RS-15954Modded server
TheDarkZone
Offline 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
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Player activity
What is the typical player count on TheDarkZone?
Currently, TheDarkZone is offline; the last sighting was 11 days 12 hours ago.
Where does TheDarkZone sit in the rankings?
On player hours across seven days, TheDarkZone is #15,954, inside the top 70% of all ranked servers.
Tags and filters
On Top Rust Servers, which lists and filters carry TheDarkZone?
These Top Rust Servers lists include TheDarkZone: Top modded Rust servers. These are the filters that bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
How should you read the tags on TheDarkZone?
Published by TheDarkZone for the game's server browser to read: gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival, as in Rust; mp10 (Max players): Player slots: 10; ts8 (Group limit): At most 8 per team, as standard in the game; v2633 (Protocol): Protocol 2633 is required to join; your game must be on the same version; cs163794 (Build): Running game build 163794; ptrak (Networking): This uses RakNet, Rust's default network layer; $r? (Region code): No region code is assigned; ^o (Oxide): Plugin framework: Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): It appears in Modded, as plugins or settings modify the game. The top of this page also shows the time its world was made, its queue, and its players now, all from the tags.
Map and rules
What map is used on TheDarkZone?
A procedural map of size 4,000 with seed 378793338, created by the game, is in use on TheDarkZone. The map can be seen on RustMaps from this page, as identical size and seed yield the same map.
What settings and rules does TheDarkZone use?
The name TheDarkZone does not state a gather rate. Up to 8 players per group, as the game defaults. It runs survival, the normal mode where you gather, build and raid. You can fight and raid other players. It is a Modded server, meaning plugins or settings modify the game. Oxide plugins are in use. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.
Server details
What is the Rust version on TheDarkZone?
TheDarkZone uses Rust network protocol 2633 and build 163794 with Linux as its system. Your game needs the same protocol to connect; Steam takes care of updating it.
What is the location of TheDarkZone?
A region is not published by TheDarkZone. What Top Rust Servers shows is where a server says it is, not where the machine stands, which it does not look up. 173.249.63.164:28015 is its address.
How reliable is TheDarkZone?
The server TheDarkZone is down at the moment, with its last appearance 11 days 12 hours ago. Across the last 7 full days, it was online for 0 of 168 hours, or 0%. It was first observed by Top Rust Servers on 13 September 2026.
Wipe details
When does TheDarkZone wipe?
The record holds too few wipes to determine TheDarkZone's pattern. Every Rust server is wiped by the force wipe each month; the next occurs on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The present world has been live since 39 days 22 hours ago.
How to join
What is the process to join TheDarkZone?
Use the console: open Rust, press F1, and type client.connect 173.249.63.164:28015. Or simply click Launch Rust here; it opens the game through Steam and connects you.