Know what you are looking at.

What “verified” means

Telemetry comes from server query responses and recorded collector samples. It is not a review or endorsement of a community. Ownership verification is separate: an owner must complete the claim process before managing a server.

Player counts are reported by the queried server. PULSE does not independently prove that each slot is a unique human player or guarantee the absence of bots. Observed player names are display names, not verified account identities.

Freshness and response time

The collector runs periodically, so values are snapshots rather than an uninterrupted stream. Check “Last response” on each server page. LIVE means the recorded query succeeded; STALE means the latest information could not be refreshed. OFFLINE, ERROR and LOADING should not be read as fresh player counts.

Response time is measured from the PULSE collector. It is not the ping from your computer and can differ from your in-game connection.

How lists and history work

“Busiest now” is ordered by reported player count. “24h peak” in the directory is ordered by the highest recorded player count over the past 24 hours; it is not a growth score. “Recently updated” uses the latest recorded check.

Population history uses recorded samples. Blank intervals have no data. Availability is the share of recorded checks that succeeded, not a guarantee of continuous uptime. Map shares include successful empty-server samples. A network peak summarizes recorded server peaks; it is not necessarily a simultaneous network-wide player count.

Favorites and your data

Guest favorites are stored in this browser’s local storage. Signed-in favorites are saved to your account and available across devices. Local favorites are imported once per account on this browser. Remove favorites using the favorites page; clear site storage to remove local copies. Saving a favorite does not enable alerts.

Optional alerts run while the favorites page is open. Offline status must appear in two distinct snapshots before a return-online alert; a freed slot is confirmed in two snapshots. Browser notifications require your permission. PULSE does not send email alerts or run background push notifications after the page closes.

Public profiles and query responses may contain server addresses, maps and observed player display names. Player activity shows names observed over the last 30 days. Account and owner-management features use a separate sign-in flow.

For owners

Complete your description, rules and community link so players can understand your server before joining. Include its language, game mode and any important mod or wipe information in the description.

Community

PULSE is part of Veteranii. Visit the community website for its public community channels.