OnlineNA89.28.237.37:28030checked 12m ago
Operation Birddog
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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is bestTop 40% of all ranked servers, top 68% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
force wipes onlyNext wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 13h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
The first 48 hours of its last wipes
Players each hour, from the hour of the wipe. The latest peaked at 2, 23 hours in.
Wipes
newest first| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:43 UTC FW12d ago | 2 | – | running | 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
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from the figures on this pageRules and settings
What are the rules and settings on Operation Birddog?
The name of Operation Birddog gives no gather rate. The game's default group cap of 8 players applies. pve is the game mode, player-versus-player fighting is absent. The server browser lists it under Modded: plugins or settings alter the game. Plugins number Oxide on this server. VAC from Valve is active as anti-cheat.
What map is used on Operation Birddog?
A procedural map of size 3,500 with seed 1 runs on Operation Birddog, generated by the game. The same size and seed produce the same map, so RustMaps can show it from this page.
Player stats
How populated is Operation Birddog?
On Operation Birddog, 0 of 50 slots are filled right now. The seven-day average is 0 players, with a peak of 1. The busiest time in the last 48 hours was 14:00 UTC, when the average was 1 players.
What is Operation Birddog's ranking among Rust servers?
Operation Birddog is #8,961 on player hours over the last seven days, #1,257 in North America, and in the top 40% of all ranked servers.
Server tags
What is the meaning of the tags on Operation Birddog?
The game's server browser reads these tags from Operation Birddog: gmrust (Game mode): It offers the standard Rust survival experience; mp50 (Max players): The slot count is 50; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, which is the default for Rust; v2634 (Protocol): Your game version must match protocol 2634 to connect; cs167584 (Build): It runs on game build 167584; ptrak (Networking): The network layer is RakNet, which is standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): Wipes happen monthly, together with the force wipe; ^p (PvE): There is no player-versus-player combat; the world itself is the threat; ^o (Oxide): This server uses Oxide (uMod) for plugins; ^z (Modded): This server appears in Modded, as plugins or settings modify the game; NA (North America): Its place in the server browser is under North America. The top of this page also shows its current players, queue, and world creation time, all from the tags.
Where does Operation Birddog appear in When Is Rust Force Wipe lists and filters?
These themed lists on When Is Rust Force Wipe feature Operation Birddog: Rust modded servers, listed live, Best Rust PvE servers and Rust servers in North America. These filters show it on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Modded; Game mode: PvE; Server tag: Monthly ^m, PvE ^p, Modded ^z and Oxide ^o; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Operator and location
What is the location of Operation Birddog?
The NA tag means Operation Birddog lists itself in North America. The location on When Is Rust Force Wipe is what the server claims; the actual machine location is not checked. Connect using 89.28.237.37:28030.
Is the performance on Operation Birddog good?
Over the last 48 hours the average was 58 server fps, and the lowest was 9. The world held as many as 74,848 entities: buildings, deployables and all other objects. At its peak it used 2,942 MB of memory. Players feel lag when fps drops and entity counts climb.
How stable is Operation Birddog, and is it online now?
Operation Birddog is currently up. The uptime it reports puts the last restart at about 20 hours ago. It was up for 168 of the last 7 full days' 168 hours, 100% of the time. It was first seen by When Is Rust Force Wipe on 13 September 2026.
Which Rust version is used on Operation Birddog?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167584 on Linux is what Operation Birddog runs. To join, your game must be on the same protocol; Steam handles the update.
Wipe days
How often does Operation Birddog wipe, and when?
Once a month, Operation Birddog wipes with the force wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. The world in play now was built 12 days 11 hours ago. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.
What can you expect on Operation Birddog when wipe day arrives?
An average of 2 players turned out at the busiest point of its recent wipes. The peak of the crowd on the latest wipe came 23 hours after the wipe.
How to join
What steps are needed to join Operation Birddog?
Enter client.connect 89.28.237.37:28030 after pressing F1 to open the console in Rust. Or use Launch Rust here to open Rust through Steam and connect.
Server tags
what each one meansPublished as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,NA,^p,gmrust,cs167584,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp50
ts8
v2634
cs167584
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
Gameplay
^p
Mods and access
^o
^z
Region
NA
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.