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Darth l33t: /* Fix a broken lock? */

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‎Fix a broken lock?

86.178.50.87: /* Fix a broken lock? */ new section

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‎Fix a broken lock?: new section

142.68.89.238: /* Cursed starting equipment on Friday the 13th? */ new section

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‎Cursed starting equipment on Friday the 13th?: new section

Ion frigate at 21:42, 1 August 2010

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Futuremoth: /* Wizard Starting with a 100% Failure Rate Spellbook? */ new section

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‎Wizard Starting with a 100% Failure Rate Spellbook?: new section

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 == Applying a patch   ==
-Some time ago i came to this forum asking for help in compiling under MS Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition i recently found that nethack issued a patch for this problem however the instructions for applying it are vague can you please explain as to a person that never did this before.The link to the patch is http://www.nethack.org/v343/bugmore/vs2008.txt  --[[User:IngerAlHaosului|IngerAlHaosului]] 03:53, May 3, 2010 (UTC)
+Some time ago i came to this forum asking for help in compiling under MS Visual C++ 2008 Express Edition i recently found that nethack issued a patch for this problem however the instructions for applying it are vague can you please explain as to a person that never did this before.The link to the patch is https://www.nethack.org/v343/bugmore/vs2008.txt  --[[User:IngerAlHaosului|IngerAlHaosului]] 03:53, May 3, 2010 (UTC)
 == Taming Quest Nemeses ==

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 So where do I look to find my NetHack Defaults? And if it's really missing, how can I safely remedy the issue? [[Special:Contributions/68.1.172.2|68.1.172.2]] 19:44, July 12, 2010 (UTC) Borghild
-: Just create a ''plain'' text file called .nethackrc in your home directory. You can get a [http://alt.org/nethack/userdata/tjr2/tjr2.nh343rc sample file] from NAO. [[User:Tjr|Tjr]] 13:07, July 13, 2010 (UTC)
+: Just create a ''plain'' text file called .nethackrc in your home directory. You can get a [https://alt.org/nethack/userdata/tjr2/tjr2.nh343rc sample file] from NAO. [[User:Tjr|Tjr]] 13:07, July 13, 2010 (UTC)
 :: Thanks a million! I decided to try making my own file at one point, but didn't know what to call it and I wasn't able to find a copy online. [[User:Borghild|Borghild]] 16:25, July 13, 2010 (UTC)

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 : There is an [[option]] called something like "number_pad=". Choose off if you are comfortable with VI-mode movement keys or do not have a separate number pad. -[[User:Tjr|Tjr]] 20:22, December 28, 2009 (UTC)
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 I notice that when you force a lock with a weapon, it will break the lock, rendering it unusable. I have learned to wait until I have another way to open such things, but when I mistakenly tried to lock a broken lock, the game told me that I couldnt fix it with an uncursed lockpick. Can it be fixed with a blessed one then? Or do I need some other item? Or did the DevTeam just put that message there for the evulz?
 :That message is somewhat misleading (maybe they were planning to implement manual lock fixing at some point?); the only way to fix a broken lock is with a wand of locking or a spell of wizard lock.  You're not really missing much, though.  AFAIK the only effect of a locked container is that troll corpses inside will not revive.  Monsters can't remove items from even unlocked containers, and gelatinous cubes just spit out the locks after dissolving the wood. --[[User:Darth l33t|Darth l33t]] 03:28, August 18, 2010 (UTC)

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	I notice that when you force a lock with a weapon, it will break the lock, rendering it unusable. I have learned to wait until I have another way to open such things, but when I mistakenly tried to lock a broken lock, the game told me that I couldnt fix it with an uncursed lockpick. Can it be fixed with a blessed one then? Or do I need some other item? Or did the DevTeam just put that message there for the evulz?		I notice that when you force a lock with a weapon, it will break the lock, rendering it unusable. I have learned to wait until I have another way to open such things, but when I mistakenly tried to lock a broken lock, the game told me that I couldnt fix it with an uncursed lockpick. Can it be fixed with a blessed one then? Or do I need some other item? Or did the DevTeam just put that message there for the evulz?
		+	:That message is somewhat misleading (maybe they were planning to implement manual lock fixing at some point?); the only way to fix a broken lock is with a wand of locking or a spell of wizard lock. You're not really missing much, though. AFAIK the only effect of a locked container is that troll corpses inside will not revive. Monsters can't remove items from even unlocked containers, and gelatinous cubes just spit out the locks after dissolving the wood. --[[User:Darth l33t\|Darth l33t]] 03:28, August 18, 2010 (UTC)

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	Dlvl:1 $:489 HP:10(10) Pw:2(2) AC:10 Xp:1/0 T:53		Dlvl:1 $:489 HP:10(10) Pw:2(2) AC:10 Xp:1/0 T:53
	I immediately tried creating several new characters (including other male tourists) both locally and at NAO but haven't seen this effect again. Anyone know anything about this?		I immediately tried creating several new characters (including other male tourists) both locally and at NAO but haven't seen this effect again. Anyone know anything about this?
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		+	== Fix a broken lock? ==
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		+	I notice that when you force a lock with a weapon, it will break the lock, rendering it unusable. I have learned to wait until I have another way to open such things, but when I mistakenly tried to lock a broken lock, the game told me that I couldnt fix it with an uncursed lockpick. Can it be fixed with a blessed one then? Or do I need some other item? Or did the DevTeam just put that message there for the evulz?

