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ACK!TNG [unclaimed]
telnet ackmud.com 8890
First seen on 7 Sep 2026, from this site's own configured list.

Players now: no count (nothing here says why)
Reachable: 81.4% of the last 90 days
Longest outage: 11d 2h

Where to find this game
  WEBSITE    https://ackmud.com  (declared, 11d)
  CONTACT    [email protected]  (declared, 11d)

When people are on (UTC)
Busiest every day, 00:00–23:59.

  Mon — peak 1 at 00:00
  Tue — peak 1 at 00:00
  Wed — peak 1 at 00:00
  Thu — peak 1 at 00:00
  Fri — peak 1 at 00:00
  Sat — peak 1 at 00:00
  Sun — peak 1 at 00:00

  counted = we got in and read a number, including a measured zero
  uncounted = we got in and no number could be read
  not measured = we have no measurement for that hour

How many, over time (7 Nov 2025 – 6 Nov 2026, UTC)
Typically 1 on, peaking at 2, over 50 of 365 days. Steady across the range.

  7 Nov–13 Nov: not measured
  14 Nov–20 Nov: not measured
  21 Nov–27 Nov: not measured
  28 Nov–4 Dec: not measured
  5 Dec–11 Dec: not measured
  12 Dec–18 Dec: not measured
  19 Dec–25 Dec: not measured
  26 Dec–1 Jan: not measured
  2 Jan–8 Jan: not measured
  9 Jan–15 Jan: not measured
  16 Jan–22 Jan: not measured
  23 Jan–29 Jan: not measured
  30 Jan–5 Feb: not measured
  6 Feb–12 Feb: not measured
  13 Feb–19 Feb: not measured
  20 Feb–26 Feb: not measured
  27 Feb–5 Mar: not measured
  6 Mar–12 Mar: not measured
  13 Mar–19 Mar: not measured
  20 Mar–26 Mar: not measured
  27 Mar–2 Apr: not measured
  3 Apr–9 Apr: not measured
  10 Apr–16 Apr: not measured
  17 Apr–23 Apr: not measured
  24 Apr–30 Apr: not measured
  1 May–7 May: not measured
  8 May–14 May: not measured
  15 May–21 May: not measured
  22 May–28 May: not measured
  29 May–4 Jun: not measured
  5 Jun–11 Jun: not measured
  12 Jun–18 Jun: not measured
  19 Jun–25 Jun: not measured
  26 Jun–2 Jul: not measured
  3 Jul–9 Jul: not measured
  10 Jul–16 Jul: not measured
  17 Jul–23 Jul: not measured
  24 Jul–30 Jul: not measured
  31 Jul–6 Aug: not measured
  7 Aug–13 Aug: not measured
  14 Aug–20 Aug: not measured
  21 Aug–27 Aug: not measured
  28 Aug–3 Sep: not measured
  4 Sep–10 Sep: typically 1, peak 2, 4 days counted, 3 days not measured
  11 Sep–17 Sep: typically 1, peak 1, 7 days counted
  18 Sep–24 Sep: typically 1, peak 1, 7 days counted
  25 Sep–1 Oct: typically 1, peak 1, 7 days counted
  2 Oct–8 Oct: typically 1, peak 2, 7 days counted
  9 Oct–15 Oct: typically 1, peak 2, 7 days counted
  16 Oct–22 Oct: typically 1, peak 2, 7 days counted
  23 Oct–29 Oct: typically 1, peak 2, 4 days counted, 3 days not measured
  30 Oct–5 Nov: not measured
  6 Nov: not measured

  earlier: ?from=2024-11-07&to=2025-11-06&plain=1
  a week is summarised over the days in it we counted; a week with none says so

Reachable (last 90 days)
Reachable 81.4% of the 61 days we have measured. 12 days unreachable. Longest
outage 11d 2h (timed out). 29 days predate anything we measured.

  9 Aug – 6 Sep: 29 days not measured
  26 Oct – 6 Nov: 12 days unreachable (timed out)

Capabilities (0 of 6 disagree)
  MCCP       measured: yes     declared: yes
  MSSP       measured: yes     declared: -
  ANSI       measured: -       declared: yes
  GMCP       measured: -       declared: yes
  MSDP       measured: -       declared: yes
  TLS        measured: -       declared: NO

Declared by the game
  genre      Fantasy  (declared, 11d)
  rooms      6346  (declared, 11d)
  contact    [email protected]  (declared, 11d)
  maxplayers 0  (declared, 11d)
  gameplay   Hack and Slash  (declared, 11d)
  classes    6  (declared, 11d)
  family     Diku  (declared, 11d)
  skills     467  (declared, 11d)
  location   United States  (declared, 11d)
  mobiles    2410  (declared, 11d)
  name       ACK!TNG  (declared, 8w, stale)
  language   English  (declared, 11d)
  objects    3189  (declared, 11d)
  website    https://ackmud.com  (declared, 11d)
  areas      45  (declared, 11d)
  codebase   ACK!TNG 4.3.1  (declared, 11d)
  port       8890  (declared, 11d)
  status     Live  (declared, 11d)
  races      23  (declared, 11d)
  icon       https://ackmud.com/icon.png  (declared, 11d)
  helpfiles  422  (declared, 11d)
  subgenre   Merc  (declared, 11d)

Connect screen
  [connect screen: 12 lines, text only]

  
                 [ ACK!TNG Transmission Online ]
           Realms synchronized. Adventurer channel open.
  
      Diku Mud was created by Hans Henrik St{rfeldt, Katja Nyboe,
      Tom Madsen, Michael Seifert and Sebastian Hammer.
      MERC Modifications made by: Furey, Hatchet, Kahn
  
      From quiet villages to world-shaking battlegrounds,
      your path is yours to choose.
  
  State your name and begin.

What changed
  2026-09-07  NAME recorded as ACK!TNG (staff)
  2026-09-07  endpoint recorded as ackmud.com 8890 (handshake)