[STAGING] Test
Offline NA 205.209.103.26:28540 checked 25d ago
Measurements
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server 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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 70% of all ranked servers, top 85% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 16h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 4, 3 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 28 Sep, 23:13 UTC30d ago | 4 | – | running | 0 |
| Fri 25 Sep, 04:19 UTC33d ago | 0 | – | 3.8 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.
Quick answers
Population
How does [STAGING] Test rank against other Rust servers?
[STAGING] Test ranks #15,998 on seven-day player hours, #1,568 in North America, and sits in the top 70% of all ranked servers.
How busy is [STAGING] Test?
[STAGING] Test is offline at this count; we last saw it 25 days 6 hours ago.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on [STAGING] Test mean?
What the game's server browser reads from [STAGING] Test is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp200 (Max players): You can join up to 200 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2634, to join; cs166266 (Build): This server runs game build 166266; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes take place, following Facepunch's force wipe; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game; ^y (Carbon): Carbon provides the plugin framework here; NA (North America): Its place in the server browser is under North America. 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 [STAGING] Test?
On Rust Population, [STAGING] Test is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted and North American Rust servers. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on [STAGING] Test?
Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 2 players. Peak came 3 hours into the latest wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on [STAGING] Test?
Once a month [STAGING] Test wipes, and that is with the force wipe. Its next wipe falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC with the force wipe, which takes every Rust server. Counted from 30 days 3 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood. In its tags a monthly wipe schedule is published.
Map and rules
Which map does [STAGING] Test run?
The map on [STAGING] Test is procedural, made by the game at size 3,500 from seed 1337. You can look at it on RustMaps from this page: size and seed determine the map. The name on the map is https://discord.gg/GUE8WPTE2Z.
What are the rules and settings on [STAGING] Test?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: [STAGING] Test states none. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. survival is what it runs, 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. The plugins it runs are Carbon. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
About the server
Which version of Rust does [STAGING] Test run?
On Windows, [STAGING] Test runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166266. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is [STAGING] Test online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, [STAGING] Test was last seen 25 days 6 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 out of 168 hours. It was first seen by Rust Population on 16 September 2026.
Where is [STAGING] Test located?
The NA tag is how [STAGING] Test places itself in North America. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. You will find it at 205.209.103.26:28540.
How to join
How do I join [STAGING] Test?
Either enter client.connect 205.209.103.26:28540 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected. For more, visit its website: https://Ember-Rust.com/.