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THE FINAL CHALLENGE [unclaimed]
telnet finalchallenge.net 4000

Players now: 4  (declared, 25m)
Reachable: 100.0% of the last 90 days

When people are on (UTC)
Busiest Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday small hours, 00:00–02:59. 17
hours across the week have no measurement yet. 4 hours across the week answered
but produced no count.

  Mon — peak 5 at 13:00, nobody on 06:00–06:59
  Tue — peak 5 at 00:00, nobody on 09:00–10:59, 2 hours not measured
  Wed — peak 6 at 00:00, nobody on 08:00–09:59, 4 hours not measured, 1 hour
  probed but uncountable
  Thu — peak 6 at 02:00, 1 hour not measured
  Fri — peak 5 at 01:00, nobody on 06:00–06:59, 2 hours not measured
  Sat — peak 4 at 00:00, nobody on 06:00–06:59, 2 hours not measured, 1 hour
  probed but uncountable
  Sun — peak 5 at 23:00, nobody on 06:00–06:59, 6 hours not measured, 2 hours
  probed but uncountable

  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 2 on, peaking at 7, over 13 of 365 days. Down about 48% 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: not measured
  16 Aug–22 Aug: typically 3, peak 7, 5 days counted, 2 days not measured
  23 Aug–29 Aug: typically 2, peak 5, 7 days counted
  30 Aug: typically 1, peak 3, 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 24 days we have measured. No day we measured was
unreachable. 66 days predate anything we measured.

  13 Jun – 17 Aug: 66 days not measured

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
  codebase   Merc  (measured, 25m)
  name       The Final Challenge  (declared, 25m)
  crawl delay -1  (declared, 25m)

Connect screen
  [connect screen: 35 lines, text only]

  
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  /\__  _\/\ \                /\  ___\  __                  /\_ \
  \/_/\ \/\ \ \___      __    \ \ \__/ /\_\    ___      __  \//\ \
     \ \ \ \ \  _ `\  /'__`\   \ \  _\ \/\ \ /' _ `\  /'__`\  \ \ \
      \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \/\  __/    \ \ \/  \ \ \/\ \/\ \/\ \L\.\_ \_\ \_
       \ \_\ \ \_\ \_\ \____\    \ \_\   \ \_\ \_\ \_\ \__/.\_\/\____\
        \/_/  \/_/\/_/\/____/     \/_/    \/_/\/_/\/_/\/__/\/_/\/____/
   ____     __                ___    ___
  /\  _`\  /\ \              /\_ \  /\_ \
  \ \ \/\_\\ \ \___      __  \//\ \ \//\ \      __    ___      __      __
   \ \ \/_/_\ \  _ `\  /'__`\  \ \ \  \ \ \   /'__`\/' _ `\  /'_ `\  /'__`\
    \ \ \L\ \\ \ \ \ \/\ \L\.\_ \_\ \_ \_\ \_/\  __//\ \/\ \/\ \L\ \/\  __/
     \ \____/ \ \_\ \_\ \__/.\_\/\____\/\____\ \____\ \_\ \_\ \____ \ \____\
      \/___/   \/_/\/_/\/__/\/_/\/____/\/____/\/____/\/_/\/_/\/___L\ \/____/
                                                               /\____/
                                                               \_/__/
  
  
     Diku Mud was created by Hans Henrik St{rfeldt, Katja Nyboe, Tom Madsen,
  Michael Seifert, and Sebastian Hammer. 08/01/93 Merc 2.1 Furey, Hatchet, Kahn
  
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  The following special playing conditions are in effect:
  *** THERE IS A QUEST IN PROGRESS ***
  *** Quest scheduled to end in: 19hr 31min  (2026-09-11 11:39:47) ***
  *** SCAVENGER HUNT IN PROGRESS ***
  By what name do you wish to be known?

What changed
  2026-08-22  capability.mssp.measured changed from false to true (handshake)
  2026-08-22  capability.mssp.measured changed from true to false (handshake)
  2026-08-21  capability.mssp.measured changed from false to true (handshake)
  2026-08-18  endpoint recorded as finalchallenge.net 4000 (handshake)