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Dark Continent

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Dark Continent, reached at 157.85.88.206:25426. At the last check it held 0 of 40 places, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,327 of all servers, the top 69%. It last wiped 9d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsmonthly wipes

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/400% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,327top 69%
Last wipe9d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 1hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCfw

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.

AveragePeak
0123418:0003:0012:0022:0007:0016:00
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
010020030040018:0003:0012:0022:0007:0016:00
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 19 Oct.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 69% 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
15k10k15k20k19 Oct21 Oct23 Oct25 Oct27 Oct29 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: force wipes only

The next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 1h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 1hforce wipefw
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 1hforce wipefw
00.250.50.751+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 1 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Tue 20 Oct, 03:509d ago 1 – running 0

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 Dark Continent
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 2000, seed 50000. Open on RustMaps.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address157.85.88.206:25426
Region–
Max players40
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe20 Oct 2026, 03:50 UTC
Hostname–
First seen19 Oct 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size2000
Seed50000

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are unmodded rust community servers [2] and upcoming Rust wipes [3].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 317 on average457/500
Rusty Moose |EU Monthly|EU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 213 on average255/275
[EU East] Facepunch 4EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 164 on average133/350
[EU] Facepunch 1EU · groups of 8+ · monthly · 160 on average167/400
Rustopia.gg - US LargeNA · groups of 16+ · monthly · 127 on average74/200
Rustafied.com - EU Long - LargeEU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 125 on average103/125

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1How well does Dark Continent run?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 239, with a minimum of 222. Buildings, deployables and all other world objects counted together reached a maximum of 17,325 entities. Its highest memory usage was 2,716 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2What is the location of Dark Continent?

There is no region published for Dark Continent. Where a server says it is: that is what Rust Statistics shows, without looking up where the machine stands. 157.85.88.206:25426 is its address.

A.3What is the online status and reliability of Dark Continent?

Dark Continent is online at this time. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart occurred about 3 days 5 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 99%, with 167 of 168 hours online. It was first observed on 19 October 2026 by Rust Statistics.

A.4What is the Rust version for Dark Continent?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167781 is the version that Dark Continent runs, on Linux. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe schedule

A.5What schedule does Dark Continent follow for wipes?

The only wipe for Dark Continent is the monthly force wipe. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; this server's next wipe is then. The world currently in use was created 9 days 13 hours ago. According to its tags, wipes happen once a month.

A.6How would you describe wipe day on Dark Continent?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 1 players. The crowd reached its maximum 1 hours after the latest wipe.

Population

A.7What is the rank of Dark Continent among Rust servers?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts Dark Continent at #15,327, within the top 69% of ranked servers.

A.8How would you characterise the player activity on Dark Continent?

The current population of Dark Continent is 0, drawn from 40 slots. The mean population for the last seven days is 0.

Tags, lists

A.9What do the tags associated with Dark Continent signify?

gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp40 (Max players): 40 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2634 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634; cs167781 (Build): The game build is 167781; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set; ^m (Monthly): The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes: these are the tags Dark Continent publishes, and the server browser reads them. Current players, queue and the world's creation time are among the tags as well, displayed at the top of this page.

A.10Where can Dark Continent be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

The Rust Statistics lists that Dark Continent fits are: Rust community servers, measured. These filters on the server list return it: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Rules, settings, map

A.11Under what rules and settings does Dark Continent operate?

No gather rate appears in the name of Dark Continent. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. Listed as survival, the game mode is gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Players may raid and fight one another. It is a community server, as the browser's Community listing shows. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.12What map is in use on Dark Continent?

The game generates Dark Continent's procedural map at size 2,000, from seed 50000. Equal size and seed yield an identical map, which this page offers to view on RustMaps.

Connection

A.13What is the process for joining Dark Continent?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 157.85.88.206:25426. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection. You can find its website at https://www.facebook.com/NEKOPH.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,gmrust,cs167781,ts8.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp40Max players. 40 slots are available.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2634Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634.
cs167781Build. The game build is 167781.
ptrakNetworking. RakNet is the network layer here, as it is by default in the game.
$r?Region code. A region code has not been set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes.

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.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Unmodded rust community servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Upcoming Rust wipes. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.