Rust Empires Test
OVR is 100 less its top share among ranked servers: top 68%.
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
158.69.5.16:28023
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 9024 places on last week. Top 68% of all ranked servers. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 158.69.5.16:28023
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 25
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 16 Sep 2026, 14:51 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 15 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 settings does Rust Empires Test use?
There is no gather rate in the name of Rust Empires Test. The group limit is 8 players, as the game defaults. 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 Oxide plugins in use. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
What's the map on Rust Empires Test?
A procedural map of 4,500 with seed 150123630 is in use on Rust Empires Test, made by the game. View it on RustMaps from this page: identical size and seed give an identical map.
Server tags
What do Rust Empires Test's tags signify?
These tags come from Rust Empires Test and go straight into the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The usual Rust survival setup; mp25 (Max players): Slot count: 25; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size is 8; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: match it or you cannot join; cs164530 (Build): Game build is 164530; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): No region code on record; ^p (PvE): PvE: other players are not the danger, the world is; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) handles the plugins; ^z (Modded): Modded listing, with plugins or settings altering the game. The tags carry its current players, its queue and its world's creation time, and this page puts them up top.
Where does Rust Empires Test appear in Boongarust lists?
These Boongarust lists are a fit for Rust Empires Test: Top modded Rust servers and Best Rust PvE servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server info
What's the physical location of Rust Empires Test?
No region comes from Rust Empires Test. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. You can reach it at 158.69.5.16:28023.
How often is Rust Empires Test online?
Offline now, Rust Empires Test was last seen 16 days 14 hours ago. Last 7 full days: 0% uptime, with 0 hours up out of 168. The first record Boongarust has is 15 September 2026.
What Rust version is Rust Empires Test using?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 164530 on Windows: that is Rust Empires Test. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe times
What happens on wipe day at Rust Empires Test?
Recent wipes peaked at 5 players on average. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 23 hours in.
Rust Empires Test wipes on what schedule?
Rust Empires Test's wipes are too few on record to show a rhythm. The monthly force wipe hits every Rust server, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 21 days 11 hours ago this server built its current world.
Population
Where does Rust Empires Test sit in the rankings?
In the top 68% of all ranked servers, Rust Empires Test is #15,498 on player hours over the last seven days.
How many players are on Rust Empires Test?
Rust Empires Test last showed life 16 days 14 hours ago; it is offline now.
Join the server
How can you get into Rust Empires Test?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 158.69.5.16:28023. 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 mp25,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^p,gmrust,cs164530,ts8,^o^z.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.