Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly

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Abstract

We describe the public Rust server Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly, reached at 72.73.28.150:28030 and hosted in NA. At the last check it held 1 of 50 places, against a seven-day mean of 0 and a peak of 2¹. It ranks #7,240 of all servers, the top 32%, and #1109 in NA. It last wiped 4h ago on a published biweekly schedule; the next wipe is expected Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, the force wipe.

Keywordsbiweekly wipes vanilla 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.

Measure	Value	Note
Players now	1/50	2% full
In the queue	0	no queue
Seven-day mean	0	peak 2, 48 h peak 2
Rank²	#7,240	top 32%; #1109 in NA
Last wipe	4h ago	biweekly schedule
Next wipe³	6d 20h	Thu 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.

AveragePeakWipe

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).

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Server fpsWipe

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 32% of all ranked servers, the top 60% 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

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 6d 20h. The force wipe (high confidence).

Table 2: The server's wipe rhythm, from the wipes recorded.

Measure	Value	Note
Usual gap	21 days	between real wipes
On rhythm	100%	of its recent wipes
Wipe-day peak	3	players, last three wipes
Crowd held	33%	else halves by day 5

Table 3: Coming wipes, as expected.

When (UTC)	In	Kind
Thu 5 Nov, 19:00	6d 20h	force wipefw
Thu 19 Nov, 17:52	20d 19h	its own schedule
Thu 3 Dec, 19:00	34d 20h	force wipefw
Thu 10 Dec, 17:52	41d 19h	its own schedule

Thu 15 OctThu 1 OctThu 17 Sep

Figure 4: The first 48 hours of its last wipes: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 5, 34 hours in.

5.2History

Table 4: Every wipe recorded, newest first.

Wiped (UTC)	Peak	Crowd	Lasted
Thu 29 Oct, 17:524h ago	–	–	running
Thu 15 Oct, 17:5314d ago	5	–	–
Thu 1 Oct, 17:56fw28d ago	1	halved by day 6	14 d
Thu 17 Sep, 17:5542d ago	2	held half	14 d

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 Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly — Figure 5: The map: Nuclear Map Generation, size 3500, seed 1337.

Table 5: The server's published settings.

Address	`72.73.28.150:28030`
Region	NA
Max players	50
Group limit	8, the default
Wipe schedule	biweekly
Last wipe	29 Oct 2026, 17:52 UTC
Hostname	us-vanilla.nucleargaming.io
First seen	13 Sep 2026
Map	Nuclear Map Generation
Size	3500
Seed	1337

7Operator

4 servers publish a nucleargaming.io hostname.

Table 6: Other servers of the same operator, nucleargaming.io.

Server	Status	Players
Nuclear Cargo/Oil Trainer	online	2/40
Nuclear 3x	online	0/50
NuclearPremium - Vanilla	online	0/40

8Similar servers

Servers of the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes. The lists this server belongs to are North America server population [2], unmodded rust community servers [3], 1x rust servers [4] and next Rust wipe times [5].

Table 7: Similar servers: the same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.

Server	Players
Rustopia.gg - US MediumNA · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 84 on average	524/550
Rusty Moose \|US Biweekly\|NA · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 55 on average	786/775
Gringers Solo Only \| Noob Friendly Oct 22NA · groups of 8+ · biweekly · 43 on average	31/100
Rustoria.co - US Medium PremiumNA · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 35 on average	238/275
Reddit.com/r/PlayRust - US BiweeklyNA · groups of 12+ · biweekly · 23 on average	16/200
Rustafied.com - US Medium - LargeNA · groups of 16+ · biweekly · 21 on average	77/350

Appendix AQuick answers

From the figures on this page.

Server details

A.1Does Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly perform well?

Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 45, with a minimum of 41. Buildings, deployables and all other world objects counted together reached a maximum of 76,100 entities. Memory use peaked at 3,439 MB. Lag, as players feel it, results from low fps combined with an increasing entity count.

A.2What is the location of Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

In North America, according to its own listing, Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly appears with the NA tag. The location displayed by Rust Statistics is the server's own claim, not a lookup of where the machine stands. You will find it at 72.73.28.150:28030.

A.3How reliable is Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly, and is it currently online?

At the present moment, Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly is online. The uptime it reports indicates a restart about 2 hours ago. Its uptime over the last full days (7 days) was 99%, with 167 of 168 hours online. Its first appearance in Rust Statistics's records is 13 September 2026.

