The Thunderdome
Offline 174.56.227.165:49183 checked 5d ago
Measurements
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 69% 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.
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 UTC FW27d ago | 3 | – | running | 0 |
| Fri 25 Sep, 18:28 UTC33d 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.
Quick answers
Player counts
How does The Thunderdome rank against other Rust servers?
The last seven days of player hours place The Thunderdome at #15,335, within the top 69% of all ranked servers.
How busy is The Thunderdome?
At this count The Thunderdome is offline, with its last sighting 5 days 18 hours ago. Counted over seven days: an average of 0 players.
Tags
What do the server tags on The Thunderdome mean?
These are the tags The Thunderdome publishes, as read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp20 (Max players): 20 slots are available; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team is the default limit; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must match protocol 2634; cs166494 (Build): This server runs game build 166494; ptrak (Networking): The standard network layer, RakNet, is in use; $r? (Region code): This server has no region code; ^o (Oxide): Oxide (uMod) provides the plugin framework here; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game; it is listed under Modded. The tags also carry the current player count, the queue and when the world was made; you will find them at the top of this page.
Which Rust Population lists and filters include The Thunderdome?
The Thunderdome appears among the Rust Population lists that follow: Modded Rust servers, counted. These are the filters it appears under when you browse the list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
Wipe notes
What does wipe day look like on The Thunderdome?
The busiest point of its recent wipes averaged 2 players. Peak came 7 hours into the latest wipe. In 100% of recent wipes, half the peak was held until the next wipe.
What is the wipe schedule on The Thunderdome?
Its rhythm cannot be told yet: too few of The Thunderdome's wipes are on record. The next monthly force wipe is on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC; all Rust servers wipe then, this one too. 27 days 19 hours ago the current world was made.
Settings
Which map does The Thunderdome run?
The Thunderdome uses a map the game generates: procedural.
What are the rules and settings on The Thunderdome?
The name tells you nothing about gather rates: The Thunderdome states none. The group limit is 8 players, which is the default. This server runs survival, raid, build and gather: the standard game. Combat between players, raids included, is permitted. Modded is its browser category: plugins or settings change the game. Oxide plugins are in use here. You play with Valve's anti-cheat on: VAC.
About the server
Which version of Rust does The Thunderdome run?
On Windows, The Thunderdome runs Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494. Your game needs the same protocol to join; Steam takes care of updating it.
Is The Thunderdome online, and how reliable is it?
Currently offline, The Thunderdome was last seen 5 days 18 hours ago. Over the last 7 full days, 44 of 168 hours were online, or 26%. The first sighting by Rust Population was on 25 September 2026.
Where is The Thunderdome located?
A region is not published by The Thunderdome. What Rust Population shows is where a server says it is; where the machine actually stands is not looked up. 174.56.227.165:49183 is where it lives.
How to join
How do I join The Thunderdome?
Open the console with F1 in Rust and enter client.connect 174.56.227.165:49183. Joining from this page with Launch Rust works too, opening Rust through Steam and connecting you.