Rec.games.roguelike.nethack FAQ - Revision history

Furey: Make this a verbatim spoiler.

2024-07-01T17:27:20Z

Make this a verbatim spoiler.

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Furey: Delinkify "Stephen W. Churchill". Afaict, not notable in NetHack history.

2024-06-28T15:56:42Z

Delinkify "Stephen W. Churchill". Afaict, not notable in NetHack history.

Furey: Send reference of "The Lord of the Rings" to wikipedia. Markup change only; no change to text. Fixes a redlink.

2024-06-18T15:30:47Z

Send reference of "The Lord of the Rings" to wikipedia. Markup change only; no change to text. Fixes a redlink.

Furey: /* External links */ http -> https. Update guidebook link. Old link to nethack.org was producing angry warning boxes.

2024-06-16T17:50:05Z

‎External links: http -> https. Update guidebook link. Old link to nethack.org was producing angry warning boxes.

Furey: Update link from statslab to archive.org

2024-06-12T15:47:28Z

Update link from statslab to archive.org

Furey: Change a statslab link to an archive.org capture. This is a historical document, so I did not update to new evasroguelikegamessite.

2024-06-12T15:42:34Z

Change a statslab link to an archive.org capture. This is a historical document, so I did not update to new evasroguelikegamessite.

Furey: Carefully change two spod-central.org links to archive.org links. This is a historical document, so I'm not changing text, just the backing links.

2024-06-12T14:48:04Z

Carefully change two spod-central.org links to archive.org links. This is a historical document, so I'm not changing text, just the backing links.

Umbire the Phantom at 00:45, 31 December 2020

2020-12-31T00:45:03Z

Umbire the Phantom: ...

2020-12-31T00:42:47Z

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Umbire the Phantom: /* Q: Anything else I shouldn't post? */ Updating link

2020-12-30T22:01:38Z

‎Q: Anything else I shouldn't post?: Updating link

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−	The '''rec.games.nethack.roguelike FAQ''' is an old resource for ''[[NetHack]]'', and was created by [[Stephen W. Churchill]] and maintained by [[Dylan O'Donnell]].	+	The '''rec.games.nethack.roguelike FAQ''' is an old resource for ''[[NetHack]]'', and was created by Stephen W. Churchill and maintained by [[Dylan O'Donnell]].

	The latest archived version, written for [[3.4.3]], is available [https://web.archive.org/web/20130511155422/http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/rgrn-FAQ.txt here.]		The latest archived version, written for [[3.4.3]], is available [https://web.archive.org/web/20130511155422/http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/rgrn-FAQ.txt here.]

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 Erwin Schroedinger (1887-1961) was a physicist who devised a famous thought experiment to translate quantum superposition into the macroscopic classical-mechanical world. It involved an impenetrable box (and, in NetHack, the box shows as empty until it's opened) containing a cat that would be killed by a 50/50 radioactive-decay trigger; the resulting state of the cat, and how it is resolved when the box is opened, depends on the particular school of quantum theory you subscribe to, but one interpretation is that it is both alive and dead until observed.
-===Q: Why are elves [[Alignment|chaotic]]? The elves in "[[The Lord of the Rings]]" seem to be lawful.===
+===Q: Why are elves [[Alignment|chaotic]]? The elves in "[[wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings|The Lord of the Rings]]" seem to be lawful.===
 NetHack draws on more than one source, and there are more elves than Tolkien's (who weren't always as lawful as all that themselves, if you read the "Silmarillion"). Consider, by way of example, Michael Moorcock's Melniboneans (and remember that Stormbringer is also in the game), and Steven Brust's Dragaerans. In addition to these, there's hundreds of years of tradition of the land of Faerie being one where human concepts of law simply do not apply (though it's sometimes divided explicitly into a Seelie and Unseelie Court). For a modern treatment of this concept, read Poul Anderson's "Three Hearts and Three Lions"; or [[Terry Pratchett]]'s "Lords and Ladies", for that matter.

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 =External links=
-* [http://www.nethack.org/v360/Guidebook.html Guidebook for NetHack 3.6]
+* [https://www.nethack.org/v367/Guidebook.html Guidebook for NetHack 3.6.7]
-* [http://www.melankolia.net/nethack/nethack.guide.html The Complete Beginner's Guide to NetHack]
+* [https://www.melankolia.net/nethack/nethack.guide.html The Complete Beginner's Guide to NetHack]
 [[Category:Articles for beginners]]
 [[Category:Usenet]]
 {{noversion}}

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 * NethackWiki, a publicly-editable wiki: [[Main Page|<https://nethackwiki.com/>]]
-Eva Myers has a useful overview index of available spoilers at: [http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/spoilerlist.html <http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/spoilerlist.html>]
+Eva Myers has a useful overview index of available spoilers at: [https://web.archive.org/web/20191012065041/http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/spoilerlist.html <http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/spoilerlist.html>]
 Of course, if you don't (or can't) find the answer you seek, post your question and we'll do our best to answer it. (If your answer could be considered a "spoiler", see question [[#Q:_What.27s_a_.22spoiler.22.3F|1.2.3]]).

