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Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly

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Evaluation 66 Bronze #5,903 on player hours
Players now
0/50
0% full
7-day average
0
peak 3
Rank
#5,903
▲ 65 this week
Wiped
8d 15h
ago · 1 Oct, 17:56 UTC
Next wipe
5d 8h
Thu 15 Oct, 17:56 UTC
Team limit
8
biweekly

Evaluation

six readings of the figures on this page, 0 to 100 each
Population0Standing74Uptime98Performance75Wipe hold100Momentum51
Population0 of 50 on average 0
Standing#5,903 on player hours 74
Uptime47 of the last 48 hours 98
Performance45 server fps on average 75
Wipe hold100% of wipes kept half their crowd 100
Momentumup 65 places this week 51

The score is the average of the readings that have figures. Population is the seven-day average against the slots; standing is how near the top of the rank it is; uptime the hours of the last 48 on the list; performance its server fps, 60 or more counting as full; wipe hold the share of its recent wipes that kept half their crowd; momentum its rank against a week ago, 50 for no change. The tier is the rank alone: Titanium is the top 10, Master the top 50, Diamond 150, Platinum 400, Gold 1,000, Silver 2,500.

Population

AveragePeak
00.250.50.75110:0019:0004:0014:0023:0008:00

Hourly average and peak, UTC. Busiest hour of the two days: 1 players.

Wipe record

2 on record
Next wipe
Thursday 15 October17:56 UTC · in 5d 8h

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
DateTimePeakLasted
1 Oct FW Thu 17:56 1 running
17 Sep Thu 17:55 2 14 days

Performance

02040608010:0019:0004:0014:0023:0008:00

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.

Rank history

daily · 1 is best
RankRank in region
12k4k6k8k20 Sep24 Sep28 Sep2 Oct6 Oct10 Oct

Top 26% of all ranked servers, top 55% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.

Intel

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
Network · 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 · mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^y,^b,^v,NA,gmvanilla,cs166494,ts8
GamegmvanillaGame mode The mode is vanilla survival.
mp50Max players Slot count: 50.
ts8Group limit Team cap 8, which is the game default.
v2634Protocol Your game must run protocol 2634.
cs166494Build This server runs build 166494.
ptrakNetworking The network layer is RakNet, standard for Rust.
$r?Region code The region code is blank.
Wipe schedule^bBiweekly Every fortnight it wipes.
Difficulty^vVanilla No altered rates, kits or rules - exactly what Facepunch ships.
Mods and access^yCarbon Plugin framework: Carbon.
RegionNANorth America In the server browser it appears under North America.

Flag meanings are Facepunch's.

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Briefing

quick answers, from the figures on this page
Population
01Ranking of Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly among Rust servers: what is it?

The seven-day player-hour rank for Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly is #5,903, top 26% of all ranked servers and #1,033 in North America.

02How many players are on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly right now?

Right now, 0 players occupy the 50 slots on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly. Averaging 0 players over seven days, it peaked at 3. The 48-hour peak time is 01:00 UTC, when it averaged 1 players.

About Server
03Version of Rust on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly: which one?

Version for Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly: Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494 on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.

04How smooth is the performance on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

Average server fps for the last 48 hours was 45; the lowest was 45. 72,505 entities at peak, counting buildings and deployables. Peak memory: 4,369 MB. Players feel lag when fps drops and entities climb.

05What is the host location for Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

With a NA tag, Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly places itself in North America. The location Rust Server Now displays is the one a server claims, not a physical machine lookup. For this server, the address is 72.73.28.150:28030.

06Uptime and current status of Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly: what are they?

Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly reports online at this moment. The last restart happened around 8 days 13 hours ago, according to uptime. 168 of 168 hours up in the last 7 full days; that is 100%. Its first appearance in Rust Server Now data was on 13 September 2026.

Server Tags
07The tags on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly: what do they mean?

gmvanilla (Game mode): The mode is vanilla survival; mp50 (Max players): Slot count: 50; ts8 (Group limit): Team cap 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must run protocol 2634; cs166494 (Build): This server runs build 166494; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, standard for Rust; $r? (Region code): The region code is blank; ^b (Biweekly): Every fortnight it wipes; ^v (Vanilla): No altered rates, kits or rules - exactly what Facepunch ships; ^y (Carbon): Plugin framework: Carbon; NA (North America): In the server browser it appears under North America: that is the tag set Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly publishes for the game's server browser. At the top of this page you also see the current players, the queue and when the world was created, all drawn from the tags.

08Who is the operator of Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

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

09On which Rust Server Now lists does Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly appear?

These Rust Server Now lists include Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly: Rust community servers, live, North America Rust servers and Vanilla Rust servers, ranked live. Under these filters, it appears 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 2 weeks.

Wipe Info
10On what timetable does Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly wipe?

Its tag drives the prediction because too few of Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly's wipes are recorded to confirm the schedule. Thursday 15 October at 17:56 UTC is when the next wipe is due. 8 days 15 hours have passed since its current world began. A wipe schedule of every two weeks appears in its tags.

11On wipe day, what changes for Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly?

On average, 2 players was the busiest its recent wipes got. The latest wipe saw its peak 4 hours in. Half that peak was held until the next wipe in 100% of its recent wipes.

Server Rules
12Map selection on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly: what is it?

The map on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly is procedural, size 3,500 with seed 1337, generated by the game. The map is reproducible from its size and seed, and can be seen on RustMaps from this page. You will see the map name as: Nuclear Map Generation.

13Which rules apply on Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly, and what settings?

No gather rate appears in the name Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly. The game's default group limit of 8 players applies. survival is the game mode, gather, build and raid in the standard game. PvP and raiding are enabled. The server browser lists it under Community, as a community server. Plugins in use: Carbon. Vanilla is its own label: no altered rates, kits or rules - exactly what Facepunch ships. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is enabled.

Joining Steps
14Joining Nuclear US - Vanilla | BiWeekly: what are the steps?

To connect, open Rust, press F1, and enter client.connect 72.73.28.150:28030. You can also click Launch Rust here to open the game via Steam and join. The server's website: https://nuclearrust.net.