ZAPM items

List of Items in ZAPM

This page gives a list of items found in ZAPM and some minimal information about them, including base prices.

In ZAPM, price offered is not influenced by charisma - you can't charm a robot, after all. Selling prices are always 1/10 of base prices, and buying prices are always base prices.

One convenient feature is that unlike nethack, any type of shop will buy any item. So you can price ID your canisters in a computer shop, for instance.

Caveat: the ZAPM items do not necessarily behave exactly like the "Nethack Analogs" given below.

Table of floppy disks

Floppy disks in ZAPM appear as ? and are roughly analogous to nethack scrolls. They are unusable without a computer. If the computer is buggy, it may eat the disks. Like nethack, some floppy disks have different effects according to "BUC" status and if the hero is confused.

Floppy disks may be reused; under normal circumstances there is a chance of the "license expiring" and the disk disappearing, otherwise it stays in inventory and may be reused.

Floppy Disk	Cost	Nethack analog	Effects	While confused
Bug Detection	25	n/a	buggy: reveals itself to be buggy; debugged: reveals items in inventory which are buggy; optimized: reveals bugginess status of every item in inventory	reveals insects on the level
Spam	25	n/a	scams you out of up to thousand buckazoids if you have at least fifty. Unless it's buggy it prompts first and you can deny.	n/a
Identify	25	Scroll of identify	identifies objects in inventory (1-5 if optimized)	n/a
Blank Floppy Disk	50	Scroll of blank paper	requires programming skill to "write"	successfully creates a random disk (no programming skill needed)
Object Detection	50	Potion of object detection	detects objects on the level	n/a
Lifeform Detection	50	Potion of monster detection	buggy: detects yourself; nonbuggy: detects lifeforms on the level	buggy: gives YAFM; nonbuggy: detects droids on the level
Mapping	50	Scroll of magic mapping	Maps the level	Reveals traps on the level
Diagnostics	50	Potion of enlightenment	gives status info on the hero	n/a
Debugging	100	Scroll of remove curse	any: if your computer is buggy it is debugged, no other action this run; buggy/debugged: debugs weapon and worn items, optimized: pick an item to debug if bugged, or optimize if debugged	debugs the floppy disk itself if buggy, or optimizes if debugged, debugs every buggy item in pack when optimized
Enhance Armor	100	Scroll of enchant armor	buggy: "enhances" worn armor by -1 without bottom; debugged: enhances worn armor by +1 up to +3 and debugs armor if buggy; optimized: enhances worn armor up to +5, may do so by several points and also optimizes armor	fooproofs worn armor, repairs damage
Enhance Weapon	100	Scroll of enchant weapon	buggy: "enhances" wielded weapon by -1 without bottom; debugged: enhances wielded weapon by +1 up to +3 and debugs weapon if buggy; optimized: enhances wielded weapon up to +5, may do so by several points and also optimizes weapon	fooproofs wielded weapon, repairs damage
Enhance Implant	100	n/a	buggy: "enhances" installed implant by -1 without bottom; debugged: enhances installed implant by +1 up to +3; optimized: enhances installed implant up to +5, may do so by several points	n/a
Transportation	100	Scroll of teleportation	buggy: teleport unsafely, possibly resulting in instant death debugged: teleport relatively safely, optimized: controlled teleport	will never give a controlled teleport
Hypnosis	100	Potion of sleep	puts hero to sleep for a while not blind with duration dependent on status. buggy: 10d12 turns; debugged: 6d10 turns; optimized: 4d6 turns	n/a
Hacking	300	n/a	attempts to "crack" a floppy disk, which if successful gives unlimited usage with a risk of summoning a lawyer (L). Cracking hacking requires excessive leveling (25+), programming skill, intelligence and luck.	n/a

Table of canisters

Canisters appear as ! and are roughly equivalent to nethack potions. However, ZAPM canisters have no effect when thrown. Some may be applied as well as quaffed. If you have a canister of superglue stuck to your tongue you are unable to quaff anything.

A useful observation is that all canisters worth 50 buckazoids have positive effects. Also, any canister costing 75 buckazoids will help you with alien impregnation.

