- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
you have seen on the current dungeon level; as you explore more
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
Intelligence affects your ability to cast spells and read
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
ical attacks. Many dungeons show only your experience level
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
nasty and vicious. Sometimes, however, they can be helpful.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
symbol at the chosen location, conditionally check for "More
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
if you remember a monster there).
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
visited.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
Some characters can wield two weapons at once; use the `X'
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
(R)UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
tures the game was compiled with.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
Call (name) a monster, or an object in inventory, on the
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
Show what type of thing a map symbol corresponds to.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
also `l' if number_pad is on.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
Go up a staircase. Default key is `<'.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
mode only.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
the classic computer game "Sokoban." The goal is to push the
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
told that the shopkeeper isn't interested (generally, your item
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
name which is just a space will remove any prior name.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
with it even if adjacent at the time.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
to pick it up. In NetHack, this is accomplished automatically by
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
your hand when wielded, so you cannot unwield them. Any cursed
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
like rust. Such "erosion" damage can be repaired.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
time you use `f'. There is also an option, autoquiver, which has
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
the amount of damage done when you do hit; at basic level, there
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
protection than others. Your armor class is a measure of this
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
open.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
the attempt backfires. Reading a cursed spellbook or one with
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
fungi (`F') are also considered to be vegetable matter. Certain
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
of item; or fight with your hands and feet.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
On UNIX, Linux, and Mac OS X it is ".nethackrc" in the user's
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
Defaults to HACKDIR, must be writable.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
Persistent. See pickup_types to refine the behavior.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
Have user confirm attacks on pets, shopkeepers, and other
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
veal things about them that you hadn't discovered.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
aren't interrupted with the "More info?" prompt, but it also
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
Enable mail delivery during the game (default on). Persistent.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
Prompt for new form whenever any monster changes shape (default
off). Debug mode only.
+ mouse_support
+ Allow use of the mouse for input and travel. Valid settings
+ are:
+
+ 0 - disabled
+ 1 - enabled and make OS adjustments to support mouse use in
+ the game.
+ 2 - like 1 but does not make any OS adjustments
+
+ For backward compatibility, omitting a value is the same as
+ specifying 1 and negating mouse_support is the same as specify-
+ ing 0.
+
msghistory
The number of top line messages to keep (and be able to recall
with `^P') (default 20). Cannot be set with the `O' command.
+
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+
+
+
+
+
+ NetHack Guidebook 56
+
+
+
msg_window
Allows you to change the way recalled messages are displayed.
(It is currently implemented for tty only.) The possible val-
For backward compatibility, no value needs to be specified
(which defaults to "full"), or it can be negated (which
-
-
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
-
-
-
-
-
- NetHack Guidebook 56
-
-
-
defaults to "single").
name
to search twelve times), precede it with the letter `n'
("n12s").
- packorder
- Specify the order to list object types in (default
- "")[%?+!=/(*`0_"). The value of this option should be a string
- containing the symbols for the various object types. Any omit-
- ted types are filled in at the end from the previous order.
-
- paranoid_confirmation
- A space separated list of specific situations where alternate
- prompting is desired. The default is paranoid_confirma-
- tion:pray.
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack Guidebook 57
- NetHack Guidebook 57
+ packorder
+ Specify the order to list object types in (default
+ "")[%?+!=/(*`0_"). The value of this option should be a string
+ containing the symbols for the various object types. Any omit-
+ ted types are filled in at the end from the previous order.
+ paranoid_confirmation
+ A space separated list of specific situations where alternate
+ prompting is desired. The default is paranoid_confirma-
+ tion:pray.
Confirm - for any prompts which are set to require "yes"
rather than `y', also require "no" to reject in-
"horse", and "none". If the choice is not allowed for the role
you are currently playing, it will be silently ignored. For
example, "horse" will only be honored when playing a knight.
- Cannot be set with the `O' command.
- pickup_burden
- When you pick up an item that would exceed this encumbrance
- level (Unencumbered, Burdened, streSsed, straiNed, overTaxed,
- or overLoaded), you will be asked if you want to continue.
