Firearm - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* SLASH'EM */ cap

2025-10-01T13:59:27Z

‎SLASH'EM: cap

Umbire the Phantom: /* SLASH'EM */ word choice and potholes

2025-08-28T05:42:11Z

‎SLASH'EM: word choice and potholes

Umbire the Phantom: finish table work, put up sign, bed

2025-08-27T07:53:50Z

finish table work, put up sign, bed

Umbire the Phantom: establish Hack'EM, header fixes, categorization...

2025-08-27T04:48:00Z

establish Hack'EM, header fixes, categorization...

Umbire the Phantom: reorganize first section starting with prettying up tables

2025-08-27T04:34:48Z

reorganize first section starting with prettying up tables

Umbire the Phantom: step 1 of getting this page presentable

2025-08-26T21:43:51Z

step 1 of getting this page presentable

Ion frigate: linkify, there are parts in the code that call it a shell but its proper name is shotgun shell

2024-08-15T06:29:02Z

linkify, there are parts in the code that call it a shell but its proper name is shotgun shell

Ion frigate: wrong word

2023-12-01T08:33:40Z

wrong word

Ion frigate: close paren

2023-08-19T06:18:41Z

close paren

Ion frigate: more a list of inaccuracies than an origin section, but oh well

2023-08-14T01:13:27Z

more a list of inaccuracies than an origin section, but oh well

@@ Line 86: / Line 86: @@
 |<nowiki>-1</nowiki>
 |3
-|[[Shotgun shell (SLASH'EM)|Shotgun shell]]
+|[[Shotgun shell (SLASH'EM)|shotgun shell]]
 |-
 |[[auto shotgun (SLASH'EM)|auto shotgun]]

@@ Line 38: / Line 38: @@
 |[[Bullet (SLASH'EM)|bullet]]
 |-
-|[[heavy machine gun (SLASH'EM)|heavy machine gun]]
+|[[Heavy machine gun (SLASH'EM)|heavy machine gun]]
 |[[File:Heavy machine gun.png]]
 |500
@@ Line 48: / Line 48: @@
 |[[Bullet (SLASH'EM)|bullet]]
 |-
-|[[rifle (SLASH'EM)|rifle]]
+|[[Rifle (SLASH'EM)|rifle]]
 |[[File:Rifle.png]]
 |30
@@ Line 58: / Line 58: @@
 |[[Bullet (SLASH'EM)|bullet]]
 |-
-|[[assault rifle (SLASH'EM)|assault rifle]]
+|[[Assault rifle (SLASH'EM)|assault rifle]]
 |[[File:Assault rifle.png]]
 |40
@@ Line 68: / Line 68: @@
 |[[Bullet (SLASH'EM)|bullet]]
 |-
-|[[sniper rifle (SLASH'EM)|sniper rifle]]
+|[[Sniper rifle (SLASH'EM)|sniper rifle]]
 |[[File:Sniper rifle.png]]
 |50
@@ Line 78: / Line 78: @@
 |[[Bullet (SLASH'EM)|bullet]]
 |-
-|[[shotgun (SLASH'EM)|shotgun]]
+|[[Shotgun (SLASH'EM)|shotgun]]
 |[[File:Shotgun.png]]
 |35
@@ Line 179: / Line 179: @@
 |}
-Ammunition other than grenades will mulch regardless of if they hit or damaged a target monster. Grenades can be used without grenade launchers by [[applying]] in order to arm them and then [[throwing]] them at a target&mdash;used this way, they act as timed explosives that will detonate within a few turns to deal damage. Grenades thrown manually are not required to directly 'hit' the target, and deal minimum damage if thrown ones hit any target before they later explode.
+Ammunition other than grenades will mulch regardless of if they hit or damaged a target monster. Grenades can be used without grenade launchers by [[applying]] in order to arm them and then [[throwing]] them at a target&mdash;grenades thrown without first being armed will become armed on impact. Used this way, grenades act as timed explosives that will detonate within a few turns and deal damage. Grenades thrown manually are not required to directly 'hit' the target, and deal minimum damage if thrown ones hit any target before they later explode.
-Neither firearms nor their ammunition are generated randomly, though they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]] files. [[Yendorian army]] fighters of various ranks may be [[generated]] with firearms and matching ammunition. Ammunition is sometimes generated in [[shop]]s, and [[shopkeeper]]s are generated with a shotgun and some shells.
+Neither firearms nor their ammunition are generated randomly, though they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]] files. [[Yendorian army]] fighters of various ranks may be [[generated with]] firearms and matching ammunition. Ammunition is sometimes generated in [[shop]]s, and [[shopkeeper]]s are generated with a shotgun and some shells.
-An excellent spoiler on firearms by Christian Cooper can be found archived [http://web.archive.org/web/20060901214918/http://glass.tvu.ac.uk/~chi/nethack/files/fire-648.txt here], from which much of the following information on strategy and mechanics is adapted.
+An excellent spoiler on firearms by Christian Cooper can be found [http://web.archive.org/web/20060901214918/http://glass.tvu.ac.uk/~chi/nethack/files/fire-648.txt archived here], from which much of the following information on strategy and mechanics is adapted.
 ==Firearms skill==

