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saavik · 03-17-2005, 05:30 AM

I play Nethack for about three months now, and I have a few questions:
1: I usually play in expierience mode. My character is an elven Ranger. I have heard that there are some characters that are better than others. Do I stand any chances to get finished with that one?
2: I tend to eat anything I killed. Once I ate a Mountain nymph, and was told that I felt jumpy. From that time onward I was teleported around the whole map. Is there any remedy? If not, how do I know if I can eat a creature I killed? Are there things I should never eat, not even in expierience mode?
3: Why on earth do I aggravate monsters? Somewhere in the first two levels I killed my little dog by accident. The a nymph stole my food, and I panicked and ate the dog. I was told that I felt that this wasn't a good idea. Is that the reason?
4: I started playing on my first computer, which is now dead. I installed Nethack again, on an entirely new PC; on the old one, I played an Archeologist first. I named my dog Sirius there. Then I played my elven Ranger, and the dog's name was automatically Sirius. So far so good. But now, on the new computer, my dog's name is Sirius as well. So I assume that the game is edited that way. Or my computers lead a life of there own.
5: I have been killed on Dlvl 13 by a Barrow Wight (I love the definitions!). Is there any way to prevent it from reducing my points to 1??
6: How do I destroy a troll so that it does not come back after 5 seconds?
Thanks!

03-17-2005, 05:30 AM	#12 (permalink)
saavik Upright	question... I play Nethack for about three months now, and I have a few questions: 1: I usually play in expierience mode. My character is an elven Ranger. I have heard that there are some characters that are better than others. Do I stand any chances to get finished with that one? 2: I tend to eat anything I killed. Once I ate a Mountain nymph, and was told that I felt jumpy. From that time onward I was teleported around the whole map. Is there any remedy? If not, how do I know if I can eat a creature I killed? Are there things I should never eat, not even in expierience mode? 3: Why on earth do I aggravate monsters? Somewhere in the first two levels I killed my little dog by accident. The a nymph stole my food, and I panicked and ate the dog. I was told that I felt that this wasn't a good idea. Is that the reason? 4: I started playing on my first computer, which is now dead. I installed Nethack again, on an entirely new PC; on the old one, I played an Archeologist first. I named my dog Sirius there. Then I played my elven Ranger, and the dog's name was automatically Sirius. So far so good. But now, on the new computer, my dog's name is Sirius as well. So I assume that the game is edited that way. Or my computers lead a life of there own. 5: I have been killed on Dlvl 13 by a Barrow Wight (I love the definitions!). Is there any way to prevent it from reducing my points to 1?? 6: How do I destroy a troll so that it does not come back after 5 seconds? Thanks! __________________ Words of Wisdom ... It is curious how often you humans manage to obtain that which you do not want. After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as wanting. It is not logical, but it is often true. Logic is a little tweeting bird chirping in a meadow. Logic is a wreath of pretty flowers which smell bad. (Oh yes. Someone had to say that.)