TheDarkZone
Offline 173.249.63.164:28015 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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 70% 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.
Quick answers
Population
How does TheDarkZone rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place TheDarkZone at #15,954, within the top 70% of all ranked servers.
How busy is TheDarkZone?
TheDarkZone is offline at this count; we last saw it 26 days 7 hours ago.
Tags
What do the server tags on TheDarkZone mean?
What the game's server browser reads from TheDarkZone is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp10 (Max players): You can join up to 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default setting; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2633; cs163794 (Build): This server runs game build 163794; 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): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded. You will see the player count, queue and world creation time at the top of this page, because the tags carry them too.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include TheDarkZone?
TheDarkZone appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Modded Rust servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe notes
What is the wipe schedule on TheDarkZone?
Too few wipes are on record for TheDarkZone to show its rhythm. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. Counted from 54 days 16 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood.
Map and rules
Which map does TheDarkZone run?
A procedural map of size 4,000 from seed 378793338, generated by the game, is in use on TheDarkZone. Size and seed together fix the map, so you can view it on RustMaps from this page.
What are the rules and settings on TheDarkZone?
Nothing in TheDarkZone's name says how gather works. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. This server runs survival, gather, build and raid, as in the standard game. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. Oxide plugins are in use here. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.
Server details
Which version of Rust does TheDarkZone run?
On Linux, TheDarkZone runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794. The protocol must match for you to join, and Steam updates it for you.
Is TheDarkZone online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, TheDarkZone was last seen 26 days 7 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were online, or 0%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 13 September 2026.
Where is TheDarkZone located?
Nothing published by TheDarkZone states a region. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 173.249.63.164:28015.
How to join
How do I join TheDarkZone?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 173.249.63.164:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.