The Dark Carnival
157.85.86.2:28015Up, checked 6m agoMonitored since 13 Sep 2026
Health checks
from the latest readings- ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 6m agoPassing
- Capacity0% of 75 slots in usePassing
- Queuenobody waitingPassing
- Performancerunning at 117 fpsPassing
- Fresh mapwiped 6d agoPassing
- Next wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC, in 28d 19hPassing
Activity
players each hour, last 48- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- not published
- Map
- Procedural Map · 4500
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
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- 4Rusty Moose |US Monthly|NA · groups of 12+ · monthly · 420 on average527 / 575
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Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 33% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven 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.
Wipe calendar
1 day with a wipe in the last 16 weeksIn 28d 19h. The force wipe · high confidence
- wipe-day peak
- 1 players, last three wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
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1 Oct
Thu 23:41 UTC · force wipe peak 1 · running
- 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. Published as mp75,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166652,ts8.
gmrustGame mode Standard survival, as in Rust.mp75Max players 75 player slots.ts8Group limit This is the game default: a maximum of 8 per team.v2634Protocol The game protocol is 2634; your game must match to join.cs166652Build This server runs game build 166652.ptrakNetworking RakNet is the network layer, as standard for the game.$r?Region code No region code is set.Flag meanings are Facepunch's.
Population
What is the rank of The Dark Carnival?
The seven-day player hours rank for The Dark Carnival is #7,854, in the top 33% of ranked servers.
What is the population of The Dark Carnival?
With 75 slots, The Dark Carnival holds 0 players at present. The seven-day average is 0 players, with a peak of 1. The highest average in the last 48 hours was 1 players at 22:00 UTC.
Map and rules
What is the map on The Dark Carnival?
A procedural map of size 4,500 with seed 1201455836 runs on The Dark Carnival, produced by the game. Because size and seed determine the map, a RustMaps view is available from this page.
What are the settings and rules for The Dark Carnival?
A gather rate is absent from the name The Dark Carnival. The game's default applies: no more than 8 players per group. It runs survival, gather, build and raid: the standard game. You can fight other players and raid their bases. In the server browser, it is found under Community. VAC by Valve is on.
Wipe schedule
What can you expect from wipe day on The Dark Carnival?
On average, the peak across recent wipes was 1 players. Peak numbers on the latest wipe arrived 0 hours after it began.
What wipe pattern does The Dark Carnival follow?
The force wipe is the only wipe The Dark Carnival takes, once a month. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is the next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. 6 days is the age of the current world.
Tags and filters
How should you read the tags on The Dark Carnival?
These tags are published by The Dark Carnival and read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival, as in Rust; mp75 (Max players): 75 player slots; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: a maximum of 8 per team; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your game must match to join; cs166652 (Build): This server runs game build 166652; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set. Shown at the top of this page are three more things from the tags: its players now, its queue and the time its world was made.
Where does The Dark Carnival appear in Best Rust Servers lists and filters?
The Best Rust Servers lists that The Dark Carnival fits are: Community servers, no training or build tags. 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 week.
Server information
What Rust version does The Dark Carnival run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166652 on Linux is what The Dark Carnival runs. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.
What is the location of The Dark Carnival?
There is no published region for The Dark Carnival. Where a server says it is, that is what Best Rust Servers shows; it does not look up the machine's location. 157.85.86.2:28015 is its address.
How well does The Dark Carnival perform?
In the last 48 hours, the server averaged 115 fps, with a minimum of 40. The world contained up to 118,073 entities, such as buildings, deployables and other items. Memory peaked at 3,523 MB. Lag, as felt by players, is caused by low fps and an increasing number of entities.
How reliable is The Dark Carnival and is it online?
The Dark Carnival is online at the moment. It reports an uptime that puts the last restart at around 15 hours ago. Uptime for the last full 7 days was 72%, meaning 121 of 168 hours. Its earliest observation by Best Rust Servers was on 13 September 2026.
How to join
What are the steps to join The Dark Carnival?
Use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect, or press F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 157.85.86.2:28015 in the console.