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Subject: v16i006:  nethack31 - display oriented dungeons & dragons (Ver. 3.1), Part06/108
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Submitted-by: [e-mail] (Izchak Miller)
Posting-number: Volume 16, Issue 6
Archive-name: nethack31/Part06
Supersedes: nethack3p9: Volume 10, Issue 46-102
Environment: Amiga, Atari, Mac, MS-DOS, OS2, Unix, VMS, X11



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X.ds h0 "NetHack Guidebook
X.ds h1
X.ds h2 %
X.ds vr "NetHack 3.1
X.ds f0 "\*(vr
X.ds f1
X.ds f2 "May 28, 1990
X.mt
XA Guide to the Mazes of Menace
X.au
XEric S. Raymond
X(Extensively edited and expanded for 3.0 by Mike Threepoint)
X.ai
XThyrsus Enterprises
XMalvern, PA 19355
X.hn 1
XIntroduction
X.pg
XYou have just finished your years as a student at the local adventurer's
Xguild.  After much practice and sweat you have finally completed your
Xtraining and are ready to embark upon a perilous adventure.  To prove
Xyour worthiness, the local guildmasters have sent you into the Mazes of
XMenace.  Your quest is to return with the Amulet of Yendor.  According
Xto legend, the gods will grant immortality to the one who recovers this
Xartifact; true or not, its recovery will bring honor and full guild
Xmembership (not to mention the attentions of certain wealthy wizards).
X.pg
XYour abilities and strengths for dealing with the hazards of adventure
Xwill vary with your background and training.
X.pg
X\fIArcheologists\fP understand dungeons pretty well; this enables them
Xto move quickly and sneak up on dungeon nasties.  They start equipped
Xwith proper tools for a scientific expedition.
X.pg
X\fIBarbarians\fP are warriors out of the hinterland, hardened to battle.
XThey begin their quests with naught but uncommon strength, a trusty hauberk,
Xand a great two-handed sword.
X.pg
X\fICavemen\fP and \fICavewomen\fP start with exceptional strength and
Xneolithic weapons.
X.pg
X\fIElves\fP are agile, quick, and sensitive; very little of what goes
Xon will escape an Elf.  The quality of Elven craftsmanship often gives
Xthem an advantage in arms and armor.
X.pg
X\fIHealers\fP are wise in medicine and the apothecary.  They know the
Xherbs and simples that can restore vitality, ease pain, anesthetize,
Xand neutralize
Xpoisons; and with their instruments, they can divine a being's state
Xof health or sickness.  Their medical practice earns them quite reasonable
Xamounts of money, which they enter the dungeon with.
X.pg
X\fIKnights\fP are distinguished from the common skirmisher by their
Xdevotion to the ideals of chivalry and by the surpassing excellence of
Xtheir armor.
X.pg
X\fIPriests\fP and \fIPriestesses\fP are clerics militant, crusaders
Xadvancing the cause of righteousness with arms, armor, and arts
Xthaumaturgic.  Their ability to commune with deities via prayer
Xoccasionally extricates them from peril\(embut can also put them in it.
X.pg
X\fIRogues\fP are agile and stealthy thieves, who carry daggers, lock
Xpicks, and poisons to put on darts.
X.pg
X\fISamurai\fP are the elite warriors of feudal Nippon.  They are lightly
Xarmored and quick, and wear the \fIdai-sho\fP, two swords of the deadliest
Xkeenness.
X.pg
X\fITourists\fP start out with lots of gold (suitable for shopping with),
Xa credit card, lots of food, some maps, and an expensive camera.  Most
Xmonsters don't like being photographed.
X.pg
X\fIValkyries\fP are hardy warrior women.  Their upbringing in the harsh
XNorthlands makes them strong and inures them to extremes of cold, and instills
Xin them stealth and cunning.
X.pg
X\fIWizards\fP start out with a fair selection of magical goodies and
Xa particular affinity for dweomercraft.
X.pg
XYou set out for the dungeon and after several days of uneventful
Xtravel, you see the ancient ruins that mark the entrance to the Mazes
Xof Menace.  It is late at night, so you make camp at the entrance and
Xspend the night sleeping under the open skies.  In the morning, you
Xgather your gear, eat what may be your last meal outside, and enter
Xthe dungeon.
X
X.hn 1
XWhat is going on here?
X.pg
XYou have just begun a game of NetHack.  Your goal is to grab as much
Xtreasure as you can, retrieve the Amulet of Yendor, and escape the
XMazes of Menace alive.  On the screen is kept a map of where you have
Xbeen and what you have seen on the current dungeon level; as you
Xexplore more of the level, it appears on the screen in front of you.
X.pg
XWhen NetHack's ancestor \fIrogue\fP first appeared, its screen
Xorientation was almost unique among computer fantasy games.  Since
Xthen, screen orientation has become the norm rather than the
Xexception; NetHack continues this fine tradition.  Unlike text
Xadventure games that input commands in pseudo-English sentences and
Xexplain the results in words, NetHack commands are all one or two
Xkeystrokes and the results are displayed graphically on the screen.  A
Xminimum screen size of 24 lines by 80 columns is recommended; if the
Xscreen is larger, only a 21x80 section will be used for the map.
X.pg
XNetHack generates a new dungeon every time you play it; even the
Xauthors still find it an entertaining and exciting game despite
Xhaving won several times.
X
X.hn 1
XWhat do all those things on the screen mean?
X.pg
XIn order to understand what is going on in NetHack, first you must
Xunderstand what NetHack is doing with the screen.  The NetHack screen
Xreplaces the ``You see...'' descriptions of text adventure games.
XFigure 1 is a sample of what a NetHack screen might look like.
X
X.TS S
Xcenter tab(~);
Xa.
X_
XThe bat bites!
X
X    ------
X    |....|    ----------
X    |.<..|####...@...$.|
X    |....-#   |...B....+
X    |....|    |.d......|
X    ------    -------|--
X
X
X
XPlayer the Rambler         St:12 Dx:7 Co:18 In:11 Wi:9 Ch:15  Neutral
XDlvl:1 G:0  HP:9(12) Pw:3(3) AC:10 Xp:1/19 T:257 Weak
X
X_
X.TE
X.ce 1
XFigure 1
X
X.hn 2
XThe status lines (bottom)
X.pg
XThe bottom two lines of the screen contain several cryptic pieces of
Xinformation describing your current status.  If either status line
Xbecomes longer than the width of the screen, you might not see all of
Xit.  Here are explanations of what the various status items mean
X(though your configuration may not have all the status items listed
Xbelow):
X.lp Rank\ \
XYour character's name and professional ranking (based on the
Xexperience level, see below).
X.lp Strength
XA measure of your character's strength, one of your six basic
Xattributes.  Your attributes can range from 3 to 18 inclusive
X(occasionally you may get super-strengths of the form 18/xx).  The
Xhigher your strength, the stronger you are.  Strength affects how
Xsuccessfully you perform physical tasks and how much damage you do in
Xcombat.
X.lp Dexterity
XDexterity affects your chances to hit in combat, to avoid traps, and
Xdo other tasks requiring agility or manipulation of objects.
X.lp Constitution
XConstitution affects your ability to withstand injury and other
Xstrains on your stamina.
X.lp Intelligence
XIntelligence affects your ability to cast spells.
X.lp Wisdom
XWisdom comes from your religious affairs.  It affects your magical energy.
X.lp Charisma
XCharisma affects how certain creatures react toward you.  In
Xparticular, it can affect the prices shopkeepers offer you.
X.lp Alignment
X\fBLawful\fP, \fBNeutral\fP, or \fBChaotic\fP.  Basically, Lawful is
Xgood and Chaotic is evil.  Your alignment influences how other
Xmonsters react toward you.
