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Umbire the Phantom: /* Vision and light */ pits

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‎Vision and light: pits

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‎Light sources: pothole

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 '''Lighting''', or simply '''light''', is an element of the [[dungeon]] in ''[[NetHack]]''. Lighting determines how illuminated a given room or portion of the level is, specifically whether it is '''lit''' or '''unlit'''&mdash;in turn, this affects the visibility of [[item]]s, [[dungeon feature]]s, [[monster]]s, and other elements such as revealed [[trap]]s within that area.
-If the [[hero]] is [[blind]], they cannot see anything at all regardless of lighting unless they have the aid of other items or certain [[properties]].
+If the [[hero]] is [[blind]], they cannot see anything at all regardless of the area's lighting unless they have the aid of other items or certain [[properties]].
 {{todo|Consider images. Hold off on updating the version template until the article is updated enough.}}
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 ==Lighting per level==
-Some levels consist of a singular "room", open area or closed area that can be completely dark, partially lit or completely lit. Branches such as the [[Gnomish Mines]] and [[Gehennom]] will often feature fully-dark levels.
+Some levels consist of a singular "room", open area or closed area that can be completely dark, partially lit or completely lit. Branches such as the [[Gnomish Mines]] and [[Gehennom]] will often feature fully-dark levels: a filler level on the Gnomish Mines
 The [[Big Room]] is a special type of level consisting of a singular massive room whose lighting can vary based on the map used to generate it: map #2 has three different lighting patterns, while map #9 has a lit area surrounding [[lava]], with the rest of the level being unlit.
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 [[Infravision]] makes certain monsters in the hero's line of sight visible to them, regardless of if that monster's current square is lit or unlit. A hero that is trapped in a [[pit]] or [[spiked pit]] cannot see beyond the edges of the pit, restricting their vision to adjacent squares only regardless of the area's lighting.
-Object locations 'remembered' by the hero are not counted in both of the above cases, as the object may have been moved from that location between the last time the hero saw it there and the next time they see that square: a remembered object location is cleared if the hero visits it and sees that the object is no longer there, or else if the hero employs a source of [[object detection]] (which clears and then properly maps object locations at the time of its use).
+Object locations 'remembered' by the hero are not counted in both of the above cases, as the object may have been moved from that location between the last time the hero saw it there and the next time they see that square: a remembered object location is cleared if the hero visits it and sees that the object is no longer there, or else if the hero employs a source of [[object detection]] (which clears and then properly maps object locations at the time of its use).{{refsrc|src/detect.c|284|nethack=3.6.7|comment=<tt>clear_stale_map()</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/detect.c|312|nethack=3.6.7|comment=call from <tt>gold_detect()</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/detect.c|465|nethack=3.6.7|comment=call from <tt>food_detect()</tt>}}{{refsrc|src/detect.c|666|nethack=3.6.7|comment=call from <tt>object_detect()</tt> if there were no stale markings to clear}}
 Some squares and locations cannot be lit, such as the ares under [[moat]]s or [[pool]]s of water. Other areas such as the inside of a monster [[engulfing]] the hero can be "lit", but have little to no benefit from doing so.
-==Lighting areas==
+==Lighting and darkening areas==
 It is possible to permanently light a hero's surroundings through the following methods:
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 Squares lit this way will remain so unless darkness is spread that covers those squares.
 ===Light sources===
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 A hero that [[polymorph]]s into a gremlin inherits this weakness.{{refsrc|src/zap.c|2614|nethack=3.6.7}}
 ==References==

