On Dragon Wings
*Set in the world of the Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey.* The survival of Pern has always been precarious, with the Red Star raining devastation on the planet and nothing but a few thousand dragons to defend the world. But things never seemed more like they were balanced on a knife-edge than at the beginning of the Ninth Pass, when a scant 300 dragonriders stood between the Pernese and annihilation. With no alternative but to survive, the people of Pern managed to persevere through the darkest days of the early Pass and now see a steadily brightening glimmer of hope as the riders for Fort and Benden begin reopening Igen, bringing more of the Northern Continent under the protection of dragonkind. Our story is one of a hopeful tomorrow, where the heroism and sacrifices of individuals in the here-and-now will reap rewards in the future. Pern will find its way forward, guided by the actions of everyday heroes. Our game is set in an alternate version of the Ninth Pass of Pern, where the plan to bring forward the Oldtimers failed. That was more than fifteen years ago, and all of the canon characters have died or faded into obscurity, leaving things on the shoulders of a new generation of heroes.
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%% Welcome to AresMUSH version 2.1.1! https://aresmush.com
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Busiest Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 14:00–23:59.
times in UTC · 8-week rolling average
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| day | quietest | busiest | at | not measured | no count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 6 | 11 | 00:00 | – | – |
| Tue | 4 | 12 | 15:00 | – | – |
| Wed | 5 | 14 | 19:00 | – | – |
| Thu | 6 | 12 | 00:00 | – | – |
| Fri | 6 | 12 | 15:00 | – | – |
| Sat | 6 | 13 | 18:00 | – | – |
| Sun | 5 | 12 | 00:00 | – | – |
How many, over time
Typically 8 on, peaking at 21, over 61 of 90 days. Down about 27% from the start of the range to the end.
days in UTC · 18 Jul 2026 – 15 Oct 2026
- mean of the counts we read that day
- lowest to highest count that day
- probed, no count could be read
- not measured — a break in the line
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- 18 Jul–24 Jul: not measured
- 25 Jul–31 Jul: not measured
- 1 Aug–7 Aug: not measured
- 8 Aug–14 Aug: not measured
- 15 Aug–21 Aug: typically 13, peak 21, 6 days counted, 1 day not measured
- 22 Aug–28 Aug: typically 10, peak 17, 7 days counted
- 29 Aug–4 Sep: typically 9, peak 15, 7 days counted
- 5 Sep–11 Sep: typically 8, peak 14, 7 days counted
- 12 Sep–18 Sep: typically 7, peak 15, 7 days counted
- 19 Sep–25 Sep: typically 9, peak 14, 7 days counted
- 26 Sep–2 Oct: typically 8, peak 14, 7 days counted
- 3 Oct–9 Oct: typically 7, peak 14, 7 days counted
- 10 Oct–15 Oct: typically 8, peak 15, 6 days counted
Reachable
Reachable 100.0% of the 61 days we have measured. No day we measured was unreachable. 29 days predate anything we measured.
- reachable
- 100.0%
- longest outage
- none in the window
- last cause
- nothing recorded
- reachable
- degraded — answered, could not finish
- unreachable
- not measured
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- 18 Jul – 15 Aug: 29 days not measured
What changed
- 16 Aug 2026 endpoint recorded as pern.gaslightswitch.com 4201 (handshake)
Capabilities
| capability | measured | declared | age |
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| MSSP | ✕ absent | – silent |
Declared by the game
- codebase
- AresMUSH
- website
- https://pern.gaslightswitch.com
- genre
- Sci-Fi
- name
- On Dragon Wings
- status
- Open
- description
- *Set in the world of the Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey.* The survival of Pern has always been precarious, with the Red Star raining devastation on the planet and nothing but a few thousand dragons to defend the world. But things never seemed more like they were balanced on a knife-edge than at the beginning of the Ninth Pass, when a scant 300 dragonriders stood between the Pernese and annihilation. With no alternative but to survive, the people of Pern managed to persevere through the darkest days of the early Pass and now see a steadily brightening glimmer of hope as the riders for Fort and Benden begin reopening Igen, bringing more of the Northern Continent under the protection of dragonkind. Our story is one of a hopeful tomorrow, where the heroism and sacrifices of individuals in the here-and-now will reap rewards in the future. Pern will find its way forward, guided by the actions of everyday heroes. Our game is set in an alternate version of the Ninth Pass of Pern, where the plan to bring forward the Oldtimers failed. That was more than fifteen years ago, and all of the canon characters have died or faded into obscurity, leaving things on the shoulders of a new generation of heroes.
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