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 {{tocright}}
-A '''firearm''' is a type of [[launcher]] [[weapon]] that appears in several variants of ''[[NetHack]]'', with [[SLASH'EM]] being the first such variant to feature them. Across variants, firearms are generally characterized by high-damage [[projectile]]s that serve as ammunition and are always mulched when shot from the appropriate firearm weapon, and the firearms themselves often include weapons with a high potential rate of fire&mdash; the firearms [[skill]] is also generally restricted to a handful of [[role]]s available to a [[hero]].
+A '''firearm''' is a type of [[launcher]] [[weapon]] that appears in several variants of ''[[NetHack]]'', with [[SLASH'EM]] being the first such variant to feature them. Across variants, firearms are generally characterized by high-damage [[projectile]]s that serve as ammunition and are almost always mulched when shot from the appropriate firearm weapon, and the firearms themselves often include weapons with a high potential rate of fire&mdash; the firearms [[skill]] is also generally restricted to a handful of [[role]]s available to a [[hero]].
 =SLASH'EM=
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 Ammunition for the above firearms consists of the following:
-{|class = "prettytable"
+{|class="prettytable"
 !Ammo
 !Tile
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 !To-hit
 |-
-|[[bullet]]
+|[[Bullet (SLASH'EM)|bullet]]
 |[[File:Bullet.png]]
 |1
@@ Line 136: / Line 138: @@
 |0
 |-
-|[[silver bullet]]
+|[[Silver bullet (SLASH'EM)|silver bullet]]
 |[[File:Silver bullet.png]]
 |1
 |15
-|d20 + ''d20''*
+|d20 (+ ''d20'' silver)
-|d30 + ''d20''*
+|d30 (+ ''d20'' silver)
 |0
 |-
-|[[shotgun shell]]
+|[[Shotgun shell (SLASH'EM)|Shotgun shell]]
 |[[File:Shotgun shell.png]]
 |1
@@ Line 152: / Line 154: @@
 |0
 |-
-|rocket
+|[[Rocket (SLASH'EM)|rocket]]
 |[[File:Rocket.png]]
 |200
 |450
-|d45**
+|d45 (+3d8 [[Fire (element)|fiery]] [[explosion]])
-|d60**
+|d60 (+3d8 [[Fire (element)|fiery]] [[explosion]])
 |0
 |-
-|frag grenade
+|[[Frag grenade (SLASH'EM)|frag grenade]]
 |[[File:Frag grenade.png]]
 |25
 |350
-|***
+|1d2 (+3d6 delayed [[Fire (element)|fiery]] [[explosion]])
-|***
+|1d2 (+3d6 delayed [[Fire (element)|fiery]] [[explosion]])
 |0
 |-
-|gas grenade
+|[[Gas grenade (SLASH'EM)|gas grenade]]
 |[[File:Gas grenade.png]]
 |25
 |350
-|***
+|1d2 (+3d6 delayed [[poison]] [[explosion]])
-|***
+|1d2 (+3d6 delayed [[poison]] [[explosion]])
 |0
 |}
-<nowiki>***</nowiki>See [[grenade]] for more details.
+Ammunition other than grenades will mulch regardless of if they hit or damaged a target monster. Grenades can be used without grenade launchers by [[applying]] in order to arm them and then [[throwing]] them at a target&mdash;used this way, they act as timed explosives that will detonate within a few turns to deal damage. Grenades thrown manually are not required to directly 'hit' the target, and deal minimum damage if thrown ones hit any target before they later explode.
-Firearms and matching ammunition may be found on [[Yendorian army]] members and shopkeepers. Ammunition is sometimes generated in shops.
+Neither firearms nor their ammunition are generated randomly, though they can be [[wish]]ed for or found in [[bones]] files. [[Yendorian army]] fighters of various ranks may be [[generated]] with firearms and matching ammunition. Ammunition is sometimes generated in [[shop]]s, and [[shopkeeper]]s are generated with a shotgun and some shells.
 An excellent spoiler on firearms by Christian Cooper can be found archived [http://web.archive.org/web/20060901214918/http://glass.tvu.ac.uk/~chi/nethack/files/fire-648.txt here], from which much of the following information on strategy and mechanics is adapted.

