The server's own banner, as it publishes it
Exhibit no. 2,357Acc. 2026.2357
Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore
Rust server · in the archive since 13 September 2026
Online 24.235.3.78:28015 checked 13m 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.
13 Sep Now 1 Oct18:16 · FW 5 Nov19:00 · FW 3 Dec19:00 · FW
a wipe on recordthe monthly force wipeexpectednow, 27 Oct 2026, 22:50 UTCAll times UTC.
The record of each wipe
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Thu 1 Oct 202618:16 UTC FW26d ago
- Peak
- 20
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- running
- Players before
- 1
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
force wipes only
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 8d 19h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 8d 19hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 36d 19hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 20, 35 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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 11% 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 Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore mean?
These tags from Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore, read by the game's server browser, are: gmhardcore (Game mode): This server runs hardcore, the harsher ruleset; mp100 (Max players): 100 slots are set on this server; ts8 (Group limit): The game default caps teams at 8; v2635 (Protocol): The server runs game protocol 2635; matching it is required to join; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): The server has no region code; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe applies here, as does the force wipe from Facepunch; ^p (PvE): Players do not fight each other here; the world supplies the danger; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is installed here; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it is listed under Modded. At the top of this page you also see the current players, the queue and when the world was made, all from the tags.
Which Rust Server History lists and filters include Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore?
The Rust Server History lists that feature Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore are: Modded Rust servers: the record and Rust PvE servers, on record. These filters on the server list bring it up: Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE and Hardcore; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
The record
Does Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore run smoothly?
108 server fps on average over the last 48 hours, never below 65. Buildings, deployables and everything else in the world came to as many as 113,397 entities. Up to 3,769 MB of memory was used. What players feel as lag comes from low fps and a climbing entity count.
Which version of Rust does Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore run?
The recorded build for Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore is Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux. The protocol must match to join, and Steam handles that update.
Is Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore online, and how reliable is it?
Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore is listed as online now. About 10 hours ago is when it last restarted, judged by the uptime it reports. 165 of 168 hours, or 98% of the time, over the last 7 full days. The first sighting by Rust Server History was on 13 September 2026.
Where is Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore located?
No region is published by Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore. Rust Server History does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You can reach it at 24.235.3.78:28015.
Wipe history
What does wipe day look like on Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore?
20 players on average was the busiest its recent wipes drew. At 35 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak.
What is the wipe schedule on Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore?
Once a month Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore wipes, with the force wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 26 days 4 hours ago its current world was made. The tags list a monthly wipe schedule.
Player counts
How does Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last seven days put Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore at #2,357: a place in the top 11% of all ranked servers.
How busy is Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore?
Against 100 slots, Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore records 4 players right now. The seven-day average stands at 2 players; the peak is 7. Stored history puts the busiest hour of the past 48 at 03:00 UTC, averaging 5 players.
Rules, map
What are the rules and settings on Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore?
You will not find a gather rate in the name of Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore. At 8 players, the group limit matches the game's default. Recorded as hardcore, with this note: Facepunch's mode at its hardest. Fighting and raiding between players are permitted. Plugins or settings alter the game here, and the browser lists the server under Modded. The plugin count is Oxide. VAC from Valve is switched on.
Which map does Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore run?
Size 4,096: the map on Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore is procedural and generated by the game. Under map name, the entry reads: Custom Map.
How to join
How do I join Dark Void | Custom PvE | NPCs + Events | Hardcore?
Entering client.connect 24.235.3.78:28015 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. https://discord.com/invite/mfqMSTTT7k is its website.
The label explained
Server tags
What each tag this server publishes means.
Published as mp100,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,^p,gmhardcore,cs168909,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmhardcore
mp100
ts8
v2635
cs168909
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Gameplay
^p
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.