[GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing: players

Health checks

from the latest readings

ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 10m ago
Passing
Capacity1% of 70 slots in use
Passing
Queuenobody waiting
Passing
Performancerunning at 209 fps
Passing
Fresh mapwiped 8d ago
Passing
Next wipetoo few wipes seen yet
No data

Activity

players each hour, last 48

48 hours agonow

Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: not published
Map: Procedural Map · 3000

moddedoxide

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Players

AveragePeak

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Rank

daily · 1 is best

RankRank in region

Top 25% 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

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

wipe-day peak: 3

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

History

30 Sep
Wed 18:35 UTC peak 3 · running

Map of [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing

Map: Procedural Map
Size: 3000
Seed: 1337

Open on RustMaps

Address: 208.73.203.30:7781
Region: –
Max players: 70
Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: –
Last wipe: 30 Sep 2026, 18:35 UTC
Hostname: –
First seen: 13 Sep 2026

In its own words

Welcome to the Great North Gaming Development Server! This server runs unreleased Rust staging builds and active plugin experiments. Expect instability, frequent restarts, wipes, unfinished features, and unexpected behavior. You are welcome to play, explore, and enjoy the development process with us—just remember that nothing here should be considered permanent. Great North Gaming: https://www.greatnorthgaming.com Plugins by GNGGOD: https://codefling.com/fortis_atheos

Server tags

What each tag it publishes means. Published as mp70,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166406,ts8,^o^z.

Game

gmrustGame mode Standard survival, as in Rust.

mp70Max players The slot count is 70.

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

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

cs166406Build The game build is 166406.

ptrakNetworking RakNet is the network layer, as standard for the game.

$r?Region code No region code is set.

Mods and access

^oOxide The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) is installed.

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

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Population

What position does [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing hold?

The seven-day player hours rank for [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing is #5,845, in the top 25% of ranked servers.

What is the population of [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing?

At the moment, 1 of 70 slots on [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing are filled. The seven-day average is 0 players, with a peak of 2. The busiest time in the last 48 hours was 20:00 UTC, with an average of 1 players.

Map and rules

Which map is active on [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing?

A procedural map of size 3,000 with seed 1337 runs on [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing, produced by the game. View it on RustMaps from here: identical size and seed yield the same map.

What settings and rules apply on [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing?

The name of [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing carries no gather rate. Groups can contain up to 8 players, the default for the game. It runs survival, the usual game: gathering, building and raiding. You can fight other players and raid their bases. Plugins or settings change the game, and it is listed under Modded in the server browser. The plugins it uses are Oxide. VAC by Valve is on.

Wipe schedule

What can you expect from wipe day on [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing?

On average, the peak across recent wipes was 3 players. Peak numbers on the latest wipe arrived 11 hours after it began.

When does [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing wipe?

Too few wipes from [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing are recorded to reveal a rhythm. Each month brings a force wipe for all Rust servers. It falls next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 8 days 2 hours is the age of the current world.

Server tags

What is the meaning of the tags on [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing?

These tags are published by [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing and read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival, as in Rust; mp70 (Max players): The slot count is 70; 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; cs166406 (Build): The game build is 166406; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) is installed; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded. Shown at the top of this page are three more things from the tags: its players now, its queue and the time its world was made.

What lists and filters on Best Rust Servers hold [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing?

Included in these Best Rust Servers lists is [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing: Best modded Rust servers. Filter entries for this server: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

About the server

What is the Rust version on [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing?

The Rust version on [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing is network protocol 2634 and build 166406, running on Windows. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

What is the location of [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing?

No region is published by [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing. Where a server says it is, that is what Best Rust Servers shows; it does not look up the machine's location. 208.73.203.30:7781 is its address.

How smooth is [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing?

In the last 48 hours, the server averaged 211 fps, with a minimum of 184. A maximum of 47,406 entities were present, comprising buildings, deployables and all else. Memory use reached 4,785 MB. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.

What is the online status and reliability of [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing?

The server [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing is currently online. The uptime figure suggests it restarted about 8 days 1 hours ago. Uptime for the last full 7 days was 100%, meaning 168 of 168 hours. Best Rust Servers recorded its first appearance on 13 September 2026.

Join the server

How do you connect to [GNG] Development Server | Staging & Plugin Testing?

Use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect, or press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 208.73.203.30:7781 in the console. You can find its website at https://www.greatnorthgaming.com.