From: karnov Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 02:29:08 +0000 (-0400) Subject: Guidebook updates (misc). X-Git-Tag: NetHack-3.6.0_RC01~312^2~1 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=be4c2b2fd6de899b08fb0546a5b08ccb21112549;p=nethack Guidebook updates (misc). --- diff --git a/doc/Guidebook.mn b/doc/Guidebook.mn index 3a543bfe9..06097ca17 100644 --- a/doc/Guidebook.mn +++ b/doc/Guidebook.mn @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ -.\" $NHDT-Branch: master $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.164 $ $NHDT-Date: 1432473674 2015/05/24 13:21:14 $ +.\" $NHDT-Branch: master $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.170 $ $NHDT-Date: 1433125736 2015/06/01 02:28:56 $ .ds h0 "NetHack Guidebook .ds h1 .ds h2 % .ds vr "NetHack 3.6 .ds f0 "\*(vr .ds f1 -.ds f2 "May 30, 2015 +.ds f2 "May 31, 2015 .\" labeled paragraph start (should be part of tmac.n, but I don't want to .\" make changes to that file) .\" .PS word @@ -56,8 +56,15 @@ A Guide to the Mazes of Menace (Guidebook for NetHack) .au -Eric S. Raymond -(Edited and expanded for 3.6) +Original version - Eric S. Raymond +(Edited and expanded for 3.6 by Michael Allison, Mike Stephenson) +.hn 1 +Preface - Version 3.6 +\fBThis version of the game is special in a particular way. Near the end of +the development of 3.6, one of the significant inspirations for many of the +humorous and fun features found in the game, author \fBTerry Pratchett\fP, +passed away. We have dedicated this version of the game in his memory. +.pg .hn 1 Introduction @@ -3330,16 +3337,17 @@ joined the NetHack development team. .pg In September 2014, an interim snapshot of the code under development was released publicly by other parties. Since that code was a work-in-progress -and had not gone through a period of debugging, it was decided that the -version numbers present on that code snapshot would be retired and never -used in an official NetHack release. An announcement was posted on the -devteam's official nethack.org website to that effect, stating that there -would never be a 3.4.4, 3.5, or 3.5.0 official release version. -.pg -In January 2015, preparation began for the release of NetHack 3.6. The 3.6 -version merges work done by the development team since the previous release with -some of the beloved community patches. Many bugs were fixed and some code was -restructured. +and had not gone through the process of debugging it as a suitable release, +it was decided that the version numbers present on that code snapshot would +be retired and never used in an official NetHack release. An announcement +was posted on the devteam's official nethack.org website to that effect, +stating that there would never be a 3.4.4, 3.5, or 3.5.0 official release +version. +.pg +In November 2014, preparation began for the release of NetHack 3.6. The 3.6 +version merges work done by the development team since the previous release +with some of the beloved community patches. Many bugs were fixed and a +large amount of code was restructured. .pg \fBThe development team, as well as \fBSteve VanDevender\fP and \fBKevin Smolkowski\fP ensured that NetHack 3.6.0 continued to operate on @@ -3352,11 +3360,6 @@ maintained the port of NetHack 3.6.0 for Mac. \fBAlex Kompel\fP, and \fBDion Nicolaas\fP maintained the port of NetHack 3.6.0 for Microsoft Windows. .pg -\fBThis version of the game is special in a particular way. Near the end of -the development of 3.6, one of the significant inspirations for many of the -humorous and fun features found in the game, author \fBTerry Pratchett\fP, -passed away. This version of the game is dedicated to him. -.pg The official NetHack web site is maintained by \fBKen Lorber\fP at http://www.nethack.org/. .pg SHOUT-OUTS diff --git a/doc/Guidebook.tex b/doc/Guidebook.tex index fd92b1ce4..80cbac507 100644 --- a/doc/Guidebook.tex +++ b/doc/Guidebook.tex @@ -44,12 +44,21 @@ \Large Guidebook for {\it NetHack\/}} %.au -\author{Eric S. Raymond\\ -(Edited and expanded for 3.6)} -\date{May 30, 2015} +\author{Original version - Eric S. Raymond\\ +(Edited and expanded for 3.6 by Michael Allison, Mike Stephenson)} +\date{May 31, 2015} \maketitle +%.hn 1 +\section{Preface - Version 3.6} +%.pg +This version of the game is special in a particular way. Near the end of +the development of 3.6, one of the significant inspirations for many of the +humorous and fun features found in the game, author {\it Terry Pratchett}, +passed away. We have dedicated this version of the game in his memory. + +%.pg %.hn 1 \section{Introduction} @@ -4021,18 +4030,20 @@ joined the NetHack development team. \medskip In September 2014, an interim snapshot of the code under development was released publicly by other parties. Since that code was a work-in-progress -and had not gone through a period of debugging, it was decided that the -version numbers present on that code snapshot would be retired and never -used in an official NetHack release. An announcement was posted on the -devteam's official nethack.org website to that effect, stating that there -would never be a 3.4.4, 3.5, or 3.5.0 official release version. +and had not gone through the process of debugging it as a suitable release, +it was decided that the version numbers present on that code snapshot would +be retired and never used in an official NetHack release. An announcement +was posted on the devteam's official nethack.org website to that effect, +stating that there would never be a 3.4.4, 3.5, or 3.5.0 official release +version. %.pg \medskip -In January 2015, preparation began for the release of NetHack 3.6. -The 3.6 version merges work done by the development team since the previous -release with some of the beloved community patches. Many bugs were fixed -and some code was restructured. +In November 2014, preparation began for the release of NetHack 3.6. The 3.6 +version merges work done by the development team since the previous release +with some of the beloved community patches. Many bugs were fixed and a +large amount of code was restructured. + %.pg \medskip @@ -4050,13 +4061,6 @@ maintained the port of NetHack 3.6.0 for Mac. {\it Alex Kompel}, and {\it Dion Nicolaas} maintained the port of NetHack 3.6.0 for Microsoft Windows. -%.pg -\medskip -This version of the game is special in a particular way. Near the end of -the development of 3.6, one of the significant inspirations for many of the -humorous and fun features found in the game, author {\it Terry Pratchett}, -passed away. This version of the game is dedicated to him. - %.pg \medskip \nd The official NetHack web site is maintained by {\it Ken Lorber} at