Closet - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ punc

2025-12-16T14:04:37Z

‎Description: punc

Phol ende wodan: closets never generate at sides of a room; 3.7: rooms of rtype=THEMED cannot generate closets

2024-12-19T13:56:58Z

closets never generate at sides of a room; 3.7: rooms of rtype=THEMED cannot generate closets

Umbire the Phantom: /* Description */ word choice

2024-05-04T02:56:44Z

‎Description: word choice

Umbire the Phantom: /* xNetHack */ rephrase

2024-01-27T08:22:07Z

‎xNetHack: rephrase

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ xnh

2024-01-27T04:17:59Z

‎Variants: xnh

Umbire the Phantom: expand more

2024-01-25T13:47:04Z

expand more

Umbire the Phantom: some basic form of strategy

2024-01-25T13:37:44Z

some basic form of strategy

Umbire the Phantom: formatting + copyedit + update pass

2024-01-25T13:21:55Z

formatting + copyedit + update pass

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2024-01-05T07:23:54Z

potholes

Actual-nh: Link

2021-05-27T14:34:49Z

Link

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 Closets are only created in ordinary rooms that are generated as part of a room-and-corridors map at level creation. They always appear on the top or bottom edge of a room, never at the sides.{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|457|nethack=3.6.7}} Monsters can be generated inside closets just like on any other square.
-{{frac|6|7}} of closets will have a door leading into them, with {{frac|4|5}} of doors created this way being [[secret door]]s. If a closet is created with no door, there is a {{frac|5}} chance that the [[wall]] blocking the closet is replaced with [[iron bars]], and a separate {{frac|2|3}} chance of a {{mcsl|@}} [[corpse]] being generated in the closet{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|529|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|531|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} - the closet will also have a [[scroll of teleportation]] if it is not generated on a [[no-teleport level]], and has a {{frac|3}} chance of containing an additional random item.{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|536|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|539|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} The scroll is present to ensure that a character teleported into such a closet can escape if they lack any other means of doing so, though it is also possible to dig into or out of them unless the level is [[undiggable]]; the closet may also be connected to a corridor, allowing normal access.
+{{frac|6|7}} of closets will have a door leading into them, with {{frac|4|5}} of doors created this way being [[secret door]]s. If a closet is created with no door, there is a {{frac|5}} chance that the [[wall]] blocking the closet is replaced with [[iron bars]], and a separate {{frac|2|3}} chance of a {{mcsl|@}} [[corpse]] being generated in the closet{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|529|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|531|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}&mdash;the closet will also have a [[scroll of teleportation]] if it is not generated on a [[no-teleport level]], and has a {{frac|3}} chance of containing an additional random item.{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|536|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|539|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} The scroll is present to ensure that a character teleported into such a closet can escape if they lack any other means of doing so, though it is also possible to dig into or out of them unless the level is [[undiggable]]; the closet may also be connected to a corridor, allowing normal access.
 Some closets can be generated with a [[teleportation trap]] that points to a [[vault]], and others can have a [[level teleporter]] or a [[trap door]] - the former two closet types will have a faded [[engraving]] of '''ad aerarium''' (from the Latin "to the treasure") in the dust outside, while the latter will have a faded engraving of '''[[Vlad the Impaler|Vlad]] was here''' instead. The presence of a level teleporter in an "ad aerarium" closet is a [[pun]] on a supposed secondary meaning of "aerarium" as sky.<ref>This does not appear to be an actual secondary meaning - it may be an error on the part of the [[DevTeam]], which could be due to confusion between the prefixes <i>aes-</i> relating to money, from which 'aerarium' derives, and <i>aer-</i>, which relates to air/sky/flight.</ref>

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 ==Description==
-Closets are only created in ordinary rooms that are generated as part of a room-and-corridors map at level creation. Monsters can be generated inside closets just like on any other square.
+Closets are only created in ordinary rooms that are generated as part of a room-and-corridors map at level creation. They always appear on the top or bottom edge of a room, never at the sides.{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|457|nethack=3.6.7}} Monsters can be generated inside closets just like on any other square.
 {{frac|6|7}} of closets will have a door leading into them, with {{frac|4|5}} of doors created this way being [[secret door]]s. If a closet is created with no door, there is a {{frac|5}} chance that the [[wall]] blocking the closet is replaced with [[iron bars]], and a separate {{frac|2|3}} chance of a {{mcsl|@}} [[corpse]] being generated in the closet{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|529|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|531|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} - the closet will also have a [[scroll of teleportation]] if it is not generated on a [[no-teleport level]], and has a {{frac|3}} chance of containing an additional random item.{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|536|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|539|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} The scroll is present to ensure that a character teleported into such a closet can escape if they lack any other means of doing so, though it is also possible to dig into or out of them unless the level is [[undiggable]]; the closet may also be connected to a corridor, allowing normal access.
 Some closets can be generated with a [[teleportation trap]] that points to a [[vault]], and others can have a [[level teleporter]] or a [[trap door]] - the former two closet types will have a faded [[engraving]] of '''ad aerarium''' (from the Latin "to the treasure") in the dust outside, while the latter will have a faded engraving of '''[[Vlad the Impaler|Vlad]] was here''' instead. The presence of a level teleporter in an "ad aerarium" closet is a [[pun]] on a supposed secondary meaning of "aerarium" as sky.<ref>This does not appear to be an actual secondary meaning - it may be an error on the part of the [[DevTeam]], which could be due to confusion between the prefixes <i>aes-</i> relating to money, from which 'aerarium' derives, and <i>aer-</i>, which relates to air/sky/flight.</ref>
 ==Strategy==

