Offline218.81.126.73:28015checked 19d ago
test996
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 61% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 10h. The force wipe
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
Similar servers
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipesQuick answers
from the figures on this pageSettings and map
Which rules govern test996?
The name of test996 does not state a gather rate. Groups are capped at 8 players, the default in the game. survival is the game mode, gather, build, raid: the standard game. PvP and raiding are enabled. The server browser lists it as Modded, with plugins or settings that alter the game. Plugins: Oxide. VAC is on, Valve's anti-cheat.
What map is used on test996?
A procedural map, generated by the game, runs on test996.
Tags and filters
Where can test996 be found in Rust Player Count lists and filters?
These Rust Player Count lists include test996: Modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
What information do the tags on test996 convey?
For the game's server browser, test996 publishes: gmvanilla (Game mode): Standard vanilla survival; mp20 (Max players): 20 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, which is what the game sets by default; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2633; cs165217 (Build): It runs on game build 165217; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's standard one; $r? (Region code): A region code is not present; ^m (Monthly): Expect one wipe per month, alongside the forced wipe from Facepunch; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): This server is Modded; plugins or settings affect how it plays. The tags also include its current players, its queue and when its world was made, shown at the top of this page.
Population
What is the player count on test996?
test996 is offline at the moment; the last time it was seen was 19 days 22 hours ago.
What position does test996 hold among Rust servers?
For player hours in the last seven days, test996 ranks #13,313 and is in the top 61% of all ranked servers.
Server details
What is the online status and reliability of test996?
Currently offline, test996 was last seen 19 days 22 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours. 24 September 2026 is when Rust Player Count first saw it.
What is the Rust version for test996?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on Windows is what test996 uses. The protocol has to match for you to join, but Steam updates it without any action from you.
Where can you find test996?
No region is published by test996. Where a server says it is, that is what Rust Player Count shows; it does not check the machine's actual location. You can reach it at 218.81.126.73:28015.
Wipe schedule
When does test996 wipe?
The next wipe for test996 is an estimate based on the force wipe. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, which is its next wipe. It has been running its current world for 20 days 1 hours. The tags show a wipe schedule set to monthly.
How to join
How can I connect to test996?
Open the Rust console with F1, then type client.connect 218.81.126.73:28015. Alternatively, fit into the server through the Launch Rust button on this page; that starts Rust via Steam and joins you.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp20,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^m,gmvanilla,cs165217,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmvanilla
mp20
ts8
v2633
cs165217
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Mods and access
^o
^z
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.