The server's own banner, as it publishes it
Exhibit no. 14,183Acc. 2026.14183
[US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE |
Rust server, NA · in the archive since 13 September 2026
Offline NA 74.79.99.27:28015 checked 11d 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 Last seen 20 Sep03:45 23 Sep03:04 26 Sep22:43 27 Sep20:43 29 Sep22:27 1 Oct20:00 · FW 2 Oct23:12 5 Nov19:00 · FW 3 Dec19:00 · FW
a wipe on recordthe monthly force wipeexpectedlast seen, 17 Oct 2026, 05:05 UTCAll times UTC.
The record of each wipe
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Fri 2 Oct 202623:12 UTC25d ago
- Peak
- 1
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- running
- Players before
- 1
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Thu 1 Oct 202620:00 UTC FW26d ago
- Peak
- 1
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- 1.1 days
- Players before
- 1
-
Tue 29 Sep 202622:27 UTC28d ago
- Peak
- 1
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- 1.9 days
- Players before
- 0
-
Sun 27 Sep 202620:43 UTC30d ago
- Peak
- 1
- Crowd
- halved by day 1
- Lasted
- 2.1 days
- Players before
- 0
-
Sat 26 Sep 202622:43 UTC31d ago
- Peak
- 1
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- 0.9 days
- Players before
- 0
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Wed 23 Sep 202603:04 UTC35d ago
- Peak
- 1
- Crowd
- held half
- Lasted
- 3.8 days
- Players before
- 1
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Sun 20 Sep 202603:45 UTC38d ago
- Peak
- 2
- Crowd
- held half
- Lasted
- 3 days
- Players before
- 1
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 8d 10h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 8d 10hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 36d 10hThu 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 1, 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 65% of all ranked servers, top 80% in NA. 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 [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | mean?
The game's server browser reads these tags published by [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE |: gmrust (Game mode): This server runs standard Rust survival; mp20 (Max players): 20 slots are set on this server; ts8 (Group limit): The game default caps teams at 8; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634 to join; cs167781 (Build): The game build is 167781; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): Facepunch's force wipe falls on this server, and a wipe comes once a month; ^v (Vanilla): Rates, kits and rules are as Facepunch ships them; ^c (Creative): Build what you like in a sandbox, with no gathering; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it is listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Plugins run through Carbon here; NA (North America): North America is the region the server browser files it under. 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 [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE |?
These Rust Server History lists include [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE |: 5x Rust servers, Modded Rust servers: the record, Rust build servers: the record, Creative Rust servers: the record and North America Rust servers. These filters on the server list bring it up: Region: North America; Type: Vanilla and Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, Creative ^c, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Gather rate: 5x.
Server entry
Which version of Rust does [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 is the build [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | runs, on Windows. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam keeps it updated for you.
Is [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | online, and how reliable is it?
[US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | was last seen 11 days 2 hours ago and is offline right now. 0 of 168 hours, or 0% of the time, over the last 7 full days. 13 September 2026 is when Rust Server History first saw it.
Where is [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | located?
In North America, [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | lists itself with its NA tag. Rust Server History does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You will find it at 74.79.99.27:28015.
Wipe record
What does wipe day look like on [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE |?
An average peak of 1 players was drawn by its recent wipes. 0 hours into the latest wipe the crowd peaked. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 50% of its recent wipes. By day 1 it fell below half in the wipes where it did not hold.
What is the wipe schedule on [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE |?
[US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | wipes with the force wipe, once a month. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, which is its next wipe. 25 days 8 hours ago its current world was made. Its tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.
Player record
How does [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | rank against other Rust servers?
[US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | ranks #14,183 on seven-day player hours: top 65% overall and #1,480 in North America.
How busy is [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE |?
[US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | is offline at present, having last been seen 11 days 2 hours ago.
Rules and settings
What are the rules and settings on [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE |?
5x gathering is what the name of [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | records. No group may exceed 8 players, the default set by the game. Under game mode, the entry reads build & creative, sandbox construction without gathering. The server browser lists it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Plugins in use: Carbon. Vanilla is its own description: rates, kits and rules are as Facepunch ships them. VAC from Valve is switched on.
Which map does [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | run?
Generated by the game at size 4,500 with seed 1337, the map on [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | is procedural. From this page you can view the map on RustMaps: the same size and seed give the same map. Under map name, the entry reads: Custom Map.
Join record
How do I join [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE |?
Entering client.connect 74.79.99.27:28015 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?,v2634,^z,^y,^m,^v,^c,NA,gmrust,cs167781,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp20
ts8
v2634
cs167781
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Difficulty
^v
Gameplay
^c
Mods and access
^z
^y
Region
NA
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.