101,030 players on Rust servers right now11,856 servers online3,903 with players on542 fresh wipes in the last three hoursWhyPlayTestStuff2: 1 players (offline)Updated every five minutes101,030 players on Rust servers right now11,856 servers online3,903 with players on542 fresh wipes in the last three hoursWhyPlayTestStuff2: 1 players (offline)Updated every five minutes
newest first · every post is a reading of this server
29d ago
The count
Last seen: 1 of ? players
1/ ?players now
07-day averagepeak –
#14,447ranktop 60%
34d agolast wipemonthly schedule
6d 22hnext wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW
Now
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Players on WhyPlayTestStuff2
Players
No five-minute samples in the last two hours.
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
No hourly history yet.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
AveragePeakWipe
Daily average and peak, UTC.
48h
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How the server is running
Server performance
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 30 days.
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 30 days.
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 30 days.
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: one point a day, with the day's average and lowest fps, most entities and most memory, measured since 18 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
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Rank #14,447 today
Rank
daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
Top 60% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
in 6d 22h
Coming up · wipe schedule
Next wipe in 6d 22h
force wipes only
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 6d 22h.
The force wipe · high confidence
1wipe-day peakplayers, last three wipes
Coming wipes
6d 22h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
FW
34d 22h
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC
FW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in, with 2 in the queue.
Wipes
newest first
34d ago
The current map
Wipe peaks at 1 player, 2 in the queue
Friday 25 September 2026, 18:19 UTC
Peak
1 +2 queue
Crowd
–
Lasted
running
Players before
0
Peak: the most players in the first 48 hours. Crowd: whether every day of the wipe kept at least half that peak, or the day it fell below. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
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QWhat should you expect from wipe day on WhyPlayTestStuff2?
Recent wipes on this server averaged a peak of 1 players at their busiest. The latest wipe peaked 0 hours after it, with a queue of 2 more.
QWhen does WhyPlayTestStuff2 wipe?
Once a month is all WhyPlayTestStuff2 wipes, together with the force wipe. Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC brings the force wipe, its next wipe and one that hits every Rust server. 34 days 1 hours have passed since this world was generated. Its tags give wipes as monthly.
Lists and tags
QWhich Rust Live Stats filters and lists does WhyPlayTestStuff2 show up in?
On Rust Live Stats, WhyPlayTestStuff2 is listed under Rust build and creative servers: live list, Rust creative servers, live now and Vanilla Rust servers, live. Under the filters Type: Vanilla, Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, Creative ^c and Build server ^k; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly it appears on the server list.
QHow should you read the tags on WhyPlayTestStuff2?
The server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp0 (Max players): The slot count is 0; ts8 (Group limit): Team cap: 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): You need protocol 2634 on your game to get in; cs166257 (Build): The game build is 166257; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer — the game's standard one; $rus4 (Region code): The region code reads us4; ^m (Monthly): It wipes with Facepunch's force wipe, once each month; ^v (Vanilla): No changed rates, kits or rules — this is the game as Facepunch ships it; ^c (Creative): Build what you like in this creative sandbox, with nothing to gather; ^k (Build server): Builds: a place to practise and design bases, which WhyPlayTestStuff2 publishes. Players now, queue length and world creation time are carried in the tags too, and appear at the top of this page.
Player counts
QHow full is WhyPlayTestStuff2 at the moment?
WhyPlayTestStuff2 is not online at the moment, having last been seen 29 days 22 hours ago.
QWhat position does WhyPlayTestStuff2 hold among Rust servers?
Player hours over seven days put WhyPlayTestStuff2 at #14,447, in the top 60% of all ranked servers.
Rules and settings
QWhat rules does WhyPlayTestStuff2 enforce, and which settings does it use?
The name WhyPlayTestStuff2 carries no gather rate. Eight players per group, which is the game's default. build & creative is the mode, with sandbox building, no gathering. Community is its browser category. By its own label it is vanilla: no changed rates, kits or rules — this is the game as Facepunch ships it. VAC is enabled: Valve's anti-cheat.
QWhich map is live on WhyPlayTestStuff2?
A procedural map of 4,250 with seed 1991152213, generated by the game, runs on WhyPlayTestStuff2. Size and seed repeat the same map, so RustMaps can show it from this page.
Server details
QWhich region is WhyPlayTestStuff2 hosted in?
There is no region from WhyPlayTestStuff2, whose region code reads us4. Where the machine stands is not checked by Rust Live Stats; only the location a server states is shown. You can reach it at 162.142.111.85:28030.
QWhat version of Rust is running on WhyPlayTestStuff2?
WhyPlayTestStuff2 operates on Windows with Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166257. Joining requires the same protocol on your game; Steam takes care of updating it.
QHow reliable is WhyPlayTestStuff2, and is it online at the moment?
At the time of this update, WhyPlayTestStuff2 is down, last seen 29 days 22 hours ago. 0 of 168 hours were online in the last 7 full days, giving 0% uptime. The first sighting by Rust Live Stats was on 17 September 2026.
How to join
QHow do you get onto WhyPlayTestStuff2?
Use Launch Rust and join on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect, or start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 162.142.111.85:28030.
Server tags
what each one means
Published asmp0,ptrak,$rus4,v2634,^m,^v,^c,^k,gmrust,cs166257,ts8
Game
gmrust
Game modeThe game mode is standard Rust survival.
mp0
Max playersThe slot count is 0.
ts8
Group limitTeam cap: 8, which is the game default.
v2634
ProtocolYou need protocol 2634 on your game to get in.
cs166257
BuildThe game build is 166257.
ptrak
NetworkingRakNet is the network layer — the game's standard one.
$rus4
Region codeThe region code reads us4.
Wipe schedule
^m
MonthlyIt wipes with Facepunch's force wipe, once each month.
Difficulty
^v
VanillaNo changed rates, kits or rules — this is the game as Facepunch ships it.
Gameplay
^c
CreativeBuild what you like in this creative sandbox, with nothing to gather.
^k
Build serverBuilds: a place to practise and design bases.
Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.