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The Dark Force

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server The Dark Force, reached at 168.100.161.129:28039. At the last check it held 0 of 80 places, against a seven-day mean of 0 and a peak of 21. It ranks #6,411 of all servers, the top 29%. It last wiped 4d ago.

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1Summary statistics

Plate 1: The server's own banner, as it publishes it. Table 1 gives its figures at the last check.
Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/800% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak 2, 48 h peak 1
Rank2#6,411top 29%
Last wipe4d agono schedule published
Next wipe3–no rhythm it keeps

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
00.250.50.75106:0015:0000:0009:0019:0004:00
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
01020304006:0015:0000:0009:0019:0004:00
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 17 Sep.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 29% 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
15k10k15k20k20 Sep28 Sep6 Oct13 Oct21 Oct29 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: no rhythm it keeps

Its wipes keep no rhythm, so there is no next wipe to predict. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap8.6 daysbetween real wipes
On rhythm67%of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak2players, last three wipes
Crowd held0%else halves by day 2.5
Sun 25 OctSat 3 OctThu 24 Sep
00.511.52+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 2, 3 hours in.

5.2History

Table 3: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Sun 25 Oct, 04:354d ago 2 – running 1
Sat 3 Oct, 09:3725d ago 3 halved by day 3 21.8 d 0
Thu 24 Sep, 18:4134d ago 1 halved by day 2 8.6 d 0
Wed 16 Sep, 23:3642d ago 0 – 7.8 d 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 The Dark Force
Figure 5: The map: Procedural Map, size 6000, seed 825822194. Open on RustMaps.
Table 4: The server's published settings.
Address168.100.161.129:28039
Region–
Max players80
Group limitteams off
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe25 Oct 2026, 04:35 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapProcedural Map
Size6000
Seed825822194

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 population table [2] and next Rust wipe times [3].

Table 5: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
ShockRust | Blue | NoLimitno group limit · 152 on average44/500
МИНИ-КАРТА 2Х | STORM | FPS+ 28.10EU · groups of 8+ · weekly · 128 on average135/100
RETRO RUST #1 Х1000|NOLIMIT|LOOT++|KIT WIPE 27.10EU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 117 on average62/225
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|EU MAIN 25.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 93 on average18/700
RustSpain.com | EU MainEU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 88 on average3/200
404 RUST 2Х|ДЛЯ НОВИЧКОВ|РУССКИЙ 24.10EU · groups of 16+ · monthly · 84 on average4/1000

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1How well does The Dark Force run?

Over the past 48 hours, it ran at an average of 11 server fps, with a low of 5. The highest number of entities it carried was 203,327, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. The peak memory usage was 5,549 MB. When fps is low and entity count climbs, players feel lag.

A.2What is the location of The Dark Force?

No region is published by The Dark Force. 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 168.100.161.129:28039.

A.3What is the reliability of The Dark Force, and is it online?

The Dark Force is online at this time. The uptime it reports indicates a restart about 3 days 23 hours ago. The server was up 99% of the time over the last 7 full days, 167 of 168 hours. The first record of it by Rust Statistics dates to 13 September 2026.

A.4What is the Rust version for The Dark Force?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version that The Dark Force runs, on Linux. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe timing

A.5When are wipes carried out on The Dark Force?

Prediction of the next wipe is impossible for The Dark Force, which wipes irregularly. Wiping is compulsory for every Rust server at the monthly force wipe, the next of which is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. The world currently in use was created 4 days 1 hours ago.

A.6What happens on The Dark Force when wipe day arrives?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 2 players. The peak on the latest wipe came 3 hours after it began. For 0% of recent wipes, the population did not fall below half the peak before the next wipe. In the other cases, the population fell below half by day 2.5.

Population

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

Ranked by player hours across seven days, The Dark Force holds #6,411, in the top 29% of all ranked servers.

A.8At what level does The Dark Force operate in terms of players?

The current population of The Dark Force is 0, drawn from 80 slots. Averaged over the last seven days: 0 players; the same period peaks at 2. Of the last 48 hours, the peak hour falls at 16:00 UTC, with an average of 1 players.

Tags and filters

A.9What is the meaning of the tags on The Dark Force?

The game's server browser reads gmrust (Game mode): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp80 (Max players): It offers 80 slots; ts0 (Group limit): The server does not allow teams; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^o (Oxide): Plugins are handled by Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game, which The Dark Force publishes as its tags. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

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

Modded Rust servers are the Rust Statistics lists that The Dark Force fits. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Last wipe: In the last week.

Rules, settings, map

A.11Which settings and rules are in force on The Dark Force?

Its name carries no gather rate for The Dark Force. No group limit is published. Listed as survival, the game mode is gathering, building and raiding, as the game is usually played. Fighting and raiding between players are both permitted. It appears under Modded in the browser: the game is changed by plugins or settings. The plugin count is Oxide. VAC is active: that is Valve's anti-cheat.

A.12On which map does The Dark Force take place?

The game generates The Dark Force's procedural map at size 6,000, from seed 825822194. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page.

How to join

A.13What steps are required to join The Dark Force?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 168.100.161.129:28039. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp80,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts0,^o^z.

Table 6: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. This is survival as standard Rust plays.
mp80Max players. It offers 80 slots.
ts0Group limit. The server does not allow teams.
v2635Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join.
cs168909Build. This server runs game build 168909.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. No region code is set.
Mods and access
^oOxide. Plugins are handled by Oxide (uMod).
^zModded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify 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.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Modded Rust population table. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Next Rust wipe times. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.