[STAGING] Test
NA 205.209.103.26:28540 checked 10d 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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 70% of all ranked servers, top 85% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 17h. The force wipe · high confidence
- usual gap
- 3.8 days between real wipes
- wipe-day peak
- 2 players, last three wipes
Coming wipes
- 22d 17hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 4, 3 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 28 Sep, 23:13 UTC 15d ago | 4 | – | running | 0 |
| Fri 25 Sep, 04:19 UTC 18d ago | 0 | – | 3.8 days | 0 |
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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Quick answers
Player Count
[STAGING] Test ranking: what position does it hold?
Player hours over the last seven days place [STAGING] Test at #1,568 in North America, and at #15,998 in the top 70% of ranked servers.
How many players are on [STAGING] Test?
The server [STAGING] Test is currently offline; it was last seen 10 days 5 hours ago.
Tags & Lists
How should the tags on [STAGING] Test be interpreted?
For [STAGING] Test, the game's server browser reads the following tags: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, standard; mp200 (Max players): Slots: 200; ts8 (Group limit): The game default is 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2634 to connect; cs166266 (Build): Game build number: 166266; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the standard; $r? (Region code): Region code not set; ^m (Monthly): This server wipes once a month on the force wipe; ^z (Modded): The Modded category applies; plugins or settings alter gameplay; ^y (Carbon): Plugin framework: Carbon; NA (North America): The server browser lists it under North America. Current players, queue and world creation time come from the tags and appear at the top of this page.
Which lists and filters on BestRustServers.xyz contain [STAGING] Test?
The BestRustServers.xyz lists that include [STAGING] Test are: Best modded Rust servers and North American Rust servers. On the server list, the filters that bring it up are: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Server Information
What Rust version is [STAGING] Test on?
On Windows, [STAGING] Test runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166266. Steam updates your game automatically, but it needs to match the protocol to join.
How reliable is [STAGING] Test and is it online?
Last seen 10 days 5 hours ago, [STAGING] Test is currently offline. Over the past 7 full days, it was online 0 of 168 hours, 0% of the time. It was first seen by BestRustServers.xyz on 16 September 2026.
What is the location of [STAGING] Test?
Its NA tag places [STAGING] Test in North America. BestRustServers.xyz does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. 205.209.103.26:28540 is its address.
Rules & Map
Which map is used on [STAGING] Test?
Generated by the game, the map on [STAGING] Test is procedural, size 3,500, seed 1337. On RustMaps, from this page, the same size and seed show the same map. Map: https://discord.gg/GUE8WPTE2Z.
What are the settings and rules for [STAGING] Test?
The name [STAGING] Test carries no gather multiplier. With no stated limit, groups default to 8 players. It runs survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players are allowed. The Modded section of the browser holds it: plugins or settings apply. Carbon plugins are used. VAC: on.
Wipe Schedule
When does [STAGING] Test wipe?
[STAGING] Test wipes at the monthly force wipe only. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes its next wipe: the force wipe that takes every Rust server. The current world has been running since 15 days 2 hours. The tags declare wipes once a month.
What happens on wipe day on [STAGING] Test?
The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 2 players. 3 hours into the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak.
Join Server
How can I connect to [STAGING] Test?
Enter client.connect 205.209.103.26:28540 in the console (F1 in Rust), or use Launch Rust on this page to open Steam and connect. https://Ember-Rust.com/ is its website.
Server tags
Published as mp200,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^z,^y,^m,NA,gmrust,cs166266,ts8
Game
gmrust- Game mode Rust survival, standard.
mp200- Max players Slots: 200.
ts8- Group limit The game default is 8 per team.
v2634- Protocol Your game must be on protocol 2634 to connect.
cs166266- Build Game build number: 166266.
ptrak- Networking Network layer: RakNet, the standard.
$r?- Region code Region code not set.
Wipe schedule
^m- Monthly This server wipes once a month on the force wipe.
Mods and access
^z- Modded The Modded category applies; plugins or settings alter gameplay.
^y- Carbon Plugin framework: Carbon.
Region
NA- North America The server browser lists it under North America.
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.