NetHack 3.2.0 - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2026-05-05T05:34:45Z

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Significant changes */ pothole

2026-05-05T01:52:10Z

‎Significant changes: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-09-28T07:43:39Z

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Furey: fix refsrc: add directory, specify version. http -> https.

2024-06-16T14:27:13Z

fix refsrc: add directory, specify version. http -> https.

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2024-05-25T23:54:34Z

potholes

Umbire the Phantom: potholes

2024-05-22T15:40:00Z

potholes

Umbire the Phantom: /* Availability */ link source article

2024-03-07T15:07:24Z

‎Availability: link source article

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2023-11-22T06:28:06Z

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Availability */ link formatting

2023-08-31T21:23:18Z

‎Availability: link formatting

Umbire the Phantom: various fixes

2023-08-03T01:09:08Z

various fixes

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 |[[page]]||{{white|@}} [[image:page.png]]||
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-|[[acolyte]]||{{white|@}} [[image:acolyte.png]]||
+|[[Acolyte (quest guardian)|acolyte]]||{{white|@}} [[image:acolyte.png]]||
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 |[[thug]]||{{white|@}} [[image:thug.png]]||

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 * The spellcasting system is revised.  Previously, spellbooks could be read only once, successfully or not, and [[spell]]s had charges, rather like wands, which could be stored indefinitely but required relearning once exhausted.  Now, spellbooks can be read several times, and spells cast until [[magical energy]] is exhausted; but the spells eventually time out.
-* Weapons proficiency is introduced. In this version, it applies to weapons only.
+* [[Skill|Weapons proficiency]] is introduced. In this version, it applies to weapons only.
 * Inventories and item choices can be made by menus.

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 |[[soldier]]||{{lightgray|@}} [[image:soldier.png]]||
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-|[[sergeant]]||{{red|@}} [[image:sergeant.png]]||
+|[[Sergeant (monster)|sergeant]]||{{red|@}} [[image:sergeant.png]]||
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 |[[lieutenant]]||{{green|@}} [[image:lieutenant.png]]||
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 |}
-MUSE no longer controls any game feature, and so the unarmored watchman and unarmored soldier are removed.
+MUSE no longer controls any game feature, and so the [[unarmored watchman]] and [[unarmored soldier]] are removed.
 == Objects ==

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 {{NetHack Versions}}
-'''NetHack 3.2.0''' is the 20th public release of [[NetHack]] and the 16th by the [[DevTeam]].  [[Mike Stephenson]] announced it to the [[Usenet]] newsgroups rec.games.roguelike.announce and [[rec.games.roguelike.nethack]] in April 1996.<ref>Mike Stephenson, [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/browse_thread/thread/d6076b31600388b3/25d984d1294d5b74 NetHack 3.2.0 Release].  rec.games.roguelike.nethack and rec.games.roguelike.announce, April 18, 1996.</ref>
+'''NetHack 3.2.0''' is the 20th public release of [[NetHack]] and the 16th by the [[DevTeam]].  [[Mike Stephenson]] announced it to the [[Usenet]] newsgroups rec.games.roguelike.announce and [[rec.games.roguelike.nethack]] in April 1996.<ref>Mike Stephenson, [https://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/browse_thread/thread/d6076b31600388b3/25d984d1294d5b74 NetHack 3.2.0 Release].  rec.games.roguelike.nethack and rec.games.roguelike.announce, April 18, 1996.</ref>
 ==Availability==
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 [[Izchak Miller]] was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a founding member of the [[DevTeam]]. Due to his passing in 1994, the NetHack 3.2 Series was dedicated to his memory.
-A special game-end tombstone gave the dedication, and is still available as a compile-time option by defining NH320_DEDICATION{{refsrc|rip.c|320|comment= Dedication tombstone in 3.4.3 rip.c.}}:
+A special game-end tombstone gave the dedication, and is still available as a compile-time option by defining NH320_DEDICATION:{{refsrc|src/rip.c|42|nethack=3.6.7|comment=dedication tombstone}}
                 ----------                      ----------

