The Zen Den
Offline NA 66.51.99.76:28030 checked 15d ago
Server instruments
no direct query in 48 hoursPlayers now
0% full 7-day avgServer fps
no direct query answered in 48 hoursEntities
no direct query answered in 48 hoursUptime
no direct query answered in 48 hoursPlayers
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
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.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 71% of all ranked servers, top 84% in NA, and #519 of the trio servers (top 82%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
from its schedule tagNext wipe Thursday 29 October, 18:10 UTC, in 23h. Its weekly schedule tag · low confidence
Coming wipes
- WPT 1Thu 29 Oct, 18:10 UTC23h
- WPT 2Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC8d 0hFW
- WPT 3Thu 12 Nov, 18:10 UTC14d 23h
- WPT 4Thu 19 Nov, 18:10 UTC21d 23h
- WPT 5Thu 26 Nov, 18:10 UTC28d 23h
- WPT 6Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC36d 0hFW
- WPT 7Thu 10 Dec, 18:10 UTC42d 23h
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 18:10 UTC FW27d ago | 0 | – | running | 0 |
| Wed 16 Sep, 01:40 UTC42d ago | 1 | halved by day 8 | 15.7 days | 2 |
| Mon 14 Sep, 18:45 UTC43d ago | 2 | – | 1.3 days | 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. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
Similar servers
the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes- 1/150
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- 2/100
Quick answers
from the figures on this pageWipe timing
What happens on The Zen Den when wipe day comes?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 1 players on average. Peak crowd on the latest wipe: 0 hours in. The crowd stayed above half that peak until the next wipe in 0% of its recent wipes. When it didn't hold, by day 8 it fell below half.
When does The Zen Den wipe?
The prediction follows its tag, because too few of The Zen Den's wipes are on record to confirm its schedule. On Thursday 29 October at 18:10 UTC its next wipe is due. The world it runs now was made 27 days ago. The tags state a wipe schedule of one wipe a week.
Tag meanings
How should you read the tags on The Zen Den?
Tags published by The Zen Den, read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, as standard Rust plays it; mp50 (Max players): The server holds 50 slots; ts3 (Group limit): Team cap: 3; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634 to get in; cs166494 (Build): The server runs game build 166494; ptrak (Networking): This is RakNet, Rust's usual network layer; $r? (Region code): The region field is empty; ^w (Weekly): Wipe cycle: weekly; ^o (Oxide): Plugin framework in use: Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings make this a modded server; NA (North America): North America is the browser category it sits in. Reading the top of this page: the tags also hold the current players, the queue and when the world was made.
Where does The Zen Den appear in Rust Metrics lists and filters?
These Rust Metrics lists carry The Zen Den: Modded Rust servers, checked live, Trio servers, group limit 3 and North America: server readout. Check: filters. On the server list it appears under these: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Weekly ^w, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Trio; Wipe schedule: Weekly.
Player count
What position does The Zen Den hold among Rust servers?
Player hours over the last seven days put The Zen Den at #15,327, #1,547 in North America, in the top 71% of all ranked servers. Check: group rank. #519 among trio servers.
What player count does The Zen Den carry?
The Zen Den is not responding; status offline, last seen 15 days ago.
Server
Which location does The Zen Den run from?
Reading: location. The NA tag puts The Zen Den in North America. Rust Metrics does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where the server says it is. Check: address. It reads 66.51.99.76:28030.
What Rust version is The Zen Den on?
Reading: The Zen Den, Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494, Linux. To get in, your game needs the same protocol; Steam applies the update.
Is The Zen Den up, and how often does it stay up?
Check: connection. The Zen Den is offline at this moment. Last contact was 15 days ago. Reading: 0% uptime over the last 7 full days. It was up 0 of 168 hours. Check: first contact. Rust Metrics logged it on 13 September 2026.
Map and rules
What rules does The Zen Den enforce, and what are its settings?
Reading the name gives no gather rate for The Zen Den. The group cap is 3 players, read as trio. survival, the normal game: build, gather, raid — that is the game mode. Check: PvP. Fighting and raiding between players are allowed. The server browser lists it as Modded, where plugins or settings change how the game plays. Oxide plugins are running. VAC is on. That is Valve's anti-cheat.
What map is The Zen Den on?
Check: map. Procedural, size 5,000, seed 1337, generated by the game on The Zen Den. View it on RustMaps from this page: matching size and seed give an identical map. Its map carries the name Custom Map.
Connection
How can you get onto The Zen Den?
Check: join. Open Rust, press F1, then enter client.connect 66.51.99.76:28030. Alternatively, use Launch Rust on this page: Steam opens Rust and connects you.