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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE |, reached at 98.2.204.240:28015 and hosted in NA. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 0 and a peak of 21. It ranks #5,556 of all servers, the top 25%, and #930 in NA. It last wiped 25d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywords5x gather monthly wipes vanilla modded carbon

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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 now1/205% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak 2, 48 h peak 1
Rank2#5,556top 25%; #930 in NA
Last wipe25d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe38d 6hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCfw

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
00.250.50.75117:0022:0002:0017:0021:0002:00
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
010020030040017:0022:0002:0017:0021:0002:00
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 19 Oct.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 25% of all ranked servers, the top 50% 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
15k10k15k20k19 Oct21 Oct23 Oct24 Oct26 Oct28 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule

The next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 8d 6h. The 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

Map of [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE |
Figure 4: The map: Custom Map, size 4500, seed 1337.
Table 3: The server's published settings.
Address98.2.204.240:28015
RegionNA
Max players20
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe2 Oct 2026, 23:12 UTC
Hostname–
First seen19 Oct 2026
MapCustom Map
Size4500
Seed1337

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are North America server population [2], 5x population and wipes [3], modded server list with rates [4], rust build and creative servers [5] and predicted wipe schedule [6].

Table 4: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
RGB Creative Build | US Sandbox | Save/Load, Symmetry, BGradeNA · groups of 100+ · monthly · 7 on average3/200
AnythingGoes | 100x PvP | No BP | Kits | MyMiniNA · groups of 16+ · 100x · monthly · 4 on average0/50
Builders Like UsNA · groups of 32+ · monthly · 2 on average1/100
TURBOSBLAST! US PVP | MONTHLY | ZOMBIES | Deep Sea Build | NEW!NA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 1 on average0/200
Zyzzx's Hangout2NA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 1 on average2/50
[NA] Builders Sanctuary 3.0 Creative | Sandbox | Minigames |NA · groups of 8+ · 90 on average32/999

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1Is the performance of [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | smooth?

The server fps averaged 150 over the last 48 hours, never dropping below 56. The highest number of entities it carried was 90,299, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. The peak memory usage was 3,524 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2In which location is [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | based?

In North America, according to its own listing, [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | appears with the NA tag. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 98.2.204.240:28015 is its address.

A.3How reliable is [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE |, and is it currently online?

[US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | is currently offline, with the last sighting 9 hours ago. The uptime it reports indicates a restart about 9 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 57%, with 96 of 168 hours online. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 19 October 2026.

A.4What version of Rust is run on [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE |?

[US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | is running Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on the Windows operating system. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe schedule

A.5What schedule does [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | follow for wipes?

An estimate derived from the force wipe gives the next wipe for [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE |. 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 world currently in use was created 25 days 12 hours ago. The tags show that the server wipes monthly.

Player count

A.6What position does [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking gives [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | #5,556, in the top 25% of ranked servers and #930 in North America.

A.7At what level does [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | operate in terms of players?

The last recorded sighting of [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | was 9 hours ago; it is offline now. The peak over seven days is 2, against an average of 0. Averaging 1 players, 06:00 UTC was the busiest hour of the past 48.

Tags and filters

A.8What do the tags associated with [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | signify?

Tags from [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE |, read by the game's server browser, are gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp20 (Max players): It offers 20 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set; ^m (Monthly): Facepunch's force wipe sets the schedule: wipes take place once a month; ^v (Vanilla): This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered; ^c (Creative): This is a sandbox: no gathering, and you build whatever you like; ^z (Modded): The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded; ^y (Carbon): Plugins run through Carbon; NA (North America): The server browser lists this server under North America. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.9Where can [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | fits are: 5x Rust servers: live statistics, Modded Rust servers, Build and creative servers in Rust, Rust servers tagged creative and North American server statistics. You will find it on the server list filtered by: 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.

Settings and map

A.10Which settings and rules are in force on [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE |?

The rate for gathering on [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | is 5x, according to its name. No cap is given beyond the game's default of 8 players per group. The mode is build & creative, which means no gathering: sandbox building only. The server browser lists it as Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. Carbon plugins are running. It describes itself as vanilla, which is to say this is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.11On which map does [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE | take place?

Size 4,500 and seed 1337 define the procedural, game-generated map on [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE |. Because size and seed determine the map, RustMaps can show it, linked from this page. The name of the map is Custom Map.

Connection

A.12What is the process for joining [US] Skippy's Test Lab | 5x | PVE |?

Enter client.connect 98.2.204.240:28015 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 mp20,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^z,^y,^m,^v,^c,NA,gmrust,cs168909,ts8.

Table 5: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
mp20Max players. It offers 20 slots.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2635Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join.
cs168909Build. The game build is 168909.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. A region code has not been set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. Facepunch's force wipe sets the schedule: wipes take place once a month.
Difficulty
^vVanilla. This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered.
Gameplay
^cCreative. This is a sandbox: no gathering, and you build whatever you like.
Mods and access
^zModded. The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded.
^yCarbon. Plugins run through Carbon.
Region
NANorth America. The server browser lists this server under North America.

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

Skippy’s Test Lab This is where I mess around with custom plugins, test weird ideas, build stuff, break stuff, and see what actually works. Expect custom systems, experiments, events, map changes, and the occasional “well… that wasn’t supposed to happen.” It’s a laid-back place to explore, mess around, help test things, and see what we can make Rust do. Things may change without warning — that’s kinda the point. Come poke around. Weird ideas welcome.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. North America server population. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. 5x population and wipes. ruststatistics.org/top-5x-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Modded server list with rates. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Rust build and creative servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-build-servers.
  6. [6]Rust Statistics. Predicted wipe schedule. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.