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The Dark Carnival

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Evaluation 65 Bronze #7,866 on player hours
Players now
0/75
0% full
7-day average
0
peak 1
Rank
#7,866
▲ 1950 this week
Wiped
8d 5h
ago · 1 Oct, 23:41 UTC
Next wipe
26d 13h
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC
Team limit
8
no published schedule

Evaluation

six readings of the figures on this page, 0 to 100 each
Population0Standing65Uptime98Performance100Wipe hold–Momentum62
Population0 of 75 on average 0
Standing#7,866 on player hours 65
Uptime47 of the last 48 hours 98
Performance117 server fps on average 100
Wipe holdtoo few wipes seen –
Momentumup 1,950 places this week 62

The score is the average of the readings that have figures. Population is the seven-day average against the slots; standing is how near the top of the rank it is; uptime the hours of the last 48 on the list; performance its server fps, 60 or more counting as full; wipe hold the share of its recent wipes that kept half their crowd; momentum its rank against a week ago, 50 for no change. The tier is the rank alone: Titanium is the top 10, Master the top 50, Diamond 150, Platinum 400, Gold 1,000, Silver 2,500.

Population

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75106:0015:0000:0010:0019:0004:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC. Busiest hour of the two days: 1 players.

Wipe record

1 on record
Next wipe
Thursday 5 November19:00 UTC · in 26d 13h

The force wipe · high confidence

wipe-day peak
1
players, last three wipes

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

00.250.50.751+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
DateTimePeakLasted
1 Oct FW Thu 23:41 1 running

Performance

010020030040006:0015:0000:0010:0019:0004:00

48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: a point a day, measured since 17 Sep. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

Rank history

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k20 Sep23 Sep26 Sep4 Oct7 Oct10 Oct

Top 35% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Intel

Map of The Dark Carnival
Map
Procedural Map
Size
4500
Seed
1201455836
Open on RustMaps
Address
157.85.86.2:28015
Region
–
Max players
75
Group limit
8, the default
Wipe schedule
–
Last wipe
1 Oct 2026, 23:41 UTC
Hostname
–
First seen
13 Sep 2026

Server tags

what each tag it publishes means · mp75,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs167231,ts8
GamegmrustGame mode Standard Rust survival is the game mode.
mp75Max players The server holds 75.
ts8Group limit Team cap 8, which is the game default.
v2634Protocol Protocol 2634: match it to join.
cs167231Build Build 167231.
ptrakNetworking The network layer is RakNet, standard for Rust.
$r?Region code No region set.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

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Briefing

quick answers, from the figures on this page
Current Players
01Ranking of The Dark Carnival among Rust servers: what is it?

The rank for The Dark Carnival is #7,866 on seven-day player hours, in the top 35% of ranked servers.

02How many players are on The Dark Carnival right now?

0 of 75 slots are filled on The Dark Carnival at this moment. The seven-day average is 0 players, with a peak of 1. The 48-hour peak time is 22:00 UTC, when it averaged 1 players.

About Server
03Version of Rust on The Dark Carnival: which one?

The Rust build on The Dark Carnival is network protocol 2634 and build 167231, on Linux. Steam updates your game so your protocol matches; that is required to join.

04Performance of The Dark Carnival: is it smooth?

Average server fps for the last 48 hours was 117; the lowest was 38. 118,163 entities at peak, counting buildings and deployables. Peak memory: 3,238 MB. The lag players notice comes from low fps and rising entity counts.

05Where can you find The Dark Carnival physically?

No region is published by The Dark Carnival. The location Rust Server Now displays is the one a server claims, not a physical machine lookup. 157.85.86.2:28015 is its address.

06Current online status and reliability of The Dark Carnival: what is the data?

Live status: The Dark Carnival is up. About 21 hours ago was its last restart, based on reported uptime. 168 of 168 hours up in the last 7 full days; that is 100%. Its first appearance in Rust Server Now data was on 13 September 2026.

Tags & Lists
07The tags on The Dark Carnival: what do they mean?

For the in-game browser, The Dark Carnival declares the following tags: gmrust (Game mode): Standard Rust survival is the game mode; mp75 (Max players): The server holds 75; ts8 (Group limit): Team cap 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): Protocol 2634: match it to join; cs167231 (Build): Build 167231; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for Rust; $r? (Region code): No region set. At the top of this page you also see the current players, the queue and when the world was created, all drawn from the tags.

08Where does The Dark Carnival show up in Rust Server Now lists and filters?

These Rust Server Now lists include The Dark Carnival: Rust community servers, live. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Wipe Info
09The Dark Carnival wipes on what schedule?

Once a month, The Dark Carnival wipes with the force wipe. Every Rust server wipes at the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, which is its next wipe. This world is 8 days 5 hours old.

10What happens on wipe day for The Dark Carnival?

1 players on average marked the busiest point of its recent wipes. The latest wipe saw its peak 0 hours in.

Settings & Rules
11Map selection on The Dark Carnival: what is it?

For The Dark Carnival, the map is procedural at size 4,500 with seed 1201455836, generated by the game. You can look at the map on RustMaps from this page: identical size and seed reproduce it.

12Which rules apply on The Dark Carnival, and what settings?

The name The Dark Carnival does not state a gather rate. The game's default group limit of 8 players applies. This server runs survival, gather, build and raid in the standard game. PvP and raiding are enabled. Community is its browser category: it is a community server. Valve's VAC anti-cheat is active.

Join Info
13To join The Dark Carnival, what must you do?

In Rust, press F1 and run client.connect 157.85.86.2:28015; or use Launch Rust on this page to connect through Steam.