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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server lux testing grounds, reached at 73.44.106.172:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,047 of all servers, the top 65%. It last wiped 28d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now1/333% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,047top 65%
Last wipe28d 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.

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 65% 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
15k10k15k20k20 Sep24 Sep27 Sep1 Oct4 Oct8 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 gap7.3 daysbetween real wipes
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
Thu 1 OctThu 24 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, 0 hours in.

5.2History

Table 3: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 1 Oct, 21:24fw28d ago 1 – running 1
Thu 24 Sep, 13:5535d ago 1 – 7.3 d 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. 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 5: The map: Procedural Map.
Table 4: The server's published settings.
Address73.44.106.172:28015
Region–
Max players3
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 21:24 UTC
Hostname–
First seen17 Sep 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 community tab servers measured [2] and upcoming Rust wipes [3].

Table 5: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rusty Moose |EU Mondays|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 499 on average139/250
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 319 on average173/250
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 283 on average528/675
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 277 on average31/100
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 266 on average613/775
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 248 on average498/625

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1In which location is lux testing grounds based?

No region is published by lux testing grounds. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 73.44.106.172:28015 is its address.

A.2How reliable is lux testing grounds, and is it currently online?

Right now, lux testing grounds is offline, and the last time it was seen was 28 days 1 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 0%, with 0 of 168 hours online. It was first observed on 17 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.3What version of Rust is run on lux testing grounds?

The version of Rust on lux testing grounds is network protocol 2634 and build 166494, and the operating system is Windows. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe timing

A.4On what cycle does lux testing grounds wipe?

The record of lux testing grounds's wipes is not yet sufficient to establish its rhythm. Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the date of the next monthly force wipe, when every Rust server is wiped. The world currently in use was created 28 days 1 hours ago.

A.5What happens on lux testing grounds when wipe day arrives?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 1 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 0 hours after it began.

Player count

A.6How does lux testing grounds compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts lux testing grounds at #15,047, within the top 65% of ranked servers.

A.7How would you characterise the player activity on lux testing grounds?

lux testing grounds is not online now; 28 days 1 hours have passed since it was last seen.

Tags, lists

A.8What is the meaning of the tags on lux testing grounds?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp3 (Max players): It offers 3 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join; cs166494 (Build): The game build is 166494; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset, which lux testing grounds publishes as its tags. Current players, queue and the world's creation time are among the tags as well, displayed at the top of this page.

A.9Where can lux testing grounds be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that lux testing grounds fits are: 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.

Settings and map

A.10Under what rules and settings does lux testing grounds operate?

No gather rate appears in the name of lux testing grounds. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. The mode is survival, which means the standard mode, in which you gather, build and raid. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.11On which map does lux testing grounds take place?

The game generates the map on lux testing grounds; that format is procedural.

Connection

A.12What is the process for joining lux testing grounds?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 73.44.106.172:28015. 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 mp3,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166494,ts8.

Table 6: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
mp3Max players. It offers 3 slots.
ts8Group limit. The team cap is 8, which is the game default.
v2634Protocol. The game protocol is 2634; your client must match it to join.
cs166494Build. The game build is 166494.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for 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. Community tab servers measured. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Upcoming Rust wipes. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.