TheDarkZone
173.249.63.164:28015 checked 11d ago
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 70% 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
Quick answers
Population
How busy is TheDarkZone?
At present TheDarkZone shows as offline; its last appearance was 11 days 12 hours ago.
How does TheDarkZone rank against other Rust servers?
By player hours over the last seven days, TheDarkZone ranks #15,954 worldwide and sits in the top 70% of all ranked servers.
Wipe times
What is the wipe schedule on TheDarkZone?
Its rhythm is not yet clear from the wipes of TheDarkZone on record. Next force wipe: Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, when all Rust servers wipe. 39 days 21 hours ago the current world was made.
Server details
Is TheDarkZone online, and how reliable is it?
The server TheDarkZone is offline as of the latest check; last seen 11 days 12 hours ago. 0 of 168 hours were online in the last 7 full days, 0% uptime. When Is Wipe has tracked it since 13 September 2026.
Which version of Rust does TheDarkZone run?
On TheDarkZone, the Rust version is network protocol 2633 and build 163794 and the OS is Linux. Joining needs the same protocol version; Steam handles that update for you.
Where is TheDarkZone located?
No region is published by TheDarkZone. When Is Wipe does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You can reach it at 173.249.63.164:28015.
Lists and tags
Which When Is Wipe lists include TheDarkZone? And filters?
The When Is Wipe lists TheDarkZone fits are: Best modded Rust servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on TheDarkZone mean?
These are the tags TheDarkZone publishes, read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): This server runs standard Rust survival; mp10 (Max players): Capacity is 10 slots; ts8 (Group limit): The team limit is 8, the game's default; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: to join, your game must match this version; cs163794 (Build): Build 163794; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) is installed as the plugin framework; ^z (Modded): Listed under Modded, with plugins or changed settings. At the top of this page you can see its current players, queue and world creation time, which are in the tags too.
Rules, map
What rules does TheDarkZone enforce? And settings?
TheDarkZone's name makes no mention of a gather rate. Under the default setting, groups are limited to 8 players. gather, build and raid, as standard That is the game mode: survival. PvP and raiding are enabled. It is in the Modded section: plugins or settings alter the game. Oxide plugins are used. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, on.
Which map does TheDarkZone run?
The map on TheDarkZone is procedural, size 4,000, seed 378793338, created by the game. With the same size and seed, the map is identical and can be seen on RustMaps from here.
How to join
How do I join TheDarkZone?
Open Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 173.249.63.164:28015 in the console. Alternatively, use Launch Rust on this page to open the game via Steam and connect.
Server tags
Published as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs163794,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust- Game mode This server runs standard Rust survival.
mp10- Max players Capacity is 10 slots.
ts8- Group limit The team limit is 8, the game's default.
v2633- Protocol Protocol 2633: to join, your game must match this version.
cs163794- Build Build 163794.
ptrak- Networking The network layer is RakNet, Rust's default.
$r?- Region code No region code has been set.
Mods and access
^o- Oxide Oxide (uMod) is installed as the plugin framework.
^z- Modded Listed under Modded, with plugins or changed settings.
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.