Server profile
nova Testing Grounds
Online, with 0 of 5 players on; ranked #15,353 of every public Rust server, the top 69%. It last wiped 45d ago.
Online 220.233.43.246:28015 checked 12m 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. 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 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
The wipe cycle
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
The record
Wipes
Every wipe we saw, newest first.
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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.
If you like this one
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
The short version
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Wipe days
On what schedule does nova Testing Grounds wipe?
The record of nova Testing Grounds's wipes is too thin yet to show its rhythm. Next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, every Rust server, this one included, takes the monthly force wipe. 45 days 22 hours have passed since its current world was created.
Server
On what version does nova Testing Grounds currently run?
Running on Linux, nova Testing Grounds is on Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794. The same protocol is required to join, and Steam takes care of updating it.
Has nova Testing Grounds stayed online, and is it up now?
nova Testing Grounds is currently reachable and online. The last 7 full days gave 167 of 168 hours up, or 99% of the time. Rust Insights first logged this server on 13 September 2026.
In which location does nova Testing Grounds sit?
No region is published by nova Testing Grounds. Rust Insights takes the location from what a server says about itself; no check is made of where the machine stands. You can reach it at 220.233.43.246:28015.
Lists and tags
Which meanings sit behind the tags on nova Testing Grounds?
The tags gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp5 (Max players): 5 slots in total; ts8 (Group limit): 8 to a team, which is the default the game ships with; v2633 (Protocol): To join you need the same version; protocol 2633; cs163794 (Build): The game build is 163794; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network layer, as it does by default; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, placing it under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Carbon is the plugin framework in use are what nova Testing Grounds 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.
Where does nova Testing Grounds turn up among the Rust Insights lists and filters?
nova Testing Grounds appears among the following Rust Insights lists: Modded Rust servers, explained. On the server list, the filters that surface it are Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
Player counts
How many players are on nova Testing Grounds right now?
Of its 5 slots, nova Testing Grounds currently has 0 filled. A seven-day average of 0 players puts the last week in context.
In the ranking of Rust servers, where does nova Testing Grounds place?
The player-hours ranking for the last seven days puts nova Testing Grounds at #15,353, among the top 69% of all ranked servers.
Rules and settings
What are the settings and rules for nova Testing Grounds?
No gather rate appears in the name of nova Testing Grounds. No group limit is set, so the game's default of 8 players applies. You get survival as the game mode, the standard game: gather, build, raid. Fighting and raiding between players are allowed. It is a Modded entry: plugins or settings modify the game. Plugins: Carbon run here. Anti-cheat: VAC, from Valve, is off.
Which map is live on nova Testing Grounds?
A procedural map, generated by the game, is what nova Testing Grounds runs.
Connecting
How can you get onto nova Testing Grounds?
Type client.connect 220.233.43.246:28015 into the console, which you open with F1 in Rust. The Launch Rust button on this page does the same job by opening Rust through Steam.