Nuclear 3x
72.73.28.150:28000Up, checked 9m agoMonitored since 13 Sep 2026
Health checks
from the latest readings- ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 9m agoPassing
- Capacity0% of 50 slots in usePassing
- Queuenobody waitingPassing
- Performancerunning at 45 fpsPassing
- Fresh mapwiped 2d agoPassing
- Next wipeMon 12 Oct, 17:53 UTC, in 4d 15hPassing
Activity
players each hour, last 48- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- weekly
- Map
- Nuclear Map Generation · 3500
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Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 65% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Performance
48 hours: hourly readings. 30 to 90 days: a point a day, measured since 17 Sep. Low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Wipe calendar
7 days with a wipe in the last 16 weeksIn 4d 15h. Its weekly schedule tag · low confidence
- usual gap
- 3.5 days between real wipes
- on rhythm
- 100% of its recent wipes
- wipe-day peak
- 0 players, last three wipes
- crowd held
- 0% else halves by day 1
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
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5 Oct
Mon 17:53 UTC peak 0 · running
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1 Oct
Thu 17:57 UTC · force wipe peak 1 · lasted 4 days
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28 Sep
Mon 17:53 UTC peak 0 · lasted 3 days
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24 Sep
Thu 17:53 UTC peak 0 · lasted 4 days
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21 Sep
Mon 17:53 UTC peak 0 · lasted 3 days
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17 Sep
Thu 17:56 UTC peak 0 · lasted 4 days
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14 Sep
Mon 17:54 UTC peak 0 · lasted 3 days
- Map
- Nuclear Map Generation
- Size
- 3500
- Seed
- 1337
- Address
- 72.73.28.150:28000
- Region
- –
- Max players
- 50
- Group limit
- 8, the default
- Wipe schedule
- weekly
- Last wipe
- 5 Oct 2026, 17:53 UTC
- Hostname
- 3x.nucleargaming.io
- First seen
- 13 Sep 2026
4 servers publish a nucleargaming.io hostname.
Server tags
What each tag it publishes means. Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^z,^y,^w,^v,gmvanilla,cs166652,ts8.
gmvanillaGame mode This is vanilla survival.mp50Max players Slots: 50.ts8Group limit Teams are capped at 8, which is the game default.v2634Protocol To join, your game needs to run protocol 2634.cs166652Build Build: 166652.ptrakNetworking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard.$r?Region code A region code is not set.^wWeekly Wipes take place every week.^vVanilla Rates, kits and rules are as Facepunch ships them: no changes.^zModded This server is listed as Modded, with plugins or settings that change the game.^yCarbon A plugin framework, Carbon, is in use.Flag meanings are Facepunch's.
Population
What position does Nuclear 3x hold?
The seven-day player hours rank for Nuclear 3x is #15,567, in the top 65% of ranked servers.
What is the player count on Nuclear 3x?
With 50 slots, Nuclear 3x holds 0 players at present. In the past week, the average is 0 players and the peak is 1. The highest average in the last 48 hours was 0 players at 20:00 UTC.
Settings and rules
What is the map on Nuclear 3x?
A procedural map of size 3,500 with seed 1337 runs on Nuclear 3x, produced by the game. View it on RustMaps from here: identical size and seed yield the same map. Its map is called Nuclear Map Generation.
What are the settings and rules for Nuclear 3x?
The name of Nuclear 3x sets its gather rate at 3x. Groups can contain up to 8 players, the default for the game. It runs survival, the usual game: gathering, building and raiding. Raiding and player-versus-player fighting are enabled. The server browser lists it as Modded: plugins or settings change gameplay. Its plugins include Carbon. Vanilla is how it labels itself: rates, kits and rules are as Facepunch ships them: no changes. The server has VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, active.
Wipe schedule
What happens on Nuclear 3x during wipe day?
Across recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 0 players. 0 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd reached its peak. Half the peak was held until the next wipe in 0% of recent wipes. In the other cases, numbers dropped below half by day 1.
On what schedule does Nuclear 3x wipe?
The schedule cannot be confirmed from too few recorded wipes on Nuclear 3x, so the prediction follows its tag. The date set for the next wipe is Monday 12 October at 17:53 UTC. It has been 2 days 8 hours since the current world was made. A weekly wipe schedule is published in its tags.
Tags and filters
Who is the operator of Nuclear 3x?
A nucleargaming.io hostname is published by Nuclear 3x and by 3 other servers we track, so one operator most likely runs them all.
What is the meaning of the tags on Nuclear 3x?
gmvanilla (Game mode): This is vanilla survival; mp50 (Max players): Slots: 50; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game needs to run protocol 2634; cs166652 (Build): Build: 166652; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): A region code is not set; ^w (Weekly): Wipes take place every week; ^v (Vanilla): Rates, kits and rules are as Facepunch ships them: no changes; ^z (Modded): This server is listed as Modded, with plugins or settings that change the game; ^y (Carbon): A plugin framework, Carbon, is in use are the tags Nuclear 3x publishes; the game's server browser reads them. The tags also carry its current players, its queue and when its world was made, all shown at the top of this page.
Where does Nuclear 3x appear in Best Rust Servers lists and filters?
The Best Rust Servers lists that Nuclear 3x fits are: 3x Rust servers and Best modded Rust servers. Filter entries for this server: Type: Vanilla and Modded; Server tag: Weekly ^w, Vanilla ^v, Modded ^z and Carbon ^y; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Weekly; Last wipe: In the last 3 days; Gather rate: 3x.
About the server
What is the Rust version on Nuclear 3x?
The Rust version on Nuclear 3x is network protocol 2634 and build 166652, running on Linux. Your game needs the same protocol to connect, and Steam updates it automatically.
Where can Nuclear 3x be found?
There is no published region for Nuclear 3x. Where a server says it is, that is what Best Rust Servers shows; it does not look up the machine's location. You can reach it at 72.73.28.150:28000.
How well does Nuclear 3x perform?
In the last 48 hours, the server averaged 45 fps, with a minimum of 44. The entity count reached 72,021, including buildings, deployables and all other world objects. The highest memory usage was 3,501 MB. What players experience as lag comes from low fps and a rising entity count.
What is the online status and reliability of Nuclear 3x?
Right now, Nuclear 3x is up. The uptime figure suggests it restarted about 2 days 6 hours ago. Uptime for the last full 7 days was 100%, meaning 168 of 168 hours. Best Rust Servers recorded its first appearance on 13 September 2026.
Join the server
What is the process to join Nuclear 3x?
Enter client.connect 72.73.28.150:28000 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust via Steam and connects. You can find its website at https://nucleargaming.io.