Dark
Offline 95.84.199.42:28015 checked 5d 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 43% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. 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 3, 19 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 21 Oct, 19:27 UTC6d ago | 3 | – | running | 0 |
| Sun 11 Oct, 09:24 UTC17d ago | 2 | halved by day 2 | 10.4 days | 3 |
| Sat 10 Oct, 13:26 UTC18d ago | 3 | – | 0.8 days | 1 |
| Fri 9 Oct, 15:34 UTC19d ago | 3 | – | 0.9 days | 2 |
| Thu 8 Oct, 11:46 UTC20d ago | 3 | – | 1.2 days | 1 |
| Wed 7 Oct, 13:39 UTC21d ago | 2 | – | 0.9 days | 2 |
| Sun 27 Sep, 08:05 UTC31d ago | 2 | – | 10.2 days | 0 |
| Thu 24 Sep, 19:30 UTC33d ago | 3 | held half | 2.5 days | 1 |
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 #9,527 for player hours, which puts Dark in the top 43% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Dark?
Dark is offline at this count; we last saw it 5 days 8 hours ago. We counted an average of 0 players in the past week, with 3 at the busiest.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on Dark mean?
The game's server browser reads the tags Dark publishes: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp500 (Max players): 500 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2634; cs166652 (Build): The game build is 166652; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, so it is listed under Modded. 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?
Dark appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: 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; Last wipe: In the last week.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on Dark?
The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 3 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 19 hours in. Half that peak held until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. In those that did not hold, the fall below half came by day 2.
What is the wipe schedule on Dark?
No next wipe can be predicted for Dark, which wipes at irregular times. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. 6 days 23 hours ago the current world was made.
Map and rules
Which map does Dark run?
The map on Dark is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on Dark?
Nothing in Dark's name says how gather works. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. You get survival here, gather, build and raid, as in the standard game. You can raid and fight other players here. You find it under Modded, since plugins or settings change how it plays. The plugins it runs are Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, runs here.
About the server
Which version of Rust does Dark run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 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 5 days 8 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 10 of 168 hours were online, or 6%. It was first seen by Rust Population on 24 September 2026.
Where is Dark located?
A region is not published by Dark. Rust Population does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. Connect at 95.84.199.42:28015.
How to join
How do I join Dark?
To connect directly, open Rust's console with F1 and type client.connect 95.84.199.42:28015; or press Launch Rust on this page and Steam opens Rust and joins for you.