Annotate - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: tweaks

2026-01-30T20:53:33Z

tweaks

Phol ende wodan: /* Description */ more 3.7: amnesia has no effect on annotations anymore

2026-01-20T14:03:54Z

‎Description: more 3.7: amnesia has no effect on annotations anymore

Phol ende wodan: /* Description */ 3.7: annotation is printed upon restoring a saved game, also make existing sentence about m#overview clearer

2026-01-20T13:59:31Z

‎Description: 3.7: annotation is printed upon restoring a saved game, also make existing sentence about m#overview clearer

Umbire the Phantom: slight copyedit

2024-06-09T07:45:32Z

slight copyedit

Furey: Add history (first appeared in NetHack 3.6.0) and {{upcoming|3.7.0}} (m#overview) allows editing of annotations on any level.

2024-06-07T14:43:36Z

Add history (first appeared in NetHack 3.6.0) and {{upcoming|3.7.0}} (m#overview) allows editing of annotations on any level.

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

2024-06-01T05:39:27Z

copyedit

Furey: Amnesia can erase annotations.

2024-06-01T05:24:49Z

Amnesia can erase annotations.

Furey: mention annotations for vaults and shops -- "vault" is a popular annotation in NAO dumplogs.

2024-06-01T05:22:03Z

mention annotations for vaults and shops -- "vault" is a popular annotation in NAO dumplogs.

Furey: Update version from nethack-360 to nethack-367. Add instructions for removing an annotation (new in nethack 3.6.1). As usual, I checked doc/fixes36.{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}. Also - I removed the stub marker. There's not much more to say.

2024-06-01T05:16:52Z

Update version from nethack-360 to nethack-367. Add instructions for removing an annotation (new in nethack 3.6.1). As usual, I checked doc/fixes36.{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}. Also - I removed the stub marker. There's not much more to say.

Dizzylizzy: create page

2015-12-29T16:16:54Z

create page

New page

'''#annotate''' is the [[extended command]] to specify one line of text to associate with the current dungeon level.

The text you give will be visible with the #[[overview]] command. When you return to a level for which you have set an annotation, you receive the message, '''You remember this level as <annotation>.'''

Annotation allows you to leave useful messages to yourself that #[[overview]] does not provide, such as where you've found a [[Unicorn#Unicorns_and_gems|co-aligned unicorn]], warnings to watch out for [[Mind flayer|nasty monsters]], or the location of the entrance to the [[Wizard's Tower]].

[[Category:Extended commands]]
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{{nethack-360}}

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-'''#annotate''' is a [[extended command]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that lets players specify one line of text to associate with the current [[dungeon level]].
+'''#annotate''' is a [[extended command]] in ''[[NetHack]]'' that allows a player to specify a single-line text '''annotation''' and associate it with the current [[dungeon level]] that their [[hero]] is on.
 ==Description==
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 [[Amnesia]] can erase annotations from the character's memory.
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|Preceding the #overview command with the "m" prefix, i.e. m#overview, allows editing of annotations on any level.
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Preceding the #overview command with the "m" prefix, i.e. m#overview, allows editing of annotations on any level.
-Since {{commit|f5a22ff}}, you also get the annotation message when you restore a saved game and are on a level that you annotated previously.
+Per {{commit|f5a22ff}}, you also get the annotation message when you restore a saved game and are on a level that you annotated previously.
 Amnesia no longer erases annotations.}}

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 {{upcoming|3.7.0|Preceding the #overview command with the "m" prefix, i.e. m#overview, allows editing of annotations on any level.
-Since {{commit|f5a22ff}}, you also get the annotation message when you restore a saved game and are on a level that you annotated previously.}}
+Since {{commit|f5a22ff}}, you also get the annotation message when you restore a saved game and are on a level that you annotated previously.
 ==Strategy==

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 [[Amnesia]] can erase annotations from the character's memory.
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|The m#overview command allows editing of annotations on any level.}}
+{{upcoming|3.7.0|Preceding the #overview command with the "m" prefix, i.e. m#overview, allows editing of annotations on any level.
 ==Strategy==

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 [[Amnesia]] can erase annotations from the character's memory.
 ==Strategy==
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 ==History==
+Annotations first appear in [[NetHack 3.6.0]].
 ==Messages==

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 ==Strategy==
 Annotation is used to leave helpful messages for later parts of the game, such as messages indicating the presence of co-aligned [[unicorn]]s, warnings to watch out for nasty monsters (e.g. [[mind flayer]], [[arch-lich]], etc.), floors with [[vault]]s, or the location of the entrance to the [[Wizard's Tower]].
 ==Messages==

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 If you would like to remove the current annotation for the level, change the annotation to a single space character.
 [[Category:Extended commands]]
 {{nethack-367}}

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 The text you give will be visible with the #[[overview]] command. When you return to a level for which you have set an annotation, you receive the message, '''You remember this level as <annotation>.'''
-Annotation allows you to leave useful messages to yourself that #[[overview]] does not provide, such as where you've found a [[Unicorn#Unicorns_and_gems|co-aligned unicorn]], warnings to watch out for [[Mind flayer|nasty monsters]], or the location of the entrance to the [[Wizard's Tower]].
+Annotation allows you to leave useful messages to yourself that #[[overview]] does not provide, such as where you've found a [[Unicorn#Unicorns_and_gems|co-aligned unicorn]], warnings to watch out for [[Mind flayer|nasty monsters]], sounds that indicate the presence of a [[vault] or a [[shop]], or the location of the entrance to the [[Wizard's Tower]].
 If you would like to remove the current annotation for the level, change the annotation to a single space character.