Large cat - Revision history

Ray Chason: Felines have infravision

2026-05-14T03:08:53Z

Felines have infravision

Ray Chason: Include the female tile

2026-05-10T19:30:11Z

Include the female tile

Umbire the Phantom: FCU pass

2026-01-01T00:01:16Z

FCU pass

Umbire the Phantom: /* Variants */ dnh

2025-01-31T15:13:07Z

‎Variants: dnh

Umbire the Phantom: origin + var

2024-08-06T18:49:28Z

origin + var

Umbire the Phantom: name

2024-08-06T17:59:32Z

name

Furey: Link directly to new page TNNT (the game).

2024-06-18T11:01:30Z

Link directly to new page TNNT (the game).

Furey: "The November NetHack Tournament" -> "TNNT (the game)"

2024-06-14T23:22:25Z

"The November NetHack Tournament" -> "TNNT (the game)"

Furey: /* Strategy */ add melons to splattable food list

2024-06-02T14:23:26Z

‎Strategy: add melons to splattable food list

ScienceBall: /* SpliceHack */ Fix copy-paste

2024-06-02T10:33:56Z

‎SpliceHack: Fix copy-paste

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   |resistances=None
   |resistances conveyed=Intrinsic [[aggravate monster]]
-  |attributes={{attributes|A large cat|animal=1|nohands=1|carnivore=1|strong=1|domestic=1|infravisible=1}}
+  |attributes={{attributes|A large cat|animal=1|nohands=1|carnivore=1|strong=1|domestic=1|infravisible=1|infravision=1}}
   |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-3.6.7_Released/src/monst.c#L379 NetHack 3.6.7 - src/monst.c, line 379]
 }}

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 {{monster
   |difficulty=7
   |level=6

