Deferred and defunct features (dNetHack) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Monsters */ more on war

2026-06-20T10:31:57Z

‎Monsters: more on war

Umbire the Phantom: war

2026-06-20T10:29:48Z

war

Umbire the Phantom: /* Law Quest */ detail

2026-06-20T10:28:19Z

‎Law Quest: detail

Umbire the Phantom: /* Spirits */ rephrase

2026-06-20T10:27:20Z

‎Spirits: rephrase

Umbire the Phantom: adjust all six, mention echo

2026-04-27T07:34:47Z

adjust all six, mention echo

Umbire the Phantom: cats

2026-04-27T07:33:15Z

cats

Umbire the Phantom: start this bad boy up

2026-04-13T13:06:37Z

start this bad boy up

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As a [[variant]] that has been continuously developed since the inception of its 3.5 version in roughly 2012, [[dNetHack]] has gone through countless revisions and feature implementations—these '''deferred and defunct features''' are listed below. For the sake of expedience, this article will also detail deferred and defunct features from [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], which are developed almost entirely downstream of dNetHack.

==Quests and artifacts==
===Law Quest===
In much older versions of the [[Law quest (dNetHack)|Law Quest]], [[Apollyon]] serves as the overall "nemesis" of the branch, and defeating him will cause [[Lucifer (dNetHack)|Lucifer]] to generate next to the [[hero]] upon entering the [[Astral Plane]].

==Spirits==
The [[Spirit (dNetHack)|spirits]] that a hero can bind have undergone multiple revisions over the years, with only one that is currently defunct.

[[Fafnir]] is a spirit that existed in dNetHack 3.24.0 and previous versions of the variant, as well as versions of notdNetHack and notnodNetHack derived from them. In version 3.25.0 of dNetHack, the 2026.01.16 revision (January 16th, 2026) of notdNetHack and the 2026.01.18 revision (January 18th, 2026) of notnotdNetHack, Fafnir is replaced by the spirit [[Maegera]].
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-[[War (dNetHack)|War]] is present in the game's code as a [[Demon (monster class)|demon-class]] monster that is likely associated with the [[Riders]] and may have represented an entity separate from the hero.
+[[War (dNetHack)|War]] is present in the game's code as a [[Demon (monster class)|demon-class]] monster that is likely associated with the [[Riders]] and may have represented an entity separate from the hero, who is revealed to be [[War]] by specific pieces of dialogue within ''NetHack'' and most of its [[variant]]s (naturally including dNetHack).
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 As a [[variant]] that has been continuously developed since the inception of its 3.5 version in roughly 2012, [[dNetHack]] has gone through countless revisions and feature implementations&mdash;these '''deferred and defunct features''' are listed below. For the sake of expedience, this article will also detail deferred and defunct features from [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], which are developed almost entirely downstream of dNetHack.
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 ===Law Quest===
 In much older versions of the [[Law quest (dNetHack)|Law Quest]], [[Apollyon]] serves as the overall "nemesis" of the branch, and defeating him will cause [[Lucifer (dNetHack)|Lucifer]] to generate next to the [[hero]] upon entering the [[Astral Plane]]. Both monsters have since been deferred and have remained so for several versions.
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 The [[Spirit (dNetHack)|spirits]] that a hero can bind have undergone multiple revisions over the years, with only one that is currently defunct.
-[[Fafnir]] is a spirit that existed in dNetHack 3.24.0 and previous versions of the variant, as well as versions of notdNetHack and notnodNetHack derived from them. In version 3.25.0 of dNetHack, the 2026.01.16 revision (January 16th, 2026) of notdNetHack and the 2026.01.18 revision (January 18th, 2026) of notnotdNetHack, Fafnir is replaced by the spirit [[Maegera]].
+[[Fafnir]] is a spirit that existed in versions of dNetHack up to 3.24.0, as well as versions of notdNetHack and notnodNetHack derived from them. In version 3.25.0 of dNetHack, the 2026.01.16 revision (January 16th, 2026) of notdNetHack and the 2026.01.18 revision (January 18th, 2026) of notnotdNetHack, Fafnir is replaced by the spirit [[Maegera]].
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