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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server NuclearPremium - Vanilla, reached at 72.73.28.150:28015 and hosted in NA. At the last check it held 0 of 40 places, against a seven-day mean of 0 and a peak of 11. It ranks #10,525 of all servers, the top 47%, and #1307 in NA. It last wiped 13d ago on a published monthly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsmonthly wipes vanilla modded carbon

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1Summary statistics

Plate 1: The server's own banner, as it publishes it. Table 1 gives its figures at the last check.
Table 1: The server at the last check, its week and its standing.
MeasureValueNote
Players now0/400% full
In the queue0no queue
Seven-day mean0peak 1, 48 h peak 1
Rank2#10,525top 47%; #1307 in NA
Last wipe13d agomonthly schedule
Next wipe37d 21hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCfw

2Population

Figure 1 follows the players on the server at three scales: every five minutes over two hours, the hourly mean and peak over 48 hours, and the daily mean and peak over 90 days. Dashed uprights mark its wipes.

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75122:0007:0016:0001:0010:0020:00
Figure 1: Players on the server, UTC: (a) every five minutes, from the Steam server list; (b) hourly mean and peak; (c) daily mean and peak.

3Performance

We query the server directly for its frame rate, entity count and memory4. Low frames per second and a climbing entity count are what players feel as lag (Figure 2).

measure
range
02040608022:0007:0016:0001:0010:0020:00
Figure 2: 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.

4Rank

The server stands in the top 47% of all ranked servers, the top 70% in NA. Rank is on player hours over the last seven days, and 1 is best; Figure 3 draws it day by day.

RankRank in region
15k10k15k20k20 Sep28 Sep5 Oct13 Oct20 Oct28 Oct
Figure 3: Daily rank, overall and in its region; the axis is inverted, so up is better.

5Wipes

5.1Schedule: fixed weekdays

The next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 21h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.
MeasureValueNote
Usual gap28 daysbetween real wipes
On rhythm100%of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak1players, last three wipes
Crowd held0%else halves by day 1
Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.
When (UTC)InKind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:007d 21hforce wipefw
Thu 12 Nov, 17:5314d 20hits own schedule
Thu 3 Dec, 19:0035d 21hforce wipefw
Thu 10 Dec, 17:5342d 20hits own schedule
Thu 15 OctThu 1 OctThu 17 Sep
00.511.52+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 1, 46 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.
Wiped (UTC)PeakCrowdLastedBefore
Thu 15 Oct, 17:5313d ago 1 – running 0
Thu 1 Oct, 17:55fw27d ago 3 halved by day 1 14 d 0
Thu 17 Sep, 17:5341d ago 0 – 14 d 0

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. Before: players just before it wiped. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.

6Map and settings

Map of NuclearPremium - Vanilla
Figure 5: The map: Nuke Map Generation, size 3500, seed 1337.
Table 5: The server's published settings.
Address72.73.28.150:28015
RegionNA
Max players40
Group limit8, the default
Wipe schedulemonthly
Last wipe15 Oct 2026, 17:53 UTC
Hostnamenukepremium.nucleargaming.io
First seen13 Sep 2026
MapNuke Map Generation
Size3500
Seed1337

7Operator

4 servers publish a nucleargaming.io hostname.

Table 6: Other servers of the same operator, nucleargaming.io.
ServerStatusPlayers
Nuclear Cargo/Oil Traineronline2/40
Nuclear 3xonline0/50
Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeeklyonline0/50

8Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are US and NA server list [2], modded server list with rates [3] and upcoming Rust wipes [4].

Table 7: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
ServerPlayers
[NA] Willjum's Casual Solo/Duo MonthlyNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 15 on average15/175
Hempville 420 No Kos Low Decay / Limited PvPNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 7 on average9/90
Made in Quebec & France! QC FR EN (Website 9 Languages)NA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 4 on average4/1000
Testing GroundsNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 2 on average4/15
Pine Hosting - Rust ServerNA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 1 on average1/50
Apocrypha-Linux | PvE | PvPNA · groups of 20+ · monthly · 1 on average1/50

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1How well does NuclearPremium - Vanilla run?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 45, with a minimum of 45. Its entity count reached a maximum of 73,643, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. Memory use peaked at 3,121 MB. Lag, as players feel it, results from low fps combined with an increasing entity count.

A.2In which location is NuclearPremium - Vanilla based?

In North America, according to its own listing, NuclearPremium - Vanilla appears with the NA tag. Rust Statistics does not look up the machine's location; it shows where the server says it is. 72.73.28.150:28015 is its address.

A.3How reliable is NuclearPremium - Vanilla, and is it currently online?

At the present moment, NuclearPremium - Vanilla is online. It last restarted around 2 days 22 hours ago, according to its reported uptime. Of the 168 hours in the last 7 full days, 168 were served, an availability of 100%. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 13 September 2026.

