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Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ eden

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‎Variants: eden

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ word choice

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‎Description: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: word choice

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word choice

Umbire the Phantom: tocright

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tocright

Ais523: /* History */ minor grammar fix

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‎History: minor grammar fix

Umbire the Phantom: hatnote

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hatnote

Umbire the Phantom: follow-up

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follow-up

Ais523: /* History */ mention the historical branchport-the-amulet bug

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‎History: mention the historical branchport-the-amulet bug

Umbire the Phantom: /* dNetHack / dnh

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‎dNetHack: *dnh

Umbire the Phantom: /* History */ word choice

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 ===dNetHack===
 In [[dNetHack]], [[The Silver Key]] is an artifact that can be invoked for branchporting.
 ===FIQHack===

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 ==Description==
-Branchporting creates a temporary "portal" from the hero's current level to any other [[dungeon branch]] that they have visited that game. If the topmost level for the target branch is at a [[dungeon level]] that is equal to or deeper than the hero's current level, the hero is placed at the entry level, and is otherwise placed at the deepest previously-visited level of the target branch.{{refsrc|src/artifact.c|1519|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} The topmost levels of [[Sokoban]] and [[Vlad's Tower]] are considered the deepest levels for those branches. Branchporting from any branch to the [[Dungeons of Doom]] will always place the hero at the deepest previously-visited level, while branchporting from any branch other than [[Vlad's Tower]] to [[Gehennom]] will always place them at the [[Valley of the Dead]].
+Branchporting creates a temporary "portal" from the hero's current level to any other [[dungeon branch]] that they have visited that game. If the topmost level for the target branch is at a [[dungeon level]] that is equal to or deeper than the hero's current level, the hero is placed at the entry level, and is otherwise placed at the deepest previously-visited level of the target branch.{{refsrc|src/artifact.c|1519|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} The topmost levels of [[Sokoban]] and [[Vlad's Tower]] are considered the deepest levels for those branches. Branchporting from any branch to the [[Dungeons of Doom]] will always place the hero at the deepest previously-visited level, while branchporting to [[Gehennom]] from any branch other than [[Vlad's Tower]] will always place them at the [[Valley of the Dead]].
 Examples of where branchporting will lead are listed as follows:

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 * If the [[Quest]] is on Dlvl:14, the hero is anywhere between Dlvl:1 and Dlvl:14, and they branchport to the Quest, they will arrive on the Home level.
-Attempting to branchport to the hero's current dungeon branch or any branch within the [[End Game]], or else attempting to branchport at all while carrying the [[Amulet of Yendor]], will have no effect. When branchporting, adjacent [[monster]]s that normally [[follow]] the hero to other levels will follow them into the new branch as normal.
+Attempting to branchport to the hero's current dungeon branch or any branch within the [[End Game]], or else attempting to branchport at all while carrying the [[Amulet of Yendor]], will have no effect. When branchporting, adjacent [[monster]]s that can [[follow]] the hero to other levels will also follow them into the new branch.
 The menu for branchporting generally resembles the mockup below:

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 ==History==
-Branchporting is introduced along with The Eye of the Aethiopica in [[NetHack 3.1.0]]. From this version to [[NetHack 3.4.3]], including variants based on those versions, branchporting to Sokoban or Vlad's Tower will always bring the hero to the branch's bottom floor.{{refsrc|src/do.c|1083|version=NetHack 3.4.3}} Additionally, branchporting in these versions do not contain a check to see whether your [[steed]] is carrying the [[Amulet of Yendor]]&mdash;this is exploitable and allows a mounted hero to skip directly from [[Moloch's Sanctum]] almost all the way to the [[Elemental Planes]] (by aiming for the bottom level of Sokoban, or even for the top level of the Gnomish Mines if only one level had been visited), cutting out a large portion of the [[ascension run]]. This bug is notable due to being fairly easy to set up, whilst saving a lot of time due to skipping the Gehennom part of the ascension run and its [[mysterious force]]&mdash;it is fixed as of [[NetHack 3.6.0]].
+Branchporting is introduced along with The Eye of the Aethiopica in [[NetHack 3.1.0]]. From this version to [[NetHack 3.4.3]], including variants based on those versions, branchporting to Sokoban or Vlad's Tower will always bring the hero to the branch's bottom floor.{{refsrc|src/do.c|1083|version=NetHack 3.4.3}} Additionally, branchporting in these versions does not contain a check to see whether your [[steed]] is carrying the [[Amulet of Yendor]]&mdash;this is exploitable and allows a mounted hero to skip directly from [[Moloch's Sanctum]] almost all the way to the [[Elemental Planes]] (by aiming for the bottom level of Sokoban, or even for the top level of the Gnomish Mines if only one level had been visited), cutting out a large portion of the [[ascension run]]. This bug is notable due to being fairly easy to set up, whilst saving a lot of time due to skipping the Gehennom part of the ascension run and its [[mysterious force]]&mdash;it is fixed as of [[NetHack 3.6.0]].
 ==Messages==

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-{{distinguish|magic portals}}
+{{distinguish|magic portal}}
 {{for|the [[artifact]]s in [[UnNetHack]] that are used to create long-lasting portals|portal stones}}
 '''Branchporting''', also known as '''portal creation''', is an ability that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''.