NetHack-- 3.0.10 - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-01-03T01:28:27Z

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Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-12-19T19:35:32Z

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Availability */ tweaks

2025-10-28T08:59:57Z

‎Availability: tweaks

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-10-28T08:58:33Z

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Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2025-09-28T07:48:07Z

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Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2025-09-28T06:43:01Z

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Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2025-03-04T18:56:38Z

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Umbire the Phantom: Yeah, my b on that, thanks for the catch - link some more of these to specific articles and redirects, including the Tiamat one I'm working on currently

2025-03-03T23:59:27Z

Yeah, my b on that, thanks for the catch - link some more of these to specific articles and redirects, including the Tiamat one I'm working on currently

Ray Chason: /* Availability */ The last "copyedit" seems to have been from an outdated version; restore updated links to the patch, keep the rest of the edits

2025-03-03T23:52:58Z

‎Availability: The last "copyedit" seems to have been from an outdated version; restore updated links to the patch, keep the rest of the edits

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit

2025-03-03T21:45:01Z

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 |'''[[Sabre-toothed cat (SLASH'EM)|saber-toothed cat]]'''||{{yellow|f}}||
 |-
-|'''[[hellcat]]'''||{{darkgray|f}}||
+|'''[[Hellcat (SLASH'EM)|hellcat]]'''||{{darkgray|f}}||
 |-
 |'''Rexfelis'''||{{magenta|f}}||

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 |[[hell hound]]||{{red|d}}||
 |-
-|'''[[Cerberus]]'''||{{red|d}}||
+|'''[[Cerberus (SLASH'EM)|Cerberus]]'''||{{red|d}}||
 |-
 |[[floating eye]]||{{blue|e}}||

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 * [https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.hack/c/kV309X_rNW4/m/-isaOtY_LRYJ From Google Groups]. This version is mainly of interest for those who wish to compare it to the other two, as the whitespace is badly mangled.
-* [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chasonr/nethack-origins/refs/heads/master/nethack--_3.0.10/nethack--.patch As derived from the Internet Archive] at [https://archive.org/download/usenet-rec/rec.games.hack.mbox.zip]. This has the whitespace as originally posted, and modern GNU Patch gives errors when applying it. It also adds a spurious #endif to src/makedefs.c, which is not present in the FUNet source and will cause the compile to fail.
+* [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chasonr/nethack-origins/refs/heads/master/nethack--_3.0.10/nethack--.patch From GitHub], as derived [https://archive.org/download/usenet-rec/rec.games.hack.mbox.zip directly from the Internet Archive]. This has the whitespace as originally posted, and modern GNU Patch gives errors when applying it. It also adds a spurious #endif to src/makedefs.c, which is not present in the FUNet source and will cause the compile to fail.
-* [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chasonr/nethack-origins/refs/heads/master/nethack--_3.0.10/nethack--clean.patch A cleaned-up version] that applies without error and removes the wrongful #endif.
+* [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chasonr/nethack-origins/refs/heads/master/nethack--_3.0.10/nethack--clean.patch A cleaned-up version of the second link] that applies without error and removes the wrongful #endif.
 The slightly updated NetHack-- version (renamed to avoid the impression that the C++ language was used in any way) is available at [http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/msdos/games/programming/nhmm3src.zip this link]; this ZIP file was probably bundled on an [[MS-DOS]] machine, since the files in it have uppercase letters.

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 |[[tiger]]||{{yellow|f}}||
 |-
-|'''[[saber-toothed cat]]'''||{{yellow|f}}||
+|'''[[Sabre-toothed cat (SLASH'EM)|saber-toothed cat]]'''||{{yellow|f}}||
 |-
 |'''[[hellcat]]'''||{{darkgray|f}}||

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:48, 28 September 2025
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	'''NetHack-- 3.0.10''' (which was briefly called '''NetHack++ 3.0.10''') is a [[variant]] of [[NetHack 3.0.10]], significant as the earliest ancestor of [[SLASH'EM]] that is distinct from vanilla ''[[NetHack]]''. Yuval Oren and Tom Proudfoot announced it in [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.hack/msg/ca4a8b4448f4acff this post] to [[Usenet\|rec.games.hack]] in December 1992.		'''NetHack-- 3.0.10''' (which was briefly called '''NetHack++ 3.0.10''') is a [[variant]] of [[NetHack 3.0.10]], significant as the earliest ancestor of [[SLASH'EM]] that is distinct from vanilla ''[[NetHack]]''. Yuval Oren and Tom Proudfoot announced it in [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.hack/msg/ca4a8b4448f4acff this post] to [[Usenet\|rec.games.hack]] in December 1992.
−