A.4What version of Rust is run on NuclearPremium - Vanilla?

NuclearPremium - Vanilla is running Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on the Linux operating system. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe schedule

A.5On what cycle does NuclearPremium - Vanilla wipe?

The wipe rhythm of NuclearPremium - Vanilla is every 4 weeks on Thursday at 17:53 UTC. This server's next wipe coincides with the force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC, which affects all Rust servers. The world currently in use was created 13 days 3 hours ago. A monthly wipe schedule is stated in the server's tags.

A.6How would you describe wipe day on NuclearPremium - Vanilla?

Across its recent wipes, the average peak population was 1 players. The crowd reached its maximum 46 hours after the latest wipe. The crowd stayed above half its peak until the next wipe in 0% of recent wipes. If not, the population dropped below half by day 1.

Player count

A.7How does NuclearPremium - Vanilla compare with other Rust servers in the rankings?

On player hours over seven days NuclearPremium - Vanilla is #10,525, within the top 47% of all ranked servers; within North America it is #1,307.

A.8What is the population level of NuclearPremium - Vanilla?

The current population of NuclearPremium - Vanilla is 0, drawn from 40 slots. Averaged over the last seven days: 0 players; the same period peaks at 1. Of the last 48 hours, the peak hour falls at 20:00 UTC, with an average of 1 players.

Tags, lists

A.9Who operates NuclearPremium - Vanilla?

The same operator most likely runs NuclearPremium - Vanilla and 3 other servers we track, since both publish a nucleargaming.io hostname.

A.10How should the tags on NuclearPremium - Vanilla be interpreted?

Tags from NuclearPremium - Vanilla, read by the game's server browser, are gmvanilla (Game mode): Survival on vanilla rules; mp40 (Max players): It offers 40 slots; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the value the game sets by default; v2635 (Protocol): Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): The game build is 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes; ^v (Vanilla): This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered; ^z (Modded): Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game; ^y (Carbon): This server uses Carbon for its plugins; NA (North America): In the server browser it is filed under North America. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.11Where can NuclearPremium - Vanilla be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

These Rust Statistics lists include NuclearPremium - Vanilla: Modded Rust servers and North American server statistics. These filters on the server list return it: Region: North America; Type: Vanilla and Modded; Server tag: Monthly ^m, Vanilla ^v, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.

Settings and map

A.12Which settings and rules are in force on NuclearPremium - Vanilla?

Its name carries no gather rate for NuclearPremium - Vanilla. The group cap is 8 players, which is the default in the game. Listed as survival, the game mode is the standard mode, in which you gather, build and raid. Fighting and raiding between players are both permitted. The server browser lists it as Modded, where plugins or settings alter the game. Carbon plugins are running. It describes itself as vanilla, which is to say this is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.

A.13What is the map for NuclearPremium - Vanilla?

Size 3,500 and seed 1337 define the procedural, game-generated map on NuclearPremium - Vanilla. Size and seed being equal, the map is the same, so it can be viewed on RustMaps from this page. The map is named Nuke Map Generation.

How to join

A.14How do you connect to NuclearPremium - Vanilla?

Enter client.connect 72.73.28.150:28015 in the Rust console, reached by pressing F1 after starting the game. Or press Launch Rust and join here, which opens Rust through Steam and connects you. You can find its website at https://nuclearrust.net.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp40,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^z,^y,^m,^v,NA,gmvanilla,cs168909,ts8.

Table 8: The server's tags and their meanings.
TagMeaning
Game
gmvanillaGame mode. Survival on vanilla rules.
mp40Max players. It offers 40 slots.
ts8Group limit. 8 per team, the value the game sets by default.
v2635Protocol. Joining requires the same game version: protocol 2635.
cs168909Build. The game build is 168909.
ptrakNetworking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
$r?Region code. No region code is set.
Wipe schedule
^mMonthly. The cycle is monthly: Facepunch's force wipe is when it wipes.
Difficulty
^vVanilla. This is the game as Facepunch ships it, with rates, kits and rules unaltered.
Mods and access
^zModded. Modded listing: plugins or settings modify the game.
^yCarbon. This server uses Carbon for its plugins.
Region
NANorth America. In the server browser it is filed under 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.

Appendix CAbout this server, in its own words

Nuclear US Vanilla-NukePremium We think the new Premium is BS, so we wrote our own filters that is based on your actual play time (not skins or menu idle time). This server is a Monthly Wipe with no BP wipes. BPs never wipe! Amazing Vanilla Rust experience with the Server company you trust!

References

  1. [1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
  2. [2]Rust Statistics. US and NA server list. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
  3. [3]Rust Statistics. Modded server list with rates. ruststatistics.org/top-modded-rust-servers.
  4. [4]Rust Statistics. Upcoming Rust wipes. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.