Operation Birddog
Online NA 89.28.237.37:28030 checked 1h ago
Server instruments
last reading Wed 17:00 UTCPlayers now
0% full 7-day avg7-day peakServer fps
48 h low 5 · below 20 is lag, below 10 is badEntities
48 h range 58,884–75,848 · memory 2,102 MBUptime
8 h 3 min since its last restart, at the last readingPlayers
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 0h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- WPT 1Thu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTC8d 0hFW
- WPT 2Thu 3 Dec, 19:00 UTC36d 0hFW
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 FW27d 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- 40/200
- 32/200
- 23/100
- 32/100
- 15/150
- 5/420
Quick answers
from the figures on this pageWipe timing
What should you expect from wipe day on Operation Birddog?
At their busiest, its recent wipes drew 2 players on average. Peak crowd on the latest wipe: 23 hours in.
What wipe timing does Operation Birddog follow?
With the force wipe, once a month, Operation Birddog wipes. Mark Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC: that is force wipe day, and the wipe hits all Rust servers. 27 days 1 hours ago the current world was made. Its tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.
Tag meanings
How should you read the tags on Operation Birddog?
Tags published by Operation Birddog, read by the game's server browser: gmrust (Game mode): Survival, as standard Rust plays it; mp50 (Max players): The server holds 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Default limit in force: 8 per team; v2635 (Protocol): Match the game version: protocol 2635 is required; cs168909 (Build): The server runs game build 168909; ptrak (Networking): Network layer: RakNet, the standard for the game; $r? (Region code): No region code is set; ^m (Monthly): Facepunch's force wipe sets the monthly cycle here; ^p (PvE): Check: mode. PvE, so the world supplies the danger, not other players; ^o (Oxide): It runs Oxide, also known as uMod; ^z (Modded): Plugins or settings make this a modded server; NA (North America): The server browser files it under North America. Check: the tags at the top of this page. They also carry players now, queue and world creation time.
Which lists and filters on Rust Metrics show Operation Birddog?
On Rust Metrics, Operation Birddog sits in these lists: Modded Rust servers, checked live, Rust PvE servers and North America: server readout. Reading: server list filters. It comes up under 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
Where does Operation Birddog sit in the rankings?
Player hours over the last seven days put Operation Birddog at #11,999, #1,365 in North America, in the top 54% of all ranked servers.
How full does Operation Birddog get?
0 of 50 slots are filled on Operation Birddog right now. Check: players over seven days. Average 0, peak 1.
Server
Where does Operation Birddog sit?
Operation Birddog gives North America as its location, with the NA tag. Note: Rust Metrics shows the location a server gives, not where the machine stands. Connect using 89.28.237.37:28030.
What Rust version is Operation Birddog on?
Rust network protocol 2635 and build 168909 on Linux is the build Operation Birddog runs. Matching protocol is required to join. Let Steam update your game.
How does Operation Birddog perform?
Reading: 5 server fps on average across the last 48 hours. It never dropped below 5. Peak entity count: 75,848. Buildings, deployables and all else included. Memory peak: 2,748 MB. What players call lag comes from low fps and an entity count on the rise.
How reliable is Operation Birddog, and is it online now?
Check: connection. Operation Birddog is online at this moment. Reading: uptime. About 8 hours ago it restarted, on its own count. Uptime for the last 7 full days: 168 of 168 hours, or 100%. The first sighting on Rust Metrics was 13 September 2026.
Map and rules
What rules does Operation Birddog enforce, and what are its settings?
Reading the name gives no gather rate for Operation Birddog. 8 players per group, the default value. Mode check gives pve; no combat against other players. Listing: Modded. Plugins or settings change the game. Check: plugins. It runs Oxide of them. VAC is on. That is Valve's anti-cheat.
Which map is live on Operation Birddog?
From seed 1, the game generates the procedural map on Operation Birddog. Its size is 3,500. View it on RustMaps from this page: matching size and seed give an identical map.
Join
How can you get onto Operation Birddog?
To join: start Rust, press F1 and type client.connect 89.28.237.37:28030. Or press Launch Rust here and Steam opens the game and connects you.