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Specimen recordcat. no. 15,310habitat unknownfirst seen 19 Oct 2026

My Hardcore Test Server

Offline 103.29.172.187:28505 checked 10d ago

moddedcarbon

Measurements

Players now
0/ 50
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#15,310
top 70%
Last wipe
12d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
no wipe seen yet
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

No hourly history yet.

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.

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.

Obs. 3 · standing

Rank

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k19 Oct20 Oct22 Oct23 Oct25 Oct26 Oct

Top 70% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers 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.

Field questions

Quick answers

from the figures on this page

Population

How does My Hardcore Test Server rank against other Rust servers?

Over the past week it ranks #15,310 for player hours, which puts My Hardcore Test Server in the top 70% of all ranked servers.

How busy is My Hardcore Test Server?

At this count My Hardcore Test Server is offline, with its last sighting 10 days 9 hours ago.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on My Hardcore Test Server mean?

The game's server browser reads the tags My Hardcore Test Server publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp50 (Max players): You can join up to 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2634 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2634, to join; cs167781 (Build): Game build: 167781; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Carbon provides the plugin framework here. Player count now, queue length and the making of the world all sit in the tags as well, and the top of this page shows them.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include My Hardcore Test Server?

On Rust Population, My Hardcore Test Server is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Wipe notes

What is the wipe schedule on My Hardcore Test Server?

The record holds too few of My Hardcore Test Server's wipes to show a rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. Counted from 12 days 14 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.

Settings

Which map does My Hardcore Test Server run?

The map on My Hardcore Test Server is procedural, made by the game.

What are the rules and settings on My Hardcore Test Server?

Nothing in My Hardcore Test Server's name says how gather works. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. This server runs survival, gather, build and raid, as in the standard game. You can raid and fight other players here. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. You will find Carbon running as plugins. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.

About the server

Which version of Rust does My Hardcore Test Server run?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 on Windows is what My Hardcore Test Server uses. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.

Is My Hardcore Test Server online, and how reliable is it?

Offline at the moment, My Hardcore Test Server was last seen 10 days 9 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 out of 168 hours. On 19 October 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.

Where is My Hardcore Test Server located?

A region is not published by My Hardcore Test Server. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 103.29.172.187:28505.

Getting in

How do I join My Hardcore Test Server?

To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 103.29.172.187:28505; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167781,ts8,^z,^y

Game

gmrust
Game mode The game mode is standard Rust survival.
mp50
Max players You can join up to 50 slots.
ts8
Group limit 8 per team is the default limit.
v2634
Protocol Your game needs the same version, protocol 2634, to join.
cs167781
Build Game build: 167781.
ptrak
Networking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.

Mods and access

^z
Modded The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded.
^y
Carbon Carbon provides the plugin framework here.

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.