Operation Birddog
NA 89.28.237.37:28030 checked 11m 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
Top 40% of all ranked servers, top 68% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Wipe schedule
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 22d 19h. The force wipe · high confidence
- wipe-day peak
- 2 players, last three wipes
Coming wipes
- 22d 19hThu 5 Nov, 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
| Wiped | Peak | Crowd | Lasted | Players before |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1 Oct, 17:43 UTCFW 12d 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.
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Player Count
Where does Operation Birddog sit in the rankings?
Player hours over the last seven days place Operation Birddog at #1,257 in North America, and at #8,877 in the top 40% of ranked servers.
What is the player count on Operation Birddog?
0 of 50 slots are filled on Operation Birddog at the moment. The average player count over the last seven days is 0, with a peak of 1. In the last 48 hours, 14:00 UTC saw the highest activity, with an average of 1 players.
Server Tags
Operation Birddog tags: what do they indicate?
The game's server browser reads these tags from Operation Birddog: gmrust (Game mode): Standard survival gameplay; mp50 (Max players): Slot count is 50; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are limited to 8, the default; v2634 (Protocol): Game protocol 2634; the same version is required to join; cs167584 (Build): Running build 167584; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the standard; $r? (Region code): Region code missing; ^m (Monthly): This server wipes once a month on the force wipe; ^p (PvE): PvE: the world provides the danger, not other players; ^o (Oxide): Plugin framework: Oxide (uMod); ^z (Modded): Under Modded, because plugins or settings modify play; NA (North America): Server browser category: North America. At the top of this page you also see its players now, its queue and when its world was made, taken from the tags.
Operation Birddog in BestRustServers.xyz lists and filters: which ones?
These BestRustServers.xyz lists include Operation Birddog: Best modded Rust servers, Best Rust PvE servers and North American Rust servers. These filters on the server list display 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; Last wipe: In the last 2 weeks.
Server Information
What Rust version is Operation Birddog on?
The combination is Rust network protocol 2634 and build 167584 on Linux for Operation Birddog. Your game has to match the protocol to connect; Steam takes care of updating it.
Operation Birddog performance: is it smooth?
Its average server fps over the last 48 hours was 58, with a low of 9. The entity count reached 74,848, covering buildings, deployables and all other world objects. The maximum memory used was 2,942 MB. What players experience as lag is low fps combined with a rising entity count.
How reliable is Operation Birddog and is it online?
The server is online: Operation Birddog. About 14 hours ago is when it last restarted, based on its uptime. Over the past 7 full days, it was online 168 of 168 hours, 100% of the time. On 13 September 2026, BestRustServers.xyz saw it for the first time.
What is the location of Operation Birddog?
Its NA tag places Operation Birddog in North America. BestRustServers.xyz does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. 89.28.237.37:28030 is its address.
Settings & Map
Which map is used on Operation Birddog?
On Operation Birddog, the map is procedural, size 3,500 with seed 1, generated by the game. The map can be viewed on RustMaps from this page, since size and seed fix it.
What rules and configuration does Operation Birddog have?
The name Operation Birddog carries no gather multiplier. The default cap of 8 players per group is in force. It runs pve, other players cannot be fought. The Modded section of the browser holds it: plugins or settings apply. Plugin count: Oxide. The server has VAC on.
Wipe Schedule
On what schedule does Operation Birddog wipe?
Operation Birddog wipes at the monthly force wipe only. 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 was made 12 days 5 hours. Its tags give a wipe schedule of one month.
On Operation Birddog, what occurs on wipe day?
Across its recent wipes, the busiest point averaged 2 players. 23 hours after the latest wipe, the crowd hit its peak.
How to Join
How can I connect to Operation Birddog?
Use the F1 console: client.connect 89.28.237.37:28030. Launch Rust on this page does the same by opening Rust through Steam and connecting.
Server tags
Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,NA,^p,gmrust,cs167584,ts8,^o^z
Game
gmrust- Game mode Standard survival gameplay.
mp50- Max players Slot count is 50.
ts8- Group limit Teams are limited to 8, the default.
v2634- Protocol Game protocol 2634; the same version is required to join.
cs167584- Build Running build 167584.
ptrak- Networking Network layer: RakNet, the standard.
$r?- Region code Region code missing.
Wipe schedule
^m- Monthly This server wipes once a month on the force wipe.
Gameplay
^p- PvE PvE: the world provides the danger, not other players.
Mods and access
^o- Oxide Plugin framework: Oxide (uMod).
^z- Modded Under Modded, because plugins or settings modify play.
Region
NA- North America Server browser category: North America.
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.