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giblfiz · 07-18-2003, 03:41 PM

Does anyone here play nethack? If you do how far have you managed to get? Any great nethack stories?

For those who don't know Nethack is a free game (by default its text based, but most new players don't like that so there is a graphical version at http://falconseye.sourceforge.net ) The game is basically a randomly generated, turn based, D&D dungeon crawl (based on a strange amalgamation of 1st edition and 2nd edition rules) What makes the game great is its amazing level of completeness, it really seems to have thought of everything (you want to put on those boots of levitation and use your pickax to dig thru the roof? no problem!) It is also a very very difficult game to beat making it perfect for people who like to bang their heads against walls.

WetSpot · 07-18-2003, 05:52 PM

I d/l'd Falcon's Eye a few months ago. Very hard. I used to play rogue, but never made it very far. Still not made it too far in FE, either.

oscar0308 · 07-22-2003, 03:25 AM

i've only played the ASCII (?) version but i'm d/ling this one to check it out. i had never gotten very far in the other one either. maybe the 6th level down? its been a while.

water_boy1999 · 07-22-2003, 12:26 PM

I can't believe I just heard "nethack". It has been years since I heard that. Before I knew anything about computers, and my dad was a programmer at AT&T, he showed my bro and I the game and we were instantly addicted. We played it for years as they kept coming up with different versions.

giblfiz · 08-14-2003, 11:27 PM

crap, I died. Again. Nothing hurts in Nethack like dieing when you were doing really well. Firebrand +7, -34 AC and level 18. I was cleaning up. Stupid giant eels.

Devilinmypants · 08-26-2003, 09:39 AM

i've gotten past medusa, but i had to go back for an artifact that on the quest mission (damned invisible teleport doors). and it crashed every time i went back through the door with the artifact. so i got pissed and hacked it up. (it wasnt cheating it was glitch fixing)i'll begin playing inbetween classes again once school gets settled.

Devilinmypants · 08-26-2003, 09:40 AM

The archaeologist was by far the coolest survivalist role in the game.

oblar · 08-26-2003, 01:17 PM

i play it every once in a while. It is one of my staple games, although I rarely get very far. On average I get to dlvl 10 or so.

i get very few magical items generally.. The best I have done so far is a Valk who died on the Quest boss (darn teleportitis... ate a tengu and got teleportitis rather than TC so the quest was a bit hard)

ive made it to medusas layer once as well.

cradeg · 08-27-2003, 08:02 AM

i check it out tonight, some friend of mine could talk the whole day about it

ratbastid · 08-28-2003, 04:52 PM

I never did play nethack, but in college I was HEAVILY addicted to other rogue derivitives like Moria and Angband.

Redlemon · 08-28-2003, 05:07 PM

I have Rogue on my Palm handheld. Good for waiting in line, and it looks like you are working.

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!

oblar · 03-22-2005, 08:20 PM

saavik:

1) All characters can be finished, but one of the easier ones, it seems to me, is Valkryies since they are strong physically and start with a great shield.

2) Certain creatures have the ability to give you a special power upon eating them. Leprachauns (spelling is bad) and any Nymphs have the ability to give you Teleportation (random), Tengus can give either Teleportation or Teleportation Control (if you get Control Teleportation rocks since it lets you choose where to teleport).

There are a lot of creatures that will give you a special power. All you have to do is read what it tells you after you eat them.
"You feel full of hot air" -- Cold Resistance
"You feel a mild chill" -- Heat Resistance
"You feel jumpy" -- Teleportation
"You feel in control" -- Teleportation Control
"You feel healthy" -- Poison Resistance (I think)

etc. there are lots

4. The dog name is one of the possible names programmed in
5. Wights you want to kill fast. They can level drain you. Although eating a Wraiths corpse will let you gain a level.
6. Eat it or can it (if you have a Tinning kit) -- Trolls are a pain

nukeu666 · 03-30-2005, 01:05 AM

my nethack thread must be a dozen pages back right now

its one of those games that has never left my hdd the past 5 years...and i still keep playing it on occasions
best ive done is getting to medusa once......
usually get to an average depth=10
i usually play a wizard....i got to medusa playing a monk(grandmaster in handtohand)

ive never got a magic weapon like frostbane etc etc etc

gods dont like me

saavik....google for 'steelypips' site.....its a complete tips/tricks/spoiler to nethack
u can get info of what powerup ull get eating what.....wraiths=level up......floating eye=ESP, blue jelly=cold resistance....black pudding=X-(
your pet is smarter than u...so dont eat what it wouldnt....espcially zombies
use your pet to find out cursed items and alters to uncurse them

it sux when u get rolled over by a boulder when running away from a fight

07-18-2003, 03:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
giblfiz is a shoggoth Location: LA	Nethack!! Does anyone here play nethack? If you do how far have you managed to get? Any great nethack stories? For those who don't know Nethack is a free game (by default its text based, but most new players don't like that so there is a graphical version at http://falconseye.sourceforge.net ) The game is basically a randomly generated, turn based, D&D dungeon crawl (based on a strange amalgamation of 1st edition and 2nd edition rules) What makes the game great is its amazing level of completeness, it really seems to have thought of everything (you want to put on those boots of levitation and use your pickax to dig thru the roof? no problem!) It is also a very very difficult game to beat making it perfect for people who like to bang their heads against walls. __________________ Use the star one and you'll be fighting off the old ones with your bare hands -A Shoggoth on the Roof

