- Players now
- 0/50 0% full
- 7-day average
- 0 peak –
- Rank
- #15,973 ▼ 552 this week
- Wiped
- 8d 2h ago · 1 Oct, 18:10 UTC
- Next wipe
- 5d 21h Thu 15 Oct, 18:10 UTC
- Team limit
- trio weekly
Evaluation
six readings of the figures on this page, 0 to 100 each| Population0 of 50 on average | 0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Standing#15,973 on player hours | 30 | |
| Uptime47 of the last 48 hours | 98 | |
| Performance46 server fps on average | 76 | |
| Wipe hold0% of wipes kept half their crowd | 0 | |
| Momentumdown 552 places this week | 48 |
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
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Wipe record
3 on recordIts weekly schedule tag · low confidence
- usual gap
- 8.5 days between real wipes
- on rhythm
- 0% of its recent wipes
- wipe-day peak
- 1 players, last three wipes
- crowd held
- 0% else halves by day 8
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
| Date | Time | Peak | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct FW | Thu 18:10 | 0 | running |
| 16 Sep | Wed 01:40 | 1 | 15.7 days |
| 14 Sep | Mon 18:45 | 2 | 1.3 days |
Performance
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 bestTop 70% of all ranked servers, top 84% in NA, #494 of the trio servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Intel
- Map
- Custom Map
- Size
- 5000
- Seed
- 1337
- Address
- 66.51.99.76:28030
- Region
- NA
- Max players
- 50
- Group limit
- trio
- Wipe schedule
- weekly
- Last wipe
- 1 Oct 2026, 18:10 UTC
- Hostname
- –
- First seen
- 13 Sep 2026
Server tags
what each tag it publishes means ·mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^w,NA,gmrust,cs166494,ts3,^o^z| Game | gmrust | Game mode Survival in the standard Rust format. |
mp50 | Max players Capacity: 50. | |
ts3 | Group limit 3 is the team cap. | |
v2634 | Protocol Your game must run protocol 2634. | |
cs166494 | Build This server runs build 166494. | |
ptrak | Networking RakNet handles the network layer here, as standard for the game. | |
$r? | Region code The region code is blank. | |
| Wipe schedule | ^w | Weekly Wipes weekly. |
| Mods and access | ^o | Oxide Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here. |
^z | Modded Modded listing: plugins or settings make the difference. | |
| Region | NA | North America In the server browser it appears under North America. |
Flag meanings are Facepunch's.
Similar servers
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes- 1Rusticated.com - US Premium Trio | Thursday WipesNA · trio · weekly · 109 on averageUnranked345/340
- 2Rusticated.com - US Trio | Monday WipesNA · trio · weekly · 71 on averageUnranked19/150
- 3Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US TrioNA · trio · weekly · 10 on averageUnranked13/200
- 4RustForNoobs.com | Solo Duo Trio | Weekly | USNA · trio · weekly · 6 on averageUnranked7/150
- 5RustForNoobs.com | Mondays | Solo Duo Trio | USNA · trio · weekly · 4 on averageUnranked4/150
- 6US RustLife.net | Solo/Duo/Trio | Fridays | Noob FriendlyNA · trio · weekly · 2 on averageUnranked0/100
Briefing
quick answers, from the figures on this page01Where does The Zen Den sit in the rankings?
In North America, The Zen Den is #1,584; globally, #15,973 on player hours over the last seven days, in the top 70% of ranked servers. Ranked against trio, it sits at #494.
02What is the player count on The Zen Den?
0 of 50 slots are filled on The Zen Den at this moment. The average population for the last seven days is 0.
03Version of Rust on The Zen Den: which one?
Version for The Zen Den: Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494 on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
04Performance of The Zen Den: is it smooth?
For the last 48 hours, average server fps was 46, with a minimum of 14. Entities reached 153,189 - buildings, deployables and the rest. The maximum memory used was 8,591 MB. Players feel lag when fps drops and entities climb.
05What is the host location for The Zen Den?
The location The Zen Den lists is North America, indicated by the NA tag. What Rust Server Now shows is a server's stated location, not where its machine is actually located. For this server, the address is 66.51.99.76:28030.
06Uptime and current status of The Zen Den: what are they?
The Zen Den reports online at this moment. Reported uptime puts the last restart at roughly 8 days ago. 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.
07What is the meaning of each tag on The Zen Den?
gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust format; mp50 (Max players): Capacity: 50; ts3 (Group limit): 3 is the team cap; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634; cs166494 (Build): This server runs build 166494; ptrak (Networking): RakNet handles the network layer here, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is blank; ^w (Weekly): Wipes weekly; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings make the difference; NA (North America): In the server browser it appears under North America: that is the tag set The Zen Den publishes for the game's server browser. Its queue, its current player count and the world's creation time sit in the tags as well, shown at the top of this page.
08On which Rust Server Now lists does The Zen Den appear?
The Rust Server Now lists that carry The Zen Den are: Modded Rust servers, Trio Rust servers: live table and North America Rust servers. It appears on the server list when you apply these filters: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Weekly ^w, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Trio; Wipe schedule: Weekly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
09The Zen Den wipes on what schedule?
Its tag drives the prediction because too few of The Zen Den's wipes are recorded to confirm the schedule. Expect the next wipe on Thursday 15 October at 18:10 UTC. It has been running its current world for 8 days 2 hours. A weekly wipe schedule is published in its tags.
10What happens on wipe day for The Zen Den?
On average, 1 players was the busiest its recent wipes got. The latest wipe saw its peak 0 hours in. 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 8.
11What map is running on The Zen Den?
A procedural map of size 5,000 with seed 1337, generated by the game, is in use on The Zen Den. The map is reproducible from its size and seed, and can be seen on RustMaps from this page. You will see the map name as: Custom Map.
12The rules and settings of The Zen Den: what are they?
The name The Zen Den does not state a gather rate. A maximum of 3 players per group is set (trio). survival is the game mode, normal Rust: gather, build, raid. PvP and raiding are enabled. Plugins or settings change the game, so the browser lists it under Modded. Plugins in use: Oxide. The VAC anti-cheat from Valve is on.
13Joining The Zen Den: what are the steps?
In Rust, press F1 and run client.connect 66.51.99.76:28030; or use Launch Rust on this page to connect through Steam.