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The Zen Den

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server The Zen Den, reached at 66.51.99.76:28030 and hosted in NA. It is offline at the last check, against a seven-day mean of 01. It ranks #15,327 of all servers, the top 71%, and #1547 in NA. It last wiped 26d ago on a published weekly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 29 October, 18:10 UTC, its weekly schedule tag.

Keywordstrio weekly wipes modded oxide

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1Summary statistics

Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/500% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak –
Rank2#15,327top 71%; #1547 in NA
Last wipe26d agoweekly schedule
Next wipe31d 6hThu 29 Oct, 18:10 UTC

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 17 Sep.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 71% of all ranked servers, the top 84% in NA, and #519 of the trio servers (top 82%). 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 Sep26 Sep2 Oct8 Oct14 Oct20 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: from its schedule tag

The next wipe is expected Thursday 29 October, 18:10 UTC, in 1d 6h. Its weekly schedule tag (low confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap8.5 daysbetween real wipes
On rhythm0%of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
Crowd held0%else halves by day 8
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 29 Oct, 18:101d 6hits own schedule
Thu 5 Nov, 19:008d 7hforce wipefw
Thu 12 Nov, 18:1015d 6hits own schedule
Thu 19 Nov, 18:1022d 6hits own schedule
Thu 26 Nov, 18:1029d 6hits own schedule
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0036d 7hforce wipefw
Thu 10 Dec, 18:1043d 6hits own schedule
Thu 1 OctWed 16 SepMon 14 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 0, 0 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 1 Oct, 18:10fw26d ago 0 – running 0
Wed 16 Sep, 01:4042d ago 1 halved by day 8 15.7 d 2
Mon 14 Sep, 18:4543d ago 2 – 1.3 d 1

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 Zen Den
Figure 5: The map: Custom Map, size 5000, seed 1337.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address66.51.99.76:28030
RegionNA
Max players50
Group limittrio
Wipe scheduleweekly
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 18:10 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapCustom Map
Size5000
Seed1337

7Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are North American Rust servers [2], group limit three servers [3], modded Rust population table [4] and servers wiping soon [5].

Table 6: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
Rusticated.com - US Premium Trio | Thursday WipesNA · trio · weekly · 135 on average11/150
Rusticated.com - US Trio | Monday WipesNA · trio · weekly · 88 on average64/150
RustForNoobs.com | Solo Duo Trio | Weekly | USNA · trio · weekly · 13 on average4/150
Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US TrioNA · trio · weekly · 12 on average5/200
RustForNoobs.com | Mondays | Solo Duo Trio | USNA · trio · weekly · 6 on average1/150
WARBANDITS.GG |Solo/Duo/Trio|Weekly| JUST WIPEDNA · trio · weekly · 2 on average0/100

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1What is the location of The Zen Den?

The NA tag places The Zen Den in North America, as it lists itself. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. You will find it at 66.51.99.76:28030.

A.2What is the online status and reliability of The Zen Den?

At the present moment, The Zen Den is offline; it was last seen 14 days 18 hours ago. The server was up 0% of the time over the last 7 full days, 0 of 168 hours. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 13 September 2026.

A.3What version of Rust is run on The Zen Den?

Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494 is the version that The Zen Den runs, on Linux. Steam updates your game for you, but you must be on the same protocol to join.

Wipe schedule

A.4When are wipes carried out on The Zen Den?

Because too few wipes of The Zen Den are recorded to confirm the schedule, the tag governs the prediction. On Thursday 29 October at 18:10 UTC the next wipe is expected. The world currently in use was created 26 days 17 hours ago. A weekly wipe schedule is published in the server's tags.

A.5What happens on The Zen Den when wipe day arrives?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 1 players. The crowd reached its maximum 0 hours after the latest wipe. The crowd stayed above half its peak until the next wipe in 0% of recent wipes. If not, the population dropped below half by day 8.

Player count

A.6How does The Zen Den compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

On player hours over seven days The Zen Den is #15,327, within the top 71% of all ranked servers; within North America it is #1,547. It ranks #519 among servers in the trio group.

A.7What is the population level of The Zen Den?

At this moment The Zen Den is offline, having last been seen 14 days 18 hours ago.

Tags, lists

A.8What is the meaning of the tags on The Zen Den?

gmrust (Game mode): Survival on standard Rust rules; mp50 (Max players): 50 slots are available; ts3 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 3; v2634 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634; cs166494 (Build): This server runs game build 166494; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): A region code has not been set; ^w (Weekly): A weekly wipe cycle applies; ^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; NA (North America): In the server browser it is filed under North America: these are the tags The Zen Den 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.9Where can The Zen Den be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include The Zen Den: Modded Rust servers, Rust servers with a group limit of three and North American server statistics. You will find it on the server list filtered by: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Weekly ^w, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Trio; Wipe schedule: Weekly.

Settings and map

A.10Which settings and rules are in force on The Zen Den?

The name of The Zen Den states no gather rate. A maximum of 3 players per group applies, as trio. Listed as survival, the game mode is gather, build and raid: the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players are both permitted. 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.11On which map does The Zen Den take place?

Size 5,000 and seed 1337 define the procedural, game-generated map on The Zen Den. Equal size and seed yield an identical map, which this page offers to view on RustMaps. The map is named Custom Map.

How to join

A.12What steps are required to join The Zen Den?

Enter client.connect 66.51.99.76:28030 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 mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^w,NA,gmrust,cs166494,ts3,^o^z.

Table 7: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmrustGame mode. Survival on standard Rust rules.
mp50Max players. 50 slots are available.
ts3Group limit. Teams are capped at 3.
v2634Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2634.
cs166494Build. This server runs game build 166494.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. A region code has not been set.
Wipe schedule
^wWeekly. A weekly wipe cycle applies.
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.
Region
NANorth America. In the server browser it is filed under North America.

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. North American Rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Group limit three servers. ruststatistics.org/top-trio-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Modded Rust population table. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  5. [5]Rust Statistics. Servers wiping soon. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.