Offline 104.28.196.94:28015 checked 29d 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 68% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
FixturesWipe schedule
Next wipeThursday 5 November, 19:00 UTCin 8d 12h The force wipe
ResultsWipes
newest first| 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.
About the server
Is test server online, and how reliable is it?
Offline right now, with a last sighting 29 days 9 hours ago: test server. 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, which is 0 of 168 hours up. Rust Player Stats logged it for the first time on 28 September 2026.
Which Rust version is test server on?
Windows carries Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 at test server. Steam updates your game for you, but the protocol has to match to join.
Where is test server located?
Nothing on test server states a region. Rust Player Stats takes the server's word on where it is and does not look up the machine's real location. The address you connect to is 104.28.196.94:28015.
Server tags
What do the server tags on test server mean?
The game's server browser reads these tags from test server: gmvanilla (Game mode): The mode is vanilla survival; mp3 (Max players): The cap is 3 slots; ts8 (Group limit): No more than 8 to a team, as the game sets by default; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game has to run protocol 2633; cs165217 (Build): It runs game build 165217; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network here, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, timed to Facepunch's force wipe; ^p (PvE): No player fights: the world is the danger; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): The game changes here through plugins or settings, so it's listed under Modded. At the top of this page the tags give you its players right now, its queue and the date its world was created.
Which Rust Player Stats lists and filters include test server?
These Rust Player Stats lists take test server: Modded Rust servers, live and Best Rust PvE servers (2026). Searching the server list with these filters returns it: Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Server rules
What are the rules and settings on test server?
The name of test server does not say what the gather rate is. Groups top out at 8 players, the default for the game. pve, other players are not fought. The server browser files it under Modded: plugins or settings change the game. Plugins in use: Oxide. Anti-cheat is on: VAC.
Player counts
What is the population on test server at the moment?
The board shows test server offline, last seen 29 days 9 hours ago.
Where does test server sit in the rankings?
The last seven days put test server at #16,190 on player hours: top 68% of all ranked servers.
Wipe timing
What is the wipe schedule on test server?
An estimate from the force wipe gives test server's next wipe. When every Rust server wipes, on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, its next wipe is the force wipe. The world it runs now was made 29 days 13 hours ago. Its tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.
Joining the server
How do I join test server?
Press F1 in Rust, bring up the console and enter client.connect 104.28.196.94:28015. The Launch Rust button here does the same, opening Rust via Steam and connecting you.
GlossaryServer tags
what each one meansPublished as mp3,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^p,^m,gmvanilla,cs165217,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmvanilla
mp3
ts8
v2633
cs165217
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.