Guidebook - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2025-04-11T08:52:51Z

potholes

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2025-02-09T23:15:23Z

potholes

Furey: /* External links */ current version -> NetHack 3.6.7

2024-06-17T03:29:07Z

‎External links: current version -> NetHack 3.6.7

Furey: /* SLASH'EM */ Refer "pager" to Wikipedia. Fixes a redlink.

2024-06-17T03:27:31Z

‎SLASH'EM: Refer "pager" to Wikipedia. Fixes a redlink.

Furey: /* Options */ BIOS -> BIOS. Not a bug, but better not to camp on that word, considering all the OS-related pages we have.

2024-06-17T02:54:14Z

‎Options: BIOS -> BIOS. Not a bug, but better not to camp on that word, considering all the OS-related pages we have.

Furey: /* Options */ alpha order. this does help me check each one for maintenance.

2024-06-17T02:44:26Z

‎Options: alpha order. this does help me check each one for maintenance.

Furey: /* Options */ bug fix: color -> color

2024-06-17T02:43:11Z

‎Options: bug fix: color -> color

Furey: /* Options */ take a breath and use new lines, article.

2024-06-17T02:40:46Z

‎Options: take a breath and use new lines, article.

Furey: /* Options */ bug fix: travel -> travel

2024-06-17T02:38:17Z

‎Options: bug fix: travel -> travel

Furey: /* Options */ bug fix: tombstone -> tombstone

2024-06-17T02:36:05Z

‎Options: bug fix: tombstone -> tombstone

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 Section 3.1 describes the [[status line]]. Unlike the in-game [[help (in-game)|help]] that only provides a one-paragraph summary of the status line, the Guidebook introduces each element of the status line.
-* ''Parts of the status line:'' [[Rank]], [[Strength]], [[Dexterity]], [[Constitution]], [[Intelligence]], [[Wisdom]], [[Charisma]], [[Alignment]], [[Dungeon level|Dungeon Level]], [[Gold]], [[Hit points|Hit Points]], [[Power]], [[Armor Class]], [[Experience]], [[Time]], and [[Hunger]] status.
+* ''Parts of the status line:'' [[Rank]], [[Strength]], [[Dexterity]], [[Constitution]], [[Intelligence]], [[Wisdom]], [[Charisma]], [[Alignment]], [[Dungeon level|Dungeon Level]], [[Gold]], [[Hit Points]], [[Power]], [[Armor Class]], [[Experience]], [[Time]], and [[Nutrition|Hunger]] status.
 Section 3.1 introduces strength, dexterity, constitution, intelligence, wisdom and charisma as the "six basic [[attribute]]s" of your character. (Thus [[we]] often say "attribute", not "ability" or "stat".) It is possible to read this section and not understand the importance of raising these six attributes to high values. The Guidebook does not mention [[exercise]] or any other way to increase these attributes, except to say that "magic can also cause attributes to exceed the normal limits".

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 Even for a player who never [[ascension|ascended]] and who does not intend to follow any conducts, this chapter contains a few subtle hints. ''"Calling upon your god for help with starvation does not violate any food challenges either."'' So, gods can help with starvation. You might recall from the chapter 4 that the #[[pray]] command does ''"Pray to the gods for help."'' You might correctly conclude that prayer may help with starvation.
-This section also documents which food qualifies as [[vegan]] or [[vegetarian]]; this might also help unspoiled players who need food for their vegetarian pet (sections 6.2 and 7.4). It also notes that [[Potion of water|liquids]] [[Potion of fruit juice|that]] [[Potion of booze|provide nutrition]] do not count against foodless conduct, citing "a physiological need for water" as a justification.
+This section also documents which food qualifies as [[vegan]] or [[vegetarian]]; this might also help unspoiled players who need food for their vegetarian pet (sections 6.2 and 7.4). It also notes that liquids that provide nutrition, i.e. {{! of|water|fruit juice|and=1|booze}}, do not count against foodless conduct due to "a physiological need for water".
 === Options ===

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 ==External links==
-*[https://www.nethack.org/v367/Guidebook.html The Guidebook for the current version.]
+*[https://www.nethack.org/v367/Guidebook.html The Guidebook for NetHack 3.6.7.]
 *[https://www.nethack.org/common/info.html#Old The Guidebook and other documentation for previous versions.]
 {{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Strategy]]

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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-''[[SLASH'EM]]'' players may access the Guidebook during the game, by pressing [?] and selecting "The SLASH'EM Guidebook." This displays the Guidebook in the [[pager]] of your [[user interface]]. You may find that this is too inconvenient, especially if you are using the [[tty]] interface and cannot scroll upward. You may prefer to use an external page to load the Guidebook.txt file in the [[playground]] directory.
+''[[SLASH'EM]]'' players may access the Guidebook during the game, by pressing [?] and selecting "The SLASH'EM Guidebook." This displays the Guidebook in the [[wikipedia:Terminal pager|pager]] of your [[user interface]]. You may find that this is too inconvenient, especially if you are using the [[tty]] interface and cannot scroll upward. You may prefer to use an external page to load the Guidebook.txt file in the [[playground]] directory.
 SLASH'EM modifies the Guidebook to introduce the new role and race selections and explain the new configurable options and multiple [[tileset]]s.

