nova Testing Grounds
OVR is 100 less its top share among ranked servers.
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
220.233.43.246:28015
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
Daily; 1 is best.
Spec sheet
- Address
- 220.233.43.246:28015
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 5
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- –
- Last wipe
- 13 Sep 2026, 04:16 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 13 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 nova Testing Grounds's rules and configuration?
No gather rate appears in the name of nova Testing Grounds. The group limit is 8 players, as the game defaults. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid in the standard game. PvP and raiding are enabled. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. Plugins running: Carbon. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is disabled.
What's the map on nova Testing Grounds?
The map on nova Testing Grounds is procedural, created by the game.
Tags
How should you read the tags on nova Testing Grounds?
These tags come from nova Testing Grounds and go straight into the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The usual Rust survival setup; mp5 (Max players): Slot count: 5; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, as Facepunch ships it; v2633 (Protocol): Your game version must equal protocol 2633 to get in; cs163794 (Build): Game build is 163794; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network here, the game's usual choice; $r? (Region code): No region code on record; ^z (Modded): Modded: plugins or settings change how it plays; ^y (Carbon): Plugin framework: Carbon. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and when its world was made, all taken from the tags.
Where does nova Testing Grounds appear in Boongarust lists?
These Boongarust lists are a fit for nova Testing Grounds: Top modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server info
Where can you find nova Testing Grounds?
From nova Testing Grounds, there is no region. Where a server says it is, that is what Boongarust shows. Where the machine actually stands is not looked up. You can reach it at 220.233.43.246:28015.
How reliable is nova Testing Grounds?
nova Testing Grounds is down, with the last sighting 19 days 15 hours ago. Last 7 full days: 0% uptime, with 0 hours up out of 168. The first record Boongarust has is 13 September 2026.
Which Rust build does nova Testing Grounds have?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794 on Linux: that is nova Testing Grounds. Steam keeps your game updated; you need the same protocol to connect.
Wipe times
When does nova Testing Grounds wipe?
With so few of nova Testing Grounds's wipes on record, its rhythm is unclear. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Every Rust server goes down for it, every month. Its world is 25 days 5 hours old.
Player counts
Ranking wise, where does nova Testing Grounds place?
Ranked #15,438 on seven-day player hours, nova Testing Grounds is in the top – overall.
How many players are on nova Testing Grounds?
Offline. nova Testing Grounds was last seen 19 days 15 hours ago.
How to join
How can you get into nova Testing Grounds?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 220.233.43.246:28015. 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 mp5,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs163794,ts8,^z,^y.
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.