The Thunderdome
174.56.227.165:49183 checked 11m ago
Players
Every five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
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. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
Top 51% of all ranked servers. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Not enough wipes seen yet to tell when the next one is. Every server wipes at the monthly force wipe.
- usual gap
- 6 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
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 3, 7 hours in.
Wipes
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 18:37 UTCFW 13d ago | 3 | – | running | 0 |
| Fri 25 Sep, 18:28 UTC 19d ago | 2 | held half | 6 days | 0 |
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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Quick answers
Player Numbers
What is the rank of The Thunderdome?
Over the last seven days, The Thunderdome ranks #11,179 in player hours, which is in the top 51% of ranked servers.
What is the player count on The Thunderdome?
The Thunderdome: 0 players now, with 20 slots available. The average player count over the last seven days is 0, with a peak of 1. Over the last 48 hours, the peak hour was 23:00 UTC, averaging 1 players.
Server Tags
How should the tags on The Thunderdome be interpreted?
The game's server browser reads these tags from The Thunderdome: gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival gameplay; mp20 (Max players): The server has 20 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, the default; v2634 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2634 to connect; cs166494 (Build): Running build 166494; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the standard; $r? (Region code): No region code listed; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): The Modded category applies; plugins or settings alter gameplay. At the top of this page you also see its players now, its queue and when its world was made, taken from the tags.
Which lists and filters on BestRustServers.xyz contain The Thunderdome?
The BestRustServers.xyz lists that include The Thunderdome are: Best modded Rust servers. These filters on the server list display it: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Server Details
What Rust version is The Thunderdome on?
On Windows, The Thunderdome runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494. Joining requires the same protocol; Steam updates your game for you.
What is the uptime and reliability of The Thunderdome?
The server is online: The Thunderdome. Over the past 7 full days, it was online 168 of 168 hours, 100% of the time. The first time BestRustServers.xyz saw it was on 25 September 2026.
Where can The Thunderdome be found?
There is no region published by The Thunderdome. BestRustServers.xyz shows the stated location of a server; the actual location of the machine is not looked up. You can reach it at 174.56.227.165:49183.
Settings & Map
The Thunderdome map: which one is it?
Generated by the game, the map on The Thunderdome is procedural.
What are the settings and rules for The Thunderdome?
No gather rate appears in the name of The Thunderdome. No group limit is stated; the game's default of 8 players applies. Listed as survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Player combat and raiding are enabled. Plugins or settings change the game, so it appears under Modded. Plugins in use: Oxide. The server has VAC on.
Wipe Information
When does The Thunderdome wipe?
Too few wipes are on record for The Thunderdome to reveal its rhythm. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the next force wipe arrives, when all Rust servers wipe. The world in play was made 13 days 17 hours.
On The Thunderdome, what occurs on wipe day?
An average peak of 2 players was drawn by its recent wipes. 7 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak. The crowd held above half the peak until the next wipe in 100% of recent wipes.
How to Join
The Thunderdome joining: how is it done?
To connect, type client.connect 174.56.227.165:49183 in the F1 console. Launch Rust on this page opens Rust through Steam and joins you.
Server tags
Published as mp20,ptrak,$r?,v2634,gmrust,cs166494,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust- Game mode Standard survival gameplay.
mp20- Max players The server has 20 slots.
ts8- Group limit Teams are limited to 8, the default.
v2634- Protocol Your game must be on protocol 2634 to connect.
cs166494- Build Running build 166494.
ptrak- Networking Network layer: RakNet, the standard.
$r?- Region code No region code listed.
Mods and access
^o- Oxide Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here.
^z- Modded The Modded category applies; plugins or settings alter gameplay.
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.