Deferred and defunct features (SlashTHEM) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: tocright

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Umbire the Phantom: tweaks

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Umbire the Phantom: pothole

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Starting races */ add kobolt

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‎Starting races: add kobolt

Umbire the Phantom: /* Techniques */ forgot

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‎Techniques: forgot

Umbire the Phantom: /* Techniques */ copyedit

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	[[SlashTHEM]] was once a direct offshoot of [[Slash'EM Extended]] v75: from the v0.8.0 release up until v0.9.3 and 0.9.4, a "Great Cleanup" occurred that either reverted or removed many of those features in order to bring the game much closer to standard [[SLASH'EM]] and subsequently iterate from that point, though with some influence from earlier versions of Slash'EM Extended remaining. Some of these removed and reverted features from Slash'EM Extended are at least partially present in the code—these '''deferred and defunct features''' for SlashTHEM are listed below.		[[SlashTHEM]] was once a direct offshoot of [[Slash'EM Extended]] v75: from the v0.8.0 release up until v0.9.3 and 0.9.4, a "Great Cleanup" occurred that either reverted or removed many of those features in order to bring the game much closer to standard [[SLASH'EM]] and subsequently iterate from that point, though with some influence from earlier versions of Slash'EM Extended remaining. Some of these removed and reverted features from Slash'EM Extended are at least partially present in the code—these '''deferred and defunct features''' for SlashTHEM are listed below.

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-[[SlashTHEM]] was once a variant of [[Slash'EM Extended]] v75: from the v0.8.0 release up until v0.9.3 and 0.9.4, a "Great Cleanup" occurred that either reverted or removed many of those features in order to bring the game much closer to vanilla [[SLASH'EM]] and subsequently iterate from that point, though with some influence from earlier versions of Slash'EM Extended remaining. Some of these removed and reverted features from Slash'EM Extended are at least partially present in the code&mdash;these '''deferred and defunct features''' for SlashTHEM are listed below.
+[[SlashTHEM]] was once a direct offshoot of [[Slash'EM Extended]] v75: from the v0.8.0 release up until v0.9.3 and 0.9.4, a "Great Cleanup" occurred that either reverted or removed many of those features in order to bring the game much closer to standard [[SLASH'EM]] and subsequently iterate from that point, though with some influence from earlier versions of Slash'EM Extended remaining. Some of these removed and reverted features from Slash'EM Extended are at least partially present in the code&mdash;these '''deferred and defunct features''' for SlashTHEM are listed below.
 For the sake of brevity, this article will focus on features that still have code in the most recent post-"Great Cleanup" version; as of August 31st, 2025, the latest version of SlashTHEM is v0.9.7.
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 ===Zyborg===
-The '''Zyborg''' was a role that gained random techniques from leveling up, among other traits. Their quest nemesis is '''Master Brain''', {{red|@}}, who still exists within the code of monst.c, and is based on [https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Masterbrain the Masterbrain] from ''Fallout 3''.<ref>[https://github.com/Soviet5lo/SlashTHEM/blob/v0.9.7/src/monst.c#L7061 SlashTHEM 0.9.7 monst.c, line 7061]</ref>
+The '''Zyborg''' was a role that gained randomized techniques from leveling up, among other traits. Their quest nemesis is '''Master Brain''', {{red|@}}, who still exists within the code of monst.c, and is based on [https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Masterbrain the Masterbrain] from ''Fallout 3''.<ref>[https://github.com/Soviet5lo/SlashTHEM/blob/v0.9.7/src/monst.c#L7061 SlashTHEM 0.9.7 monst.c, line 7061]</ref>
 ==Techniques==
-Of the [[technique]]s that were introduced in Slash'EM Extended, only a handful remain. Four of them - appraisal, booze, create ammo and world fall - are still listed among the defined techniques inherited from Slash'EM Extended in include/tech.h, with a reminder to possibly remove them at some point. The [[Booze (technique)|booze]] technique is still actively used by the [[Bard]] and [[Drunk]] roles, while the others listed below remain among the unused techniques.
+Of the [[technique]]s that were introduced in Slash'EM Extended, only a handful remain. Four of them&ndash;appraisal, booze, create ammo and world fall&ndash;are still listed among the defined techniques inherited from Slash'EM Extended in include/tech.h, with a reminder to possibly remove them at some point. The [[Booze (technique)|booze]] technique is still actively used by the [[Bard/SlashTHEM|Bard]] and [[Drunk]] roles, while the others listed below remain among the unused techniques.
 ===Appraisal===

