Hack'EM - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: potholes - hackem combines both tinfoil hats from other variants so

2026-07-09T12:14:11Z

potholes - hackem combines both tinfoil hats from other variants so

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-07-09T12:10:19Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-05-14T22:01:45Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: touch-ups

2025-09-13T14:02:05Z

touch-ups

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2025-08-24T17:44:21Z

potholes

Umbire the Phantom: spacing

2025-03-30T10:54:51Z

spacing

Umbire the Phantom: potholes in preparation for article moves

2024-12-11T07:35:28Z

potholes in preparation for article moves

Metanite64: /* Gem alchemy */ more details/accuracy

2024-08-07T16:37:52Z

‎Gem alchemy: more details/accuracy

Metanite64: /* Mechanics changes */ various wording/typos

2024-08-07T15:15:49Z

‎Mechanics changes: various wording/typos

Malor: added description of berserk

2024-08-04T17:00:13Z

added description of berserk

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 * Can make you forget about shambling horrors.
 * Can make you lose "eaten knowledge", which doppelgangers use to poly into different forms.
-* Psychic resistance protects from amnesia loss, however the only sources are wearing a [[Tinfoil hat (SpliceHack)|tinfoil hat]] or playing as an illithid form.
+* Psychic resistance protects from amnesia loss, however the only sources are wearing a [[Tinfoil hat (Hack'EM)|tinfoil hat]] or playing as an illithid form.
 * Potions of amnesia can also inflict this effect if imbibed or inhaled. Potions of amnesia always have the "sparkling" appearance. Keep in mind that monsters can throw these potions at you.
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 '''Preventing fear:'''
-* Wear a [[tinfoil hat]]
+* Wear a [[Tinfoil hat (Hack'EM)|tinfoil hat]]
 * Wield a weapon with the "rage" property
 * Wear the large shield [[Pridwen]]
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 '''Psychic resistance:'''
-* The only source of extrinsic psychic resistance is the [[tinfoil hat]].
+* The only source of extrinsic psychic resistance is the [[Tinfoil hat (Hack'EM)|tinfoil hat]].
 * Protects you from forgetting skills, spells, and other things from potions and scrolls of amnesia, as well as mind flayer and zombie brain eating attack.
 * Illithids start with psychic resistance.
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 |[[helm of madness]] || <-> || [[helm of brilliance]]
 |-
-|[[helm of telepathy]] || <-> || [[tinfoil hat]]
+|[[helm of telepathy]] || <-> || [[Tinfoil hat (Hack'EM)|tinfoil hat]]
 |-
 |[[dwarvish chain mail]] || <-> || [[elven chain mail]]

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 * Can make you forget about shambling horrors.
 * Can make you lose "eaten knowledge", which doppelgangers use to poly into different forms.
-* Psychic resistance protects from amnesia loss, however the only sources are wearing a [[tinfoil hat]] or playing as an illithid form.
+* Psychic resistance protects from amnesia loss, however the only sources are wearing a [[Tinfoil hat (SpliceHack)|tinfoil hat]] or playing as an illithid form.
 * Potions of amnesia can also inflict this effect if imbibed or inhaled. Potions of amnesia always have the "sparkling" appearance. Keep in mind that monsters can throw these potions at you.

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 |[[orcish scimitar]] || <-> || [[scimitar]]
 |-
-|[[saber]] || <-> || [[rapier]]
+|[[saber]] || <-> || [[Rapier (SLASH'EM)|rapier]]
 |-
 |[[broadsword]] || <-> || [[elven broadsword]]

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 These features have been removed or replaced:
-* Skipped races: [[Lycanthrope (starting race)|Lycanthrope]].
+* Skipped races: [[Lycanthrope (starting race)|Lycanthrope]]
-* Skipped monsters: [[Gypsies]], Doctor Frankenstein, Frankenstein's Monster
+* Skipped monsters: [[gypsies]], [[Doctor Frankenstein]], [[Frankenstein's Monster]]
 * Skipped items:
 ** [[wand of fireball]]
 ** [[lab coat]]
 ** heavy hammer (evil had heavy war hammer)
-** [[rocket launcher]], [[grenade launcher]], [[rocket]], [[stick of dynamite]]
+** [[Rocket launcher (SLASH'EM)|rocket launcher]], [[Grenade launcher (SLASH'EM)|grenade launcher]], [[Rocket (SLASH'EM)|rocket]], [[stick of dynamite]]
 ** all droven items
 ** [[Giantkiller]] (Evil has [[Giantslayer]]).

