lux testing grounds
Offline 73.44.106.172:28015 checked 27d 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
Top 65% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 21:24 UTC FW27d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Thu 24 Sep, 13:55 UTC34d ago | 1 | – | 7.3 days | 1 |
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 lux testing grounds rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, lux testing grounds places at #15,047, within the top 65% of ranked servers.
How busy is lux testing grounds?
At this count lux testing grounds is offline, with its last sighting 27 days 15 hours ago.
Tags
What do the server tags on lux testing grounds mean?
What the game's server browser reads from lux testing grounds is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp3 (Max players): The server has 3 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2634; cs166494 (Build): Game build: 166494; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank. 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 lux testing grounds?
On Rust Population, lux testing grounds is filed under these lists: Community servers, field-listed. Filter the server list by Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more and it will show up.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on lux testing grounds?
Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 1 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 0 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on lux testing grounds?
Its rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of lux testing grounds's wipes are on record. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. 27 days 15 hours ago the current world was made.
Map and rules
Which map does lux testing grounds run?
The map on lux testing grounds is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on lux testing grounds?
Nothing in lux testing grounds's name says how gather works. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. survival is what it runs, raid, build and gather: the standard game. You can raid and fight other players here. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
Server details
Which version of Rust does lux testing grounds run?
On Windows, lux testing grounds runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.
Is lux testing grounds online, and how reliable is it?
Offline at the moment, lux testing grounds was last seen 27 days 15 hours ago. 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 lux testing grounds located?
A region is not published by lux testing grounds. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. 73.44.106.172:28015 is where it lives.
How to join
How do I join lux testing grounds?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 73.44.106.172:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.