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Black Valley

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Offline · checked 30d ago · 157.85.87.237:28015

Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Black Valley, reached at 157.85.87.237:28015. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #16,957 of all servers, the top 71%. It last wiped 30d ago.

Keywordsmodded oxide pve hardcore

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/1200% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#16,957top 71%
Last wipe30d agono schedule published
Next wipe3–no wipe seen yet

2Population

Figure 1 follows the players on the server at three scales: every five minutes over two hours, the hourly mean and peak over 48 hours, and the daily mean and peak over 90 days. Dashed uprights mark its wipes.

No hourly history yet.
Figure 1: Players on the server, UTC: (a) every five minutes, from the Steam server list; (b) hourly mean and peak; (c) daily mean and peak.

3Performance

We query the server directly for its frame rate, entity count and memory4. Low frames per second and a climbing entity count are what players feel as lag (Figure 2).

measure
range
This server has not answered a direct query in the last 48 hours.
Figure 2: 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 27 Sep.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 71% of all ranked servers. Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.

RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k27 Sep28 Sep30 Sep1 Oct3 Oct4 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule

Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

5.2History

Table 2: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
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. Before: players just before it wiped. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.

6Map and settings

Map of Black Valley
Figure 4: The map: Custom Map, size 5000, seed 1.
Table 3: The server's published settings.
Address157.85.87.237:28015
Region–
Max players120
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe27 Sep 2026, 13:42 UTC
Hostname–
First seen27 Sep 2026
MapCustom Map
Size5000
Seed1

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are modded Rust servers listed live [2], rust pve servers [3] and servers wiping soon [4].

Table 4: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Alias RPG Season 10 [PVE,RU]EU · groups of 8+ · biweekly · 12 on average9/100
Krizalium | PvE Hardcore | No Map | Loot Scarcity | AIgroups of 16+ · monthly · 9 on average3/51
[RU] GoPVE / Hardcore / NPC / AI / RaidEU · no group limit · monthly · 7 on average2/96
RustNK - Custom Hardcore PvE, NPCs, Events & QuestsNA · no group limit · biweekly · 5 on average3/50
OUTSIDE | Hardcore Survival PvE | NPCs / Quests / Progressiongroups of 8+ · monthly · 4 on average3/50
Primal Earth PvE | Hardcore Progression | Rock to AKgroups of 8+ · biweekly · 3 on average1/25

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1In which location is Black Valley based?

No region is published by Black Valley. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. You will find it at 157.85.87.237:28015.

A.2What is the online status and reliability of Black Valley?

Black Valley is currently offline, with the last sighting 30 days 10 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 0%, with 0 of 168 hours online. It was first observed on 27 September 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.3What version of Rust is run on Black Valley?

Black Valley is running Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217 on the Linux operating system. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe schedule

A.4When are wipes carried out on Black Valley?

There are not yet enough recorded wipes for Black Valley to reveal its rhythm. The monthly force wipe takes place on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC and clears all Rust servers. The current world has been running for 30 days 16 hours.

Population

A.5What is the rank of Black Valley among Rust servers?

Ranked by player hours across seven days, Black Valley holds #16,957, in the top 71% of all ranked servers.

A.6At what level does Black Valley operate in terms of players?

Black Valley is not online now; 30 days 10 hours have passed since it was last seen.

Tags and filters

A.7How should the tags on Black Valley be interpreted?

Tags from Black Valley, read by the game's server browser, are gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, in its standard form; mp120 (Max players): The slot count is 120; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2633 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2633; your client must match it to join; cs165217 (Build): Build 165217 is the one running; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset; ^h (Hardcore): The ruleset is Facepunch's hardcore, which cuts helpers and hardens survival; ^p (PvE): The threat is the world, not other players; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded. Current players, queue and the world's creation time are among the tags as well, displayed at the top of this page.

A.8Where can Black Valley be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include Black Valley: Modded Rust servers and Rust PvE servers: live list. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE and Hardcore; Server tag: Hardcore ^h, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.

Rules, settings, map

A.9What are the settings and rules that govern Black Valley?

No gather rate appears in the name of Black Valley. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. hardcore is the game mode here; Facepunch's most demanding mode. Players may raid and fight one another. The server browser lists it as Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. Oxide plugins are running. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

A.10On which map does Black Valley take place?

Size 5,000 and seed 1 define the procedural, game-generated map on Black Valley. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page. The name of the map is Custom Map.

How to join

A.11How do you connect to Black Valley?

Enter client.connect 157.85.87.237:28015 in the Rust console, reached by pressing F1 after starting the game. Or press Launch Rust and join here, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp120,ptrak,$r?,v2633,^h,^p,gmrust,cs165217,ts8,^o^z.

Table 5: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Rust survival, in its standard form.
mp120Max players. The slot count is 120.
ts8Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
v2633Protocol. The game protocol is 2633; your client must match it to join.
cs165217Build. Build 165217 is the one running.
ptrakNetworking. Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer.
$r?Region code. The region code is unset.
Difficulty
^hHardcore. The ruleset is Facepunch's hardcore, which cuts helpers and hardens survival.
Gameplay
^pPvE. The threat is the world, not other players.
Mods and access
^oOxide. The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod).
^zModded. The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded.

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.

Appendix CAbout this server, in its own words

BLACK VALLEY — tactical realism server, no TP, no kits, no fantasy, lethal NPC squads, authentic loot, harsh survival, military atmosphere

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Modded Rust servers listed live. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Rust pve servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-pve-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Servers wiping soon. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.