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 A '''firearm''' is a type of [[launcher]] [[weapon]] that appears in several variants of ''[[NetHack]]'', with [[SLASH'EM]] being the first such variant to feature them. Across variants, firearms are generally characterized by high-damage [[projectile]]s that serve as ammunition and are always mulched when shot from the appropriate firearm weapon, and the firearms themselves often include weapons with a high potential rate of fire&mdash; the firearms [[skill]] is also generally restricted to a handful of [[role]]s available to a [[hero]].
-==SLASH'EM==
+=SLASH'EM=
 In SLASH'EM, firearms consist of the following weapons:
@@ Line 185: / Line 186: @@
 An excellent spoiler on firearms by Christian Cooper can be found archived [http://web.archive.org/web/20060901214918/http://glass.tvu.ac.uk/~chi/nethack/files/fire-648.txt here], from which much of the following information on strategy and mechanics is adapted.
-===Firearms skill===
+==Firearms skill==
 {{Firearms skill table (SLASH'EM)}}
-===Rate of fire===
+==Rate of fire==
 Firearms, in general, have the potential to fire many shots per round. The rate of fire is computed as follows:
   Basic shots fired:
@@ Line 216: / Line 217: @@
 See individual weapon articles for a more detailed treatment of the rate of fire of each.
-===Generation===
+==Generation==
 Firearms are never randomly generated. [[Rogue]]s and [[undead slayer]]s may start with one, they may be wished for, or they may be found on the members of the [[Yendorian Army]] and shopkeepers. The generation on mercenaries is as follows:
 *Soldier:
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 Exploding grenades will destroy bullets and shells on the ground. Since the radius of effect of stacked grenades can be quite large, and grenades may trigger each other, this means that very frequently one may not find any ammunition on dead soldiers.
-===Strategy===
+==Strategy==
 Firearms have the capability of doing more damage per round than any other weapon in the game, far and away. An expert user of a well-enchanted assault rifle can fire up to 9 shots in one round, doing up to 9d20 base damage. If the projectiles are enchanted as well, the damage is considerably increased. However, they do have downsides.
 *The ammunition can be hard to find:
@@ Line 272: / Line 259: @@
 Large quantities in which bullets are found (you can collect several ''thousands'' of them in Fort Ludios alone) make them ideal candidates for [[Scroll of enchant weapon#Overenchanting strategy|overenchanting]] (a feat made slightly easier in SLASH'EM with [[Shopkeeper services#Weapon works|enchanting services]] and [[Spellbook of enchant weapon|enchant weapon spell]]); you can then polymorph them into something more useful, like a [[Excalibur|long sword]], or leave some for more tough opponents.
-==SlashTHEM==
+===Firearm choice===
 In [[SlashTHEM]], firearms and ammunition are far lighter. Combined with a much higher weight cap, firearms are a viable option as a primary weapon. They can also be randomly generated, plus there are additional monsters that may be generated with firearms and bullets in their starting inventory.
