test996
Offline 218.81.126.73:28015 checked 20d 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 61% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 7h. The 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.
Lists and tags
How should you read the tags on test996?
The server browser reads these tags that test996 publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): Unmodified survival play; mp20 (Max players): The cap is 20; ts8 (Group limit): The default cap is 8 per team; v2633 (Protocol): You need protocol 2633 to join, matching your game version; cs165217 (Build): Game build: 165217; ptrak (Networking): The game's usual network layer, RakNet, is used; $r? (Region code): Region code not set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe, matching Facepunch's force wipe; ^o (Oxide): It uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Modded: plugins or settings change how it plays. You will find its live player count, queue and world creation time in the tags too, displayed at the top here.
Where does test996 appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
These Rust Vending Machine lists include test996: Modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Map and rules
What map is in play on test996?
Generated by the game, the map on test996 is procedural.
Which settings and rules apply on test996?
There is no gather rate in the name test996. 8 players is the default group size, and that is the cap here. survival is the game mode, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Player versus player combat and raiding are on. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. You will find Oxide plugins running here. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched on.
Server details
What location is test996 in?
You will find no region published for test996. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. Find it at this address: 218.81.126.73:28015.
What is the uptime like on test996?
No stock on test996 at the moment, last seen 20 days 1 hours ago. Over 7 full days, the shelves were stocked for 0 of 168 hours (0%). The first sighting of it on Rust Vending Machine was 24 September 2026.
What Rust version does test996 run?
The setup: test996 on Windows, Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. The protocol has to line up on your side to join, and Steam does the updating.
Population
How does test996 compare to other Rust servers in the rankings?
Over the last seven days test996 ranks #13,313 on player hours, among the top 61% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on test996 right now?
At the moment test996 is offline, with a last sighting 20 days 1 hours ago.
Wipe schedule
How often does test996 wipe?
That next wipe for test996 is only an estimate, drawn from the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 20 days 4 hours ago it made the world it is using now. Its tags state a wipe each month.
Getting in
What is the way to join test996?
In the Rust console (F1), type client.connect 218.81.126.73:28015. You can also press Launch Rust on this page, which opens Steam and connects.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp20,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^m,gmvanilla,cs165217,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmvanilla
mp20
ts8
v2633
cs165217
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Mods and access
^o
^z
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.