Talk:Grappling hook
Outcome odds
What are the chances of getting "nothing happens" if you try to apply a grappling hook? Is it just if you get one of the randomly selected effects but it doesn't apply (e.g., there's no monster to hook)? Also, what happens if, at skilled or above, you try a specific effect and fail -- what are the odds of getting one of the other effects, what are the odds of nothing? Slandor 03:31, June 30, 2010 (UTC)
strategic?
A strategy section in this article would be nice.22:29, October 6, 2010 (UTC)Slarty 22:29, October 6, 2010 (UTC)
4 squares away?
When I tried using a grappling hook in wizmode, it tells me "too far" if I try more than 2 squares. I enhanced flail to expert, leveled up to level 30, raised my strength to 18, and enchanted the hook to +6 and blessed it -- no change. What gives? Scorchgeek (talk) 23:55, 4 February 2014 (UTC)
The source-diver who wrote that must not have known that NetHack measures distance by the square of the euclidean distance. I.e.:
85458 52125 41@14 52125 85458
This is the same way that polearms measure distance.
- Thanks, I noticed it was working the same way as polearms. That was a fast response, too! Scorchgeek (talk) 00:58, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
