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
Starship weapons, fuel and recycling fixes
2026-10-10
Torpedoes now actually detonate when they reach their target (they used to chase it forever), and they fly at sensible speeds.
Starship blueprints overhauled
2026-10-10
All 11 ship blueprints were reviewed and fixed.
MUD areas: normal air in newly built worlds
2026-10-10
MUD worlds built since yesterday evening started with the wrong air pressure, and walking outdoors in some of them could suffocate you within seconds. A new MUD area now starts with normal air whatever the size of its rooms.
The world right now.
World activity and server details
Server time: Sat Oct 10 03:04:54 2026 UTC
Running ToastStunt 2.7.3_37
Time since reboot: 5 days, 6 hours, 28 minutes, and 41 seconds
Latest object ID: #234740
Web requests served: 2351452
Players online over the last day
Recorded counts ranged from 4 to 21 connected players. The latest reading was 21 at 2026-10-10 02:40 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 |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 03:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 04:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 04:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 05:00 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-09 05:40 UTC | 7 |
| 2026-10-09 06:00 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-09 06:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 07:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 07:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 08:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 08:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 09:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 09:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 10:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 10:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 11:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 11:40 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-09 12:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 12:40 UTC | 4 |
| 2026-10-09 13:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 13:40 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-09 14:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 14:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 15:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 15:40 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-09 16:00 UTC | 7 |
| 2026-10-09 16:40 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-09 17:00 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-09 17:40 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-09 18:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 18:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 19:00 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-09 19:40 UTC | 9 |
| 2026-10-09 20:00 UTC | 7 |
| 2026-10-09 20:40 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-09 21:00 UTC | 6 |
| 2026-10-09 21:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 22:00 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 22:40 UTC | 5 |
| 2026-10-09 23:00 UTC | 8 |
| 2026-10-09 23:40 UTC | 11 |
| 2026-10-10 00:00 UTC | 8 |
| 2026-10-10 00:40 UTC | 11 |
| 2026-10-10 01:00 UTC | 14 |
| 2026-10-10 01:40 UTC | 18 |
| 2026-10-10 02:00 UTC | 20 |
| 2026-10-10 02:40 UTC | 21 |