Autopickup - Revision history

Hackerb9: /* .nethackrc file examples */ Add more complex example

2020-04-10T02:34:54Z

‎.nethackrc file examples: Add more complex example

2020-04-10T02:01:51Z

‎.nethackrc file examples: added another example

2020-04-10T01:57:08Z

Add example for pasting into .nethackrc

2020-04-10T01:25:02Z

Link to pickup_types option

2015-12-18T13:17:08Z

2013-05-13T07:39:51Z

fix enrish

2013-05-13T07:38:44Z

<ref>Extreme example include [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9oMSPzChgk death before receiving move]</ref>

2012-11-25T19:13:57Z

kbd

2009-02-22T20:43:57Z

a few wikilinks

2008-05-07T02:40:57Z

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 # gold, scrolls, potions, wands, rings, amulets, and spellbooks.
 OPTIONS=autopickup, pickup_types:$?!/="+
 </pre>
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 OPTIONS=!autopickup
 </pre>
 <references/>

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 # gold, scrolls, potions, wands, rings, amulets, and spellbooks.
 OPTIONS=autopickup, pickup_types:$?!/="+
 </pre>

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	It is possible to refine autopickup options even further with [[autopickup_exception]]s, but this feature is still in experimental stages and may have some bugs.		It is possible to refine autopickup options even further with [[autopickup_exception]]s, but this feature is still in experimental stages and may have some bugs.
		+
		+	== .nethackrc file examples ==
		+
		+	Here is a typical entry from the [[.nethackrc]] file which one might have:
		+
		+	<pre>
		+	# Auto pickup only items considered "generally safe":
		+	# gold, scrolls, potions, wands, rings, amulets, and spellbooks.
		+	OPTIONS=autopickup, pickup_types:$?!/="+
		+	</pre>

	<references/>		<references/>

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 To toggle autopickup, you can select it from the Options menu or press {{kbd|@}}.
-If pickup_types is left as all, then autopickup can be used whenever it is necessary to pick up items on a [[teleport trap]] or [[hole]] (for example, in [[Sokoban]]) where the player would otherwise not have a chance to pick up the items before being whisked away. Pickups caused by autopickup take place in the same turn as the movement (which is not possible without autopickup), so it can be used to pickup items saving a turn, which is useful if you are fleeing or doing a speed ascension.
+If [[Options#pickup_types|pickup_types]] is left as <tt>all</tt>, then autopickup can be used whenever it is necessary to pick up items on a [[teleport trap]] or [[hole]] (for example, in [[Sokoban]]) where the player would otherwise not have a chance to pick up the items before being whisked away. Pickups caused by autopickup take place in the same turn as the movement (which is not possible without autopickup), so it can be used to pickup items saving a turn, which is useful if you are fleeing or doing a speed ascension.
 It is possible to refine autopickup options even further with [[autopickup_exception]]s, but this feature is still in experimental stages and may have some bugs.

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 '''Autopickup''' is an [[option]], on by default, that specifies that your character automatically picks up any [[item]] on the square he/she moves onto.
-While this may seem convenient, it often causes problems, particularly with heavy or dangerous items<ref>Extreme example include [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9oMSPzChgk death before receiving move]</ref>. However, in most cases these problems can be mitigated by proper application of the [[option#pickup_types|pickup_types]] and [[option#pickup_burden|pickup_burden]] options.
+While this may seem convenient, it often causes problems, particularly with heavy or dangerous items<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9oMSPzChgk death before receiving move] is an extreme example</ref>. However, in most cases these problems can be mitigated by proper application of the [[option#pickup_types|pickup_types]] and [[option#pickup_burden|pickup_burden]] options.
 To toggle autopickup, you can select it from the Options menu or press {{kbd|@}}.

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 While this may seem convenient, it often causes problems, particularly with heavy or dangerous items. However, in most cases these problems can be mitigated by proper application of the [[option#pickup_types|pickup_types]] and [[option#pickup_burden|pickup_burden]] options.
-To toggle autopickup, you can select it from the Options menu or press '@'.
+To toggle autopickup, you can select it from the Options menu or press {{kbd|@}}.
 If pickup_types is left as all, then autopickup can be used whenever it is necessary to pick up items on a [[teleport trap]] or [[hole]] (for example, in [[Sokoban]]) where the player would otherwise not have a chance to pick up the items before being whisked away. Pickups caused by autopickup take place in the same turn as the movement (which is not possible without autopickup), so it can be used to pickup items saving a turn, which is useful if you are fleeing or doing a speed ascension.

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 If pickup_types is left as all, then autopickup can be used whenever it is necessary to pick up items on a teleport trap or hole (for example, in Sokoban) where the player would otherwise not have a chance to pick up the items before being whisked away.  Pickups caused  by autopickup take place in the same turn as the movement (which is not possible without autopickup), so it can be used to pickup items saving a turn, which is useful if you are fleeing or doing a speed ascension.
-It is possible to refine autopickup options even further with autopickup_exceptions, but this feature is still in experimental stages and may have some bugs.
+It is possible to refine autopickup options even further with [[autopickup_exception]]s, but this feature is still in experimental stages and may have some bugs.
 [[Category:Options]]