Canister	Cost	Nethack analog	Effects
Beer	5	Potion of booze	confusion for 2d50 turns; cures fright and grants fear immunity while character stays confused
Super Glue	5	n/a	Sticks to your tongue and makes you look ridiculous (-4 charisma). If this gets you cha stat to zero or worse you die by embarrassment. Eventually falls off. Apply to repair items or robots.
Nano-Cola	5	Potion of gain energy	Temporarily boosts charisma by 1d6 points (used for mutant powers)
Water	5	uncursed Potion of water	Contains water, essentially does nothing. (no equivalent of holy/unholy water)
Rad-Away	50	n/a	reduces hero's radiation contamination by 100-300 rads
Restoration	50	Potion of restore ability	restores hero's lost abilities, maybe partially. Note that there is no unicorn horn equivalent in ZAPM
Healing	50	Potion of healing	Restores up to 4d8 hit points. If this would bring health over maximum grants 1d3 maximum hit points. Cures sickening, stunning, confusion and soreness. Closes brain incision.
Liquid Nitrogen	75	n/a	Causes 4d6 freezing damage to hero. Is not destroyed by freezing damage. Aborts alien baby.
Napalm	75	Scroll of fire	Causes 4d6 burning damage to hero. Aborts alien baby.
Universal Solvent	100	Potion of acid	Causes 2d6 corrosive damage to hero. Can be applied to dissolve a glued canister. Aborts alien baby.
Speed	100	Potion of speed	Speeds up hero for 12d20 turns (4d20 if buggy, 20d20 if optimised.) Cures hosing.
Poison	100	Potion of sickness	Causes 1d3 poison damage to hero. Aborts alien baby.
Plasma	100	n/a	Causes 4d6 electrical damage to hero. Aborts alien baby.
Mutagen	200	n/a	Exposure to a great deal of radiation. Gain random mutant power.
Full Healing	200	Potion of full healing	Restores up to 4d8 hit points. If this would bring health over maximum grants 2d6 maximum hit points. Cures sickening, stunning, confusion and soreness. Closes brain incision.
Gain Ability	200	Potion of gain ability	+1 to one random ability if debugged, +1 to all if optimized
Spice	200	n/a	You fold space, transporting immediately. Chances for transportation death are equal to debugged transportation floppy disk.
Brain Cylinder	1000	mind flayer corpse	Gain +1 Intelligence if it is below 25.
Antimatter	1000	n/a	total annihilation

Table of armor

Types of armor in ZAPM are: jumpsuit, body armor, helmet, belt, goggles.

Armor class works differently than nethack. 10 is naked and worn armor increases this number, so equipping something with armor class 1 results in character AC of 11. As in nethack, armor can be enhanced (enchanted), and enhancement may be negative.

Powered armor carries its own weight, and is effectively weightless when worn (but not when carried.)

Although belts have randomized appearance, there is currently only one type implemented (shield belt.)

Psionic modifier affects chance of mutant power use. This is analog to NetHack's metal armor spellcasting penalty.

Armor	Cost	Weight	Appearance	Armor Class	Psionic modifier	Effects
Stormtrooper Helmet	50	1000	plastic helmet	1	-5%	air supply; -2 to hit
Space Helmet	100	2000	sealed helmet	1	-5%	air supply
Football Helmet	25	4000	padded helmet	1	0	none
Energy Dome	25	25	flowerpot	1	+20%	unusually high psionic aura modifier
Brain Shield	25	25	tinfoil hat	0	-100%	reflection, brain shield
Sunglasses	50	50	pair of goggles	0	0%	blindness protection
Peril-sensitive Sunglasses	50	50	pair of goggles	0	0%	usually buggy, blinds when peril is nigh (which means monsters or traps in sight)
Blindfold	50	50	blindfold	0	0%	blinding
X-ray Goggles	100	50	pair of goggles	0	0%	X-ray vision
Targeter Goggles	100	50	pair of goggles	0	0%	+2 to hit; +2 damage
Night Vision Goggles	100	50	pair of goggles	0	0%	Night vision
Shield Belt	300	100	{random} belt	0	0%	Energy shield
Ordinary Jumpsuit	25	400	{colour} jumpsuit	1	0%	none
Radiation Suit	100	400	{colour} jumpsuit	1	0%	radiation protection
Janitor Uniform	25	400	{colour} jumpsuit	1	0%	none
Chameleon Suit	500	400	{colour} jumpsuit	1	0%	20% concealment
Elven Jumpsuit	25	400	pink jumpsuit	2	0%	none
Reflec Armor	100	400	shiny armor	1	0%	reflection
Football Pads	100	5000	padded uniform	3	0%	none
Flak Jacket	75	2500	flak jacket	3	-5%	none
Stormtrooper suit	400	10000	plastic armor	4	-10%	none
Aquamarine Power Armor	1500	15000	aqua mechanical armor	7	-10%	powered
Mean Green Power Armor	1500	15000	green mechanical armor	7	-10%	powered
Space Suit	800	18000	space suit	4	-10%	powered
Elven Space Suit	1500	10000	pink space suit	5	0%	powered