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 | [[Drow (starting race)|Drow]] || [[Drow quest]] || [[The Tentacle Staff]] || [[Lolth (SLASH'EM)|Lolth]] || [[drow]]<sup>†</sup> || [[Earendil]]
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-| [[Dwarf (starting race)|Dwarf]] || [[Dwarf quest]] || [[The Arkenstone]] || [[Thorin]] || [[dwarf warrior]] || [[Smaug]]
+| [[Dwarf (starting race)|Dwarf]] || [[Dwarf quest]] || [[The Arkenstone]] || [[Thorin]] || [[Dwarf warrior (SLASH 6)|dwarf warrior]] || [[Smaug]]
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 | [[Gnome (starting race)|Gnome]] || [[Gnome quest]] || [[The Pick of Flandal Steelskin]] || [[Ruggo the Gnome King]]<sup>†</sup> || [[gnome warrior]]<sup>†</sup> || [[Lareth]]

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 | [[Gnome (starting race)|Gnome]] || [[Gnome quest]] || [[The Pick of Flandal Steelskin]] || [[Ruggo the Gnome King]]<sup>†</sup> || [[gnome warrior]]<sup>†</sup> || [[Lareth]]
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-| [[Hobbit (starting race)|Hobbit]] || [[Hobbit quest]] || [[The One Ring]] || [[Bilbo Baggins]] || [[Hobbit quest#proudfoots|proudfoot]] || [[Gollum]]
+| [[Hobbit (starting race)|Hobbit]] || [[Hobbit quest]] || [[The One Ring]] || [[Bilbo Baggins]] || [[Hobbit quest#proudfoots|proudfoot]] || [[Gollum (SLASH'EM)|Gollum]]
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 | [[Lycanthrope (starting race)|Lycanthrope]] || [[Lycanthrope quest]] || [[The Staff of Withering]]<sup>†</sup> || [[High Lycanthrope]]<sup>†</sup> || [[Fiend]]<sup>†</sup> || [[Sir Lorimar]]<sup>†</sup>

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-[[SlashTHEM]] was once a variant of [[Slash'EM Extended]] v75 - from the v0.8.0 release up until v0.9.3 and 0.9.4, a "Great Cleanup" occurred that either reverted or removed many of those features in order to bring the game much closer to vanilla [[SLASH'EM]] and subsequently iterate from that point, though with some influence from earlier versions of Slash'EM Extended remaining. Some of these removed and reverted features from Slash'EM Extended are at least partially present in the code - these '''deferred and defunct features''' for SlashTHEM are listed below.
+[[SlashTHEM]] was once a variant of [[Slash'EM Extended]] v75: from the v0.8.0 release up until v0.9.3 and 0.9.4, a "Great Cleanup" occurred that either reverted or removed many of those features in order to bring the game much closer to vanilla [[SLASH'EM]] and subsequently iterate from that point, though with some influence from earlier versions of Slash'EM Extended remaining. Some of these removed and reverted features from Slash'EM Extended are at least partially present in the code&mdash;these '''deferred and defunct features''' for SlashTHEM are listed below.
-For the sake of brevity, this article will focus on features that still have code in the most recent post-"Great Cleanup" version; as of October 5th, 2022, the latest version of SlashTHEM is v0.9.7.
+For the sake of brevity, this article will focus on features that still have code in the most recent post-"Great Cleanup" version; as of August 31st, 2025, the latest version of SlashTHEM is v0.9.7.
 ==Quests and artifacts==

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 ===Create ammo===
-'''Create ammo''' is a a technique that was available to a few roles, including the Pokemon. The technique would add (techlevel+1) [[bullet]]s to the inventory, unless it was full; every individual bullet had its own chance of being [[blessed]], [[cursed]] or having a random positive or negative [[enchantment]]. After use, the player would have to wait a random time in order to use it again; the timeout was usually around 500 turns.
+'''Create ammo''' is a a technique that was available to a few roles, including the Pokemon. The technique would add (techlevel+1) [[Bullet (SLASH'EM)|bullets]] to the inventory, unless it was full; every individual bullet had its own chance of being [[blessed]], [[cursed]] or having a random positive or negative [[enchantment]]. After use, the hero would have to wait a random amount of time time in order to use it again; the timeout was usually around 500 turns.
 ===Invoke deity===
-'''Invoke deity''' is a commented-out technique that was available to nearly every race: when used, it would hurt or heal you based on your [[alignment record]]. A positive alignment record resulted in healing and decreased timeout for [[prayer]], while a negative alignment record resulted in taking damage and ''increased'' prayer timeout - if you alignment record was exactly zero, nothing happened. Using this technique broke [[atheist]] [[conduct]], and had a timeout of about 3000 turns; negative effects would not (further) [[anger]] your [[god]].
+'''Invoke deity''' is a commented-out technique that was available to nearly every race: when used, it would hurt or heal the hero based on their [[alignment record]]. A positive alignment record resulted in healing and decreased timeout for [[prayer]], while a negative alignment record resulted in taking damage and ''increased'' prayer timeout&mdash;if the hero's alignment record was exactly zero, nothing happened. Using this technique broke [[atheist]] [[conduct]], and had a timeout of about 3000 turns; negative effects would not (further) [[anger]] their [[god]].
 ===World fall===
-'''World fall''' is a technique that was available to a few roles, including the Pokemon. The technique would kill all monsters on the current level, hostile and otherwise, with a level is lower than the technique's level; unique monsters and quest nemeses were immune. The cooldown length was a random number of turns, but usually it would take at least 10,000 turns to recharge.
+'''World fall''' is a technique that was available to a few roles, including the Pokemon. The technique would kill all monsters on the current level, hostile and otherwise, with a level lower than the technique's level; unique monsters and quest nemeses were immune. The cooldown length was a random number of turns, but usually it would take at least 10,000 turns to recharge.
 ==References==

