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Specimen recordcat. no. 4,847habitat unknownfirst seen 25 Oct 2026

Local Test

Offline 131.72.253.204:28015 checked 3h ago

Measurements

Players now
1/ 10
= 1 player
10% full
7-day average
1
peak 1
Rank
#4,847
top 22%
Last wipe
4d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
no wipe seen yet
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75123:0005:0012:0020:0003:0018:00

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
12.5k5k7.5k10k25 Oct26 Oct27 Oct28 Oct29 Oct

Top 22% 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 Local Test rank against other Rust servers?

The last seven days of player hours place Local Test at #4,847, within the top 22% of all ranked servers.

How busy is Local Test?

Local Test is offline at this count; we last saw it 3 hours ago. We counted an average of 1 players in the past week, with 1 at the busiest. Look at the last 48 hours and 23:00 UTC stands out: it averaged 1 players.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on Local Test mean?

The game's server browser reads the tags Local Test publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp10 (Max players): You can join up to 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code. The tags also carry the current player count, the queue and when the world was made; you will find them at the top of this page.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include Local Test?

On Rust Population, Local Test is filed under these lists: Community servers, field-listed. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.

Wipe notes

What is the wipe schedule on Local Test?

Its rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of Local Test's wipes are on record. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. The world it runs now dates from 4 days 8 hours ago.

Map and rules

Which map does Local Test run?

Local Test uses a map the game generates: procedural.

What are the rules and settings on Local Test?

Nothing in Local Test's name says how gather works. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. This server runs survival, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. You can raid and fight other players here. You will find it under Community: it is a community server. You play with Valve's anti-cheat off: VAC.

Server details

Which version of Rust does Local Test run?

On Windows, Local Test runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.

Is Local Test online, and how reliable is it?

Offline at the moment, Local Test was last seen 3 hours ago. It was up 56% of the time over the last 3 full days, 40 out of 72 hours. On 25 October 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.

Where is Local Test located?

A region is not published by Local Test. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. 131.72.253.204:28015 is where it lives.

Getting in

How do I join Local Test?

Either enter client.connect 131.72.253.204:28015 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8

Game

gmrust
Game mode The game mode is standard Rust survival.
mp10
Max players You can join up to 10 slots.
ts8
Group limit Teams are capped at 8, the default setting.
v2635
Protocol Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join.
cs168909
Build The game build is 168909.
ptrak
Networking The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use.
$r?
Region code This server has no region code.

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.