	==Availability==		==Availability==

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 |[[temple priestess]]||{{white|@}}||If ALTARS and THEOLOGY defined at compile time
 |-
-|unarmored soldier||{{brown|@}}||If ARMY defined at compile time
+|[[unarmored soldier]]||{{brown|@}}||If ARMY defined at compile time
 |-
 |[[soldier]]||{{lightgray|@}}||If ARMY defined at compile time
 |-
-|[[sergeant]]||{{red|@}}||If ARMY defined at compile time
+|[[Sergeant (monster)|sergeant]]||{{red|@}}||If ARMY defined at compile time
 |-
 |[[lieutenant]]||{{green|@}}||If ARMY defined at compile time

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 |[[dwarf lord]]||{{blue|h}}||
 |-
-|'''[[duergar]]'''||{{darkgray|h}}||
+|'''[[Duergar (SLASH'EM)|duergar]]'''||{{darkgray|h}}||
 |-
 |[[dwarf king]]||{{magenta|h}}||

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 |[[mountain nymph]]||{{brown|n}}||
 |-
-|'''[[Aphrodite]]'''||{{magenta|n}}||
+|'''[[Aphrodite (SLASH'EM)|Aphrodite]]'''||{{magenta|n}}||
 |-
 |[[goblin]]||{{lightgray|o}}||
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 |[[rothe]]||{{lightgray|q}}||
 |-
-|[[mumak|mumakil]]||{{lightgray|q}}||If TOLKIEN defined at compile time
+|[[mumakil]]||{{lightgray|q}}||If TOLKIEN defined at compile time
 |-
 |'''[[Jumbo the Elephant]]'''||{{magenta|q}}||If TOLKIEN defined at compile time
@@ Line 546: / Line 546: @@
 |'''undead dragon'''||{{darkgray|D}}||
 |-
-|'''Tiamat'''||{{magenta|D}}||Has different attacks from the [[Chromatic Dragon]]
+|'''[[Tiamat (NetHack--)|Tiamat]]'''||{{magenta|D}}||Has different attacks from the [[Chromatic Dragon]]
 |-
 |[[air elemental]]||{{cyan|E}}||
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 |[[red mold]]||{{red|F}}||
 |-
-|'''[[black mold]]'''||{{darkgray|F}}||
+|'''[[Black mold (SLASH'EM)|black mold]]'''||{{darkgray|F}}||
 |-
 |'''[[disgusting mold]]'''||{{blue|F}}||
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 |'''creeping mold'''||{{lightgray|F}}||
 |-
-|[[gnome]]||{{brown|G}}||
+|[[Gnome (monster)|gnome]]||{{brown|G}}||
 |-
 |'''[[gnome thief]]'''||{{brown|G}}||
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 |[[python]]||{{magenta|S}}||
 |-
-|'''[[asphynx|asphinx]]'''||{{darkgray|S}}||
+|'''[[asphinx]]'''||{{darkgray|S}}||
 |-
 |[[troll]]||{{brown|T}}||
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 |[[Oracle (monster)|Oracle]]||{{brightblue|@}}||If ORACLE defined at compile time
 |-
-|[[priest|temple priest]]||{{white|@}}||If ALTARS and THEOLOGY defined at compile time
+|[[temple priest]]||{{white|@}}||If ALTARS and THEOLOGY defined at compile time
 |-
-|[[priest|temple priestess]]||{{white|@}}||If ALTARS and THEOLOGY defined at compile time
+|[[temple priestess]]||{{white|@}}||If ALTARS and THEOLOGY defined at compile time
 |-
 |unarmored soldier||{{brown|@}}||If ARMY defined at compile time
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 |[[lizard]]||{{green|<nowiki>:</nowiki>}}||
 |-
-|'''[[basilisk]]'''||{{green|<nowiki>:</nowiki>}}||
+|'''[[Basilisk (SLASH'EM)|basilisk]]'''||{{green|<nowiki>:</nowiki>}}||
 |-
 |[[chameleon]]||{{brown|<nowiki>:</nowiki>}}||
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 |}
-== Objects ==
+==Objects==
+All listed objects that are not present originally in [[NetHack 3.0.10]] are indicated in boldface.
 === Artifacts ===

