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Specimen recordcat. no. 15,269habitat unknownfirst seen 13 Sep 2026

Dark Horizon

Online 192.142.48.17:27234 checked 10m ago

moddedoxide

Measurements

Players now
0/ 50
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#15,269
top 68%
Last wipe
25d ago
no schedule published
Next wipe
–
no rhythm it keeps
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

AveragePeak
0123421:0006:0015:0001:0010:0019:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

010020030040021:0006:0015:0001:0010:0019:00

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 17 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 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 Oct

Top 68% 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.

4.4 days
usual gap
between real wipes
0%
on rhythm
of its recent wipes
2
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Sun 4 OctSun 27 SepFri 25 Sep
00.511.52+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 3 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Sun 4 Oct, 16:57 UTC25d ago 2 – running 0
Sun 27 Sep, 18:31 UTC32d ago 0 – 6.9 days 0
Fri 25 Sep, 19:29 UTC34d ago 3 – 2 days 2

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

Population

How does Dark Horizon rank against other Rust servers?

The last seven days of player hours place Dark Horizon at #15,269, within the top 68% of all ranked servers.

How busy is Dark Horizon?

Dark Horizon holds 0 players at the moment, out of 50 slots. Counted over seven days: an average of 0 players.

Tags

What do the server tags on Dark Horizon mean?

What the game's server browser reads from Dark Horizon is this set of tags: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp50 (Max players): The server has 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2635 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game. 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 Dark Horizon?

These Rust Population lists include Dark Horizon: Modded Rust servers, counted. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.

Wipe notes

What does wipe day look like on Dark Horizon?

Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 2 players. Peak came 3 hours into the latest wipe.

What is the wipe schedule on Dark Horizon?

Irregular times are when Dark Horizon wipes, which leaves no next wipe to predict. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. The world it runs now dates from 25 days ago.

Settings

Which map does Dark Horizon run?

Dark Horizon uses a map the game generates, procedural, at size 3,000 with seed 1337. Size and seed together fix the map, so you can view it on RustMaps from this page. You will see the map named Custom Map.

What are the rules and settings on Dark Horizon?

No gather rate appears in the name of Dark Horizon. Eight players per group is the default, and it applies here. You get survival here, raid, build and gather: the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. The server browser files it under Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. You will find Oxide running as plugins. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.

Server details

Which version of Rust does Dark Horizon run?

On Linux, Dark Horizon runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.

Does Dark Horizon run smoothly?

In the last 48 hours, it averaged 225 server fps, with a low of 201. The entity count reached 59,995: buildings, deployables and all other objects. Up to 4,914 MB of memory was used. Players feel lag when fps is low and the entity count climbs.

Is Dark Horizon online, and how reliable is it?

Right now, Dark Horizon is online. About 3 days 2 hours ago, it restarted, according to its uptime. It was up 86% of the time over the last 7 full days, 144 out of 168 hours. It was first seen by Rust Population on 13 September 2026.

Where is Dark Horizon located?

Nothing published by Dark Horizon states a region. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. Connect at 192.142.48.17:27234.

How to join

How do I join Dark Horizon?

Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 192.142.48.17:27234. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z

Game

gmrust
Game mode The game mode is standard Rust survival.
mp50
Max players The server has 50 slots.
ts8
Group limit 8 per team is the default limit.
v2635
Protocol Your game needs the same version, protocol 2635, to join.
cs168909
Build The game build is 168909.
ptrak
Networking RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$r?
Region code No region code is set.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use.
^z
Modded This server appears under Modded because plugins or settings alter the game.

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.