A.4What is the Rust version for Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 is the version that Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly runs, on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol, and Steam updates it automatically.

Wipe timing

A.5When are wipes carried out on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

Wipes at Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly occur every 3 weeks on Thursday at 17:52 UTC. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe occurs, and that is when every Rust server, including this one, next wipes. The current world has been running for 4 hours. A fortnightly wipe schedule appears in its tags.

A.6What happens on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly when wipe day arrives?

Recent wipes saw an average peak of 3 players. The crowd reached its maximum 34 hours after the latest wipe. For 33% of recent wipes, the population did not fall below half the peak before the next wipe. Otherwise, a fall below half took place by day 5.

Player count

A.7What is the rank of Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly among Rust servers?

On player hours over seven days Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly is #7,240, within the top 32% of all ranked servers; within North America it is #1,109.

A.8How would you characterise the player activity on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

At this moment 1 players are on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly, which has 50 slots in total. The peak over seven days is 2, against an average of 0. Of the last 48 hours, the peak hour falls at 19:00 UTC, with an average of 1 players.

Tags, lists

A.9Who is responsible for running Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

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

A.10What is the meaning of the tags on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

The game's server browser reads gmvanilla (Game mode): The mode is vanilla survival; mp50 (Max players): It offers 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults; v2635 (Protocol): The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join; cs168909 (Build): This server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset; ^b (Biweekly): Every two weeks the server wipes; ^v (Vanilla): Rates, kits and rules are unchanged from the game Facepunch ships; ^y (Carbon): The plugin framework is Carbon; NA (North America): The server browser lists this server under North America, which Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly publishes as its tags. The tags also carry current players, queue length and world creation time, shown at the top of this page.

A.11Where can Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly be found among the Rust Statistics lists and filters?

Rust community servers, measured, North American server statistics and Vanilla Rust servers are the Rust Statistics lists that Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly fits. It appears under the following filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Vanilla, Community (not modded, not official) and Plugins, not modded; Server tag: Biweekly ^b, Vanilla ^v and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Every two weeks; Last wipe: In the last 24 hours.

Settings and map

A.12Under what rules and settings does Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly operate?

The name of Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly states no gather rate. 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. Players may raid and fight one another. Community is its category in the server browser. Carbon plugins are running. The server's own description is vanilla: rates, kits and rules are unchanged from the game Facepunch ships. The server has VAC on, Valve's anti-cheat.

A.13What is the map for Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

Size 3,500 and seed 1337 define the procedural, game-generated map on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly. Because size and seed determine the map, RustMaps can show it, linked from this page. Under map name, it gives Nuclear Map Generation.

How to join

A.14How do you connect to Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

Enter client.connect 72.73.28.150:28030 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. Its website can be found at https://nuclearrust.net.

Appendix BServer tags

What each of the server's tags means. Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^y,^b,^v,NA,gmvanilla,cs168909,ts8.

Table 8: The server's tags and their meanings.

Tag	Meaning
Game
`gmvanilla`	Game mode. The mode is vanilla survival.
`mp50`	Max players. It offers 50 slots.
`ts8`	Group limit. Teams are limited to 8, as the game defaults.
`v2635`	Protocol. The game protocol is 2635; your client must match it to join.
`cs168909`	Build. This server runs game build 168909.
`ptrak`	Networking. The network layer is RakNet, standard for the game.
`$r?`	Region code. The region code is unset.
Wipe schedule
`^b`	Biweekly. Every two weeks the server wipes.
Difficulty
`^v`	Vanilla. Rates, kits and rules are unchanged from the game Facepunch ships.
Mods and access
`^y`	Carbon. The plugin framework is Carbon.
Region
`NA`	North America. The server browser lists this server 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 Wipes every 2 weeks (biweekly) Thursdays at 2p EST (unless force) BPs never wipe! Amazing Vanilla Rust experience with the Server company you trust!

References

[1]Rust Statistics. The Rust server list. ruststatistics.org/rust-server-directory.
[2]Rust Statistics. North America server population. ruststatistics.org/top-us-rust-servers.
[3]Rust Statistics. Unmodded rust community servers. ruststatistics.org/top-rust-community-servers.
[4]Rust Statistics. 1x rust servers. ruststatistics.org/top-vanilla-rust-servers.
[5]Rust Statistics. Next Rust wipe times. ruststatistics.org/rust-servers-wiping-today-list.