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 '''NetHack-- 3.0.10''' (which was briefly called '''NetHack++ 3.0.10''') is a [[variant]] of [[NetHack 3.0.10]], significant as the earliest ancestor of [[SLASH'EM]] that is distinct from vanilla ''[[NetHack]]''. Yuval Oren and Tom Proudfoot announced it in [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.hack/msg/ca4a8b4448f4acff this post] to [[Usenet|rec.games.hack]] in December 1992.
 ==Availability==
-The original version of NetHack++ 3.0.10 is available from [https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.hack/c/kV309X_rNW4/m/-isaOtY_LRYJ this post] to [[Usenet|rec.games.hack]], which contains a patch against the NetHack 3.0.10 sources&mdash;Google Groups is of limited use for providing sources of NetHack variant code, as it no longer supports a "raw" mode. The patch has some difficulty applying to the sources linked from the NetHack 3.0.10 article, mainly because of whitespaces that don't match. The slightly updated NetHack-- version (renamed to avoid the impression that the C++ language was used in any way) is available at [http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/msdos/games/programming/nhmm3src.zip this link]; this ZIP file was probably bundled on an [[MS-DOS]] machine, since the files in it have uppercase letters.
+The original version of NetHack++ 3.0.10 was posted as a patch to [[Usenet|rec.games.hack]] and is available as follows:
-GitHub has a [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chasonr/nethack-origins/14e047dd5362e5aa9b7842a1367312fd41ea6e71/nethack--_3.0.10/nethack--.patch reconstructed patch] based on the Google Groups version of the post. The patch adds a spurious #endif as noted in comments in the file, and this line must be removed. There may be other problems to overcome.
+The slightly updated NetHack-- version (renamed to avoid the impression that the C++ language was used in any way) is available at [http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/msdos/games/programming/nhmm3src.zip this link]; this ZIP file was probably bundled on an [[MS-DOS]] machine, since the files in it have uppercase letters.
 ==Significant changes==