X.lp "Dungeon Level
XHow deep you have gone into the dungeon.  It starts at one and
Xincreases as you go deeper into the dungeon.  The Amulet of Yendor is
Xreputed to be somewhere beneath the twentieth level.
X.lp Gold\ \
XThe number of gold pieces you have.
X.lp "Hit Points
XYour current and maximum hit points.  Hit points indicate how much
Xdamage you can take before you die.  The more you get hit in a fight,
Xthe lower they get.  You can regain hit points by resting.  The number
Xin parentheses is the maximum number your hit points can reach.
X.lp Power
XSpell points.  This tells you how much mystic energy (\fImana\fP)
Xyou have available for spell casting.  When you type `+' to
Xlist your spells, each will have a spell point cost beside
Xit in parentheses.  You will not see this if your dungeon
Xhas been set up without spells.
X.lp "Armor Class
XA measure of how effectively your armor stops blows from unfriendly
Xcreatures.  The lower this number is, the more effective the armor; it
Xis quite possible to have negative armor class.
X.lp Experience
XYour current experience level and experience points.  As you
Xadventure, you gain experience points.  At certain experience point
Xtotals, you gain an experience level.  The more experienced you are,
Xthe better you fight and withstand magical attacks.  Many dungeons
Xshow only your experience level here.
X.lp Time\ \
XThe number of turns elapsed so far, displayed if you have the
X.op time
Xoption set.
X.lp "Hunger status
XYour current hunger status, ranging from \fBSatiated\fP down to
X\fBFainting\fP.  If your hunger status is normal, it is not displayed.
X.pg
XAdditional status flags may appear after the hunger status:  \fBConf\fP
Xwhen you're confused, \fBSick\fP when sick, \fBBlind\fP when you can't
Xsee, \fBStun\fP when stunned, and \fBHallu\fP when hallucinating.
X.hn 2
XThe message line (top)
X.pg
XThe top line of the screen is reserved for messages that describe
Xthings that are impossible to represent visually.  If you see a
X``\fB--More--\fP'' on the top line, this means that NetHack has
Xanother message to display on the screen, but it wants to make certain
Xthat you've read the one that is there first.  To read the next message,
Xjust press the space bar.
X.hn 2
XThe map (rest of the screen)
X.pg
XThe rest of the screen is the map of the level as you have explored it
Xso far.  Each symbol on the screen represents something.  You can set
Xthe
X.op graphics
Xoption to change some of the symbols the game uses; otherwise, the
Xgame will use default symbols.  Here is a list of what the default
Xsymbols mean:
X.lp "- and |
XThe walls of a room, or an open door.
X.lp .
XThe floor of a room, or a doorless doorway.
X.lp #
XA corridor, or possibly a kitchen sink or drawbridge (if your dungeon
Xhas sinks).
X.lp <
XA way to the previous level.
X.lp >
XA way to the next level.
X.lp +
XA closed door, or a spell book containing a spell you can learn (if your
Xdungeon has spell books).
X.lp @
XA human (you, usually).
X.lp $
XA pile of gold.
X.lp ^
XA trap (once you detect it).
X.lp )
XA weapon.
X.lp [
XA suit or piece of armor.
X.lp %
XA piece of food (not necessarily healthy).
X.lp ?
XA scroll.
X.lp /
XA wand.
X.lp =
XA ring.
X.lp !
XA potion.
X.lp (
XA useful item (pick-axe, key, lamp...).
X.lp """
XAn amulet, or a spider web.
X.lp *
XA gem or rock (possibly valuable, possibly worthless).
X.lp `
XA boulder or statue.
X.lp 0
XAn iron ball.
X.lp _
XAn altar, or an iron chain.
X.lp }
XA pool of water or moat or a pool of lava.
X.lp {
XA fountain (your dungeon may not have fountains).
X.lp "\\\\
XAn opulent throne (your dungeon may not have thrones either).
X.lp "a-zA-Z and other symbols
XLetters and certain other symbols represent the various inhabitants
Xof the Mazes of Menace.  Watch out, they can be nasty and vicious.
XSometimes, however, they can be helpful.
X.pg
XYou need not memorize all these symbols; you can ask the game what any
Xsymbol represents with the `/' command (see the Commands section for
Xmore info).
X
X.hn 1
XCommands
X.pg
XCommands are given to NetHack by typing one or two characters; NetHack
Xthen asks questions to find out what it needs to know to do your
Xbidding.
X.pg
XFor example, a common question, in the form ``What do you want to
Xuse?\ [a-zA-Z\ ?*]'', asks you to choose an object you are carrying.
XHere, ``a-zA-Z'' are the inventory letters of your possible choices.
XTyping `?' gives you an inventory list of these items, so you can see
Xwhat each letter refers to.  In this example, there is also a `*'
Xindicating that you may choose an object not on the list, if you
Xwanted to use something unexpected.  Typing a `*' lists your entire
Xinventory, so you can see the inventory letters of every object you're
Xcarrying.  Finally, if you change your mind and decide you don't want
Xto do this command after all, you can press the ESC key to abort the
Xcommand.
X.pg
XYou can put a number before most commands to repeat them that many
Xtimes; for example, ``10s'' will search ten times.  If you have the
X.op number_pad
Xoption set, you must type `n' to prefix a count, so the example above
Xwould be typed ``n10s'' instead.  Commands for which counts make no
Xsense ignore them.  In addition, movement commands can be prefixed for
Xgreater control (see below).  To cancel a count or a prefix, press the
XESC key.
X.pg
XThe list of commands is rather long, but it can be read at any time
Xduring the game through the `?' command, which accesses a menu of
Xhelpful texts.  Here are the commands for your reference:
X.lp ?
XHelp menu:  display one of several help texts available.
X.lp /
XTell what a symbol represents.  You may choose to specify a location
Xor type a symbol (or even a whole word) to define.  If the
X.op help
Xoption is on, and NetHack has some special information about an object or
Xmonster that you looked at, you'll be asked if you want ``More info?''.
XIf \fBhelp\fP is off, then you'll only get the special information if you
Xexplicitly ask for it by typing in the name of the monster or object.
X.lp &
XTell what a command does.
X.lp <
XGo up a staircase to the previous level (if you are on the stairs).
X.lp >
XGo down a staircase to the next level (if you are on the stairs).
X.lp [yuhjklbn]
XGo one step in the direction indicated (see Figure 2).  If there is
Xa monster there, you will fight the monster instead.  Only these
Xone-step movement commands cause you to fight monsters; the others
X(below) are ``safe.''
X.sd
X.TS S
Xcenter;
Xc c.
Xy  k  u    7  8  9
X  \\\\\\\\ | /        \\\\\\\\ | /
Xh- . -l    4- . -6
X  / | \\\\\\\\        / | \\\\\\\\
Xb  j  n    1  2  3
X    (if \fBnumber_pad\fP is set)
X.TE
X.ed
X.ce 1
XFigure 2
X
X.lp [YUHJKLBN]
XGo in that direction until you hit a wall or run into something.
X.lp m[yuhjklbn]
XPrefix:  move without picking up any objects.
X.lp M[yuhjklbn]
XPrefix:  move far, no pickup.
X.lp "g[yuhjklbn]
XPrefix:  move until something interesting is found.
X.lp "G[yuhjklbn] or <CONTROL->[yuhjklbn]
XPrefix:  same as `g', but forking of corridors is not considered interesting.
X.lp .
XRest, do nothing for one turn.
X.lp a
XApply (use) a tool (pick-axe, key, lamp...).
X.lp A
XRemove all armor.  Use `T' (take off) to take off only one piece of armor.
X.lp ^A
XRedo the previous command.
X.lp c
XClose a door.
X.lp C
XCall (name) an individual monster.
X.lp ^C
XPanic button.  Quit the game.