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 If the [[hero]] is [[blind]], they cannot see anything at all regardless of lighting unless they have the aid of other items or certain [[properties]].
-{{todo|Consider images.}}
+{{todo|Consider images. Hold off on updating the version template until the article is updated enough.}}
 ==Lighting per square==
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 {{main|Light source}}
 A light source is a tool or other object, such as a [[lamp]] or [[candle]], that temporarily or otherwise lights a given area around it.
 ==Darkening areas==
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 Squares darkened this way will remain so unless light is spread that covers those squares.
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 ==Vision and light==
-A hero is always capable of seeing the squares adjacent to them, including anything visible such as objects or monsters that occupy those squares. A hero that is not blind can also see any object or monster that currently occupies a lit square, as long as there is no [[wall]], [[cloud]] (including [[poison cloud]]s) or closed [[door]] obstructing the hero's line of sight&mdash;an object or monster that occupies an unlit square cannot be seen normally by the hero, although dark squares do not inhibit seeing into other lit areas. [[Infravision]] makes certain monsters in the hero's line of sight visible to them, regardless of if that monster's current square is lit or unlit.
+A hero is always capable of seeing the squares adjacent to them, including anything visible such as objects or monsters that occupy those squares. A hero that is not blind can also see any object or monster that currently occupies a lit square, as long as there is no [[wall]], [[cloud]] (including [[poison cloud]]s) or closed [[door]] obstructing the hero's line of sight&mdash;an object or monster that occupies an unlit square cannot be seen normally by the hero, although dark squares do not inhibit seeing into other lit areas.
 Object locations 'remembered' by the hero are not counted in both of the above cases, as the object may have been moved from that location between the last time the hero saw it there and the next time they see that square: a remembered object location is cleared if the hero visits it and sees that the object is no longer there, or else if the hero employs a source of [[object detection]] (which clears and then properly maps object locations at the time of its use).

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 If the [[hero]] is [[blind]], they cannot see anything at all regardless of lighting unless they have the aid of other items or certain [[properties]].
 ==Lighting per square==
-Each square on a [[dungeon level]] will either be lit or be unlit at level generation. [[Corridor]]s are always generated as unlit by default.
+Each square on a [[dungeon level]] will either be lit or be unlit at level generation. [[Corridor]]s are always generated as unlit by default, while a [[room]] can be generated as entirely lit or unlit, with the frequency of dark rooms increasing as the hero enters deeper [[dungeon level]]s.
-A hero is always capable of seeing the squares adjacent to them, including anything visible such as objects or monsters that occupy those squares. A hero that is not blind can also see any object or monster that currently occupies a lit square, as long as there is no [[wall]], [[cloud]] (including [[poison cloud]]s) or closed [[door]] obstructing the hero's line of sight&mdash;an object or monster that occupies an unlit square cannot be seen normally by the hero, although dark squares do not inhibit vision into other lit areas. [[Infravision]] makes certain monsters in the hero's line of sight visible to them, regardless of if that monster's current square is lit or unlit.
+Lit areas can be displayed in brighter characters using the <tt>[[lit_corridor]]</tt> game option, while unseen areas of lit rooms can be drawn as if they were unlit using the <tt>[[dark_room]]</tt> option.
-Object locations 'remembered' by the hero are not counted in both of the above cases, as the object may have been moved from that location between the last time the hero saw it there and the next time they see that square: a remembered object location is cleared if the hero visits it and sees that the object is no longer there, or else if the hero employs a source of [[object detection]] (which clears and then properly maps object locations at the time of its use).
+==Lighting per level==
-Some squares and locations cannot be lit, such as the ares under [[moat]]s or [[pool]]s of water. Other areas such as the inside of a monster [[engulfing]] the hero can be "lit", but have little to no benefit from doing so.
+The [[Big Room]] is a special type of level consisting of a singular massive room whose lighting can vary based on the map used to generate it: map #2 has three different lighting patterns, while map #9 has a lit area surrounding [[lava]], with the rest of the level being unlit.
-==Lighting per room==
+==Vision and light==
-A [[room]] can be generated as entirely lit or unlit, with the frequency of dark rooms increasing as the hero enters deeper [[dungeon level]]s.
+A hero is always capable of seeing the squares adjacent to them, including anything visible such as objects or monsters that occupy those squares. A hero that is not blind can also see any object or monster that currently occupies a lit square, as long as there is no [[wall]], [[cloud]] (including [[poison cloud]]s) or closed [[door]] obstructing the hero's line of sight&mdash;an object or monster that occupies an unlit square cannot be seen normally by the hero, although dark squares do not inhibit seeing into other lit areas. [[Infravision]] makes certain monsters in the hero's line of sight visible to them, regardless of if that monster's current square is lit or unlit.
-==Lighting per level==
+Object locations 'remembered' by the hero are not counted in both of the above cases, as the object may have been moved from that location between the last time the hero saw it there and the next time they see that square: a remembered object location is cleared if the hero visits it and sees that the object is no longer there, or else if the hero employs a source of [[object detection]] (which clears and then properly maps object locations at the time of its use).
-The [[Big Room]] is a special type of level consisting of a singular massive room whose lighting can vary based on the map used to generate it: map #2 has three different lighting patterns, while map #9 has a lit area surrounding [[lava]], with the rest of the level being unlit.
+Some squares and locations cannot be lit, such as the ares under [[moat]]s or [[pool]]s of water. Other areas such as the inside of a monster [[engulfing]] the hero can be "lit", but have little to no benefit from doing so.
 ==Lighting areas==

