Golden Hour Test Server
Offline NA 81.166.61.213:28015 checked 1d 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 35% of all ranked servers, top 62% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 14h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 13 Oct, 20:38 UTC15d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
| Mon 12 Oct, 17:58 UTC16d ago | 1 | – | 1.1 days | 0 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 21:22 UTC FW27d ago | 1 | halved by day 4 | 10.9 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 Golden Hour Test Server rank against other Rust servers?
Golden Hour Test Server ranks #7,898 on seven-day player hours, #1,150 in North America, and sits in the top 35% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Golden Hour Test Server?
Golden Hour Test Server is offline at this count; we last saw it 29 hours ago. Seven days of counting give an average of 0 players and a peak of 2. Look at the last 48 hours and 23:00 UTC stands out: it averaged 1 players.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Golden Hour Test Server mean?
These are the tags Golden Hour Test Server publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp100 (Max players): The server has 100 slots; ts6 (Group limit): You may team with up to 6 players; v2635 (Protocol): The protocol is 2635; a different version will not connect; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^b (Biweekly): A wipe happens once a fortnight; ^v (Vanilla): No kits, no rate changes, no rules added: the game as Facepunch ships it; ^p (PvE): The danger is the world, not other players: players do not fight each other; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game; NA (North America): Its place in the server browser is under North America. 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 Golden Hour Test Server?
On Rust Population, Golden Hour Test Server is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted, PvE servers, counted and North American Rust servers. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Region: North America; Type: Vanilla and Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Biweekly ^b, Vanilla ^v, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Every two weeks.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Golden Hour Test Server?
Averaged over recent wipes, 1 players were counted at the busiest point. 0 hours after the latest wipe the crowd peaked. Half that peak held until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. The crowd dropped below half by day 4 when it did not hold.
What is the wipe schedule on Golden Hour Test Server?
Its tag sets the prediction: too few of Golden Hour Test Server's wipes are on record to confirm the schedule. Its next wipe falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC with the force wipe, which takes every Rust server. 27 days 10 hours ago the current world was made. The tags carry an every-two-weeks wipe schedule.
Map and rules
Which map does Golden Hour Test Server run?
Golden Hour Test Server uses a map the game generates: procedural.
What are the rules and settings on Golden Hour Test Server?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: Golden Hour Test Server states none. A group may hold 6 players at most. pve is what it runs, no player combat. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. The plugins it runs are Oxide. Vanilla is the label it uses: no kits, no rate changes, no rules added: the game as Facepunch ships it. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
Server details
Which version of Rust does Golden Hour Test Server run?
On Windows, Golden Hour Test Server runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is Golden Hour Test Server online, and how reliable is it?
We last saw Golden Hour Test Server 29 hours ago, and it is offline now. It was up 17% of the time over the last 7 full days, 29 out of 168 hours. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 18 September 2026.
Where is Golden Hour Test Server located?
By its NA tag, Golden Hour Test Server 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. You will find it at 81.166.61.213:28015.
Getting in
How do I join Golden Hour Test Server?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 81.166.61.213:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.