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 |[[gnome king]]||{{magenta|G}} [[image:gnome king.png]]||
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-|[[giant]]||{{red|H}} [[image:giant.png]]||
+|[[Giant (monster)|giant]]||{{red|H}} [[image:giant.png]]||
 |-
 |[[stone giant]]||{{lightgray|H}} [[image:stone giant.png]]||
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 |[[iron golem]]||{{cyan|'}} [[image:iron golem.png]]||
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-|[[human]]||{{white|@}} [[image:human.png]]||
+|[[Human (monster)|human]]||{{white|@}} [[image:human.png]]||
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 |[[Woodland-elf]]||{{green|@}} [[image:Woodland-elf.png]]||

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 * A second [[stair]] to the [[Gnomish Mines]].  Therein, one will find [[Mine Town]] and, at the end, the bottom level with a [[luckstone]].
-* The [[Oracle]] level.
+* The [[Oracle (level)|Oracle level]].
 * A possible [[Bigroom]].
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 * [[barracks]]
 * [[treasure zoo]]
-* [[Oracle]]
+* [[Oracle (level)|Oracle]]
 * [[temple]]
 * [[shop]]
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 |[[guard]]||{{blue|@}} [[image:guard.png]]||
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-|[[oracle]]||{{brightblue|@}} [[image:oracle.png]]||
+|[[Oracle (monster)|Oracle]]||{{brightblue|@}} [[image:oracle.png]]||
 |-
 |[[aligned priest]]||{{white|@}} [[image:aligned_priest.png]]||

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 A patch file for 3.2.0 to 3.2.1 is available from [ftp://ftp.gnu.org/non-gnu/nethack/nethack-3.2.0-3.2.1.patch.gz the Free Software Foundation] - this patch applied cleanly in reverse (with tiny modifications) to the [ftp://ftp.gnu.org/non-gnu/nethack/nethack-3.2.1.tar.gz NetHack 3.2.1 tarball] from the FSF recreates a 3.2.0 version.
-[[Ali Harlow]] has a NetHack 3.2.0 distribution at [http://www.juiblex.co.uk/nethack/source/nethack-3.2.0.tar.gz his website].
+[[Ali Harlow]] has a NetHack 3.2.0 distribution at [http://www.juiblex.co.uk/nethack/source/nethack-3.2.0.tar.gz his website], and the code is also available on NetHackWiki for browsing and annotation at the [[NetHack 3.2.0 source code]] article.
 ==Izchak Miller, 1935-1994==

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 |[[hobbit]]||{{green|h}} [[image:hobbit.png]]||
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-|[[dwarf]]||{{red|h}} [[image:dwarf.png]]||
+|[[Dwarf (monster)|dwarf]]||{{red|h}} [[image:dwarf.png]]||
 |-
 |[[bugbear]]||{{brown|h}} [[image:bugbear.png]]||

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 NetHack 3.2.0 has no fully authoritative source. The [[DevTeam]] ceased to distribute NetHack by [[Usenet]] after [[NetHack 3.1.3]]. It was made available at UUNet, but no longer exists there; the main distribution site was by [[wikipedia:FTP|FTP]] at linc.cis.upenn.edu, but that site no longer accepts anonymous logins.
-A patch file for 3.2.0 to 3.2.1 is available from the Free Software Foundation at
+A patch file for 3.2.0 to 3.2.1 is available from [ftp://ftp.gnu.org/non-gnu/nethack/nethack-3.2.0-3.2.1.patch.gz the Free Software Foundation] - this patch applied cleanly in reverse (with tiny modifications) to the [ftp://ftp.gnu.org/non-gnu/nethack/nethack-3.2.1.tar.gz NetHack 3.2.1 tarball] from the FSF recreates a 3.2.0 version.
 [[Ali Harlow]] has a NetHack 3.2.0 distribution at [http://www.juiblex.co.uk/nethack/source/nethack-3.2.0.tar.gz his website].

