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The Dark Carnival

157.85.86.2:28015 checked 10m ago

Release date
Next release
In five minutes (04:40 UTC)
Source
Live server queries
Server address
157.85.86.2:28015
First recorded
13 September 2026

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1. Main points

Players now

0/ 75

0% full

7-day average

0

peak 1

Rank

#11,085

top 50%

Last wipe

26d ago

no schedule published

Next wipe

8d 14h

Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC FW

Main points

  • There were 0 players on it, 0% of its 75 slots.
  • Over the last seven days it averaged 0 players, with a peak of 1.
  • It ranks #11,085 of all ranked servers, the top 50%, on player hours over the last seven days.
  • Its current map went up 26d ago; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

2. Players

Figure 1: Players on The Dark Carnival

Players now and over time, UTC

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75105:0014:0023:0009:0018:0003:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Source: Live server queries, Rust Census

3. Server performance

Figure 2: Frame rate, entities and memory

From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag

05010015020005:0014:0023:0009:0018:0003:00

Note

48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: one point a day, with the day's average and lowest fps, most entities and most memory, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.

4. Rank

Figure 3: Rank among all servers, daily

1 is best

RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k20 Sep2 Oct8 Oct15 Oct21 Oct28 Oct

Top 50% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Source: Live server queries, Rust Census

5. Wipe schedule

Patternforce wipes only

Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 8d 14h. The force wipe · high confidence

Wipe-day peak

1

players, last three wipes

Table 1: Coming wipes

Expected from its own rhythm and the force wipe

InDate and timeKind
8d 14hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCForce wipe FW
36d 14hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCForce wipe FW

Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe

00.250.50.751+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h

Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 0 hours in.

Source: Live server queries, Rust Census

6. Wipes

Table 2: Wipes, newest first

Every wipe seen on this server

WipedPeakCrowdLastedPlayers before
Thu 1 Oct, 23:41 UTC FW26d ago 1 – running 1

Notes

  1. Peak: the most players in the first 48 hours. Crowd: whether every day of the wipe kept at least half that peak, or the day it fell below.
  2. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.

Source: Live server queries, Rust Census

7. Map

Figure 5: Map of The Dark Carnival

4500 · seed 1201455836

Map of The Dark Carnival

Table 3: The world

As the server publishes it

MapProcedural Map
Size4500
Seed1201455836
Open on RustMaps

8. Server characteristics

Table 4: Characteristics of The Dark Carnival

What the server publishes and what was recorded

Address157.85.86.2:28015
Region–
Max players75
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedule–
Last wipe1 Oct 2026, 23:41 UTC
Hostname–
First seen13 Sep 2026

9. Similar servers

Table 5: Servers like this one

The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes

ServerCharacteristicsPlayers
Rusty Moose |EU Mondays|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 532 on average216 / 250
Rustoria.co - EU MainEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 327 on average14 / 250
Rusty Moose |EU Main|EU · groups of 12+ · weekly · 325 on average17 / 250
Rustoria.co - EU East LongEU · groups of 12+ · monthly · 318 on average125 / 200
Rustoria.co - EU East MediumEU · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 278 on average43 / 200
Rustafied.com - EU FridayEU · groups of 16+ · weekly · 264 on average39 / 100

10. Quick answers

From the figures on this page.

Wipe records

On what schedule are wipes carried out on The Dark Carnival?

A monthly force wipe is the sole occasion on which The Dark Carnival wipes. Its next wipe is due on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, the force wipe that reaches every Rust server. This world was generated 26 days 5 hours ago.

On The Dark Carnival, what happens on wipe day?

The average busiest point of its recent wipes drew 1 players. The peak of the latest wipe's crowd came 0 hours after it began.

About the server

Is The Dark Carnival up, and how well has it held up?

This release records The Dark Carnival as online. The uptime it reports puts the last restart at about 20 hours ago. A total of 168 of 168 hours were up over 7 full days, which is 100% of the time. It was first seen by Rust Census on 13 September 2026.

What does the performance record of The Dark Carnival show?

Over the last 48 hours, server fps averaged 124; the lowest reading was 103. The world carried up to 119,619 entities, including buildings, deployables and all else. Memory use reached 5,013 MB at its peak. Lag, as players feel it, comes from low fps and a climbing entity count.

What location has been recorded for The Dark Carnival?

No region is given by The Dark Carnival. No lookup of where the machine stands is made by Rust Census; it shows where a server says it is. At 157.85.86.2:28015 it is addressed.

Which Rust version is The Dark Carnival running?

This release lists The Dark Carnival on Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909, running on Linux. The same protocol is required for your game to join, and Steam updates it for you.

Population

How many players does The Dark Carnival carry?

The Dark Carnival stands at 0 players from 75 slots in this release. This release records a seven-day average of 0 players and a peak of 1. An average of 0 players was recorded at 09:00 UTC, the busiest hour of the last 48.

In the rankings of Rust servers, where is The Dark Carnival placed?

The rank for The Dark Carnival is #11,085 on seven-day player hours, in the top 50% of ranked servers.

Tag details

Where does The Dark Carnival appear among the Rust Census lists and filters?

The Rust Census lists that The Dark Carnival fits are: Community servers. Under these filters it comes up on the server list: Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Group limit: 5 or more.

What is meant by each tag shown on The Dark Carnival?

Read by the game's server browser, The Dark Carnival publishes these tags: gmrust (Game mode): Survival play, in the standard Rust format; mp75 (Max players): 75 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, which is the game's default limit; v2635 (Protocol): Protocol 2635 is required; a different version cannot join; cs168909 (Build): Build 168909 is installed; ptrak (Networking): Networking is handled by RakNet, which the game uses by default; $r? (Region code): This server carries no region code. The tags also hold the current player count, the queue and the world's creation time, which appear at the top of this page.

Map and rules

Which map is in use on The Dark Carnival?

The procedural map on The Dark Carnival is generated by the game, measures 4,500 and carries seed 1201455836. The same size and seed produce the same map; RustMaps shows it from this page.

What settings and rules have been listed for The Dark Carnival?

The name of The Dark Carnival carries no gather rate. 8 players is the group limit, the game's default. survival is the game mode recorded, the standard game: gather, build, raid. Raiding and player combat are permitted. Community is its section in the server browser. Anti-cheat is active: VAC, Valve's system, is on.

Join details

What is the way to join The Dark Carnival?

Enter client.connect 157.85.86.2:28015 in Rust's console, opened with F1. Alternatively, use Launch Rust and join here: Steam opens the game and connects you.

11. Server tags

What each tag this server publishes means: a glossary.

Published asmp75,ptrak,$r?,v2635,gmrust,cs168909,ts8

Game

gmrustGame mode Survival play, in the standard Rust format.
mp75Max players 75 slots are available.
ts8Group limit 8 per team, which is the game's default limit.
v2635Protocol Protocol 2635 is required; a different version cannot join.
cs168909Build Build 168909 is installed.
ptrakNetworking Networking is handled by RakNet, which the game uses by default.
$r?Region code This server carries no region code.

Players now (cp), the queue (qp) and the wipe time (born) are in the tag string too; they change every few minutes and are shown at the top of the page. Flag meanings are Facepunch's.