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{{todo|Kick the Junethack people in [[freenode|#junethack]] hard to write a proper article.}}
 
{{todo|Kick the Junethack people in [[freenode|#junethack]] hard to write a proper article.}}
  
''Junethack'' is multi-server, multi-variant tournament in [[NetHack]] and its [[variant]]s which takes place every June since 2011. It features virtual trophies for achievements (some of which are cross-server) and a user and clan competition. The junethack website (junethack.rawrnix.com) lets users register their accounts and create or join a clan. It also gives an overview of the users' achievements.
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'''Junethack'''[http://junethack.rawrnix.com/] is a NetHack tournament. Started in 2011, it runs annually during June. It's also known as the '''NetHack Cross-Variant Summer Tournament'''.
  
User trophies are for example ascending in all variants (cross-server), ascending a character of each gender, or ascend without defeating Cthulhu (unnethack only). Clan trophies include most ascensions in a 24-hour period and most unique deaths. A full list of the trophies and competitions can be found on http://junethack.rawrnix.com/trophies.
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It features virtual trophies for achievements and user and clan competitions.
  
 
Junethack differs from other tournaments like the [[/dev/null/nethack tournament]] insofar as that the users play on participating [[public server]]s instead of dedicated tournament servers. This allows to continue established accounts and also to include variants with relative ease.
 
Junethack differs from other tournaments like the [[/dev/null/nethack tournament]] insofar as that the users play on participating [[public server]]s instead of dedicated tournament servers. This allows to continue established accounts and also to include variants with relative ease.
  
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Many of the actively developed NetHack forks are eligible for the tournament.
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The Junethack website is used to manage users' accounts and clans. The [http://junethack.rawrnix.com/scoreboard scoreboards] are there as well.
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==IRC channel==
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The #junethack IRC channel on irc.freenode.net is where all the developers and players hang out.
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==2012==
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The second tournament runs from 1 June to 30 June 2012.
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Games:
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* UnNetHack
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* SporkHack
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* GruntHack
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* AceHack
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* NetHack4
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* NetHack
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[http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/browse_thread/thread/70108291685553cf# Tournament announcement for 2012 in Google Groups]
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==2011==
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The first tournament ran from 17 July to 14 August 2011.
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Games:
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* UnNetHack
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* SporkHack
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* AceHack
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* NetHack 1.3d
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* NetHack
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==Technicalities==
 
Users can register their accounts by adding the line ''#junethack username'' to the rcfiles of the server. More information is available on the tournament website, after signing up.
 
Users can register their accounts by adding the line ''#junethack username'' to the rcfiles of the server. More information is available on the tournament website, after signing up.
  
The second tournament runs from June 1st to June 30th, 2012. For questions, criticism or even praise, visit the #junethack IRC channel on irc.freenode.net.
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The Junethack server software is written in Ruby, with the Sinatra web framework and datamapper as the database interface. The source code is released under GPL 3. The source code is in GitHub.
 
 
The junethack server software is written in Ruby, with the sinatra web framework and datamapper as the database interface. The source code is released under GPL 3. You can download it from github.
 
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 14:45, 28 May 2012

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Junethack[1] is a NetHack tournament. Started in 2011, it runs annually during June. It's also known as the NetHack Cross-Variant Summer Tournament.

It features virtual trophies for achievements and user and clan competitions.

Junethack differs from other tournaments like the /dev/null/nethack tournament insofar as that the users play on participating public servers instead of dedicated tournament servers. This allows to continue established accounts and also to include variants with relative ease.

Many of the actively developed NetHack forks are eligible for the tournament.

The Junethack website is used to manage users' accounts and clans. The scoreboards are there as well.

IRC channel

The #junethack IRC channel on irc.freenode.net is where all the developers and players hang out.

2012

The second tournament runs from 1 June to 30 June 2012.

Games:

  • UnNetHack
  • SporkHack
  • GruntHack
  • AceHack
  • NetHack4
  • NetHack

Tournament announcement for 2012 in Google Groups

2011

The first tournament ran from 17 July to 14 August 2011.

Games:

  • UnNetHack
  • SporkHack
  • AceHack
  • NetHack 1.3d
  • NetHack

Technicalities

Users can register their accounts by adding the line #junethack username to the rcfiles of the server. More information is available on the tournament website, after signing up.

The Junethack server software is written in Ruby, with the Sinatra web framework and datamapper as the database interface. The source code is released under GPL 3. The source code is in GitHub.

See also

External links