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Rust Friends Test

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Offline · checked 10d ago · 188.243.99.241:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Rust Friends Test, reached at 188.243.99.241:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #13,776 of all servers, the top 63%. It last wiped 10d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now1/425% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#13,776top 63%
Last wipe10d agono schedule published
Next wipe3–no wipe seen yet

2Population

Figure 1 follows the players on the server at three scales: every five minutes over two hours, the hourly mean and peak over 48 hours, and the daily mean and peak over 90 days. Dashed uprights mark its wipes.

No hourly history yet.
Figure 1: Players on the server, UTC: (a) every five minutes, from the Steam server list; (b) hourly mean and peak; (c) daily mean and peak.

3Performance

We query the server directly for its frame rate, entity count and memory4. Low frames per second and a climbing entity count are what players feel as lag (Figure 2).

measure
range
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
Figure 2: 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.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 63% of all ranked servers. Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.

RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k18 Oct19 Oct21 Oct22 Oct24 Oct25 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

5.2History

Table 2: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
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. Before: players just before it wiped. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.

6Map and settings

No map picture published
Figure 4: The map: Procedural Map.
Table 3: The server's published settings.
Address188.243.99.241:28015
Region–
Max players4
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe18 Oct 2026, 12:51 UTC
Hostname–
First seen18 Oct 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size–
Seed–

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are rust community servers listed [2] and predicted wipe schedule [3].

Table 4: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rusty Moose |EU Mondays|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 554 on average468/575
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 318 on average280/400
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 295 on average40/250
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 294 on average34/250
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 273 on average84/150
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 252 on average104/200

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1What is the location of Rust Friends Test?

No region is published by Rust Friends Test. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 188.243.99.241:28015 is its address.

A.2How reliable is Rust Friends Test, and is it currently online?

Right now, Rust Friends Test is offline, and the last time it was seen was 10 days 8 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 0%, with 0 of 168 hours online. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 18 October 2026.

A.3What is the Rust version for Rust Friends Test?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 is the version that Rust Friends Test runs, on Windows. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe schedule

A.4On what cycle does Rust Friends Test wipe?

There are not yet enough recorded wipes for Rust Friends Test to reveal its rhythm. Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the date of the next monthly force wipe, when every Rust server is wiped. 10 days 9 hours have passed since the current world was generated.

Player count

A.5What position does Rust Friends Test occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts Rust Friends Test at #13,776, within the top 63% of ranked servers.

A.6At what level does Rust Friends Test operate in terms of players?

The last recorded sighting of Rust Friends Test was 10 days 8 hours ago; it is offline now.

Tags, lists

A.7What do the tags associated with Rust Friends Test signify?

Tags from Rust Friends Test, read by the game's server browser, are gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp4 (Max players): 4 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2634 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634; cs167781 (Build): This server runs game build 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.8Where can Rust Friends Test be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include Rust Friends Test: Rust community servers, measured. These filters on the server list return it: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Rules, settings, map

A.9Under what rules and settings does Rust Friends Test operate?

The name of Rust Friends Test states no gather rate. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. Listed as survival, the game mode is gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Fighting and raiding between players are both permitted. Community is its category in the server browser. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.10What map is in use on Rust Friends Test?

On Rust Friends Test the terrain is procedural, built by the game itself.

Connection

A.11What steps are required to join Rust Friends Test?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 188.243.99.241:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp4,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167781,ts8.

Table 5: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp4Max players. 4 slots are available.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2634Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634.
cs167781Build. This server runs game build 167781.
ptrakNetworking. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game.
$r?Region code. The region code is unset.

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.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Rust community servers listed. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Predicted wipe schedule. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.