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 * ''Options:'' [[acoustics]], [[align]], [[autodig]], [[autoopen]], [[autopickup]], [[autoquiver]], [[options#blind|blind]], [[options#bones|bones]], [[catname]], [[options#character|character]], [[checkpoint]], [[checkspace]], [[clicklook]], [[cmdassist]], [[confirm]], [[dark_room]], [[disclose]], [[dogname]], [[extmenu]], [[options#female|female]], [[fixinv]], [[options#fruit|fruit]], [[options#gender|gender]], [[options#help|help]], [[hilite_pet]], [[hilite_pile]], [[horsename]], [[ignitr]], [[implicit_uncursed]], [[legacy]], [[lit_corridor]], [[lootabc]], [[options#mail|mail]], [[male]], [[mention_walls]], [[menucolors]], [[menustyle]], [[menu_deselect_all]], [[menu_deselect_page]], [[menu_first_page]], [[menu_headings]], [[menu_invert_all]], [[menu_invert_page]], [[menu_last_page]], [[menu_next_page]], [[menu_objsyms]], [[menu_previous_page]], [[menu_search]], [[menu_select_all]], [[menu_select_page]], [[msghistory]], [[msg_window]], [[Options#name|name]], [[news]], [[Options#nudist|nudist]], [[null]], [[number_pad]], [[packorder]], [[paranoid_confirmation]], [[perm_invent]], [[pettype]], [[pickup_burden]], [[pickup_thrown]], [[pickup_types]], [[pile_limit]], [[playmode]], [[pushweapon]], [[options#race|race]], [[rest_on_space]], [[options#role|role]], [[options#roguesymset|roguesymset]], [[options#rlecomp|rlecomp]], [[runmode]], [[safe_pet]], [[scores]], [[showexp]], [[showrace]], [[showscore]], [[silent]], [[options#sortloot|sortloot]], [[sortpack]], [[sparkle]], [[standout]], [[statushilites]], [[suppress_alert]], [[options#symset|symset]], [[options#time|time]], [[timed_delay]], [[options#tombstone|tombstone]], [[toptenwin]], [[options#travel|travel]], [[verbose]], [[windowtype]].
 * ''And on some windowing systems:'' [[align_message]], [[align_status]], [[ascii_map]], [[options#color|color]], [[eight_bit_tty]], [[font_map]], [[font_menu]], [[font_message]], [[font_status]], [[font_size_map]], [[font_size_menu]], [[font_size_message]], [[font_size_status]], [[font_size_text]], [[font_text]], [[fullscreen]], [[large_font]], [[map_mode]], [[mouse_support]], [[player_selection]], [[popup_dialog]], [[preload_tiles]], [[scroll_amount]], [[scroll_margin]], [[selectsaved]], [[softkeyboard]], [[splash_screen]], [[tiled_map]], [[tile_file]], [[tile_height]], [[tile_width]], [[use_darkgray]], [[use_inverse]], [[vary_msgcount]], [[windowcolors]], [[wraptext]].
-* ''And on some operating systems:'' [[altkeyhandler]], [[altmeta]], [[BIOS]], [[flush]], [[MACgraphics]], [[page_wait]], [[rawio]], [[soundcard]], [[subkeyvalue]], [[video]], [[videocolors]], [[videoshades]].
+* ''And on some operating systems:'' [[altkeyhandler]], [[altmeta]], [[options#BIOS|BIOS]], [[flush]], [[MACgraphics]], [[page_wait]], [[rawio]], [[soundcard]], [[subkeyvalue]], [[video]], [[videocolors]], [[videoshades]].
 Sections 9.7 through 9.15 detail further configuration capabilities in Nethack, many of which are new to version 3.6.0. Detailed explanations are provided for regular expressions, [[autopickup exceptions]], [[MSGTYPE|message types]], [[menucolors]], [[user sounds]], [[statushilites]], modifying the [[Symset|symbols NetHack uses]] in its display, configuring NetHack for play by the blind, and notes for system administrators.

