TheDarkZone
Offline 173.249.63.164:28015 checked 25d ago
Players
average and peak, with its wipes markedEvery five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
fps, entities and memory, from asking the server directly48 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
daily · 1 is bestTop 70% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
from the wipes we sawNot enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
Wipes
newest first| 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| Server | Profile | Players now |
|---|---|---|
| ShockRust | Blue | NoLimit | no group limit · 156 on average | 46 / 500 |
| МИНИ-КАРТА 2Х | STORM | FPS+ 28.10 | EU · groups of 8+ · weekly · 128 on average | 127 / 100 |
| RETRO RUST #1 Х1000|NOLIMIT|LOOT++|KIT WIPE 27.10 | EU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 117 on average | 44 / 225 |
| 404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|EU MAIN 25.10 | EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 92 on average | 42 / 700 |
| RustSpain.com | EU Main | EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 88 on average | 7 / 200 |
| 404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|РУССКИЙ 24.10 | EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 84 on average | 5 / 1000 |
Quick answers
from the figures on this pageWipe cycle
When does TheDarkZone wipe?
The rhythm of TheDarkZone cannot yet be told: too few of its wipes are on record. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe arrives and every Rust server wipes. 54 days 7 hours ago the current world was made.
Server
Which location hosts TheDarkZone?
A region is not published by TheDarkZone. A server's stated location is what Rust Server Analytics shows; where the machine stands is not looked up. 173.249.63.164:28015 is its address.
What Rust build does TheDarkZone run?
The platform is Linux, with Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794 running on TheDarkZone. The protocol has to match before you can join; Steam updates it automatically.
What uptime does TheDarkZone show, and is it up?
Last seen 25 days 22 hours ago, TheDarkZone now reports offline. 0% uptime over the last 7 full days, equal to 0 of 168 hours. It entered Rust Server Analytics records on 13 September 2026.
Lists and tags
How should the tags on TheDarkZone be read?
gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, standard ruleset; mp10 (Max players): Capacity of 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The game default applies: 8 per team at most; v2633 (Protocol): To join, your game version must match protocol 2633; cs163794 (Build): Build number 163794; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^o (Oxide): Plugin framework: Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded listing, where plugins or settings change the game are the tags TheDarkZone publishes, and the game's server browser reads them. At the top of this page you can see the player count, queue and world age, all of which the tags also hold.
Where does TheDarkZone appear across Rust Server Analytics's lists and filters?
Among the Rust Server Analytics lists TheDarkZone fits are: Modded Rust servers: live data. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Population
Where does TheDarkZone sit among Rust servers?
The seven-day player-hours rank for TheDarkZone is #15,954, inside the top 70% of all ranked servers.
At what level does TheDarkZone run its population?
TheDarkZone is offline at this refresh; the last contact was 25 days 22 hours ago.
Settings
What are the settings on TheDarkZone, and its rules?
Gather rate is not mentioned in the name of TheDarkZone. The game's default 8-player group limit is in force. It runs survival, the standard game: gather, build, raid. Raiding and PvP combat are available. The Modded category lists it; plugins or settings change the game. The plugin framework is Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
What is the map for TheDarkZone?
A procedural map of size 4,000 with seed 378793338, generated by the game, runs on TheDarkZone. The map is reproducible from its size and seed and can be seen on RustMaps from here.
Connection
What is the way onto TheDarkZone?
In the Rust console (F1), enter client.connect 173.249.63.164:28015. Launch Rust on this page also works, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.