RETROMUX [unclaimed]
telnet darcness.net 4201
Players now: 28 (measured, 17m)
Reachable: 100.0% of the last 90 days
When people are on (UTC)
Busiest Wednesday and Saturday 01:00–03:59.
Mon — peak 26 at 03:00
Tue — peak 32 at 23:00
Wed — peak 32 at 01:00
Thu — peak 30 at 01:00
Fri — peak 27 at 23:00
Sat — peak 31 at 01:00
Sun — peak 28 at 02:00
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 17 on, peaking at 34, over 16 of 365 days. Up about 18% 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 15, peak 16, 1 day counted, 6 days not measured
16 Aug–22 Aug: typically 15, peak 30, 7 days counted
23 Aug–29 Aug: typically 18, peak 34, 7 days counted
30 Aug: typically 19, peak 27, 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 29 days we have measured. No day we measured was
unreachable. 47 days predate anything we measured. 14 days went unmeasured — we
were not watching.
14 Jun – 30 Jul: 47 days not measured
1 Aug – 14 Aug: 14 days not measured
Capabilities (0 of 3 disagree)
CHARSET measured: yes declared: -
UTF-8 measured: yes declared: -
MSSP measured: NO declared: -
Declared by the game
charset utf-8 (measured, 17m)
codebase MUX 2.12.0.10 (measured, 17m)
name RetroMUX (declared, 3w)
Connect screen
[connect screen: 22 lines, text only]
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|__/ |__/ \______/ \___/ |__/ \_____/ |__/ |__/ \_____/ |__/ |__/
retro.darcness.net port 4201
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"connect <name> <password>" connects you to an existing character.
"connect guest" connects you to a guest account.
"create <name> <password>" creates a new character.
"WHO" tells you who is logged in to the game (case sensitive).
"QUIT" exits the game and saves your character.
Once logged on, "help" gives help on specific commands, functions, and
special topics. Other 'help' commands include "+help" and "news".
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What changed
2026-07-31 endpoint recorded as darcness.net 4201 (handshake)