Michael Rust Test Server
Offline NA 73.118.13.245:28015 checked 38d 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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 29 October, 22:55 UTC, in 21h. Biweekly: 14 days after its last wipe
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players 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.
Quick answers
Player counts
How does Michael Rust Test Server rank against other Rust servers?
Seven-day player hours put Michael Rust Test Server at #15,463, or #1,572 in North America, inside the top – of all ranked servers.
How busy is Michael Rust Test Server?
At this count Michael Rust Test Server is offline, with its last sighting 38 days 2 hours ago.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Michael Rust Test Server mean?
What the game's server browser reads from Michael Rust Test Server is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp5 (Max players): The server has 5 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2633 (Protocol): The protocol is 2633; a different version will not connect; cs164530 (Build): This server runs game build 164530; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^b (Biweekly): The server wipes on a two-week cycle; NA (North America): Its place in the server browser is under North America. 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 Michael Rust Test Server?
These Rust Population lists include Michael Rust Test Server: Community servers, field-listed and North American Rust servers. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Biweekly ^b; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Every two weeks.
Wipe notes
What is the wipe schedule on Michael Rust Test Server?
The next wipe for Michael Rust Test Server is estimated from biweekly: 14 days after its last wipe. On Thursday 29 October at 22:55 UTC its next wipe is due. Counted from 41 days 2 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood. A wipe every two weeks is what the tags publish.
Settings
Which map does Michael Rust Test Server run?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is in use on Michael Rust Test Server.
What are the rules and settings on Michael Rust Test Server?
No gather rate appears in the name of Michael Rust Test Server. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. You get survival here, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. You will find it under Community: it is a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Michael Rust Test Server run?
The setup is Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530 on Windows for Michael Rust Test Server. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is Michael Rust Test Server online, and how reliable is it?
We last saw Michael Rust Test Server 38 days 2 hours ago, and it is offline now. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. On 17 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.
Where is Michael Rust Test Server located?
With its NA tag, Michael Rust Test Server places itself in North America. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. 73.118.13.245:28015 is where it lives.
How to join
How do I join Michael Rust Test Server?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 73.118.13.245:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.