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Exhibit no. 12,838Acc. 2026.12838
MD's Testing Grounds
Rust server · in the archive since 26 October 2026
Offline 73.191.106.243:28015 checked 3d ago
The timeline
World resets
A new world every few hours; none of these counts as a wipe. Newest first.
The resets on record
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Tue 27 Oct 202600:56 UTC3d ago
- Peak
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- Crowd
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- Lasted
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- Players before
- 1
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Tue 27 Oct 202600:42 UTC3d ago
- Peak
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- Crowd
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- Lasted
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- Players before
- 1
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Mon 26 Oct 202623:32 UTC3d ago
- Peak
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- Crowd
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- Lasted
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- Players before
- 0
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Mon 26 Oct 202623:10 UTC3d ago
- Peak
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- Lasted
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- Players before
- 0
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Mon 26 Oct 202622:47 UTC3d ago
- Peak
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- Players before
- 0
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Mon 26 Oct 202622:43 UTC3d ago
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- 0
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Mon 26 Oct 202622:34 UTC3d ago
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- Players before
- 0
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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 58% 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, lists
What do the server tags on MD's Testing Grounds mean?
These tags from MD's Testing Grounds, read by the game's server browser, are: gmvanilla (Game mode): The mode here is vanilla survival; mp100 (Max players): 100 slots are set on this server; ts8 (Group limit): The default cap of 8 per team applies here; v2635 (Protocol): The server runs game protocol 2635; matching it is required to join; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): The server has no region code; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it is listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Carbon is the plugin framework in use. 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 MD's Testing Grounds?
The Rust Server History lists that feature MD's 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; Last wipe: In the last week.
Server entry
Which version of Rust does MD's Testing Grounds run?
On Windows, MD's Testing Grounds runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Steam updates your game for you; joining needs the same protocol.
Is MD's Testing Grounds online, and how reliable is it?
MD's Testing Grounds was last seen 3 days 2 hours ago and is offline right now. 3 of 72 hours, or 4% of the time, over the last 3 full days. First seen by Rust Server History on 26 October 2026.
Where is MD's Testing Grounds located?
There is no region published by MD's Testing Grounds. Rust Server History does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You will find it at 73.191.106.243:28015.
Wipe history
What is the wipe schedule on MD's Testing Grounds?
A new world is made every few hours on MD's Testing Grounds, none of which counts as a wipe; the server keeps no wipe schedule.
Population
How does MD's Testing Grounds rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place MD's Testing Grounds at #12,838, among the top 58% of all ranked servers.
How busy is MD's Testing Grounds?
No current count exists for MD's Testing Grounds; it was last seen 3 days 2 hours ago. A seven-day average of 0 players is recorded, with a peak of 1.
Map and rules
What are the rules and settings on MD's Testing Grounds?
The name of MD's Testing Grounds carries no gather rate. The limit of 8 players per group is the game's default. Recorded as survival, with this note: gathering, building and raiding: the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players are permitted. 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.
Join record
How do I join MD's Testing Grounds?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console, then enter client.connect 73.191.106.243:28015 to connect. Launch Rust from this page instead and you join through Steam with the connect already made.
The label explained
Server tags
What each tag this server publishes means.
Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmvanilla,cs168909,ts8,^z,^y
Game
gmvanilla
mp100
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.