Black Valley
Offline 157.85.87.237:28015 checked 31d ago
Vital stats
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 27 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 71% 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.
Lists and tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include Black Valley?
You'll find Black Valley on the following Rust Pop Watch lists: Modded Rust servers, live and Rust PvE servers, ranked by who's hot. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE and Hardcore; Server tag: Hardcore ^h, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on Black Valley mean?
These are the tags Black Valley publishes for the browser: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp120 (Max players): There are 120 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2633; cs165217 (Build): Game build: 165217; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): No region is listed; ^h (Hardcore): Facepunch's hardcore mode: harsher survival and fewer helpers; ^p (PvE): Here the world is the threat, and players don't fight each other; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
Population
How does Black Valley rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place Black Valley at #16,957, in the top 71% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on Black Valley right now?
Offline now, Black Valley was last spotted 31 days 12 hours ago.
About the server
Is Black Valley online, and how reliable is it?
The server Black Valley is not online now; 31 days 12 hours have passed since it was last seen. Out of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, it was online for 0, a 0% uptime. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 27 September 2026.
Where is Black Valley located?
No region is published by Black Valley. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 157.85.87.237:28015.
Which Rust version is Black Valley on?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 is the version Black Valley runs on Linux. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Wipe times
What is the wipe schedule on Black Valley?
The record of Black Valley's wipes is still too thin to show its rhythm. The monthly force wipe takes every Rust server down for a new world, and the next one lands on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world it is running now dates from 31 days 18 hours.
The rules
Which map does Black Valley run?
A procedural map of 5,000 with seed 1 is what Black Valley runs, made by the game. RustMaps has it from this page, since identical size and seed give an identical map. On the map name: Custom Map.
What are the rules and settings on Black Valley?
The name of Black Valley says nothing about gather rate. Eight players per group: that is the game's default. Facepunch's most punishing mode: that is the hardcore mode. Raids and PvP are both on the table. Plugins or settings alter the game, and the browser lists it as Modded. Oxide plugins are running on it. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
Getting in
How do I join Black Valley?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 157.85.87.237:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.