nova Testing Grounds
220.233.43.246:28015 checked 25d 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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
Wipes
| 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
Quick answers
Population
nova Testing Grounds ranking: what position does it hold?
Over the last seven days, nova Testing Grounds ranks #15,438 in player hours, which is in the top – of ranked servers.
How many players are on nova Testing Grounds?
nova Testing Grounds is not online at the moment; its last appearance was 25 days 20 hours ago.
Server Tags
How should the tags on nova Testing Grounds be interpreted?
The game's server browser reads these tags from nova Testing Grounds: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, standard; mp5 (Max players): Slot count is 5; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, the default; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: join only if your game matches this version; cs163794 (Build): Build 163794; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the standard; $r? (Region code): Region code missing; ^z (Modded): Under Modded, because plugins or settings modify play; ^y (Carbon): Uses Carbon for plugins. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and the time its world was made, all from the tags.
nova Testing Grounds in BestRustServers.xyz lists and filters: which ones?
The BestRustServers.xyz lists that include nova Testing Grounds are: Best modded Rust servers. On the server list, the filters that bring it up are: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server Details
nova Testing Grounds Rust version: which one?
On Linux, nova Testing Grounds runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794. Joining requires the same protocol; Steam updates your game for you.
How reliable is nova Testing Grounds and is it online?
Offline now for nova Testing Grounds, last seen 25 days 20 hours ago. Over the past 7 full days, it was online 0 of 168 hours, 0% of the time. On 13 September 2026, BestRustServers.xyz saw it for the first time.
What is the location of nova Testing Grounds?
No region is published by nova Testing Grounds. BestRustServers.xyz shows the stated location of a server; the actual location of the machine is not looked up. You can reach it at 220.233.43.246:28015.
Rules and Settings
What is the map on nova Testing Grounds?
Generated by the game, the map on nova Testing Grounds is procedural.
What are the settings and rules for nova Testing Grounds?
A gather rate is not given in the name nova Testing Grounds. No group limit is stated; the game's default of 8 players applies. It runs survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Player combat and raiding are enabled. Listed as Modded in the browser: the game is changed by plugins or settings. Plugins in use: Carbon. VAC: off.
Wipe Schedule
When does nova Testing Grounds wipe?
Too few wipes are on record for nova Testing Grounds to reveal its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the next force wipe arrives, when all Rust servers wipe. The world in play was made 31 days 10 hours.
Join Server
nova Testing Grounds joining: how is it done?
To connect, type client.connect 220.233.43.246:28015 in the F1 console. Launch Rust on this page opens Rust through Steam and joins you.
Server tags
Published as mp5,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs163794,ts8,^z,^y
Game
gmrust- Game mode Rust survival, standard.
mp5- Max players Slot count is 5.
ts8- Group limit Teams are limited to 8, the default.
v2633- Protocol Protocol 2633: join only if your game matches this version.
cs163794- Build Build 163794.
ptrak- Networking Network layer: RakNet, the standard.
$r?- Region code Region code missing.
Mods and access
^z- Modded Under Modded, because plugins or settings modify play.
^y- Carbon Uses Carbon for plugins.
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.