Table of weapons

Weapon	Cost	Weight	Appearance	Hit	Damage	Ammo	Comments
elven dagger	10	400	wooden dagger	+0	1d4 piercing	-	Although wooden in appearance this item is actually made of steel.
anal probe	10	400	anal probe	+0	10d10 violating	-	Little gray aliens' all time favorite toy.
club	1	1200	club	+0	1d6 concussive	-	Wooden.
cattle prod	50	400	cattle prod	+0	1d4 electrical, 1d6 stunning	5 energy cells	-
mop	5	900	mop	+0	1d8 concussive	-	-
pair of nunchucks	200	500	pair of nunchucks	+0	2d4 concussive	-	-
chainsaw	500	1200	chainsaw	-2	2d6 slashing	0 energy cells	Oddly, this item does not require energy.
bat'leth	1200	1000	bat'leth	-1	2d6 slashing	-	This is not a sword although Klingon lore would have it classified as one.
katana	1000	600	antique sword	+0	1d10 slashing	-	-
light saber	1500	600	energy sword	+1	2d6 slashing, 1d6 burning	-	Will frequently destroy floppy disks on struck monsters. Grants better form of reflection. You can deflect blaster bolts and peas in addition to lasers.
concussion grenade	25	300	grenade	0	3d6 concussive	-	Radius 1.
frag grenade	25	400	grenade	0	2d6 concussive	-	Radius 1.
stun grenade	25	400	grenade	0	3d6 stunning	-	Radius 1.
rad grenade	25	400	grenade	0	4d8 radiological	-	Radius 3.
football	25	400	prolate spheroid	0	1d6 concussive	-	Reusable, radius zero. This item is classified as a grenade and if found while blind it will be described as such.
pea shooter	50	800	wimpy pistol	0	1d4 force	-	Only gun not to require ammunition.
laser pistol	50	800	laser pistol	-1	1d8 laser, 2d6 blinding	5 energy cells	-
blaster	50	800	blaster	-2	1d8 force	5 energy cells	-
phaser	50	800	ergonomic energy pistol	+1	1d8 laser, 2d6 blinding	5 energy cells	-
pistol	50	800	pistol	-1	1d8 piercing	bullet	-
assault pistol	100	800	assault pistol	-1	1d8 piercing	bullet	Shoots twice.
laser rifle	200	1200	laser rifle	+1	1d12 laser, 3d6 blinding	8 energy cells	-
shotgun	150	1200	shotgun	+1	4d6 concussive	shell	Has special accuracy mechanics. Over distance its damage falls but its accuracy rises.
sniper rifle	300	1200	telescoped rifle	+3	1d10 piercing	bullet	-
pulse rifle	400	3000	assault rifle	+0	1d8 piercing	bullet	Apply to switch between single and triple fire modes.
railgun	800	2000	railgun	+0	3d10 piercing	slug	Shot costs one and a half turns.
chaingun	800	3000	heavy cannon	+0	1d10 piercing	bullet	Shoots six bullet per volley.
laser cannon	800	3000	laser cannon	+1	4d12 piercing	35 energy cells	Obscenely power hungry and typically an overkill.

Table of bionic implants

A novel approach to rings, ZapM allows you to have five implants in your skull. You can also have implants in ear and eye.