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 ===Light sources===
-{{main|Light sources}}
+{{main|Light source}}
 A light source is a tool or other object, such as a [[lamp]] or [[candle]], that temporarily or otherwise lights a given area around it.

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-{{otheruses|illumination of the dungeon (or lack thereof)|the monster class|Light (monster class)}}
+{{otheruses|illumination of the dungeon (or lack thereof)|light in other contexts|Light (disambiguation)}}
 {{for|darkness in other contexts|dark}}
 '''Lighting''', or simply '''light''', is an element of the [[dungeon]] in ''[[NetHack]]''. Lighting determines how illuminated a given room or portion of the level is, specifically whether it is '''lit''' or '''unlit'''&mdash;in turn, this affects the visibility of [[item]]s, [[dungeon feature]]s, [[monster]]s, and other elements such as revealed [[trap]]s within that area.

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 {{otheruses|illumination of the dungeon (or lack thereof)|the monster class|Light (monster class)}}
 '''Lighting''', or simply '''light''', is an element of the [[dungeon]] in ''[[NetHack]]''. Lighting determines how illuminated a given room or portion of the level is, specifically whether it is '''lit''' or '''unlit'''&mdash;in turn, this affects the visibility of [[item]]s, [[dungeon feature]]s, [[monster]]s, and other elements such as revealed [[trap]]s within that area.
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 ==Darkening areas==
-Similarly, it is possible to spread darkness
+Similarly, it is possible to spread darkness through the following methods:
-There are ways to make more light:
+* Reading a cursed scroll of light.
-* ''permanently'', with a '''[[scroll of light]]''', '''[[wand of light]]''', or the spell from a '''[[spellbook of light]]'''.
+* Reading a scroll of light of ''any'' beatitude while [[confused]]
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-{{otheruses|illumination of the dungeon|the monster class|Light (monster class)}}
+{{otheruses|illumination of the dungeon (or lack thereof)|the monster class|Light (monster class)}}
-There is '''light''' in the dungeon. Each square is either ''lit'' or ''unlit''. Within the range of your vision, you can see any [[monster]] or [[object]] on a lit square. This works even if the monster or object is on the other side of a room, and even if you must look past some dark squares. [[Corridor]]s are usually dark. [[Room]]s can be lit or unlit; the frequency of dark rooms tends to increase at deeper [[dungeon level]]s. Occasionally, entire dungeon levels will be dark, particularly in [[branch]]es such as [[Gehennom]] or the [[Gnomish Mines]].
+If the [[hero]] is [[blind]], they cannot see anything at all regardless of lighting unless they have the aid of other items or certain [[properties]].
-* [[Wall]]s and closed [[door]]s limit your vision. You cannot see into another room, unless you look through a suitable passageway.
+==Lighting per square==
-* Light is useless when you are [[blind]].
+Each square on a [[dungeon level]] will either be '''lit''' or be '''unlit'''. [[Corridor]]s are always generated as unlit by default.
 * There are ways to cause darkness, such as by using a [[cursed]] [[scroll of light]].
 * Some locations, such as under [[water]], cannot be lit. You can light the inside of a [[vortex]], if engulfed, but there is little reason to do so.
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 * ''permanently'', with a '''[[scroll of light]]''', '''[[wand of light]]''', or the spell from a '''[[spellbook of light]]'''.
 * ''temporarily'', by switching on a light source such as an [[oil lamp]] or [[magic lamp]].
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-[[Category:Strategy]]
+[[Category:Levels]]