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 * '''The [[RNG]]: Random Number Generator -or- Random NetHack God.''' Every game of NetHack is different, thanks to the effects of the random numbers used in the creation of the dungeon. Sometimes it seems like the random numbers have a malicious will of their own and are therefore personified, as in "The RNG was especially cruel to me today."
-As well as abbreviations, rgrn (like any community) has developed its own jargon for frequently-discussed concepts and strategies, for example "pudding farming" and the "protection racket"; Eva Myers has a discussion of these at [http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/rgrnterms.html <http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/rgrnterms.html>.]
+As well as abbreviations, rgrn (like any community) has developed its own jargon for frequently-discussed concepts and strategies, for example "pudding farming" and the "protection racket"; Eva Myers has a discussion of these at [https://web.archive.org/web/20180828163017/http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/rgrnterms.html <http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/rgrnterms.html>.]
 ===Q: What's a "spoiler"?===

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 ===Q: What's with the posts labeled "YAAP" or "YASD"?===
-rgrn uses some terminology that can be confusing to the uninitiated. For a fairly complete list, please see [http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/abbr-343.txt <http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/abbr-343.txt>,] but here is a list of the more common abbreviations:
+rgrn uses some terminology that can be confusing to the uninitiated. For a fairly complete list, please see [https://web.archive.org/web/20120520231206/http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/abbr-343.txt <http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/abbr-343.txt>,] but here is a list of the more common abbreviations:
 * '''YAAP: Yet Another Ascension Post'''
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 *Yet Another NetHack Site (by Kate Nepveu): [http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/ <http://www.steelypips.org/nethack/>]
-* Dylan O'Donnell's spoiler page: [http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/ <http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/>]
+* Dylan O'Donnell's spoiler page: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130601081003/http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/ <http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/>]
 * NethackWiki, a publicly-editable wiki: [[Main Page|<https://nethackwiki.com/>]]

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-{{nethack-343}}
+The '''rec.games.nethack.roguelike FAQ''' is an old resource for ''[[NetHack]]'', and was created by [[Stephen W. Churchill]] and maintained by [[Dylan O'Donnell]].
-<br/>
-The '''rec.games.nethack.roguelike FAQ''' is maintained by [[Dylan O'Donnell]].
+The latest archived version, written for [[3.4.3]], is available [https://web.archive.org/web/20130511155422/http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/nh/rgrn-FAQ.txt here.]
 =The FAQ=
 The following is a list of [[Frequently asked questions|Frequently Asked Questions]] for the newsgroup rec.games.roguelike.nethack (FAQ version 1.7p, last changed: 2010-11-09 (wiki site move)
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 * [http://www.nethack.org/v360/Guidebook.html Guidebook for NetHack 3.6]
 * [http://www.melankolia.net/nethack/nethack.guide.html The Complete Beginner's Guide to NetHack]
 [[Category:Articles for beginners]]
 [[Category:Usenet]]

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 While in general people will be happy to answer genuine queries, it's a good idea to do at least some basic reading before asking them, checking they're not covered in the Guidebook (see [[#Q:_I_installed_and_ran_NetHack.2C_now_what_do_all_these_symbols_and_stuff_mean.3F|1.1.4]]) or this FAQ first. Repeatedly asking questions that are easily answerable on your own falls into the "somewhat annoying" category.
-Posting misinformation is also generally considered a bad idea; while it's not required that you have an in-depth knowledge of the game to be able to post here, if you're answering questions or asserting facts it's better to do so based on what you know or can test rather than half-remembered hearsay. In particular, there are a number of [[Player's misconceptions|common misconceptions]] that you should be aware of and not perpetuate: Eva Myers documents many of these at her "Myths and Facts about NetHack" page, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190712122721/https://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/ the base page is no longer active so I'mreading  <http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/>.]
+Posting misinformation is also generally considered a bad idea; while it's not required that you have an in-depth knowledge of the game to be able to post here, if you're answering questions or asserting facts it's better to do so based on what you know or can test rather than half-remembered hearsay. In particular, there are a number of [[Player's misconceptions|common misconceptions]] that you should be aware of and not perpetuate: Eva Myers documents many of these at her "Myths and Facts about NetHack" page, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190712122721/https://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/ <http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/nethack/>.]
 ===Q: I've won! I've won!===