X.lp d
XDrop something.  Ex. ``d7a'' means drop seven items of object \fIa\fP.
X.lp D
XDrop several things.  In answer to the question
X``What kinds of things do you want to drop? [!%= au]''
Xyou should type zero or more object symbols possibly followed by
X`a' and/or `u'.
X.sd
X.si
XDa  - drop all objects, without asking for confirmation.
XDu  - drop only unpaid objects (when in a shop).
XD%u - drop only unpaid food.
X.ei
X.ed
X.lp ^D
XKick something (usually a door).
X.lp e
XEat food.
X.lp E
XEngrave a message on the floor.
XEngraving the word ``Elbereth'' will cause most monsters to not attack
Xyou hand-to-hand (but if you attack, you will rub it out); this is
Xoften useful to give yourself a breather.  (This feature may be compiled out
Xof the game, so your version might not necessarily have it.)
X.sd
X.si
XE- - write in the dust with your fingers.
X.ei
X.ed
X.lp i
XList your inventory (everything you're carrying).
X.lp I
XList selected parts of your inventory.
X.sd
X.si
XI* - list all gems in inventory;
XIu - list all unpaid items;
XIx - list all used up items that are on your shopping bill;
XI$ - count your money.
X.ei
X.ed
X.lp o
XOpen a door.
X.lp O
XSet options.  You will be asked to enter an option line.  If you enter
Xa blank line, the current options are reported.  Entering `?' will
Xget you explanations of the various options.  Otherwise, you should
Xenter a list of options separated by commas.  The available options
Xare listed later in this Guidebook.  Options are usually set before
Xthe game, not with the `O' command; see the section on options below.
X.lp p
XPay your shopping bill.
X.lp P
XPut on a ring.
X.lp ^P
XRepeat previous message (subsequent ^P's repeat earlier messages).
X.lp q
XQuaff (drink) a potion.
X.lp Q
XQuit the game.
X.lp r
XRead a scroll or spell book.
X.lp R
XRemove a ring.
X.lp ^R
XRedraw the screen.
X.lp s
XSearch for secret doors and traps around you.  It usually takes several
Xtries to find something.
X.lp S
XSave the game.  The game will be restored automatically the next time
Xyou play.
X.lp t
XThrow an object or shoot a projectile.
X.lp T
XTake off armor.
X.lp ^T
XTeleport, if you have the ability.
X.lp v
XDisplay version number.
X.lp V
XDisplay the game history.
X.lp w
XWield weapon.  w- means wield nothing, use your bare hands.
X.lp W
XWear armor.
X.lp x
XList the spells you know (same as `+').
X.lp X
XEnter explore (discovery) mode.
X.lp z
XZap a wand.
X.lp Z
XZap (cast) a spell.
X.lp ^Z
XSuspend the game
X.ux " versions with job control only)." (
X.lp :
XLook at what is here.
X.lp ,
XPick up some things.
X.lp @
XToggle the
X.op pickup
Xoption on and off.
X.lp ^
XAsk for the type of a trap you found earlier.
X.lp )
XTell what weapon you are wielding.
X.lp [
XTell what armor you are wearing.
X.lp =
XTell what rings you are wearing.
X.lp """
XTell what amulet you are wearing.
X.lp (
XTell what tools you are using.
X.lp $
XCount your gold pieces.
X.lp +
XList the spells you know (same as `x').
X.lp "\\\\
XShow what types of objects have been discovered.
X.lp !
XEscape to a shell.
X.lp #
XPerform an extended command.  As you can see, the authors of NetHack
Xused up all the letters, so this is a way to introduce the less useful
Xcommands, or commands used under limited circumstances.  You may obtain a
Xlist of them by entering `?'.  What extended commands are available
Xdepend on what features the game was compiled with.
X.pg
XIf your keyboard has a meta key (which, when pressed in combination
Xwith another key, modifies it by setting the `meta' [8th, or `high']
Xbit), you can invoke the extended commands by meta-ing the first
Xletter of the command.  In OS/2, PC, and ST NetHack, the `Alt' key
Xcan be used in this fashion.
X.lp M-a
XAdjust inventory letters (the
X.op fixinv
Xoption must be ``on'' to do this).
X.lp M-c
XTalk to someone.
X.lp M-d
XDip an object into something.
X.lp M-f
XForce a lock.
X.lp M-i
XInvoke an object's special powers.
X.lp M-j
XJump to another location.
X.lp M-l
XLoot a box on the floor.
X.lp M-m
XUse a monster's special ability.
X.lp M-n
XName an item or type of object.
X.lp M-o
XOffer a sacrifice to the gods.
X.lp M-p
XPray to the gods for help.
X.lp M-r
XRub a lamp.
X.lp M-s
XSit down.
X.lp M-t
XTurn undead.
X.lp M-u
XUntrap something (usually a trapped object).
X.lp M-v
XPrint compile time options for this version of NetHack.
X.lp M-w
XWipe off your face.
X.pg
XIf the
X.op number_pad
Xoption is on, some additional letter commands are available:
X.lp j
XJump to another location.  Same as ``#jump'' or ``M-j''.
X.lp k
XKick something (usually a door).  Same as `^D'.
X.lp l
XLoot a box on the floor.  Same as ``#loot'' or ``M-l''.
X.lp N
XName an item or type of object.  Same as ``#name'' or ``M-N''.
X.lp u
XUntrap a trapped object or door.  Same as ``#untrap'' or ``M-u''.
X
X.hn 1
XRooms and corridors
X.pg
XRooms and corridors in the dungeon are either lit or dark.
XAny lit areas within your line of sight will be displayed;
Xdark areas are only displayed if they are within one space of you.
XWalls and corridors remain on the map as you explore them.
X.pg
XSecret corridors are hidden.  You can find them with the `s' (search)
Xcommand.
X.hn 2
XDoorways
X.pg
XDoorways connect rooms and corridors.  Some doorways have no doors;
Xyou can walk right through.  Others have doors in them, which may be
Xopen, closed, or locked.  To open a closed door, use the `o' (open)
Xcommand; to close it again, use the `c' (close) command.
X.pg
XYou can get through a locked door by using a tool to pick the lock
Xwith the `a' (apply) command, or by kicking it open with the `^D'
X(kick) command.
X.pg
XOpen doors cannot be entered diagonally; you must approach them
Xstraight on, horizontally or vertically.  Doorways without doors are
Xnot restricted.
X.pg
XDoors can be useful for shutting out monsters.  Most monsters cannot
Xopen doors, although a few don't need to (ex. ghosts can walk through
Xdoors).
X.pg
XSecret doors are hidden.  You can find them with the `s' (search)
Xcommand.
X.hn 2
XTraps (`^')
X.pg
XThere are traps throughout the dungeon to snare the unwary delver.
XFor example, you may suddenly fall into a pit and be stuck for a few
Xturns.  Traps don't appear on your map until you see one triggered
Xby moving onto it, or you discover it with the `s' (search) command.
XMonsters can fall prey to traps, too.
X
X.hn 1
XMonsters
X.pg
XMonsters you cannot see are not displayed on the screen.  Beware!
XYou may suddenly come upon one in a dark place.  Some magic items can
Xhelp you locate them before they locate you, which some monsters do
Xvery well.
X.hn 2
XFighting
X.pg
XIf you see a monster and you wish to fight it, just attempt to walk
Xinto it.  Many monsters you find will mind their own business unless
Xyou attack them.  Some of them are very dangerous when angered.
XRemember:  Discretion is the better part of valor.
X.hn 2
XYour pet
X.pg
XYou start the game with a little dog (`d') or cat (`f'), which follows
Xyou about the dungeon and fights monsters with you.  Like you, your
Xpet needs food to survive.  It usually feeds itself on fresh carrion
Xand other meats.  If you're worried about it or want to train it, you
Xcan feed it, too, by throwing it food.