-==dNetHack==
+=dNetHack=
 [[dNetHack]] incorporates the (slightly modified) firearm code, and additionally implements several types of ''blasters'' that use the same skill.  [[Anachrononaut]]s and [[Pirate]]s can achieve '''expert''' proficiency, [[Archeologist]]s can advance to '''skilled''', and [[Tourist]]s are limited to '''basic''' skill.  All other roles are restricted.
 However, it must be noted that in dNetHack firearms are exceedingly rare: they are not normally generated, and, with the exception of the lowly [[flintlock]], are classified as [[Anachrononaut#Future Tech|future tech]], making them unwishable except by Tourists.  For non-Anachrononauts the most common way to obtain a firearm is to find it in a bones pile.  Even then, the only reliable sources of bullets are [[wish]]ing, a ''bullet fabber'' which is also future tech, and [[wandering pirate]]s which appear if you have the Pirate quest artifact.
-==SpliceHack==
+=SpliceHack=
 In [[SpliceHack]], shopkeepers are generated with shotguns and shotgun shells. These may be generated in many different materials due to the [[object materials]] system in SpliceHack.
-==Real life==
+=Hack'EM=
 Real life origins of specific firearms are covered on their respective pages.  However, bearing in mind that [[NetHack is not real life]], the following general comments apply to SLASH'EM's implementation of firearms:
-* Ammunition compatibility is unrealistically high.  In real life, two different assault rifles could easily use mutually incompatible ammunition, and a pistol and a heavy machine gun certainly would.  Because of both historical factors and technical considerations, there are hundreds of types of cartridges on the market, and while some types (such as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9%C3%9719mm_Parabellum 9mm Parabellum] or the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5.56%C3%9745mm_NATO 5.56 NATO round]) are more common than others, no one cartridge could be considered even close to a "universal" round like in SLASH'EM.
+* Ammunition compatibility is unrealistically high.  In real life, two different assault rifles could easily use mutually incompatible ammunition, and a pistol and a heavy machine gun certainly would.  Because of both historical factors and technical considerations, there are hundreds of types of cartridges on the market, and while some types (such as the [[wikipedia:9×19mm_Parabellum|9mm Parabellum]] or the [[wikipedia:5.56×45mm NATO|5.56 NATO round]]) are more common than others, no one cartridge could be considered even close to a "universal" round like in SLASH'EM.
 * Although commonly depicted in action movies, the idea of firing an automatic weapon one-handed with any degree of accuracy is highly unrealistic.  Even submachine guns generally have stocks and foregrips to enable their users to control recoil.
 * The ranges of firearms other than submachine guns and pistols are too low.  For example, a typical assault rifle is effective to around 300 meters; even with the most generous estimates for the distance covered by a square in NetHack, that should cover an entire level.
 {{variant-noversion}}

