The Thunderdome
Offline 174.56.227.165:49183 checked 6d ago
Vital stats
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 FW28d ago | 3 | – | running | 0 |
| Fri 25 Sep, 18:28 UTC34d 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.
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Lists and tags
Which Rust Pop Watch lists and filters include The Thunderdome?
These are the Rust Pop Watch lists that include The Thunderdome: Modded Rust servers, live. It appears under these filters on the server list: Type: Modded; Server tag: Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more.
What do the server tags on The Thunderdome mean?
For the server browser, The Thunderdome lists these tags: gmrust (Game mode): Plain vanilla Rust survival, nothing bolted on; mp20 (Max players): There are 20 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams cap at 8, which is the game default; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game must be on the same protocol version: 2634; cs166494 (Build): The game build is 166494; ptrak (Networking): It uses RakNet, the standard network layer for the game; $r? (Region code): No region is listed; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it's listed under Modded. The tags also carry its current players, queue and world creation time, all shown at the top of this page.
Player counts
How does The Thunderdome rank against other Rust servers?
Player hours over the last week rank The Thunderdome at #15,270, within the top 69% of ranked servers.
How many players are on The Thunderdome right now?
Offline now, The Thunderdome was last spotted 6 days 12 hours ago. It has averaged 0 players over the last seven days.
About the server
Is The Thunderdome online, and how reliable is it?
The Thunderdome shows as offline, last spotted 6 days 12 hours ago. The last 7 full days saw uptime of 12%, with 20 out of 168 hours online. Rust Pop Watch's first record of it is 25 September 2026.
Where is The Thunderdome located?
There is no region from The Thunderdome. It is where a server says it is that Rust Pop Watch shows; the machine's actual location is not looked up. Connect at 174.56.227.165:49183.
Which Rust version is The Thunderdome on?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166494 is the version The Thunderdome runs on Windows. Joining requires your game to match the protocol, which Steam updates for you.
The wipe schedule
What happens on The Thunderdome when wipe day comes around?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 2 players. 7 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak. Its recent wipes kept the crowd above half the peak until the next one 100% of the time.
What is the wipe schedule on The Thunderdome?
Too few wipes are on record for The Thunderdome to reveal its rhythm. A force wipe comes round every month for all Rust servers, with the next on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC. 28 days 13 hours is when the present world was made.
The rules
Which map does The Thunderdome run?
A procedural map is what The Thunderdome runs, generated by the game.
What are the rules and settings on The Thunderdome?
The name of The Thunderdome says nothing about gather rate. The group limit is 8 players, the game's default. It runs survival, the usual game of gathering, building and raiding. Players can raid and fight one another. It is a Modded listing: plugins or settings change how the game plays. Oxide plugins power it. VAC, Valve's anti-cheat, is switched on.
How to join
How do I join The Thunderdome?
Enter client.connect 174.56.227.165:49183 in the console after pressing F1 in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect automatically.