A1189/ 300 players
Modded#15,954
TheDarkZone
Offline 173.249.63.164:28015 checked 11d ago
moddedoxide
players now0of 10 slots
7-day average0peak –
rank#15,954top 70%
last wipe · restocked39d agono schedule published
next wipe · restock–no wipe seen yet
Players
No five-minute samples in the last two hours.
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
No hourly history yet.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
AveragePeakWipe
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
Average fpsLowest fpsWipe
Most entitiesWipe
Most memory, MBWipe
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
daily · 1 is bestRankRank in region
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
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.
Also on the shelf
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
A2159/ 225 players
A389/ 100 players
B146/ 1000 players
B215/ 1000 players
B350/ 700 players
On the back of the pack
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Tags & lists
Can you explain the tags on TheDarkZone?
The server browser reads these tags that TheDarkZone publishes: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, the standard way; mp10 (Max players): The cap is 10; ts8 (Group limit): The default cap is 8 per team; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633: your game must match to get in; cs163794 (Build): It runs on build 163794; ptrak (Networking): This is the standard RakNet layer the game uses; $r? (Region code): The region code is left blank; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded is its category, with plugins or settings changing the game. Player numbers, queue length and world age are tagged as well, and they sit at the top of this page.
On Rust Vending Machine, which lists and filters can you find TheDarkZone in?
These Rust Vending Machine lists include TheDarkZone: Modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Map and rules
What map is in play on TheDarkZone?
TheDarkZone runs a procedural map of size 4,000 with seed 378793338, generated by the game. From this page you can look at it on RustMaps: the same size and seed give the same map.
Which settings and rules apply on TheDarkZone?
The name of TheDarkZone gives no gather rate. Groups can reach 8 players, which is the default. You play survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. You can fight and raid other players. Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded. The plugins it runs number Oxide. VAC is on.
Server info
What location is TheDarkZone in?
You will find no region published for TheDarkZone. A server's stated location is what Rust Vending Machine shows; the actual machine location is not looked up. You can reach it at 173.249.63.164:28015.
How stable is TheDarkZone, and is it currently online?
Right now TheDarkZone is not in stock, last seen 11 days 10 hours ago. Over 7 full days, the shelves were stocked for 0 of 168 hours (0%). The first sighting of it on Rust Vending Machine was 13 September 2026.
What version does TheDarkZone use?
Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794 on Linux is what powers TheDarkZone. Joining needs the same protocol on your game; Steam handles the update for you.
Live players
How does TheDarkZone compare to other Rust servers in the rankings?
The last seven days of player hours place TheDarkZone at #15,954, in the top 70% of all ranked servers.
How many players are on TheDarkZone right now?
At the moment TheDarkZone is offline, with a last sighting 11 days 10 hours ago.
Wipe schedule
How often does TheDarkZone wipe?
Too few wipes of TheDarkZone are recorded to tell what its rhythm is. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the monthly force wipe comes, and every Rust server wipes. 39 days 20 hours ago it made the world it is using now.
How to join
What is the way to join TheDarkZone?
In the Rust console (F1), type client.connect 173.249.63.164:28015. You can also press Launch Rust on this page, which opens Steam and connects.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp10,ptrak,$r?,v2633,gmrust,cs163794,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
Game mode Rust survival, the standard way.
mp10
Max players The cap is 10.
ts8
Group limit The default cap is 8 per team.
v2633
Protocol Protocol 2633: your game must match to get in.
cs163794
Build It runs on build 163794.
ptrak
Networking This is the standard RakNet layer the game uses.
$r?
Region code The region code is left blank.
Mods and access
^o
Oxide The plugin framework here is Oxide (uMod).
^z
Modded Modded is its category, with plugins or settings changing the game.
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.