Test Server
Offline NA 66.51.98.52:28005 checked 2d 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, measured since 24 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 64% of all ranked servers, top 77% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 17h. The force wipe · high confidence
- usual gap
- 1.5 daysbetween real wipes
- on rhythm
- 25%of its recent wipes
- wipe-day peak
- 1players, last three wipes
- crowd held
- 67%else halves by day 2
Coming wipes
- in 7d 17hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- in 35d 17hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
21 OCT 2026Wed 21 Oct, 10:45 UTC7d ago |
1 | – | running | 0 |
18 OCT 2026Sun 18 Oct, 01:50 UTC11d ago |
1 | held half | 3.4 days | 0 |
16 OCT 2026Fri 16 Oct, 20:56 UTC12d ago |
1 | – | 1.2 days | 0 |
14 OCT 2026Wed 14 Oct, 20:34 UTC14d ago |
1 | held half | 2 days | 1 |
3 OCT 2026Sat 3 Oct, 03:22 UTC25d ago |
1 | halved by day 2 | 11.7 days | 0 |
1 OCT 2026Thu 1 Oct, 19:03 UTC FW27d ago |
1 | – | 1.3 days | 0 |
30 SEP 2026Wed 30 Sep, 20:43 UTC28d ago |
1 | – | 0.9 days | 1 |
30 SEP 2026Wed 30 Sep, 10:31 UTC28d ago |
1 | – | 0.4 days | 1 |
28 SEP 2026Mon 28 Sep, 17:22 UTC30d ago |
1 | – | 1.7 days | 0 |
28 SEP 2026Mon 28 Sep, 08:14 UTC30d ago |
1 | – | 0.4 days | 0 |
27 SEP 2026Sun 27 Sep, 07:08 UTC31d ago |
1 | – | 1 days | 0 |
25 SEP 2026Fri 25 Sep, 20:08 UTC33d ago |
1 | – | 1.5 days | 0 |
25 SEP 2026Fri 25 Sep, 10:09 UTC33d ago |
1 | – | 0.4 days | 0 |
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.
Settings and map
Where can you read the rules and settings that apply on Test Server?
You will find no gather rate in the name of Test Server. 8 players per group is the default limit. The server runs survival, building, gathering and raiding in the standard game. PvP and raiding are allowed. Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded in the server browser. Oxide plugins are run on it. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is enabled.
What is the map on Test Server?
Generated by the game, the procedural map of Test Server has size 5,800 and seed 1337. From this page you can view the map on RustMaps; the same size and seed give the same map. The name of the map is Custom Map.
Lists and filters
Which lists and filters on Rust Server Index is Test Server filed under?
The Rust Server Index lists that include Test Server are Modded Rust servers, filed by play style and North American Rust servers. Filed under these filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
What is meant by the tags on Test Server?
These are the tags Test Server publishes; the game's server browser reads this list: gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp50 (Max players): 50 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): The team limit is 8, as in the standard game; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; older or newer clients cannot join; cs168909 (Build): It runs build 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's default layer; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly cycle: wipes fall with Facepunch's force wipe; ^o (Oxide): Oxide, also known as uMod, provides the plugin framework; ^z (Modded): Modded: the game is changed by plugins or settings; NA (North America): Server browser region: North America. The top of this page shows three items from the tags: players at present, queue and world creation time.
Wipe schedule
What should you expect on Test Server when wipe day comes?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 1 players on average. 0 hours into the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak. Its recent wipes kept the crowd above half the peak until the next wipe 67% of the time. By day 2 the crowd had fallen below half when it didn't hold.
How often is Test Server wiped, and on what schedule?
The only wipe on Test Server is the monthly force wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 7 days 15 hours is when its current world was made. Filed in its tags: a monthly wipe schedule.
Population
How is Test Server ranked compared with the rest?
The seven-day player-hours ranking places Test Server at #14,176 and #1,442 in North America, among the top 64% of ranked servers.
What does the player count on Test Server look like?
Filed under offline: Test Server, last seen 2 days 17 hours ago. The seven-day average is 0 players; the peak reached 1.
Server facts
What Rust version is Test Server on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux is what you will find on Test Server. Steam keeps your game updated, but the protocol must match for you to join.
What is the uptime and current status of Test Server?
The server is down at this moment; the last sighting of Test Server was 2 days 17 hours ago. It was up 4 of 168 hours across the last 7 full days, or 2% of the time. The earliest sighting at Rust Server Index is 24 September 2026.
Where in the world is Test Server hosted?
The NA tag places Test Server, by its own listing, in North America. Rust Server Index takes the server's word for its location and does not look up the machine's position. You will reach it at 66.51.98.52:28005.
Joining the server
What steps lead onto Test Server?
Two ways in. Type client.connect 66.51.98.52:28005 into the Rust console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust and join on this page, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,NA,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp50
ts8
v2635
cs168909
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Mods and access
^o
^z
Region
NA
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.