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Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly

72.73.28.150:28030NAUp, checked 11m agoMonitored since 13 Sep 2026

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Players now 0/50 0% full
7-day average 0 peak 3
Rank #5,840 ▼ 142 this week
Server fps 45 last direct query
Seen, last 48 hours 96% 46 of 48 hours on the list

Health checks

from the latest readings
  • ReachableOn the Steam server list, checked 11m ago
    Passing
  • Capacity0% of 50 slots in use
    Passing
  • Queuenobody waiting
    Passing
  • Performancerunning at 45 fps
    Passing
  • Fresh mapwiped 7d ago
    Passing
  • Next wipeThu 15 Oct, 17:56 UTC, in 6d 18h
    Passing

Activity

players each hour, last 48
48 hours agonow
Group limit
8, the default
Wipe schedule
biweekly
Map
Nuclear Map Generation · 3500
vanillacarbon

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Players

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75100:0009:0018:0003:0012:0021:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC.

Rank

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
12k4k6k8k20 Sep24 Sep27 Sep1 Oct4 Oct8 Oct

Top 25% of all ranked servers, top 54% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Performance

02040608000:0009:0018:0003:0012:0021:00

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

2 days with a wipe in the last 16 weeks
JunJulAugSepOct MonWedFriSun
no wipe wiped force wipe today
Next wipe
Thursday 15 October17:56 UTC

In 6d 18h. Its biweekly schedule tag · low confidence

usual gap
14 days
between real wipes
wipe-day peak
2
players, last three wipes
crowd held
100%
of its cycles kept half the crowd

The first 48 hours of its last wipes

Thu 1 OctThu 17 Sep
00.511.52+0h+9h+19h+28h+38h+47h
History
  1. 1 Oct
    Thu 17:56 UTC · force wipe peak 1 · running
  2. 17 Sep
    Thu 17:55 UTC peak 2 · lasted 14 days
Map of Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly
Map
Nuclear Map Generation
Size
3500
Seed
1337
Address
72.73.28.150:28030
Region
NA
Max players
50
Group limit
8, the default
Wipe schedule
biweekly
Last wipe
1 Oct 2026, 17:56 UTC
Hostname
us-vanilla.nucleargaming.io
First seen
13 Sep 2026
Operator · nucleargaming.io

4 servers publish a nucleargaming.io hostname.

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!

Server tags

What each tag it publishes means. Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^y,^b,^v,NA,gmvanilla,cs166494,ts8.

Game
gmvanillaGame mode This is vanilla survival.
mp50Max players Slots: 50.
ts8Group limit Teams are capped at 8, which is the game default.
v2634Protocol Your game must be on protocol 2634 to join.
cs166494Build This server runs game build 166494.
ptrakNetworking The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard.
$r?Region code A region code is not set.
Wipe schedule
^bBiweekly It wipes on a two-week cycle.
Difficulty
^vVanilla Facepunch's unmodified game: rates, kits and rules are unchanged.
Mods and access
^yCarbon The plugin framework Carbon is installed.
Region
NANorth America In the server browser it appears under North America.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

Population

What position does Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly hold?

In North America, Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly holds position #1,022, while its seven-day player hours rank #5,840 overall, within the top 25% of ranked servers.

What is the player count on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

With 50 slots, Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly holds 0 players at present. The seven-day average is 0 players, with a peak of 3. Over the past 48 hours, the peak hour was 02:00 UTC, averaging 0 players.

Map and rules

What map is used on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

The map on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly is procedural, size 3,500 with seed 1337, created 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 US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

No gather rate appears in the name of Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly. Group size follows the game default of 8 players. It runs survival, gather, build, raid: the standard mode. You can fight other players and raid their bases. The server browser lists it under Community. The plugins it uses are Carbon. By its own description, it is vanilla: facepunch's unmodified game: rates, kits and rules are unchanged. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

Wipe information

What can you expect from wipe day on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

On average, the peak across recent wipes was 2 players. The crowd on the latest wipe peaked 4 hours in. Half the peak was held until the next wipe in 100% of recent wipes.

When does Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly wipe?

So few wipes of Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly are recorded that the schedule stays unconfirmed; the prediction follows its tag. Look to Thursday 15 October at 17:56 UTC for the next wipe. 7 days 5 hours is the age of the current world. A schedule of one wipe every two weeks appears in its tags.

Tags and filters

Who is the operator of Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

A nucleargaming.io hostname is published by Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly and by 3 other servers we track, so one operator most likely runs them all.

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

The tags below come from Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly and are read by the game's server browser: 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): Your game must be on protocol 2634 to join; cs166494 (Build): This server runs game build 166494; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): A region code is not set; ^b (Biweekly): It wipes on a two-week cycle; ^v (Vanilla): Facepunch's unmodified game: rates, kits and rules are unchanged; ^y (Carbon): The plugin framework Carbon is installed; NA (North America): In the server browser it appears under North America. Shown at the top of this page are three more things from the tags: its players now, its queue and the time its world was made.

Where does Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly appear in Best Rust Servers lists and filters?

Included in these Best Rust Servers lists is Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly: Community servers, no training or build tags, North America Rust servers and Rust server list. Filter entries for this server: 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 2 weeks.

Server details

What Rust version does Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly run?

The Rust version on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly is network protocol 2634 and build 166494, running on Linux. Your game needs the same protocol to connect, and Steam updates it automatically.

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

With its NA tag, Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly lists itself in North America. 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 72.73.28.150:28030.

What is the performance like on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

In the last 48 hours, the server averaged 45 fps, with a minimum of 45. The world contained up to 72,703 entities, such as buildings, deployables and other items. The highest memory usage was 4,194 MB. Lag, as felt by players, is caused by low fps and an increasing number of entities.

What is the uptime and reliability of Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

The server Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly is currently online. Based on the uptime it reports, the last restart was roughly 7 days 2 hours ago. In the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours were online, an uptime of 100%. Best Rust Servers recorded its first appearance on 13 September 2026.

How to join

What are the steps to join Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

Enter client.connect 72.73.28.150:28030 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust on this page, which opens Rust via Steam and connects. https://nuclearrust.net is its website.