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 * [[banshee]]: Scream which inflicts fear
 * [[harpy]]: Song which paralyzes.
-* [[gibberling]]: Possesses a plethora of attacks, each inflicting a unique but twisted effect (similar to a cursed unicorn horn)
+* [[Gibberling (Hack'EM)|gibberling]]: Possesses a plethora of attacks, each inflicting a unique but twisted effect (similar to a cursed unicorn horn)
 All of the scream attacks can also shatter glass objects. The gibberlings and harpies don't scream, but are quite dangerous anyway.
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 Luckily, you can cure this condition using a few different methods:
-* quaffing [[potion of sickness|potions of sickness]] (this kills the larva from inside)
+* quaffing [[potions of sickness]] (this kills the larva from inside)
 * drink from a [[toilet]] (poisonous water)
 * receiving a disease attack from a monster
 * eating a [[pill]]
-* invoking the [[Staff of Aesculapius]]
+* invoking [[the Staff of Aesculapius]]
 * invoking the Healing Hands technique
 * being zapped by a cure sickness spell
-There are only three monsters that can infect you with larva, remember them well: [[giant ichneumon]], [[gibberling]]s, and [[spibrawulf]]s.
+There are only three monsters that can infect you with larva, remember them well: [[giant ichneumon]], [[Gibberling (Hack'EM)|gibberlings]], and [[spibrawulf]]s.
 === Regeneration ===

← Older revision		Revision as of 10:54, 30 March 2025
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	'''Hack'EM''' is a project started by [[User:Hackemslashem]] with the goal of becoming the next successor to [[SLASH'EM]]. Simply put, Hack'EM is "Hack, Extended Mechanics."		'''Hack'EM''' is a project started by [[User:Hackemslashem]] with the goal of becoming the next successor to [[SLASH'EM]]. Simply put, Hack'EM is "Hack, Extended Mechanics."
		+
	Starting with version 1.3.0, [[User:malor]] has taken over to keep Hack'EM alive and help it continue to evolve!		Starting with version 1.3.0, [[User:malor]] has taken over to keep Hack'EM alive and help it continue to evolve!

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 ** [[scroll of amnesia]]
 ** [[potion of water]]
-** [[potion of blood]]
+** [[Potion of blood (Hack'EM)|potion of blood]]
 ** [[potion of amnesia]]
 ** [[blank spellbook]]

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 * Acid is no longer a useless endgame potion!
-* Gems dissolve in acid to produce new potions.
+* Gems dissolve in acid to produce new potions, based on the gem's and potion's color (meaning the same gem will produce different potions from game to game).
-* If the acid is cursed, there is a guaranteed alchemical explosion, otherwise there is always a 1 in 30 chance of an explosion.
+** Diamonds do not dissolve in acid at all.
 * Use the object lookup (on a gem) to see what potion is created from a particular gem.
-* Note: Smoky potions cannot be produced with this method.
+* Note: Smoky, milky, and clear potions cannot be produced with this method.
 === Upgrading and tinkering ===

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 * Dexterity can directly affect the player's AC, for better or worse. See the chart below for details.
-** '''Being encumbered negates AC bonuses from dexterity'''
+** '''Being encumbered negates AC bonuses from dexterity.'''
-** '''Wearing any kind of heavy metallic body armor (not mithril) or other rigid material (bone, stone, wood) will also negate dexterity bonuses.'''
+** '''Wearing any kind of heavy metallic body armor (not mithril) or other rigid material (bone, stone, wood) also negates dexterity bonuses.'''
 {| class="wikitable"
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 * Can make you lose Elbereth knowledge if you had it.
 * Can make you lose intrinsic telepathy.
-* Can make you forget forget about shambling horrors.
+* Can make you forget about shambling horrors.
 * Can make you lose "eaten knowledge", which doppelgangers use to poly into different forms.
 * Psychic resistance protects from amnesia loss, however the only sources are wearing a [[tinfoil hat]] or playing as an illithid form.
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 === Oily Corpses patch ===
-* There is a 20% chance upon starting to eat a corpse of certain slippery monsters (e.g. most slithy, non-snakelike monsters and most blobby monsters) that your fingers get slippery. Tins of them are not slippery unless caused by the tin preparation.
+* There is a 20% chance of making your fingers slippery upon starting to eat a corpse of certain slippery monsters (e.g. most slithy, non-snakelike monsters and most blobby monsters). Tins of those monsters are not slippery unless caused by the tin preparation.
 === Slow Luck timeouts (modified) ===
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 === Ascending with a helm of opposite alignment ===
-* When attempting to ascend using a helm of opposite alignment there is a 1/3rd chance that your original diety destroys the helm and you do not ascend. You do not lose the game in this situation, but your luck will be reduced by 5 and your god will be angry. You can still win by going to your normal altar, or by trying another helm of opposite alignment.
+* When attempting to ascend using a helm of opposite alignment, there is a {{frac|3}} chance that your original deity destroys the helm and you do not ascend. You do not lose the game in this situation, but your luck will be reduced by 5 and your god will be angry. You can still win by going to your normal altar, or by trying another helm of opposite alignment.
 ===Bribing devil princes ===
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 ===Attack specialization===
-Hack'EM allows you to use the #tech menu to specialize in any of the combat-oriented skills, including [[twoweapon]]ing [[attack spells]].
+Hack'EM allows you to use the #tech menu to specialize in any of the combat-oriented skills, including [[twoweapon]]ing or [[attack spells]].
 Entering the name of the skill will provide a +1 damage bonus when using that skill for each of the following milestones:
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 * Be [[crowned]] by your [[god]]
-The skill chosen can be reselected with a cooldown of 1,000 to 1,500 turns if desired.
+The skill chosen can be changed with a cooldown of 1,000 to 1,500 turns if desired.
 == Intrinsics and resistances ==

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 |[[Berserk (technique)|Berserk]]
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 |SLASH'EM
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