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Specimen recordcat. no. 15,339habitat unknownfirst seen 13 Sep 2026

DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10

Offline 94.204.252.158:28025 checked 6d ago

teams off biweekly wipes moddedoxidehardcore

Measurements

Players now
0/ 200
0% full
7-day average
0
peak –
Rank
#15,339
top 69%
Last wipe
13d ago
biweekly schedule
Next wipe
18h
Thu 29 Oct, 17:12 UTC
Obs. 1 · sightings

Players

No hourly history yet.

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Obs. 2 · condition

Server performance

This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.

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 Sep5 Oct13 Oct20 Oct28 Oct

Top 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Obs. 4 · the wipe cycle

Wipe schedule

from its schedule tag

Next wipe Thursday 29 October, 17:12 UTC, in 18h. Its biweekly schedule tag · low confidence

13.9 days
usual gap
between real wipes
100%
on rhythm
of its recent wipes
0
wipe-day peak
players, last three wipes

Coming wipes

18h
Thu 29 Oct, 17:12 UTC
7d 20h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
FW
14d 18h
Thu 12 Nov, 17:12 UTC
28d 18h
Thu 26 Nov, 17:12 UTC
35d 20h
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC
FW
42d 18h
Thu 10 Dec, 17:12 UTC

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Thu 15 OctThu 1 OctThu 17 Sep
01234+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.

Log · wipes seen

Wipes

newest first
WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 15 Oct, 17:12 UTC13d ago 0 – running 0
Thu 1 Oct, 17:12 UTC FW27d ago 0 – 14 days 0
Thu 17 Sep, 23:22 UTC40d ago 0 – 13.7 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 DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10 rank against other Rust servers?

The last seven days of player hours place DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10 at #15,339, within the top 69% of all ranked servers.

How busy is DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10?

At this count DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10 is offline, with its last sighting 6 days 1 hours ago. We counted 0 players on average across the past week.

Tags

What do the server tags on DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10 mean?

The game's server browser reads the tags DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10 publishes: gmhardcore (Game mode): Hardcore rules apply, a harsher set; mp200 (Max players): You can join up to 200 slots; ts0 (Group limit): You cannot form teams here; v2634 (Protocol): Your game needs the same version, protocol 2634, to join; cs167781 (Build): Game build: 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^b (Biweekly): Every two weeks the server wipes; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) runs on this server; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded; WA (West Asia): The server browser lists it under West Asia. 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 DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10?

These Rust Population lists include DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10: Modded Rust servers, counted. Look for it under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Game mode: Hardcore; Server tag: Biweekly ^b, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Wipe schedule: Every two weeks; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Wipe schedule

What does wipe day look like on DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10?

Across its recent wipes the busiest crowds averaged 0 players. 0 hours after the latest wipe the crowd peaked.

What is the wipe schedule on DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10?

Its tag sets the prediction: too few of DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10's wipes are on record to confirm the schedule. A wipe is due on Thursday 29 October at 17:12 UTC, the next one. Counted from 13 days 5 hours ago, that is how long the current world has stood. Its tags set out a wipe schedule of one wipe every two weeks.

Settings

Which map does DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10 run?

DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10 uses a map the game generates, procedural, at size 5,990.

What are the rules and settings on DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10?

Nothing in DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10's name says how gather works. No group limit is published. hardcore is what it runs, Facepunch's most demanding mode. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. The plugins it runs are Oxide. The anti-cheat VAC from Valve is enabled.

Server details

Which version of Rust does DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10 run?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 on Windows is what DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10 uses. Steam updates your game automatically, but you need the same protocol to join.

Is DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10 online, and how reliable is it?

Offline at the moment, DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10 was last seen 6 days 1 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 46 of 168 hours were online, or 27%. On 13 September 2026, Rust Population saw it for the first time.

Where is DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10 located?

A region is not published by DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. 94.204.252.158:28025 is where it lives.

Getting in

How do I join DesertBlack #2 | PVP | BALANCED HARDCORE 15.10?

Either enter client.connect 94.204.252.158:28025 in Rust's console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and be connected. For more, visit its website: https://discord.com/invite/EGNykFTvxh.

Key to its markings

Server tags

what each one means

Published as mp200,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^b,WA,gmhardcore,cs167781,ts0,^o^z

Game

gmhardcore
Game mode Hardcore rules apply, a harsher set.
mp200
Max players You can join up to 200 slots.
ts0
Group limit You cannot form teams here.
v2634
Protocol Your game needs the same version, protocol 2634, to join.
cs167781
Build Game build: 167781.
ptrak
Networking RakNet is the network layer here, as standard for the game.
$r?
Region code No region code is set.

Wipe schedule

^b
Biweekly Every two weeks the server wipes.

Mods and access

^o
Oxide The plugin framework Oxide (uMod) runs on this server.
^z
Modded The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded.

Region

WA
West Asia The server browser lists it under West Asia.

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.