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Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2024-02-11T14:16:43Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: some cleanup, earmark for later

2024-02-11T11:23:51Z

some cleanup, earmark for later

Umbire the Phantom: /* Prerequisites for entering and surviving in Hell */ Moving citation to be less potentially confusing

2021-02-08T04:14:04Z

‎Prerequisites for entering and surviving in Hell: Moving citation to be less potentially confusing

Actual-nh: /* Prerequisites for entering and surviving in Hell */ Reference fire resistance need in Hell

2021-02-08T03:14:26Z

‎Prerequisites for entering and surviving in Hell: Reference fire resistance need in Hell

Umbire the Phantom at 04:39, 10 April 2020

2020-04-10T04:39:47Z

Pinkbeast: Slight rewrite - it "does not", not "cannot" - obviously it could, say, teleport you to safety.

2019-11-28T15:08:04Z

Slight rewrite - it "does not", not "cannot" - obviously it could, say, teleport you to safety.

Andrio Celos: Gremlins and fire resistance; also, add references section properly.

2019-11-27T14:31:39Z

Gremlins and fire resistance; also, add references section properly.

Andrio Celos: /* Prerequisites for entering and surviving in Hell */

2019-11-27T14:29:07Z

‎Prerequisites for entering and surviving in Hell

Umbire the Phantom at 21:32, 20 March 2019

2019-03-20T21:32:24Z

Ray Chason: Correction re mysterious force in 3.0.x; {{noversion}}

2008-06-02T02:53:59Z

Correction re mysterious force in 3.0.x; {{noversion}}

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 All levels in Hell have only up-stairs (contrary to the Christian version of Hell, which may be entered but not escaped). Through NetHack 2.3e, the mazes between [[Medusa]] and Hell also have only up-stairs, meaning Hell can only be entered by controlled [[level teleportation]]. Starting in NetHack 3.0.0, the topmost level of Hell may be entered directly from the [[Castle]], as the [[Valley of the Dead]] is in modern versions, making the trap-doors potential deathtraps - level teleportation is still necessary to proceed further than this topmost level.
-All levels in Hell are [[maze]]s. Some have a room in the center, surrounded by a moat; this may be where the [[Wizard of Yendor]] lives, or it may contain a [[demon]] and a [[Cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor|fake Amulet]]. Starting with NetHack 3.0.0, this demon will be a demon prince if possible, or a demon lord if no demon princes are available.  Named demons will not teleport out of the room to attack the adventurer.
+All levels in Hell are [[maze]]s. Some have a room in the center, surrounded by a moat; this may be where the [[Wizard of Yendor]] lives, or it may contain a [[Demon (monster)|demon]] and a [[Cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor|fake Amulet]]. Starting with NetHack 3.0.0, this demon will be a demon prince if possible, or a demon lord if no demon princes are available.  Named demons will not teleport out of the room to attack the adventurer.
 Other residents of the room will be a [[hell hound]], with a [[vampire lord]] added in NetHack 3.0.0.

