Feline - Revision history

Beakerboy: added displacer beast to the intro list

2026-06-08T17:42:53Z

added displacer beast to the intro list

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */ pothole

2026-01-08T11:20:05Z

‎EvilHack: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2026-01-03T04:49:32Z

potholes

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2026-01-01T19:57:25Z

potholes

Umbire the Phantom: cite commits

2026-01-01T09:03:42Z

cite commits

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2026-01-01T06:55:51Z

potholes

Umbire the Phantom: /* History */ correction

2025-12-31T23:11:08Z

‎History: correction

Umbire the Phantom: /* Common traits */ details

2025-12-29T06:24:21Z

‎Common traits: details

Umbire the Phantom: /* Common traits */ minetown

2025-12-29T06:23:02Z

‎Common traits: minetown

Umbire the Phantom: medium-size pass

2025-12-29T06:11:53Z

medium-size pass

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 * {{monsymlink|large cat}}
 * {{monsymlink|tiger}}
 ==Common traits==

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 * {{yellow|f}} [[Saber-toothed tiger (EvilHack)|saber-toothed tiger]]
-* {{monsymlink|displacer beast}}
+* {{monsymlink|displacer beast|variant=EvilHack}}
 ===SlashTHEM===

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 * {{monsymlink|weretiger}}
 * {{monsymlink|sabre-toothed cat|variant=SLASH'EM}}
-* {{monsymlink|hellcat}}
+* {{monsymlink|hellcat|variant=SLASH'EM}}
 ===UnNetHack===
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 * {{white|f}} [[fat cat]]
 * {{monsymlink|displacer beast}}
-* {{monsymlink|hellcat}}
+* {{monsymlink|hellcat|variant=SpliceHack}}
 A [[pinch of catnip]] thrown at any feline will tame and [[confuse]] them, and a hero eating catnip while in the form of a feline will be confused for 2d8 (more) turns.
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 * {{yellow|f}} [[Saber-toothed tiger (Hack'EM)|saber-toothed tiger]]
 * {{monsymlink|displacer beast}}
-* {{monsymlink|hellcat}}
+* {{monsymlink|hellcat|variant=Hack'EM}}
 As in SpliceHack, a sprig of catnip thrown at any feline will tame and confuse them, and eating catnip while in the form of a feline will confuse the hero for 2d8 (more) turns.

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 * {{monsymlink|werepanther}}
-* {{monsymlink|kamadan}}
+* {{monsymlink|kamadan|variant=SLASH'EM}}
 * {{monsymlink|displacer beast|variant=SLASH'EM}}
 * {{monsymlink|caterwaul}}
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 * {{blue|f}} [[Serpopard (Hack'EM)|serpopard]]
 * {{white|f}} [[fat cat]]
-* {{monsymlink|kamadan}}
+* {{monsymlink|kamadan|variant=Hack'EM}}
 * {{yellow|f}} [[Saber-toothed tiger (Hack'EM)|saber-toothed tiger]]
 * {{monsymlink|displacer beast}}

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 * {{monsymlink|tiger}}
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|The [[displacer beast]], {{monsym|displacer beast}}, is added to the monster class.}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|7817e69c41a145cb9426ec96e0feee2aed6f0be6}}, the [[displacer beast]], {{monsym|displacer beast}}, is added to the monster class.}}
 ==Common traits==
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 Felines that eat [[mimic]] corpses may assume the form of a [[tripe ration]] for the duration of the meal if they do not assume a monster-specific form.{{refsrc|src/dogmove.c|1354|nethack=3.6.7}}
-{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|All felines have [[infravision]].}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|7817e69c41a145cb9426ec96e0feee2aed6f0be6}} above, all felines have infravision.}}
 ===Generation===

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 The jaguar first appears in Hack 1.21 (based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]]), where it uses the {{white|J}} glyph; from Hack for PDP-11 and [[Hack 1.0]] to [[NetHack 2.3e]], it uses the {{white|j}} glyph. The feline monster class is introduced in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], which adds the kitten, housecat and large cat and moves the jaguar to the monster class alongside them.
-The tiger is added to the monster class in [[NetHack 3.0.6]]. The panther originates in [[NetHack-- 3.1.3]], while the lynx originates in [[SLASH 6]], and both monsters make their vanilla debut in [[NetHack 3.3.0]].
+The tiger is added to the monster class in [[NetHack 3.0.6]]. The panther originates in [[NetHack-- 3.0.10]], while the lynx originates in [[SLASH 6]], and both monsters make their vanilla debut in [[NetHack 3.3.0]].
 ==Variants==