- (Default `S'). Persistent.
- pickup_thrown
- If this option is on and autopickup is also on, try to pick up
- things that you threw, even if they aren't in pickup_types or
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack Guidebook 58
- NetHack Guidebook 58
+ Cannot be set with the `O' command.
+ pickup_burden
+ When you pick up an item that would exceed this encumbrance
+ level (Unencumbered, Burdened, streSsed, straiNed, overTaxed,
+ or overLoaded), you will be asked if you want to continue.
+ (Default `S'). Persistent.
+ pickup_thrown
+ If this option is on and autopickup is also on, try to pick up
+ things that you threw, even if they aren't in pickup_types or
match an autopickup exception. Default is on. Persistent.
pickup_types
Make the space bar a synonym for the `.' (#wait) command (de-
fault off). Persistent.
- role
- Pick your type of character (ex. "role:Samurai"); synonym for
- "character". See "name" for an alternate method of specifying
- your role. Normally only the first letter of the value is ex-
- amined; `r' is an exception with "Rogue", "Ranger", and "ran-
- dom" values. If you prefix the value with `!' or "no", you
- will exclude that role from being picked randomly. Cannot be
- set with the `O' command. Persistent.
-
- roguesymset
- This option may be used to select one of the named symbol sets
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ role
+ Pick your type of character (ex. "role:Samurai"); synonym for
+ "character". See "name" for an alternate method of specifying
+ your role. Normally only the first letter of the value is ex-
+ amined; `r' is an exception with "Rogue", "Ranger", and "ran-
+ dom" values. If you prefix the value with `!' or "no", you
+ will exclude that role from being picked randomly. Cannot be
+ set with the `O' command. Persistent.
+
+ roguesymset
+ This option may be used to select one of the named symbol sets
found within "symbols" to alter the symbols displayed on the
screen on the rogue level.
Show your accumulated experience points on bottom line (default
off). Persistent.
- showrace
- Display yourself as the glyph for your race, rather than the
- glyph for your role (default off). Note that this setting af-
- fects only the appearance of the display, not the way the game
- treats you. Persistent.
- showscore
- Show your approximate accumulated score on bottom line (default
- off). Persistent.
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
-
+ NetHack Guidebook 60
- NetHack Guidebook 60
+ showrace
+ Display yourself as the glyph for your race, rather than the
+ glyph for your role (default off). Note that this setting af-
+ fects only the appearance of the display, not the way the game
+ treats you. Persistent.
+ showscore
+ Show your approximate accumulated score on bottom line (default
+ off). Persistent.
silent
Suppress terminal beeps (default on). Persistent.
screen. Use "symset:default" to explicitly select the default
symbols.
- time
- Show the elapsed game time in turns on bottom line (default
- off). Persistent.
-
- timed_delay
- When pausing momentarily for display effect, such as with ex-
- plosions and moving objects, use a timer rather than sending
- extra characters to the screen. (Applies to "tty" interface
- only; "X11" interface always uses a timer based delay. The
-
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- default is on if configured into the program.) Persistent.
+ time
+ Show the elapsed game time in turns on bottom line (default
+ off). Persistent.
+
+ timed_delay
+ When pausing momentarily for display effect, such as with ex-
+ plosions and moving objects, use a timer rather than sending
+ extra characters to the screen. (Applies to "tty" interface
+ only; "X11" interface always uses a timer based delay. The de-
+ fault is on if configured into the program.) Persistent.
tombstone
Draw a tombstone graphic upon your death (default on). Persis-
- n - no filtering [default]
- v - in view only
- a - in same area only
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- The area-filter tries to be slightly predictive -- if you're
- standing on a doorway, it will consider the area on the side of
- the door you were last moving towards.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack Guidebook 62
- NetHack Guidebook 62
+ n - no filtering [default]
+ v - in view only
+ a - in same area only
+
+ The area-filter tries to be slightly predictive -- if you're
+ standing on a doorway, it will consider the area on the side of
+ the door you were last moving towards.