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 * ''Options:'' [[acoustics]], [[align]], [[autodig]], [[autoopen]], [[autopickup]], [[autoquiver]], [[options#blind|blind]], [[options#bones|bones]], [[catname]], [[options#character|character]], [[checkpoint]], [[checkspace]], [[clicklook]], [[cmdassist]], [[confirm]], [[dark_room]], [[disclose]], [[dogname]], [[extmenu]], [[options#female|female]], [[fixinv]], [[options#fruit|fruit]], [[options#gender|gender]], [[options#help|help]], [[hilite_pet]], [[hilite_pile]], [[horsename]], [[ignitr]], [[implicit_uncursed]], [[legacy]], [[lit_corridor]], [[lootabc]], [[options#mail|mail]], [[male]], [[mention_walls]], [[menucolors]], [[menustyle]], [[menu_deselect_all]], [[menu_deselect_page]], [[menu_first_page]], [[menu_headings]], [[menu_invert_all]], [[menu_invert_page]], [[menu_last_page]], [[menu_next_page]], [[menu_objsyms]], [[menu_previous_page]], [[menu_search]], [[menu_select_all]], [[menu_select_page]], [[msghistory]], [[msg_window]], [[Options#name|name]], [[news]], [[Options#nudist|nudist]], [[null]], [[number_pad]], [[packorder]], [[paranoid_confirmation]], [[perm_invent]], [[pettype]], [[pickup_burden]], [[pickup_thrown]], [[pickup_types]], [[pile_limit]], [[playmode]], [[pushweapon]], [[options#race|race]], [[rest_on_space]], [[options#role|role]], [[options#roguesymset|roguesymset]], [[options#rlecomp|rlecomp]], [[runmode]], [[safe_pet]], [[scores]], [[showexp]], [[showrace]], [[showscore]], [[silent]], [[options#sortloot|sortloot]], [[sortpack]], [[sparkle]], [[standout]], [[statushilites]], [[suppress_alert]], [[options#symset|symset]], [[options#time|time]], [[timed_delay]], [[options#tombstone|tombstone]], [[toptenwin]], [[options#travel|travel]], [[verbose]], [[windowtype]].
-* ''And on some windowing systems:'' [[align_message]], [[align_status]], [[ascii_map]], [[color]], [[eight_bit_tty]], [[font_map]], [[font_menu]], [[font_message]], [[font_status]], [[font_text]], [[font_size_map]], [[font_size_menu]], [[font_size_message]], [[font_size_status]], [[font_size_text]], [[fullscreen]], [[large_font]], [[map_mode]], [[mouse_support]], [[player_selection]], [[popup_dialog]], [[preload_tiles]], [[scroll_amount]], [[scroll_margin]], [[selectsaved]], [[softkeyboard]], [[splash_screen]], [[tiled_map]], [[tile_file]], [[tile_height]], [[tile_width]], [[use_darkgray]], [[use_inverse]], [[vary_msgcount]], [[windowcolors]], [[wraptext]].
+* ''And on some windowing systems:'' [[align_message]], [[align_status]], [[ascii_map]], [[options#color|color]], [[eight_bit_tty]], [[font_map]], [[font_menu]], [[font_message]], [[font_status]], [[font_text]], [[font_size_map]], [[font_size_menu]], [[font_size_message]], [[font_size_status]], [[font_size_text]], [[fullscreen]], [[large_font]], [[map_mode]], [[mouse_support]], [[player_selection]], [[popup_dialog]], [[preload_tiles]], [[scroll_amount]], [[scroll_margin]], [[selectsaved]], [[softkeyboard]], [[splash_screen]], [[tiled_map]], [[tile_file]], [[tile_height]], [[tile_width]], [[use_darkgray]], [[use_inverse]], [[vary_msgcount]], [[windowcolors]], [[wraptext]].
 * ''And on some operating systems:'' [[altkeyhandler]], [[altmeta]], [[BIOS]], [[flush]], [[MACgraphics]], [[page_wait]], [[rawio]], [[soundcard]], [[subkeyvalue]], [[video]], [[videocolors]], [[videoshades]].

