The Thursday Problem
157.85.90.161:28015 checked 10d 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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 71% 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.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
Similar servers
Quick answers
Population
How busy is The Thursday Problem?
Currently The Thursday Problem is offline, having last been seen 10 days 5 hours ago.
How does The Thursday Problem rank against other Rust servers?
Over the last seven days, The Thursday Problem is #16,010 for player hours, placing it in the top 71% of ranked servers globally.
Wipe times
What is the wipe schedule on The Thursday Problem?
Too few wipes are on record for The Thursday Problem to show its rhythm. The monthly force wipe, next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, wipes every Rust server. The map has been running for 34 days 2 hours.
Server
Is The Thursday Problem online, and how reliable is it?
The server The Thursday Problem is offline as of the latest check; last seen 10 days 5 hours ago. In the last 7 full days, it was up for 0 of 168 hours, or 0% of the time. Its first appearance in When Is Wipe data was 13 September 2026.
Which version of Rust does The Thursday Problem run?
The Rust version for The Thursday Problem is network protocol 2633 and build 165217, on Linux. Your game must match the protocol to connect, and Steam keeps it updated.
Where is The Thursday Problem located?
No region is published by The Thursday Problem. When Is Wipe shows the location a server claims; it does not look up the machine's actual location. You can reach it at 157.85.90.161:28015.
Tags, lists
Which When Is Wipe lists include The Thursday Problem? And filters?
These When Is Wipe lists include The Thursday Problem: Best modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on The Thursday Problem mean?
gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival is the game mode; mp75 (Max players): The server holds 75 players; ts8 (Group limit): The team limit is 8, the game's default; v2633 (Protocol): The server runs game protocol 2633; a version mismatch blocks joining; cs165217 (Build): The game build is 165217; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) is installed as the plugin framework; ^z (Modded): Plugins or modified settings put this server in the Modded section are the tags The Thursday Problem publishes, and the game's server browser reads them. At the top of this page you can see its current players, queue and world creation time, which are in the tags too.
Rules, map
What rules does The Thursday Problem enforce? And settings?
The name of The Thursday Problem does not state a gather rate. With the default limit, groups are limited to 8 players. On this server, the mode is survival, standard survival: gathering, building, raiding. PvP and raiding are enabled. It is in the Modded section: plugins or settings alter the game. Oxide plugins are used. Anti-cheat VAC from Valve is off.
Which map does The Thursday Problem run?
A procedural map, size 4,500 with seed 1163496358, is used by The Thursday Problem; the game generates it. With the same size and seed, the map is identical and can be seen on RustMaps from here.
Join
How do I join The Thursday Problem?
Open Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 157.85.90.161:28015 in the console. Alternatively, use Launch Rust on this page to open the game via Steam and connect. https://cdn.discordapp.com/icons/1516835928872587374/f7d24e4228c4bf8c28b854e01a42c2f4.webp?size=2048 is its site.
Server tags
Published as mp75,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust- Game mode Standard survival is the game mode.
mp75- Max players The server holds 75 players.
ts8- Group limit The team limit is 8, the game's default.
v2633- Protocol The server runs game protocol 2633; a version mismatch blocks joining.
cs165217- Build The game build is 165217.
ptrak- Networking The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default.
$r?- Region code No region code has been set.
Mods and access
^o- Oxide Oxide (uMod) is installed as the plugin framework.
^z- Modded Plugins or modified settings put this server in the Modded section.
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.