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I know, obviously that explore mode makes you invincible and that you can see your attributes at any time, but what else can you do? Just wondering because I...
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threshblackhawk
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Oct 16, 2002
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... I didn't know that. How do you do it? ... Starting off with a Wand of Wishing is always nice :)...
jane@...
janewilliams20
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Oct 16, 2002
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seriously?! I never start with a WoW! How do you start a game in explore mode? because every time i play i switch to explore mode on my first turn. Whoever...
threshblackhawk
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Oct 16, 2002
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... You know that shortcut you have on your desktop, with the Nethack executable as the thing it runs? There's a line under Program that looks something like...
Jane Williams
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Oct 16, 2002
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Hello, all! Glad I found this place. I've been playing Nethack for a long time now, but something I've never managed to find out.... ...how do you convert an...
Domongier
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Oct 20, 2002
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... Sacrifice a corpse on it (usual restrictions on which corpse). And be lucky. Oh, and don't do this if there's a priest in attendance unless you're ready...
Jane Williams
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Oct 20, 2002
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Now I have never done "it" with a Priest watching - I simply must try that right now!!! Still can't get further than level 10 ! (pulls annoyed face at screen) ...
Ian
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Oct 20, 2002
2:17 pm
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Or all died. Or all given up on the Amulet. Or been too busy xmas shopping? Anyway - Merry Christmas to all here. Ian the enhanced Wizard with fireproof...
Ian <pyrouk@...>
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Dec 16, 2002
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... Just been doing my Nethack chatting over on Usenet, I'm afraid. Still.. I hear Santa may be bringing me a new Pocket PC, complete with keyboard. If so,...
Jane Williams <janewi...
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Dec 23, 2002
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Has anyone EVER completed the wonderful experience known as Nethack. If so I dont believe it. I nearly got somewhere once, hey, 1 in 10,000 games aint bad to...
kayleigh132000
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I've completed it... but I was save-scumming. You betta believe it. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Feb 1, 2003
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... Over in rec.games.roguelike.nethack, they have a system of codes for common message subjects. YAAP means "yet another ascension post". Does that answer ...
Jane Williams
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Feb 1, 2003
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... it took me six or seven years to learn the game well enough, but eventually i did, and without savescumming (of course). i played a human valkyrie; try...
drew s
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Feb 2, 2003
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I just found out that Nethack 3.4.1 was released. Visit http://nethack.org/ to find out more. -Justin...
supercolony
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Feb 26, 2003
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anyone have opinions, discoveries, comments, etc. on 3.4.1? i'm loving that wizards always have an attack spellbook in their starting equipment now; the new...
(an)drew
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Mar 15, 2003
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... New effect of newt corpses? -- Kurt Grossman KurtGr@... ICQ: 5282341 YM: KurtGro AIM: KurtG1000 http://www.geocities.com/kurtgro "Can't talk to a...
Kurt Grossman
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Mar 15, 2003
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... "you feel a mild buzz"--gives you a few pw, can up your max by one....
(an)drew
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Mar 16, 2003
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... Only had a few hours gaming time so far, but I like. ... I thouht Force Bolt was standard in 3.4.0, too? Maybe even earlier. ... Yes, very useful at low...
Jane Williams
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Mar 16, 2003
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... i didn't think so--i played wizards for a while in 3.4.0 (even got my hands on the amulet with one, but got killed by rodney #17 or something...grr) and...
(an)drew
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I never thought nicking stuff from shops hidden in containers was a bug. I mean we've all done it in real life, whoops. Thanks for the replies to my largely...
kayleigh132000
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Apr 8, 2003
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... Aw come on. Share some names and deaths with us. -Justin...
supercolony
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Apr 10, 2003
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i ran across this on dl 1, just having begun a game and quaffing an unidentified potion of booze: "...You pass out." "You hear someone cursing shoplifters." ...
(an)drew
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Apr 14, 2003
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Far too many to mention. Overindulgance of food is my pet hate. 'If I can just get that last piece of black dragon down', 'I'll never do that again', 'does it ...
kayleigh132000
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Apr 19, 2003
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... Your magical power just went up. "Eye of newt..." __________________________________________________ Yahoo! Plus For a better Internet experience ...
Jane Williams
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Apr 19, 2003
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... last ... you do know that casting spells will make you hungry fast, including using ctrl-t teleport as a non-spellcaster? i use this a lot when i'm trying...
(an)drew
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Apr 19, 2003
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Thanks for the tips Jane and phenononononom. Yes those Lichs are a problem and should rightly be genocided. Personally I always go for the R's first in the...
kayleigh132000
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Apr 24, 2003
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... It's never happened to me (never got that far!) but I've heard of it happening to others. I believe it can be cured by fire. ...
Jane Williams
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Apr 24, 2003
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... you're welcome! ... rust monsters aren't so bad if you see them coming--throw daggers/darts/mjollnir/whatever, use attack spells, or zap a wand. if you...
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Apr 25, 2003
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Hey Frosty are you still out there? Drop me a line. I have not visited here in a long while. Still playing nethack, though. I have lately been avoiding the...
wendyd1999
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Apr 27, 2003
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Hello all, Can any one help me please? I cannot work out the praying ie when, how often and so on! I try praying around every 500 turns and the result seems...
Ian
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