Closed testing
OVR is 100 less its top share among ranked servers: top 69%.
Power level
Players on it, from the Steam server list.
Every five minutes.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Tale of the tape
Against its closest rival: the most similar server we track.
Wipe receipt
157.85.85.216:24028
THANK YOU · COME AGAIN NEXT WIPE
The map
Under the hood
Asked of the server directly. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
The ranking
Down 7651 places on last week. Top 69% of all ranked servers, top 86% in EU. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 157.85.85.216:24028
- Region
- EU
- Max players
- 30
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- monthly
- Last wipe
- 27 Sep 2026, 15:57 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 26 Sep 2026
Other contenders
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Map and rules
What are Closed testing's rules and configuration?
The name of Closed testing does not include a gather rate. Up to 8 players per group, the standard default. pve is the game mode, player-versus-player combat is off. Modded in the browser is where it appears: plugins or settings change how the game plays. You find Carbon plugins in use. The server has VAC on.
What's the map on Closed testing?
Closed testing uses a procedural map of 3,000 that the game generates with seed 290816156. The map is identical for the same size and seed, so RustMaps can show it from this page.
Server tags
What are the tags on Closed testing for?
The game's server browser reads the tags Closed testing publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as Rust normally plays; mp30 (Max players): Room for 30; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2633 (Protocol): Your game version must equal protocol 2633 to get in; cs165217 (Build): Build 165217; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): No region code on record; ^m (Monthly): Facepunch's force wipe brings the monthly reset; ^p (PvE): Players do not fight players; the environment does the killing; ^z (Modded): Modded: plugins or settings change how it plays; ^y (Carbon): Plugin framework: Carbon; EU (Europe): The server browser files it under Europe. From the tags, this page also pulls its live player count, its queue and its world's creation time, and puts them at the top.
Where does Closed testing appear in Boongarust lists?
These Boongarust lists are a fit for Closed testing: EU Rust servers, Top modded Rust servers and Best Rust PvE servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Region: Europe; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Server details
Where can you find Closed testing?
Its EU tag is how Closed testing lists itself in Europe. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. Connect at 157.85.85.216:24028.
How reliable is Closed testing?
Closed testing is down, with the last sighting 5 days 10 hours ago. Last 7 full days: 27% uptime, with 45 hours up out of 168. The first record Boongarust has is 26 September 2026.
Which Rust build does Closed testing have?
On Linux, Closed testing runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe times
What happens on wipe day at Closed testing?
Recent wipes peaked at 1 players on average. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 1 hours in.
When does Closed testing wipe?
Once a month: Closed testing wipes at the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes the force wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 11 days 7 hours ago this server built its current world. Its tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.
Population
Where does Closed testing sit in the rankings?
Ranked #16,006 on the week's player hours, Closed testing sits in the top 69% overall and #2,474 in Europe.
How many players are on Closed testing?
Down right now: Closed testing, last spotted 5 days 10 hours back. Averaged 0 players across the last week.
Join the server
How do you connect to Closed testing?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 157.85.85.216:24028. Or click Launch Rust here, which uses Steam to open the game and join.
Sticker sheet
Every tag it publishes, and what it means. Published as mp30,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^z,^y,^m,EU,^p,gmrust,cs165217,ts8.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.