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Testing Dumb Things

NA 66.51.96.89:28000 checked 7m ago

monthly wipes moddedoxide
Release date
Next release
In five minutes (16:50 UTC)
Source
Live server queries
Server address
66.51.96.89:28000
First recorded
13 September 2026

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1. Main points

Players now

0/ 50

0% full

7-day average

0

peak 1

Rank

#12,589

top 56% · #1377 in NA

Last wipe

15h ago

monthly schedule

Next wipe

7d 2h

Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW

Main points

  • There were 0 players on it, 0% of its 50 slots.
  • Over the last seven days it averaged 0 players, with a peak of 1.
  • It ranks #12,589 of all ranked servers, the top 56%, and #1377 in NA, on player hours over the last seven days.
  • Its current map went up 15h ago; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

2. Players

Figure 1: Players on Testing Dumb Things

Players now and over time, UTC

AveragePeakWipe
00.250.50.75121:0001:0005:0008:0012:0015:00Wiped Wed 28 Oct, 21:44 UTCWIPE

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Source: Live server queries, Rust Census

3. Server performance

Figure 2: Frame rate, entities and memory

From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag

Server fpsWipe
01020304021:0001:0005:0008:0012:0015:00Wiped Wed 28 Oct, 21:44 UTCWIPE

Note

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 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

4. Rank

Figure 3: Rank among all servers, daily

1 is best

RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k20 Sep24 Sep28 Sep3 Oct7 Oct29 Oct

Top 56% of all ranked servers, top 74% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Source: Live server queries, Rust Census

5. Wipe schedule

Patternforce wipes only

Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 2h. The force wipe · high confidence

Table 1: Coming wipes

Expected from its own rhythm and the force wipe

InDate and timeKind
7d 2hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCForce wipe FW
35d 2hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCForce wipe FW

6. Wipes

Table 2: Wipes, newest first

Every wipe seen on this server

WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Wed 28 Oct, 21:44 UTC19h ago – – running 0

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.

Source: Live server queries, Rust Census

7. Map

Figure 4: Map of Testing Dumb Things

3500 · seed 1337

Map of Testing Dumb Things

Table 3: The world

As the server publishes it

MapCustom Map
Size3500
Seed1337

8. Server characteristics

Table 4: Characteristics of Testing Dumb Things

What the server publishes and what was recorded

Address66.51.96.89:28000
RegionNA
Max players50
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe29 Oct 2026, 01:52 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026

9. Similar servers

Table 5: Servers like this one

The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes

ServerCharacteristicsPlayers
[NA] Willjum's Casual Solo/Duo MonthlyNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 14 on average7 / 175
Hempville 420 No Kos Low Decay / Limited PvPNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 7 on average3 / 90
Made in Quebec & France! QC FR EN (Website 9 Languages)NA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 4 on average5 / 1000
Testing GroundsNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 2 on average4 / 15
Apocrypha-Linux | PvE | PvPNA · groups of 20+ · monthly · 1 on average1 / 50
[US] Exile PvE | Noob Friendly | Raidable Bases | Skill Tree | NA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 1 on average1 / 50

10. Quick answers

From the figures on this page.

Wipe schedule

This release records the wipe timetable for Testing Dumb Things: what is it?

The force wipe is the only wipe Testing Dumb Things takes, once a month. Every Rust server wipes on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC at the force wipe, which is its next wipe. 15 hours have passed since this world was made. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.

About the server

How reliable is Testing Dumb Things, and is it online now?

At the latest check, Testing Dumb Things was online. The uptime it reports puts the last restart at about 2 hours ago. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was up 2 of them, or 1%. It was first seen by Rust Census on 13 September 2026.

What does the performance record of Testing Dumb Things show?

Over the last 48 hours, server fps averaged 8; the lowest reading was 5. The world carried up to 21,917 entities, including buildings, deployables and all else. Memory use reached 1,210 MB at its peak. Players feel low fps and a rising entity count as lag.

In which location is Testing Dumb Things based?

In North America Testing Dumb Things lists itself, with its NA tag. Rust Census does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. At 66.51.96.89:28000 it is addressed.

Which Rust version is Testing Dumb Things running?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux is the version Testing Dumb Things runs. Steam updates your game for you, but it has to be on the same protocol to join.

Player counts

What population has been recorded on Testing Dumb Things?

Testing Dumb Things stands at 0 players from 50 slots in this release. Averaged over seven days: 0 players, with a peak of 1. The busiest hour in the last 48 hours was 01:00 UTC, with an average of 1 players.

How does Testing Dumb Things compare with other servers in the rankings?

For seven-day player hours Testing Dumb Things is ranked #12,589 and #1,377 in North America, placing it in the top 56% of all ranked servers.

Lists and tags

Which Rust Census filters and lists cover Testing Dumb Things?

These Rust Census lists include Testing Dumb Things: Modded Rust servers, counted and North America: servers listed. These filters bring it up on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 24 hours.

Which meanings do the tags on Testing Dumb Things carry?

Read by the game's server browser, Testing Dumb Things publishes these tags: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard survival as Rust runs it; mp50 (Max players): Slots: 50; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: 8 to a team; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2635 to join; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is used, the standard network layer of the game; $r? (Region code): This server carries no region code; ^m (Monthly): Wipes follow Facepunch's force wipe, once a month; ^o (Oxide): Plugins are handled by Oxide (uMod) on this server; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game on this modded server; NA (North America): In the server browser it appears under North America. At the top of this page you will find the tags for current players, queue and world creation time.

Settings and map

Which map has been recorded for Testing Dumb Things?

Size 3,500 and seed 1337: that is the procedural map on Testing Dumb Things, generated by the game. Size and seed together fix the map, so you can view it on RustMaps from this page. Recorded under map name: Custom Map.

How is Testing Dumb Things configured, and what rules does it keep?

No gather rate is recorded for Testing Dumb Things in its name. 8 players is the group limit, the game's default. It runs survival, the standard game: gather, build, raid. Raiding and player combat are permitted. Plugins or settings change the game, and the browser lists it under Modded. The plugin count is Oxide. The server runs VAC, Valve's anti-cheat.

Join details

How can you connect to Testing Dumb Things?

You can open the console in Rust with F1 and enter client.connect 66.51.96.89:28000; or press Launch Rust and join on this page, and you are connected through Steam.

11. Server tags

What each tag this server publishes means: a glossary.

Published asmp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,NA,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrustGame mode The game mode is standard survival as Rust runs it.
mp50Max players Slots: 50.
ts8Group limit This is the game default: 8 to a team.
v2635Protocol Your game must run protocol 2635 to join.
cs168909Build Game build: 168909.
ptrakNetworking RakNet is used, the standard network layer of the game.
$r?Region code This server carries no region code.

Wipe schedule

^mMonthly Wipes follow Facepunch's force wipe, once a month.

Mods and access

^oOxide Plugins are handled by Oxide (uMod) on this server.
^zModded Plugins or settings alter the game on this modded server.

Region

NANorth America In the server browser it appears under North America.

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.