X.pg
XYour pet also gains experience from killing monsters, and can grow
Xover time, gaining hit points and doing more damage.  Initially, your
Xpet may even be better at killing things than you, which makes pets
Xuseful for low-level characters.
X.pg
XYour pet will follow you up and down staircases, if it is next to you
Xwhen you move.  Otherwise, your pet will be stranded, and may become
Xwild.
X.hn 2
XGhost levels
X.pg
XYou may encounter the shades and corpses of other adventurers (or even
Xformer incarnations of yourself!) and their personal effects.  Ghosts
Xare hard to kill, but easy to avoid, since they're slow and do little
Xdamage.  You can plunder the deceased adventurer's possessions;
Xhowever, they are likely to be cursed.  Beware of whatever killed the
Xformer player.
X
X.hn 1
XObjects
X.pg
XWhen you find something in the dungeon, it is common to want to pick
Xit up.  In NetHack, this is accomplished automatically by walking over
Xthe object (unless you turn off the
X.op pickup
Xoption (see below), or move with the `m' prefix (see above)), or
Xmanually by using the `,' command.  If you're carrying too many
Xthings, NetHack will tell you so and won't pick up anything more.
XOtherwise, it will add the object(s) to your pack and tell you what you
Xjust picked up.
X.pg
XWhen you pick up an object, it is assigned an inventory letter.  Many
Xcommands that operate on objects must ask you to find out which object
Xyou want to use.  When NetHack asks you to choose a particular object
Xyou are carrying, you are usually presented with a list of inventory
Xletters to choose from (see Commands, above).
X.pg
XSome objects, such as weapons, are easily differentiated.  Others, like
Xscrolls and potions, are given descriptions which vary according to
Xtype.  During a game, any two objects with the same description are
Xthe same type.  However, the descriptions will vary from game to game.
X.pg
XWhen you use one of these objects, if its effect is obvious, NetHack
Xwill remember what it is for you.  If its effect isn't extremely
Xobvious, you will be asked what you want to call this type of object
Xso you will recognize it later.  You can also use the ``#name''
Xcommand for the same purpose at any time, to name all objects of a
Xparticular type or just an individual object.
X.hn 2
XCurses and blessings
X.pg
XAny object that you find may be cursed, even if the object is
Xotherwise helpful.  The most common effect of a curse is being stuck
Xwith (and to) the item.  Cursed weapons weld themselves to your hand
Xwhen wielded, so you cannot unwield them.  Any cursed item you wear
Xis not removable by ordinary means.  In addition, cursed arms and armor
Xusually, but not always, bear negative enchantments that make them
Xless effective in combat.  Other cursed objects may act poorly or
Xdetrimentally in other ways.
X.pg
XObjects can also become blessed.  Blessed items usually work better or
Xmore beneficially than normal uncursed items.  For example, a blessed
Xweapon will do more damage against demons.
X.pg
XThere are magical means of bestowing or removing curses upon objects,
Xso even if you are stuck with one, you can still have the curse
Xlifted and the item removed.  Priests and Priestesses have an innate
Xsensitivity to curses and blessings, so they can more easily avoid
Xcursed objects than other character classes.
X.pg
XAn item with unknown curse status, and an item which you know to be uncursed,
Xwill be distinguished in your inventory by the presence of the word ``uncursed''
Xin the description of the latter.  The exception is if this description
Xisn't needed; you can look at the inventory description and know
Xthat you have discovered whether it's cursed.  This applies to items which
Xhave ``plusses,'' and items with charges.
X.hn 2
XWeapons (`)')
X.pg
XGiven a chance, almost all monsters in the Mazes of Menace will
Xgratuitously kill you.  You need weapons for self-defense (killing
Xthem first).  Without a weapon, you do only 1-2 hit points of damage
X(plus bonuses, if any).
X.pg
XThere are wielded weapons, like maces and swords, and thrown weapons,
Xlike arrows.  To hit monsters with a weapon, you must wield it and
Xattack them, or throw it at them.  To shoot an arrow out of a bow, you
Xmust first wield the bow, then throw the arrow.  Crossbows shoot
Xcrossbow bolts.  Slings hurl rocks and (other) gems.  You can wield
Xonly one weapon at a time, but you can change weapons unless you're
Xwielding a cursed one.
X.pg
XEnchanted weapons have a ``plus'' (which can also be a minus)
Xthat adds to your chance
Xto hit and the damage you do to a monster.  The only way to find out
Xif a weapon is enchanted is to have it magically identified somehow.
X.pg
XThose of you in the audience who are AD&D players, be aware that each
Xweapon which exists in AD&D does the same damage to monsters in
XNetHack.  Some of the more obscure weapons (such as the \fIaklys\fP,
X\fIlucern hammer\fP, and \fIbec-de-corbin\fP) are defined in an
Xappendix to \fIUnearthed Arcana\fP, an AD&D supplement.
X.pg
XThe commands to use weapons are `w' (wield) and `t' (throw).
X.hn 2
XArmor (`[')
X.pg
XLots of unfriendly things lurk about; you need armor to protect
Xyourself from their blows.  Some types of armor offer better
Xprotection than others.  Your armor class is a measure of this
Xprotection.  Armor class (AC) is measured as in AD&D, with 10 being
Xthe equivalent of no armor, and lower numbers meaning better armor.
XEach suit of armor which exists in AD&D gives the same protection in
XNetHack.  Here is an (incomplete) list of the armor classes provided by
Xvarious suits of armor:
X
X.TS S
Xcenter;
Xa n.
Xdragon scale mail    1
Xplate mail    3
Xbronze plate mail    4
Xsplint mail    4
Xbanded mail    4
Xelven mithril-coat    5
Xchain mail    5
Xscale mail    6
Xring mail    7
Xstudded leather armor    7
Xleather armor    8
Xno armor    10
X.TE
X.pg
XYou can also wear other pieces of armor (ex. helmets, boots, shields, cloaks)
Xto lower your armor class even further, but you can only wear one item
Xof each category (one suit of armor, one cloak, one helmet, one
Xshield, and so on).
X.pg
XIf a piece of armor is enchanted, its armor protection will be better
X(or worse) than normal, and its ``plus'' (or minus) will subtract from
Xyour armor class.  For example, a +1 chain mail would give you
Xbetter protection than normal chain mail, lowering your armor class one
Xunit further to 4.  When you put on a piece of armor, you immediately
Xfind out the armor class and any ``plusses'' it provides.  Cursed
Xpieces of armor usually have negative enchantments (minuses) in
Xaddition to being unremovable.
X.pg
XThe commands to use armor are `W' (wear) and `T' (take off).
X.hn 2
XFood (`%')
X.pg
XFood is necessary to survive.  If you go too long without eating you
Xwill faint, and eventually die of starvation.  Unprotected food does
Xnot stay fresh indefinitely; after a while it will spoil, and be
Xunhealthy to eat.  Food stored in ice boxes or tins (``cans'' to you
XAmericans) will usually stay fresh, but ice boxes are heavy, and tins
Xtake a while to open.
X.pg
XWhen you kill monsters, they usually leave corpses which are also
X``food.''  Many, but not all, of these are edible; some also give you
Xspecial powers when you eat them.  A good rule of thumb is ``you are
Xwhat you eat.''
X.pg
XYou can name one food item after something you like to eat with the
X.op fruit
Xoption, if your dungeon has it.
X.pg
XThe command to eat food is `e'.
X.hn 2
XScrolls (`?')
X.pg
XScrolls are labeled with various titles, probably chosen by ancient wizards
Xfor their amusement value (ex. ``READ ME,'' or ``HOLY BIBLE'' backwards).
XScrolls disappear after you read them (except for blank ones, without
Xmagic spells on them).
