Acid resistance - Revision history

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Phollenback: fiqhack acid resistance protects your items as well

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fiqhack acid resistance protects your items as well

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-'''Acid resistance''' is a [[property]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'' and protects against [[acid]] damage.
+{{tocright}}
-==Sources==
+==Description==
-Acid resistance can be obtained by wearing [[yellow dragon scales]], [[yellow dragon scale mail]] or an [[alchemy smock]]. It can also be obtained by [[polymorph]]ing into any acidic monster, as they are the only monsters to have the [[intrinsic]] property.
+Acid resistance protects a [[hero]] or [[monster]] against [[acid]] damage from monster attacks, acidic [[breath weapon]]s, and the effects of a [[thrown]] [[potion of acid]]. A hero with acid resistance is also protected from the damage dealt by [[quaffing]] a potion of acid or consuming the corpse of an acidic monster.
-Acid resistance does not protect your equipment against acidic erosion &ndash; this is done by [[corrodeproof]]ing it.
+Acid resistance does not prevent [[weapon]]s and [[armor]] made of [[iron]] or other [[metallic]] materials from being subjected to [[corrosion]] as a result of acidic attacks, though erosion-proofing of any type will prevent corrosion. It also does not protect [[scroll]]s from being made into [[blank paper]] by acidic damage.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|You may gain temporary acid resistance by eating the following corpses: [[acid blob]], [[spotted jelly]], [[ochre jelly]], [[yellow dragon]], [[green mold]], [[black naga]], [[green slime]], [[Chromatic Dragon]].
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|9942b65df78dd55a7806ec}}, extrinsic acid resistance protects items in open inventory from corrosion and acid damage {{frac|99|100}} of the time.}}
-Extrinsic sources of acid resistance also protect your inventory from acid damage {{frac|99|100}} of the time.}}
+===Sources===
 ==Strategy==
-Sources of acid damage are as uncommon as acid resistance itself - even in scenarios where it can do significant damage, you can often easily avoid it by other methods, e.g. ranged attacks for acidic passives, and [[reflection]] for acid breath. Yellow dragon scales may still be worthwhile for pets and polyforms with multiple hit dice, particularly [[mind flayers]].
+Sources of acid damage are as uncommon as acid resistance itself&mdash;even in scenarios where it can do significant damage, you can often easily avoid it by other methods, e.g. ranged attacks for acidic passives, and [[reflection]] for acid breath. Yellow dragon scales may still be worthwhile for pets and polyforms with multiple hit dice, particularly [[mind flayer]]s.
 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], the alchemy smock has been replaced by the [[lab coat]], which also provides this extrinsic as well as [[MC]]3. Some new monsters deal massive amounts of acid damage, most notoriously the [[giant shoggoth]], making this property more desirable for an ascension kit. Though still not a must-have, a player who has [[magic resistance]], [[reflection]], [[drain resistance]], and [[magic cancellation]] through other means may opt for a lab coat or yellow dragon scale mail just to be on the safe side.
+[[SLASH'EM]] adds a new source of acid resistance in the [[lab coat]], which replaces the alchemy smock from ''NetHack''.
 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]], [[Chromatic dragon scales (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon scales]] and [[Chromatic dragon scale mail (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon scale mail]] provide acid resistance among numerous other extrinsics.
+[[UnNetHack]] adds [[Chromatic dragon scales (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon scales]] and [[Chromatic dragon scale mail (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon scale mail]] as sources of acid resistance (among numerous other extrinsics).
 ===FIQHack===
-In [[FIQHack]], extrinsic acid resistance protects your items from corrosion.
+In [[FIQHack]], extrinsic acid resistance protects the hero's items from corrosion.
 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], due to the presence of monsters such as [[acid sphere]]s and buffs to existing acidic monsters along with the addition of the highly-damaging [[acid blast]] [[monster spell]], sources of acid resistance such as yellow dragon scales and scale mail are far more valuable. [[Dragonbane]] is changed to a pair of [[Leather gloves|dragonhide gauntlets]] that provide acid resistance in addition to the standard [[reflection]] and warning of dragons, making it a highly sought-after [[artifact]] for most players.
+In [[EvilHack]], [[Dragonbane (EvilHack)|Dragonbane]] is changed from [[Dragonbane|its vanilla incarnation]] to a pair of [[Leather gloves|dragonhide gauntlets]] that provide acid resistance, and it is a highly sought-after [[artifact]] for this property as well as its [[reflection]] and [[Warned of monster type|warning of dragons]].
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 [[Category:Resistances]]

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 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]], [[chromatic dragon scales]] and their scale mail provide acid resistance among numerous other extrinsics.
+In [[UnNetHack]], [[Chromatic dragon scales (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon scales]] and [[Chromatic dragon scale mail (UnNetHack)|chromatic dragon scale mail]] provide acid resistance among numerous other extrinsics.
 ===FIQHack===

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-'''Acid resistance''' is a [[property]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'' and protects against [[acid]] damage. It does not protect your equipment against acidic erosion &ndash; this is done by [[corrodeproof]]ing it.
+{{languages}}
 ==Sources==
 Acid resistance can be obtained by wearing [[yellow dragon scales]], [[yellow dragon scale mail]] or an [[alchemy smock]]. It can also be obtained by [[polymorph]]ing into any acidic monster, as they are the only monsters to have the [[intrinsic]] property.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|You may gain temporary acid resistance by eating the following corpses: [[acid blob]], [[spotted jelly]], [[ochre jelly]], [[yellow dragon]], [[green mold]], [[black naga]], [[green slime]], [[Chromatic Dragon]].}}
+Acid resistance does not protect your equipment against acidic erosion &ndash; this is done by [[corrodeproof]]ing it.
 ==Strategy==

