It is a distant descendent of Rogue and Hack, and a direct descendent of
NetHack 3.3.
-This version is primarily a bug fix release, but there are many
-changes and surprises beyond what you see listed here.
-Here is a brief overview of new additions and changes in the game.
-To give more would be cheating, wouldn't it?
+There are a great number of bug fixes in this release, as well as
+many changes and surprises beyond what you see listed below.
+Here is a brief overview of some new additions and changes in the game.
-o Many, many bug fixes and tweaks
+o Many, many bug fixes and tweaks to the core code and to several ports
o Enhanced config file processing and player selection prompts for some ports
o Stamina affects ability to throw heavy things
o Objects merge in containers
o Config file BOULDER option to specify the symbol for displaying boulders
o New travel command which is particularly helpful for mouse navigation on
handheld computers
+o more feedback about skill advancement from #enhance command
+o End-of-game disclose options can be individually tuned to your liking
o Mac: command-key shortcuts in the player selection dialog
o Amiga: screenmode requester
o Win32: new graphical port contributed by Alex Kompel
-We've also included variations of the following patches
-contributed by members of the NetHack community at large:
+We've also included variations of enhancements contributed by members
+of the NetHack community at large. Among them:
o Scott Bigham's new T-shirt messages and his option to turn off
resistance display effects
o Tom Friedetzky's blessed/uncursed/cursed selection patch for menustyle:full
o Jason Short's additonal lens uses
o Kelly Bailey's Gnomish Mines changes
+o Ken Arnold's patch to display prices in your inventory
Carried forward
-o The Gnome toolkit interface is still considered an experimental option
+o The Gnome toolkit interface is still considered an experimental option.
+ We have not enhanced the port ourselves, and so far we have not received
+ any contributions doing so from the NetHack community.
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