TEST
Offline 98.97.143.97:28015 checked 9d 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 71% 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.
Tags & lists
What is the meaning of the tags on TEST?
gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard Rust plays; mp7 (Max players): 7 player slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 to a team, as the game ships it; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game version must line up with protocol 2633; cs164530 (Build): It runs on build 164530; ptrak (Networking): This is the standard RakNet layer the game uses; $r? (Region code): No region code is set is what TEST 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.
Where does TEST appear in the lists and filters on Rust Vending Machine?
The Rust Vending Machine lists that feature TEST are: 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.
Settings and rules
What map is in play on TEST?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is what TEST runs.
Which settings and rules apply on TEST?
There is no gather rate in the name TEST. 8 players is the default group size, and that is the cap here. This server runs survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. In the server browser it is listed under Community, being a community server. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched on.
Server info
Where can you find TEST?
There is no region listed for TEST. Rust Vending Machine reports the location a server claims, not where the machine actually sits. The endpoint is 98.97.143.97:28015.
How stable is TEST, and is it currently online?
Right now TEST is not in stock, last seen 9 days 2 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 4 October 2026.
What Rust version does TEST run?
On Windows, TEST is running Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Player count
How does TEST compare to other Rust servers in the rankings?
The last seven days of player hours place TEST at #15,961, in the top 71% of all ranked servers.
What is the current player count on TEST?
Current status for TEST: offline, last seen 9 days 2 hours ago.
Wipe details
How often does TEST wipe?
There are not yet enough recorded wipes from TEST to reveal its rhythm. The next force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, when every Rust server wipes. It has been running its current world since 19 days ago.
How to join
What steps do you take to join TEST?
Open Rust and press F1 for the console, then type client.connect 98.97.143.97:28015. Or use the Launch Rust button here to open the game through Steam and connect.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp7,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs164530,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp7
ts8
v2633
cs164530
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.