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| + | In ''[[NetHack]]'', the number '''eight''' (or '''8''') is not used to represent anything by default. However, it can be used along with the other number keys to specify a [[numeric prefix]] for a command or in a menu. | ||
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| + | Some players also change the "monsters" option in the [[options]] file to utilize [[unused symbols]] like the {{white|8}} glyph for certain purposes, e.g. usually to represent [[Ghost (monster class)|ghosts]] in place of the blank [[space]], or {{white| }}. | ||
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| + | ==Historical uses== | ||
| + | In [[NetHack 2.2a]] and [[NetHack 2.3e]], [[Medusa]] used the {{white|8}} glyph. | ||
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| + | ==Variants== | ||
| + | ===SlashTHEM=== | ||
| + | In [[SlashTHEM]], the ghost monster class uses the {{white|8}} glyph. SlashTHEM retains the [[shadow]] from SLASH'EM, and adds new monsters: | ||
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| + | * {{black|8}} [[shadow]] | ||
| + | * {{brightblue|8}} [[spectre]] | ||
| + | * {{yellow|8}} [[poltergeist]] | ||
| + | * {{magenta|8}} [[Blackbeard's Ghost]] | ||
| + | * {{magenta|8}} [[Elvis Presley]] | ||
| + | {{nethack-367}} | ||
| + | [[Category:ASCII]] | ||
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In NetHack, the number eight (or 8) is not used to represent anything by default. However, it can be used along with the other number keys to specify a numeric prefix for a command or in a menu.
Some players also change the "monsters" option in the options file to utilize unused symbols like the 8 glyph for certain purposes, e.g. usually to represent ghosts in place of the blank space, or .
Historical uses
In NetHack 2.2a and NetHack 2.3e, Medusa used the 8 glyph.
Variants
SlashTHEM
In SlashTHEM, the ghost monster class uses the 8 glyph. SlashTHEM retains the shadow from SLASH'EM, and adds new monsters:
- 8 shadow
- 8 spectre
- 8 poltergeist
- 8 Blackbeard's Ghost
- 8 Elvis Presley
