Admin Abuse in Dig and Clean is a developer-run event that switches on temporary boosts for everyone playing at once. It usually lands right as a new update goes live, letting you dig up high-rarity items such as Omega and Anomaly while earning extra Experience toward your player level.
Quick answer: The next Admin Abuse begins on August 23, 2026 at 1:00 pm UTC, triggered the moment Update 3 rolls out. Log in to any public or private server at that time to catch the boosts.
Release time: August 23, 2026, 1:00 pm UTC
Next Admin Abuse start time by region
A few minutes before the event, the developer pushes server-wide notifications to alert players and often teases future content such as upcoming features, gear, and maps. Here is when the August 23 event starts in each region.
| Region | Start time |
|---|---|
| International | 1:00 pm UTC |
| United States (East / Central / Pacific) | 9:00 am EDT / 8:00 am CDT / 6:00 am PDT |
| Mexico | 7:00 am CST |
| United Kingdom | 2:00 pm BST |
| Central Europe | 3:00 pm CEST |
| United Arab Emirates | 5:00 pm GST |
| Pakistan | 6:00 pm PKT |
| India | 6:30 pm IST |
| Philippines | 9:00 pm PHT |
| Indonesia | 10:00 pm WIT |
| Japan | 10:00 pm JST |
| Australia | 11:00 pm AEST |
Perks and boosts active during Admin Abuse
Once the event starts, the developer turns on a set of server-wide perks that affect both public and private servers. These are the boosts you can expect.
| Perk | Effect |
|---|---|
| Dig Power | Multiplies your dig strength so beginners can pull rare and heavy items. Boosts have included 100x, 500x, and 1000x Dig Power. |
| Luck | Raises your odds of finding high-rarity items with a detector, going as high as 5000x Luck. |
| Instant Polish | Skips the cooldown on every item currently in your Polishing stations. Only affects players with working Polishing stations. |
| Instant Clean | Equip an unwashed item and it is cleaned immediately, revealing what it is. |
| Mint Madness | While active, every item you dig up is guaranteed to be Mint condition. |
| Item spawns | The developer spawns Omega and Anomaly rarity items, making this the best window for high-value finds. |
Note: Omega items emit a dark green light, which makes them easy to spot on the ground when the developer floods a server with spawns.
How to join the Admin Abuse event
You will know the event is working when the server notification fires and dug items start coming up Mint with Omega or Anomaly labels. If nothing changes at the listed time, rejoin a fresh server, since the boosts only apply once the updated server is running.
Treat 1:00 pm UTC on August 23 as your anchor and convert it to your local time from the table above. The window closes once the developer winds the boosts down, so the earlier you get in after Update 3 drops, the more Omega and Anomaly items you can bank before the server returns to normal.
