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Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2026-05-19T10:12:55Z

potholes

Umbire the Phantom: start renovations of this article

2026-01-10T17:18:04Z

start renovations of this article

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-01-10T12:24:39Z

pothole

Kufat: Very little that's version-specific; NAO no longer runs a fork for 3.6.1, though.

2019-01-11T20:05:16Z

Very little that's version-specific; NAO no longer runs a fork for 3.6.1, though.

ChasonBot at 13:17, 18 December 2015

2015-12-18T13:17:06Z

220.255.1.174 at 15:39, 5 August 2012

2012-08-05T15:39:41Z

Ais523: that command is different between different control schemes, and has a secondary binding on NAO

2011-07-05T11:59:07Z

that command is different between different control schemes, and has a secondary binding on NAO

Tjr: Category:Identification

2011-01-12T21:00:37Z

Category:Identification

Paxed: kbd

2011-01-12T20:25:01Z

kbd

MadDawg2552 at 02:02, 29 December 2006

2006-12-29T02:02:55Z

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 * A [[cloak of protection]] will auto-identify when worn or taken off by the hero.
 * A [[cloak of invisibility]] will auto-identify if the hero either wears it and gains [[invisibility]] from it, or if they take it off and lose invisibility. The cloak will also auto-identify if the hero sees a monster that either puts it on and becomes invisible or takes off the cloak and becomes visible.
-* A [[cloak of displacement]] will auto-identify if the hero either wears it and gains [[displacement]] from it, or if they take it off and lose displacement.
+* A [[cloak of displacement]] will auto-identify if the hero either wears it and gains [[Displacement (property)|displacement]] from it, or if they take it off and lose displacement.
 * A [[shield of reflection]] will auto-identify if the hero sees a ray reflected by the worn shield.
 * [[Gauntlets of power]] will auto-identify if the hero wears them and it sets their [[strength]] to 25.

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-Sometimes, the game will '''auto-identify''' an [[object]] after [[you]] or a [[monster]] does something with it. This is a contraction for ''automatically [[identify]]'', and means that you identified a type of object without explicitly using the [[scroll of identify]] or [[spellbook of identify]]. Common ways to auto-identify an object include the [[engrave-test]]ing of [[wand]]s, letting monsters use certain objects, and (to possibly dangerous effect) yourself using an unidentified object.
+{{tocright}}
-Your character now recognizes that type of object; it adds the object to the list of discoveries that appears when you press {{kbd|\}}.
+==List of auto-identifying items==
-For example, when you hear a monster read an unfamiliar spell [[scroll]], then see the monster teleport away, [[we]] say that the game has ''auto-identified'' the [[scroll of teleportation]]. Now, you know which other scrolls (in your [[inventory]] or elsewhere) are scrolls of teleportation, and you saved a scroll of identify in learning this.
+===Amulets===
-The difference between auto-identification and explicit identification (from the scroll or spell) is that the latter also reveals the [[beatitude]], [[enchantment]] and [[charge]]s of the identified object.
+* An [[amulet of reflection]] will auto-identify if the hero sees a [[ray]] [[reflected]] by the worn amulet.
-You might still think that you know the identity of an object, even if [[NetHack]] did not auto-identify it. Suppose that you wore an unidentified ring and quaffed a [[potion of enlightenment]] to discover that it gave you [[cold resistance]], or you dropped the ring in a [[sink]] and compared the message with a [[spoiler]]. You might know what kind of ring it is, even when the game does not tell you. In these cases, the game will still label the item with its randomized appearance, but you can use the [[name|(N)ame]] command ({{kbd|N}} if you use the numpad-based control scheme, or #name which always works) to name it yourself. (e.g. the game might still describe that ring of cold resistance as "an engagement ring" but you can (N)ame it "cold resistance" and from then on all engagement rings would be labeled "cold resistance")
+===Armor===
-[[Category:Strategy]][[Category:Identification]]
+The following armor can be auto-identified:
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 For example, when you hear a monster read an unfamiliar spell [[scroll]], then see the monster teleport away, [[we]] say that the game has ''auto-identified'' the [[scroll of teleportation]]. Now, you know which other scrolls (in your [[inventory]] or elsewhere) are scrolls of teleportation, and you saved a scroll of identify in learning this.
-The difference between auto-identification and explicit identification (from the scroll or spell) is that the latter also reveals the [[beatitude]], [[enchantment]] and [[charge]]s of one object.
+The difference between auto-identification and explicit identification (from the scroll or spell) is that the latter also reveals the [[beatitude]], [[enchantment]] and [[charge]]s of the identified object.
 You might still think that you know the identity of an object, even if [[NetHack]] did not auto-identify it. Suppose that you wore an unidentified ring and quaffed a [[potion of enlightenment]] to discover that it gave you [[cold resistance]], or you dropped the ring in a [[sink]] and compared the message with a [[spoiler]]. You might know what kind of ring it is, even when the game does not tell you. In these cases, the game will still label the item with its randomized appearance, but you can use the [[name|(N)ame]] command ({{kbd|N}} if you use the numpad-based control scheme, or #name which always works) to name it yourself. (e.g. the game might still describe that ring of cold resistance as "an engagement ring" but you can (N)ame it "cold resistance" and from then on all engagement rings would be labeled "cold resistance")

