Offline 104.28.193.96:28015 checked 26d ago
test server
By the numbersMatch stats
against its 3 slotsThe story of the match
Players, performance and rank, hour by hour and day by day.
CrowdPlayers
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
FitnessServer 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.
FormRank
daily · 1 is bestTop 64% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
FixturesWipe schedule
force wipes onlyNext wipeThursday 5 November, 19:00 UTCin 7d 3h The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 7d 3hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 35d 3hThu 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.
ResultsWipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Oct, 21:04 UTC26d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Mon 28 Sep, 16:40 UTC30d ago | 1 | – | 4.2 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.
Server details
Is test server online, and how reliable is it?
Down at the moment, test server was last seen 26 days 18 hours ago. 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, which is 0 of 168 hours up. On 27 September 2026, Rust Player Stats saw it for the first time.
Which Rust version is test server on?
On Windows, test server runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166586. Same protocol or no entry: your game must match, and Steam keeps it updated for you.
Where is test server located?
There is no region published on test server. Where the machine physically stands is not looked up by Rust Player Stats; it shows only what the server states. The address you connect to is 104.28.193.96:28015.
Tags
What do the server tags on test server mean?
The game's server browser reads these tags from test server: gmvanilla (Game mode): It's vanilla survival; mp3 (Max players): Slot count: 3; ts8 (Group limit): The default 8 per team applies here; v2634 (Protocol): Game protocol 2634: join only if your game matches that version; cs166586 (Build): Build number: 166586; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network here, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): There's no region code on this one; ^m (Monthly): The wipe comes once a month, with the force wipe from Facepunch; ^p (PvE): The danger comes from the world, not from other players; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): Modded is its category: plugins or settings change how it plays. You will also find its current players, its queue and the age of its world in the tags, shown at the top of this page.
Which Rust Player Stats lists and filters include test server?
You will find test server on the following Rust Player Stats lists: Modded Rust servers, live and Best Rust PvE servers (2026). These filters on the server list bring it up: Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Rules and settings
What are the rules and settings on test server?
Nothing in the name of test server states a gather rate. Groups top out at 8 players, the default for the game. no player-versus-player fighting: that is the pve game mode. Plugins or settings change the game, so the server browser lists it as Modded. Oxide plugins are running. Anti-cheat is on: VAC.
Player counts
What is the population on test server at the moment?
Down at the moment, test server was last seen 26 days 18 hours ago.
Where does test server sit in the rankings?
Player hours over seven days place test server at #14,510, among the top 64% of ranked servers.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on test server?
With the force wipe, test server wipes once a month. When every Rust server wipes, on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, its next wipe is the force wipe. 26 days 18 hours ago is when its current world was made. Its tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.
What does wipe day look like on test server?
The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 1 players. The crowd reached its peak 0 hours after the latest wipe.
Joining the server
How do I join test server?
In the Rust console (F1) type client.connect 104.28.193.96:28015. Alternatively, Launch Rust on this page opens Rust through Steam and drops you straight in.
GlossaryServer tags
what each one meansPublished as mp3,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^p,^m,gmvanilla,cs166586,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmvanilla
mp3
ts8
v2634
cs166586
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Gameplay
^p
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.