THETESTER
Key statistics
the figures behind the quote- Players now
- 0/ 500 0% full
- Change · 24h
- ▪n/a no reading a day ago
- 7-day average
- 0 peak –
- Rank
- #16,010 top 71%
- Rank · 7d ago
- #16,897 ▲887 places up
- Last wipe
- 10d ago no schedule published
- Next wipe
- – no wipe seen yet
- Group limit
- 8 8, the default
- Gather rate
- – no rate in the name
- Score
- 0 player hours, last seven days
- Map
- – CraggyIsland
- First seen
- 3 Oct 2026 no hostname published
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
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| # | Server | Last | Chg 24h | Players over the last 24 hours24h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ShockRust | Blue | NoLimitno group limit · 127 on average | 126/300 | ▼−29−18.7% | |
| 2 | RETRO RUST #1 Х1000|NOLIMIT|LOOT++|KIT WIPE 13.10EU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 107 on average | 142/225 | ▲+62+77.7% | |
| 3 | МИНИ-КАРТА 2Х | STORM | FPS+ 10.10EU · groups of 8+ · weekly · 90 on average | 90/100 | ▪+0−0.2% | |
| 4 | 404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|РУССКИЙ 10.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 86 on average | 37/1000 | ▼−32−46.2% | |
| 5 | 404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|РОССИЯ 08.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 76 on average | 9/1000 | ▼−15−62.0% | |
| 6 | 404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|EU MAIN 11.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 73 on average | 33/700 | ▼−65−66.3% |
Quick answers
from the figures on this pageServer Rules
What settings and rules are in place on THETESTER?
The name of THETESTER carries no gather rate. The default group size of 8 players applies here. survival is the mode, gather, build and raid in the standard game. PvP and raiding are enabled. In the server browser it appears under Modded, with plugins or settings that change the game. Carbon plugins are in use. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, switched off.
Population
What position does THETESTER hold in the server rankings?
In the top 71% of all ranked servers, THETESTER is #16,010 on player hours over the last seven days.
How many players does THETESTER have?
At present, THETESTER is offline; the last sighting was 10 days 12 hours ago.
Wipe Frequency
When does THETESTER schedule its wipes?
The record holds too few of THETESTER's wipes to establish its rhythm. At the monthly force wipe, every Rust server wipes. That happens next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its world now is 10 days 12 hours old.
Server Details
What is the location of THETESTER?
For THETESTER, no region is published. The location shown by Rust Analytics is the one a server states; it does not verify the machine's position. 20.169.53.178:28015 is its address.
What Rust version is THETESTER running?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166655 on Windows is what THETESTER runs. Joining requires the same protocol on your game, which Steam updates.
What is the uptime and reliability of THETESTER?
THETESTER is down. The last time we saw it was 10 days 12 hours ago. The last 7 full days give 0% uptime, 0 hours on out of 168. 3 October 2026 is when Rust Analytics first saw it.
Tags & Filters
How should you interpret the tags on THETESTER?
The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Rust's standard survival mode; mp500 (Max players): Capacity: 500 slots; ts8 (Group limit): At the game default, teams hold up to 8; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634 to connect; cs166655 (Build): It runs build 166655; ptrak (Networking): RakNet, the network layer the game ships with; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^z (Modded): Modded listing: the game is changed by plugins or settings; ^y (Carbon): The plugin framework here is Carbon, which THETESTER publishes. The top of this page and the tags both show its players now, its queue and when its world was made.
On Rust Analytics, which lists and filters feature THETESTER?
On Rust Analytics, THETESTER matches these lists: Modded Rust servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Joining the Server
What steps do I take to join THETESTER?
The console route: start Rust, press F1, enter client.connect 20.169.53.178:28015. The page's Launch Rust button opens Rust through Steam and connects you instead.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp500,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166655,ts8,^z,^y
Game
gmrust
mp500
ts8
v2634
cs166655
ptrak
$r?
Mods and access
^z
^y
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.