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 '''Hell''' is the name of the netherworld in versions of Hack and NetHack from [[Hack 1.0.2]] through [[NetHack 3.0.10]].  To win the game, the adventurer must enter Hell, take the [[Amulet of Yendor]] from the [[Wizard of Yendor|Wizard]], and then return to the surface; starting with [[NetHack 3.0.0]], they must then face the [[Astral Plane]].
-== Location of Hell ==
+==Location==
-In [[Hack 1.0.2]] through [[NetHack 2.3e]], Hell begins at dungeon level 30.  There may be several mazes before that level, but they have no special properties (except that the first one has a guaranteed [[wand of wishing]]).
+From [[NetHack 3.0.0]] through [[NetHack 3.0.10|3.0.10]], Hell begins on the level after the Castle.
 Entering Hell without [[fire resistance]] leads to [[instadeath]]:
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 But the fire doesn't seem to harm you.
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 If fire resistance is lost for any reason, the adventurer immediately dies, burnt to a crisp.{{refsrc|worn.c|63|version=NetHack 3.0.0}} [[Hack 1.0.2]] does not check for loss of the property via removal of a [[ring of fire resistance]]; this is a bug, and was fixed in [[Hack 1.0.3]].
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 * Red [[dragon scale mail]] first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]].  [[Nurse dancing]] is not advisable if this is your only source of fire resistance.
-The [[amulet of life saving]] first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]].  It can prevent many deaths in Hell:  it can block the level teleport, or cause you to find yourself still wearing your ring.  It does not save you if your fire resistance was conferred by an item that was stolen or destroyed; you immediately die again{{refsrc|worn.c|112|version=NetHack 3.0.0}}.  However, the game did not check for lack of fire resistance after being life-saved if your fire resistance was conferred only by your polymorphed form, or you lost it to a [[gremlin]] attack.
+The [[amulet of life saving]] first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]]. It can prevent many deaths in Hell: it can block the level teleport, or cause you to find yourself still wearing your ring. It does not save you if your fire resistance was conferred by an item that was stolen or destroyed; you immediately die again{{refsrc|worn.c|112|version=NetHack 3.0.0}}. However, the game did not check for lack of fire resistance after being life-saved if your fire resistance was conferred only by your polymorphed form, or you lost it to a [[gremlin]] attack.
-All levels in Hell are [[maze]]s.  Some have a room in the center, surrounded by a moat; this may be where the [[Wizard of Yendor]] lives, or it may contain a [[demon]] and a [[Cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor|fake Amulet]].  Starting with [[NetHack 3.0.0]], this demon will be a demon prince if possible, or a demon lord if no demon princes are available.  Named demons will not teleport out of the room to attack the adventurer.
+==Features of Hell==
-Other residents of the room will be a [[hell hound]] and, starting with [[NetHack 3.0.0]], a [[vampire lord]].
+All levels in Hell are [[maze]]s. Some have a room in the center, surrounded by a moat; this may be where the [[Wizard of Yendor]] lives, or it may contain a [[demon]] and a [[Cheap plastic imitation of the Amulet of Yendor|fake Amulet]]. Starting with NetHack 3.0.0, this demon will be a demon prince if possible, or a demon lord if no demon princes are available.  Named demons will not teleport out of the room to attack the adventurer.
-An early version of [[Vlad's Tower]] first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]].  This has the floor plan of the modern Tower, but is not in a separate branch; rather each of its levels is embedded in a maze level.  The lowermost one connects to the maze through a corridor extending to the right from the door.  Its contents are the same as in the modern game, save that [[Vlad the Impaler]] does not have a [[Candelabrum of Invocation]].  Fighting Vlad is strictly optional in these versions, and an adventurer on the run from the [[Wizard of Yendor]] might be wise to pass him up.
+Other residents of the room will be a [[hell hound]], with a [[vampire lord]] added in NetHack 3.0.0.
-== Escaping from Hell ==
+An early version of [[Vlad's Tower]] first appears in NetHack 3.0.0. This has the floor plan of the modern Tower, but is not in a separate branch; rather each of its levels is embedded in a maze level. The lowermost one connects to the maze through a corridor extending to the right from the door. Its contents are the same as in the modern game, minus the [[Candelabrum of Invocation]]. Fighting [[Vlad the Impaler]] is strictly optional in these versions, and an adventurer on the run from the [[Wizard of Yendor]] might be wise to pass him up.
-Since it is difficult to descend in Hell, most players will want to level-teleport to the deepest level:  40 through [[NetHack 1.4f]], 60 in [[NetHack 2.2a]] and [[NetHack 2.3e]], and 50 thereafter.  (Attempted teleport to a deeper level is safe; you just end up on the deepest permitted level.)
+==Escaping from Hell==
 Through [[NetHack 2.3e]], one ascends an up-stairs and finds himself on the up-stairs of the next level.  Thus ascent is rapid, and with [[telepathy]] one can see whether the [[Wizard of Yendor]] is on this level -- his symbol is '''1''', distinct from all other monsters -- and decide whether to stay and fight or to proceed to the next level.
-Starting in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], ascent by up-stairs in Hell no longer places you on the next up-stairs, but rather on a random spot in the next level.  This can make escape difficult when the [[Wizard of Yendor|Wizard]] is after you, as you'll have to teleport against the inhibition caused by the [[Amulet of Yendor|Amulet]], or dig through probably unknown parts of the maze -- possibly not even knowing (save by [[magic mapping]]) where the stairs are.  It might be wise, if available equipment permits, to find the stairs on all levels and then zap back down to fight the Wizard.
+Starting in NetHack 3.0.0, ascent by up-stairs in Hell no longer places you on the next up-stairs, but rather on a random spot in the next level. This can make escape difficult when the Wizard is after you, as you'll have to teleport against the inhibition caused by the [[Amulet of Yendor|Amulet]], or dig through probably unknown parts of the maze -- possibly not even knowing (save by [[magic mapping]]) where the stairs are. It might be wise, if available equipment permits, to find the stairs on all levels and then zap back down to fight the Wizard.
-== References ==
+The [[mysterious force]] makes its debut in NetHack 3.0.0. It is harder on [[lawful]] adventurers and easier on [[chaotic]] ones than the modern version.  If you are chaotic, it does not transport you below the level you were trying to climb from; it just dumps you back on that level in a random location.
 <references/>
+{{noversion}}
 [[Category:Defunct features]]