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 {{frac|6|7}} of closets will have a door leading into them, with {{frac|4|5}} of doors created this way being [[secret door]]s. If a closet is created with no door, there is a {{frac|5}} chance that the [[wall]] blocking the closet is replaced with [[iron bars]], and a separate {{frac|2|3}} chance of a {{mcsl|@}} [[corpse]] being generated in the closet{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|529|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|531|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} - the closet will also have a [[scroll of teleportation]] if it is not generated on a [[no-teleport level]], and has a {{frac|3}} chance of containing an additional random item.{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|536|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|539|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} The scroll is present to ensure that a character teleported into such a closet can escape if they lack any other means of doing so, though it is also possible to dig into or out of them unless the level is [[undiggable]]; the closet may also be connected to a corridor, allowing normal access.
-Some closets can be generated with a [[teleportation trap]] that points to a [[vault]], a [[level teleporter]] or a [[trap door]] - the former two closet types will have a faded [[engraving]] of '''ad aerarium''' (from the Latin "to the treasure") in the dust outside, while the latter will have a faded engraving of '''[[Vlad the Impaler|Vlad]] was here''' instead. The presence of a level teleporter in an "ad aerarium" closet is a [[pun]] on a supposed secondary meaning of "aerarium" as sky.<ref>This does not appear to be an actual secondary meaning - it may be an error on the part of the [[DevTeam]], which could be due to confusion between the prefixes <i>aes-</i> relating to money, from which 'aerarium' derives, and <i>aer-</i>, which relates to air/sky/flight.</ref>
+Some closets can be generated with a [[teleportation trap]] that points to a [[vault]], and others can have a [[level teleporter]] or a [[trap door]] - the former two closet types will have a faded [[engraving]] of '''ad aerarium''' (from the Latin "to the treasure") in the dust outside, while the latter will have a faded engraving of '''[[Vlad the Impaler|Vlad]] was here''' instead. The presence of a level teleporter in an "ad aerarium" closet is a [[pun]] on a supposed secondary meaning of "aerarium" as sky.<ref>This does not appear to be an actual secondary meaning - it may be an error on the part of the [[DevTeam]], which could be due to confusion between the prefixes <i>aes-</i> relating to money, from which 'aerarium' derives, and <i>aer-</i>, which relates to air/sky/flight.</ref>
 ==Strategy==

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 ===xNetHack===
-In [[xNetHack]], a [[thiefstone]] that steals an item from you will find an accessible closet to teleport itself and the item to if there is no [[chest]] available on the level.
+In [[xNetHack]], if a [[thiefstone]] steals an item from you but there is no [[chest]] available on the level, it will find an accessible closet to teleport itself and the item to.
 ==References==

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 ===SporkHack===
 In [[SporkHack]], a [[skull]] may be generated inside an inaccessible closet instead of a corpse.
 ==References==

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	Some closets can be generated with a [[teleportation trap]] that points to a [[vault]], a [[level teleporter]] or a [[trap door]] - the former two closet types will have a faded [[engraving]] of '''ad aerarium''' (from the Latin "to the treasure") in the dust outside, while the latter will have a faded engraving of '''[[Vlad the Impaler\|Vlad]] was here''' instead. The presence of a level teleporter in an "ad aerarium" closet is a [[pun]] on a supposed secondary meaning of "aerarium" as sky.<ref>This does not appear to be an actual secondary meaning - it may be an error on the part of the [[DevTeam]], which could be due to confusion between the prefixes <i>aes-</i> relating to money, from which 'aerarium' derives, and <i>aer-</i>, which relates to air/sky/flight.</ref>		Some closets can be generated with a [[teleportation trap]] that points to a [[vault]], a [[level teleporter]] or a [[trap door]] - the former two closet types will have a faded [[engraving]] of '''ad aerarium''' (from the Latin "to the treasure") in the dust outside, while the latter will have a faded engraving of '''[[Vlad the Impaler\|Vlad]] was here''' instead. The presence of a level teleporter in an "ad aerarium" closet is a [[pun]] on a supposed secondary meaning of "aerarium" as sky.<ref>This does not appear to be an actual secondary meaning - it may be an error on the part of the [[DevTeam]], which could be due to confusion between the prefixes <i>aes-</i> relating to money, from which 'aerarium' derives, and <i>aer-</i>, which relates to air/sky/flight.</ref>
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		+	==Strategy==
		+	Lockable closets can be used as a "safe area" to test certain items or rest via {{kbd\|.}} to recover [[HP]].