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 ==SLASH'EM==
-In SLASH'EM, firearms may be found on [[Yendorian army]] members and shopkeepers. Ammunition is sometimes generated in shops.
+In SLASH'EM, firearms consist of the following weapons:
-An excellent spoiler on firearms by Christian Cooper can be found archived [http://web.archive.org/web/20060901214918/http://glass.tvu.ac.uk/~chi/nethack/files/fire-648.txt here], from which much of the following information on strategy and mechanics is adapted.
+{|class="prettytable"
 !Firearm
 !Tile
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 !Ammo
 |-
-|[[pistol]]
+|[[Pistol (SLASH'EM)|pistol]]
 |[[File:Pistol.png]]
 |20
-|1H
+|[[one-handed]]
 |100
 |15
 |0
 |0
-|bullet
+|[[Bullet (SLASH'EM)|bullet]]
 |-
-|[[submachine gun]]
+|[[Submachine gun (SLASH'EM)|submachine gun]]
 |[[File:Submachine gun.png]]
 |25
-|1H
+|[[one-handed]]
 |250
 |10
 |3
 |<nowiki>-1</nowiki>
-|bullet
+|[[Bullet (SLASH'EM)|bullet]]
 |-
-|[[heavy machine gun]]
+|[[heavy machine gun (SLASH'EM)|heavy machine gun]]
 |[[File:Heavy machine gun.png]]
 |500
-|2H
+|[[two-handed]]
 |2000
 |20
 |8
 |<nowiki>-4</nowiki>
-|bullet
+|[[Bullet (SLASH'EM)|bullet]]
 |-
-|[[rifle]]
+|[[rifle (SLASH'EM)|rifle]]
 |[[File:Rifle.png]]
 |30
-|2H
+|[[two-handed]]
 |150
 |22
 |<nowiki>-1</nowiki>
 |1
-|bullet
+|[[Bullet (SLASH'EM)|bullet]]
 |-
-|[[assault rifle]]
+|[[assault rifle (SLASH'EM)|assault rifle]]
 |[[File:Assault rifle.png]]
 |40
-|1H
+|[[one-handed]]
 |1000
 |20
 |5
 |<nowiki>-2</nowiki>
-|bullet
+|[[Bullet (SLASH'EM)|bullet]]
 |-
-|[[sniper rifle]]
+|[[sniper rifle (SLASH'EM)|sniper rifle]]
 |[[File:Sniper rifle.png]]
 |50
-|2H
+|[[two-handed]]
 |4000
 |25
 |<nowiki>-3</nowiki>
 |4
-|bullet
+|[[Bullet (SLASH'EM)|bullet]]
 |-
-|[[shotgun]]
+|[[shotgun (SLASH'EM)|shotgun]]
 |[[File:Shotgun.png]]
 |35
-|1H
+|[[one-handed]]
 |200
 |3
 |<nowiki>-1</nowiki>
 |3
-|shell
+|[[Shotgun shell (SLASH'EM)|Shotgun shell]]
 |-
-|[[auto shotgun]]
+|[[auto shotgun (SLASH'EM)|auto shotgun]]
 |[[File:Auto shotgun.png]]
 |60
-|2H
+|[[two-handed]]
 |1500
 |3
 |2
 |0
-|shell
+|[[Shotgun shell (SLASH'EM)|Shotgun shell]]
 |-
-|[[rocket launcher]]
+|[[Rocket launcher (SLASH'EM)|rocket launcher]]
 |[[File:Rocket launcher.png]]
 |750
-|2H
+|[[two-handed]]
 |3500
 |20
 |<nowiki>-5</nowiki>
 |<nowiki>-4</nowiki>
-|rocket
+|[[Rocket (SLASH'EM)|rocket]]
 |-
-|[[grenade launcher]]
+|[[Grenade launcher (SLASH'EM)|grenade launcher]]
 |[[File:Grenade launcher.png]]
 |55
-|2H
+|[[two-handed]]
 |1500
 |6
 |<nowiki>-3</nowiki>
 |<nowiki>-3</nowiki>
-|grenade
+|[[Frag grenade (SLASH'EM)|frag grenade]]<br>[[Gas grenade (SLASH'EM)|gas grenade]]
 |}
-And their respective ammunition:
 {|class = "prettytable"
 !Ammo
@@ Line 186: / Line 181: @@
 <nowiki>***</nowiki>See [[grenade]] for more details.
 ===Rate of fire===

@@ Line 273: / Line 273: @@
 ==Real life==
-In real life, several of these weapons can't share ammunition.
+Real life origins of specific firearms are covered on their respective pages.  However, bearing in mind that [[NetHack is not real life]], the following general comments apply to SLASH'EM's implementation of firearms:
 ==Variants==