Testing
OVR is 100 less its top share among ranked servers: top 50%.
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
159.196.14.186:28015
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
Top 50% of all ranked servers, top 83% in OC. Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 159.196.14.186:28015
- Region
- OC
- Max players
- 44
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- weekly
- Last wipe
- 2 Oct 2026, 02:13 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 2 Oct 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 Testing use?
There is no gather rate in the name of Testing. The group limit is 8 players, as the game defaults. It plays as battlefield, kits and high rates for fast PvP. Modded in the browser is where it appears: plugins or settings change how the game plays. Oxide plugins are running on it. The server has VAC on.
What's the map on Testing?
Testing uses a procedural map that the game generates.
Server tags
How should you read the tags on Testing?
These tags come from Testing and go straight into the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival as Rust normally plays; mp44 (Max players): Room for 44; ts8 (Group limit): Default team size is 8; v2634 (Protocol): Get on protocol 2634 or the door stays shut; cs166494 (Build): Running build 166494; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the game's default network layer; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank; ^w (Weekly): Wipes every seven days; ^i (Battlefield): High rates and kits: PvP that moves fast; ^o (Oxide): It uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Modded listing, with plugins or settings altering the game; OC (Oceania): You will find it in the browser under Oceania. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and when its world was made, all taken from the tags.
What Boongarust lists feature Testing?
The Boongarust lists that take Testing are: Oceania Rust servers, live, Top modded Rust servers and Best Rust battlefield servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Region: Oceania; Type: Modded; Server tag: Weekly ^w, Battlefield ^i, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Weekly; Last wipe: In the last week.
Server details
What's the physical location of Testing?
The OC tag is what Testing uses to list itself in Oceania. Boongarust takes the server at its word on location and does not check where the machine sits. Connect at 159.196.14.186:28015.
What's the uptime like on Testing?
Testing is down, with the last sighting 5 days 14 hours ago. Last 5 full days: 2% uptime, with 2 hours up out of 120. The first record Boongarust has is 2 October 2026.
What Rust version is Testing using?
On Windows, Testing runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494. You must match the protocol to join; Steam updates it automatically.
Wipe times
How often does Testing wipe?
The estimate for Testing's next wipe comes from weekly: 7 days after its last wipe. Expect the next wipe on Friday 9 October at 02:13 UTC. 6 days 14 hours ago this server built its current world. Its tags say it wipes weekly.
Population
Where does Testing sit in the rankings?
In the top 50% of all ranked servers, Testing is #11,776 on player hours over the last seven days and #182 in Oceania.
Is Testing busy?
Down right now: Testing, last spotted 5 days 14 hours back. The average over the last seven days was 0 players, with a peak of 1.
How to join
How do you connect to Testing?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 159.196.14.186:28015. 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 mp44,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^w,^i,OC,gmrust,cs166494,ts8,^o^z.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.