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 {{main|Giant (starting race)#SlashTHEM}}
 The '''gigant''' was a starting race that corresponded to playable giants; they were renamed to "giant" in SlashTHEM v0.9.3-0.9.4.
 ===Ogro===

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-[[SlashTHEM]] was once a variant of [[Slash'EM Extended]] v75 - from the v0.8.0 release up until v0.9.3 and 0.9.4, a "Great Cleanup" occurred that either reverted or removed many of those features in order to bring the game much closer to vanilla [[SLASH'EM]], though with some influence from earlier versions of Slash'EM Extended remaining, and subsequently iterate from that point. Some of these removed and reverted features from Slash'EM Extended still remain in the code in a partial form - these '''deferred and defunct features''' for SlashTHEM are listed below.
+[[SlashTHEM]] was once a variant of [[Slash'EM Extended]] v75 - from the v0.8.0 release up until v0.9.3 and 0.9.4, a "Great Cleanup" occurred that either reverted or removed many of those features in order to bring the game much closer to vanilla [[SLASH'EM]] and subsequently iterate from that point, though with some influence from earlier versions of Slash'EM Extended remaining. Some of these removed and reverted features from Slash'EM Extended are at least partially present in the code - these '''deferred and defunct features''' for SlashTHEM are listed below.
 For the sake of brevity, this article will focus on features that still have code in the most recent post-"Great Cleanup" version; as of October 5th, 2022, the latest version of SlashTHEM is v0.9.7.
 ==Quests and artifacts==
-These racial quests and artifacts from [[SLASH 6]], as well as their associated monsters, were [[Defunct features (SLASH'EM)|originally deferred]] in [[SLASH'EM]] and removed at some point during SlashTHEM's lifespan; they were reintroduced in [https://github.com/Soviet5lo/SlashTHEM/commit/c1f38b87191cb146098938a706851d9856080a1e commit c1f38b8] and slated for possible future use as racial [[crowning]] gifts. SlashTHEM currently has a [[Lunatic]] role that acts as a successor to the [[Lycanthrope (starting race)|lycanthrope]] starting race - as Lunatics use the lycanthrope's racial quest, their quest artifact, leader, guardians, and nemesis are all unchanged.
+These racial quests and artifacts from [[SLASH 6]], as well as their associated monsters, were [[Defunct features (SLASH'EM)|originally deferred]] in [[SLASH'EM]] and removed at some point during SlashTHEM's lifespan; they were reintroduced via [https://github.com/Soviet5lo/SlashTHEM/commit/c1f38b87191cb146098938a706851d9856080a1e commit c1f38b8] and slated for possible future use as racial [[crowning]] gifts. SlashTHEM currently has a [[Lunatic]] role that acts as a successor to the [[Lycanthrope (starting race)|lycanthrope]] starting race - as Lunatics use the lycanthrope's racial quest, their quest artifact, leader, guardians, and nemesis are all unchanged.
 All the listed features below are defunct unless marked otherwise.
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 | [[Doppelganger (starting race)|Doppelganger]] || [[Doppelganger quest]] || [[The Medallion of Shifters]] || [[Master Shifter]] || [[Shifter]] || [[Transmuter]]
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-| [[Drow (starting race)|Drow]] || [[Drow quest]] || [[The Tentacle Staff]] || [[Lolth]] || [[drow]]<sup>†</sup> || [[Earendil]]
+| [[Drow (starting race)|Drow]] || [[Drow quest]] || [[The Tentacle Staff]] || [[Lolth (SLASH'EM)|Lolth]] || [[drow]]<sup>†</sup> || [[Earendil]]
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 | [[Dwarf (starting race)|Dwarf]] || [[Dwarf quest]] || [[The Arkenstone]] || [[Thorin]] || [[dwarf warrior]] || [[Smaug]]