Filtering can also be changed when getting a location with the
"getpos.filter" key.
dynamic and can be specified during the game with the `O' com-
mand.
- align_message
- Where to align or place the message window (top, bottom, left,
- or right)
- align_status
- Where to align or place the status window (top, bottom, left,
- or right).
-
- ascii_map
- If NetHack can, it should display an ascii character map if it
- can.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ align_message
+ Where to align or place the message window (top, bottom, left,
+ or right)
+
+ align_status
+ Where to align or place the status window (top, bottom, left,
+ or right).
+
+ ascii_map
+ If NetHack can, it should display an ascii character map if it
+ can.
+
color
If NetHack can, it should display color if it can for different
monsters, objects, and dungeon features.
font_size_status
If NetHack can, it should use this size font for the status
- window.
- font_size_text
- If NetHack can, it should use this size font for text windows.
- fullscreen
- If NetHack can, it should try and display on the entire screen
- rather than in a window.
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- large_font
- If NetHack can, it should use a large font.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack Guidebook 64
+ window.
- NetHack Guidebook 64
+ font_size_text
+ If NetHack can, it should use this size font for text windows.
+ fullscreen
+ If NetHack can, it should try and display on the entire screen
+ rather than in a window.
+ large_font
+ If NetHack can, it should use a large font.
map_mode
If NetHack can, it should display the map in the manner speci-
fied.
- mouse_support
- Allow use of the mouse for input and travel.
-
player_selection
If NetHack can, it should pop up dialog boxes, or use prompts
for character selection.
tiled_map
If NetHack can, it should display a tiled map if it can.
- tile_file
- Specify the name of an alternative tile file to override the
- default.
-
- tile_height
- Specify the preferred height of each tile in a tile capable
- port.
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack Guidebook 65
- NetHack Guidebook 65
+ tile_file
+ Specify the name of an alternative tile file to override the
+ default.
+ tile_height
+ Specify the preferred height of each tile in a tile capable
+ port.
tile_width
Specify the preferred width of each tile in a tile capable port
the .dll extension and without any path information. Cannot be
set with the `O' command.
- altmeta
- On Amiga, this option controls whether typing "Alt" plus anoth-
- er key functions as a meta-shift for that key (default on).
-
- altmeta
- On other (non-Amiga) systems where this option is available, it
- can be set to tell NetHack to convert a two character sequence
-
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ altmeta
+ On Amiga, this option controls whether typing "Alt" plus anoth-
+ er key functions as a meta-shift for that key (default on).
+
+ altmeta
+ On other (non-Amiga) systems where this option is available, it
+ can be set to tell NetHack to convert a two character sequence
beginning with ESC into a meta-shifted version of the second
character (default off).
ments in the config file if needed. Cannot be set with the `O'
command.
- video
- Set the video mode used (PC NetHack only). Values are "autode-
- tect", "default", or "vga". Setting "vga" (or "autodetect"
- with vga hardware present) will cause the game to display
- tiles. Cannot be set with the `O' command.
-
-
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ video
+ Set the video mode used (PC NetHack only). Values are "autode-
+ tect", "default", or "vga". Setting "vga" (or "autodetect"
+ with vga hardware present) will cause the game to display
+ tiles. Cannot be set with the `O' command.
+
videocolors
Set the color palette for PC systems using NO_TERMS (default
4-2-6-1-5-3-15-12-10-14-9-13-11, (PC NetHack only). The order
A "never pickup" rule takes precedence over an "always pickup"
rule if both match.
- Exceptions can be set with the `O' command, but ones set that
- way will not be preserved across saves and restores.
-
- Here are some examples:
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack Guidebook 68
- NetHack Guidebook 68
+ Exceptions can be set with the `O' command, but ones set that
+ way will not be preserved across saves and restores.
+ Here are some examples:
autopickup_exception="<*arrow"
autopickup_exception=">*corpse"
doinv
Show inventory. With number_pad only. Default is `0'.
- fight
- Prefix key to force fight a direction. Default is `F'.
