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Exhibit no. 15,269Acc. 2026.15269
Testing Grounds
Rust server · in the archive since 13 September 2026
Online 104.129.132.215:28039 checked 10m ago
The timeline
Wipes
Every wipe on record as a dated marker, the force wipes among them, and the wipes expected next. Newest first in the record below.
13 Sep Now 1 Oct18:17 · FW 5 Nov19:00 · FW 3 Dec19:00 · FW
a wipe on recordthe monthly force wipeexpectednow, 30 Oct 2026, 02:20 UTCAll times UTC.
The record of each wipe
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Thu 1 Oct 202618:17 UTC FW28d ago
- Peak
- 0
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- running
- Players before
- 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.
The rhythm
Wipe schedule
force wipes only
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 6d 16h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 6d 16hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 34d 16hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.
The record
Population, performance and rank
Kept in folders: players every five minutes, every hour and every day; the server answering for itself; its rank among every server ranked.
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 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Related exhibits
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Visitors' questions about this exhibit
Quick answers
Answered from the figures on this page.
Tags and filters
What do the server tags on Testing Grounds mean?
The game's server browser reads these tags published by Testing Grounds: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp20 (Max players): The server holds 20 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default the game ships; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2635 to join; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network layer, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The server has no region code; ^z (Modded): Under Modded: the game is changed by plugins or settings; ^y (Carbon): Plugins run through Carbon here. At the top of this page you also see the current players, the queue and when the world was made, all from the tags.
Which Rust Server History lists and filters include Testing Grounds?
The Rust Server History lists that feature Testing Grounds are: Modded Rust servers: the record. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
The record
Does Testing Grounds run smoothly?
Averaged over the last 48 hours: 5 server fps, with 5 the lowest. As many as 75,099 entities were in the world: buildings, deployables and the rest. Up to 2,412 MB of memory was used. Players feel lag when fps drop and the entity count climbs.
Which version of Rust does Testing Grounds run?
The recorded build for Testing Grounds is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux. The protocol must match to join, and Steam handles that update.
Is Testing Grounds online, and how reliable is it?
At this moment Testing Grounds is online. About 7 hours ago is when it last restarted, judged by the uptime it reports. 167 of 168 hours, or 99% of the time, over the last 7 full days. First seen by Rust Server History on 13 September 2026.
Where is Testing Grounds located?
No region is published by Testing Grounds. Where a server says it is is shown on Rust Server History; where the machine stands is not looked up. You can reach it at 104.129.132.215:28039.
Wipe record
What does wipe day look like on Testing Grounds?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew an average of 0 players. At 0 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak.
What is the wipe schedule on Testing Grounds?
Testing Grounds wipes with the force wipe, once a month. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes the force wipe, its next wipe, when every Rust server wipes. 28 days 8 hours ago its current world was made.
Player counts
How does Testing Grounds rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Testing Grounds at #15,269, among the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Testing Grounds?
0 players are on Testing Grounds at present, from 20 slots. The seven-day average for this entry is 0 players.
Map and rules
What are the rules and settings on Testing Grounds?
You will not find a gather rate in the name of Testing Grounds. The limit of 8 players per group is the game's default. Under game mode, the entry reads survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. You may fight and raid other players. Plugins or settings alter the game here, and the browser lists the server under Modded. The plugin count is Carbon. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is active.
Which map does Testing Grounds run?
Seed 578369846, size 3,500: such is the procedural map Testing Grounds runs, generated by the game. From this page you can view the map on RustMaps: the same size and seed give the same map.
Join record
How do I join Testing Grounds?
Entering client.connect 104.129.132.215:28039 in the console (F1) connects you to this server. The Launch Rust button on this page does the same: it opens the game via Steam and connects on your behalf.
The label explained
Server tags
What each tag this server publishes means.
Published as mp20,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^z,^y
Game
gmrust
mp20
ts8
v2635
cs168909
ptrak
$r?
Mods and access
^z
^y
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.