THETESTER
20.29.188.146:28015 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
Top 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
| 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
Quick answers
Player counts
How busy is THETESTER?
Currently THETESTER is offline, having last been seen 12 days 1 hours ago.
How does THETESTER rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, THETESTER ranks #15,917 worldwide and sits in the top 69% of all ranked servers.
Wipe schedule
What is the wipe schedule on THETESTER?
Its rhythm is not yet clear from the wipes of THETESTER on record. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, when all Rust servers wipe. 12 days 1 hours ago the current world was made.
Server
Is THETESTER online, and how reliable is it?
Live status for THETESTER: offline, last seen 12 days 1 hours ago. In the last 7 full days, it was up for 0 of 168 hours, or 0% of the time. When Is Wipe has tracked it since 2 October 2026.
Which version of Rust does THETESTER run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166586 on Windows is what THETESTER runs. Joining needs the same protocol version; Steam handles that update for you.
Where is THETESTER located?
For THETESTER, no region is published. When Is Wipe does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. 20.29.188.146:28015 is its address.
Lists and tags
Which When Is Wipe lists include THETESTER? And filters?
Community Rust servers are the When Is Wipe lists that THETESTER fits. 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 2 weeks.
What do the server tags on THETESTER mean?
gmrust (Game mode): This server runs standard Rust survival; mp500 (Max players): Capacity is 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, as shipped by default; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: to join, your game must match this version; cs166586 (Build): The game build is 166586; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default; $r? (Region code): A region code is not set for this server are the tags THETESTER publishes, and the game's server browser reads them. At the top of this page you can see its current players, queue and world creation time, which are in the tags too.
Map and rules
What rules does THETESTER enforce? And settings?
THETESTER's name makes no mention of a gather rate. Under the default setting, groups are limited to 8 players. The game mode for this server is survival, standard survival: gathering, building, raiding. You can fight and raid other players. Listed under Community, it is a community server. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, off.
How to join
How do I join THETESTER?
Open Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 20.29.188.146:28015 in the console. Alternatively, use Launch Rust on this page to open the game via Steam and connect.
Server tags
Published as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166586,ts8
Game
gmrust- Game mode This server runs standard Rust survival.
mp500- Max players Capacity is 500 slots.
ts8- Group limit Teams are capped at 8, as shipped by default.
v2634- Protocol Protocol 2634: to join, your game must match this version.
cs166586- Build The game build is 166586.
ptrak- Networking The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default.
$r?- Region code A region code is not set for this server.
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.