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	I'm not wearing any armor or anything.		I'm not wearing any armor or anything.
	:Level up. Spell failure rates are based on intelligence (or wisdom, for some classes), skill, and experience level. Obviously you're not going to increase your skill level if you have a 100% failure rate, and increasing intelligence requires good luck with fountains or a potion of gain ability - you can't exercise that stat. You may need to go up a few levels before you can usefully cast it though, possibly to level 5 or 7. You could increase skill if you find a low-level [[divination]] spellbook, such as [[spellbook of light\|light]] or [[spellbook of detect monsters\|detect monsters]], which is actually not that unlikely in shops. -[[User:Ion frigate\|Ion frigate]] 21:42, August 1, 2010 (UTC)		:Level up. Spell failure rates are based on intelligence (or wisdom, for some classes), skill, and experience level. Obviously you're not going to increase your skill level if you have a 100% failure rate, and increasing intelligence requires good luck with fountains or a potion of gain ability - you can't exercise that stat. You may need to go up a few levels before you can usefully cast it though, possibly to level 5 or 7. You could increase skill if you find a low-level [[divination]] spellbook, such as [[spellbook of light\|light]] or [[spellbook of detect monsters\|detect monsters]], which is actually not that unlikely in shops. -[[User:Ion frigate\|Ion frigate]] 21:42, August 1, 2010 (UTC)
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		+	== Cursed starting equipment on Friday the 13th? ==
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		+	I just started a tourist in nethack--343-win, my starting inventory looks like this:
		+	Weapons
		+	a - 31 cursed +2 darts (in quiver)
		+	Armor
		+	┌─────────┐ i - a cursed +0 Hawaiian shirt (being worn)
		+	│·········+ Comestibles
		+	│·········│ b - 5 uncursed food rations
		+	│···<·····+ c - an uncursed egg
		+	└──■──────┘ d - 2 uncursed tripe rations
		+	░░░░ e - 2 cursed fortune cookies
		+	░░░ f - a cursed slime mold
		+	░ l - a food ration
		+	░ Scrolls
		+	░░░ h - 4 cursed scrolls of magic mapping
		+	┌·─────────·─┐ Potions
		+	│·········$d·│ g - 2 uncursed potions of extra healing
		+	│············│ Tools
		+	│············│ j - an expensive camera (0:46)
		+	+············│ k - a cursed credit card
		+	│····@·······│ (end)
		+	└────────────┘
		+	Lopez the Rambler St:11 Dx:12 Co:12 In:14 Wi:8 Ch:18 Neutral
		+	Dlvl:1 $:489 HP:10(10) Pw:2(2) AC:10 Xp:1/0 T:53
		+	I immediately tried creating several new characters (including other male tourists) both locally and at NAO but haven't seen this effect again. Anyone know anything about this?

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	I'm not wearing any armor or anything.		I'm not wearing any armor or anything.
		+	:Level up. Spell failure rates are based on intelligence (or wisdom, for some classes), skill, and experience level. Obviously you're not going to increase your skill level if you have a 100% failure rate, and increasing intelligence requires good luck with fountains or a potion of gain ability - you can't exercise that stat. You may need to go up a few levels before you can usefully cast it though, possibly to level 5 or 7. You could increase skill if you find a low-level [[divination]] spellbook, such as [[spellbook of light\|light]] or [[spellbook of detect monsters\|detect monsters]], which is actually not that unlikely in shops. -[[User:Ion frigate\|Ion frigate]] 21:42, August 1, 2010 (UTC)

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	: You were attempting to name the item class. Weapons can only be individually named (answer yes at the prompt). This is because in vanilla, all* appearances uniquely point to the type of weapon. (*: exception: Stormbringer isn't an elvish broadsword.) [[User:Tjr\|Tjr]] 13:00, July 30, 2010 (UTC)		: You were attempting to name the item class. Weapons can only be individually named (answer yes at the prompt). This is because in vanilla, all* appearances uniquely point to the type of weapon. (*: exception: Stormbringer isn't an elvish broadsword.) [[User:Tjr\|Tjr]] 13:00, July 30, 2010 (UTC)
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		+	== Wizard Starting with a 100% Failure Rate Spellbook? ==
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		+	So I started a wizard gnome, and I got a spellbook of Identify. But it is a level 3 spell with 100% failure rate. Can anyone explain to me how to train spells to get better when you have 0% chance of getting them right?
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		+	I'm not wearing any armor or anything.