Rust Empires Test
158.69.5.16:28023 checked 22d 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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 68% 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.
- wipe-day peak
- 5 players, last three wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 5, 23 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 16 Sep, 14:51 UTC 27d ago | 5 | – | running | 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
Quick answers
Player counts
How busy is Rust Empires Test?
At present Rust Empires Test shows as offline; its last appearance was 22 days 15 hours ago.
How does Rust Empires Test rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, Rust Empires Test ranks #15,498 worldwide and sits in the top 68% of all ranked servers.
Wipe times
What does wipe day look like on Rust Empires Test?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 5 players on average. 23 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaks.
What is the wipe schedule on Rust Empires Test?
The rhythm of Rust Empires Test cannot yet be told: too few of its wipes are on record. The monthly force wipe, next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, wipes every Rust server. The map has been running for 27 days 12 hours.
Server details
Is Rust Empires Test online, and how reliable is it?
Right now Rust Empires Test is offline, with the most recent sighting 22 days 15 hours ago. 0 of 168 hours were online in the last 7 full days, 0% uptime. When Is Wipe has tracked it since 15 September 2026.
Which version of Rust does Rust Empires Test run?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530 on Windows is what Rust Empires Test runs. Joining needs the same protocol version; Steam handles that update for you.
Where is Rust Empires Test located?
No region is published by Rust Empires Test. When Is Wipe shows the location a server claims; it does not look up the machine's actual location. You can reach it at 158.69.5.16:28023.
Lists and tags
Which When Is Wipe lists include Rust Empires Test? And filters?
Best modded Rust servers and Best Rust PvE servers are the When Is Wipe lists that Rust Empires Test fits. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on Rust Empires Test mean?
These are the tags Rust Empires Test publishes, read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): This server runs standard Rust survival; mp25 (Max players): Capacity is 25 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size applies: 8 maximum; v2633 (Protocol): Your game version has to be on protocol 2633 to connect; cs164530 (Build): This server runs build 164530; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default; $r? (Region code): The server has no region code; ^p (PvE): Player versus environment: the world is the threat, not other players; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded category: the game is altered by plugins or settings. The tags also hold its population now, its queue and when its world was made, all shown at the top of this page.
Map and rules
What rules does Rust Empires Test enforce? And settings?
Rust Empires Test's name makes no mention of a gather rate. With the default limit, groups are limited to 8 players. no player-versus-player combat That is the game mode: pve. Listed as Modded, it uses plugins or settings that change the game. Plugins: Oxide. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, on.
Which map does Rust Empires Test run?
Rust Empires Test runs a procedural map of size 4,500 with seed 150123630, generated by the game. With the same size and seed, the map is identical and can be seen on RustMaps from here.
Join
How do I join Rust Empires Test?
Press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 158.69.5.16:28023 in the console. You can also use Launch Rust here, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
Published as mp25,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^p,gmrust,cs164530,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust- Game mode This server runs standard Rust survival.
mp25- Max players Capacity is 25 slots.
ts8- Group limit Default team size applies: 8 maximum.
v2633- Protocol Your game version has to be on protocol 2633 to connect.
cs164530- Build This server runs build 164530.
ptrak- Networking The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default.
$r?- Region code The server has no region code.
Gameplay
^p- PvE Player versus environment: the world is the threat, not other players.
Mods and access
^o- Oxide The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod).
^z- Modded Modded category: the game is altered by plugins or settings.
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.