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 {{NetHack Versions}}
 '''NetHack 3.2.0''' is the 20th public release of [[NetHack]] and the 16th by the [[DevTeam]].  [[Mike Stephenson]] announced it to the [[Usenet]] newsgroups rec.games.roguelike.announce and [[rec.games.roguelike.nethack]] in April 1996.<ref>Mike Stephenson, [http://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/browse_thread/thread/d6076b31600388b3/25d984d1294d5b74 NetHack 3.2.0 Release].  rec.games.roguelike.nethack and rec.games.roguelike.announce, April 18, 1996.</ref>
-== Availability ==
+==Availability==
 NetHack 3.2.0 has no fully authoritative source. The [[DevTeam]] ceased to distribute NetHack by [[Usenet]] after [[NetHack 3.1.3]]. It was made available at UUNet, but no longer exists there; the main distribution site was by [[wikipedia:FTP|FTP]] at linc.cis.upenn.edu, but that site no longer accepts anonymous logins.
 A patch file for 3.2.0 to 3.2.1 is available from the Free Software Foundation at
 [ftp://ftp.gnu.org/non-gnu/nethack/nethack-3.2.0-3.2.1.patch.gz]. This patch applied cleanly in reverse (with tiny modifications) to the [ftp://ftp.gnu.org/non-gnu/nethack/nethack-3.2.1.tar.gz NetHack 3.2.1 tarball from the FSF] recreates a 3.2.0 version.
-[[Ali Harlow]][http://www.juiblex.co.uk/nethack/front.html] has a NetHack 3.2.0 distribution at [http://www.juiblex.co.uk/nethack/source/nethack-3.2.0.tar.gz].
+[[Ali Harlow]] has a NetHack 3.2.0 distribution at [http://www.juiblex.co.uk/nethack/source/nethack-3.2.0.tar.gz his website].
-[[Izchak Miller]] was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and a founding member of the [[DevTeam]].  Due to his passing in 1994, the NetHack 3.2 Series was dedicated to his memory.
+==Izchak Miller, 1935-1994==
 A special game-end tombstone gave the dedication, and is still available as a compile-time option by defining NH320_DEDICATION{{refsrc|rip.c|320|comment= Dedication tombstone in 3.4.3 rip.c.}}:
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    _____)/\|\__//(\/(/\)/\//\/|_)________)/|\\_/_/(\/(/\)/\/\/|_)____
-== Significant changes ==
+==Significant changes==
 NetHack 3.2.0 is a major release.
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 * The spellcasting system is revised.  Previously, spellbooks could be read only once, successfully or not, and [[spell]]s had charges, rather like wands, which could be stored indefinitely but required relearning once exhausted.  Now, spellbooks can be read several times, and spells cast until [[magical energy]] is exhausted; but the spells eventually time out.
-* Weapons proficiency is introduced.  In this version, it applies to weapons only.
+* Weapons proficiency is introduced. In this version, it applies to weapons only.
 * Inventories and item choices can be made by menus.
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 * Many smaller changes and bug fixes.
-== The adventurer ==
+==The adventurer==
 The player may choose from these roles:
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 The initial [[pet]] is a little [[dog]] for Cavemen and Samurai, a [[kitten]] for Wizards, and a random choice of the two (or the user's choice in his [[options]]) for all others.
-== Dungeon features ==
+==Dungeon features==
 The main trunk of the dungeon begins at level 1, where the game begins, and proceeds down [[stairs]] to [[Medusa's Lair]] and the [[Castle]].  From there, it is necessary to enter a [[trap door]] to the [[Valley of the Dead]].  Further stairs down eventually lead to the invocation level.  Performing the [[invocation ritual]] at the [[vibrating square]] opens the stairs to the [[Sanctum]].
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 |[[hobgoblin]]||{{brown|o}} [[image:hobgoblin.png]]||
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-|[[orc]]||{{red|o}} [[image:orc.png]]||
+|[[Orc (monster)|orc]]||{{red|o}} [[image:orc.png]]||
 |-
 |[[hill orc]]||{{yellow|o}} [[image:hill orc.png]]||