The Hollow World
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Offline · checked 27d ago · 181.198.251.226:28015
Abstract
We describe the public Rust server The Hollow World, reached at 181.198.251.226:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #13,828 of all servers, the top 60%. It last wiped 27d ago; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.
Keywordsrust server
1Summary statistics
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.
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).
4Rank
The server stands in the top 60% 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.
5Wipes
5.1Schedule: force wipes only
The next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 0h. The force wipe (high confidence).
| Measure | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Wipe-day peak | 1 | players, last three wipes |
| When (UTC) | In | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 | 7d 0h | force wipefw |
| Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 | 35d 0h | force wipefw |
5.2History
| Wiped (UTC) | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 22:13fw27d ago | 1 | – | running | 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. 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
| Address | 181.198.251.226:28015 |
|---|---|
| Region | – |
| Max players | 10 |
| Group limit | 8, the default |
| Wipe schedule | – |
| Last wipe | 1 Oct 2026, 22:13 UTC |
| Hostname | – |
| First seen | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Map | Procedural Map |
| Size | – |
| Seed | – |
7Similar servers
Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are community tab servers measured [2] and next Rust wipe times [3].
| Server | Players |
|---|---|
| Rusty Moose |EU Mondays|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 512 on average | 341/400 |
| Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 317 on average | 449/500 |
| Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 280 on average | 974/1000 |
| Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 276 on average | 48/100 |
| Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 265 on average | 992/1000 |
| Rustoria.co - US MainNA · groups of 16+ · weekly · 235 on average | 52/250 |
Appendix AQuick answers
From the figures on this page.
About the server
A.1What is the location of The Hollow World?
There is no region published for The Hollow World. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. 181.198.251.226:28015 is its address.
A.2How reliable is The Hollow World, and is it currently online?
At the present moment, The Hollow World is offline; it was last seen 27 days 16 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 0%, with 0 of 168 hours online. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 1 October 2026.
A.3What version of Rust is run on The Hollow World?
The version of Rust on The Hollow World is network protocol 2634 and build 166494, and the operating system is Windows. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.
Wipe timing
A.4On what cycle does The Hollow World wipe?
Once a month, The Hollow World wipes in line with the force wipe. 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 27 days 20 hours.
A.5What characterises wipe day on The Hollow World?
The average busiest point of recent wipes was 1 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 0 hours after it began.
Player count
A.6What is the rank of The Hollow World among Rust servers?
Ranked by player hours across seven days, The Hollow World holds #13,828, in the top 60% of all ranked servers.
A.7What is the population level of The Hollow World?
At this moment The Hollow World is offline, having last been seen 27 days 16 hours ago.
Tags, lists
A.8What do the tags associated with The Hollow World signify?
Tags from The Hollow World, read by the game's server browser, are gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp10 (Max players): The slot count is 10; ts8 (Group limit): The team cap is 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634; cs166494 (Build): This server runs game build 166494; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set. Also in the tags: players now, the queue, and when the world was made; these appear at the top of this page.
A.9Where can The Hollow World be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?
The Rust Statistics lists that The Hollow World fits are: Rust community servers, measured. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.
Settings and map
A.10Which settings and rules are in force on The Hollow World?
No gather rate appears in the name of The Hollow World. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. survival is the game mode here; gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.
A.11What is the map for The Hollow World?
The game generates the map on The Hollow World; that format is procedural.
Connection
A.12What steps are required to join The Hollow World?
Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 181.198.251.226:28015. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection.
Appendix BServer tags
What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166494,ts8.
| Tag | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Game | |
gmrust | Game mode. Survival on standard Rust rules. |
mp10 | Max players. The slot count is 10. |
ts8 | Group limit. The team cap is 8, which is the game default. |
v2634 | Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634. |
cs166494 | Build. This server runs game build 166494. |
ptrak | Networking. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game. |
$r? | Region code. A region code has not been set. |
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]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
- [2]Rust Statistics. Community tab servers measured. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
- [3]Rust Statistics. Next Rust wipe times. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.