MongooseThere's a cow
in the lab.
Explore a living text world shaped by the people in it. Meet friends and build something of your own.
You type commands. People answer. Sometimes the furniture does, too.
The client runs in your browser. You can visit as a guest.
> look
[glorp's Lab]
A compact, cluttered workspace.
A benchmark cow is near the north wall.
> say hello
You say, "hello."A few doors to try.
See who's here
A list of connected players, plus people's homepages.
Read something
Books written here, and public mailing lists for the longer conversations.
Look under the hood
Browse objects and public MOO code. There's command help and a project task list (login required).
Keep up with people elsewhere
Use
@fedito follow and read ActivityPub and Bluesky feeds from inside Mongoose.
What's new
MUD areas: big worlds load in seconds
2026-10-11
Loading a MUD area into a world that already held several large areas could stall and leave the area half built. Each exit and detail now keeps its own record, so a 200-room area loads in a few seconds however much the world already holds.
Server upgraded
2026-10-10
The game server was rebuilt and restarted at 23:44 UTC on 10 October (about eight seconds of downtime).
Crafting, materials and plants
2026-10-10
Benches and forges: 'patterns' now shows the quality range your skill can reach for each pattern; skill shortens the work and raises workmanship, and workmanship changes how tough the finished item is.
The world right now.
World activity and server details
Server time: Sun Oct 11 01:40:19 2026 UTC
Running ToastStunt 2.7.3_37
Time since reboot: 1 hour, 55 minutes, and 39 seconds
Latest object ID: #266466
Web requests served: 2357001
Players online over the last day
Recorded counts ranged from 3 to 21 connected players. The latest reading was 4 at 2026-10-11 01:00 UTC.
Each reading is the highest connected-player count observed in a 20-minute collection window, excluding network-link accounts. Gaps mean no reading was recorded.
Read player counts as a table
| Collection window starts | Connected players |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 02:00 UTC | 20 |
| 2026-10-10 02:40 UTC | 21 |
| 2026-10-10 03:00 UTC | 21 |
| 2026-10-10 03:40 UTC | 10 |
| 2026-10-10 04:00 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-10 04:40 UTC | 7 |
| 2026-10-10 05:00 UTC | 10 |
| 2026-10-10 05:40 UTC | 8 |
| 2026-10-10 06:00 UTC | 7 |
| 2026-10-10 06:40 UTC | 9 |
| 2026-10-10 07:00 UTC | 9 |
| 2026-10-10 07:40 UTC | 8 |
| 2026-10-10 08:00 UTC | 10 |
| 2026-10-10 08:40 UTC | 8 |
| 2026-10-10 09:00 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-10 09:40 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-10 10:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-10 10:40 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-10 11:00 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-10 11:40 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-10 12:00 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-10 12:40 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-10 13:00 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-10 13:40 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-10 14:00 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-10 14:40 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-10 15:00 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-10 15:40 UTC | 9 |
| 2026-10-10 16:00 UTC | 13 |
| 2026-10-10 16:40 UTC | 13 |
| 2026-10-10 17:00 UTC | 11 |
| 2026-10-10 17:40 UTC | 13 |
| 2026-10-10 18:00 UTC | 11 |
| 2026-10-10 18:40 UTC | 10 |
| 2026-10-10 19:00 UTC | 10 |
| 2026-10-10 19:40 UTC | 8 |
| 2026-10-10 20:00 UTC | 7 |
| 2026-10-10 20:40 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-10 21:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-10 21:40 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-10 22:00 UTC | 7 |
| 2026-10-10 22:40 UTC | 11 |
| 2026-10-10 23:00 UTC | 10 |
| 2026-10-10 23:40 UTC | 3 |
| 2026-10-11 00:00 UTC | 4 |
| 2026-10-11 00:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-11 01:00 UTC | 4 |