-
- fight.numpad
- Prefix key to force fight a direction. With number_pad only.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ fight
+ Prefix key to force fight a direction. Default is `F'.
+
+ fight.numpad
+ Prefix key to force fight a direction. With number_pad only.
Default is `-'.
getdir.help
When asked for a location, the key to go to next closest ob-
ject. Default is `o'.
- getpos.obj.prev
- When asked for a location, the key to go to previous closest
- object. Default is `O'.
-
-
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ getpos.obj.prev
+ When asked for a location, the key to go to previous closest
+ object. Default is `O'.
+
getpos.menu
When asked for a location, and using one of the next or previ-
ous keys to cycle through targets, toggle showing a menu in-
When asked for a location, the key to go to show valid target
locations. Default is `$'.
- getpos.valid.next
- When asked for a location, the key to go to next closest valid
- location. Default is `z'.
-
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ getpos.valid.next
+ When asked for a location, the key to go to next closest valid
+ location. Default is `z'.
+
getpos.valid.prev
When asked for a location, the key to go to previous closest
valid location. Default is `Z'.
Allowed types are:
show - show message normally;
- hide - never show the message;
- stop - wait for user with more-prompt;
- norep - show the message once, but not again if no other mes-
- sage is shown in between.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ hide - never show the message;
+ stop - wait for user with more-prompt;
+ norep - show the message once, but not again if no other mes-
+ sage is shown in between.
+
Here's an example of message types using NetHack's internal
pattern matching facility:
Here's an example of menu colors using NetHack's internal pat-
tern matching facility:
- MENUCOLOR="* blessed *"=green
- MENUCOLOR="* cursed *"=red
- MENUCOLOR="* cursed *(being worn)"=red&underline
- specifies that any menu line with " blessed " contained in it
- will be shown in green color, lines with " cursed " will be
- shown in red, and lines with " cursed " followed by "(being
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ MENUCOLOR="* blessed *"=green
+ MENUCOLOR="* cursed *"=red
+ MENUCOLOR="* cursed *(being worn)"=red&underline
+
+ specifies that any menu line with " blessed " contained in it
+ will be shown in green color, lines with " cursed " will be
+ shown in red, and lines with " cursed " followed by "(being
worn)" on the same line will be shown in red color and under-
lined. You can have multiple MENUCOLOR entries in your config
file, and the last MENUCOLOR-line in your config file that
OPTION=hilite_status: field-name/behavior/color&attributes
- For example, the following line in your config file will
- cause the hitpoints field to display in the color red if your
- hitpoints drop to or below a threshold of 30%:
-
- OPTION=hilite_status: hitpoints/<30%/red/normal
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack Guidebook 74
- NetHack Guidebook 74
+ For example, the following line in your config file will
+ cause the hitpoints field to display in the color red if your
+ hitpoints drop to or below a threshold of 30%:
+ OPTION=hilite_status: hitpoints/<=30%/red/normal
For another example, the following line in your config file
will cause wisdom to be displayed red if it drops and green if it
matches the percentage. It is specified as a number be-
tween 0 and 100, followed by `%' (percent sign). If the
percentage is prefixed with `<=' or `>=', it also matches
- when value is below or above the percentage. Use prefix
- `<' or `>' to match when strictly below or above. (The
- numeric limit is relaxed slightly for those: >-1% and
- <101% are allowed.) Only valid for "power" and "hit-
- points" fields.
-
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ when value is below or above the percentage. Use prefix
+ `<' or `>' to match when strictly below or above. (The
+ numeric limit is relaxed slightly for those: >-1% and
+ <101% are allowed.) Only valid for "power" and "hit-
+ points" fields.
+
* absolute value sets the attribute when the field value
matches that number. The number must be 0 or higher, ex-
cept for "armor-class' which allows negative values. If
The options that are used to select a particular symbol set
from the symbol file are:
- symset
- Set the name of the symbol set that you want to load.
-
- roguesymset
- Set the name of the symbol set that you want to load for dis-
- play on the rogue level.
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ symset
+ Set the name of the symbol set that you want to load.
