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Exhibit no. 15,456Acc. 2026.15456
DARK
Rust server · in the archive since 1 October 2026
Offline 168.222.21.31:28015 checked 28d ago
The timeline
Wipes
Every wipe on record as a dated marker, the force wipes among them, and the wipes expected next. Newest first in the record below.
1 Oct Last seen 1 Oct01:57
a wipe on recordthe monthly force wipeexpectedlast seen, 1 Oct 2026, 03:54 UTCAll times UTC.
The record of each wipe
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Thu 1 Oct 202601:57 UTC28d ago
- Peak
- 2
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- running
- Players before
- 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.
The rhythm
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 wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 1 hours in.
The record
Population, performance and rank
Kept in folders: players every five minutes, every hour and every day; the server answering for itself; its rank among every server ranked.
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.
Related exhibits
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Visitors' questions about this exhibit
Quick answers
Answered from the figures on this page.
Lists and tags
What do the server tags on DARK mean?
These tags from DARK, read by the game's server browser, are: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp100 (Max players): 100 slots are set on this server; ts8 (Group limit): The default cap of 8 per team applies here; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game has to be on protocol 2633; cs165217 (Build): Build number: 165217; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network layer, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code field is empty; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it is listed under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Carbon, a plugin framework, runs on this server. The tags also carry the current player count, the queue and the world's creation time, shown at the top of this page.
Which Rust Server History lists and filters include DARK?
The Rust Server History lists that feature DARK are: Modded Rust servers: the record. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more.
Server entry
Which version of Rust does DARK run?
The recorded build for DARK is Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on Windows. The protocol must match to join, and Steam handles that update.
Is DARK online, and how reliable is it?
DARK was last seen 28 days 16 hours ago and is offline right now. It was up for 0 of 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 0% of the time. First seen by Rust Server History on 1 October 2026.
Where is DARK located?
No region is published by DARK. Rust Server History does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You will find it at 168.222.21.31:28015.
Wipe log
What does wipe day look like on DARK?
An average peak of 2 players was drawn by its recent wipes. 1 hours into the latest wipe the crowd peaked.
What is the wipe schedule on DARK?
The record holds too few of DARK's wipes to tell its rhythm. Next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the monthly force wipe, when every Rust server wipes. Made 28 days 18 hours ago, the current world is what it runs now.
Player counts
How does DARK rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place DARK at #15,456, among the top 65% of all ranked servers.
How busy is DARK?
DARK is offline at present, having last been seen 28 days 16 hours ago.
Rules, map
What are the rules and settings on DARK?
The name of DARK carries no gather rate. The limit of 8 players per group is the game's default. survival is the game mode, gathering, building and raiding: the standard game. PvP and raiding are enabled. Plugins or settings alter the game here, and the browser lists the server under Modded. Carbon plugins are running. VAC from Valve is switched on.
Which map does DARK run?
The game generates the map on DARK, which is procedural.
Join record
How do I join DARK?
Entering client.connect 168.222.21.31:28015 in the console (F1) connects you to this server. The Launch Rust button on this page does the same: it opens the game via Steam and connects on your behalf.
The label explained
Server tags
What each tag this server publishes 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.