Golden Hour Test Server
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Offline · checked 1d ago · 81.166.61.213:28015
Abstract
We describe the public Rust server Golden Hour Test Server, reached at 81.166.61.213:28015 and hosted in NA. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 1 and a peak of 21. It ranks #7,873 of all servers, the top 35%, and #1156 in NA. It last wiped 27d ago on a published biweekly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.
Keywordsbiweekly wipes vanilla modded oxide pve
1Summary statistics
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.
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).
4Rank
The server stands in the top 35% of all ranked servers, the top 62% in NA. Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.
5Wipes
5.1Schedule: from its schedule tag
The next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 7h. The force wipe (high confidence).
| Measure | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Usual gap | 6 days | between real wipes |
| On rhythm | 0% | of its recent wipes |
| Wipe-day peak | 1 | players, last three wipes |
| Crowd held | 0% | else halves by day 4 |
| When (UTC) | In | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 | 7d 7h | force wipefw |
| Tue 10 Nov, 20:38 | 12d 9h | its own schedule |
| Tue 24 Nov, 20:38 | 26d 9h | its own schedule |
| Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 | 35d 7h | force wipefw |
| Tue 8 Dec, 20:38 | 40d 9h | its own schedule |
5.2History
| Wiped (UTC) | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 13 Oct, 20:3815d ago | 1 | – | running | 0 |
| Mon 12 Oct, 17:5816d ago | 1 | – | 1.1 d | 0 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 21:22fw27d ago | 1 | halved by day 4 | 10.9 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
| Address | 81.166.61.213:28015 |
|---|---|
| Region | NA |
| Max players | 100 |
| Group limit | 6 max |
| Wipe schedule | biweekly |
| Last wipe | 1 Oct 2026, 18:02 UTC |
| Hostname | – |
| First seen | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Map | Procedural 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 North American Rust servers [2], modded Rust population table [3], rust pve servers [4] and servers wiping soon [5].
| Server | Players |
|---|---|
| [US] Golden Hour PvE/PvP︱Chill︱Zombies︱Events︱BiweeklyNA · groups of 6 · biweekly · 13 on average | 3/100 |
| [US] Brits PvE Worlds 2.0 | RUST MMORPG | Quests | Custom WeapoNA · no group limit · biweekly · 253 on average | 117/2000 |
| Chrayntopia ♡ ︎PvE | RP | PvPNA · groups of 8+ · biweekly · 107 on average | 21/200 |
| Orange Dream | Cozy PvE/RP | No KOSNA · groups of 8+ · biweekly · 33 on average | 10/200 |
| LuffyRust Texas USA - 10xPvE|NoBP|Kits|Skins|Backpacks|Purge NoNA · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 14 on average | 9/30 |
| ZOMBZ SPOOKY PVE|Hawk Ridge Island|Zombies|Kits|Backpack|No LosNA · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 12 on average | 3/100 |
Appendix AQuick answers
From the figures on this page.
Server details
A.1In which location is Golden Hour Test Server based?
In North America, according to its own listing, Golden Hour Test Server appears with the NA tag. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. 81.166.61.213:28015 is its address.
A.2How reliable is Golden Hour Test Server, and is it currently online?
At the present moment, Golden Hour Test Server is offline; it was last seen 35 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 17%, with 29 of 168 hours online. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 18 September 2026.
A.3What version of Rust is run on Golden Hour Test Server?
The version of Rust on Golden Hour Test Server is network protocol 2635 and build 168909, and the operating system is Windows. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.
Wipe schedule
A.4On what cycle does Golden Hour Test Server wipe?
Because too few wipes of Golden Hour Test Server are recorded to confirm the schedule, the tag governs the prediction. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe occurs, and that is when every Rust server, including this one, next wipes. The current world has been running for 27 days 17 hours. The server's tags give a wipe schedule of every two weeks.
A.5How would you describe wipe day on Golden Hour Test Server?
Recent wipes saw an average peak of 1 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 0 hours after it began. For 0% of recent wipes, the population did not fall below half the peak before the next wipe. If not, the population dropped below half by day 4.
Population
A.6What is the rank of Golden Hour Test Server among Rust servers?
The seven-day player-hours ranking gives Golden Hour Test Server #7,873, in the top 35% of ranked servers and #1,156 in North America.
A.7At what level does Golden Hour Test Server operate in terms of players?
Golden Hour Test Server is not online now; 35 hours have passed since it was last seen. The peak over seven days is 2, against an average of 1. Of the last 48 hours, the peak hour falls at 23:00 UTC, with an average of 1 players.
Tags and filters
A.8How should the tags on Golden Hour Test Server be interpreted?
The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp100 (Max players): It offers 100 slots; ts6 (Group limit): 6 is the maximum team size; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset; ^b (Biweekly): Every two weeks the server wipes; ^v (Vanilla): Nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: rates, kits and rules are as shipped; ^p (PvE): Player fighting is off; danger comes from the world; ^o (Oxide): Plugins are handled by Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded; NA (North America): North America is the region it appears under in the server browser, which Golden Hour Test Server publishes as its tags. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.
A.9Where can Golden Hour Test Server be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?
Modded Rust servers, Rust PvE servers: live list and North American server statistics are the Rust Statistics lists that Golden Hour Test Server fits. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Region: North America; Type: Vanilla and Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Biweekly ^b, Vanilla ^v, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Every two weeks.
Settings and map
A.10Under what rules and settings does Golden Hour Test Server operate?
No gather rate appears in the name of Golden Hour Test Server. A group holds at most 6 players. Listed as pve, the game mode is fighting other players is excluded. It appears under Modded in the browser: the game is changed by plugins or settings. The plugin count is Oxide. It describes itself as vanilla, which is to say nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: rates, kits and rules are as shipped. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.
A.11On which map does Golden Hour Test Server take place?
The game generates the map on Golden Hour Test Server; that format is procedural.
Connection
A.12What steps are required to join Golden Hour Test Server?
Enter client.connect 81.166.61.213:28015 in the Rust console, reached by pressing F1 after starting the game. Or press Launch Rust and join here, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Appendix BServer tags
What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^b,^v,NA,^p,gmrust,cs168909,ts6,^o^z.
| Tag | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Game | |
gmrust | Game mode. Survival on standard Rust rules. |
mp100 | Max players. It offers 100 slots. |
ts6 | Group limit. 6 is the maximum team size. |
v2635 | Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join. |
cs168909 | Build. This server runs game build 168909. |
ptrak | Networking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer. |
$r? | Region code. The region code is unset. |
| Wipe schedule | |
^b | Biweekly. Every two weeks the server wipes. |
| Difficulty | |
^v | Vanilla. Nothing is changed from Facepunch's release: rates, kits and rules are as shipped. |
| Gameplay | |
^p | PvE. Player fighting is off; danger comes from the world. |
| Mods and access | |
^o | Oxide. Plugins are handled by Oxide (uMod). |
^z | Modded. The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded. |
| Region | |
NA | North America. North America is the region it appears under in the server browser. |
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]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
- [2]Rust Statistics. North American Rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
- [3]Rust Statistics. Modded Rust population table. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
- [4]Rust Statistics. Rust pve servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-pve-servers.
- [5]Rust Statistics. Servers wiping soon. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.