Preflight Test
Offline 172.237.12.235:43870 checked 12d ago
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
daily · 1 is bestTop 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
newest first| 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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server tags
How should you read the tags on Preflight Test?
Here are the tags Preflight Test lists, which the game's browser uses: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard Rust plays; mp1 (Max players): 1 player slots; ts8 (Group limit): The default cap is 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game version must line up with protocol 2634; cs166493 (Build): It runs on build 166493; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): Region code not set; ^z (Modded): Modded is its category, with plugins or settings changing the game; ^y (Carbon): It uses Carbon for plugins. Tags also carry its current players, its queue and when the world was made, all up top on this page.
On Rust Vending Machine, which lists and filters can you find Preflight Test in?
These Rust Vending Machine lists include Preflight Test: Modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Rules & map
What map is in play on Preflight Test?
Generated by the game, the map on Preflight Test is procedural.
What rules does Preflight Test enforce, and what settings does it run?
There is no gather rate in the name Preflight Test. Groups can reach 8 players, which is the default. You play survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded. You will find Carbon plugins running here. VAC is on.
Server details
What location is Preflight Test in?
You will find no region published for Preflight Test. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. You can reach it at 172.237.12.235:43870.
What is the uptime like on Preflight Test?
Right now Preflight Test is not in stock, last seen 12 days 10 hours ago. Across the last 7 days, it was available for 0 of 168 hours, or 0% of the time. It came to Rust Vending Machine's notice on 1 October 2026.
What Rust version does Preflight Test run?
On Linux, Preflight Test is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166493. To get in, your game must match the protocol; Steam keeps that updated.
Player count
Where does Preflight Test sit in the rankings?
Over the last seven days Preflight Test ranks #16,036 on player hours, among the top 69% of all ranked servers.
What is the current player count on Preflight Test?
You will find Preflight Test offline right now; its last sighting was 12 days 10 hours ago.
Wipe info
How often does Preflight Test wipe?
There are not yet enough recorded wipes from Preflight Test to reveal its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes, and every Rust server wipes. 12 days 10 hours ago it made the world it is using now.
How to join
What steps do you take to join Preflight Test?
Press F1 in Rust to bring up the console and enter client.connect 172.237.12.235:43870. Alternatively, the Launch Rust option on this page opens Rust via Steam and joins for you.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166493,ts8,^z,^y
Game
gmrust
mp1
ts8
v2634
cs166493
ptrak
$r?
Mods and access
^z
^y
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.