Gecko - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: lede

2023-11-22T11:10:12Z

lede

Umbire the Phantom: formatting + copyedit + update pass

2023-11-18T20:50:27Z

formatting + copyedit + update pass

Umbire the Phantom at 07:17, 18 January 2021

2021-01-18T07:17:42Z

Umbire the Phantom at 07:16, 18 January 2021

2021-01-18T07:16:14Z

Infinigon: encyclopedia redirect to lizard

2021-01-16T02:02:43Z

encyclopedia redirect to lizard

Umbire the Phantom at 04:49, 14 January 2020

2020-01-14T04:49:08Z

Aximili: Add explicit references section and wikipedia link

2020-01-14T04:08:56Z

Add explicit references section and wikipedia link

Qazmlpok: Add 2nd ref (geckos aren't MS_SELL, but this is special cased earlier). Update ref. 3.6.0

2016-03-05T14:41:26Z

Add 2nd ref (geckos aren't MS_SELL, but this is special cased earlier). Update ref. 3.6.0

174.52.198.71 at 08:31, 5 March 2016

2016-03-05T08:31:35Z

ChasonBot at 10:33, 19 December 2015

2015-12-19T10:33:20Z

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-A '''gecko''', {{monsym|gecko}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[carnivorous]] [[animal]] that is likely one of the first [[Lizard (monster class)|lizards]] a character will encounter.
+A '''gecko''', {{monsym|gecko}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[carnivorous]] [[animal]] that is likely one of the first [[Lizard (monster class)|lizards]] [[you]] will encounter.
 [[Chatting]] to a gecko or a monster that appears as one while you are [[hallucinating]] gives [[YAFM]].{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|520|nethack=3.6.7|name="gecko"}}{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|543|nethack=3.6.7|name="geico"}}

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   |reference=[[monst.c#line2655]]
 }}
-A '''gecko''', {{monsym|gecko}}, is a [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is encountered in the earliest dungeon floors, and is one of the first {{mcsl|:}} the player may encounter.
+A '''gecko''', {{monsym|gecko}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[carnivorous]] [[animal]] that is likely one of the first [[Lizard (monster class)|lizards]] a character will encounter.
-[[Chatting]] to a gecko while [[hallucinating]] gives [[YAFM]].{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|519|nethack=3.6.0}}{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|545|nethack=3.6.0}}
+[[Chatting]] to a gecko or a monster that appears as one while you are [[hallucinating]] gives [[YAFM]].{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|520|nethack=3.6.7|name="gecko"}}{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|543|nethack=3.6.7|name="geico"}}
 ==Strategy==
-Even for a starting player, geckos are fairly harmless to deal with unless they are low on HP.
+Geckos are quite slow at 6 [[speed]], and generally are fairly harmless to deal with unless a starting character is low on HP and/or immobilized by other means (e.g. drinking a random [[potion]], being hit by a wand of [[sleep]], bumping into a [[floating eye]]).
 ==Messages==
-{{message|15 minutes could save you 15 <currency>.|You chatted to a gecko while hallucinating; this is a reference to GEICO, an insurance company that uses a gecko as a mascot.}}
+{{message|15 minutes could save you 15 <currency>.|You chatted to a gecko or a monster appearing as one while hallucinating.<ref name="geico"/>}}
 ==Encyclopedia entry==
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 ==References==
 <references/>
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Monsters]]

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   |difficulty=2
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   |reference=[[monst.c#line2655]]
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 A '''gecko''', {{monsym|gecko}}, is a [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is encountered in the earliest dungeon floors, and is one of the first {{mcsl|:}} the player may encounter.
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 ==References==
 <references/>
 [[Category:Monsters]]
-{{nethack-360}}
+{{nethack-366}}

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 }}
-A '''gecko''', {{monsym|gecko}}, is a [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is encountered in the earliest dungeon floors, and is fairly harmless to deal with.
+A '''gecko''', {{monsym|gecko}}, is a [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is encountered in the earliest dungeon floors, and is one of the first {{mcsl|:}} the player may encounter.
 [[Chatting]] to a gecko while [[hallucinating]] gives [[YAFM]].{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|519|nethack=3.6.0}}{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|545|nethack=3.6.0}}
 ==Messages==

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 {{message|15 minutes could save you 15 <currency>.|You chatted to a gecko while hallucinating; this is a reference to GEICO, an insurance company that uses a gecko as a mascot.}}
-== References ==
+==Encyclopedia entry==
 <references />

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   |resistances conveyed=None
   |attributes={{attributes|A gecko|animal=1|nohands=1|carnivore=1|hostile=1}}
-  |reference=[[monst.c#line2856]]
+  |reference=[[monst.c#line2655]]
 }}
-A '''gecko''' is a monster encountered in the earlier dungeon stages. It is fairly harmless to deal with. [[Chatting]] to a gecko while [[hallucinating]] gives YAFM{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|545|nethack=3.6.0}}.
+A '''gecko''' is a monster encountered in the earlier dungeon stages. It is fairly harmless to deal with. [[Chatting]] to a gecko while [[hallucinating]] gives YAFM{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|519|nethack=3.6.0}}{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|545|nethack=3.6.0}}.
 [[Category:Monsters]]
-{{nethack-343}}
+{{nethack-360}}

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