Apologist's Test Server
Offline 96.230.1.240:28015 checked 4d 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, measured since 24 Oct. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 69% 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.
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
Population
How does Apologist's Test Server rank against other Rust servers?
Over the past week it ranks #15,349 for player hours, which puts Apologist's Test Server in the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Apologist's Test Server?
We have no live count for Apologist's Test Server right now. It was last seen 4 days 13 hours ago. A seven-day average of 0 players was counted here.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Apologist's Test Server mean?
What the game's server browser reads from Apologist's Test Server is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp100 (Max players): The server has 100 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded. 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 Apologist's Test Server?
On Rust Population, Apologist's Test Server is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted. Filter the server list by Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week and it will show up.
Wipe notes
What is the wipe schedule on Apologist's Test Server?
Too few wipes are on record for Apologist's Test Server to show its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. Counted from 5 days 4 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.
Map and rules
Which map does Apologist's Test Server run?
A procedural map of size 4,500 from seed 6738, generated by the game, is in use on Apologist's Test Server. Size and seed together fix the map, so you can view it on RustMaps from this page.
What are the rules and settings on Apologist's Test Server?
No gather rate appears in the name of Apologist's Test Server. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. survival is what it runs, gather, build and raid, as in the standard game. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. You will find Oxide running as plugins. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.
Server details
Which version of Rust does Apologist's Test Server run?
On Linux, Apologist's Test Server runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Is Apologist's Test Server online, and how reliable is it?
We last saw Apologist's Test Server 4 days 13 hours ago, and it is offline now. It was up 8% of the time over the last 5 full days, 9 out of 120 hours. It was first seen by Rust Population on 23 October 2026.
Where is Apologist's Test Server located?
No region is published by Apologist's Test Server. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 96.230.1.240:28015.
Getting in
How do I join Apologist's Test Server?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 96.230.1.240:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.