	==References==		==References==

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-A '''closet''' is a single square located behind a door. Often the door is a [[secret door]].
+In ''[[NetHack]]'', a '''closet''', also known as a '''niche''', is a single square that is often located behind a [[door]] or wall.{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|451|version=NetHack 3.6.7|comment="place_niche"}}
-Closets are referred to as '''niches''' in the source code{{refsrc|mklev.c|462}}.
+==Description==
-One in seven closets (14%) are generated without doors leading to them. The only way to get to these is for a corridor to be generated adjacent to them, or to teleport or dig in. Such closets always have a [[scroll of teleportation]] inside, and a [[potion of object detection]] will reveal its presence. Every closet has either a door or a scroll of teleportation. Occasionally a closet is connected with a corridor, so if you find a scroll in a corridor next to a room before monsters could have dropped it, it is teleportation. When an inaccessible closet is generated, there is an additional 33% chance of a random item being generated there.
+{{frac|6|7}} of closets will have a door leading into them, with {{frac|4|5}} of doors created this way being [[secret door]]s. If a closet is created with no door, there is a {{frac|5}} chance that the [[wall]] blocking the closet is replaced with [[iron bars]], and a separate {{frac|2|3}} chance of a {{mcsl|@}} [[corpse]] being generated in the closet{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|529|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|531|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} - the closet will also have a [[scroll of teleportation]] if it is not generated on a [[no-teleport level]], and has a {{frac|3}} chance of containing an additional random item.{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|536|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|539|version=NetHack 3.6.7}} These inaccessible closets can be dug into or out of, unless the level is [[undiggable]]; the scroll is present to ensure that a character teleported into such a closet can escape if they lack any other means of doing so.
-In Nethack 3.6.0, such inaccessible closets have a 20% chance of having [[iron bars]] generated where the door would be{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|529|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}. If this occurs, there is a 66% chance that a human or elf corpse will be generated in the closet. As this is the only time iron bars are randomly generated, this will give away the location of the closet with a guaranteed scroll of teleportation inside.
+Some closets can be generated with a [[teleportation trap]] that points to a [[vault]], a [[level teleporter]] or a [[trap door]] - the former two closet types will have a faded [[engraving]] of '''ad aerarium''' (from the Latin "to the treasure") in the dust outside, while the latter will have a faded engraving of '''[[Vlad the Impaler|Vlad]] was here''' instead. The presence of a level teleporter in an "ad aerarium" closet is a [[pun]] on a supposed secondary meaning of "aerarium" as sky.<ref>This does not appear to be an actual secondary meaning - it may be an error on the part of the [[DevTeam]], which could be due to confusion between the prefixes <i>aes-</i> relating to money, from which 'aerarium' derives, and <i>aer-</i>, which relates to air/sky/flight.</ref>
 ==References==
 <references/>
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Dungeon features]]

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 One in seven closets (14%) are generated without doors leading to them. The only way to get to these is for a corridor to be generated adjacent to them, or to teleport or dig in. Such closets always have a [[scroll of teleportation]] inside, and a [[potion of object detection]] will reveal its presence. Every closet has either a door or a scroll of teleportation. Occasionally a closet is connected with a corridor, so if you find a scroll in a corridor next to a room before monsters could have dropped it, it is teleportation. When an inaccessible closet is generated, there is an additional 33% chance of a random item being generated there.
-In Nethack 3.6.0, such inaccessible closets have a 20% chance of having [[iron bar]]s generated where the door would be{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|529|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}. If this occurs, there is a 66% chance that a human or elf corpse will be generated in the closet. As this is the only time iron bars are randomly generated, this will give away the location of the closet with a guaranteed scroll of teleportation inside.
+In Nethack 3.6.0, such inaccessible closets have a 20% chance of having [[iron bars]] generated where the door would be{{refsrc|src/mklev.c|529|version=NetHack 3.6.0}}. If this occurs, there is a 66% chance that a human or elf corpse will be generated in the closet. As this is the only time iron bars are randomly generated, this will give away the location of the closet with a guaranteed scroll of teleportation inside.
 There is sometimes writing in the dust outside. The engraving '''ad aerarium''' (from the Latin "to the treasure") indicates that the closet contains a [[vault]] teleporter, and the engraving '''[[Vlad the Impaler|Vlad]] was here''' indicates that there is a [[trap door]] inside. On deeper levels, a closet marked with ''ad aerarium'' may have a [[level teleporter]] instead. This is a [[pun]] on a supposed secondary meaning<ref>This does not appear to be an actual secondary meaning. It may be an error on the part of the [[DevTeam]], which could be due to confusion between the prefixes <i>aes-</i> relating to money, from which 'aerarium' derives, and <i>aer-</i>, which relates to air/sky/flight.</ref> of "aerarium" as sky.