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The Old Man Server (5X Weekly)

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server The Old Man Server (5X Weekly), reached at 66.51.99.23:28015 and hosted in NA. At the last check it held 1 of 50 places, against a seven-day mean of 2 and a peak of 71. It ranks #2,388 of all servers, the top 11%, and #380 in NA. It last wiped 6d ago on a published weekly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 29 October, 19:43 UTC, its weekly schedule tag.

Keywords5x gather quad weekly wipes oxide

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1Summary statistics

Plate 1: The server's own banner, as it publishes it. Table 1 gives its figures at the last check.
Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now1/502% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean2peak 7, 48 h peak 7
Rank2#2,388top 11%; #380 in NA
Last wipe6d agoweekly schedule
Next wipe318hThu 29 Oct, 19:43 UTC

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
0246801:0010:0019:0004:0013:0023:00
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
01020304001:0010:0019:0004:0013:0023:00
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 19 Sep.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 11% of all ranked servers, the top 20% in NA, and #137 of the quad servers (top 16%). 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 29 October, 19:43 UTC, in 18h. Its weekly schedule tag (low confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap2.8 daysbetween real wipes
On rhythm33%of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak4players, last three wipes
Crowd held50%else halves by day 4
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 29 Oct, 19:4318hits own schedule
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 18hforce wipefw
Thu 12 Nov, 19:4314d 18hits own schedule
Thu 19 Nov, 19:4321d 18hits own schedule
Thu 26 Nov, 19:4328d 18hits own schedule
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 18hforce wipefw
Thu 10 Dec, 19:4342d 18hits own schedule
Thu 22 OctTue 20 OctSun 18 Oct
02468+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 7, 3 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 22 Oct, 19:436d ago 7 – running 1
Tue 20 Oct, 01:388d ago 3 held half 2.8 d 0
Sun 18 Oct, 14:3410d ago 2 – 1.5 d 0
Sat 19 Sep, 16:4839d ago 1 halved by day 4 28.9 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 The Old Man Server (5X Weekly)
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 4000, seed 548428453. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address66.51.99.23:28015
RegionNA
Max players50
Group limitquad
Wipe scheduleweekly
Last wipe22 Oct 2026, 19:43 UTC
Hostname–
First seen18 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size4000
Seed548428453

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are US and NA server list [2], modded 5x servers [3], community tab servers measured [4] and upcoming Rust wipes [5].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
ICEFUSE 5X Bravo (Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad|Shop|Kits|X5 WIPED)NA · quad · 5x · weekly · 39 on average30/250
WARBANDITS.GG 5X |Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad|Loot+|TP|Kits|x5 JUST WIPENA · quad · 5x · weekly · 2 on average2/100
WARBANDITS.GG 3X |Solo/Duo/Trio/Quad|LootX3| JUST WIPEDNA · quad · 3x · weekly · 142 on average155/200
TemplarGaming 10x Swift Quad Loot++|PvP|MyMini|SkinBox|x10 JUSTNA · quad · 10x · weekly · 5 on average3/200
RustForNoobs.com | 5x | Solo Duo Trio |x5 US | No BPs | KitsNA · trio · 5x · weekly · 2 on average1/100
⦿ ICEFUSE 5X Alpha (Solo/Duo/Trio|Shop|Kits|X5 WIPED)NA · trio · 5x · weekly · 2 on average5/125

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1Is the performance of The Old Man Server (5X Weekly) smooth?

Over the past 48 hours, it ran at an average of 25 server fps, with a low of 5. Its entity count reached a maximum of 100,804, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. Memory use peaked at 3,846 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2What location does The Old Man Server (5X Weekly) have?

The NA tag places The Old Man Server (5X Weekly) in North America, as it lists itself. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. 66.51.99.23:28015 is its address.

A.3What is the online status and reliability of The Old Man Server (5X Weekly)?

The Old Man Server (5X Weekly) is online at this time. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart occurred about 3 days 10 hours ago. The server was up 86% of the time over the last 7 full days, 144 of 168 hours. It was first observed on 18 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.4What is the Rust version for The Old Man Server (5X Weekly)?

The Old Man Server (5X Weekly) is running Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on the Linux operating system. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe timing

A.5On what cycle does The Old Man Server (5X Weekly) wipe?

Because too few wipes of The Old Man Server (5X Weekly) are recorded to confirm the schedule, the tag governs the prediction. On Thursday 29 October at 19:43 UTC the next wipe is expected. The current world has been running for 6 days 5 hours. A weekly wipe schedule is published in the server's tags.

A.6What happens on The Old Man Server (5X Weekly) when wipe day arrives?

The average busiest point of recent wipes was 4 players. The crowd reached its maximum 3 hours after the latest wipe. Half the peak was sustained until the next wipe in 50% of recent wipes. If not, the population dropped below half by day 4.

Player count

A.7What position does The Old Man Server (5X Weekly) occupy in the ranking of Rust servers?

On player hours over seven days The Old Man Server (5X Weekly) is #2,388, within the top 11% of all ranked servers; within North America it is #380. The quad group places it at #137.

A.8What is the population level of The Old Man Server (5X Weekly)?

At this moment 1 players are on The Old Man Server (5X Weekly), which has 50 slots in total. Over the last week the count averages 2 players and reaches 7 at its height. Averaging 6 players, 19:00 UTC was the busiest hour of the past 48.

Tags, lists

A.9What do the tags associated with The Old Man Server (5X Weekly) signify?

Tags from The Old Man Server (5X Weekly), read by the game's server browser, are gmrust (Game mode): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp50 (Max players): The slot count is 50; ts4 (Group limit): 4 is the maximum team size; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; cs168909 (Build): Build 168909 is the one running; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^w (Weekly): Wipes happen every week; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server; NA (North America): In the server browser it is filed under North America. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.10Where can The Old Man Server (5X Weekly) be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include The Old Man Server (5X Weekly): 5x Rust servers: live statistics, Rust community servers, measured and North American server statistics. These filters on the server list return it: Region: North America; Type: Community (not modded, not official) and Plugins, not modded; Server tag: Weekly ^w and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Quad; Wipe schedule: Weekly; Last wipe: In the last week; Gather rate: 5x.

Settings and map

A.11Under what rules and settings does The Old Man Server (5X Weekly) operate?

The Old Man Server (5X Weekly) sets gather to 5x, as the server name indicates. A maximum of 4 players per group applies, as quad. 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. Oxide plugins are running. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.12What is the map for The Old Man Server (5X Weekly)?

Generated by the game from seed 548428453, the procedural map on The Old Man Server (5X Weekly) measures 4,000. Equal size and seed yield an identical map, which this page offers to view on RustMaps.

How to join

A.13What is the process for joining The Old Man Server (5X Weekly)?

Enter client.connect 66.51.99.23:28015 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.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^w,NA,gmrust,cs168909,ts4,^o.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. This is survival as standard Rust plays.
mp50Max players. The slot count is 50.
ts4Group limit. 4 is the maximum team size.
v2635Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join.
cs168909Build. Build 168909 is the one running.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$r?Region code. No region code is set.
Wipe schedule
^wWeekly. Wipes happen every week.
Mods and access
^oOxide. Oxide (uMod), a plugin framework, runs on this server.
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.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. US and NA server list. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Modded 5x servers. ruststatistics.org/top-5x-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Community tab servers measured. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Upcoming Rust wipes. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.