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AVATAR MUD [unclaimed]
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Players now: 342  (declared, 77m)
Reachable: 99.4% of the last 90 days
Longest outage: 10m

When people are on (UTC)
Busiest Wednesday 08:00–23:59.

  Mon — peak 38 at 02:00
  Tue — peak 40 at 00:00
  Wed — peak 112 at 15:00
  Thu — peak 79 at 01:00
  Fri — peak 36 at 01:00
  Sat — peak 110 at 16:00
  Sun — peak 38 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 (26 Oct 2025 – 25 Oct 2026, UTC)
Typically 33 on, peaking at 392, over 71 of 365 days. Down about 16% from the
start of the range to the end.

  26 Oct–1 Nov: not measured
  2 Nov–8 Nov: not measured
  9 Nov–15 Nov: not measured
  16 Nov–22 Nov: not measured
  23 Nov–29 Nov: not measured
  30 Nov–6 Dec: not measured
  7 Dec–13 Dec: not measured
  14 Dec–20 Dec: not measured
  21 Dec–27 Dec: not measured
  28 Dec–3 Jan: not measured
  4 Jan–10 Jan: not measured
  11 Jan–17 Jan: not measured
  18 Jan–24 Jan: not measured
  25 Jan–31 Jan: not measured
  1 Feb–7 Feb: not measured
  8 Feb–14 Feb: not measured
  15 Feb–21 Feb: not measured
  22 Feb–28 Feb: not measured
  1 Mar–7 Mar: not measured
  8 Mar–14 Mar: not measured
  15 Mar–21 Mar: not measured
  22 Mar–28 Mar: not measured
  29 Mar–4 Apr: not measured
  5 Apr–11 Apr: not measured
  12 Apr–18 Apr: not measured
  19 Apr–25 Apr: not measured
  26 Apr–2 May: not measured
  3 May–9 May: not measured
  10 May–16 May: not measured
  17 May–23 May: not measured
  24 May–30 May: not measured
  31 May–6 Jun: not measured
  7 Jun–13 Jun: not measured
  14 Jun–20 Jun: not measured
  21 Jun–27 Jun: not measured
  28 Jun–4 Jul: not measured
  5 Jul–11 Jul: not measured
  12 Jul–18 Jul: not measured
  19 Jul–25 Jul: not measured
  26 Jul–1 Aug: not measured
  2 Aug–8 Aug: not measured
  9 Aug–15 Aug: not measured
  16 Aug–22 Aug: typically 39, peak 54, 7 days counted
  23 Aug–29 Aug: typically 39, peak 47, 7 days counted
  30 Aug–5 Sep: typically 38, peak 53, 7 days counted
  6 Sep–12 Sep: typically 33, peak 392, 7 days counted
  13 Sep–19 Sep: typically 33, peak 40, 7 days counted
  20 Sep–26 Sep: typically 34, peak 42, 7 days counted
  27 Sep–3 Oct: typically 32, peak 40, 7 days counted
  4 Oct–10 Oct: typically 32, peak 352, 7 days counted
  11 Oct–17 Oct: typically 32, peak 43, 7 days counted
  18 Oct–24 Oct: typically 32, peak 41, 7 days counted
  25 Oct: typically 30, peak 36, 1 day counted

  earlier: ?from=2024-10-26&to=2025-10-25&plain=1
  a week is summarised over the days in it we counted; a week with none says so

Reachable (last 90 days)
Reachable 99.4% of the 84 days we have measured. 1 day unreachable. 2 days
degraded — we got in and could not finish. Longest outage 10m (dns did not
resolve). 6 days predate anything we measured.

  9 Aug – 14 Aug: 6 days not measured
  15 Aug – 16 Aug: 2 days degraded (handshake stalled)
  5 Sep: 1 day unreachable (dns did not resolve)

Capabilities (0 of 4 disagree)
  MCCP       measured: yes     declared: -
  MSDP       measured: yes     declared: -
  MSSP       measured: yes     declared: -
  MXP        measured: yes     declared: -

Declared by the game
  name       Avatar MUD  (declared, 77m)
  codebase   Merc  (measured, 77m)
  crawl delay -1  (declared, 77m)

Connect screen
  [connect screen: 25 lines, text only]

  Welcome to AVATAR, a family-friendly Medieval fantasy kingdom based upon
                          *              a Diku Mud created by Tom Madsen,
      * .-------------.                    * Hans Henrik Strefeldt, Katjya
       /= ^ =_ ^-_- =  \          *            Nyboe, Michael Seifert, and
      /^ ==_  -_ = _ ^  \   *                    Sebastion Hammer.Merc 2.2
  *  / =_ ^ -_  =   _  = \                    *      originally created by
    /_=_^___=_-^__=___=_^_\          *               Kahn, Hatchet & Furey
     __||____ ___ ____||_        *
     `=||====//_\\====||=|_                   *       Extensive changes by
     * ||    |===|    || '-'            *                  The AVATAR team.
       ||_..-|___|-.._||        *           *           Now located on our
   *   |'-,._______..-'|                               own site in Snikt's
       ||__ |  __] __]_|   *          *          *      subterranean cave.
     * |__[  _ ]_ __[_ |        _____  __ __   ____  ______  _____  ____
  \|/__|_| _ |_ ]_ _[_ |__\|/_ /     ||  |  | /    ||      |/     ||    \
       `"-..........--"`       |  o  ||  |  ||  o  ||      ||  o  ||  D  )
          Make a wish!         |     ||  |  ||     ||_|  |_||     ||    /
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  Telnet: avatar.outland.org 3000                      Twitter: @AvatarMUD
  Web: http://www.outland.org                          Facebook: AvatarMUD
  
  By what name shall you be known, adventurer?

What changed
  2026-07-31  endpoint recorded as avatar.outland.org 3000 (handshake)