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PHOENIXMUD [unclaimed]
telnet phoenixmud.net 4000

Players now: 12  (declared, 59m)
Reachable: 100.0% of the last 90 days
Longest outage: 10m

Where to find this game
  WEBSITE    https://phoenixmud.net  (declared, 59m)
  DISCORD    https://discord.gg/dUE3Nm2rEE  (declared, 59m)

When people are on (UTC)
Busiest Thursday 01:00–01:59. 11 hours across the week have no measurement yet.

  Mon — peak 9 at 10:00, nobody on 07:00–07:59, 2 hours not measured
  Tue — peak 11 at 23:00, nobody on 18:00–18:59, 1 hour not measured
  Wed — peak 10 at 01:00, nobody on 15:00–15:59, 2 hours not measured
  Thu — peak 20 at 01:00, nobody on 18:00–18:59, 1 hour not measured
  Fri — peak 16 at 01:00, nobody on 23:00–23:59
  Sat — peak 21 at 17:00, nobody on 18:00–18:59, 2 hours not measured
  Sun — peak 9 at 19:00, nobody on 07:00–07:59, 3 hours not measured

  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 3 on, peaking at 16, over 16 of 365 days. Up about 65% from the start
of the range to the end.

  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: typically 2, peak 3, 1 day counted, 6 days not measured
  16 Aug–22 Aug: typically 2, peak 8, 7 days counted
  23 Aug–29 Aug: typically 4, peak 16, 7 days counted
  30 Aug: typically 4, peak 8, 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 27 days we have measured. 1 day unreachable. Longest
outage 10m (connection refused). 63 days predate anything we measured.

  13 Jun – 14 Aug: 63 days not measured
  3 Sep: 1 day unreachable (connection refused)

Capabilities (0 of 2 disagree)
  MSSP       measured: yes     declared: -
  ANSI       measured: -       declared: yes

Declared by the game
  discord    https://discord.gg/dUE3Nm2rEE  (declared, 59m)
  website    https://phoenixmud.net  (declared, 59m)
  name       PhoenixMud  (declared, 59m)
  created    1996  (declared, 59m)
  port       4000  (declared, 59m)
  genre      Fantasy  (declared, 59m)
  races      15  (declared, 59m)
  helpfiles  640  (declared, 59m)
  rooms      20685  (declared, 59m)
  classes    15  (declared, 59m)
  levels     410  (declared, 59m)
  hostname   phoenixmud.net  (declared, 59m)
  family     AberMUD  (declared, 59m)
  areas      276  (declared, 59m)
  objects    8103  (declared, 59m)
  status     Live  (declared, 59m)
  mobiles    6217  (declared, 59m)
  skills     220  (declared, 59m)
  codebase   CircleMUD  (measured, 59m)

Connect screen
  [connect screen: 28 lines, text only]

  
  
  
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                      VERSION 4.0
  
  
                  Brought to you by:
          Opie, Aleksandr, Cymynedd, Masque
     PhoenixMUD is made possible by Vineyard.haus
      Based on CircleMUD created by Jeremy Elson
         A derivative of DikuMUD, created by
         Hans Henrik Staerfeldt, Katja Nyboe,
  Tom Madsen, Michael Seifert, and Sebastian Hammer
  
  
  By what name dost thou wish to be known?

What changed
  2026-09-09  HELPFILES changed from 631 to 640 (mssp)
  2026-09-07  ROOMS changed from 20686 to 20685 (mssp)
  2026-09-07  ROOMS changed from 20685 to 20686 (mssp)
  2026-09-06  HELPFILES changed from 630 to 631 (mssp)
  2026-08-29  HELPFILES changed from 629 to 630 (mssp)
  2026-08-24  OBJECTS changed from 8102 to 8103 (mssp)
  2026-08-15  SKILLS changed from 206 to 220 (mssp)
  2026-07-31  endpoint recorded as phoenixmud.net 4000 (handshake)