X.pg
XOne of the most useful of these is the \fIscroll of identify\fP, which
Xcan be used to determine what another object is, whether it is cursed or
Xblessed, and how many uses it has left.  Some objects of subtle
Xenchantment are difficult to identify without these.
X.pg
XIf you receive mail while you are playing (on
Xversions compiled with this feature), a mail daemon may run up and
Xdeliver it to you as a \fIscroll of mail\fP.  To use this feature,
Xyou must let NetHack know where to look for new mail by setting the
X``MAIL'' environment variable to the file name of your mailbox.  You
Xmay also want to set the ``MAILREADER'' environment variable to the
Xfile name of your favorite reader, so NetHack can shell to it when you
Xread the scroll.
X.pg
XThe command to read a scroll is `r'.
X.hn 2
XPotions (`!')
X.pg
XPotions are distinguished by the color of the liquid inside the flask.
XThey disappear after you quaff them.
X.pg
XClear potions are potions of water.  Sometimes these are
Xblessed or cursed, resulting in holy or unholy water.  Holy water is
Xthe bane of the undead, so potions of holy water are good thing to
Xthrow (`t') at them.  It also is very useful when you dip (``#dip'') other
Xobjects in it.
X.pg
XThe command to drink a potion is `q' (quaff).
X.hn 2
XWands (`/')
X.pg
XMagic wands have multiple magical charges.  Some wands are
Xdirectional\(emyou must give a direction to zap them in.  You can also
Xzap them at yourself (just give a `.' or `s' for the direction), but
Xit is often unwise.  Other wands are nondirectional\(emthey don't ask
Xfor directions.  The number of charges in a wand is random, and
Xdecreases by one whenever you use it.
X.pg
XThe command to use a wand is `z' (zap).
X.hn 2
XRings (`=')
X.pg
XRings are very useful items, since they are relatively permanent
Xmagic, unlike the usually fleeting effects of potions, scrolls, and
Xwands.
X.pg
XPutting on a ring activates its magic.  You can wear only two
Xrings, one on each ring finger.
X.pg
XMost rings also cause you to grow hungry more rapidly, the rate
Xvarying with the type of ring.
X.pg
XThe commands to use rings are `P' (put on) and `R' (remove).
X.hn 2
XSpell books (`+')
X.pg
XSpell books are tomes of mighty magic.  When studied with the `r' (read)
Xcommand, they bestow the knowledge of a spell\(emunless the attempt
Xbackfires.
XReading a cursed spell book, or one with mystic runes beyond
Xyour ken can be harmful to your health!
X.pg
XA spell can also backfire when you cast it.  If you attempt to cast a
Xspell well above your experience level, or cast it at a time when your
Xluck is particularly bad, you can end up wasting both the energy and
Xthe time required in casting.
X.pg
XCasting a spell calls forth magical energies and focuses them with
Xyour naked mind.  Releasing the magical energy releases some of your
Xmemory of the spell with it.  Each time you cast a spell, your
Xfamiliarity with it will dwindle, until you eventually forget the
Xdetails completely and must relearn it.
X.pg
XThe command to read a spell book is the same as for scrolls, `r'
X(read).  The `+' command lists your current spells and the number of
Xspell points they require.  The `Z' (cast) command casts a spell.
X.hn 2
XTools (`(')
X.pg
XTools are miscellaneous objects with various purposes.  Some tools,
Xlike wands, have a limited number of uses.  For example, lamps burn
Xout after a while.  Other tools are containers, which objects can
Xbe placed into or taken out of.
X.pg
XThe command to use tools is `a' (apply).
X.hn 3
XChests and boxes
X.pg
XYou may encounter chests or boxes in your travels.  These can be
Xopened with the ``#loot'' extended command when they are on the floor,
Xor with the `a' (apply) command when you are carrying one.  However,
Xchests are often locked, and require you to either use a key to unlock
Xit, a tool to pick the lock, or to break it open with brute force.
XChests are unwieldy objects, and must be set down to be unlocked (by
Xkicking them, using a key or lock picking tool with the `a' (apply)
Xcommand, or by using a weapon to force the lock with the ``#force''
Xextended command).
X.pg
XSome chests are trapped, causing nasty things to happen when you
Xunlock or open them.  You can check for and try to deactivate traps
Xwith the ``#untrap'' extended command.
X.hn 2
XAmulets (`"')
X.pg
XAmulets are very similar to rings, and often more powerful.  Like
Xrings, amulets have various magical properties, some beneficial,
Xsome harmful, which are activated by putting them on.
X.pg
XThe commands to use amulets are the same as for rings, `P' (put on)
Xand `R' (remove).
X.hn 2
XGems (`*')
X.pg
XSome gems are valuable, and can be sold for a lot of gold pieces.
XValuable gems increase your score if you bring them with you when you
Xexit.  Other small rocks are also categorized as gems, but they are
Xmuch less valuable.
X.hn 2
XLarge rocks (`\`')
X.pg
XStatues and boulders are not particularly useful, and are generally
Xheavy.  It is rumored that some statues are not what they seem.
X.hn 2
XGold (`$')
X.pg
XGold adds to your score, and you can buy things in shops with it.
XYour version of NetHack may display how much gold you have on the
Xstatus line.  If not, the `$' command will count it.
X
X.hn 1
XOptions
X.pg
XDue to variations in personal tastes and conceptions of how NetHack
Xshould do things, there are options you can set to change how NetHack
Xbehaves.
X.hn 2
XSetting the options
X.pg
XOptions may be set in a number of ways.  Within the game, the `O'
Xcommand allows you to view all options and change most of them.
XYou can also set options automatically by placing them in the
XNETHACKOPTIONS environment variable or a configuration file.
XSome versions of NetHack also have front-end programs that allow
Xyou to set options before starting the game.
X.hn 2
XUsing the NETHACKOPTIONS environment variable
X.pg
XThe NETHACKOPTIONS variable is a comma-separated list of initial
Xvalues for the various options.  Some can only be turned on or off.
XYou turn one of these on by adding the name of the option to the list,
Xand turn it off by typing a `!' or ``no'' before the name.  Others take a
Xcharacter string as a value.  You can set string options by typing
Xthe option name, a colon, and then the value of the string.  The value
Xis terminated by the next comma or the end of string.
X.pg
XFor example, to set up an environment variable so that ``female'' is on,
X``pickup'' is off, the name is set to ``Blue Meanie'', and the fruit
Xis set to ``papaya'', you would enter the command
X.sd
X% \fBsetenv NETHACKOPTIONS "female,!pickup,name:Blue Meanie,fruit:papaya"\fP
X.ed
Xin \fIcsh\fP, or
X.sd
X$ \fBNETHACKOPTIONS="female,!pickup,name:Blue Meanie,fruit:papaya"\fP
X$ \fBexport NETHACKOPTIONS\fP
X.ed
Xin \fIsh\fP or \fIksh\fP.
X.hn 2
XUsing a configuration file
X.pg
XAny line in the configuration file starting with ``OPTIONS='' may be
Xfilled out with options in the same syntax as in NETHACKOPTIONS.
XAny line starting with ``GRAPHICS='', ``MONSTERS='', or ``OBJECTS=''
Xis taken as defining the
X.op graphics,
X.op monsters,
Xor
X.op objects
Xoptions in a different syntax,
Xa sequence of decimal numbers giving the character position
Xin the current font to be used in displaying each entry.
XSuch a sequence can be continued to multiple lines by putting a `\\'
Xat the end of each line to be continued.
XAny line starting with `#' is treated as a comment.
X.pg
XThe default name of the configuration file varies on different
Xoperating systems, but NETHACKOPTIONS can also be set to
Xthe full name of a file you want to use (possibly preceded by an `@').
X.hn 2
XCustomization options
X.pg
XHere are explanations of the various options do.  Character strings
Xlonger than fifty characters are truncated.  Some of the options
Xlisted may be inactive in your dungeon.