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 ==Availability==
-The original version of NetHack++ 3.0.10 was posted as a patch to [[Usenet|rec.games.hack]] and is available as follows:
+The original version of NetHack++ 3.0.10 is available from [https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.hack/c/kV309X_rNW4/m/-isaOtY_LRYJ this post] to [[Usenet|rec.games.hack]], which contains a patch against the NetHack 3.0.10 sources&mdash;Google Groups is of limited use for providing sources of NetHack variant code, as it no longer supports a "raw" mode. The patch has some difficulty applying to the sources linked from the NetHack 3.0.10 article, mainly because of whitespaces that don't match. The slightly updated NetHack-- version (renamed to avoid the impression that the C++ language was used in any way) is available at [http://ftp.funet.fi/pub/msdos/games/programming/nhmm3src.zip this link]; this ZIP file was probably bundled on an [[MS-DOS]] machine, since the files in it have uppercase letters.
-* [https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.hack/c/kV309X_rNW4/m/-isaOtY_LRYJ From Google Groups]. This version is mainly of interest for those who wish to compare it to the other two, as the whitespace is badly mangled.
+GitHub has a [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/chasonr/nethack-origins/14e047dd5362e5aa9b7842a1367312fd41ea6e71/nethack--_3.0.10/nethack--.patch reconstructed patch] based on the Google Groups version of the post. The patch adds a spurious #endif as noted in comments in the file, and this line must be removed. There may be other problems to overcome.
 ==Significant changes==
-NetHack-- 3.0.10 adds new roles, new monsters, new objects, and new dungeon features to NetHack 3.0.10.
+NetHack-- 3.0.10 adds new roles, new monsters, new objects, and new dungeon features to [[NetHack 3.0.10]].
-== The adventurer ==
+==The adventurer==
+The player may choose from these roles for the hero, with newly added roles noted in boldface.
 {| class="prettytable"
@@ Line 68: / Line 61: @@
 All classes permit male and female adventurers, except the Valkyrie which must be female.
-The adventurer has [[experience]], [[hit points]], [[magical energy]],
+The adventurer has [[experience]], [[hit points]], [[magical energy]], [[armor class]], [[alignment]], and the six major [[attribute]]s. They may advance to [[experience level]] 30.
-The initial [[pet]] is a little [[dog]] for Cavemen, a [[kitten]] for Wizards,
+The initial [[pet]] is a little [[dog]] for Cavemen, a [[kitten]] for Wizards, and a random choice of the two for all others.
-== Dungeon features ==
+==Dungeon features==
-The dungeon in NetHack-- 3.0.10 has no branches; there is one way up and one way down.  The first 25 levels or so consist of rooms, and beyond that, the adventurer encounters the [[Castle]] and then mazes.  The deepest dungeon level is 50.
+[[Medusa]] appears as {{brightgreen|@}} on the down-stairs of the level before the Castle. She does not have a special level, and is thus a snare for the unwary adventurer.
-[[Medusa]] appears as {{brightgreen|@}} on the down-stairs of the level before the Castle.  She does not have a special level, and is thus a snare for the unwary adventurer.
+Dungeon levels below the Castle are designated as "[[Hell]]": Entering hell without [[fire resistance]], or losing it once there, is an [[instadeath]]. This may happen by taking off an item that confers fire resistance ([[ring of fire resistance]] or red [[dragon scale mail]]), losing one's [[polymorph]], or by being hit by a [[gremlin]]&mdash;the adventurer will survive if they still have some other source of fire resistance. These levels have only up-stairs, and the only way to proceed beyond the first level after the Castle is by [[level teleportation]].
-Dungeon levels below the Castle are designated as "[[Hell]]".  Entering hell without [[fire resistance]], or losing it once there, is an [[instadeath]].  This may happen by taking off an item that confers fire resistance ([[ring of fire resistance]] or red [[dragon scale mail]]), losing one's [[polymorph]], or by being hit by a [[gremlin]].  One may still be saved if he has some other source of fire resistance.  These levels have only up-stairs, and the only way to proceed beyond the first level after the Castle is by [[level teleportation]].
+The following [[special room]]s are present, with newly added ones in boldface:
 * [[throne room]]
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 * '''wasp hive'''
 * '''[[giant court]]'''
-* '''[[leprechaun hall|leprechaun court]]'''
+* '''[[Leprechaun hall|leprechaun court]]'''
 * '''[[bad food shop]]''' ''(this is not a shop in the usual sense)''
 * '''[[real zoo]]'''
-* '''[[anthole|anthill]]'''
+* '''[[Anthole|anthill]]'''
 * '''Room 11'''
 * [[shop]]
-Special [[dungeon feature]]s are: ''(all are present in [[NetHack 3.0.10]])''
+Special [[dungeon feature]]s are:
 * [[pool]]
 * [[moat]]
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 * [[altar]]
-Traps are: ''(all are present in [[NetHack 3.0.10]])''
+Traps are:
-* monsters disguised as [[statue]]s
+* [[Statue trap|monsters disguised as statues]]
 * [[bear trap]]
 * [[arrow trap]]
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 * [[land mine]]
-The [[Amulet of Yendor]] is found in the posession of the [[Wizard of Yendor]] in a maze level.  He is in a small room in the center of the maze, surrounded by water and accompanied by a [[hell hound]] and a [[vampire lord]].
+The [[Amulet of Yendor]] is found in the posession of the [[Wizard of Yendor]] in a maze level. He is in a small room in the center of the maze, surrounded by water and accompanied by a [[hell hound]] and a [[vampire lord]].
 Fake Wizard rooms contain a random [[demon prince]] instead of the Wizard and a fake Amulet. If all demon princes have appeared, a [[demon lord]] appears instead; if all demon lords have appeared, the room contains a random ordinary [[major demon]]. All eight modern named demons exist, but their modern lairs do not.
-A [[wand of wishing]] is guaranteed in the [[Castle]], in its modern position; but it lies exposed on the floor instead of being protected by a [[chest]] and [[Elbereth]].
+A [[wand of wishing]] is guaranteed in the [[Castle]], and is placed on the floor in the center of one of the turrets.
-== Bestiary ==
+When ascending from level 1 with the [[Amulet of Yendor]], the hero is transported immediately to the [[Astral Plane]] for the [[Endgame (3.0)|endgame]], where they must traverse mazes and powerful monsters.
 Monsters not present in [[NetHack 3.0.10]] are indicated in boldface.