07-22-2003, 12:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
water_boy1999 Fly em straight! Location: Above and Beyond	I can't believe I just heard "nethack". It has been years since I heard that. Before I knew anything about computers, and my dad was a programmer at AT&T, he showed my bro and I the game and we were instantly addicted. We played it for years as they kept coming up with different versions. __________________ Doh!!!! -Homer Simpson

08-14-2003, 11:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
giblfiz is a shoggoth Location: LA	crap, I died. Again. Nothing hurts in Nethack like dieing when you were doing really well. Firebrand +7, -34 AC and level 18. I was cleaning up. Stupid giant eels. __________________ Use the star one and you'll be fighting off the old ones with your bare hands -A Shoggoth on the Roof

08-26-2003, 01:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
oblar Über-Rookie Location: No longer, D.C	i play it every once in a while. It is one of my staple games, although I rarely get very far. On average I get to dlvl 10 or so. i get very few magical items generally.. The best I have done so far is a Valk who died on the Quest boss (darn teleportitis... ate a tengu and got teleportitis rather than TC so the quest was a bit hard) ive made it to medusas layer once as well. __________________ "All that we can do is just survive. .All that we can do to help ourselves is stay alive." - Rush

08-27-2003, 08:02 AM	#9 (permalink)
cradeg Insane Location: Austria	i check it out tonight, some friend of mine could talk the whole day about it __________________ *************************** For every human problem, there is a neat, simple solution; and it is always wrong. ****************************

07-18-2003, 05:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
WetSpot Tilted Location: Louisville, KY	I d/l'd Falcon's Eye a few months ago. Very hard. I used to play rogue, but never made it very far. Still not made it too far in FE, either.

07-22-2003, 03:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
oscar0308 Crazy Location: New England	i've only played the ASCII (?) version but i'm d/ling this one to check it out. i had never gotten very far in the other one either. maybe the 6th level down? its been a while.

08-26-2003, 09:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
Devilinmypants Hippie relocationist. Location: Greensboro NC	i've gotten past medusa, but i had to go back for an artifact that on the quest mission (damned invisible teleport doors). and it crashed every time i went back through the door with the artifact. so i got pissed and hacked it up. (it wasnt cheating it was glitch fixing)i'll begin playing inbetween classes again once school gets settled.

08-26-2003, 09:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
Devilinmypants Hippie relocationist. Location: Greensboro NC	The archaeologist was by far the coolest survivalist role in the game.

08-28-2003, 04:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
ratbastid Darth Papa Location: Yonder	I never did play nethack, but in college I was HEAVILY addicted to other rogue derivitives like Moria and Angband.

08-28-2003, 05:07 PM	#11 (permalink)
Redlemon Devoted Donor Location: New England	I have Rogue on my Palm handheld. Good for waiting in line, and it looks like you are working. __________________ I can't read your signature. Sorry.

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.)

03-22-2005, 08:20 PM	#13 (permalink)
oblar Über-Rookie Location: No longer, D.C	saavik: 1) All characters can be finished, but one of the easier ones, it seems to me, is Valkryies since they are strong physically and start with a great shield. 2) Certain creatures have the ability to give you a special power upon eating them. Leprachauns (spelling is bad) and any Nymphs have the ability to give you Teleportation (random), Tengus can give either Teleportation or Teleportation Control (if you get Control Teleportation rocks since it lets you choose where to teleport). There are a lot of creatures that will give you a special power. All you have to do is read what it tells you after you eat them. "You feel full of hot air" -- Cold Resistance "You feel a mild chill" -- Heat Resistance "You feel jumpy" -- Teleportation "You feel in control" -- Teleportation Control "You feel healthy" -- Poison Resistance (I think) etc. there are lots 4. The dog name is one of the possible names programmed in 5. Wights you want to kill fast. They can level drain you. Although eating a Wraiths corpse will let you gain a level. 6. Eat it or can it (if you have a Tinning kit) -- Trolls are a pain

03-30-2005, 01:05 AM	#14 (permalink)
nukeu666 Junkie Location: India	my nethack thread must be a dozen pages back right now its one of those games that has never left my hdd the past 5 years...and i still keep playing it on occasions best ive done is getting to medusa once...... usually get to an average depth=10 i usually play a wizard....i got to medusa playing a monk(grandmaster in handtohand) ive never got a magic weapon like frostbane etc etc etc gods dont like me saavik....google for 'steelypips' site.....its a complete tips/tricks/spoiler to nethack u can get info of what powerup ull get eating what.....wraiths=level up......floating eye=ESP, blue jelly=cold resistance....black pudding=X-( your pet is smarter than u...so dont eat what it wouldnt....espcially zombies use your pet to find out cursed items and alters to uncurse them it sux when u get rolled over by a boulder when running away from a fight __________________ Why did the Comp. Engineer get X-mas and Halloween mixed up? Because Oct(31) == Dec(25) Last edited by nukeu666; 03-30-2005 at 01:07 AM..