DARK
Offline 168.222.21.31:28015 checked 28d ago
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 65% 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.
- wipe-day peak
- 2players, last three wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 1 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 OCT 2026Thu 1 Oct, 01:57 UTC28d ago |
2 | – | 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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Map and rules
On DARK, which rules and settings apply?
The name of DARK does not state a gather rate. 8 players per group is the default limit. Filed under survival, gather, build and raid: the standard game. PvP and raiding are allowed. The server browser lists it under Modded; plugins or settings alter the game. Plugins in use: Carbon. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is enabled.
What is the map on DARK?
DARK runs a procedural map, which the game generates.
Tags and filters
On Rust Server Index, which lists and filters carry DARK?
Filed under these Rust Server Index lists is DARK: Modded Rust servers, filed by play style. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
How should you read the tags listed for DARK?
The server's own tags are listed here, and the game's server browser reads them: DARK gives gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, as standard; mp100 (Max players): The queue ceiling sits at 100; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, the default setting; v2633 (Protocol): The protocol is 2633; older or newer clients cannot join; cs165217 (Build): Build on file: 165217; ptrak (Networking): The standard RakNet layer carries the connection; $r? (Region code): The region code field is left empty; ^z (Modded): Plugins or changed settings put this under Modded; ^y (Carbon): The Carbon plugin framework runs here. See also the top of this page, where the tags carry the current players, the queue and the time the world was made.
Wipes and resets
What should you expect on DARK when wipe day comes?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 2 players on average. The latest wipe peaked 1 hours in.
How often is DARK wiped, and on what schedule?
The record holds too few of DARK's wipes to tell its rhythm. The monthly force wipe reaches every Rust server, and the next one falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 28 days 21 hours is when its current world was made.
Population
How is DARK ranked compared with the rest?
The seven-day player-hours ranking places DARK at #15,456, among the top 65% of ranked servers.
What does the player count on DARK look like?
At present DARK is offline; its last sighting was 28 days 19 hours ago.
Server facts
What version does DARK use?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on Windows is what you will find on DARK. To join you need the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
What is the uptime and current status of DARK?
The server is down at this moment; the last sighting of DARK was 28 days 19 hours ago. It was up 0 of 168 hours across the last 7 full days, or 0% of the time. The earliest sighting at Rust Server Index is 1 October 2026.
Where in the world is DARK hosted?
No region is published by DARK. What Rust Server Index shows is the stated location, not the machine's actual position, which it does not look up. Connection details: 168.222.21.31:28015.
Connecting
What steps lead onto DARK?
Two ways in. Type client.connect 168.222.21.31:28015 into the Rust console after pressing F1, or use Launch Rust and join on this page, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs165217,ts8,^z,^y
Game
gmrust
mp100
ts8
v2633
cs165217
ptrak
$r?
Mods and access
^z
^y
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.