Server profile
Nuclear 3x
Online, with 0 of 50 players on; ranked #15,349 of every public Rust server, the top 69%. It last wiped 2d ago.
Online 72.73.28.150:28000 checked 10m ago
The crowd
Players
Who is on it, hour by hour and day by day.
Source: every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Note: hourly average and peak, UTC.
Note: daily average and peak, UTC.
Under the hood
Server performance
Frames per second, entities and memory, asked of the server itself.
Note: 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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
The standings
Rank
Its place among every ranked server, day by day; 1 is best.
Note: Top 69% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
The wipe cycle
Wipe schedule
Fixed weekdays.
Next wipe Thursday 29 October, 17:52 UTC, in 17h. Every Monday at 17:53 and every Thursday at 17:52 UTC · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 17hThu 29 Oct, 17:52 UTC
- 4d 17hMon 2 Nov, 17:53 UTC
- 7d 18hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 11d 17hMon 9 Nov, 17:53 UTC
- 14d 17hThu 12 Nov, 17:52 UTC
- 18d 17hMon 16 Nov, 17:53 UTC
- 21d 17hThu 19 Nov, 17:52 UTC
- 25d 17hMon 23 Nov, 17:53 UTC
The first 48 hours of its last wipesPlayers each hour, from the hour of the wipe
Note: players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 0, 0 hours in.
The record
Wipes
Every wipe we saw, newest first.
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 26 Oct, 17:53 UTC2d ago | 0 | – | running | 0 |
| Thu 22 Oct, 17:52 UTC6d ago | 0 | – | 4 days | 0 |
| Mon 19 Oct, 17:53 UTC9d ago | 0 | – | 3 days | 0 |
| Thu 15 Oct, 17:54 UTC13d ago | 0 | – | 4 days | 0 |
| Mon 12 Oct, 17:54 UTC16d ago | 0 | – | 3 days | 0 |
| Thu 8 Oct, 17:53 UTC20d ago | 0 | – | 4 days | 0 |
| Mon 5 Oct, 17:53 UTC23d ago | 0 | – | 3 days | 0 |
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:57 UTC FW27d ago | 1 | halved by day 1 | 4 days | 0 |
| Mon 28 Sep, 17:53 UTC30d ago | 0 | – | 3 days | 0 |
| Thu 24 Sep, 17:53 UTC34d ago | 0 | – | 4 days | 0 |
| Mon 21 Sep, 17:53 UTC37d ago | 0 | – | 3 days | 0 |
| Thu 17 Sep, 17:56 UTC41d ago | 0 | – | 4 days | 0 |
| Mon 14 Sep, 17:54 UTC44d ago | 0 | – | 3 days | 0 |
Note: 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. A new world less than six hours after a wipe is a restart, not a wipe of its own.
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The short version
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Wipe schedule
What should you expect on wipe day at Nuclear 3x?
The average busiest point of its recent wipes was 0 players. The peak crowd on this wipe came 0 hours after it started.
When does Nuclear 3x wipe, and how often?
The wipe rhythm on Nuclear 3x is every Monday at 17:53 and every Thursday at 17:52 UTC. A wipe is expected on Thursday 29 October at 17:52 UTC. 2 days 6 hours have passed since its current world was created. A weekly wipe schedule is published in its tags.
Server
Does Nuclear 3x hold a steady frame rate?
The 48-hour average for server fps is 45, and 35 was the lowest seen. Buildings, deployables and the rest took the entity count as high as 71,096. It drew as much as 3,248 MB of memory. What players feel as lag comes from low fps and an entity count on the rise.
What Rust version is live on Nuclear 3x?
The Rust build is network protocol 2635 and build 168909, running on Linux, for Nuclear 3x. You can only join if your game is on the same protocol; Steam handles that update.
How reliable is Nuclear 3x, and is it up at the moment?
Right now Nuclear 3x is up and running. Going by the uptime figure it gives, its last restart was around 2 days 5 hours ago. The last 7 full days gave 144 of 168 hours up, or 86% of the time. The first record Rust Insights has of it is 13 September 2026.
In which location does Nuclear 3x sit?
A region is not published by Nuclear 3x. Rust Insights takes the location from what a server says about itself; no check is made of where the machine stands. 72.73.28.150:28000 is where it answers.
Server tags
How should you read the tags listed for Nuclear 3x?
These tags come from Nuclear 3x and are read by the game's server browser: gmvanilla (Game mode): This server runs vanilla survival; mp50 (Max players): The slot count is 50; ts8 (Group limit): This is the game default: 8 per team at most; v2635 (Protocol): Matching versions are required, and the protocol is 2635; cs168909 (Build): Build 168909 is what it runs; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, Rust's standard; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^w (Weekly): The cycle repeats each week; ^v (Vanilla): No kits, rate changes or rule changes: this is the game as Facepunch ships it; ^z (Modded): Modded is its listing, because plugins or settings change how the game plays; ^y (Carbon): The plugin framework here is Carbon. Current players, queue length and the age of the world sit in the tags as well, shown at the top of this page.
Who is behind Nuclear 3x?
A nucleargaming.io hostname is published by Nuclear 3x, and by 3 other servers we track, which suggests the same operator runs them.
Which Rust Insights filters and lists feature Nuclear 3x?
These Rust Insights lists include Nuclear 3x: 3x Rust servers, filtered live and Modded Rust servers, explained. On the server list, the filters that surface it are 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.
Population
How many players are on Nuclear 3x right now, and how does that number move?
Of its 50 slots, Nuclear 3x currently has 0 filled. Its average over seven days comes to 0 players.
In the ranking of Rust servers, where does Nuclear 3x place?
On player hours for the last seven days, Nuclear 3x sits at #15,349, inside the top 69% of ranked servers.
Map and rules
How is Nuclear 3x configured, and what rules apply?
The name of Nuclear 3x says 3x gather. Groups can reach 8 players, which is the default in the game. survival is the game mode, the standard game: gather, build, raid. PvP and raiding are both enabled. The server browser lists it under Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. Carbon is the plugin count it runs. The server describes itself as vanilla, meaning no kits, rate changes or rule changes: this is the game as Facepunch ships it. VAC is on: Valve's anti-cheat is active.
Which map is live on Nuclear 3x?
Size 3,500 and seed 1337 define the procedural map on Nuclear 3x, generated by the game. The same size and seed produce the same map, so from this page you can look at it on RustMaps. Its map carries the name Nuclear Map Generation.
Connecting
What is the way to join Nuclear 3x?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 72.73.28.150:28000. You can skip the console by using Launch Rust here, which starts Rust through Steam and connects you. https://nucleargaming.io is its website.