Nightshade Dev
NA · us5 91.229.114.221:28031 checked 19d ago
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 24 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 71% of all ranked servers, top 83% in NA, and #629 of the quad servers (top 77%). Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No wipe seen yet. | ||||
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.
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Quick answers
Player Count
What is the rank of Nightshade Dev?
Player hours over the last seven days place Nightshade Dev at #1,615 in North America, and at #15,871 in the top 71% of ranked servers. In the quad category, its position is #629.
Is Nightshade Dev busy?
The server Nightshade Dev is currently offline; it was last seen 19 days 10 hours ago.
Server Tags
Nightshade Dev tags: what do they indicate?
For Nightshade Dev, the game's server browser reads the following tags: gmsoftcore (Game mode): An easier ruleset: softcore; mp8 (Max players): Slot count is 8; ts4 (Group limit): 4 is the largest team allowed; v2633 (Protocol): Game protocol 2633; the same version is required to join; cs165217 (Build): Game build number: 165217; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the standard; $rus5 (Region code): us5 is the server's region code; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it appears under Modded; ^y (Carbon): Plugin framework: Carbon; NA (North America): Server browser category: North America. The top of this page also shows its current players, its queue and the time its world was made, all from the tags.
Nightshade Dev in BestRustServers.xyz lists and filters: which ones?
The BestRustServers.xyz lists that include Nightshade Dev are: Best modded Rust servers and North American Rust servers. On the server list, the filters that bring it up are: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: Softcore; Server tag: Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: Quad.
Server Overview
Nightshade Dev Rust version: which one?
On Linux, Nightshade Dev runs Rust network protocol 2633 and build 165217. Joining requires the same protocol; Steam updates your game for you.
What is the uptime and reliability of Nightshade Dev?
Offline now for Nightshade Dev, last seen 19 days 10 hours ago. Over the past 7 full days, it was online 0 of 168 hours, 0% of the time. On 24 September 2026, BestRustServers.xyz saw it for the first time.
Where can Nightshade Dev be found?
Its NA tag places Nightshade Dev in North America, and its region code is us5. BestRustServers.xyz shows the stated location of a server; the actual location of the machine is not looked up. You can reach it at 91.229.114.221:28031.
Rules & Map
What is the map on Nightshade Dev?
Generated by the game, the map on Nightshade Dev is procedural, size 4,000, seed 432338258. The map can be viewed on RustMaps from this page, since size and seed fix it.
What are the settings and rules for Nightshade Dev?
The name Nightshade Dev carries no gather multiplier. A group of 4 players is the maximum, given as quad. It runs softcore, The easier mode from Facepunch, where part of your loot is kept. Raids and PvP are on. Plugins or settings change the game, so it appears under Modded. Plugin count: Carbon. VAC protection is on.
Wipe Cycle
When does Nightshade Dev wipe?
Too few wipes are on record for Nightshade Dev to reveal its rhythm. A force wipe, next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, takes every Rust server with it. The world in play was made 19 days 12 hours.
How to Join
How can I connect to Nightshade Dev?
Enter client.connect 91.229.114.221:28031 in the console (F1 in Rust), or use Launch Rust on this page to open Steam and connect.
Server tags
Published as mp8,ptrak,$rus5,v2633,NA,gmsoftcore,cs165217,ts4,^z,^y
Game
gmsoftcore- Game mode An easier ruleset: softcore.
mp8- Max players Slot count is 8.
ts4- Group limit 4 is the largest team allowed.
v2633- Protocol Game protocol 2633; the same version is required to join.
cs165217- Build Game build number: 165217.
ptrak- Networking Network layer: RakNet, the standard.
$rus5- Region code us5 is the server's region code.
Mods and access
^z- Modded Plugins or settings alter the game, so it appears under Modded.
^y- Carbon Plugin framework: Carbon.
Region
NA- North America Server browser category: North America.
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.