Darkstar 5X Experimental: players

Health checks

from the latest readings

ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 10m ago
Passing
Capacity0% of 50 slots in use
Passing
Queuenobody waiting
Passing
Performancerunning at 114 fps
Passing
Fresh mapwiped 7d ago
Passing
Next wipeThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC, in 27d 14h
Passing

Activity

players each hour, last 48

48 hours agonow

Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: monthly
Map: Procedural Map · 3500

5x moddedoxide

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Players

AveragePeak

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Rank

daily · 1 is best

RankRank in region

Top 63% 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 weeks

JunJulAugSepOct MonWedFriSun

no wipe wiped force wipe today

Next wipe

Thursday 5 November19:00 UTC

In 27d 14h. The force wipe · high confidence

wipe-day peak: 0

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

History

1 Oct
Thu 22:30 UTC · force wipe peak 0 · running

Map: Procedural Map
Size: 3500
Seed: 1162579596

Open on RustMaps

Address: 172.240.229.71:28065
Region: –
Max players: 50
Group limit: 8, the default
Wipe schedule: monthly
Last wipe: 1 Oct 2026, 22:30 UTC
Hostname: –
First seen: 13 Sep 2026

In its own words

Darkstar - Raising hell to lower heaven. This game contains toxic players known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.

Server tags

What each tag it publishes means. Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,gmrust,cs166652,ts8,^o^z.

Game

gmrustGame mode Standard survival, as in Rust.

mp50Max players The slot count is 50.

ts8Group limit Teams are capped at 8, which is the game default.

v2634Protocol The game protocol is 2634; your game must match to join.

cs166652Build Build: 166652.

ptrakNetworking RakNet is the network layer, as standard for the game.

$r?Region code No region code is set.

Wipe schedule

^mMonthly A monthly wipe happens, together with Facepunch's force wipe.

Mods and access

^oOxide A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use.

^zModded Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Player count

What position does Darkstar 5X Experimental hold?

For player hours over seven days, Darkstar 5X Experimental holds rank #14,412, in the top 63% of all ranked servers.

What is the population of Darkstar 5X Experimental?

With 50 slots, Darkstar 5X Experimental holds 0 players at present. The seven-day average is 0 players, with a peak of 1.

Settings and rules

Which map is active on Darkstar 5X Experimental?

A procedural map of size 3,500 with seed 1162579596 runs on Darkstar 5X Experimental, 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 Darkstar 5X Experimental?

5x gather applies here, taken from the server name Darkstar 5X Experimental. The game's default applies: no more than 8 players per group. survival is the mode, gather, build and raid: the standard game. Combat between players is allowed, and bases can be raided. Plugins or settings change the game, and it is listed under Modded in the server browser. It runs these plugins: Oxide. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

Wipe information

What can you expect from wipe day on Darkstar 5X Experimental?

On average, the peak across recent wipes was 0 players. Peak numbers on the latest wipe arrived 0 hours after it began.

What wipe pattern does Darkstar 5X Experimental follow?

The force wipe is the only wipe Darkstar 5X Experimental 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. 7 days 6 hours is the age of the current world. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.

Tags and filters

How should you read the tags on Darkstar 5X Experimental?

These tags are published by Darkstar 5X Experimental and read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival, as in Rust; mp50 (Max players): The slot count is 50; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2634; your game must match to join; cs166652 (Build): Build: 166652; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, as standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): A monthly wipe happens, together with Facepunch's force wipe; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework, Oxide (uMod), is in use; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game, so it is listed under Modded. 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.

What lists and filters on Best Rust Servers hold Darkstar 5X Experimental?

The Best Rust Servers lists that Darkstar 5X Experimental fits are: Rust servers with 5x gather and Best modded Rust servers. Filter entries for this server: Type: Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks; Gather rate: 5x.

Server information

What Rust version does Darkstar 5X Experimental run?

The Rust version on Darkstar 5X Experimental is network protocol 2634 and build 166652, running on Windows. To join, your game must use the same protocol; Steam handles the update for you.

Where can Darkstar 5X Experimental be found?

No region is published by Darkstar 5X Experimental. The location a server claims is what Best Rust Servers shows, not the machine's actual location. 172.240.229.71:28065 is its address.

How smooth is Darkstar 5X Experimental?

In the last 48 hours, the server averaged 115 fps, with a minimum of 87. The world contained up to 70,155 entities, such as buildings, deployables and other items. The highest memory usage was 2,148 MB. Lag, as felt by players, is caused by low fps and an increasing number of entities.

How reliable is Darkstar 5X Experimental and is it online?

Darkstar 5X Experimental is online at the moment. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart was roughly 16 hours ago. In the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours were online, an uptime of 100%. The date Best Rust Servers first observed it is 13 September 2026.

Connection

How do you connect to Darkstar 5X Experimental?

Enter client.connect 172.240.229.71:28065 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust via Steam and connects.