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Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X |

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X |, reached at 216.39.240.117:27500. At the last check it held 42 of 90 places, against a seven-day mean of 4 and a peak of 801. It ranks #1,458 of all servers, the top 7%. It last wiped 10d ago.

Keywords2x gather vanilla modded carbon

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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 now42/9047% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean4peak 80, 48 h peak 80
Rank2#1,458top 7%
Last wipe10d 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
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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).

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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 7 Oct.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 7% 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
15k10k15k20k7 Oct12 Oct16 Oct21 Oct25 Oct30 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 gap0.9 daysbetween real wipes
On rhythm0%of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak2players, last three wipes
Mon 19 OctSun 18 OctSat 17 Oct
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 3, 34 hours in.

5.2History

Table 3: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Mon 19 Oct, 09:5410d ago 3 – running 1
Sun 18 Oct, 14:4711d ago 2 – 0.8 d 0
Sat 17 Oct, 12:4012d ago 2 – 1.1 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 Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X |
Figure 5: The map: Starlight After Dark, size 3500, seed 116945.
Table 4: The server's published settings.
Address216.39.240.117:27500
Region–
Max players90
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe19 Oct 2026, 09:54 UTC
Hostnameus3x.rfgam.ing
First seen7 Oct 2026
MapStarlight After Dark
Size3500
Seed116945

7Operator

12 servers publish a rfgam.ing hostname; the busiest are listed.

Table 5: Other servers of the same operator, rfgam.ing.

8Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are find a 2x rust server [2], modded server list with rates [3] and Rust wipe forecast [4].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Atlas - EU 2X Monthly | Vanilla+ | No BP WipesEU · groups of 16+ · 2x · monthly · 798 on average172/200
Vital Rust - EU Monthly | 2x | Vanilla+ | No BP WipesEU · groups of 16+ · 2x · monthly · 633 on average476/500
EU RENEGADE 2x Monthly Main | 50% Upkeep | No BP Wipe | Noob FrEU · groups of 50+ · 2x · monthly · 358 on average153/175
Atlas - US 2X Monthly | Vanilla+ | No BP WipesNA · groups of 16+ · 2x · monthly · 349 on average83/100
Magic Rust #18 — Vanilla 2x | Baйп 28.10EU · groups of 150+ · 2x · weekly · 340 on average147/180
MIRAGE RUST | SUNDAY 2x | VANILLA+ | Wipe 25.10EU · groups of 300+ · 2x · weekly · 321 on average10/1000

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

About the server

A.1Is the performance of Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X | smooth?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 80, with a minimum of 80. The highest number of entities it carried was 95,433, comprising buildings, deployables and all other objects. The peak memory usage was 4,081 MB. Players experience lag when fps is low and the entity count is rising.

A.2In which location is Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X | based?

There is no region published for Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X |. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. 216.39.240.117:27500 is its address.

A.3What is the online status and reliability of Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X |?

At the present moment, Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X | is online. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart occurred about 16 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 99%, with 167 of 168 hours online. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 7 October 2026.

A.4What is the Rust version for Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X |?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version that Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X | runs, on Linux. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Wipe schedule

A.5When are wipes carried out on Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X |?

No next wipe can be predicted for Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X | since its wipes occur at irregular intervals. 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 current world has been running for 10 days 18 hours.

A.6What happens on Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X | when wipe day arrives?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 2 players. The crowd reached its maximum 34 hours after the latest wipe.

Population

A.7How does Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X | compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

The seven-day player-hours ranking puts Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X | at #1,458, within the top 7% of ranked servers.

A.8What is the population level of Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X |?

The current population of Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X | is 42, drawn from 90 slots. Averaged over the last seven days: 4 players; the same period peaks at 80. Averaging 78 players, 00:00 UTC was the busiest hour of the past 48.

Tags, lists

A.9By whom is Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X | operated?

The same operator most likely runs Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X | and 11 other servers we track, since both publish a rfgam.ing hostname.

A.10How should the tags on Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X | be interpreted?

Tags from Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X |, read by the game's server browser, are gmrust (Game mode): This is survival as standard Rust plays; mp90 (Max players): The slot count is 90; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; 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; ^v (Vanilla): This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered; ^z (Modded): The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded; ^y (Carbon): Plugins run through Carbon. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.11Where can Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X | be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Rust servers with a 2x gather rate and Modded Rust servers are the Rust Statistics lists that Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X | fits. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Type: Vanilla and Modded; Server tag: Vanilla ^v, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks; Gather rate: 2x; Players now: At least 10.

Rules, settings, map

A.12Under what rules and settings does Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X | operate?

The rate for gathering on Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X | is 2x, according to its name. At 8 players, the group limit equals the game's default. survival is the game mode here; gather, build and raid: the standard game. Combat and raiding against other players are allowed. The server browser lists it as Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. Carbon plugins are running. It describes itself as vanilla, which is to say this is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.

A.13On which map does Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X | take place?

Generated by the game from seed 116945, the procedural map on Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X | measures 3,500. Equal size and seed yield an identical map, which this page offers to view on RustMaps. Under map name, it gives Starlight After Dark.

How to join

A.14How do you connect to Starlight After Dark | Halloween 2X |?

Press F1 inside Rust to open the console and enter client.connect 216.39.240.117:27500. Alternatively, the Launch Rust and join control on this page launches the game via Steam and completes the connection. The website for this server is https://discord.com/invite/dtsEQ95Zb.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp90,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^z,^y,^v,gmrust,cs168909,ts8.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. This is survival as standard Rust plays.
mp90Max players. The slot count is 90.
ts8Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
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.
Difficulty
^vVanilla. This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered.
Mods and access
^zModded. The game is altered by plugins or settings, so it is listed as Modded.
^yCarbon. Plugins run through Carbon.

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

STARLIGHT AFTER DARK | HALLOWEEN CHARITY EVENT Survive the Night. Play for a Cause. Make a Difference. Welcome to Starlight After Dark! A special Halloween charity event bringing the Rust community together for a night of fun, competition, and giving back. EVENT FEATURES - Custom Halloween-Themed Map - 2X Gather & Loot Rates - Gun Game & Mini-Games - Halloween Events & Surprises - PvP, Survival & Community Challenges GAMING FOR A CAUSE More than just a Rust event! We're bringing players, creators, and communities together to have fun, raise awareness, and support a great cause. Every player helps make this event special! HOSTED BY ROYAL FAMILY GAMING Royal Family Gaming (RFG) is proud to host and operate the Starlight After Dark Rust server, helping bring this charity event to life. Website: https://royalfamilygaming.com Enter the Darkness. Support the Cause.

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. Find a 2x rust server. ruststatistics.org/top-2x-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Modded server list with rates. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Rust wipe forecast. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.