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 The difference between auto-identification and explicit identification (from the scroll or spell) is that the latter also reveals the [[beatitude]], [[enchantment]] and [[charge]]s of one object.
-You might still think that you know the identity of an object, even if [[NetHack]] did not auto-identify it. Suppose that you wore an unidentified ring and quaffed a [[potion of enlightenment]] to discover that it gave you [[cold resistance]], or you dropped the ring in a [[sink]] and compared the message with a [[spoiler]]. You might know what kind of ring it is, even when the game does not tell you. In these cases, the game will still label the item with its randomized appearance, but you can use the [[name|(N)ame]] command ({{kbd|N}} if you use the numpad-based control scheme, or #name which always works; {{kbd|C}} can also be used on [[nethack.alt.org]]) to name it yourself. (e.g. the game might still describe that ring of cold resistance as "an engagement ring" but you can (N)ame it "cold resistance" and from then on all engagement rings would be labeled "cold resistance")
+You might still think that you know the identity of an object, even if [[NetHack]] did not auto-identify it. Suppose that you wore an unidentified ring and quaffed a [[potion of enlightenment]] to discover that it gave you [[cold resistance]], or you dropped the ring in a [[sink]] and compared the message with a [[spoiler]]. You might know what kind of ring it is, even when the game does not tell you. In these cases, the game will still label the item with its randomized appearance, but you can use the [[name|(N)ame]] command ({{kbd|N}} if you use the numpad-based control scheme, or #name which always works) to name it yourself. (e.g. the game might still describe that ring of cold resistance as "an engagement ring" but you can (N)ame it "cold resistance" and from then on all engagement rings would be labeled "cold resistance")
 [[Category:Strategy]][[Category:Identification]]
-{{nethack-343}}
+{{nethack-361}}

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	You might still think that you know the identity of an object, even if [[NetHack]] did not auto-identify it. Suppose that you wore an unidentified ring and quaffed a [[potion of enlightenment]] to discover that it gave you [[cold resistance]], or you dropped the ring in a [[sink]] and compared the message with a [[spoiler]]. You might know what kind of ring it is, even when the game does not tell you. In these cases, the game will still label the item with its randomized appearance, but you can use the [[name\|(N)ame]] command ({{kbd\|N}}) to name it yourself. (e.g. the game might still describe that ring of cold resistance as "an engagement ring" but you can (N)ame it "cold resistance" and from then on all engagement rings would be labeled "cold resistance")		You might still think that you know the identity of an object, even if [[NetHack]] did not auto-identify it. Suppose that you wore an unidentified ring and quaffed a [[potion of enlightenment]] to discover that it gave you [[cold resistance]], or you dropped the ring in a [[sink]] and compared the message with a [[spoiler]]. You might know what kind of ring it is, even when the game does not tell you. In these cases, the game will still label the item with its randomized appearance, but you can use the [[name\|(N)ame]] command ({{kbd\|N}}) to name it yourself. (e.g. the game might still describe that ring of cold resistance as "an engagement ring" but you can (N)ame it "cold resistance" and from then on all engagement rings would be labeled "cold resistance")

−	[[Category:Strategy]]	+	[[Category:Strategy]][[Category:Identification]]