BlackDragon
Online EU 85.175.6.244:28300 checked 9m 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 12% of all ranked servers, top 34% in EU. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 22h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 5, 23 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:57 UTC FW27d ago | 5 | – | 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
Player counts
How does BlackDragon rank against other Rust servers?
BlackDragon ranks #2,648 on seven-day player hours, #1,004 in Europe, and sits in the top 12% of all ranked servers.
How busy is BlackDragon?
Of its 150 slots, BlackDragon is using 1 right now. Averaged over seven days, it drew 1 players and reached a peak of 6. The busiest hour in the last 48 was 17:00 UTC, when an average of 4 players were on.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on BlackDragon mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags BlackDragon publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp150 (Max players): The server has 150 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2635 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): This server wipes once a month, at the same time as Facepunch's force wipe; ^t (Tutorial on): Facepunch's tutorial is available here for new players to start; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded; EU (Europe): The server browser lists it under Europe. 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 BlackDragon?
BlackDragon appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Rust tutorial servers, Rust servers in Europe and Modded Rust servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Region: Europe; Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Tutorial on ^t, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on BlackDragon?
The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 5 players. 23 hours after the latest wipe the crowd peaked.
What is the wipe schedule on BlackDragon?
Once a month BlackDragon wipes, and that is with the force wipe. Its next wipe falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC with the force wipe, which takes every Rust server. Counted from 27 days 2 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood. Its tags give a wipe schedule of one wipe a month.
Settings
Which map does BlackDragon run?
The map on BlackDragon is procedural, made by the game at size 4,250 from seed 224522245. Size and seed together fix the map, so you can view it on RustMaps from this page.
What are the rules and settings on BlackDragon?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: BlackDragon states none. 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. Oxide plugins are in use here. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
About the server
Which version of Rust does BlackDragon run?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Windows is what BlackDragon uses. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.
Does BlackDragon run smoothly?
The last 48 hours saw an average of 148 server fps, with 125 as the lowest. Up to 109,684 entities were present, counting buildings, deployables and everything else. Memory use peaked at 5,364 MB. Lag, as players feel it, is low fps combined with a climbing entity count.
Is BlackDragon online, and how reliable is it?
Right now, BlackDragon is online. The uptime it reports suggests a restart roughly 5 hours ago. It was up 100% of the time over the last 7 full days, 168 out of 168 hours. It was first seen by Rust Population on 13 September 2026.
Where is BlackDragon located?
By its EU tag, BlackDragon says it is in Europe. The location a server claims is what Rust Population shows, not the place where the machine stands. You will find it at 85.175.6.244:28300.
How to join
How do I join BlackDragon?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 85.175.6.244:28300; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you. For more, visit its website: https://rustafields.gamestores.app/.