X.lp BIOS\ \ \ \
XUse BIOS calls to update the screen
Xdisplay quickly and to read the keyboard (allowing the use of arrow
Xkeys to move) on machines with an IBM PC compatible BIOS ROM (default off,
XOS/2, PC, and ST NetHack only).
X.lp catname
XName your starting cat (ex. ``catname:Morris'').
XCannot be set with the `O' command.
X.lp checkpoint
XSave game state after each level change, for possible recovery after
Xprogram crash (default on).
X.lp color\ \ \
XUse color for different monsters, objects, and dungeon features
X(default on for microcomputers).
X.lp confirm\
XHave user confirm attacks on pets, shopkeepers, and other
Xpeaceable creatures (default on).
X.lp DECgraphics
XUse a predefined selection of characters from the DEC VT-xxx/DEC Rainbow/
XANSI line-drawing character set to display the dungeon instead of having
Xto define a full graphics set yourself (default off).
XCannot be set with the `O' command.
X.lp disclose
XOffer to identify your inventory and intrinsics when the
Xgame ends (default on).
X.lp dogname
XName your starting dog (ex. ``dogname:Fang'').
XCannot be set with the `O' command.
X.lp female
XSet your sex (default off).
XCannot be set with the `O' command.
X.lp fixinv
XAn object's inventory letter sticks to it when it's dropped (default on).
XIf this is off, dropping an object shifts all the remaining inventory letters.
X.lp fruit\ \ \
XName a fruit after something you enjoy eating (ex. ``fruit:mango'')
X(default ``slime mold''.  Basically a nostalgic whimsy that NetHack uses
Xfrom time to time.  You should set this to something you find more
Xappetizing than slime mold.  Apples, oranges, pears, bananas, and melons
Xalready exist in NetHack, so don't use those.
X.lp graphics
XSet the graphics symbols for screen displays
X(default \&`` |--
X.br
X.nf
X------||.-|++.##<><>\\^"_\\\\#{}.}..## #}|-\\\\/*!)(0#@*/-\\\\||\\\\-
X.fi
X//-\\\\| |\\\\-/'').
XIf specified, the
X.op graphics
Xoption should come last, followed by a string of 1-69
Xcharacters to be used instead of the default map-drawing characters.
XThe dungeon map will use the characters you specify instead of the
Xdefault symbols.
XRemember that you may need to escape some of these characters
Xif, for example, you use \fIcsh\fP.
X
XThe
X.op DECgraphics
Xand
X.op IBMgraphics
Xoptions use predefined selections of graphics symbols, so you need not
Xgo to the trouble of setting up a full graphics string for these common
Xcases.  These two options also set up proper handling of graphics
Xcharacters for such terminals, so you should specify them as appropriate
Xeven if you override the selections with your own graphics string.
X
XNote that this option string is now escape-processed in conventional C
Xfashion.  This means that `\\' is a prefix to take the following
Xcharacter literally, and not as a special prefix.  Your graphics
Xstrings for NetHack 2.2 and older versions may contain a `\\'; it must
Xbe doubled for the same effect now.  The special escape form `\\m'
Xswitches on the meta bit in the following character, and the `^'
Xprefix causes the following character to be treated as a control
Xcharacter (so any `^' in your old graphics strings should be changed
Xto `\\^' now).  Also note that there are more symbols in a different
Xorder than used for NetHack 3.0.
X
XThe order of the symbols is: solid rock, vertical wall, horizontal
Xwall, upper left corner, upper right corner, lower left corner, lower
Xright corner, cross wall, upward T wall, downward T wall, leftward T
Xwall, rightward T wall, no door, vertical open door, horizontal open
Xdoor, vertical closed door, horizontal closed door, floor of a room,
Xdark corridor, lit corridor, stairs up, stairs down, ladder up, ladder
Xdown, trap, web, altar, throne, kitchen sink, fountain, pool or moat,
Xice, lava, vertical lowered drawbridge, horizontal lowered drawbridge,
Xvertical raised drawbridge, horizontal raised drawbridge, air, cloud,
Xunder water, vertical beam, horizontal beam, left slant, right slant,
Xdigging beam, camera flash beam, left boomerang, right boomerang, four
Xglyphs giving the sequence for magic resistance displays; the eight
Xsurrounding glyphs for swallowed display; nine glyphs for explosions.
XAn explosion consists of three rows (top, middle, and bottom) of three
Xcharacters.  The explosion is centered in the center of this 3 by 3
Xarray.
X
XYou might want to use `+' for the corners and T walls for a more
Xaesthetic, boxier display.  Note that in the next release, new symbols
Xmay be added, or the present ones rearranged.
X
XCannot be set with the `O' command.
X.lp help
XIf more information is available for an object looked at
Xwith the `/' command, ask if you want to see it (default on). Turning help
Xoff makes just looking at things faster, since you aren't interrupted with the
X``More info?'' prompt, but it also means that you might miss some
Xinteresting and/or important information.
X.lp hilite_pet
XHighlight pets when color is turned off (default off).
X.lp IBMgraphics
XUse a predefined selection of IBM extended ASCII characters to display the
Xdungeon instead of having to define a full graphics set yourself (default off).
XCannot be set with the `O' command.
X.lp ignintr
XIgnore interrupt signals, including breaks (default off).
X.lp legacy
XDisplay an introductory message when starting the game (default on).
X.lp lit_corridor
XShow corridor squares seen by night vision or a light source held by your
Xcharacter as lit (default off).
X.lp male\ \ \ \
XSet your sex (default on, most hackers are male).
XCannot be set with the `O' command.
X.lp monsters
XSet the characters used to display monster classes (default
X``abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ@\ \\&;:~]'').
XThis string is subjected to the same processing as the
X.op graphics
Xoption.
XThe order of the symbols is
Xant or other insect, blob, cockatrice,
Xdog or other canine, eye or sphere, feline,
Xgremlin, humanoid, imp or minor demon,
Xjelly, kobold, leprechaun,
Xmimic, nymph, orc,
Xpiercer, quadruped, rodent,
Xspider, trapper or lurker above, unicorn,
Xvortex, worm, xan or other mythical/fantastic insect,
Xlight, zruty,
Xangelic being, bat, centaur,
Xdragon, elemental, fungus or mold,
Xgnome, giant humanoid, invisible stalker,
Xjabberwock, Keystone Kop, lich,
Xmummy, naga, ogre,
Xpudding or ooze, quantum mechanic, rust monster,
Xsnake, troll, umber hulk,
Xvampire, wraith, xorn,
Xyeti or ape or other large beast, zombie,
Xhuman, ghost, golem,
Xdemon, sea monster, lizard,
Xlong worm tail, and mimic.
XCannot be set with the `O' command.
X.lp msghistory
XThe number of top line messages to save (and recall with ^P) (default 20).
XCannot be set with the `O' command.
X.lp name\ \ \ \
XSet your character's name (defaults to your user name).  You can also
Xset your character class by appending a dash and the first letter of
Xthe character class (that is, by suffixing one of
X.op "-A -B -C -E -H -K -P -R -S -T -V -W" ).
XCannot be set with the `O' command.
X.lp news\ \ \ \
XRead the NetHack news file, if present (default on).
XSince the news is shown at the beginning of the game, there's no point
Xin setting this with the `O' command.
X.lp null\ \ \ \
XSend padding nulls to the terminal (default off).
X.lp number_pad
XUse the number keys to move instead of [yuhjklbn] (default off).
X.lp objects
XSet the characters used to display object classes
X(default ``])[="(%!?+/$*`0_.'').
XThis string is subjected to the same processing as the
X.op graphics
Xoption.
