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The Thursday Problem

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Offline · checked 24d ago · 157.85.90.161:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server The Thursday Problem, reached at 157.85.90.161:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #16,010 of all servers, the top 71%. It last wiped 48d ago.

Keywordsmodded oxide

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/750% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#16,010top 71%
Last wipe48d agono schedule published
Next wipe3–no wipe seen yet

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.

No hourly history yet.
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
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
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 71% of all ranked servers. 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 Sep24 Sep28 Sep2 Oct6 Oct10 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

5.2History

Table 2: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
No wipe seen yet.

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 The Thursday Problem
Figure 4: The map: Procedural Map, size 4500, seed 1163496358. Open on RustMaps.
Table 3: The server's published settings.
Address157.85.90.161:28015
Region–
Max players75
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe10 Sep 2026, 01:49 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size4500
Seed1163496358

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are modded server list with rates [2] and upcoming Rust wipes [3].

Table 4: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
ShockRust | Blue | NoLimitno group limit · 157 on average102/500
МИНИ-КАРТА 2Х | STORM | FPS+ 28.10EU · groups of 8+ · weekly · 128 on average132/100
RETRO RUST #1 Х1000|NOLIMIT|LOOT++|KIT WIPE 27.10EU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 116 on average128/225
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|EU MAIN 25.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 91 on average98/700
RustSpain.com | EU MainEU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 88 on average30/200
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|РУССКИЙ 24.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 84 on average26/1000

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1What is the location of The Thursday Problem?

No region is published by The Thursday Problem. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. 157.85.90.161:28015 is its address.

A.2What is the online status and reliability of The Thursday Problem?

At the present moment, The Thursday Problem is offline; it was last seen 24 days 22 hours ago. The server was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours. It was first observed on 13 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.3What is the Rust version for The Thursday Problem?

The version of Rust on The Thursday Problem is network protocol 2633 and build 165217, and the operating system is Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe schedule

A.4When are wipes carried out on The Thursday Problem?

Too few wipes by The Thursday Problem have been recorded to determine the pattern. The monthly force wipe takes place on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC and clears all Rust servers. The world currently in use was created 48 days 19 hours ago.

Population

A.5What is the rank of The Thursday Problem among Rust servers?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, The Thursday Problem holds #16,010, in the top 71% of all ranked servers.

A.6What is the population level of The Thursday Problem?

The last recorded sighting of The Thursday Problem was 24 days 22 hours ago; it is offline now.

Tags and filters

A.7How should the tags on The Thursday Problem be interpreted?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp75 (Max players): 75 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game default; v2633 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2633; your client must match it to join; cs165217 (Build): Build 165217 is the one running; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^o (Oxide): Plugins are handled by Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game, which The Thursday Problem publishes as its tags. Also in the tags: players now, the queue, and when the world was made; these appear at the top of this page.

A.8Where can The Thursday Problem be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include The Thursday Problem: Modded Rust servers. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.

Rules, settings, map

A.9What are the settings and rules that govern The Thursday Problem?

No gather rate appears in the name of The Thursday Problem. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. Listed as survival, the game mode is the standard mode, in which you gather, build and raid. Players may raid and fight one another. The server browser lists it as Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. The plugin count is Oxide. VAC is inactive: the anti-cheat from Valve is off.

A.10What is the map for The Thursday Problem?

Generated by the game from seed 1163496358, the procedural map on The Thursday Problem measures 4,500. Equal size and seed yield an identical map, which this page offers to view on RustMaps.

How to join

A.11What is the process for joining The Thursday Problem?

Enter client.connect 157.85.90.161:28015 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. The website for this server is https://cdn.discordapp.com/icons/1516835928872587374/f7d24e4228c4bf8c28b854e01a42c2f4.webp?size=2048.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp75,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8,^o^z.

Table 5: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp75Max players. 75 slots are available.
ts8Group limit. The team cap is 8, which is the game default.
v2633Protocol. The game protocol is 2633; your client must match it to join.
cs165217Build. Build 165217 is the one running.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$r?Region code. No region code is set.
Mods and access
^oOxide. Plugins are handled by Oxide (uMod).
^zModded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game.

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.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Modded server list with rates. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Upcoming Rust wipes. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.