+
+ roguesymset
+ Set the name of the symbol set that you want to load for dis-
+ play on the rogue level.
+
You can also override one or more symbols using the SYMBOLS
config file option. Symbols are specified as name:value pairs.
Note that NetHack escape-processes the value string in conven-
> S_dnladder (ladder down)
> S_dnstair (staircase down)
d S_dog (dog or other canine)
- D S_dragon (dragon)
- ; S_eel (sea monster)
- E S_elemental (elemental)
- / S_explode1 (explosion top left)
- - S_explode2 (explosion top center)
- \ S_explode3 (explosion top right)
- | S_explode4 (explosion middle left)
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ D S_dragon (dragon)
+ ; S_eel (sea monster)
+ E S_elemental (elemental)
+ / S_explode1 (explosion top left)
+ - S_explode2 (explosion top center)
+ \ S_explode3 (explosion top right)
+ | S_explode4 (explosion middle left)
S_explode5 (explosion middle center)
| S_explode6 (explosion middle right)
\ S_explode7 (explosion bottom left)
: S_lizard (lizard)
\ S_lslant (diagonal beam [zap animation])
^ S_magic_portal (magic portal)
- ^ S_magic_trap (magic trap)
- m S_mimic (mimic)
- ] S_mimic_def (mimic)
- M S_mummy (mummy)
- N S_naga (naga)
- . S_ndoor (doorway without door)
- n S_nymph (nymph)
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ ^ S_magic_trap (magic trap)
+ m S_mimic (mimic)
+ ] S_mimic_def (mimic)
+ M S_mummy (mummy)
+ N S_naga (naga)
+ . S_ndoor (doorway without door)
+ n S_nymph (nymph)
O S_ogre (ogre)
o S_orc (orc)
p S_piercer (piercer)
\ S_throne (opulent throne)
- S_tlcorn (top left corner)
| S_tlwall (wall)
- ( S_tool (useful item (pick-axe key lamp...))
- ^ S_trap_door (trap door)
- t S_trapper (trapper or lurker above)
- - S_trcorn (top right corner)
- # S_tree (tree)
- T S_troll (troll)
- | S_trwall (wall)
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ ( S_tool (useful item (pick-axe key lamp...))
+ ^ S_trap_door (trap door)
+ t S_trapper (trapper or lurker above)
+ - S_trcorn (top right corner)
+ # S_tree (tree)
+ T S_troll (troll)
+ | S_trwall (wall)
- S_tuwall (wall)
U S_umber (umber hulk)
u S_unicorn (unicorn or horse)
character by character. They will also find the search capabili-
ties of their screen-readers to be quite valuable. Be certain to
examine this Guidebook before playing so you have an idea what
- the screen layout is like. You'll also need to be able to locate
- the PC cursor. It is always where your character is located.
- Merely searching for an @-sign will not always find your charac-
- ter since there are other humanoids represented by the same sign.
- Your screen-reader should also have a function which gives you
- the row and column of your review cursor and the PC cursor.
- These co-ordinates are often useful in giving players a better
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+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ the screen layout is like. You'll also need to be able to locate
+ the PC cursor. It is always where your character is located.
+ Merely searching for an @-sign will not always find your charac-
+ ter since there are other humanoids represented by the same sign.
+ Your screen-reader should also have a function which gives you
+ the row and column of your review cursor and the PC cursor.
+ These co-ordinates are often useful in giving players a better
sense of the overall location of items on the screen.
NetHack can also be compiled with support for sending the
mention_walls
Give feedback messages when walking towards a wall or when
- travel command was interrupted.
-
- whatis_coord:compass
- When targeting with cursor, describe the cursor position with
- coordinates relative to your character.
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack Guidebook 81
- NetHack Guidebook 81
+ travel command was interrupted.
+ whatis_coord:compass
+ When targeting with cursor, describe the cursor position with
+ coordinates relative to your character.
whatis_filter:area
When targeting with cursor, filter possible locations so only
SEDUCE = 0 or 1 to disable or enable, respectively, the SEDUCE
option. When disabled, incubi and succubi behave like nymphs.
