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Specimen recordcat. no. 9,735NAfirst seen 27 Oct 2026

Test server, don't play here

Offline NA 72.234.254.240:28115 checked 13h ago

monthly wipes vanillaoxide

Measurements

Players now
0/ ?
7-day average
1
peak 1
Rank
#9,735
top 44% · #1256 in NA
Last wipe
2d ago
monthly schedule
Next wipe
6d 21h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75108:0004:0005:0006:0007:00

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
15k10k15k20k27 Oct28 Oct29 Oct

Top 44% of all ranked servers, top 68% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 6d 21h. The 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 Test server, don't play here rank against other Rust servers?

On player hours over the last seven days Test server, don't play here is #9,735, #1,256 in North America, placing it in the top 44% of ranked servers.

How busy is Test server, don't play here?

We have no live count for Test server, don't play here right now. It was last seen 13 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 08:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on Test server, don't play here mean?

What the game's server browser reads from Test server, don't play here is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp0 (Max players): 0 slots are available; ts16 (Group limit): The team limit is 16; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; 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; ^v (Vanilla): No changed rates, kits or rules: this is the game as Facepunch ships it; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) 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 Test server, don't play here?

These Rust Population lists include Test server, don't play here: Community servers, field-listed, North American Rust servers and Vanilla Rust servers, counted. Filter the server list by Region: North America; Type: Vanilla, Community (not modded, not official) and Plugins, not modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 3 days and it will show up.

Wipe notes

What is the wipe schedule on Test server, don't play here?

The next wipe for Test server, don't play here is estimated from the force wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 2 days 17 hours ago the current world was made. A monthly wipe schedule is what its tags publish.

Settings

Which map does Test server, don't play here run?

A procedural map, generated by the game, is in use on Test server, don't play here.

What are the rules and settings on Test server, don't play here?

The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Test server, don't play here states none. A group may hold 16 players at most. survival is what it runs, raid, build and gather: the standard game. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. The plugins it runs are Oxide. By its own description it is vanilla: no changed rates, kits or rules: this is the game as Facepunch ships it. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.

About the server

Which version of Rust does Test server, don't play here run?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what Test server, don't play here uses. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.

Is Test server, don't play here online, and how reliable is it?

Offline at the moment, Test server, don't play here was last seen 13 hours ago. The last 1 full day gave 4% uptime, with 1 of 24 hours recorded as up. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 27 October 2026.

Where is Test server, don't play here located?

By its NA tag, Test server, don't play here says it is in North America. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. Connect at 72.234.254.240:28115.

Getting in

How do I join Test server, don't play here?

Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 72.234.254.240:28115. 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 mp0,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^v,NA,gmrust,cs168909,ts16,^o

Game

gmrust
Game mode Survival in the standard Rust style.
mp0
Max players 0 slots are available.
ts16
Group limit The team limit is 16.
v2635
Protocol To join, your game must match protocol 2635.
cs168909
Build Game build: 168909.
ptrak
Networking The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use.
$r?
Region code No region code is set.

Wipe schedule

^m
Monthly Monthly wipes take place, following Facepunch's force wipe.

Difficulty

^v
Vanilla No changed rates, kits or rules: this is the game as Facepunch ships it.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here.

Region

NA
North America Its place in the server browser is under North America.

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.