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 ==Strategy==
-Sources of acid damage are as uncommon as acid resistance itself - even in scenarios where it can do significant damage, you can often easily avoid it by other methods (e.g., ranged attacks for acidic passives, and [[reflection]] for acid breath). Yellow dragon scales may still be worthwhile for pets and polyforms with multiple hit dice, particularly [[mind flayers]].
+Sources of acid damage are as uncommon as acid resistance itself - even in scenarios where it can do significant damage, you can often easily avoid it by other methods, e.g. ranged attacks for acidic passives, and [[reflection]] for acid breath. Yellow dragon scales may still be worthwhile for pets and polyforms with multiple hit dice, particularly [[mind flayers]].
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|0891ef4e22ccb56bacd41ce302d4178c1c6525aa|commit 0891ef4}}, monsters now gain acid resistance from a worn alchemy smock, allowing for more variety in equipping humanoid pets.}}
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|0891ef4e22ccb56bacd41ce302d4178c1c6525aa|commit 0891ef4}}, monsters now gain acid resistance from a worn alchemy smock, allowing for more variety in equipping humanoid pets. Additionally, yellow dragon scale mail also grants resistance to stoning.}}
 ==Variants==

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 ==Sources==
-Acid resistance can be obtained by wearing [[yellow dragon scales]], [[yellow dragon scale mail]], or an [[alchemy smock]]. It can also be obtained by [[polymorph]]ing into any acidic monster, as they are the only monsters to have the [[intrinsic]].
+Acid resistance can be obtained by wearing [[yellow dragon scales]], [[yellow dragon scale mail]] or an [[alchemy smock]]. It can also be obtained by [[polymorph]]ing into any acidic monster, as they are the only monsters to have the [[intrinsic]] property.
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|You may get temporary acid resistance by eating the following corpses: [[acid blob]], [[spotted jelly]], [[ochre jelly]], [[yellow dragon]], [[green mold]], [[black naga]], [[green slime]], [[Chromatic Dragon]].}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|You may gain temporary acid resistance by eating the following corpses: [[acid blob]], [[spotted jelly]], [[ochre jelly]], [[yellow dragon]], [[green mold]], [[black naga]], [[green slime]], [[Chromatic Dragon]].}}
 ==Strategy==
 Sources of acid damage are as uncommon as acid resistance itself - even in scenarios where it can do significant damage, you can often easily avoid it by other methods (e.g., ranged attacks for acidic passives, and [[reflection]] for acid breath). Yellow dragon scales may still be worthwhile for pets and polyforms with multiple hit dice, particularly [[mind flayers]].
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per [https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/commit/0891ef4e22ccb56bacd41ce302d4178c1c6525aa this commit], monsters now gain acid resistance from a worn alchemy smock, allowing for more variety in equipping humanoid pets.}}
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Per {{commit|0891ef4e22ccb56bacd41ce302d4178c1c6525aa|commit 0891ef4}}, monsters now gain acid resistance from a worn alchemy smock, allowing for more variety in equipping humanoid pets.}}
 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
 In [[SLASH'EM]], the alchemy smock has been replaced by the [[lab coat]], which also provides this extrinsic as well as [[MC]]3. Some new monsters deal massive amounts of acid damage, most notoriously the [[giant shoggoth]], making this property more desirable for an ascension kit. Though still not a must-have, a player who has [[magic resistance]], [[reflection]], [[drain resistance]], and [[magic cancellation]] through other means may opt for a lab coat or yellow dragon scale mail just to be on the safe side.
 ===FIQHack===
 In [[FIQHack]], extrinsic acid resistance protects your items from corrosion.
 ===EvilHack===
-In [[EvilHack]], due to the presence of monsters such as [[acid sphere]]s and buffs to existing acidic monsters along with the addition of the highly-damaging [[acid blast]] [[monster spell]], acid resistance is far more vital in comparison to vanilla. Yellow dragon scales and scale mail are thus far more valuable. [[Dragonbane]] is also changed to a pair of [[leather gloves|dragonhide gauntlets]] that provide acid resistance in addition to the standard [[reflection]] and warning of dragons, making it a highly sought-after [[artifact]] for most players.
+In [[EvilHack]], due to the presence of monsters such as [[acid sphere]]s and buffs to existing acidic monsters along with the addition of the highly-damaging [[acid blast]] [[monster spell]], sources of acid resistance such as yellow dragon scales and scale mail are far more valuable. [[Dragonbane]] is changed to a pair of [[Leather gloves|dragonhide gauntlets]] that provide acid resistance in addition to the standard [[reflection]] and warning of dragons, making it a highly sought-after [[artifact]] for most players.
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Resistances]]

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 Despite the resistance's rarity, it is not that worthwhile, as sources of acid damage are uncommon; even in scenarios where the acid does significant damage, it can often be easily avoided by other methods.
-==SLASH'EM==
+==Variants==
 In SLASH'EM, the [[alchemy smock]] has been replaced by the [[lab coat]], which also provides this extrinsic. Acid resistance is still not usually considered necessary for ascension, but some new monsters in SLASH'EM, most notoriously the [[giant shoggoth]], deal massive amounts of acid damage and therefore a player who has [[magic resistance]], [[reflection]], [[drain resistance]], and [[magic cancellation]] through other means may opt for [[yellow dragon scale mail]] just to be on the safe side.
 [[Category:Resistances]]
 {{nethack-360}}