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 This wiki provides more information about some options, but perhaps the Guidebook is the better source of information for many of them. Most of the below links redirect to a section on our [[option]] page, but some (like [[Autopickup]]) have their own page.
-* ''Options:'' [[acoustics]], [[align]], [[autodig]], [[autoopen]], [[autopickup]], [[autoquiver]], [[options#blind|blind]], [[options#bones|bones]], [[catname]], [[options#character|character]], [[checkpoint]], [[checkspace]], [[clicklook]], [[cmdassist]], [[confirm]], [[dark_room]], [[disclose]], [[dogname]], [[extmenu]], [[options#female|female]], [[fixinv]], [[options#fruit|fruit]], [[options#gender|gender]], [[options#help|help]], [[hilite_pet]], [[hilite_pile]], [[horsename]], [[ignitr]], [[implicit_uncursed]], [[legacy]], [[lit_corridor]], [[lootabc]], [[options#mail|mail]], [[male]], [[mention_walls]], [[menucolors]], [[menustyle]], [[menu_deselect_all]], [[menu_deselect_page]], [[menu_first_page]], [[menu_headings]], [[menu_invert_all]], [[menu_invert_page]], [[menu_last_page]], [[menu_next_page]], [[menu_objsyms]], [[menu_previous_page]], [[menu_search]], [[menu_select_all]], [[menu_select_page]], [[msghistory]], [[msg_window]], [[Options#name|name]], [[news]], [[Options#nudist|nudist]], [[null]], [[number_pad]], [[packorder]], [[paranoid_confirmation]], [[perm_invent]], [[pettype]], [[pickup_burden]], [[pickup_thrown]], [[pickup_types]], [[pile_limit]], [[playmode]], [[pushweapon]], [[options#race|race]], [[rest_on_space]], [[options#role|role]], [[options#roguesymset|roguesymset]], [[options#rlecomp|rlecomp]], [[runmode]], [[safe_pet]], [[scores]], [[showexp]], [[showrace]], [[showscore]], [[silent]], [[options#sortloot|sortloot]], [[sortpack]], [[sparkle]], [[standout]], [[statushilites]], [[suppress_alert]], [[options#symset|symset]], [[options#time|time]], [[timed_delay]], [[options#tombstone|tombstone]], [[toptenwin]], [[options#travel|travel]], [[verbose]], [[windowtype]], and on some windowing systems, [[align_message]], [[align_status]], [[ascii_map]], [[color]], [[eight_bit_tty]], [[font_map]], [[font_menu]], [[font_message]], [[font_status]], [[font_text]], [[font_size_map]], [[font_size_menu]], [[font_size_message]], [[font_size_status]], [[font_size_text]], [[fullscreen]], [[large_font]], [[map_mode]], [[mouse_support]], [[player_selection]], [[popup_dialog]], [[preload_tiles]], [[scroll_amount]], [[scroll_margin]], [[selectsaved]], [[softkeyboard]], [[splash_screen]], [[tiled_map]], [[tile_file]], [[tile_height]], [[tile_width]], [[use_darkgray]], [[use_inverse]], [[vary_msgcount]], [[windowcolors]], [[wraptext]], and on some operating systems, [[altkeyhandler]], [[altmeta]], [[BIOS]], [[flush]], [[MACgraphics]], [[page_wait]], [[rawio]], [[soundcard]], [[subkeyvalue]], [[video]], [[videocolors]], [[videoshades]].
+* ''Options:'' [[acoustics]], [[align]], [[autodig]], [[autoopen]], [[autopickup]], [[autoquiver]], [[options#blind|blind]], [[options#bones|bones]], [[catname]], [[options#character|character]], [[checkpoint]], [[checkspace]], [[clicklook]], [[cmdassist]], [[confirm]], [[dark_room]], [[disclose]], [[dogname]], [[extmenu]], [[options#female|female]], [[fixinv]], [[options#fruit|fruit]], [[options#gender|gender]], [[options#help|help]], [[hilite_pet]], [[hilite_pile]], [[horsename]], [[ignitr]], [[implicit_uncursed]], [[legacy]], [[lit_corridor]], [[lootabc]], [[options#mail|mail]], [[male]], [[mention_walls]], [[menucolors]], [[menustyle]], [[menu_deselect_all]], [[menu_deselect_page]], [[menu_first_page]], [[menu_headings]], [[menu_invert_all]], [[menu_invert_page]], [[menu_last_page]], [[menu_next_page]], [[menu_objsyms]], [[menu_previous_page]], [[menu_search]], [[menu_select_all]], [[menu_select_page]], [[msghistory]], [[msg_window]], [[Options#name|name]], [[news]], [[Options#nudist|nudist]], [[null]], [[number_pad]], [[packorder]], [[paranoid_confirmation]], [[perm_invent]], [[pettype]], [[pickup_burden]], [[pickup_thrown]], [[pickup_types]], [[pile_limit]], [[playmode]], [[pushweapon]], [[options#race|race]], [[rest_on_space]], [[options#role|role]], [[options#roguesymset|roguesymset]], [[options#rlecomp|rlecomp]], [[runmode]], [[safe_pet]], [[scores]], [[showexp]], [[showrace]], [[showscore]], [[silent]], [[options#sortloot|sortloot]], [[sortpack]], [[sparkle]], [[standout]], [[statushilites]], [[suppress_alert]], [[options#symset|symset]], [[options#time|time]], [[timed_delay]], [[options#tombstone|tombstone]], [[toptenwin]], [[options#travel|travel]], [[verbose]], [[windowtype]].
 Sections 9.7 through 9.15 detail further configuration capabilities in Nethack, many of which are new to version 3.6.0. Detailed explanations are provided for regular expressions, [[autopickup exceptions]], [[MSGTYPE|message types]], [[menucolors]], [[user sounds]], [[statushilites]], modifying the [[Symset|symbols NetHack uses]] in its display, configuring NetHack for play by the blind, and notes for system administrators.