XThe order of the symbols is
Xillegal-object (should never be seen), weapon, armor, ring, amulet, tool,
Xfood, potion, scroll, spell book, wand, gold, gem or rock, boulder or statue,
Xiron ball, chain, and venom.
XCannot be set with the `O' command.
X.lp packorder
XSpecify the order to list object types in (default ``\\")[%?+/=!(*`0_'').
XThe value of this option should be a string containing the
Xsymbols for the various object types.
X.lp pettype
XSpecify the type of your initial pet, if you are playing a character class
Xthat uses both types of pets.  Possible values are ``cat'' and ``dog''.
XCannot be set with the `O' command.
X.lp pickup\ \
XPick up things you move onto by default (default on).
X.lp rawio\ \ \
XForce raw (non-cbreak) mode for faster output and more
Xbulletproof input (MS-DOS sometimes treats `^P' as a printer toggle
Xwithout it) (default off).  Note:  DEC Rainbows hang if this is turned on.
XCannot be set with the `O' command.
X.lp rest_on_space
XMake the space bar a synonym for the `.' (rest) command (default off).
X.lp safe_pet
XPrevent you from (knowingly) attacking your pets (default on).
X.lp scores
XControl what parts of the score list you are shown at the end (ex.
X``scores:5 top scores/4 around my score/own scores'').  Only the first
Xletter of each category (`t', `a', or `o') is necessary.
X.lp showexp
XShow your accumulated experience points on bottom line (default off).
X.lp showscore
XShow your approximate accumulated score on bottom line (default off).
X.lp silent\ \
XSuppress terminal beeps (default on).
X.lp sortpack
XSort the pack contents by type when displaying inventory (default on).
X.lp standout
XBoldface monsters and ``\fB--More--\fP'' (default off).
X.lp time\ \ \ \
XShow the elapsed game time in turns on bottom line (default off).
X.lp tombstone
XDraw a tombstone graphic upon your death (default on).
X.lp verbose
XProvide more commentary during the game (default on).
X.lp windowtype
XSelect which windowing system to use, such as ``tty'' or ``X11''
X(default depends on version).
XCannot be set with the `O' command.
X
X.hn 1
XScoring
X.pg
XNetHack maintains a list of the top scores or scorers on your machine,
Xdepending on how it is set up.  In the latter case, each account on
Xthe machine can post only one non-winning score on this list.  If
Xyou score higher than someone else on this list, or better your
Xprevious score, you will be inserted in the proper place under your
Xcurrent name.  How many scores are kept can also be set up when
XNetHack is compiled.
X.pg
XYour score is chiefly based upon how much experience you gained, how
Xmuch loot you accumulated, how deep you explored, and how the game
Xended.  If you quit the game, you escape with all of your gold intact.
XIf, however, you get killed in the Mazes of Menace, the guild will
Xonly hear about 90% of your gold when your corpse is discovered
X(adventurers have been known to collect finder's fees).  So, consider
Xwhether you want to take one last hit at that monster and possibly
Xlive, or quit and stop with whatever you have.  If you quit, you keep
Xall your gold, but if you swing and live, you might find more.
X.pg
XIf you just want to see what the current top players/games list is, you
Xcan type \fBnethack -s all\fP on most versions.
X
X.hn 1
XExplore mode
X.pg
XNetHack is an intricate and difficult game.  Novices might falter
Xin fear, aware of their ignorance of the means to survive.  Well, fear
Xnot.  Your dungeon may come equipped with an ``explore'' or ``discovery''
Xmode that enables you to keep old save files and cheat death, at the
Xpaltry cost of not getting on the high score list.
X.pg
XThere are two ways of enabling explore mode.  One is to start the game
Xwith the
X.op -X
Xswitch.  The other is to issue the `X' command while already playing
Xthe game.  The other benefits of explore mode are left for the trepid
Xreader to discover.
X
X.hn
XCredits
X.pg
XThe original \fIhack\fP game was modeled on the Berkeley
X.ux
X\fIrogue\fP game.  Large portions of this paper were shamelessly
Xcribbed from \fIA Guide to the Dungeons of Doom\fP, by Michael C. Toy
Xand Kenneth C. R. C. Arnold.  Small portions were adapted from
X\fIFurther Exploration of the Dungeons of Doom\fP, by Ken Arromdee.
X.pg
XNetHack is the product of literally dozens of people's work.
XMain events in the course of the game development are described below:
X
X.pg
X\fBJay Fenlason\fP wrote the original Hack, with help from
X\fBKenny Woodland\fP, \fBMike Thome\fP and \fBJon Payne\fP.
X.pg
X\fBAndries Brouwer\fP did a major re-write, transforming Hack into a
Xvery different game, and published (at least) three versions (1.0.1,
X1.0.2, and 1.0.3) for
X.ux
Xmachines to the Usenet.
X.pg
X\fBDon G. Kneller\fP ported Hack 1.0.3 to Microsoft C and MS-DOS, producing PC
XHACK 1.01e, added support for DEC Rainbow graphics in version 1.03g, and went
Xon to produce at least four more versions (3.0, 3.2, 3.51, and 3.6).
X.pg
X\fBR. Black\fP ported PC HACK 3.51 to Lattice C and the Atari 520/1040ST,
Xproducing ST Hack 1.03.
X.pg
X\fBMike Stephenson\fP merged these various versions back together,
Xincorporating many of the added features, and produced NetHack 1.4.
XHe then coordinated a cast of thousands in enhancing and debugging
XNetHack 1.4 and released NetHack versions 2.2 and 2.3.
X.pg
XLater, Mike coordinated a major rewrite of the game, heading a
Xteam which included \fBKen Arromdee\fP, \fBJean-Christophe Collet\fP, \fBSteve
XCreps\fP, \fBEric Hendrickson\fP, \fBIzchak Miller\fP, \fBJohn Rupley\fP,
X\fBMike Threepoint\fP, and \fBJanet Walz\fP, to produce NetHack 3.0c.
X.pg
XNetHack 3.0 was ported to the Atari by \fBEric R. Smith\fP, to OS/2 by
X\fBTimo Hakulinen\fP, and to VMS by \fBDavid Gentzel\fP.  The three of them
Xand \fBKevin Darcy\fP later joined the main development team to produce
Xsubsequent revisions of 3.0.
X.pg
X\fBOlaf Seibert\fP ported NetHack 2.3 and 3.0 to the Amiga.
X\fBNorm Meluch\fP, \fBStephen Spackman\fP and \fBPierre Martineau\fP designed
Xoverlay code for PC NetHack 3.0.  \fBJohnny Lee\fP ported
XNetHack 3.0 to the Macintosh.  Along with various other Dungeoneers, they
Xcontinued to enhance the PC, Macintosh, and Amiga ports through the later
Xrevisions of 3.0.
X.pg
XHeaded by \fBMike Stephenson\fP and coordinated by \fBIzchak Miller\fP and
X\fBJanet Walz\fP, the development team which now included \fBKen Arromdee\fP,
X\fBDavid Cohrs\fP, \fBJean-Christophe Collet\fP, \fBKevin Darcy\fP,
X\fBMatt Day\fP, \fBTimo Hakulinen\fP, \fBSteve Linhart\fP, \fBDean Luick\fP,
X\fBPat Rankin\fP, \fBEric Raymond\fP, and \fBEric Smith\fP undertook a radical
Xrevision of 3.0.  They re-structured the game's design, and re-wrote major
Xparts of the code.  They added multiple dungeons, a new display, special
Xindividual character quests, a new endgame and many other new features, and
Xproduced NetHack 3.1.
X.pg
X\fBKen Lorber\fP, \fBGregg Wonderly\fP and \fBGreg Olson\fP, with help
Xfrom \fBRichard Addison\fP, \fBMike Passaretti\fP, and \fBOlaf Seibert\fP,
Xdeveloped NetHack 3.1 for the Amiga.