- CHECK_PLNAME = Setting this to 1 will make the EXPLORERS, WIZ-
- ARDS, and SHELLERS check for the player name instead of the us-
- er's login name.
-
- CHECK_SAVE_UID = 0 or 1 to disable or enable, respectively, the
- UID (used identification number) checking for save files (to
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+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ CHECK_PLNAME = Setting this to 1 will make the EXPLORERS, WIZ-
+ ARDS, and SHELLERS check for the player name instead of the us-
+ er's login name.
+
+ CHECK_SAVE_UID = 0 or 1 to disable or enable, respectively, the
+ UID (used identification number) checking for save files (to
verify that the user who is restoring is the same one who
saved).
how the game ended. If you quit the game, you escape with all of
your gold intact. If, however, you get killed in the Mazes of
Menace, the guild will only hear about 90% of your gold when your
- corpse is discovered (adventurers have been known to collect
- finder's fees). So, consider whether you want to take one last
- hit at that monster and possibly live, or quit and stop with
- whatever you have. If you quit, you keep all your gold, but if
- you swing and live, you might find more.
-
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+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ corpse is discovered (adventurers have been known to collect
+ finder's fees). So, consider whether you want to take one last
+ hit at that monster and possibly live, or quit and stop with
+ whatever you have. If you quit, you keep all your gold, but if
+ you swing and live, you might find more.
+
If you just want to see what the current top players/games
list is, you can type nethack -s all on most versions.
and Kenneth C. R. C. Arnold. Small portions were adapted from
Further Exploration of the Dungeons of Doom, by Ken Arromdee.
- NetHack is the product of literally dozens of people's work.
- Main events in the course of the game development are described
- below:
-
- Jay Fenlason wrote the original Hack, with help from Kenny
- Woodland, Mike Thome and Jon Payne.
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+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ NetHack is the product of literally dozens of people's work.
+ Main events in the course of the game development are described
+ below:
+
+ Jay Fenlason wrote the original Hack, with help from Kenny
+ Woodland, Mike Thome and Jon Payne.
+
Andries Brouwer did a major re-write, transforming Hack into
a very different game, and published (at least) three versions
(1.0.1, 1.0.2, and 1.0.3) for UNIX machines to the Usenet.
Richard Addison, Mike Passaretti, and Olaf Seibert, developed
NetHack 3.1 for the Amiga.
- Norm Meluch and Kevin Smolkowski, with help from Carl Sche-
- lin, Stephen Spackman, Steve VanDevender, and Paul Winner, ported
- NetHack 3.1 to the PC.
-
- Jon W{tte and Hao-yang Wang, with help from Ross Brown, Mike
- Engber, David Hairston, Michael Hamel, Jonathan Handler, Johnny
-
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+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ Norm Meluch and Kevin Smolkowski, with help from Carl Sche-
+ lin, Stephen Spackman, Steve VanDevender, and Paul Winner, ported
+ NetHack 3.1 to the PC.
+
+ Jon W{tte and Hao-yang Wang, with help from Ross Brown, Mike
+ Engber, David Hairston, Michael Hamel, Jonathan Handler, Johnny
Lee, Tim Lennan, Rob Menke, and Andy Swanson, developed NetHack
3.1 for the Macintosh, porting it for MPW. Building on their de-
velopment, Barton House added a Think C port.
The final update to 3.2 was the bug fix release 3.2.3, which
was released simultaneously with 3.3.0 in December 1999 just in
- time for the Year 2000.
- The 3.3 development team, consisting of Michael Allison, Ken
- Arromdee, David Cohrs, Jessie Collet, Steve Creps, Kevin Darcy,
- Timo Hakulinen, Kevin Hugo, Steve Linhart, Ken Lorber, Dean
- Luick, Pat Rankin, Eric Smith, Mike Stephenson, Janet Walz, and
-
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+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ time for the Year 2000.
