Cave Playtest
Offline 195.252.230.124:28015 checked 2d 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 47% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
no rhythm it keepsIts wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. 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
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 12 Oct, 14:07 UTC3d ago | 1 | – | running | 1 |
| Sun 11 Oct, 16:44 UTC3d ago | 1 | – | 0.9 days | 0 |
| Sat 10 Oct, 18:25 UTC4d ago | 1 | – | 0.9 days | 0 |
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.
Tags & lists
What is the meaning of the tags on Cave Playtest?
gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, the standard way; mp8 (Max players): Room for 8; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, the standard game limit; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game version must line up with protocol 2634; cs167398 (Build): Game build: 167398; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): No region code is set is what Cave Playtest tags itself with, and the server browser takes note. You will find its live player count, queue and world creation time in the tags too, displayed at the top here.
On Rust Vending Machine, which lists and filters can you find Cave Playtest in?
These Rust Vending Machine lists include Cave Playtest: Community Rust servers in stock. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week.
Settings and rules
What rules does Cave Playtest enforce, and what settings does it run?
The name of Cave Playtest gives no gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. You will find it in the Community section of the server browser, as a community server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Server info
What is the location of Cave Playtest?
You will find no region published for Cave Playtest. Rust Vending Machine displays the location a server gives and does not look up the machine's true place. You can reach it at 195.252.230.124:28015.
What is the uptime like on Cave Playtest?
No stock at present: Cave Playtest is offline, last seen 2 days 14 hours ago. Over 4 full days, the shelves were stocked for 5 of 96 hours (5%). It came to Rust Vending Machine's notice on 10 October 2026.
Which Rust build is Cave Playtest running?
On Windows, Cave Playtest is running Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167398. The protocol has to line up on your side to join, and Steam does the updating.
Player count
Where does Cave Playtest sit in the rankings?
The last seven days of player hours place Cave Playtest at #10,444, in the top 47% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Cave Playtest right now?
At the moment Cave Playtest is offline, with a last sighting 2 days 14 hours ago. It peaked at 1 this week, and the average was 1.
Wipe schedule
When does Cave Playtest wipe?
No next wipe can be predicted for Cave Playtest, which wipes at irregular times. The next force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, when every Rust server wipes. 3 days 1 hours ago it made the world it is using now.
What can you expect on Cave Playtest when wipe day comes?
An average of 1 players turned up at the peak of its recent wipes. The crowd on the latest wipe was at its largest 0 hours after the wipe.
Join the server
What steps do you take to join Cave Playtest?
Press F1 in Rust to bring up the console and enter client.connect 195.252.230.124:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust option on this page opens Rust via Steam and joins for you.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp8,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167398,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp8
ts8
v2634
cs167398
ptrak
$r?
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.