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 All levels in Hell have only up-stairs (contrary to the Christian version of Hell, which may be entered but not escaped).  Through [[NetHack 2.3e]], the mazes between [[Medusa]] and Hell also have only up-stairs; thus Hell can only be entered by controlled [[level teleportation]].  Starting in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], the topmost level of Hell may be entered directly from the [[Castle]], as the [[Valley of the Dead]] is in modern versions; thus the trap-doors can be deathtraps.  Level teleportation is still necessary to proceed further than the topmost level.
-If fire resistance is lost for any reason, the adventurer immediately dies, burnt to a crisp (except in [[Hack 1.0.2]], which does not check for the removal of the [[ring of fire resistance]] in Hell; this is a bug, and was fixed in [[Hack 1.0.3]]).{{refsrc|worn.c|63|version=NetHack 3.0.0}}
+If fire resistance is lost for any reason, the adventurer immediately dies, burnt to a crisp.{{refsrc|worn.c|63|version=NetHack 3.0.0}} [[Hack 1.0.2]] does not check for loss of the property via removal of a [[ring of fire resistance]]; this is a bug, and was fixed in [[Hack 1.0.3]].
 All the modern methods of acquiring and losing fire resistance are possible, subject to the existence of relevant features:

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 All levels in Hell have only up-stairs (contrary to the Christian version of Hell, which may be entered but not escaped).  Through [[NetHack 2.3e]], the mazes between [[Medusa]] and Hell also have only up-stairs; thus Hell can only be entered by controlled [[level teleportation]].  Starting in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], the topmost level of Hell may be entered directly from the [[Castle]], as the [[Valley of the Dead]] is in modern versions; thus the trap-doors can be deathtraps.  Level teleportation is still necessary to proceed further than the topmost level.
-If fire resistance is lost for any reason, the adventurer immediately dies, burnt to a crisp (except in [[Hack 1.0.2]], which does not check for the removal of the [[ring of fire resistance]] in Hell; this is a bug, and was fixed in [[Hack 1.0.3]]).
+If fire resistance is lost for any reason, the adventurer immediately dies, burnt to a crisp (except in [[Hack 1.0.2]], which does not check for the removal of the [[ring of fire resistance]] in Hell; this is a bug, and was fixed in [[Hack 1.0.3]]).{{refsrc|worn.c|63|version=NetHack 3.0.0}}
 All the modern methods of acquiring and losing fire resistance are possible, subject to the existence of relevant features:

