DARK
Offline 168.222.21.31:28015 checked 29d 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. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 01:57 UTC29d 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.
Tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include DARK?
These Rust Pop Watch lists include DARK: Modded Rust servers, live. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on DARK mean?
The game's server browser picks up these tags from DARK: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, standard Rust style; mp100 (Max players): There are 100 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The default team size of 8 applies here; v2633 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2633, so your client has to match it to join; cs165217 (Build): It's on game build 165217; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): Region code left blank; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): This server uses Carbon for plugins. You'll find players now, queue length and world creation time in the tags, printed at the top of this page.
The players
How does DARK rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank DARK at #15,456, within the top 65% of ranked servers.
How many players are on DARK right now?
DARK went quiet 29 days 4 hours ago and is offline at the moment.
Server facts
Is DARK online, and how reliable is it?
DARK shows as offline, last spotted 29 days 4 hours ago. It was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours in total. It came to Rust Pop Watch's attention on 1 October 2026.
Where is DARK located?
No region is published by DARK. Rust Pop Watch does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You'll find it at 168.222.21.31:28015.
Which Rust version is DARK on?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 is the version DARK runs on Windows. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
Wipe days
What happens on DARK when wipe day comes around?
Recent wipes averaged a peak of 2 players at their busiest. The crowd on the latest wipe topped out 1 hours in.
What is the wipe schedule on DARK?
Too few wipes are on record for DARK to reveal its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives, and every Rust server wipes with it at monthly intervals. The world it is running now dates from 29 days 6 hours.
Rules and settings
Which map does DARK run?
The map on DARK is procedural, made by the game.
What are the rules and settings on DARK?
The name of DARK says nothing about gather rate. Groups go up to 8 players, which is the default. the usual game of gathering, building and raiding: that is the survival mode. Fighting and raiding between players is allowed. Plugins or settings alter the game, and the browser lists it as Modded. Carbon plugins are running on it. Anti-cheat is on: VAC, Valve's system.
Join up
How do I join DARK?
The console method: start Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 168.222.21.31:28015. Launch Rust on this page is another way, opening Rust via Steam and connecting.