TheDarkZone
Offline 173.249.63.164:28015 checked 26d 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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 70% 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.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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.
Rules and settings
Where can you read the rules and settings that apply on TheDarkZone?
No gather rate appears in the name TheDarkZone. The default group limit of 8 players applies. The server runs survival, building, gathering and raiding in the standard game. Combat and raiding between players are possible. Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded in the server browser. Plugins in use: Oxide. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is enabled.
What is the map on TheDarkZone?
Size 4,000, seed 378793338: the game generates the procedural map on TheDarkZone. You can view the map on RustMaps from this page, as the same size and seed give the same map.
Lists and filters
Which lists and filters on Rust Server Index is TheDarkZone filed under?
The Rust Server Index lists that include TheDarkZone are Modded Rust servers, filed by play style. Filed under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Which tags are attached to TheDarkZone, and what do they stand for?
The server's own tags are listed here, and the game's server browser reads them: TheDarkZone gives gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp10 (Max players): The queue ceiling sits at 10; ts8 (Group limit): Game default applies: teams of up to 8; v2633 (Protocol): The protocol is 2633; older or newer clients cannot join; cs163794 (Build): It runs build 163794; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, as standard for Rust; $r? (Region code): The region code field is left empty; ^o (Oxide): Oxide, also known as uMod, provides the plugin framework; ^z (Modded): Modded: the game is changed by plugins or settings. Current players, queue length and when the world was made appear in the tags, set out at the top of this page.
Wipe schedule
When does TheDarkZone wipe?
TheDarkZone's rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of its wipes are on record. The monthly force wipe reaches every Rust server, and the next one falls on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. Its present world dates from 54 days 15 hours.
Players and ranking
Where does TheDarkZone sit in the rankings?
Filed under rankings: #15,954 for TheDarkZone on seven-day player hours, top 70% overall.
Is TheDarkZone quiet or crowded?
Filed under offline: TheDarkZone, last seen 26 days 5 hours ago.
Server facts
What version does TheDarkZone use?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794 on Linux is what you will find on TheDarkZone. The protocol must match before you can join, and Steam takes care of updating it.
What is the uptime and current status of TheDarkZone?
As of now TheDarkZone is offline, with its last appearance 26 days 5 hours ago. Of the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours were up, 0% of the time. On 13 September 2026 it was first seen by Rust Server Index.
What is the location of TheDarkZone?
There is no region on record for TheDarkZone; it publishes none. What Rust Server Index shows is the stated location, not the machine's actual position, which it does not look up. You will reach it at 173.249.63.164:28015.
How to join
What steps lead onto TheDarkZone?
If you would rather use the console, press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 173.249.63.164:28015. You can also choose Launch Rust and join here; that opens Rust through Steam and connects you.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs163794,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp10
ts8
v2633
cs163794
ptrak
$r?
Mods and access
^o
^z
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.