The Bridge

Halloween Zombie Hunt.

19/10/2026 08:45 Written by hole_in_one2

The Halloween Zombie Hunt challenges chatters to react quickly, survive a zombie invasion and complete the Halloween ChatQuest to unlock the ghost-throwing reward.
How to play
Enter the Halloween room by typing /go halloween, then click Start now!. Each round lasts 30 seconds. Click the zombies before they disappear and avoid the ghosts. The pace increases throughout the round.

Rules and scoring.

Each zombie hit earns 10 points, with up to 5 extra points for speed and up to 5 extra points for consecutive hits.

Clicking a ghost immediately ends the round with a scare animation.
Allowing more than 5 zombies to escape ends the round in defeat.
Survive the full round and score at least 250 points to complete that day’s quest challenge. Simply waiting for the timer to finish is not enough.

Players can retry and improve their score. The leaderboard displays the best completed rounds.
Quest and reward

Complete the daily challenge on three consecutive days to finish the Halloween ChatQuest. The Shipsrat confirms each day’s completion. Completing the full quest unlocks /throwghost, allowing the player to send a spooky ghost animation to another chatter’s screen.

Happy Hunting!

Halloween Photo Chat.

10/10/2026 16:54 Written by hole_in_one2

From today until the 4th of November, Photochat rules have been relaxed to allow you to upload a Halloween themed photochat picture. You can upload a picture of someone or something scary, preferably you in fancy dress, the scarier the better.

So get those scary photos uploaded and let's have some fun along the way.

Your scary Chief Navigator.

Hole_in_one2

Chat Announcement.

10/10/2026 16:43 Written by hole_in_one2

Hi Chatters.

We’re giving the community pages their biggest design refresh in many years! A lot of work has gone into updating the site, and we hope you enjoy and appreciate the changes. You’ll find clearer menus, new buttons and matching icons. There’s now a burger menu (☰)—tap it to open the Menu, making navigation easier on smaller screens. Profiles, photo galleries, Shipmail and Features now have tidier layouts. We’ve also improved the rank barometer and made more pages easier to use on mobile. My Statistics has also been updated with a fresh look and a clearer overview of your statistics. Userguide is back. If something looks wrong or doesn’t work as expected, please let us know!

New URL, Same Great Chat

28/09/2026 21:29 Written by Stevesterrrr

Posted to all passengers and crew

The Chat has a new home

https://thechat.uk

Please update your browser's bookmarks or the postit note beside your keyboard (the one that definitely doesn't have your password on it).

Apart from the new address nothing else has changed, we're still the Chat that you know and love.

Thanks for chatting with Lycos Chat UK

Stevesterrrr

Improved Mobile Experience

20/09/2026 13:58 Written by Stevesterrrr

Posted to all passengers and crew

Hello Chatters

Our boffins have been working hard behind the scenes to make the Chat work better on mobile devices. Here's a list of things they've been working on:

Boxes such as friend lists can now be more easily moved and closed
The room list can be viewed by tapping on the menu icon near the top right of the Chat window
There's a new mobile friendly menu when tapping on a chatter's name
We've done other stuff to make the mobile experience better and we're working on more improvements over the coming weeks

Outside of mobile, we've added a new Premium Status section to My Page - if you have a diamond or other feature please check it out.

Thank you for chatting with Lycos Chat UK

Stevesterrrr

Easter eggs in abundance.

30/03/2026 14:06 Written by hole_in_one2

Access to Profiles and /seen

13/03/2026 17:35 Written by Stevesterrrr

Posted to all passengers and crew

We will soon be changing the minimum rank required to view profiles and use the /seen command.

These functions will not be available to chatters below the rank of Cabin Boy.

If you're below this rank, you'll be directed to Captain's profile.

If you have any questions regarding this change please get in touch with a navigator.

Thanks for chatting with Lycos Chat.

Regards

Stevesterrrr

What is a Navigator?

Navigators are chatters who volunteer to spend a lot of time helping out and keeping order on the chat.

The ideal Navigator knows every little secret on the Chat, he or she is extremely patient, both when helping out newbies and when dealing with occasional trouble.

Only very experienced chatters become Navigators, so if you feel like helping others and want to help make the chat a nice place for everyone, it could be just the challenge for you.

How to become a Navigator

Would you like to be a Chat Navigator?

Before answering this question there are some things you should know.

Being a Navigator is not an easy role to fulfil. It is demanding, takes hard work and dedication and a lot of online time. Despite this, it's also great fun. Many navigators much prefer it to being a chatter.

As a navigator you're an ambassador for the Chat. This means that chatters watch everything you say and do. Behave inappropriately, and it gives all Navigators a bad name. Being helpful at all times when on and off watch, shows what a great team we are.
Navigators are the first people new chatters meet and their most important task is to make sure that these newbies have a good experience the first time they are on board.
Some chatters will see it as their job to try to wind you up. If they succeed, they win. If they don't, everyone wins :) Therefore you have to be helpful and patient when people ask you a question. As a Navigator your behaviour should be spotless on the chat at all times.

If you are the kind of person who gets emotional easily, then being a navigator may not be for you. You must be objective always; NEVER taking sides, even when your friends are involved, and always play devils advocate. Never make assumptions.
You must be able to keep confidences, both chatters and other Navigators may come to you with problems. And you will also be the first to find out about new things too – you must be able to keep these things close to your chest! Having the patience of a saint too is necessary! Some chatters take a while to help, and you need to ensure that your personality can cope with these demanding times.

You should also ask yourself, Am I a team player? This is a very important question as the Navigator system can only work with a team spirit. All ranks working together for a common goal.

All this said, being a navigator is very rewarding. Just ask any of our existing Navigators and they will tell you that nothing beats the feeling of when you help a chatter or solve a dispute and receive a huge Thank you.
So, still interested? Then you also need to meet the following criteria.

You must have been a chatter for at least 6 months.
You must have a minimum chat rank of Midshipman (although exceptions may be made by Chiefs).
You must have a clear chat record, with no serious bans/behaviour issues in the last 6 months.
You must also have completed the 5 standard chat quests. /sing, /shout, /whisper, /sleep, /love.
If you are a former navigator ranked 3rd or above and wish to return to the team on any name, please contact a chief navigator to discuss your options.

If you meet the criteria above, you can apply to become a navigator. Depending on the recruitment needs, you may be approached directly, you may be able to contact a 1st or Chief Navigator and express interest, or you may have to take the exam, or any combination of these. We reserve the right to change the recruitment methods at any time, and this is at the discretion of Chief Navigators.

If you would like to be a navigator, and do not qualify yet, then take this time to get to know everything there is to know about the chat. The more you know, the more you'll be able to help others.

Keep an eye on the bridge for opportunities to join as a navigator!