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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 bestTop 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 21h.
The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 8d 21hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 36d 21hThu 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
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
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01MODPlayers 50/200
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02MODPlayers 40/200
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03MODPlayers 27/100
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04MODPlayers 37/100
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05MODPlayers 33/150
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06MODPlayers 11/420
Quick answers
From the figures on this page.
Filters
Which lists and filters on Rust Tracker show Operation Birddog?
These Rust Tracker lists carry Operation Birddog: PvE servers, tracked live, Modded servers, tracked live and North America: live server tracking. It comes up under these filters 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.
How should you read the tags on Operation Birddog?
The game's server browser reads these tags from Operation Birddog: gmrust (Game mode): Rust survival, standard mode; mp50 (Max players): Capacity: 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Team limit is 8, the game default; v2635 (Protocol): Your game must be on protocol 2635 to connect; cs168909 (Build): Build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the game's standard; $r? (Region code): The region code is unset; ^m (Monthly): Monthly wipe, on Facepunch's force wipe; ^p (PvE): The world is the danger; players do not fight each other; ^o (Oxide): A plugin framework runs here: Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): The game is changed by plugins or settings; listed under Modded; NA (North America): Server browser: listed under North America. At the top of this page you also get the queue, the players now and the world's creation time, all from the tags.
Wipe Times
What should you expect on Operation Birddog when wipe day lands?
At their busiest, recent wipes averaged 2 players. 23 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd peaked.
When does Operation Birddog wipe?
One wipe a month for Operation Birddog: the force wipe. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe lands, its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes with it. 26 days 3 hours since this world was made. A monthly wipe schedule is published in its tags.
Server Details
How reliable is Operation Birddog, and is it online now?
Operation Birddog is up and online at this moment. The uptime it reports puts the last restart about 12 hours ago. Uptime stood at 100% for the last 7 full days, 168 of 168 hours online. The first sighting by Rust Tracker was 13 September 2026.
Which Rust build is Operation Birddog running?
Confirmed for Operation Birddog: Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909, Linux. Steam updates it for you; your game must share the protocol to join.
Is Operation Birddog holding performance?
Server fps held an average of 5 across the last 48 hours, never below 5. Buildings, deployables and the rest of the world took it to a maximum of 75,898 entities. It drew as much as 2,748 MB of memory. A climbing entity count and low fps are what register as lag for players.
Which location is Operation Birddog in?
In North America, under its NA tag, is where Operation Birddog lists itself. Where a server says it is, Rust Tracker shows; where the machine stands, it does not look up. Connect on 89.28.237.37:28030.
Player Count
Is Operation Birddog busy?
Operation Birddog is at 0 players, capacity 50. Peak of 1 in the last seven days, average 0 players.
How does Operation Birddog compare in the rankings?
Top 54% of all ranked servers and #1,374 in North America: Operation Birddog ranks #11,922 on player hours over the last seven days.
Map and Rules
Which settings and rules are confirmed on Operation Birddog?
The name of Operation Birddog carries no gather rate. Up to 8 players per group, the game's default. It runs pve, other players cannot be fought. The server browser lists it under Modded, where plugins or settings change the game. Plugins on it: Oxide. On: VAC, Valve's anti-cheat.
Which map is confirmed for Operation Birddog?
A procedural map of size 3,500 runs on Operation Birddog, generated by the game from seed 1. Size and seed match, so the map is the same: view it on RustMaps from this page.
How to Join
What is the way to join Operation Birddog?
Open the console in Rust with F1 after starting the game, then type client.connect 89.28.237.37:28030. Alternatively, Launch Rust here opens Rust via Steam and connects you.
Server tags
What each one means.
Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2635,^m,NA,^p,gmrust,cs168909,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust
mp50
ts8
v2635
cs168909
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.