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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE, reached at 157.85.86.162:25235 and hosted in NA. At the last check it held 0 of 150 places, against a seven-day mean of 0 and a peak of 11. It ranks #12,011 of all servers, the top 54%, and #1366 in NA. It last wiped 6d ago on a published biweekly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywords5x gather biweekly wipes modded oxide pve

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/1500% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak 1
Rank2#12,011top 54%; #1366 in NA
Last wipe6d agobiweekly schedule
Next wipe38d 0hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCfw

2Population

Figure 1 follows the players on the server at three scales: every five minutes over two hours, the hourly mean and peak over 48 hours, and the daily mean and peak over 90 days. Dashed uprights mark its wipes.

AveragePeak
0123419:0004:0013:0022:0007:0016:00
Figure 1: Players on the server, UTC: (a) every five minutes, from the Steam server list; (b) hourly mean and peak; (c) daily mean and peak.

3Performance

We query the server directly for its frame rate, entity count and memory4. Low frames per second and a climbing entity count are what players feel as lag (Figure 2).

measure
range
05010015020019:0004:0013:0022:0007:0016:00
Figure 2: 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, measured since 17 Sep.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 54% of all ranked servers, the top 73% in NA. Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.

RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k20 Sep28 Sep5 Oct13 Oct20 Oct28 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: from its schedule tag

The next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 8d 0h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap13.2 daysbetween real wipes
On rhythm33%of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
Crowd held0%else halves by day 2
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:008d 0hforce wipefw
Thu 19 Nov, 16:3321d 22hits own schedule
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0036d 0hforce wipefw
Thu 22 OctSat 3 OctSun 20 Sep
00.250.50.751+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 26 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 22 Oct, 16:336d ago 1 – running 0
Sat 3 Oct, 17:5625d ago 0 – 18.9 d 0
Sun 20 Sep, 12:5738d ago 1 halved by day 2 13.2 d 0
Fri 18 Sep, 12:3940d ago 0 – 2 d 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. Before: players just before it wiped. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.

6Map and settings

Map of 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 4000, seed 28103. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address157.85.86.162:25235
RegionNA
Max players150
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulebiweekly
Last wipe22 Oct 2026, 16:33 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size4000
Seed28103

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are US Rust server statistics [2], 5x population and wipes [3], modded Rust servers listed live [4], pve server list [5] and servers wiping soon [6].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rusty Spoon US PVE 5x [Events|Raid|Quests|Zombies|SkillTree]NA · groups of 8+ · 5x · biweekly · 31 on average20/150
Randum Rust 5x PVE |Raids|SkillTree|Events|Kits|StatsNA · groups of 10+ · 5x · biweekly · 3 on average3/100
BotWorld PVE AI Player70 Live Bots 5X - Wiped - 11d agoNA · groups of 8+ · 5x · biweekly · 2 on average1/200
Zombie Land 3x PVE | Raids | Skills | Events | Custom MapsNA · groups of 14+ · 3x · biweekly · 55 on average55/100
[US] RustValley 10x PVE+ |Legendary Weapons| Raidable Bases| LoNA · groups of 15+ · 10x · biweekly · 46 on average31/100
[US] Northnet 3x PVE | Events | Raids | Quests | Custom WeaponsNA · groups of 12+ · 3x · biweekly · 9 on average6/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1Does 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE perform well?

The server fps averaged 121 over the last 48 hours, never dropping below 101. Its entity count reached a maximum of 98,501, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. Memory use peaked at 7,076 MB. Players experience lag when fps is low and the entity count is rising.

A.2In which location is 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE based?

In North America, according to its own listing, 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE appears with the NA tag. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. You will find it at 157.85.86.162:25235.

A.3What is the reliability of 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE, and is it online?

At the present moment, 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE is online. It last restarted around 5 days ago, according to its reported uptime. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 138 were served, an availability of 82%. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 13 September 2026.

A.4What version of Rust is run on 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE?

The version of Rust on 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE is network protocol 2635 and build 167781, and the operating system is Linux. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe schedule

A.5When are wipes carried out on 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE?

Because too few wipes of 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE are recorded to confirm the schedule, the tag governs the prediction. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe occurs, and that is when every Rust server, including this one, next wipes. The current world has been running for 6 days 1 hours. Wipes every two weeks are published in the tags.

A.6What characterises wipe day on 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE?

The average busiest point of recent wipes was 1 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 26 hours after it began. For 0% of recent wipes, the population did not fall below half the peak before the next wipe. In the other cases, the population fell below half by day 2.

Population

A.7How does 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

On player hours over seven days 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE is #12,011, within the top 54% of all ranked servers; within North America it is #1,366.

A.8What is the population level of 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE?

The current population of 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE is 0, drawn from 150 slots. The peak over seven days is 1, against an average of 0.

Tags and filters

A.9What do the tags associated with 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE signify?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp150 (Max players): 150 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2635 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635; cs167781 (Build): This server runs game build 167781; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set; ^b (Biweekly): It wipes on a two-week cycle; ^p (PvE): Player fighting is off; danger comes from the world; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game; NA (North America): In the server browser it is filed under North America, which 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE publishes as its tags. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.10Where can 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE: 5x Rust servers: live statistics, Modded Rust servers, Rust PvE servers: live list and North American server statistics. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Biweekly ^b, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Every two weeks; Last wipe: In the last week; Gather rate: 5x.

Rules, settings, map

A.11What are the settings and rules that govern 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE?

5X Inventor - Challenging PVE sets gather to 5x, as the server name indicates. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. Listed as pve, the game mode is no player-versus-player fighting. Plugins or settings change the game; the browser files it under Modded. Plugins number Oxide on this server. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.12What is the map for 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE?

The game generates 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE's procedural map at size 4,000, from seed 28103. Because size and seed determine the map, RustMaps can show it, linked from this page.

How to join

A.13What steps are required to join 5X Inventor - Challenging PVE?

Enter client.connect 157.85.86.162:25235 in the Rust console, reached by pressing F1 after starting the game. Or press Launch Rust and join here, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp150,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^b,NA,^p,gmrust,cs167781,ts8,^o^z.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
mp150Max players. 150 slots are available.
ts8Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
v2635Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635.
cs167781Build. This server runs game build 167781.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. A region code has not been set.
Wipe schedule
^bBiweekly. It wipes on a two-week cycle.
Gameplay
^pPvE. Player fighting is off; danger comes from the world.
Mods and access
^oOxide. The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod).
^zModded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game.
Region
NANorth America. In the server browser it is filed 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.

Appendix CAbout this server, in its own words

5x Loot - Challenging PVE We made this server challenging in fighting / surviving more than resource gathering. You houses are safe but step out the door and its gets difficult. There are lots a NPCs between Easy scientist to armored scientist.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. US Rust server statistics. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. 5x population and wipes. ruststatistics.org/top-5x-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Modded Rust servers listed live. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Pve server list. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-pve-servers.
  6. [6]Rust Statistics. Servers wiping soon. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.