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Specimen recordcat. no. 5,469habitat unknownfirst seen 13 Sep 2026

Methos Server

Online 66.163.115.129:7026 checked 14m ago

moddedoxide

Measurements

Players now
0/ 100
0% full
7-day average
0
peak 1
Rank
#5,469
top 25%
Last wipe
5d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
no rhythm it keeps
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75115:0000:0009:0019:0004:0013:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

01020304015:0000:0009:0019:0004:0013:00

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 27 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

Obs. 3 · standing

Rank

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k20 Sep2 Oct9 Oct15 Oct22 Oct29 Oct

Top 25% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

no rhythm it keeps

Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

3.7 days
usual gap
between real wipes
33%
on rhythm
of its recent wipes
1
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes
0%
crowd held
else halves by day 3

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Fri 23 OctTue 20 OctFri 9 Oct
00.250.50.751+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 5 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Fri 23 Oct, 19:14 UTC5d ago 1 – running 0
Tue 20 Oct, 15:47 UTC8d ago 1 halved by day 2 3.1 days 1
Fri 9 Oct, 23:42 UTC19d ago 1 halved by day 4 10.7 days 1
Fri 2 Oct, 22:19 UTC26d ago 1 halved by day 3 7.1 days 1
Thu 1 Oct, 23:09 UTC FW27d ago 1 – 1 days 0
Tue 29 Sep, 23:31 UTC29d ago 0 – 2 days 0
Fri 25 Sep, 19:10 UTC33d ago – – 4.2 days 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. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.

Field questions

Quick answers

from the figures on this page

Player counts

How does Methos Server rank against other Rust servers?

The last seven days of player hours place Methos Server at #5,469, within the top 25% of all ranked servers.

How busy is Methos Server?

Of its 100 slots, Methos Server is using 0 right now. Seven days of counting give an average of 0 players and a peak of 1. The busiest hour in the last 48 was 23:00 UTC, when an average of 1 players were on.

Lists and tags

What do the server tags on Methos Server mean?

The game's server browser reads the tags Methos Server publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp100 (Max players): The server has 100 slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: at most 8 per team; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded. Player count now, queue length and the making of the world all sit in the tags as well, and the top of this page shows them.

Which Rust Population lists and filters include Methos Server?

These Rust Population lists include Methos Server: Modded Rust servers, counted. Filter the server list by Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last week and it will show up.

Wipe notes

What does wipe day look like on Methos Server?

Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 1 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 5 hours in. Half that peak held until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. In those that did not hold, the fall below half came by day 3.

What is the wipe schedule on Methos Server?

No next wipe can be predicted for Methos Server, which wipes at irregular times. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. The world it runs now dates from 5 days 19 hours ago.

Settings

Which map does Methos Server run?

A procedural map of size 5,000 from seed 1356798757, generated by the game, is in use on Methos Server. You can look at it on RustMaps from this page: size and seed determine the map.

What are the rules and settings on Methos Server?

Nothing in Methos Server's name says how gather works. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. This server runs survival, raid, build and gather: the standard game. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. The plugins it runs are Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.

About the server

Which version of Rust does Methos Server run?

On Linux, Methos Server runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.

Does Methos Server run smoothly?

The last 48 hours saw an average of 32 server fps, with 20 as the lowest. Up to 167,155 entities were present, counting buildings, deployables and everything else. The highest memory usage was 8,557 MB. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.

Is Methos Server online, and how reliable is it?

You will find Methos Server online now. About 4 days 14 hours ago, it restarted, according to its uptime. Over the last 7 full days, 167 of 168 hours were online, or 99%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 13 September 2026.

Where is Methos Server located?

No region is published by Methos Server. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. Connect at 66.163.115.129:7026.

Getting in

How do I join Methos Server?

Either enter client.connect 66.163.115.129:7026 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode Survival in the standard Rust style.
mp100
Max players The server has 100 slots.
ts8
Group limit This is the game default: at most 8 per team.
v2635
Protocol Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join.
cs168909
Build Game build: 168909.
ptrak
Networking RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use.
^z
Modded The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded.

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.