Element card · group PvE · atomic number 11,932, its rank
Operation Birddog
Online NA 89.28.237.37:28030 checked 10m 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, measured since 17 Sep. From asking the server directly; low fps and a climbing entity count mean lag.
Rank
daily · 1 is best
Top 54% of all ranked servers, top 73% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
force wipes onlyNext wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 8d 18h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 8d 18hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 36d 18hThu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTCFW
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 FW26d 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 pageMap and rules
What map is in play on Operation Birddog?
Operation Birddog runs a procedural map of size 3,500 with seed 1; the game generates it. You can view it on RustMaps from this page, since matching size and seed produce the same map.
What settings and rules apply on Operation Birddog?
No gather rate appears in the name of Operation Birddog. Eight players per group is the limit, the game's default. Play runs as pve, other players cannot be fought. In the server browser it sits under Modded: the game is changed by plugins or settings. The plugin count is Oxide. VAC is on, Valve's anti-cheat.
Server facts
What region hosts Operation Birddog?
With its NA tag, Operation Birddog places itself in North America. Rust Data Lab shows a server's stated location, not a verified position of the machine. Connect at 89.28.237.37:28030.
On what Rust version does Operation Birddog operate?
On Linux, Operation Birddog is running Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. The protocol must match for you to join; Steam will update your game.
Does Operation Birddog stay up, and how reliable is its uptime?
Right now, Operation Birddog is reachable. The uptime it reports suggests it restarted roughly 15 hours ago. For the last 7 full days, 144 of 168 hours were online, giving 86% uptime. On 13 September 2026, Rust Data Lab saw it for the first time.
Is Operation Birddog known for smooth running?
The last 48 hours show an average of 5 server fps and a minimum of 5. The entity count reached 75,898, including buildings, deployables and all other world items. Up to 2,748 MB of memory was used. Players feel lag when fps is low and the entity count climbs.
Wipe days
When does Operation Birddog wipe, and how often?
Once a month is all Operation Birddog wipes, with the force wipe. The force wipe on Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC is when this server next wipes, along with every other Rust server. 26 days 7 hours ago the current world was made. A monthly wipe schedule is what its tags publish.
On Operation Birddog, what happens when wipe day arrives?
At their busiest, recent wipes averaged 2 players. 23 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked.
Lists and tags
Which meanings sit behind the tags on Operation Birddog?
These are the tags Operation Birddog makes public for the server browser to read: gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust style; mp50 (Max players): 50 is the slot count; ts8 (Group limit): 8 per team, the default the game ships with; v2635 (Protocol): The server runs protocol 2635, so your game needs the same version; cs168909 (Build): It runs build 168909; ptrak (Networking): This runs on RakNet, the standard layer; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipes, tied to Facepunch's force wipe; ^p (PvE): There is no player combat here, only the world's threats; ^o (Oxide): The plugin framework in use is Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings alter the game, so it lists under Modded; NA (North America): The server browser files it under North America. Current players, the queue and the world's creation time sit in the tags too, shown at the top of this page.
Which Rust Data Lab filters and lists does Operation Birddog appear in?
The Rust Data Lab lists that include Operation Birddog are: Modded Rust servers, measured, Best Rust PvE servers, measured live and North American Rust servers: the sample. Applying these filters on the server list returns it: 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.
Population
What position does Operation Birddog hold among Rust servers?
Operation Birddog is #11,932 on seven-day player hours, #1,370 in North America, and in the top 54% of all ranked servers.
How full is Operation Birddog right now?
Operation Birddog currently shows 0 players across 50 slots. Averaged over the past week: 0 players, peaking at 1.
How to join
How can you connect to Operation Birddog?
In Rust, press F1 and enter client.connect 89.28.237.37:28030. Or click Launch Rust here to open Rust via Steam and connect automatically.