The Zen Den
Offline NA 66.51.99.76:28030 checked 14d ago
Players now
- Full
- 0%
- In queue
- 0
- Peak, 48 hours
- –
- Peak, 7 days
- –
0% full
Rank
top 71% · #1547 in NA
7-day average
peak –
Last wipe
weekly schedule
Next wipe
Thu 29 Oct, 18:10 UTC
Players
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 1d 18h. Its weekly schedule tag · low confidence
Coming wipes
- 1d 18hThu 29 Oct, 18:10 UTC
- 8d 19hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 15d 18hThu 12 Nov, 18:10 UTC
- 22d 18hThu 19 Nov, 18:10 UTC
- 29d 18hThu 26 Nov, 18:10 UTC
- 36d 19hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW
- 43d 18hThu 10 Dec, 18:10 UTC
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 FW26d ago | 0 | – | running | 0 |
| Wed 16 Sep, 01:40 UTC41d 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 26/ 150
- 2 371/ 380
- 3 10/ 150
- 4 8/ 200
- 5 8/ 150
- 6 1/ 100
Quick answers
from the figures on this pageServer details
Is The Zen Den online, and how reliable is it?
The Zen Den is not online right now, and 14 days 6 hours have passed since we last saw it. The last 7 full days show 0% uptime, with 0 hours up out of 168. Rust Dashboard logged it for the first time on 13 September 2026.
Which version of Rust does The Zen Den run?
On Linux, The Zen Den runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494. Steam keeps your game updated, so it will be on the same protocol and able to join.
Where is The Zen Den located?
The Zen Den lists North America as its location, tagged NA. A server's stated location is what Rust Dashboard displays; it does not check where the machine stands. Connect to it at 66.51.99.76:28030.
Tags, lists
Which Rust Dashboard lists and filters include The Zen Den?
The Rust Dashboard lists that carry The Zen Den are: North American Rust servers, Modded Rust servers, live now and Trio Rust servers, live. These filters bring it up on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Server tag: Weekly ^w, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: Trio; Wipe schedule: Weekly.
What do the server tags on The Zen Den mean?
The browser in the game reads gmrust (Game mode): The game runs on standard Rust survival settings; mp50 (Max players): 50 is the slot count; ts3 (Group limit): 3 is the most you can have per team; v2634 (Protocol): Your game needs to be on the same version, protocol 2634, to get in; cs166494 (Build): This one runs game build 166494; ptrak (Networking): The game's standard network layer, RakNet, carries this server; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^w (Weekly): The wipe cycle is one week; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Modded is where it sits: plugins or settings change how the game plays; NA (North America): The server browser lists it under North America from The Zen Den as its tags. At the top of this page you'll find the current players, the queue and the world's creation time, which the tags carry too.
Population
How busy is The Zen Den?
At the moment The Zen Den is offline; it last showed 14 days 6 hours ago.
How does The Zen Den rank against other Rust servers?
The Zen Den holds #15,327 for player hours across seven days, #1,547 in North America, in the top 71% of all ranked servers. It ranks #519 among trio servers.
Wipe schedule
What does wipe day look like on The Zen Den?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 1 players on average. 0 hours into the latest wipe the crowd peaked. The crowd held above half that peak until the next wipe in 0% of recent wipes. By day 8 it had fallen below half, where the crowd did not hold.
What is the wipe schedule on The Zen Den?
Too few wipes are on record for The Zen Den to confirm its schedule, so the tag sets the prediction. On Thursday 29 October at 18:10 UTC the next wipe is due. The world now in play was generated 26 days 5 hours ago. Its tags carry a wipe schedule of once a week.
Rules
What are the rules and settings on The Zen Den?
The name of The Zen Den gives no gather rate. Teams cap at 3 players (trio). survival is the mode here, the usual game, where you gather, build and raid. You can fight other players and raid their bases. Plugins or settings alter the game, so the browser puts it under Modded. Oxide plugins run on it. The anti-cheat from Valve, VAC, is active.
Which map does The Zen Den run?
The game generates the procedural map on The Zen Den, size 5,000 with seed 1337. This page links to RustMaps, where the map looks the same for its size and seed. This is the map name: Custom Map.
Connect
How do I join The Zen Den?
The console in Rust opens with F1, and client.connect 66.51.99.76:28030 goes in there. Launch Rust on this page is the other route, opening Rust through Steam to connect you.