Evolution Staging Server
104.28.197.253:28015 checked 16d ago
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 65% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
too few wipes seen yetNot enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
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.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 28 Sep, 01:41 UTC16d ago | 1 | – | running | 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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Quick answers
Rules and settings
Which settings and rules apply on Evolution Staging Server?
No gather rate appears in the name Evolution Staging Server. Up to 8 players can group, which is the game's default. It runs survival, gather, build and raid: the standard game. Other players can be fought and raided. You will find it under Community in the server browser. VAC is on, Valve's anti-cheat.
What is the map on Evolution Staging Server?
Generated by the game: the procedural map on Evolution Staging Server.
Server population
How many players are on Evolution Staging Server?
At present, Evolution Staging Server is offline and its last appearance was 16 days 6 hours ago.
What position does Evolution Staging Server hold in the server rankings?
For player hours over the last week, Evolution Staging Server is #15,581, which puts it in the top 65% of all ranked servers.
Server tags
How should you read the tags on Evolution Staging Server?
For the game's server browser, Evolution Staging Server publishes these tags: gmvanilla (Game mode): Vanilla survival gameplay; mp1 (Max players): The server has 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game's default; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2634; cs165978 (Build): Build number: 165978; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is standard; $r? (Region code): Region code left unset. At the top of this page you see its players now, its queue and the time its world was made, which are in the tags too.
Where does Evolution Staging Server appear in Rust Zerg Life lists?
The Rust Zerg Life lists that include Evolution Staging Server are Rust community servers for clans. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
About the server
How reliable is Evolution Staging Server, and is it up?
Currently offline, Evolution Staging Server was last seen 16 days 6 hours ago. Across the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, which is 0%. Rust Zerg Life has been tracking it since 28 September 2026.
Which Rust build does Evolution Staging Server use?
On Windows, Evolution Staging Server runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 165978. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, which Steam updates automatically.
What is the location of Evolution Staging Server?
No region is published by Evolution Staging Server. The location shown by Rust Zerg Life is what a server says; it does not check where the machine stands. You can reach it at 104.28.197.253:28015.
Wipe days
What happens on wipe day on Evolution Staging Server?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew an average of 1 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 0 hours in.
What schedule does Evolution Staging Server follow for wipes?
So few of Evolution Staging Server's wipes are recorded that its rhythm cannot be told yet. Next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC: the monthly force wipe that every Rust server gets. The world it is running now dates from 16 days 7 hours ago.
Join the server
What steps do I take to join Evolution Staging Server?
Join by entering client.connect 104.28.197.253:28015 in the console (press F1 first). Or use Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
Published as mp1,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmvanilla,cs165978,ts8
Game
gmvanilla
mp1
ts8
v2634
cs165978
ptrak
$r?
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.