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Specimen recordcat. no. 5,292habitat unknownfirst seen 21 Sep 2026

[UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server )

Offline 31.134.93.166:28015 checked 2h ago

moddedcarbonpvesoftcore

Measurements

Players now
1/ 100
= 1 player
1% full
7-day average
1
peak 4
Rank
#5,292
top 24%
No wipes
resets
15 new worlds this week: a reset every few hours, not a wipe schedule
Next wipe
–
resets, no wipes
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75110:0013:0016:0006:0012:0016:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

010020030040010:0013:0016:0006:0012:0016:00

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 22 Sep. 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
15k10k15k20k21 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct28 Oct

Top 24% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Log · new worlds

World resets

a new world every few hours; none of these counts as a wipe
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Wed 28 Oct, 16:14 UTC2h ago – – – 1
Wed 28 Oct, 14:40 UTC3h ago – – – 1
Wed 28 Oct, 12:14 UTC6h ago – – – 1
Tue 27 Oct, 17:43 UTC1d ago – – – 0
Tue 27 Oct, 16:14 UTC1d ago – – – 1
Mon 26 Oct, 10:52 UTC2d ago – – – 0
Mon 26 Oct, 10:48 UTC2d ago – – – 2
Sun 25 Oct, 12:18 UTC3d ago – – – 2
Sat 24 Oct, 21:38 UTC3d ago – – – 3
Sat 24 Oct, 11:57 UTC4d ago – – – 1
Field questions

Quick answers

from the figures on this page

Population

How does [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server ) rank against other Rust servers?

By player hours over the last seven days, [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server ) places at #5,292, within the top 24% of ranked servers.

How busy is [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server )?

At this count [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server ) is offline, with its last sighting 2 hours ago. Averaged over seven days, it drew 1 players and reached a peak of 4. The busiest hour in the last 48 was 18:00 UTC, when an average of 1 players were on.

Tags

What do the server tags on [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server ) mean?

These are the tags [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server ) publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp100 (Max players): 100 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^s (Softcore): Facepunch's softcore mode: part of your inventory survives your death; ^i (Battlefield): High rates and kits drive fast PvP here; ^p (PvE): Other players are not a threat; the danger comes from the world; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): The plugin framework Carbon runs on this server. 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 [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server )?

On Rust Population, [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server ) is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted, Rust battlefield servers and PvE servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE and Softcore; Server tag: Softcore ^s, PvE ^p, Battlefield ^i, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 24 hours.

Wipe notes

What is the wipe schedule on [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server )?

No wipe schedule is kept here: [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server ) builds a fresh world every few hours, and none of those resets is a wipe.

Map and rules

Which map does [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server ) run?

A procedural map of size 4,000 from seed 1337, generated by the game, is in use on [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server ). The map follows from its size and seed, and RustMaps shows it from this page. The name on the map is Custom Map.

What are the rules and settings on [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server )?

Nothing in [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server )'s name says how gather works. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. This server runs softcore, Facepunch's lighter mode, where some loot is kept. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. Carbon plugins are in use here. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.

About the server

Which version of Rust does [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server ) run?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server ) uses. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.

Does [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server ) run smoothly?

The last 48 hours saw an average of 220 server fps, with 85 as the lowest. Entities peaked at 92,837, including buildings, deployables and everything else. Up to 2,376 MB of memory was used. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.

Is [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server ) online, and how reliable is it?

Offline at the moment, [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server ) was last seen 2 hours ago. The uptime it reports suggests a restart roughly 25 minutes ago. It was up 26% of the time over the last 7 full days, 44 out of 168 hours. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 21 September 2026.

Where is [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server ) located?

Nothing published by [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server ) states a region. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. You will find it at 31.134.93.166:28015.

Getting in

How do I join [UA] STEP | BATTLE ROYALE ( TEST Server )?

To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 31.134.93.166:28015; 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 mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^z,^y,^s,^i,^p,gmrust,cs168909,ts8

Game

gmrust
Game mode The game mode is standard Rust survival.
mp100
Max players 100 slots are available.
ts8
Group limit 8 per team is the default limit.
v2635
Protocol Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join.
cs168909
Build This server runs game build 168909.
ptrak
Networking The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use.
$r?
Region code No region code is set.

Difficulty

^s
Softcore Facepunch's softcore mode: part of your inventory survives your death.

Gameplay

^i
Battlefield High rates and kits drive fast PvP here.
^p
PvE Other players are not a threat; the danger comes from the world.

Mods and access

^z
Modded Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded.
^y
Carbon The plugin framework Carbon runs on this server.

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.