+
+ The 3.3 development team, consisting of Michael Allison, Ken
+ Arromdee, David Cohrs, Jessie Collet, Steve Creps, Kevin Darcy,
+ Timo Hakulinen, Kevin Hugo, Steve Linhart, Ken Lorber, Dean
+ Luick, Pat Rankin, Eric Smith, Mike Stephenson, Janet Walz, and
Paul Winner, released 3.3.0 in December 1999 and 3.3.1 in August
of 2000.
the Amiga port of 3.4 after Janne Salmijarvi resurrected it for
3.3.1.
- Christian "Marvin" Bressler maintained 3.4 for the Atari af-
- ter he resurrected it for 3.3.1.
- The release of NetHack 3.4.3 in December 2003 marked the be-
- ginning of a long release hiatus. 3.4.3 proved to be a remarkably
-
-
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+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ Christian "Marvin" Bressler maintained 3.4 for the Atari af-
+ ter he resurrected it for 3.3.1.
+
+ The release of NetHack 3.4.3 in December 2003 marked the be-
+ ginning of a long release hiatus. 3.4.3 proved to be a remarkably
stable version that provided continued enjoyment by the community
for more than a decade. The devteam slowly and quietly continued
to work on the game behind the scenes during the tenure of 3.4.3.
Mueller, Pat Rankin, Derek S. Ray, Alex Smith, Mike Stephenson,
Janet Walz, and Paul Winner.
- The development team, as well as Steve VanDevender and Kevin
- Smolkowski, ensured that NetHack 3.6 continued to operate on var-
- ious UNIX flavors and maintained the X11 interface.
-
-
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+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
+ The development team, as well as Steve VanDevender and Kevin
+ Smolkowski, ensured that NetHack 3.6 continued to operate on var-
+ ious UNIX flavors and maintained the X11 interface.
+
Ken Lorber, Haoyang Wang, Pat Rankin, and Dean Luick main-
tained the port of NetHack 3.6 for Mac OSX.
NetHack server at nethack.alt.org. Thanks to Keith Simpson and
Andy Thomson for hardfought.org. Thanks to all those unnamed dun-
geoneers who invest their time and effort into annual NetHack
- tournaments such as Junethack and in days past, devnull.net (gone
- for now, but not forgotten).
+ tournaments such as Junethack, The November NetHack Tournament
+ and in days past, devnull.net (gone for now, but not forgotten).
- - - - - - - - - -
- From time to time, some depraved individual out there in
- netland sends a particularly intriguing modification to help out
- with the game. The Gods of the Dungeon sometimes make note of
- the names of the worst of these miscreants in this, the list of
+ From time to time, some depraved individual out there in
+ netland sends a particularly intriguing modification to help out
+ with the game. The Gods of the Dungeon sometimes make note of
+ the names of the worst of these miscreants in this, the list of
Dungeoneers:
- Adam Aronow J. Ali Harlow Mikko Juola
- Alex Kompel Janet Walz Nathan Eady
- Alex Smith Janne Salmijarvi Norm Meluch
- Andreas Dorn Jean-Christophe Collet Olaf Seibert
- Andy Church Jeff Bailey Pasi Kallinen
- Andy Swanson Jochen Erwied Pat Rankin
- Ari Huttunen John Kallen Patric Mueller
- Barton House John Rupley Paul Winner
- Benson I. Margulies John S. Bien Pierre Martineau
- Bill Dyer Johnny Lee Ralf Brown
- Boudewijn Waijers Jon W{tte Ray Chason
