NetHack 3.6.2 - Revision history

Furey: /* Online play */ As of today (March 15, 2024), nethack 3.6.2 is no longer available on NAO for new games. k2 said on libera #nethack that it was a bug that 3.6.2 was on the menu so long.

2024-03-15T01:15:06Z

‎Online play: As of today (March 15, 2024), nethack 3.6.2 is no longer available on NAO for new games. k2 said on libera #nethack that it was a bug that 3.6.2 was on the menu so long.

Umbire the Phantom: /* Online play */ clarify

2023-07-01T05:49:04Z

‎Online play: clarify

Umbire the Phantom: /* Online play */ amend + specify

2023-07-01T01:32:19Z

‎Online play: amend + specify

Ais523: /* Online play */ fix out-of-date information

2023-06-30T23:44:58Z

‎Online play: fix out-of-date information

Infinigon: remove nethack-362 template; although this page is about 3.6.2, it's not meant to be updated now that 362 is not the latest version)

2021-01-20T00:20:14Z

remove nethack-362 template; although this page is about 3.6.2, it's not meant to be updated now that 362 is not the latest version)

Umbire the Phantom: /* Bug fixes */

2020-01-28T17:16:21Z

‎Bug fixes

Umbire the Phantom: /* New features */

2020-01-14T01:42:51Z

‎New features

Umbire the Phantom: /* New features */

2020-01-14T01:38:20Z

‎New features

Umbire the Phantom: /* New features */

2020-01-14T01:38:09Z

‎New features

Umbire the Phantom: /* New features */

2020-01-07T20:43:04Z

‎New features

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 == Online play ==
-Previously, the NetHack 3.6.2 official public release could be played online at [[NAO]], when it was the latest release; it was also available on [[Hardfought]] when it was latest bleeding-edge development code released by the [[DevTeam]]. Even after newer versions were released, NAO retained 3.6.3 as a playable version - as of June 2023, NetHack 3.6.2 is still available alongside [[NetHack 3.6.7]].
+Previously, the NetHack 3.6.2 official public release could be played online at [[NAO]], when it was the latest release; it was also available on [[Hardfought]] when it was latest bleeding-edge development code released by the [[DevTeam]].
 == Significant changes ==

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 == Online play ==
-Previously, the NetHack 3.6.2 official public release could be played online at [[NAO]], when it was the latest release; it was also available on [[Hardfought]] when it was latest bleeding-edge development code released by the [[DevTeam]]. As of June 2023, NetHack 3.6.2 is still playable at NAO alongside [[NetHack 3.6.7]].
+Previously, the NetHack 3.6.2 official public release could be played online at [[NAO]], when it was the latest release; it was also available on [[Hardfought]] when it was latest bleeding-edge development code released by the [[DevTeam]]. Even after newer versions were released, NAO retained 3.6.3 as a playable version - as of June 2023, NetHack 3.6.2 is still available alongside [[NetHack 3.6.7]].
 == Significant changes ==

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 == Online play ==
-The NetHack 3.6.2 official public release could be played online at [[NAO]], when it was the latest release (and at the time, [[Hardfought]] was running the latest bleeding-edge development code released by the [[DevTeam]], so only hosted 3.6.2 for a brief instant). Nowadays, both servers are hosting newer versions of NetHack instead.
+Previously, the NetHack 3.6.2 official public release could be played online at [[NAO]], when it was the latest release; it was also available on [[Hardfought]] when it was latest bleeding-edge development code released by the [[DevTeam]]. As of June 2023, NetHack 3.6.2 is still playable at NAO alongside [[NetHack 3.6.7]].
 == Significant changes ==

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 == Online play ==
-NetHack 3.6.2 official public release can be played online at [[NAO]], with the option to copy over your rc config file from 3.6.1 to 3.6.2. The [[Hardfought]] build (363-hdf) is keeping with tradition, running the latest bleeding-edge development code released by the [[DevTeam]] - 3.6.3-1 'Beta' (last build Tue Nov 19 23:42:38 2019 UTC - git commit 24ff713).
+The NetHack 3.6.2 official public release could be played online at [[NAO]], when it was the latest release (and at the time, [[Hardfought]] was running the latest bleeding-edge development code released by the [[DevTeam]], so only hosted 3.6.2 for a brief instant). Nowadays, both servers are hosting newer versions of NetHack instead.
 == Significant changes ==

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 * [[Eating jewelry|Digesting]] chargeable [[ring]]s is no longer affected by wearing rings of the same type.
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 * Game no longer complains about the config file not ending in a newline, and will actually parse the last line.
 * Spells of healing and extra healing correctly heal untimed monster blindness.
-* Stone-to-fleshing petrified statues no longer fails if the square is occupied.
+* [[Stone-to-flesh]]ing petrified statues no longer fails if the square is occupied.
-* Verbal messages for charming and seduction no longer print while the character is deaf.
+* Verbal messages for charming and seduction no longer print while the character is [[deaf]].
 * The #turn command, if it aggravated monsters, no longer takes zero turns.
 * A number of fixes to address lag and performance problems in the Windows tty port.

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 === New features ===
 * Orcish characters can no longer start with [[lembas]] or [[cram ration]]s as their random food items.
-* Vault guards now carry cursed [[tin whistle]]s, so that the "shrill whistling sound" an escaping player hears has a source.
+* [[Vault]] [[guards]] now carry cursed [[tin whistle]]s, so that the "shrill whistling sound" an escaping player hears has a source.
 * Eating [[spinach]] while having [[sustain ability]] no longer makes you feel like Popeye.
 * [[Gold]] created with a grave is now buried under the grave instead of left on top of it.

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 === New features ===
 * Orcish characters can no longer start with [[lembas]] or [[cram ration]]s as their random food items.
-* Vault guards now carry cursed tin whistles, so that the "shrill whistling sound" an escaping player hears has a source.
+* Vault guards now carry cursed [[tin whistles]], so that the "shrill whistling sound" an escaping player hears has a source.
 * Eating [[spinach]] while having [[sustain ability]] no longer makes you feel like Popeye.
-* Gold created with a grave is now buried under the grave instead of left on top of it.
+* [[Gold]] created with a grave is now buried under the grave instead of left on top of it.
 * Several tweaks to [[status hilites]], including full support of <= and >= operators. < and > now mean "strictly less than" and "strictly greater than", which they did not previously.
 * Curses window-port added for Windows, Mac and UNIX.
-* The [[spellbook of healing|healing]] spell now cures blindness both in monsters and yourself, but only at Skilled or Expert.
+* The {{spell of|healing}} spell now cures [[blindness]] both in monsters and yourself, but only at Skilled or Expert.
 * [[Teleport at will]] now has the same requirements as the [[teleport away]] spell.
-* Added the {{kbd|m}} , {{kbd|ctrl|T}} [[wizard mode]] command, which tests various forms of teleportation.
+* Added the {{kbd|m}} and {{kbd|ctrl|T}} [[wizard mode]] commands, which tests various forms of teleportation.
 * [[Drawbridge]]s in the [[Valkyrie quest]] can sometimes be generated raised.
 * [[Clairvoyance]] has been improved: among other things, it now shows objects and the location of monsters.