Server profile
Rust Empires Test
Online, with 0 of 25 players on; ranked #9,850 of every public Rust server, the top 45%. It last wiped 12d ago.
Online 158.69.5.16:28023 checked 8m ago
The crowd
Players
Who is on it, hour by hour and day by day.
Source: every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Note: hourly average and peak, UTC.
Note: daily average and peak, UTC.
Under the hood
Server performance
Frames per second, entities and memory, asked of the server itself.
Note: 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.
The standings
Rank
Its place among every ranked server, day by day; 1 is best.
Note: Top 45% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
The wipe cycle
Wipe schedule
No rhythm it keeps.
Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
The first 48 hours of its last wipesPlayers each hour, from the hour of the wipe
Note: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 8, 16 hours in.
The record
Wipes
Every wipe we saw, newest first.
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 14 Oct, 21:09 UTC12d ago | 8 | – | running | 0 |
| Wed 14 Oct, 12:32 UTC13d ago | 8 | – | 0.4 days | 0 |
| Wed 16 Sep, 14:51 UTC41d ago | 5 | halved by day 2 | 27.9 days | 0 |
Note: 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.
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The short version
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Wipe cycle
What should you expect on wipe day at Rust Empires Test?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 7 players on average. 16 hours into the latest wipe, the crowd on the server reached its peak. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. Otherwise, half the peak was lost by day 2.
On what schedule does Rust Empires Test wipe?
Rust Empires Test wipes at times that vary, so its next wipe cannot be predicted. A force wipe falls on every Rust server once a month, and the next one is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world you are playing on now was made 12 days 20 hours ago.
About the server
How well does Rust Empires Test perform?
Average server fps over the last 48 hours was 166, with a floor of 65. The world held a peak of 125,722 entities, counting buildings, deployables and all the rest. It drew as much as 3,532 MB of memory. What players feel as lag comes from low fps and an entity count on the rise.
What Rust version is live on Rust Empires Test?
The Rust build is network protocol 2635 and build 168909, running on Windows, for Rust Empires Test. The same protocol is required to join, and Steam takes care of updating it.
Has Rust Empires Test stayed online, and is it up now?
Right now Rust Empires Test is up and running. About 4 hours ago is when it last restarted, judged from the uptime it reports. The last 7 full days gave 168 of 168 hours up, or 100% of the time. Rust Insights first logged this server on 15 September 2026.
Where does Rust Empires Test run from?
No region is published by Rust Empires Test. The location shown on Rust Insights is the one a server states, not a lookup of where the machine sits. You can reach it at 158.69.5.16:28023.
Lists and tags
What is meant by each tag on Rust Empires Test?
The tags gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp25 (Max players): 25 slots in total; ts8 (Group limit): The game default applies: teams cap at 8; v2635 (Protocol): To join you need the same version; protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): It runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network layer, as it does by default; $r? (Region code): The region code field is empty; ^p (PvE): Danger comes from the world, not from other players; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it is filed under Modded are what Rust Empires Test publishes, and the server browser in the game reads them. You will find the present player count, the queue and the world's creation time among the tags, and they are displayed at the top of this page.
Which Rust Insights filters and lists feature Rust Empires Test?
These Rust Insights lists include Rust Empires Test: Modded Rust servers, explained and Rust PvE servers, live. You will find it on the server list by applying these filters: Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Player counts
What does the population of Rust Empires Test look like?
Rust Empires Test shows 0 players at the moment, against 25 slots. A weekly average of 0 players goes with a peak of 1. Look at the last 48 hours and the peak hour is 22:00 UTC, at 1 players on average.
How does Rust Empires Test compare with other Rust servers in the ranking?
On player hours for the last seven days, Rust Empires Test sits at #9,850, inside the top 45% of ranked servers.
Map and rules
What are the settings and rules for Rust Empires Test?
The name of Rust Empires Test does not state a gather rate. No group limit is set, so the game's default of 8 players applies. You get pve as the game mode, no fighting other players. It is a Modded entry: plugins or settings modify the game. It runs plugins, Oxide of them. Anti-cheat: VAC, from Valve, is on.
What is the map on Rust Empires Test?
The game generates the map on Rust Empires Test: procedural, size 4,500, seed 133856400. Size and seed give the same map each time, so this page lets you look at it on RustMaps.
Join
How do you connect to Rust Empires Test?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 158.69.5.16:28023. You can skip the console by using Launch Rust here, which starts Rust through Steam and connects you.