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Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-05-13T00:01:30Z

pothole

2024-04-09T07:05:49Z

‎SlashTHEM: how'd I leave these out...

2023-10-30T00:21:41Z

2023-10-29T16:38:30Z

small detail

2023-10-29T15:29:55Z

word choice again

2023-10-29T15:27:50Z

‎Variants: word choice

2023-10-29T15:27:26Z

formatting, numpad movement

2023-10-29T15:12:34Z

create

2006-07-16T16:37:46Z

New page

#REDIRECT [[Unused symbols]]

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 * {{brightblue|8}} [[spectre]]
 * {{black|8}} [[shade]]
-* {{yellow|8}} [[poltergeist]]
+* {{yellow|8}} [[Poltergeist (SlashTHEM)|poltergeist]]
 * {{magenta|8}} [[Blackbeard's Ghost]]
 * {{magenta|8}} [[Elvis Presley]]
 {{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:ASCII]]

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 * {{black|8}} [[shadow]]
 * {{brightblue|8}} [[spectre]]
 * {{yellow|8}} [[poltergeist]]
 * {{magenta|8}} [[Blackbeard's Ghost]]

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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 that use the {{white|8}} glyph:

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 * If numpad movement is on, press {{kbd|8}} to move north.
-* Some players also change the "monsters" option in the [[options]] file to utilize [[unused symbols]] like {{white|8}} for certain purposes, e.g. usually to represent [[Ghost (monster class)|ghosts]] in place of the blank [[space]], or {{white|&nbsp;}}.
+* Some players also change the "monsters" option in the [[options]] file to utilize [[unused symbols]] like {{white|8}} for certain purposes, e.g. usually to represent [[Ghost (monster class)|ghosts]] in place of the blank [[space]], or {{white|&nbsp;}}, and make them easier to see.
 ==Historical uses==

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 {{ASCII}}
-In ''[[NetHack]]'', the number '''eight''' (or '''8''') is not used to represent anything by default. However, it can still solve the following purposes:
+In ''[[NetHack]]'', the number '''eight''' (or '''8''') is not used to represent anything by default. However, it can still serve the following purposes:
 * {{kbd|8}} and the other number keys can be used to specify a [[numeric prefix]] for a command or in a menu.
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 * If numpad movement is on, press {{kbd|8}} to move north.
-* 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|&nbsp;}}.
+* Some players also change the "monsters" option in the [[options]] file to utilize [[unused symbols]] like {{white|8}} for certain purposes, e.g. usually to represent [[Ghost (monster class)|ghosts]] in place of the blank [[space]], or {{white|&nbsp;}}.
 ==Historical uses==

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:12, 29 October 2023
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−	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[~~Unused~~ symbols]]	+	{{ASCII}}
		+	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 {{white\|8}} glyph for certain purposes, e.g. usually to represent [[Ghost (monster class)\|ghosts]] in place of the blank [[space]], or {{white\| }}.
		+
		+	==Historical uses==
		+	In [[NetHack 2.2a]] and [[NetHack 2.3e]], [[Medusa]] used the {{white\|8}} glyph.
		+
		+	==Variants==
		+	===SlashTHEM===
		+	In [[SlashTHEM]], the ghost monster class uses the {{white\|8}} glyph. SlashTHEM retains the [[shadow]] from SLASH'EM, and adds new monsters:
		+
		+	* {{black\|8}} [[shadow]]
		+	* {{brightblue\|8}} [[spectre]]
		+	* {{yellow\|8}} [[poltergeist]]
		+	* {{magenta\|8}} [[Blackbeard's Ghost]]
		+	* {{magenta\|8}} [[Elvis Presley]]
		+	{{nethack-367}}
		+	[[Category:ASCII]]