BW Test Server: players, wipe times and rank

Health checks

from the latest readings

ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 13m ago
Passing
Capacity0% of 40 slots in use
Passing
Queuenobody waiting
Passing
Performancerunning at 60 fps
Passing
Fresh mapwiped 6d ago
Passing
Next wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC, in 28d 13h
Passing

Activity

players each hour, last 48

48 hours agonow

Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: monthly
Map: Procedural Map · 4250

moddedoxide

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Players

AveragePeak

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Rank

daily · 1 is best

RankRank in region

Top 59% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Performance

48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: a point a day, measured since 17 Sep. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

Wipe calendar

1 day with a wipe in the last 16 weeks

JunJulAugSepOct MonWedFriSun

no wipe wiped force wipe today

Next wipe

Thursday 5 November19:00 UTC

In 28d 13h. The force wipe · high confidence

wipe-day peak: 1

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

History

1 Oct
Thu 19:53 UTC · force wipe peak 1 · running

Map: Procedural Map
Size: 4250
Seed: 1583848389

Open on RustMaps

Address: 104.143.3.209:29015
Region: –
Max players: 40
Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: monthly
Last wipe: 1 Oct 2026, 19:53 UTC
Hostname: –
First seen: 13 Sep 2026

In its own words

BW TEST SERVER You must be Whitelisted to play here. If you are an MVP on either of our servers you are on the Whitelist. This is our testing and development server. New mods and plugins are setup and tested before deployment on BW Redux or BW Zombified.

Server tags

What each tag it publishes means. Published as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,gmrust,cs167058,ts8,^o^z,modded.

Game

gmrustGame mode The game mode is standard Rust survival.

mp40Max players Slots: 40.

ts8Group limit Teams are capped at 8, which is the game default.

v2634Protocol The game protocol is 2634; your game must match to join.

cs167058Build This server runs game build 167058.

ptrakNetworking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard.

$r?Region code No region code is set.

Wipe schedule

^mMonthly The server wipes monthly, coinciding with Facepunch's force wipe.

Mods and access

^oOxide A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use.

^zModded Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded.

moddedModded Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Population

What position does BW Test Server hold?

The seven-day player hours rank for BW Test Server is #14,101, in the top 59% of ranked servers.

How many players are on BW Test Server?

With 40 slots, BW Test Server holds 0 players at present. The average over seven days is 0 players, peaking at 1.

Settings and rules

What map is used on BW Test Server?

A procedural map of size 4,250 with seed 1583848389 runs on BW Test Server, produced by the game. You can look at the map on RustMaps from this page, as the same size and seed give the same result.

What settings and rules apply on BW Test Server?

No gather rate appears in the name of BW Test Server. Groups can contain up to 8 players, the default for the game. survival is the mode, the usual game: gathering, building and raiding. Raiding and player-versus-player fighting are enabled. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings change gameplay. Its plugins include Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

Wipe details

What happens on BW Test Server during wipe day?

Across recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 1 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 1 hours in.

What wipe pattern does BW Test Server follow?

Once a month, at the force wipe, BW Test Server wipes. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it. That is the next wipe. It has been 6 days 9 hours since the current world was made. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.

Tags and filters

How should you read the tags on BW Test Server?

These tags are published by BW Test Server and read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp40 (Max players): Slots: 40; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your game must match to join; cs167058 (Build): This server runs game build 167058; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): The server wipes monthly, coinciding with Facepunch's force wipe; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded; modded (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded. The tags also carry its current players, its queue and when its world was made, all shown at the top of this page.

Where does BW Test Server appear in Best Rust Servers lists and filters?

The Best Rust Servers lists that BW Test Server fits are: Best 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; Last wipe: In the last week.

About the server

What Rust version does BW Test Server run?

The Rust version on BW Test Server is network protocol 2634 and build 167058, running on Linux. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Where can BW Test Server be found?

For BW Test Server, no region is published. Where a server says it is, that is what Best Rust Servers shows; it does not look up the machine's location. 104.143.3.209:29015 is its address.

How well does BW Test Server perform?

The 48-hour average was 59 fps, with 13 as the lowest point. A maximum of 111,557 entities were present, comprising buildings, deployables and all else. The highest memory usage was 4,337 MB. Low fps and a growing entity count are the sources of lag for players.

What is the online status and reliability of BW Test Server?

BW Test Server is online at the moment. The uptime figure suggests it restarted about 14 hours ago. Uptime for the last full 7 days was 83%, meaning 139 of 168 hours. The date Best Rust Servers first observed it is 13 September 2026.

How to join

What are the steps to join BW Test Server?

Enter client.connect 104.143.3.209:29015 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust via Steam and connects. Its website can be found at https://discord.com/invite/ZHnKkR9VaZ.