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It si the new millenioum, does anybody know if the nethack team is doing anything for teh new millenium??...
CMOT_dribbler
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Jan 10, 2001
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Not wanting to appear contraversial or anything but next year will be the proper 'new millenium' - whay becasue they skipped year 666 as they thought it was...
colinvdb
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Jan 18, 2001
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not too be controversial to your controversery but teh number 666 was not used to called teh devils numebre till around 1300 so was not skipped...
CMOT_dribbler
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Feb 3, 2001
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I was wondering if there was a way in Nethack 3.3 to bless items? I have been playing this frustrating game on an off for years and I *think* there was a way ...
coasterr2001
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Mar 14, 2001
5:24 pm
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Dipping them in Holy Water always works for me.<br>That takes them from Cursed to Uncursd and then from Uncursed to Blessed.<br><br>What I can't figure out is...
janewilliams20
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Mar 14, 2001
5:35 pm
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Well if you find potions of (standard) water (IE Clear potions), place them on an altar to your god and #pray.<br><br>If you are in good standing, the potion...
coasterr2001
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Mar 15, 2001
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Since I got one answer I figure I will try to two :)<br><br>If a weapon (or piece of armor) gets rusty (for me its usually a 'gush of water' trap), is there...
coasterr2001
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Mar 15, 2001
7:43 pm
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spoilers...<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>reading a scroll of enchant weapon whilst confused will not only remove the rust but also...
colinvdb
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Mar 19, 2001
10:57 am
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I have read some stuff about wishing but in my time, I have not run into a means (that I know of anyway).<br><br>Is wishing something you need a ring or a wand...
coasterr2001
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Mar 24, 2001
10:56 pm
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Off-hand I know of three ways of getting a Wish.<br>1) A Wand of Wishing. (There's one in the castle)<br>2) Sit on a Throne, get lucky<br>3) Free a genie from...
janewilliams20
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Mar 25, 2001
12:27 am
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I take it you haven't read the standard spoilers, then?<br><br>The way I get most artifacts is by offering at co-aligned altars. Usually not the artifacts I...
janewilliams20
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Mar 25, 2001
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From what I have read the barbarian class is the most favored in terms of being the easiest for winning. Is there anyone who favors a particular class over...
coasterr2001
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Mar 27, 2001
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Also from drinking at fountains..........
colinvdb
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May 22, 2001
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Personally I like Valkyrries - they rock - you get a good shield, you can always find good armour but never a good shield - which makes for an armour clss so...
colinvdb
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May 22, 2001
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I need some help here. I'm playing a wizard on nethack 3.3.1, and I cannot find Vlad's tower! I have magic mapped all of Gehennom, and there is no ...
nethacker02
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Sep 13, 2001
3:17 pm
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It's been a while but here goes.....<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>.<br>On the maps are there large areas...
colinvdb
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Oct 4, 2001
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But that's not the Vlad's tower. Somewhere deep in Gehennom there's a level with two up-staircases. One of them is the entrance to Vlad's tower....
sprucery
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Oct 7, 2001
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I ben playing nethack since 1988(I think). If I am being honest, 10,000 games later, I'm still none the wiser. Dont like the 3.3.2 version much, its far to...
kayleigh132000
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Nov 28, 2001
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I often toy as to what the most annoying moster is in nethack. Its down to rust monsters, trolls, floating eyes or mind flayeers for me. What do you think? ...
kayleigh132000
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Nov 28, 2001
3:20 am
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Depends on how far I am through the game. Floating eyes to start with, with nymphs a close second. Later it's rust monsters, mind flayers, and eventually ...
janewilliams20
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Nov 28, 2001
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Well, that'll make things easier. I know this place is quiet, but maybe now it can be handled by email it'll liven up a bit?...
janewilliams20
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Mar 15, 2002
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Having spent years playing the game (V1.03 1st!!!) I appear to have found others who play this (infuriating LOL) game! Hope to speak to some of you soon?! Off...
sstripey
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Mar 17, 2002
2:08 pm
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... Most are on Usenet. rec.games.roguelike.nethack (donwloading today's 99 messages as I type)...
Jane Williams
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Mar 17, 2002
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I am beginning to get my head around the game and its associated abbreviations - YASD applies here... Open Game. Move 1 (yes one !!) space to a fountain. Drink...
sstripey
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Mar 21, 2002
6:58 pm
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Can't even count the number of times I was killed by a gridbug! Shortest game: Move 1, fall through a trap door, down to about level 10, get killed by an army...
wendyd1999
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Mar 31, 2002
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The Cat thought is was doomsday!!! Large water level - fought and triumphed all comers. Zapped the green @ in the middle section - MEDUSA?!?!?!? Frozen in...
sstripey
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Apr 6, 2002
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... Yep, Medusa turns you to stone if you look at her. A blindfold would be good. (You did know that a towel will also serve both this purpose and several ...
Jane Williams
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Apr 6, 2002
5:26 pm
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Sting can be obtained by merely naming an Elvish dagger "Sting." Alas, Sting posses no special powers beyond those of an un-named Elvish dagger....
supercolony
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Apr 17, 2002
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... Spoilers suggest it does a bit more: Sting (chaotic elven dagger) Carried No effect. Wielded +d5 to hit and x2 damage only against orcs (all o, orc...
Jane Williams
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Apr 17, 2002
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I have heard that you can do good things with Inccu & Succu (and that does not mean the obvious!!!) using a Stethoscope (which still does not mean the...
sstripey
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