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   |frequency=1
   |genocidable=Yes
-  |attacks=Bite 2d4
+  |attacks=[[Bite attack|Bite]] 2d4 [[Physical damage|physical]]
   |weight=250
   |nutr=250
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   |resistances conveyed=Intrinsic [[aggravate monster]]
   |attributes={{attributes|A large cat|animal=1|nohands=1|carnivore=1|strong=1|domestic=1|infravisible=1}}
-  |reference=[[monst.c#line375]]
+  |reference=[https://github.com/NetHack/NetHack/blob/NetHack-3.6.7_Released/src/monst.c#L379 NetHack 3.6.7 - src/monst.c, line 379]
 }}
-A '''large cat''', {{monsym|large cat}}, is a type of [[monster]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a small and [[carnivorous]] [[domestic]] [[feline]] that can be seen via [[infravision]]. Large cats can be tamed by throwing any type of meat or [[ration]]s that they can eat at them, and can be pacified by throwing veggy food at them.
+A large cat has a single [[bite attack]].
-A large cat has a single bite attack.
+A hero [[eating]] a large cat [[corpse]] or [[tin]] will gain the [[aggravate monster]] intrinsic upon finishing the meal, unless they are an [[Orc (starting race)|orc]] or a [[Caveperson]].{{refsrc|src/eat.c|703|version=NetHack 3.6.7}}
-[[Eating]] a large cat [[corpse]] or [[tin]] will confer the [[aggravate monster]] intrinsic, unless the character is an [[Orc (starting race)|orc]] or a [[Caveman]].
+[[Chatting]] to a large cat will give [[#Messages|various responses]], depending on its [[tameness]] and condition.
-[[Chatting]] to a large cat will give [[#Messages|various responses]], depending on its [[tameness]] and condition.
+{{upcoming|NetHack 3.7.0|Per {{commit|7817e69c41a145cb9426ec96e0feee2aed6f0be6}}, large cats and other felines have infravision.}}
 ==Generation==
-Randomly generated large cats may generate as peaceful towards [[neutral]] characters. A [[housecat]] can [[grow up]] into a large cat.
+Randomly generated large cats may be created as peaceful towards [[neutral]] heroes. A [[housecat]] can [[grow up]] into a large cat.
 ==Strategy==
-Like other cats, hostile large cats can be unwelcome annoyances to early characters, and may even prove lethal if a low-level character encounters one in an early [[bones]] - thankfully, they can be just as lethal to other hostile monsters when tamed. A former character's large cat can be tamed to help deal with their [[ghost]] and sort through bones items, and ideally can help hold off whatever monster sent the last character to their doom. Remember that [[cream pie]]s, [[egg]]s, and [[melon]]s will splatter on the cat's face, and veggy food such as [[lichen]] corpses will reliably pacify a hostile large cat.
+As hostile monsters, large cats can be annoying or even threatening to early characters that lack suitable spare food item to pacify them with: remember that [[cream pie]]s, [[egg]]s and [[melon]]s will splatter on their face. Veggy food such as [[lichen]] corpses will reliably pacify a hostile large cat without giving up a food source. Running across a named large cat is one of many signs that you might be on a [[bones]] level&mdash;taming them can help with sorting through bones items and even assist with the [[ghost]] of their former owner and, in certain cases, the monster that killed them.
 ===As pets===
 Chatting with a tamed large cat [[#Messages|can provide an idea]] of how it is feeling.
-Characters that are physically weak and/or in less combat-capable roles, such as [[Archeologist]]s and [[Healer]]s, may want to raise their kitten or housecat to a large cat for more of an edge in tough encounters.
+Heroes that are physically weak and/or in less combat-capable roles, such as [[Archeologist]]s and [[Healer]]s, may want to raise their kitten or housecat to become a large cat for more of an edge in tough encounters.
-Below is a table describing how much [[weight]] in objects a domestic carnivore at a particular stage of growth can carry, which is generally applicable for [[credit cloning]] and otherwise ripping off [[shopkeeper]]s - remember that cats and dogs can only pick up a single object at a time:
+Below is a table describing how much [[weight]] in objects a domestic carnivore at a particular stage of growth can carry, which is generally applicable for [[credit cloning]] and otherwise ripping off [[shopkeeper]]s&mdash;remember that cats and dogs can only pick up a single object at a time:
 {|class="prettytable"
 ! Pet type
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 |[[housecat]]/[[dog]]     ||    200 / 400 ||    68 / 137 || 106 / 244 || 212 / 488
 |-
-|large cat/[[large dog]]     ||    250 / 800 || 1000 || 1970 || 3940
+|'''large cat'''/[[large dog]]     ||    250 / 800 || 1000 || 1970 || 3940
 |}
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 {{message|<The large cat> whimpers.|A leashed tame large cat is near a square with a trap.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|432|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
 {{message|<The large cat> meows.|A tame large cat is currently hungry.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|660|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
-{{message|<The large cat> purrs.|A tame large cat will become hungry in 1000 turns or less.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|662|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
+{{message|<The large cat> mews.|A tame large cat will become hungry in 1000 turns or less.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|664|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
 {{message|<The large cat> snarls.|You chatted to a peaceful large cat.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|668|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
 {{message|<The large cat> growls!|You chatted to a hostile large cat.{{refsrc|src/sounds.c|670|nethack=3.6.7}}}}
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 ==Variants==
 ===SLASH'EM===
-In [[SLASH'EM]], large cats and their other growth stages have their frequency raised to 7. They also do not randomly generate in [[Gehennom]].
+In [[SLASH'EM]], large cats and their other growth stages have their frequency raised to 7. They also do not randomly generate in [[Gehennom (SLASH'EM)|Gehennom]].
 ===UnNetHack===
-In [[UnNetHack]], large cats appear among the random {{white|f}} that are part of the second [[quest]] monster class for [[Cavepeople]] and make up {{frac|6|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Caveman quest]].
+In [[UnNetHack]], large cats appear among the random {{white|f}} that are part of the second [[quest]] monster class for [[Cavepeople]] and make up {{frac|6|175}} (3%) of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Caveman quest]].
 ===dNetHack===
-In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the large cat is chaotic.
+In [[dNetHack]], [[notdNetHack]] and [[notnotdNetHack]], the large cat is chaotic and has a weaker bite attack, though it is also given two [[claw attack]]s as well. Their [[monster difficulty]] is also increased to 8.
 From the [[Madman quest]]'s locate level onward, the large cat behaves as the first quest monster for [[Madpeople]] and makes up {{frac|96|175}} of monsters randomly generated on the Madman quest.
 ===TNNT (the game)===
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 ===SpliceHack===
 In [[SpliceHack]], cats are given a fourth growth stage: the [[fat cat]], which a large cat can grow up into.
 ===SlashTHEM===
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 ===Hack'EM===
-In [[Hack'EM]], large cats and their other growth stages that can generate randomly (i.e. excluding the fat cat) have their frequency raised to 3 rather than 7, and can randomly generate in Gehennom - all other SLASH'EM details apply.
+In [[Hack'EM]], large cats have infravision and can grow up into fat cats as in SpliceHack&mdash;large cats and their other growth stages that can generate randomly (i.e. excluding the fat cat) have their frequency raised to 3, rather than 7 as in SLASH'EM, and can randomly generate in [[Gehennom (Hack'EM)|Gehennom]].
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ===UnNetHack===
 In [[UnNetHack]], large cats appear among the random {{white|f}} that are part of the second [[quest]] monster class for [[Cavepeople]] and make up {{frac|6|175}} of the monsters randomly generated on the [[Caveman quest]].
 ===TNNT (the game)===

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 ==History==
 The large cat first appears in [[NetHack 3.0.0]].
 ==Messages==
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 All of the above information also applies to [[SlashTHEM]].
 ===TNNT (the game)===
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 ===SpliceHack===
 In [[SpliceHack]], cats are given a fourth growth stage: the [[fat cat]], which a large cat can grow up into.
 ===Hack'EM===
-In [[Hack'EM]], large cats and their other growth stages that can generate randomly (i.e. excluding the [[fat cat]]) have their frequency raised to 3 rather than 7, and can randomly generate in Gehennom - all other SLASH'EM details apply.
+In [[Hack'EM]], large cats and their other growth stages that can generate randomly (i.e. excluding the fat cat) have their frequency raised to 3 rather than 7, and can randomly generate in Gehennom - all other SLASH'EM details apply.
 ==Encyclopedia entry==

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 ===TNNT (the game)===
-In [[TNNT|TNNT (the game)]], one of the achievements requires the initial pet to survive to its last growth stage, e.g. the starting kitten has to become a large cat.
+In [[TNNT (the game)]], one of the achievements requires the initial pet to survive to its last growth stage, e.g. the starting kitten has to become a large cat.
 ===SpliceHack===