Glass - Revision history

Furey: Update refs. Check list of glass items against source. Bump version to 3.6.7.

2024-07-05T19:10:33Z

Update refs. Check list of glass items against source. Bump version to 3.6.7.

Umbire the Phantom at 07:44, 12 June 2021

2021-06-12T07:44:03Z

Ardub23: Removed information that already exists on (and is better suited for) other articles—mechanics of fragility, uses for glass items, UnNetHack aside (NHW:Style guide § Variants)

2020-01-25T01:26:08Z

Removed information that already exists on (and is better suited for) other articles—mechanics of fragility, uses for glass items, UnNetHack aside (NHW:Style guide § Variants)

Netzhack: "chance to" = opportunity; "chance of" = probability

2016-12-26T23:46:42Z

"chance to" = opportunity; "chance of" = probability

ChasonBot at 11:33, 19 December 2015

2015-12-19T11:33:28Z

88.217.84.131 at 05:52, 26 August 2014

2014-08-26T05:52:15Z

Bulwersator: (in UnNetHack also ''ceramic'', ''porcelain'' and ''quartz'' wands{{refsrc|src/objects.c|972|unnethack=1267}})

2013-02-14T08:42:06Z

(in UnNetHack also ''ceramic'', ''porcelain'' and ''quartz'' wands{{refsrc|src/objects.c|972|unnethack=1267}})

Bulwersator: /* Items made of glass */

2013-02-14T08:41:23Z

‎Items made of glass

Tjr: /* Miscellaneous information */ wield healing potions you hit your pets with

2009-09-16T22:28:17Z

‎Miscellaneous information: wield healing potions you hit your pets with

Tjr: explanation for why the Mirror of Merlin will never break

2009-09-16T22:26:54Z

explanation for why the Mirror of Merlin will never break

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 {{for|worthless pieces of colored glass|Gem}}
-'''Glass''' is a [[material]] that appears in ''NetHack''. Most glass [[items]] are [[fragile]] and break when thrown or subjected to certain kinds of blunt force. However, glass [[artifact]]s and [[gem]]s are not fragile.<ref>{{function|dothrow.c|breaktest}} gives all artifacts a 99% chance of resisting, then ensures that glass artifacts do not break.</ref>
+'''Glass''' is a [[material]] that appears in ''NetHack''. Most glass [[items]] are [[fragile]] and break when thrown or subjected to certain kinds of blunt force. However, glass [[artifact]]s and [[gem]]s are not fragile.{{refsrc|nethack=3.6.7|src/dothrow.c|2049|comment=function breaktest}}
 "[[Crystal]]" objects in ''NetHack'', excluding the [[dilithium crystal]], are actually made of glass.
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-{{nethack-366}}
+{{nethack-367}}

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 {{for|worthless pieces of colored glass|Gem}}
-'''Glass''' is a [[material]] which constitutes some [[item]]s. Most glass items are [[fragile]], so they tend to break when they are subjected to certain kinds of blunt force. However, glass [[artifact]]s and [[gem]]s are not fragile.<ref>{{function|dothrow.c|breaktest}} gives all artifacts a 99% chance of resisting, then ensures that glass artifacts do not break.</ref>
+'''Glass''' is a [[material]] that appears in ''NetHack''. Most glass [[items]] are [[fragile]] and break when thrown or subjected to certain kinds of blunt force. However, glass [[artifact]]s and [[gem]]s are not fragile.<ref>{{function|dothrow.c|breaktest}} gives all artifacts a 99% chance of resisting, then ensures that glass artifacts do not break.</ref>
-Glass is sometimes mistakenly referred to as [[crystal]].
+"[[Crystal]]" objects in ''NetHack'', excluding the [[dilithium crystal]], are actually made of glass.
 == Items made of glass ==
-* [[crystal plate mail]]
+* [[Crystal plate mail]]
-* [[mirror]]
+* [[Mirror]]
-* [[crystal ball]]
+* [[Crystal ball]]
-* [[pair of lenses]]
+* [[Pair of lenses]]
-* all [[potion]]s
+* All [[potion]]s
-* [[wand]]s with the random appearance ''glass wand'' or ''crystal wand''
+* [[Wand]]s with the [[randomized appearance]] of ''glass wand'' or ''crystal wand''
-* all colors of [[gem|worthless glass]]
+* All colors of [[gem|worthless glass]]
 == References ==
 <references />
 [[Category:Materials]]
-{{nethack-343}}
+{{nethack-366}}