Implant	Location	Cost	Psionic modifier	Effects\comments
Health monitor	cranium	300	-15%	Grants low hit point warning, colors hit points display. Purely UI effect.
Radiation processor	cranium	300	-15%	Reduces radiation contamination over time. Does not stack.
Poison resistor	cranium	300	-15%	Grants immunity to poison. Technically 10 points of resistance but nothing in game can out-damage that. Stacks, but what is the point of doing so.
Babel fish	ear	300	0%	Grants translation intrinsic.
Cerebral coprocessor	cranium	300	-15%	Affects intelligence by its enhancement. Stacks.
Reflex coordinator	cranium	300	-15%	Affects dexterity by its enhancement. Stacks.
Adrenaline generator	cranium	300	-15%	Affects strength by its enhancement. Stacks.
Cortex crossover	cranium	400	-15%	Inverts movement keys. Purely UI effect. Pairs of this implant cancel each other.
Narcoleptor	cranium	400	-15%	Grants narcolepsy. A direct equivalent of amulet of restful sleep.
Tissue regenerator	cranium	400	-15%	Grants regeneration. Does not stack.
Psionic amplifier	cranium	400	varies	Modifies psionic aura by 5% per enhancement point. Stacks.
Eye of the BOFH	eye	1000	0%	Grants night vision, allows free passage through retina scanner door. Unique item.

Table of ray guns

In ZapM you can apply empty ray gun to fill it with canister and create a ray gun having 2d6 charges (bugginess or type of fuel does not matter). If a canister is not listed here it will ruin a ray gun.

All ray guns except disintegration and empty cost 800 buckazoids. Empty guns cost 200, disintegration cost 2000. All ray gun are {color} ray gun when unidentified.

Ray gun	Loaded with	Zap effect	Comments
empty ray gun	-	nothing	N/A
freeze ray gun	canister of liquid nitrogen	4d8 freezing damage	N/A
heat ray gun	canister of napalm	4d8 burning damage	N/A
gamma ray gun	canister of mutagen	4d8 radiological damage	radioactive item!
gauss ray gun	canister of plasma	4d8 magnetic damage	only effective against robots or programs
healing ray gun	canister of (full) healing	4d8 healing "damage"	angers monsters like everything else, canister of full healing is not any better than regular healing
poison ray gun	canister of poison	1d4 poison damage to hero, twice this amount damage of health to monsters	N/A
restoration ray gun	canister of restoration	4d8 restoring "damage"	damage does not matter - it always triggers regular restoration effect
stasis ray gun	canister of super glue	1d6 paralyzing damage	by far best use for your canister of super glue
transporter ray gun	canister of spice melange	transports everything it hits	N/A
disintegration ray gun	cansiter of antimatter	disintegration ray destroys almost everything on its path	rough equivalent to a black dragon's disintegration breath

Table of tools

Tool	Cost	Nethack analog	Effects
energy cell	1	n/a	Your power source.
fission power plant	1000	n/a	Stores and regenerates energy for you. Has 100 units of capacity.
fusion power plant	1000	n/a	Stores and regenerates energy for you. Has 100 units of capacity. Faster than fission plant.
roll of duct tape	5	n/a	Universal repair tool. One use but works at +2 to repair skill.
monkey wrench	10	n/a	Universal repair tool. Unlimited uses.
flashlight	10	brass lantern	Provides light as long as you supply it with power.
Geiger counter	400	n/a	Will click in presence of radiation. Requires power.
motion tracker	400	ring of warning	Detects most moving objects in an area.
droid caller	400	magic whistle	Summons your pet droids. If buggy will summon all robots on level and turn them hostile.
tricorder	200	wand of probing	Reveals AC and HP of whomever it is targeted at.
portable hole	200	n/a	A hole you can lay on the floor. Wile E. Coyote would be proud.
restraining bolt	200	scroll of taming	When attached to a bot will attempt to make them a pet. Does not work on clerkbots.
rabbit's foot	400	blessed luckstone	Grants you ZapM's form of luck while carried.
heap of space junk	5	iron chain maybe?	It is really junk. Duh.
red keycard	20	limited skeleton key	Works on red locks.
green keycard	20	limited skeleton key	Works on green locks.
blue keycard	20	limited skeleton key	Works on blue locks.
orange keycard	20	limited skeleton key	Works on orange locks.
master keycard	20	skeleton key	Works on all keycard locks. Appears as purple keycard.
lock pick	200	lock pick	Will work on any lock (keycard or not) but requires pick lock skill to work reliably.
mini computer	500	n/a	Allows you to execute floppy disks.
mega computer	1000	n/a	Allows you to execute floppy disks also while blind.