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The Dark Force

Modded oxide
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Evaluation 42 Bronze #6,286 on player hours
Players now
0/80
0% full
7-day average
0
peak 3
Rank
#6,286
▲ 2017 this week
Wiped
6d 18h
ago · 3 Oct, 09:37 UTC
Next wipe
–
no rhythm it keeps
Team limit
teams off
no published schedule

Evaluation

six readings of the figures on this page, 0 to 100 each
Population0Standing72Uptime98Performance14Wipe hold0Momentum66
Population0 of 80 on average 0
Standing#6,286 on player hours 72
Uptime47 of the last 48 hours 98
Performance8 server fps on average 14
Wipe hold0% of wipes kept half their crowd 0
Momentumup 2,017 places this week 66

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
00.250.50.75104:0013:0022:0008:0017:0002:00

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

Wipe record

3 on record
Next wipe

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

usual gap
8.2 days
between real wipes
on rhythm
100%
of its recent wipes
wipe-day peak
1
players, last three wipes
crowd held
0%
else halves by day 2

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Sat 3 OctThu 24 SepWed 16 Sep
00.250.50.751+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
DateTimePeakLasted
3 Oct Sat 09:37 3 running
24 Sep Thu 18:41 1 8.6 days
16 Sep Wed 23:36 0 7.8 days

Performance

01020304004:0013:0022:0008:0017:0002:00

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 Sep24 Sep28 Sep2 Oct6 Oct10 Oct

Top 28% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Intel

Map of The Dark Force
Map
Procedural Map
Size
6000
Seed
825822194
Open on RustMaps
Address
168.100.161.129:28039
Region
–
Max players
80
Group limit
teams off
Wipe schedule
–
Last wipe
3 Oct 2026, 09:37 UTC
Hostname
–
First seen
13 Sep 2026

Server tags

what each tag it publishes means · mp80,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts0,^o^z
GamegmrustGame mode Standard Rust survival is the game mode.
mp80Max players Slot count: 80.
ts0Group limit Team play is turned off.
v2634Protocol Your game must run protocol 2634.
cs166652Build This server runs build 166652.
ptrakNetworking Network layer: RakNet, the game's default.
$r?Region code The region code is blank.
Mods and access^oOxide Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here.
^zModded Modded listing: plugins or settings make the difference.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

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Briefing

quick answers, from the figures on this page
Player counts
01Ranking of The Dark Force among Rust servers: what is it?

In the top 28% of all ranked servers, The Dark Force holds #6,286 for player hours over the last seven days.

02What is the player count on The Dark Force?

The current population on The Dark Force is 0, against 80 slots. Averaging 0 players over seven days, it peaked at 3. Between the last 48 hours, 22:00 UTC saw the highest average: 1 players.

About Server
03What Rust version is The Dark Force on?

The Rust build on The Dark Force is network protocol 2634 and build 166652, on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.

04How smooth is the performance on The Dark Force?

For the last 48 hours, average server fps was 8, with a minimum of 5. Entities peaked at 202,178, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. The maximum memory used was 6,111 MB. The lag players notice comes from low fps and rising entity counts.

05Location of The Dark Force: where?

No region is published by The Dark Force. The location Rust Server Now displays is the one a server claims, not a physical machine lookup. You reach it at 168.100.161.129:28039.

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

Right now The Dark Force shows as online. About 6 days 16 hours ago was its last restart, based on reported uptime. It was up 100% of the time over the last 7 full days: 168 of 168 hours. Its first appearance in Rust Server Now data was on 13 September 2026.

Lists & Tags
07What is the meaning of each tag on The Dark Force?

gmrust (Game mode): Standard Rust survival is the game mode; mp80 (Max players): Slot count: 80; ts0 (Group limit): Team play is turned off; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634; cs166652 (Build): This server runs build 166652; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the game's default; $r? (Region code): The region code is blank; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings make the difference: that is the tag set The Dark Force publishes for the game's server browser. 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.

08On which Rust Server Now lists does The Dark Force appear?

The Dark Force appears on the following Rust Server Now lists: Modded Rust servers. These filters bring it up on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Last wipe: In the last week.

Wipe Info
09The Dark Force wipes on what schedule?

The Dark Force wipes on no fixed pattern, so the next wipe cannot be predicted. Force wipe is monthly for all Rust servers, and the next is Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. It has been running its current world for 6 days 18 hours.

10What happens on wipe day for The Dark Force?

The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 1 players. 32 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked. Until the next wipe, the crowd stayed above half that peak in 0% of its recent wipes. In the other cases, the crowd fell below half by day 2.

Rules & Settings
11The map for The Dark Force: which one?

The map on The Dark Force is procedural, size 6,000 with seed 825822194, generated by the game. Size and seed together determine the map, which can be viewed on RustMaps from this page.

12The rules and settings of The Dark Force: what are they?

No gather rate appears in the name The Dark Force. You will find no published group limit. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid in the standard game. You can fight and raid other players. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings change the game. You will find Oxide plugins running here. Valve's VAC anti-cheat is active.

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

Press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 168.100.161.129:28039, or click Launch Rust here to open Rust via Steam and join.