The server's own banner, as it publishes it
Exhibit no. 15,244Acc. 2026.15244
BIRD BOX STAGING
Rust server, NA · in the archive since 13 September 2026
Offline NA 66.51.99.73:28000 checked 15d ago
The timeline
Wipes
Every wipe on record as a dated marker, the force wipes among them, and the wipes expected next. Newest first in the record below.
13 Sep Last seen 17 Sep20:56 28 Sep02:15 30 Sep11:49 5 Nov19:00 · FW 3 Dec19:00 · FW
a wipe on recordthe monthly force wipeexpectedlast seen, 13 Oct 2026, 23:35 UTCAll times UTC.
The record of each wipe
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Wed 30 Sep 202611:49 UTC29d ago
- Peak
- 1
- Crowd
- –
- Lasted
- running
- Players before
- 0
-
Mon 28 Sep 202602:15 UTC31d ago
- Peak
- 1
- Crowd
- halved by day 1
- Lasted
- 2.4 days
- Players before
- 0
-
Thu 17 Sep 202620:56 UTC41d ago
- Peak
- 7
- Crowd
- halved by day 2
- Lasted
- 10.2 days
- Players before
- 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.
The rhythm
Wipe schedule
force wipes only
Next wipe Thursday 5 November, 19:00 UTC, in 7d 1h. The force wipe · high confidence
Coming wipes
- 7d 1hThu 5 Nov, 19:00 UTCFW
- 35d 1hThu 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 1, 0 hours in.
The record
Population, performance and rank
Kept in folders: players every five minutes, every hour and every day; the server answering for itself; its rank among every server ranked.
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 71% of all ranked servers, top 84% in NA. Ranked on player hours over the last seven days.
Related exhibits
Similar servers
The same kind of game, then region, group limit, rate and wipes.
Visitors' questions about this exhibit
Quick answers
Answered from the figures on this page.
Tags and filters
What do the server tags on BIRD BOX STAGING mean?
These tags from BIRD BOX STAGING, read by the game's server browser, are: gmrust (Game mode): The game mode is standard Rust survival; mp50 (Max players): The server holds 50 slots; ts8 (Group limit): Teams are capped at 8, the default the game ships; v2634 (Protocol): To join, your game has to be on protocol 2634; cs166655 (Build): Build number: 166655; ptrak (Networking): Networking runs on RakNet, the game's standard layer; $r? (Region code): The server has no region code; ^m (Monthly): On a monthly schedule the server wipes with Facepunch's force wipe; NA (North America): Its entry in the server browser sits under North America. Shown at the top of this page are the current players, the queue and the world's age, also taken from the tags.
Which Rust Server History lists and filters include BIRD BOX STAGING?
The Rust Server History lists that feature BIRD BOX STAGING are: Rust community servers and North America Rust servers. It appears under these filters on the server list: Region: North America; Type: Community (not modded, not official) and No plugins at all; Server tag: Monthly ^m; Group limit: 5 or more; Wipe schedule: Monthly.
Server entry
Which version of Rust does BIRD BOX STAGING run?
Rust network protocol 2634 and build 166655 is the build BIRD BOX STAGING runs, on Linux. Joining requires your game to be on the same protocol; Steam keeps it updated for you.
Is BIRD BOX STAGING online, and how reliable is it?
BIRD BOX STAGING was last seen 15 days 17 hours ago and is offline right now. 0 of 168 hours, or 0% of the time, over the last 7 full days. First seen by Rust Server History on 13 September 2026.
Where is BIRD BOX STAGING located?
With its NA tag, BIRD BOX STAGING lists itself in North America. Rust Server History does not look up where the machine stands; it shows where a server says it is. You will find it at 66.51.99.73:28000.
Wipe history
What does wipe day look like on BIRD BOX STAGING?
An average peak of 3 players was drawn by its recent wipes. 0 hours into the latest wipe the crowd peaked. Above half that peak until the next wipe it stayed in 0% of its recent wipes. The fall below half came by day 1.5 in those wipes where it didn't hold.
What is the wipe schedule on BIRD BOX STAGING?
The force wipe is the only wipe on BIRD BOX STAGING, once a month. On Thursday 5 November at 19:00 UTC comes the force wipe, its next wipe, when every Rust server wipes. Made 29 days 5 hours ago, the current world is what it runs now. Its tags carry a monthly wipe schedule.
Population
How does BIRD BOX STAGING rank against other Rust servers?
Seven days of player hours rank BIRD BOX STAGING at #15,244, in the top 71% of all ranked servers; within North America it is #1,545.
How busy is BIRD BOX STAGING?
BIRD BOX STAGING is offline at present, having last been seen 15 days 17 hours ago.
Rules, map
What are the rules and settings on BIRD BOX STAGING?
The name of BIRD BOX STAGING carries no gather rate. The limit of 8 players per group is the game's default. Under game mode, the entry reads survival, gather, build, raid: the standard game. Fighting and raiding between players are permitted. Under Community in the server browser, this community server is listed. VAC from Valve is switched on.
Which map does BIRD BOX STAGING run?
Generated by the game at size 4,000 with seed 2033908658, the map on BIRD BOX STAGING is procedural. You can look at the map on RustMaps from this page, since one size and seed always give one map.
Joining the server
How do I join BIRD BOX STAGING?
Press F1 in Rust to open the console, then enter client.connect 66.51.99.73:28000 to connect. Launch Rust from this page instead and you join through Steam with the connect already made.
The label explained
Server tags
What each tag this server publishes means.
Published as mp50,ptrak,$r?,v2634,^m,NA,gmrust,cs166655,ts8
Game
gmrust
mp50
ts8
v2634
cs166655
ptrak
$r?
Wipe schedule
^m
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.