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Specimen recordcat. no. 12,201habitat unknownfirst seen 26 Oct 2026

Shkiper test server

Offline 178.228.158.190:28015 checked 1d ago

Measurements

Players now
1/ 600
= 1 player
0% full
7-day average
1
peak 1
Rank
#12,201
top 55%
Last wipe
1d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
too few wipes seen yet
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeakWipe
00.250.50.75119:0020:0021:00Wiped Mon 26 Oct, 20:17 UTCWIPE

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
15k10k15k20k26 Oct27 Oct28 Oct

Top 55% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

too few wipes seen yet

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
Mon 26 Oct, 20:17 UTC1d ago – – running 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.

Field questions

Quick answers

from the figures on this page

Population

How does Shkiper test server rank against other Rust servers?

By player hours over the last seven days, Shkiper test server places at #12,201, within the top 55% of ranked servers.

How busy is Shkiper test server?

At this count Shkiper test server is offline, with its last sighting 39 hours ago. Averaged over seven days, it drew 1 players and reached a peak of 1. In the last 48 hours the peak hour came at 20:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.

Tags

What do the server tags on Shkiper test server mean?

The game's server browser reads the tags Shkiper test server publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp600 (Max players): The server has 600 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank. You will see the player count, queue and world creation time at the top of this page, because the tags carry them too.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include Shkiper test server?

On Rust Population, Shkiper test server 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 3 days.

Wipe notes

What is the wipe schedule on Shkiper test server?

The record holds too few of Shkiper test server's wipes to show a rhythm. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. 40 hours ago the current world was made.

Settings

Which map does Shkiper test server run?

The map on Shkiper test server is procedural, made by the game.

What are the rules and settings on Shkiper test server?

No gather rate appears in the name of Shkiper test server. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. You get survival here, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. You can raid and fight other players here. A community server, it appears in the Community section of the browser. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.

Server details

Which version of Rust does Shkiper test server run?

On Windows, Shkiper test server runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.

Is Shkiper test server online, and how reliable is it?

Offline at the moment, Shkiper test server was last seen 39 hours ago. The last 1 full day gave 0% uptime, with 0 of 24 hours recorded as up. On 26 October 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.

Where is Shkiper test server located?

Nothing published by Shkiper test server states a region. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. 178.228.158.190:28015 is where it lives.

How to join

How do I join Shkiper test server?

Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 178.228.158.190:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp600,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8

Game

gmrust
Game mode Survival in the standard Rust style.
mp600
Max players The server has 600 slots.
ts8
Group limit Teams are capped at 8, the default setting.
v2635
Protocol The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect.
cs168909
Build The game build is 168909.
ptrak
Networking The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.

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.