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EMPIREMUD.NET [unclaimed]
telnet empiremud.net 4000

Players now: 8  (declared, 28m)
Reachable: 100.0% of the last 90 days

Where to find this game
  WEBSITE    http://empiremud.net/  (declared, 28m)
  CONTACT    [email protected]  (declared, 28m)

When people are on (UTC)
Busiest Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 06:00–20:59.

  Mon — peak 10 at 15:00
  Tue — peak 12 at 10:00
  Wed — peak 13 at 08:00
  Thu — peak 12 at 13:00
  Fri — peak 12 at 12:00
  Sat — peak 13 at 12:00
  Sun — peak 12 at 15:00

  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 (31 Aug 2025 – 30 Aug 2026, UTC)
Typically 9 on, peaking at 14, over 15 of 365 days. Steady across the range.

  31 Aug–6 Sep: not measured
  7 Sep–13 Sep: not measured
  14 Sep–20 Sep: not measured
  21 Sep–27 Sep: not measured
  28 Sep–4 Oct: not measured
  5 Oct–11 Oct: not measured
  12 Oct–18 Oct: not measured
  19 Oct–25 Oct: not measured
  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 9, peak 13, 7 days counted
  23 Aug–29 Aug: typically 9, peak 14, 7 days counted
  30 Aug: typically 9, peak 13, 1 day counted

  earlier: ?from=2024-08-31&to=2025-08-30&plain=1
  a week is summarised over the days in it we counted; a week with none says so

Reachable (last 90 days)
Reachable 100.0% of the 28 days we have measured. No day we measured was
unreachable. 48 days predate anything we measured. 14 days went unmeasured — we
were not watching.

  13 Jun – 30 Jul: 48 days not measured
  1 Aug – 14 Aug: 14 days not measured

Capabilities (0 of 15 disagree)
  MSDP       measured: yes     declared: yes
  MSSP       measured: yes     declared: -
  MXP        measured: yes     declared: yes
  ANSI       measured: -       declared: yes
  ATCP       measured: -       declared: yes
  GMCP       measured: -       declared: NO
  MCCP       measured: -       declared: NO
  MCP        measured: -       declared: NO
  MSP        measured: -       declared: yes
  PUEBLO     measured: -       declared: NO
  TLS        measured: -       declared: NO
  UTF-8      measured: -       declared: yes
  VT100      measured: -       declared: NO
  XTERM 256 COLORS measured: -       declared: yes
  ZMP        measured: -       declared: NO

Declared by the game
  hiring builders 1  (declared, 28m)
  resets     0  (declared, 28m)
  newbie friendly 1  (declared, 28m)
  extra descriptions 5953  (declared, 28m)
  name       EmpireMUD  (declared, 28m)
  port       4000  (declared, 28m)
  created    2000  (declared, 28m)
  location   United States  (declared, 28m)
  genre      Fantasy  (declared, 28m)
  gamesystem Custom  (declared, 28m)
  races      0  (declared, 28m)
  rooms      134916  (declared, 28m)
  helpfiles  1979  (declared, 28m)
  hostname   empiremud.net  (declared, 28m)
  contact    [email protected]  (declared, 28m)
  language   English  (declared, 28m)
  family     DikuMUD  (declared, 28m)
  pay for perks 0  (declared, 28m)
  codebase   EmpireMUD 2.0 beta 5.213  (declared, 28m)
  ip         63.142.253.253  (declared, 28m)
  website    http://empiremud.net/  (declared, 28m)
  hiring coders 0  (declared, 28m)
  player crafting 1  (declared, 28m)
  multiplaying No  (declared, 28m)
  mobiles    1418  (declared, 28m)
  skills     318  (declared, 28m)
  objects    3188  (declared, 28m)
  classes    1  (declared, 28m)
  areas      117  (declared, 28m)
  levels     400  (declared, 28m)
  world originality All Original  (declared, 28m)
  crawl delay -1  (declared, 28m)
  gameplay   Adventure, Hack and Slash, Player versus Player, Player versus Environment, Roleplaying, Simulation  (declared, 28m)
  subgenre   Medieval Fantasy  (declared, 28m)
  player cities 1  (declared, 28m)
  playerkilling Restricted  (declared, 28m)
  player guilds 1  (declared, 28m)
  roleplaying Encouraged  (declared, 28m)
  mudtrigs   1703  (declared, 28m)
  multiclassing 1  (declared, 28m)
  player clans 1  (declared, 28m)
  dbsize     13782  (declared, 28m)
  training system Skill  (declared, 28m)
  quest system Integrated  (declared, 28m)
  equipment system Level and Skill  (declared, 28m)
  mudprogs   0  (declared, 28m)
  status     Open Beta  (declared, 28m)
  adult material 0  (declared, 28m)
  pay to play 0  (declared, 28m)

Connect screen
  [connect screen: 22 lines, text only]

  
                                        Dig.
                                           Chop.
                                              Build.
                                                 Empire.
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        /_\ /\ | /\ /_\        o::\ :| ::o/::               ` ::;;\`::\/
        |*|_||/_\||_|*|        :::o::o;::o:;                 :::\ ::::'`
        |.....|*|.....|     __  o :\:::/:: ;                  :`::\://::
      __~| .. !~! .. |~___ (~ \____ | |__ ; ____________      _____| |__
      .*.|____|_|____|.*. ('    )   | |   o             )~~~~(     |^|
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            E M P I R E  M U D              ...      )~~  ~   ~   ~~~(
                2.0 beta 5                        )~~    0< ~   0<   ~~(
  
           http://empiremud.net
  
  
  Enter your character name:
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What changed
  2026-09-10  ROOMS changed from 135776 to 134916 (mssp)
  2026-09-10  ROOMS changed from 134245 to 135776 (mssp)
  2026-09-10  ROOMS changed from 134717 to 134245 (mssp)
  2026-09-09  DBSIZE changed from 13781 to 13782 (mssp)
  2026-09-07  DBSIZE changed from 13780 to 13781 (mssp)
  2026-09-06  DBSIZE changed from 13779 to 13780 (mssp)
  2026-08-16  EXTRA DESCRIPTIONS changed from 5934 to 5953 (mssp)
  2026-08-16  SKILLS changed from 317 to 318 (mssp)
  2026-08-16  OBJECTS changed from 3186 to 3188 (mssp)
  2026-08-16  MOBILES changed from 1413 to 1418 (mssp)
  2026-08-16  HELPFILES changed from 1970 to 1979 (mssp)
  2026-08-16  AREAS changed from 116 to 117 (mssp)
  2026-08-16  CODEBASE changed from EmpireMUD 2.0 beta 5.210 to EmpireMUD 2.0 beta 5.213 (mssp)
  2026-07-31  endpoint recorded as empiremud.net 4000 (handshake)