Operation Birddog
Online NA 89.28.237.37:28030 checked 10m ago
Players
average and peak, with its wipes markedEvery five minutes, from the Steam server list.
Hourly average and peak, UTC.
Daily average and peak, UTC.
Server performance
fps, entities and memory, from asking the server directly48 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 18h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
| In | When, UTC | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 8d 18h | Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC | FW force wipe |
| 36d 18h | Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC | FW force wipe |
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| Server | Profile | Players now |
|---|---|---|
| [US] RustEZ Scourge PvE | Zombies | No Raiding | No Killing | NA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 52 on average | 58 / 200 |
| [US] RustEZ Survival PvE | No Decay | No Raiding | No Killing | NA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 39 on average | 44 / 200 |
| Zombie Land PVE Monthly | Raids | Skills | Custom Maps | NA · groups of 14+ · monthly · 34 on average | 46 / 100 |
| Hex US PVE Monthly 1X BiWeekly 5X | RPG | Custom Weapons | Jet | NA · no group limit · 1x · monthly · 32 on average | 45 / 100 |
| [US] Salty Zombies PvE #1 | Skills | Raid | Quests | Jetpack | | NA · groups of 20+ · monthly · 25 on average | 44 / 150 |
| RustPlay PVE/PVP-Zones TP|Zombies|LVLs|Kits|Quests|Clans|+More! | NA · groups of 8+ · monthly · 12 on average | 14 / 420 |
Quick answers
from the figures on this pageWipe cycle
On what cycle does Operation Birddog wipe?
The force wipe is the only wipe for Operation Birddog, once a month. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC the force wipe arrives: that is its next wipe, and every Rust server wipes then. The world now in play was created 26 days 6 hours ago. The tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.
Wipe day on Operation Birddog: what should you expect?
The average busiest count over recent wipes is 2 players. 23 hours after the latest wipe the crowd peaked.
Server details
Which location hosts Operation Birddog?
In North America, according to its NA tag, sits Operation Birddog. A server's stated location is what Rust Server Analytics shows; where the machine stands is not looked up. 89.28.237.37:28030 is its address.
Which Rust version is Operation Birddog on?
On Linux, Operation Birddog runs Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909. Your game must match the protocol to join, and Steam applies that update.
Is Operation Birddog up, and how steady is its uptime?
The current status of Operation Birddog is online. About 15 hours ago is when it last restarted, judged by its reported uptime. 86% uptime over the last 7 full days, equal to 144 of 168 hours. The first sighting of it by Rust Server Analytics was on 13 September 2026.
Does Operation Birddog perform well?
The 48-hour average was 5 server fps; the low was 5. At its highest the entity count was 75,898, including buildings, deployables and all else. Peak memory was 2,748 MB. Players experience lag as low fps combined with a rising entity count.
Lists and tags
Which meanings do the tags on Operation Birddog carry?
gmrust (Game mode): Survival in the standard Rust format; mp50 (Max players): Player slots: 50; ts8 (Group limit): The game default applies: 8 per team at most; v2635 (Protocol): Joining needs your game on protocol 2635; cs168909 (Build): Game build: 168909; ptrak (Networking): RakNet is the network layer, the game's standard one; $r? (Region code): No region code has been set; ^m (Monthly): The wipe cycle is monthly and follows Facepunch's force wipe; ^p (PvE): Player combat is off; the world supplies the danger; ^o (Oxide): The Oxide (uMod) plugin framework is installed; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings change the game, so it sits under Modded; NA (North America): Its browser listing sits in North America are the tags Operation Birddog publishes, and the game's server browser reads them. At the top of this page you can see the player count, queue and world age, all of which the tags also hold.
On Rust Server Analytics, which lists and filters feature Operation Birddog?
These Rust Server Analytics lists include Operation Birddog: Modded Rust servers: live data, PvE Rust servers by live population and North America Rust servers. On the server list, the filters that return it are: 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
Against other Rust servers, how does Operation Birddog compare?
Operation Birddog holds #11,932 on seven-day player hours and #1,370 in North America, inside the top 54% of the ranked field.
How many players does Operation Birddog carry?
Operation Birddog holds 0 players of its 50 slots as of the latest update. The seven-day mean is 0 players, against a peak of 1.
Map and rules
What are the settings on Operation Birddog, and its rules?
Gather rate is not mentioned in the name of Operation Birddog. No custom group limit: 8 players is the standard. It runs pve, no fighting other players. The Modded category lists it; plugins or settings change the game. Plugins from Oxide are in use. Anti-cheat status: VAC on.
What is the map for Operation Birddog?
The game generates a procedural map of size 3,500 with seed 1 for Operation Birddog. The map is reproducible from its size and seed and can be seen on RustMaps from here.
How to join
What is the way onto Operation Birddog?
Use Launch Rust on this page to open Rust through Steam and connect, or start Rust, press F1 and enter client.connect 89.28.237.37:28030.