DARK
Offline 168.222.21.31:28015 checked 26d ago
Measurements
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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 65% 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.
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 01:57 UTC26d ago | 2 | – | running | 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.
Quick answers
Population
How does DARK rank against other Rust servers?
Over the past week it ranks #15,456 for player hours, which puts DARK in the top 65% of all ranked servers.
How busy is DARK?
DARK is offline at this count; we last saw it 26 days 14 hours ago.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on DARK mean?
These are the tags DARK publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp100 (Max players): 100 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2633 (Protocol): The protocol is 2633; a different version will not connect; cs165217 (Build): The game build is 165217; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Carbon provides the plugin framework here. The tags also carry the current player count, the queue and when the world was made; you will find them at the top of this page.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include DARK?
On Rust Population, DARK is filed under these lists: Modded Rust servers, counted. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on DARK?
The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 2 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 1 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on DARK?
Its rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of DARK's wipes are on record. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes round, and every Rust server wipes with it. 26 days 16 hours ago the current world was made.
Settings
Which map does DARK run?
DARK uses a map the game generates: procedural.
What are the rules and settings on DARK?
Nothing in DARK's name says how gather works. No limit is set beyond the standard 8 players per group. survival is what it runs, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. The plugins it runs are Carbon. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
About the server
Which version of Rust does DARK run?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on Windows is what DARK uses. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is DARK online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, DARK was last seen 26 days 14 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 1 October 2026.
Where is DARK located?
A region is not published by DARK. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. 168.222.21.31:28015 is where it lives.
Getting in
How do I join DARK?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 168.222.21.31:28015. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.