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 :''This page is about the netherworld in versions of NetHack prior to [[NetHack 3.1.0]].  For its counterpart in the modern game, see [[Gehennom]].''
-'''Hell''' is the name of the netherworld in versions of Hack and NetHack from [[Hack 1.0.2]] through [[NetHack 3.0.10]].  To win the game, the adventurer must enter Hell, take the [[Amulet of Yendor]] from the [[Wizard of Yendor|Wizard]], and then return to the surface; starting with [[NetHack 3.0.0]], s/he must then face the [[Astral Plane]].
+'''Hell''' is the name of the netherworld in versions of Hack and NetHack from [[Hack 1.0.2]] through [[NetHack 3.0.10]].  To win the game, the adventurer must enter Hell, take the [[Amulet of Yendor]] from the [[Wizard of Yendor|Wizard]], and then return to the surface; starting with [[NetHack 3.0.0]], they must then face the [[Astral Plane]].
 == Location of Hell ==

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 * Red [[dragon scale mail]] first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]].  [[Nurse dancing]] is not advisable if this is your only source of fire resistance.
-The [[amulet of life saving]] first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]].  It can prevent many deaths in Hell:  it can block the level teleport, or you find yourself still wearing your ring.  It cannot save you if your fire resistance was conferred by an item that was stolen or destroyed, as you immediately die again{{refsrc|worn.c|112|version=NetHack 3.0.0}}.  However, the game did not check for lack of fire resistance after being life-saved if your fire resistance was conferred only by your polymorphed form, or you lost it to a [[gremlin]] attack.
+The [[amulet of life saving]] first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]].  It can prevent many deaths in Hell:  it can block the level teleport, or cause you to find yourself still wearing your ring.  It does not save you if your fire resistance was conferred by an item that was stolen or destroyed; you immediately die again{{refsrc|worn.c|112|version=NetHack 3.0.0}}.  However, the game did not check for lack of fire resistance after being life-saved if your fire resistance was conferred only by your polymorphed form, or you lost it to a [[gremlin]] attack.
 == Features of Hell ==

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−	''This page is about the netherworld in versions of NetHack prior to [[NetHack 3.1.0]]. For its counterpart in the modern game, see [[Gehennom]].''	+	:''This page is about the netherworld in versions of NetHack prior to [[NetHack 3.1.0]]. For its counterpart in the modern game, see [[Gehennom]].''

	'''Hell''' is the name of the netherworld in versions of Hack and NetHack from [[Hack 1.0.2]] through [[NetHack 3.0.10]]. To win the game, the adventurer must enter Hell, take the [[Amulet of Yendor]] from the [[Wizard of Yendor\|Wizard]], and then return to the surface; starting with [[NetHack 3.0.0]], s/he must then face the [[Astral Plane]].		'''Hell''' is the name of the netherworld in versions of Hack and NetHack from [[Hack 1.0.2]] through [[NetHack 3.0.10]]. To win the game, the adventurer must enter Hell, take the [[Amulet of Yendor]] from the [[Wizard of Yendor\|Wizard]], and then return to the surface; starting with [[NetHack 3.0.0]], s/he must then face the [[Astral Plane]].

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 Starting in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], ascent by up-stairs in Hell no longer places you on the next up-stairs, but rather on a random spot in the next level.  This can make escape difficult when the [[Wizard of Yendor|Wizard]] is after you, as you'll have to teleport against the inhibition caused by the [[Amulet of Yendor|Amulet]], or dig through probably unknown parts of the maze -- possibly not even knowing (save by [[magic mapping]]) where the stairs are.  It might be wise, if available equipment permits, to find the stairs on all levels and then zap back down to fight the Wizard.
-The [[mysterious force]] makes its debut in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], but seems to be less pernicious than in modern versions.  It does not seem to transport you below the level you were trying to climb from; it just dumps you back on that level in a random location.
+The [[mysterious force]] makes its debut in [[NetHack 3.0.0]].  It is harder on [[lawful]] adventurers and easier on [[chaotic]] ones than the modern version.  If you are chaotic, it does not transport you below the level you were trying to climb from; it just dumps you back on that level in a random location.
 [[Category:Defunct features]]