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 * Wild felines, or "big cats"&mdash;the jaguar, lynx, panther, and tiger
-Felines primarily attack via [[Bite attack|bites]], and the wild felines also have claw attacks. [[Chatting]] to a tame domestic feline monster can be used to gauge its current condition.
+Felines primarily attack via [[Bite attack|bites]] (as well as [[Claw attack|claws]] for big cats), and the wild felines also have claw attacks. [[Chatting]] to a tame domestic feline monster can be used to gauge its current condition.
 Felines that eat [[mimic]] corpses may assume the form of a [[tripe ration]] for the duration of the meal if they do not assume a monster-specific form.{{refsrc|src/dogmove.c|1354|nethack=3.6.7}}

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 ===Generation===
 Randomly-generated domestic felines are sometimes created as peaceful towards neutral [[heroes]], while other felines are always created hostile.
 ==Strategy==

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-The '''feline''', usually short for '''cat or other feline''', is a [[monster class]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is represented by the lowercase [[f]] glyph ({{white|f}}). Cats and felines are designated internally by the macro <code>'''S_FELINE'''</code>.{{refsrc|include/monsym.h|20|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
+The '''feline''', usually short for '''cat or other feline''', is a [[monster class]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]'', and is represented by the lowercase [[f]] glyph ({{white|f}}). Cats and felines are designated internally by the macro <tt>'''S_FELINE'''</tt>.{{refsrc|include/monsym.h|20|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
 The class contains the following monsters:{{refsrc|src/monst.c|347|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
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 ==Common traits==
-Felines are quadrupedal and [[carnivorous]] [[animal]]s; they lack [[hands]], and are visible via [[infravision]]. Felines are all of [[neutral]] [[alignment]], and can be separated into two categories:
+Felines are quadrupedal and [[carnivorous]] [[animal]]s that are visible via [[infravision]]. Felines are all [[neutral]] in alignment, and can be separated into two categories:
-* [[Domestic]] felines: the kitten, housecat and large cat
+* [[Domestic]] felines&mdash;the kitten, housecat and large cat
-* Wild felines, or "big cats": the jaguar, lynx, panther, and tiger
+* Wild felines, or "big cats"&mdash;the jaguar, lynx, panther, and tiger
-Felines primarily attack via bites, and the wild felines also have claw attacks. [[Chatting]] to a tame domestic feline monster can be used to gauge its current condition.
+Felines primarily attack via [[Bite attack|bites]], and the wild felines also have claw attacks. [[Chatting]] to a tame domestic feline monster can be used to gauge its current condition.
 Felines that eat [[mimic]] corpses may assume the form of a [[tripe ration]] for the duration of the meal if they do not assume a monster-specific form.{{refsrc|src/dogmove.c|1354|nethack=3.6.7}}
-{{upcoming|3.7.0|All felines have [[infravision]].}}
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|All felines have [[infravision]].}}
 ===Generation===
-Randomly generated felines that are not domestic are always created hostile; domestic felines are sometimes peaceful towards neutral characters.
+Randomly-generated domestic felines are sometimes created as peaceful towards neutral [[heroes]], while other felines are always created hostile.
 ==Strategy==
-Most felines have high movement [[speed]], allowing them to deal surprising amounts of damage to an unprepared [[hero]] in the early game.
+Most felines have high movement [[speed]], allowing them to deal surprising amounts of damage to an unprepared hero in the early game.
 ==History==
-The jaguar first appears in Hack 1.21 (based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]]), where it uses the {{white|J}} glyph; from Hack for PDP-11 and [[Hack 1.0]] to [[NetHack 2.3e]], it uses the {{white|j}} glyph.
+The jaguar first appears in Hack 1.21 (based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]]), where it uses the {{white|J}} glyph; from Hack for PDP-11 and [[Hack 1.0]] to [[NetHack 2.3e]], it uses the {{white|j}} glyph. The feline monster class is introduced in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], which adds the kitten, housecat and large cat and moves the jaguar to the monster class alongside them.
 The tiger is added to the monster class in [[NetHack 3.0.6]]. The panther originates in [[NetHack-- 3.1.3]], while the lynx originates in [[SLASH 6]], and both monsters make their vanilla debut in [[NetHack 3.3.0]].
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 * {{orange|f}} [[Saber-toothed cat (dNetHack)|saber-toothed cat]]
-The [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Cartouche of the Cat Lord|Cartouche of the Cat Lord]] is a [[Ward (dNetHack)|ward]] that can pacify hostile felines which see it, returning them to full health if successful. The [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Toustefna|Toustefna]] is a [[stave]] that can be carved into a [[wood]] weapon, and will scare off felines if a weapon with the stave is placed on the hero's square.
+The [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Cartouche of the Cat Lord|Cartouche of the Cat Lord]] is a [[Ward (dNetHack)|ward]] that can pacify hostile felines which see it, returning them to full health if successful. The [[User:Chris/dNetHack/Toustefna|Toustefna]] is a [[stave]] that can scare off felines if carved into a [[wood]] weapon placed on the hero's square.
 ===SpliceHack===