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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only, reached at 198.254.93.12:28015 and hosted in NA (us1). At the last check it held 0 of 50 places, against a seven-day mean of 0 and a peak of 11. It ranks #13,129 of all servers, the top 59%, and #1429 in NA. It last wiped 29d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Plate 1: The server's own banner, as it publishes it. Table 1 gives its figures at the last check.
Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/500% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak 1
Rank2#13,129top 59%; #1429 in NA
Last wipe29d agono schedule published
Next wipe3–too few wipes 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.

AveragePeak
0123402:0011:0020:0005:0014:0023:00
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
02040608002:0011:0020:0005:0014:0023:00
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, measured since 17 Sep.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 59% of all ranked servers, the top 76% in NA. Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.

RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k20 Sep28 Sep5 Oct13 Oct20 Oct28 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: too few wipes seen yet

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

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap1.2 daysbetween real wipes
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
Mon 28 SepSun 27 Sep
00.250.50.751+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 1 hours in.

5.2History

Table 3: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Mon 28 Sep, 20:5029d ago 1 – running 0
Sun 27 Sep, 16:2730d ago 1 – 1.2 d 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. 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

Map of HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only
Figure 5: The map: HNC Custom Map, size 4750, seed 1337.
Table 4: The server's published settings.
Address198.254.93.12:28015
RegionNA · us1
Max players50
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe28 Sep 2026, 23:57 UTC
Hostnametestserver.hncrust.com
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapHNC Custom Map
Size4750
Seed1337
Custom mapdownload

7Operator

3 servers publish a hncrust.com hostname.

Table 5: Other servers of the same operator, hncrust.com.
ServerStatusPlayers
HNC Rust 10000x PvEonline6/50
HNC Rust 10000x PvEoffline7/50

8Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are US and NA server list [2], browse modded Rust servers [3], pve servers by play style [4] and servers wiping soon [5].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
[US] Brits PvE Worlds 2.0 | RUST MMORPG | Quests | Custom WeapoNA · no group limit · biweekly · 244 on average300/2000
Chrayntopia ♡ ︎PvE | RP | PvPNA · groups of 8+ · biweekly · 97 on average141/200
[US] RustEZ Scourge PvE | Zombies | No Raiding | No KillingNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 52 on average62/200
[US] RustEZ Survival PvE | No Decay | No Raiding | No KillingNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 39 on average41/200
Orange Dream | Cozy PvE/RP | No KOSNA · groups of 8+ · biweekly · 38 on average44/200
Zombie Land PVE Monthly | Raids | Skills | Custom MapsNA · groups of 14+ · monthly · 34 on average45/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1Does HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only perform well?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 53, with a minimum of 44. The highest number of entities it carried was 139,959, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. The peak memory usage was 5,760 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2What is the location of HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only?

The NA tag puts HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only in North America, and us1 is its region code. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 198.254.93.12:28015 is its address.

A.3How reliable is HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only, and is it currently online?

HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only is currently online. The uptime it reports indicates a restart about 5 days 2 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 165 were served, an availability of 98%. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.4What is the Rust version for HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version that HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only runs, on Linux. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe schedule

A.5On what cycle does HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only wipe?

The record of HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only's wipes is not yet sufficient to establish its rhythm. Wiping is compulsory for every Rust server at the monthly force wipe, the next of which is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 29 days 1 hours have passed since the current world was generated.

A.6What characterises wipe day on HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 1 players. The crowd reached its maximum 1 hours after the latest wipe.

Player count

A.7What is the rank of HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only among Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking gives HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only #13,129, in the top 59% of ranked servers and #1,429 in North America.

A.8What is the population level of HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only?

At this moment 0 players are on HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only, which has 50 slots in total. Over the last week the count averages 0 players and reaches 1 at its height.

Tags, lists

A.9By whom is HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only operated?

The same operator most likely runs HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only and 2 other servers we track, since both publish a hncrust.com hostname.

A.10What do the tags associated with HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only signify?

Tags from HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only, read by the game's server browser, are gmvanilla (Game mode): The mode is vanilla survival; mp50 (Max players): It offers 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $rus1 (Region code): Region code: us1; ^p (PvE): The threat is the world, not other players; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game; NA (North America): In the server browser it is filed under North America; rustmaps (Custom tag): This is not a standard Rust tag: it was set by the owner or by a plugin. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.11Where can HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only fits are: Modded Rust servers, Rust PvE servers: live list and North American server statistics. These filters on the server list return it: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.

Rules, settings, map

A.12What are the settings and rules that govern HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only?

No gather rate appears in the name of HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. Listed as pve, the game mode is fighting other players is excluded. The server browser lists it as Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. Oxide plugins are running. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.13What map is in use on HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only?

HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only runs a custom map of 4,750, and you can download the published file from this page.

How to join

A.14What is the process for joining HNC Rust Test Server - Invite Only?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 198.254.93.12:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection. Its website can be found at https://hncrust.com.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp50,ptrak,$rus1,v2635,NA,^p,gmvanilla,cs168909,ts8,^o^z,rustmaps.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmvanillaGame mode. The mode is vanilla survival.
mp50Max players. It offers 50 slots.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2635Protocol. Your game must run protocol 2635 to connect.
cs168909Build. The game build is 168909.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$rus1Region code. Region code: us1.
Gameplay
^pPvE. The threat is the world, not other players.
Mods and access
^oOxide. The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod).
^zModded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game.
Region
NANorth America. In the server browser it is filed under North America.
Other
rustmapsCustom tag. This is not a standard Rust tag: it was set by the owner or by a plugin.

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.

Appendix CAbout this server, in its own words

HNCRust.com *HNC Rust Test Server is now invite only. See HNCRust.com for details. *Test Server may wipe and restart at any time. *Not recommended for daily use. *Please consider our main server.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. US and NA server list. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Browse modded Rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Pve servers by play style. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-pve-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Servers wiping soon. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.