RS-15581Community server
Evolution Staging Server
Offline 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
Top 65% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not 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
| 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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Population
How populated is Evolution Staging Server?
Currently, Evolution Staging Server is offline; the last sighting was 16 days 11 hours ago.
What is the ranking of Evolution Staging Server?
Ranked #15,581 on seven-day player hours, Evolution Staging Server is in the top 65% of all ranked servers.
Server tags and lists
On Top Rust Servers, which lists and filters carry Evolution Staging Server?
These Top Rust Servers lists count Evolution Staging Server among their servers: Best Rust community servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
How should you read the tags on Evolution Staging Server?
Published by Evolution Staging Server for the game's server browser to read: gmvanilla (Game mode): Vanilla survival mode; mp1 (Max players): It has 1 slots; ts8 (Group limit): At most 8 per team, as standard in the game; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634 is required to join; your game must be on the same version; cs165978 (Build): Game build: 165978; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank. The top of this page also shows the time its world was made, its queue, and its players now, all from the tags.
Rules, settings, and map
Which map is running on Evolution Staging Server?
A procedural map, created by the game, is in use on Evolution Staging Server.
What does Evolution Staging Server run for rules and settings?
You will not find a gather rate in the name Evolution Staging Server. Up to 8 players per group, as the game defaults. It runs survival, the normal mode where you gather, build and raid. Player versus player combat and raiding are enabled. The server browser shows it under Community. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
About the server
What is the Rust version on Evolution Staging Server?
On Windows, Evolution Staging Server operates Rust network protocol 2634 and build 165978. Your game needs the same protocol to connect; Steam takes care of updating it.
What is the server location for Evolution Staging Server?
No region is published by Evolution Staging Server. What Top Rust Servers shows is where a server says it is, not where the machine stands, which it does not look up. It answers at 104.28.197.253:28015.
Is Evolution Staging Server currently online?
The server Evolution Staging Server is down at the moment, with its last appearance 16 days 11 hours ago. Across the last 7 full days, it was online for 0 of 168 hours, or 0%. Its first appearance in Top Rust Servers was on 28 September 2026.
Wipe schedule
What happens on wipe day on Evolution Staging Server?
Recent wipes saw an average peak of 1 players at their busiest. The peak of the latest wipe came 0 hours after it began.
How often does Evolution Staging Server wipe?
Not enough wipe data exists yet to identify the rhythm of Evolution Staging Server. The monthly force wipe applies to every Rust server; the next one is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its world was last replaced 16 days 12 hours ago.
How to join
What is the process to join Evolution Staging Server?
To connect, start Rust, hit F1, and enter client.connect 104.28.197.253:28015. You can also join by clicking Launch Rust here, which opens Rust through Steam and links you in.