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-Some items in the dungeon are made of '''glass'''. Glass is a fragile [[material]], so items made of glass will tend to break when they are struck by a [[force bolt]] or [[wand of striking]], when they are thrown, when they are dropped while [[levitation|levitating]], when they are dropped down [[stairs]], and when they are kicked or when [[Container|containers]] that contain glass items are kicked. Items in your inventory will not shatter from force bolts or wands of striking.
+{{for|worthless pieces of colored glass|Gem}}
-[[Artifact]]s that are made of glass will not shatter.<ref>{{function|dothrow.c|breaktest}} This function gives all artifacts a 99% chance of resisting, then ensures that glass artifacts do not break.</ref><ref>[[Source:Dokick.c#line364]] for kicking mirrors in containers</ref> [[Gem]]s (i.e. worthless pieces of glass) will also not shatter.
+'''Glass''' is a [[material]] which constitutes some [[item]]s. Most glass items are [[fragile]], so they tend to break when they are subjected to certain kinds of blunt force. However, glass [[artifact]]s and [[gem]]s are not fragile.<ref>{{function|dothrow.c|breaktest}} gives all artifacts a 99% chance of resisting, then ensures that glass artifacts do not break.</ref>
 == Items made of glass ==
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 * [[mirror]]
 * [[crystal ball]]
-* [[lenses]]
+* [[pair of lenses]]
 * all [[potion]]s
-* [[wand]]s with the random appearance ''glass wand'' or ''crystal wand'' (in [[UnNetHack]] also ''ceramic'', ''porcelain'' and ''quartz'' wands{{refsrc|src/objects.c|972|unnethack=1267}})
+* [[wand]]s with the random appearance ''glass wand'' or ''crystal wand''
-* all colors of [[gem|worthless glass]] (not vulnerable to shattering<ref>Probably because it would make finding real gems too easy.</ref>)
+* all colors of [[gem|worthless glass]]
 == References ==

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 Some items in the dungeon are made of '''glass'''. Glass is a fragile [[material]], so items made of glass will tend to break when they are struck by a [[force bolt]] or [[wand of striking]], when they are thrown, when they are dropped while [[levitation|levitating]], when they are dropped down [[stairs]], and when they are kicked or when [[Container|containers]] that contain glass items are kicked. Items in your inventory will not shatter from force bolts or wands of striking.
-[[Artifact]]s that are made of glass will not shatter.<ref>{{function|dothrow.c|breaktest}} This source portion gives artifacts a 99% chance to resist before ... making artifact mirrors not break.</ref><ref>[[Source:Dokick.c#line364]] for kicking mirrors in containers</ref> [[Gem]]s (i.e. worthless pieces of glass) will also not shatter.
+[[Artifact]]s that are made of glass will not shatter.<ref>{{function|dothrow.c|breaktest}} This function gives all artifacts a 99% chance of resisting, then ensures that glass artifacts do not break.</ref><ref>[[Source:Dokick.c#line364]] for kicking mirrors in containers</ref> [[Gem]]s (i.e. worthless pieces of glass) will also not shatter.
 == Items made of glass ==

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−	Some items in the dungeon are made of '''glass'''. Glass is a fragile [[material]], so items made of glass will tend to break when they are struck by a [[force bolt]] or [[wand of striking]], when they are thrown, when they are dropped while [[levitation\|levitating]], ~~and~~ when they are dropped down [[stairs]]. Items in your inventory will not shatter from force bolts or wands of striking.	+	Some items in the dungeon are made of '''glass'''. Glass is a fragile [[material]], so items made of glass will tend to break when they are struck by a [[force bolt]] or [[wand of striking]], when they are thrown, when they are dropped while [[levitation\|levitating]], when they are dropped down [[stairs]], and when they are kicked or when [[Container\|containers]] that contain glass items are kicked. Items in your inventory will not shatter from force bolts or wands of striking.

	[[Artifact]]s that are made of glass will not shatter.<ref>{{function\|dothrow.c\|breaktest}} This source portion gives artifacts a 99% chance to resist before ... making artifact mirrors not break.</ref><ref>[[Source:Dokick.c#line364]] for kicking mirrors in containers</ref> [[Gem]]s (i.e. worthless pieces of glass) will also not shatter.		[[Artifact]]s that are made of glass will not shatter.<ref>{{function\|dothrow.c\|breaktest}} This source portion gives artifacts a 99% chance to resist before ... making artifact mirrors not break.</ref><ref>[[Source:Dokick.c#line364]] for kicking mirrors in containers</ref> [[Gem]]s (i.e. worthless pieces of glass) will also not shatter.

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 == Miscellaneous information ==
-*Hazardous potions and lit [[potion of oil|potions of oil]] make nifty grenades, causing the hit enemy to fall under the effects of that potion.
+*Hazardous potions and lit [[potion of oil|potions of oil]] make nifty grenades, causing the hit enemy to fall under the effects of that potion. A wielded potion will never be wasted on missing.
 *Throwing a [[potion of healing]] at a [[pet]] could be useful.
 *[[Nymph|Nymphs]] often carry [[mirror|looking glasses]], which are made of glass and confer a [[luck]] penalty when broken.