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Specimen recordcat. no. 15,269habitat unknownfirst seen 23 Oct 2026

Hardcore test

Offline 66.78.82.175:28015 checked 5d ago

moddedoxide

Measurements

Players now
0/ 10
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#15,269
top 68%
No wipes
resets
13 new worlds this week: a reset every few hours, not a wipe schedule
Next wipe
–
resets, no wipes
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
15k10k15k20k23 Oct24 Oct25 Oct27 Oct28 Oct29 Oct

Top 68% 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
Sat 24 Oct, 15:00 UTC5d ago – – – 0
Sat 24 Oct, 01:05 UTC5d ago – – – 0
Sat 24 Oct, 00:51 UTC5d ago – – – 0
Sat 24 Oct, 00:30 UTC5d ago – – – 0
Sat 24 Oct, 00:16 UTC5d ago – – – 0
Sat 24 Oct, 00:00 UTC5d ago – – – 0
Fri 23 Oct, 23:52 UTC5d ago – – – 0
Fri 23 Oct, 23:17 UTC5d ago – – – 0
Fri 23 Oct, 20:05 UTC6d ago – – – 0
Fri 23 Oct, 18:42 UTC6d ago – – – 0
Field questions

Quick answers

from the figures on this page

Player counts

How does Hardcore test rank against other Rust servers?

Over the past week it ranks #15,269 for player hours, which puts Hardcore test in the top 68% of all ranked servers.

How busy is Hardcore test?

At this count Hardcore test is offline, with its last sighting 5 days 5 hours ago. Counted over seven days: an average of 0 players.

Tags

What do the server tags on Hardcore test mean?

These are the tags Hardcore test publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp10 (Max players): You can join up to 10 slots; 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): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded. 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 Hardcore test?

Hardcore test appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Modded Rust servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.

Wipe schedule

What is the wipe schedule on Hardcore test?

No wipe schedule is kept here: Hardcore test builds a fresh world every few hours, and none of those resets is a wipe.

Map and rules

Which map does Hardcore test run?

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

What are the rules and settings on Hardcore test?

No gather rate appears in the name of Hardcore test. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. This server runs survival, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. Oxide plugins are in use here. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.

Server details

Which version of Rust does Hardcore test run?

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

Is Hardcore test online, and how reliable is it?

Currently offline, Hardcore test was last seen 5 days 5 hours ago. It was up 3% of the time over the last 5 full days, 4 out of 120 hours. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 23 October 2026.

Where is Hardcore test located?

Nothing published by Hardcore test states a region. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. Connect at 66.78.82.175:28015.

How to join

How do I join Hardcore test?

To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 66.78.82.175:28015; 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 mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode Survival in the standard Rust style.
mp10
Max players You can join up to 10 slots.
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 RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$r?
Region code No region code is set.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use.
^z
Modded Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded.

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.