test996
Offline 218.81.126.73:28015 checked 34d ago
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: one point a day, with the day's average and lowest fps, most entities and most memory. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 61% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 10h. The force wipe
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
Peak: the most players in the first 48 hours. Crowd: whether every day of the wipe kept at least half that peak, or the day it fell below. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Map and rules
On test996, which rules and settings apply?
No gather rate appears in the name test996. 8 players per group is the default limit. The server runs survival, building, gathering and raiding in the standard game. Combat and raiding between players are possible. Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded in the server browser. Oxide plugins are run on it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
What is the map on test996?
Generated by the game, the map is procedural on test996.
Tags
On Rust Server Index, which lists and filters carry test996?
The Rust Server Index lists that include test996 are Modded Rust servers, filed by play style. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
What is meant by the tags on test996?
The server's own tags are listed here, and the game's server browser reads them: test996 gives gmvanilla (Game mode): Unmodified survival rules; mp20 (Max players): The queue ceiling sits at 20; ts8 (Group limit): Game default applies: teams of up to 8; v2633 (Protocol): Your client must run protocol 2633 to connect; cs165217 (Build): It runs build 165217; ptrak (Networking): The standard RakNet layer carries the connection; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^m (Monthly): It wipes monthly with the force wipe from Facepunch; ^o (Oxide): Plugins run through Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded: the game is changed by plugins or settings. Current players, queue length and when the world was made appear in the tags, set out at the top of this page.
Wipes and resets
How often is test996 wiped, and on what schedule?
An estimate from the force wipe gives test996's next wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes its next wipe: the force wipe, taken by every Rust server. 35 days 1 hours is when its current world was made. Its tags state a wipe schedule of once a month.
Player counts
Where does test996 sit in the rankings?
On player hours over seven days, test996 takes #13,313, within the top 61% of ranked servers.
Is test996 quiet or crowded?
At present test996 is offline; its last sighting was 34 days 22 hours ago.
Operator and status
Which Rust build is test996 running?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217, on Windows, is what test996 runs. The protocol must match before you can join, and Steam takes care of updating it.
Is test996 reachable, and does it stay up?
Last seen 34 days 22 hours ago, test996 is offline right now. Of the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were up, 0% of the time. It was first recorded by Rust Server Index on 24 September 2026.
What is the location of test996?
There is no region on record for test996; it publishes none. What Rust Server Index shows is the stated location, not the machine's actual position, which it does not look up. You will reach it at 218.81.126.73:28015.
How to join
What steps lead onto test996?
If you would rather use the console, press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 218.81.126.73:28015. You can also choose Launch Rust and join here; that opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp20,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^m,gmvanilla,cs165217,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmvanilla
mp20
ts8
v2633
cs165217
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Mods and access
^o
^z
Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.