- Bruce Cox Jonathan Handler Richard Addison
- Bruce Holloway Joshua Delahunty Richard Beigel
- Bruce Mewborne Keizo Yamamoto Richard P. Hughey
- Carl Schelin Ken Arnold Rob Menke
- Chris Russo Ken Arromdee Robin Bandy
- David Cohrs Ken Lorber Robin Johnson
+ Adam Aronow Janet Walz Nathan Eady
+ Alex Kompel Janne Salmijarvi Norm Meluch
+ Alex Smith Jean-Christophe Collet Olaf Seibert
+ Andreas Dorn Jeff Bailey Pasi Kallinen
+ Andy Church Jochen Erwied Pat Rankin
+ Andy Swanson John Kallen Patric Mueller
+ Ari Huttunen John Rupley Paul Winner
+ Barton House John S. Bien Pierre Martineau
+ Benson I. Margulies Johnny Lee Ralf Brown
+ Bill Dyer Jon W{tte Ray Chason
+ Boudewijn Waijers Jonathan Handler Richard Addison
+ Bruce Cox Joshua Delahunty Richard Beigel
+ Bruce Holloway Karl Garrison Richard P. Hughey
- NetHack 3.6 October 16, 2018
+ NetHack 3.6 December 15, 2018
- David Damerell Ken Washikita Roderick Schertler
- David Gentzel Kevin Darcy Roland McGrath
- David Hairston Kevin Hugo Ron Van Iwaarden
- Dean Luick Kevin Sitze Ronnen Miller
- Del Lamb Kevin Smolkowski Ross Brown
- Derek S. Ray Kevin Sweet Sascha Wostmann
- Deron Meranda Lars Huttar Scott Bigham
- Dion Nicolaas Leon Arnott Scott R. Turner
- Dylan O'Donnell M. Drew Streib Sean Hunt
- Eric Backus Malcolm Ryan Stephen Spackman
- Eric Hendrickson Mark Gooderum Stefan Thielscher
- Eric R. Smith Mark Modrall Stephen White
- Eric S. Raymond Marvin Bressler Steve Creps
- Erik Andersen Matthew Day Steve Linhart
- Frederick Roeber Merlyn LeRoy Steve VanDevender
- Gil Neiger Michael Allison Teemu Suikki
- Greg Laskin Michael Feir Tim Lennan
- Greg Olson Michael Hamel Timo Hakulinen
- Gregg Wonderly Michael Sokolov Tom Almy
- Hao-yang Wang Mike Engber Tom West
- Helge Hafting Mike Gallop Warren Cheung
- Irina Rempt-Drijfhout Mike Passaretti Warwick Allison
- Izchak Miller Mike Stephenson Yitzhak Sapir
-
- Brand and product names are trademarks or registered trade-
+ Bruce Mewborne Keizo Yamamoto Rob Menke
+ Carl Schelin Ken Arnold Robin Bandy
+ Chris Russo Ken Arromdee Robin Johnson
+ David Cohrs Ken Lorber Roderick Schertler
+ David Damerell Ken Washikita Roland McGrath
+ David Gentzel Kevin Darcy Ron Van Iwaarden
+ David Hairston Kevin Hugo Ronnen Miller
+ Dean Luick Kevin Sitze Ross Brown
+ Del Lamb Kevin Smolkowski Sascha Wostmann
+ Derek S. Ray Kevin Sweet Scott Bigham
+ Deron Meranda Lars Huttar Scott R. Turner
+ Dion Nicolaas Leon Arnott Sean Hunt
+ Dylan O'Donnell M. Drew Streib Stephen Spackman
+ Eric Backus Malcolm Ryan Stefan Thielscher
+ Eric Hendrickson Mark Gooderum Stephen White
+ Eric R. Smith Mark Modrall Steve Creps
+ Eric S. Raymond Marvin Bressler Steve Linhart
+ Erik Andersen Matthew Day Steve VanDevender
+ Frederick Roeber Merlyn LeRoy Teemu Suikki
+ Gil Neiger Michael Allison Tim Lennan
+ Greg Laskin Michael Feir Timo Hakulinen
+ Greg Olson Michael Hamel Tom Almy
+ Gregg Wonderly Michael Sokolov Tom West
+ Hao-yang Wang Mike Engber Warren Cheung
+ Helge Hafting Mike Gallop Warwick Allison
+ Irina Rempt-Drijfhout Mike Passaretti Yitzhak Sapir
+ Izchak Miller Mike Stephenson
+ J. Ali Harlow Mikko Juola
+
+ Brand and product names are trademarks or registered trade-
marks of their respective holders.
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