X.pg
X\fBNorm Meluch\fP and \fBKevin Smolkowski\fP, with help from
X\fBCarl Schelin\fP, \fBStephen Spackman\fP, \fBSteve VanDevender\fP,
Xand \fBPaul Winner\fP, ported NetHack 3.1 to the PC.
X.pg
X\fBJon Watte\fP, with help from \fBRoss Brown\fP, \fBMike Engber\fP,
X\fBDavid Hairston\fP, \fBMichael Hamel\fP, \fBJonathan Handler\fP,
X\fBJohnny Lee\fP, \fBTim Lennan\fP, \fBRob Menke\fP, \fBAndy Swanson\fP, and
Xespecially from \fBHao-yang Wang\fP, developed NetHack 3.1 for the Macintosh.
X.pg
X\fBTimo Hakulinen\fP ported NetHack 3.1 to OS/2.  \fBEric Smith\fP
Xported NetHack 3.1 to the Atari.  \fBPat Rankin\fP, with help from
X\fBJoshua Delahunty\fP, is responsible for the VMS version of NetHack 3.1.
X.pg
X\fBDean Luick\fP, with help from \fBDavid Cohrs\fP, developed NetHack
X3.1 for X11.
X
X.pg
XFrom time to time, some depraved individual out there in netland sends a
Xparticularly intriguing modification to help out with the game.  The Gods of
Xthe Dungeon sometimes make note of the names of the worst of these miscreants
Xin this, the list of Dungeoneers:
X
X.sd
X.TS S
Xcenter;
Xc c c.
XRichard Addison    Eric Hendrickson    Mike Passaretti
XTom Almy    Bruce Holloway    Pat Rankin
XKen Arromdee    Richard P. Hughey    Eric S. Raymond
XEric Backus    Ari Huttunen    Frederick Roeber
XJohn S. Bien    John Kallen    John Rupley
XRalf Brown    Del Lamb    Carl Schelin
XRoss Brown    Greg Laskin    Olaf Seibert
XDavid Cohrs    Johnny Lee    Kevin Sitze
XJean-Christophe Collet    Tim Lennan    Eric R. Smith
XSteve Creps    Merlyn LeRoy    Kevin Smolkowski
XKevin Darcy    Steve Linhart    Michael Sokolov
XMatthew Day    Ken Lorber    Stephen Spackman
XJoshua Delahunty    Dean Luick    Andy Swanson
XBill Dyer    Benson I. Margulies    Kevin Sweet
XMike Engber    Pierre Martineau    Scott R. Turner
XJochen Erwied    Roland McGrath    Steve VanDevender
XMike Gallop    Norm Meluch    Janet Walz
XDavid Gentzel    Rob Menke    Hao-yang Wang
XMark Gooderum    Deron Meranda    Jon Watte
XDavid Hairston    Bruce Mewborne    Tom West
XTimo Hakulinen    Izchak Miller    Paul Winner
XMichael Hamel    Gil Neiger    Gregg Wonderly
XJonathan Handler    Greg Olson
X.TE
X.ed
X
X.\"Microsoft and MS-DOS are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
X.\"Lattice is a trademark of Lattice, Inc.
X.\"Atari and 1040ST are trademarks of Atari, Inc.
X.\"AMIGA is a trademark of Commodore-Amiga, Inc.
X.sm "Brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks \
Xof their respective holders."
END_OF_FILE
if test 52923 -ne `wc -c <'doc/Guidebook.mn'`; then
    echo shar: \"'doc/Guidebook.mn'\" unpacked with wrong size!
fi
# end of 'doc/Guidebook.mn'
fi
if test -f 'sys/amiga/splitter/multi.c' -a "${1}" != "-c" ; then
  echo shar: Will not clobber existing file \"'sys/amiga/splitter/multi.c'\"
else
echo shar: Extracting \"'sys/amiga/splitter/multi.c'\" \(2284 characters\)
sed "s/^X//" >'sys/amiga/splitter/multi.c' <<'END_OF_FILE'
X/*     SCCS Id: @(#)multi.c 3.1    93/01/08
X/*    Copyright (c) Kenneth Lorber, Bethesda, Maryland, 1992, 1993  */
X/* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
X
X/*
X * NB - internal structure under development.  End users should NOT
X *      get too creative!
X */
X#include <exec/types.h>
X#include <exec/memory.h>
X#include <proto/dos.h>
X#include <proto/exec.h>
X#include <dos.h>
X#include <string.h>
X#include <assert.h>
X#include "multi.h"
X
Xstatic int start_next_file(multifh *);    /* should return enum */
XBPTR
XMultiOpen(char *dirfile, ULONG mode, union multiopts *mo){
X    multifh *retval;
X
X    assert(mode==MODE_OLDFILE);    /* no chioce this version */
X    retval=(multifh *)AllocMem(sizeof(multifh),MEMF_CLEAR);
X    if(retval){
X        retval->mfh_dirfh=Open(dirfile,MODE_OLDFILE);
X        if(retval->mfh_dirfh){
X            retval->mfh_mo= *mo;
X            if(start_next_file(retval)==1){
X                return((BPTR)retval);        /* success */
X            }
X        }
X    }
X
X    if(retval)FreeMem(retval,sizeof(multifh));
X    return 0;
X}
X
XULONG
XMultiRead(BPTR xmfp, ULONG *where, ULONG len){
X    multifh *mfp=(multifh *)xmfp;
X    ULONG sofar=0;
X    ULONG this;
X
X    if(len<=0)return len;
X    if(mfp->mfh_fh==0)return 0;    /* pending EOF (possibly premature) */
X
X    while(sofar<len){
X        this=Read(mfp->mfh_fh,where,len-sofar);
X        if(this==-1) return -1;
X        if(this==0){
X            Close(mfp->mfh_fh);
X            mfp->mfh_fh=0;
X            if(start_next_file(mfp)<=0){
X                return sofar;
X            }
X        }
X        sofar += this; where += this;
X    }
X    return sofar;
X}
X
Xvoid
XMultiClose(BPTR xmfp){
X    multifh *mfp=(multifh *)xmfp;
X    if(mfp->mfh_dirfh)Close(mfp->mfh_dirfh);
X    if(mfp->mfh_fh)Close(mfp->mfh_fh);
X    FreeMem(mfp,sizeof(multifh));
X}
X
X/* return 0==no more data, -1 error.  else more data available unless file
X * is empty
X */
Xstatic
Xstart_next_file(multifh *mfp){
X    ULONG t;
X    char line[100];        /* should be based on PATHLEN */
X    char *eol;
X
X    while(1){
X        t=Read(mfp->mfh_dirfh,line,99);
X        if(t==0)return(0);
X        if(t==-1)return(-1);
X
X        line[t]='\0';
X        eol=strchr(line,'\n');
X        if(eol){
X            *eol='\0';
X            Seek(mfp->mfh_dirfh,-(t-(eol-line))+1,OFFSET_CURRENT);
X        }
X        switch(line[0]){
X        case '\0':
X        case '#':
X            break;            /* comment, blank lines */
X        default:
X            if(line[0]==mfp->mfh_mo.r.mor_tag){
X                mfp->mfh_fh=Open(&line[1],MODE_OLDFILE);
X                if(!mfp->mfh_fh){
X                    return -1;    /* error */
X                }
X                return 1;
X            }
X        }
X    }
X}
END_OF_FILE
if test 2284 -ne `wc -c <'sys/amiga/splitter/multi.c'`; then
    echo shar: \"'sys/amiga/splitter/multi.c'\" unpacked with wrong size!
fi
# end of 'sys/amiga/splitter/multi.c'
fi
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    MISSING="${MISSING} ${I}"
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    echo You have unpacked all 108 archives.
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    echo You still need to unpack the following archives:
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