THETESTER
Offline 20.169.53.178:28015 checked 24d ago
Li2Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Li3Server 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.
Li4Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 71% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Bx1Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
Bx2Wipes
newest first · each peak a flare-up, on one √ span to its biggest| 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.
Bx6Similar servers
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipesLogQuick answers
from the figures on this pageWipe day
What is the wipe schedule on THETESTER?
Its rhythm cannot yet be told: too few of THETESTER's wipes are on record. Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the next monthly force wipe, when every Rust server wipes. 24 days 12 hours ago the server made the world it is on now.
Player counts
How busy is THETESTER?
Last seen 24 days 12 hours ago, THETESTER is offline at the moment.
How does THETESTER rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over seven days put THETESTER at #16,010, in the top 71% of ranked servers.
Map and rules
What are the rules and settings on THETESTER?
A gather rate is not given in the name THETESTER. The group limit is 8 players, which is the game's default. survival is the game mode, standard play: gathering, building and raiding. You can fight other players and raid their bases. Plugins or settings change the game, and it is listed under Modded in the server browser. Carbon plugins are in use. Anti-cheat: Valve's VAC is off.
Server details
Which version of Rust does THETESTER run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166655 on Windows is what THETESTER runs. Steam updates your game for you, and the protocol has to match for you to join.
Is THETESTER online, and how reliable is it?
THETESTER is down just now; the last sighting was 24 days 12 hours ago. It was up 0 of 168 hours across the last 7 full days, or 0% of the time. Rust Heatmap has had it on record since 3 October 2026.
Where is THETESTER located?
No region is published by THETESTER. What Rust Heatmap shows is where a server says it is. Where the machine stands is not looked up. You can reach it at 20.169.53.178:28015.
Tags
Which Rust Heatmap lists and filters include THETESTER?
Modded Rust servers, by live population are the Rust Heatmap lists that THETESTER fits. These are the filters that return it on the list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on THETESTER mean?
gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, standard rules; mp500 (Max players): The slot count is 500; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must match protocol 2634 to get in; cs166655 (Build): This build is 166655; ptrak (Networking): Standard game networking here, which is RakNet; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by settings or plugins, so it sits under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Plugins run through Carbon are the tags THETESTER publishes, and the server browser reads them. Players now, the queue and the world's creation time sit in the tags as well and appear at the top of this page.
How to join
How do I join THETESTER?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console, then enter client.connect 20.169.53.178:28015. Alternatively, join from this page with Launch Rust: it opens Rust through Steam and connects you.