Server profile
DARK
Offline, with 1 of 100 players on; ranked #15,456 of every public Rust server, the top 65%. It last wiped 28d ago.
Offline 168.222.21.31:28015 checked 28d ago
The crowd
Players
Who is on it, hour by hour and day by day.
Source: every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Note: hourly average and peak, UTC.
Note: daily average and peak, UTC.
Under the hood
Server performance
Frames per second, entities and memory, asked of the server itself.
Note: 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.
The standings
Rank
Its place among every ranked server, day by day; 1 is best.
Note: Top 65% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
The wipe cycle
Wipe schedule
Too few wipes seen yet.
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
The first 48 hours of its last wipesPlayers each hour, from the hour of the wipe
Note: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 1 hours in.
The record
Wipes
Every wipe we saw, newest first.
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 01:57 UTC28d ago | 2 | – | running | 0 |
Note: 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.
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The short version
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Wipe days
On DARK, what happens on wipe day?
The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 2 players. 1 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked.
How often does DARK wipe, and on which day?
Its rhythm cannot be read yet: DARK has too few wipes on record. Next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, every Rust server, this one included, takes the monthly force wipe. 28 days 22 hours have passed since its current world was created.
Server details
Which Rust version is DARK on?
The Rust build is network protocol 2633 and build 165217, running on Windows, for DARK. Joining needs your game on the same protocol, which Steam updates for you.
What does uptime look like for DARK, and is it online?
The last sighting of DARK was 28 days 20 hours ago, and it is offline at present. It spent 0 of the last 7 full days' 168 hours up, 0% of the time. On 1 October 2026 is when Rust Insights first saw it.
What location is listed for DARK?
A region is not published by DARK. Rust Insights takes the location from what a server says about itself; no check is made of where the machine stands. Connect through 168.222.21.31:28015.
Tags
What is meant by each tag on DARK?
The tags gmrust (Game mode): Survival as standard Rust plays; mp100 (Max players): 100 slots in total; ts8 (Group limit): The game default applies: teams cap at 8; v2633 (Protocol): To join you need the same version; protocol 2633; cs165217 (Build): Build 165217 is what it runs; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network layer, as it does by default; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set; ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings, placing it under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Carbon is the plugin framework in use are what DARK publishes, and the server browser in the game reads them. You will find the present player count, the queue and the world's creation time among the tags, and they are displayed at the top of this page.
On which Rust Insights lists does DARK appear?
The Rust Insights lists that carry DARK are Modded Rust servers, explained. On the server list, the filters that surface it are Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
Population
How many players are on DARK right now, and how does that number move?
The last time DARK was seen online was 28 days 20 hours ago, and it is offline now.
In the ranking of Rust servers, where does DARK place?
Player hours over seven days put DARK at #15,456, within the top 65% of the ranked field.
Settings and rules
What are the settings and rules for DARK?
No gather rate appears in the name of DARK. No group limit is set, so the game's default of 8 players applies. You get survival as the game mode, the standard game: gather, build, raid. Fighting and raiding between players are allowed. Plugins or settings change the game, so it sits under Modded in the browser. It runs plugins, Carbon of them. The server has Valve's VAC anti-cheat switched on.
Which map is live on DARK?
The game generates the map on DARK, which is procedural.
Connecting
How can you get onto DARK?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 168.222.21.31:28015. You can skip the console by using Launch Rust here, which starts Rust through Steam and connects you.