Talk:Options - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* fixinv */ reply

2025-04-30T14:26:59Z

‎fixinv: reply

Qazmlpok: /* fixinv */ new section

2025-04-30T14:11:38Z

‎fixinv: new section

Furey: documentation of obsolete options

2024-06-17T01:30:05Z

documentation of obsolete options

Cssdixieland: For OS X it is home/.nethackrc in stead of Nethack Defaults.

2023-04-19T13:54:47Z

For OS X it is home/.nethackrc in stead of Nethack Defaults.

TK: Fixed

2018-05-30T18:42:35Z

Fixed

TK: whatis_filter and whatis_menu

2018-05-30T18:38:08Z

whatis_filter and whatis_menu

PrimevalWalrus: update on my problem

2016-09-12T17:51:30Z

update on my problem

PrimevalWalrus: explained my problem.

2016-09-11T22:22:52Z

explained my problem.

81.174.149.183 at 23:55, 31 October 2014

2014-10-31T23:55:33Z

220.255.1.117: /* NetHackCocoa */ new section

2014-06-24T09:21:40Z

‎NetHackCocoa: new section

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	I'm hesitant to edit the page directly in case there's some nuance I'm missing here, but the option is definitely more than what the wiki page implies. -- [[User:Qazmlpok\|Qazmlpok]] ([[User talk:Qazmlpok\|talk]]) 14:11, 30 April 2025 (UTC)		I'm hesitant to edit the page directly in case there's some nuance I'm missing here, but the option is definitely more than what the wiki page implies. -- [[User:Qazmlpok\|Qazmlpok]] ([[User talk:Qazmlpok\|talk]]) 14:11, 30 April 2025 (UTC)
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		+	:Eh, I don't see a problem. Point of the article is to document what an option does, and both the documentation and opinions on usefulness thereof are generally dated—just go for it and if there's additional nuance to address, we tackle it as it comes up. --[[User:Umbire the Phantom\|Umbire the Phantom]] ([[User talk:Umbire the Phantom\|talk]]) 14:26, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

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	The options "female" and "male" are obsolete. That means players writing new options files should not use these options (use "gender:female" and "gender:male" instead, or there are other compound options). But the wiki should still continue to document obsolete options as long as NetHack accepts them. [[User:Furey\|Furey]] ([[User talk:Furey\|talk]]) 01:29, 17 June 2024 (UTC)		The options "female" and "male" are obsolete. That means players writing new options files should not use these options (use "gender:female" and "gender:male" instead, or there are other compound options). But the wiki should still continue to document obsolete options as long as NetHack accepts them. [[User:Furey\|Furey]] ([[User talk:Furey\|talk]]) 01:29, 17 June 2024 (UTC)
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		+	== fixinv ==
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		+	The wiki suggests that the only behavior of this option is to make dropped items keep their letter when you pick them back up. I've never tried disabling this setting before now, but the actual behavior appears to be significantly more dramatic:
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		+	Whenever any action would create a gap in the inventory (e.g. dropping, throwing, or consuming an item), all following items are immediately shifted left one letter. The result of this is that the inventory never has any gaps. New items are always added at the end of the list.
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		+	I'm hesitant to edit the page directly in case there's some nuance I'm missing here, but the option is definitely more than what the wiki page implies. -- [[User:Qazmlpok\|Qazmlpok]] ([[User talk:Qazmlpok\|talk]]) 14:11, 30 April 2025 (UTC)

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	[[User:TK\|TK]] ([[User talk:TK\|talk]]) 18:42, 30 May 2018 (UTC)		[[User:TK\|TK]] ([[User talk:TK\|talk]]) 18:42, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
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		+	== documentation of obsolete options ==
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		+	The options "female" and "male" are obsolete. That means players writing new options files should not use these options (use "gender:female" and "gender:male" instead, or there are other compound options). But the wiki should still continue to document obsolete options as long as NetHack accepts them. [[User:Furey\|Furey]] ([[User talk:Furey\|talk]]) 01:29, 17 June 2024 (UTC)

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	I'm running my Nethack game in a Mac OS X Terminal, which means I should have a file named NetHack Defaults somewhere. Problem is, I can't find it anywhere. I checked the ~ directory, I checked the /usr/games directory (and respective subdirectories), and I've even poked around in my ~/Library directory. Help? [[Special:Contributions/68.1.172.2\|68.1.172.2]] 00:34, May 10, 2010 (UTC) Adalrik		I'm running my Nethack game in a Mac OS X Terminal, which means I should have a file named NetHack Defaults somewhere. Problem is, I can't find it anywhere. I checked the ~ directory, I checked the /usr/games directory (and respective subdirectories), and I've even poked around in my ~/Library directory. Help? [[Special:Contributions/68.1.172.2\|68.1.172.2]] 00:34, May 10, 2010 (UTC) Adalrik
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		+	In OS X it is .nethackrc, I can give much more information but this DAMNED WIKI rejects my contributions. I shall have to stop contributing. [[User:Cssdixieland\|Cssdixieland]] ([[User talk:Cssdixieland\|talk]]) 13:54, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

	== Slashem Options? ==		== Slashem Options? ==

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	[[User:TK\|TK]] ([[User talk:TK\|talk]]) 18:37, 30 May 2018 (UTC)		[[User:TK\|TK]] ([[User talk:TK\|talk]]) 18:37, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
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		+	Never mind, it was a problem with the [[What is]] page!
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		+	[[User:TK\|TK]] ([[User talk:TK\|talk]]) 18:42, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

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	Nevermind, I fixed it! all I did was delete some files from the directory above my NetHack folder from when I extracted straight into my user folder on accident and turned on debugging in Sysconf.		Nevermind, I fixed it! all I did was delete some files from the directory above my NetHack folder from when I extracted straight into my user folder on accident and turned on debugging in Sysconf.
	[[User:PrimevalWalrus\|PrimevalWalrus]] ([[User talk:PrimevalWalrus\|talk]]) 17:51, 12 September 2016 (UTC)		[[User:PrimevalWalrus\|PrimevalWalrus]] ([[User talk:PrimevalWalrus\|talk]]) 17:51, 12 September 2016 (UTC)
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		+	== whatis_filter and whatis_menu ==
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		+	Somewhat ought to write these out more clearly. I have a hard time determining what they do.
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		+	[[User:TK\|TK]] ([[User talk:TK\|talk]]) 18:37, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

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	I just downloaded the official Win32 binary for 3.6.0 and it doesn't seem to be reading my defaults.nh. I extracted the .zip into a new folder in my Downloads folder and created a desktop shortcut for nethackw.exe, and then copied my 3.4.3 defaults.nh to that folder, but now when I launch nethackw.exe the options are all set to their defaults. I'm fairly confident that it isn't even reading the file because I have number_pad set to 0 (off) and whenever I launch the game it's set to 1. Has anyone else encountered a similar problem and found a solution? Am I doing something hilariously wrong? Should I file a bug report? This options file worked fine on 3.4.3.		I just downloaded the official Win32 binary for 3.6.0 and it doesn't seem to be reading my defaults.nh. I extracted the .zip into a new folder in my Downloads folder and created a desktop shortcut for nethackw.exe, and then copied my 3.4.3 defaults.nh to that folder, but now when I launch nethackw.exe the options are all set to their defaults. I'm fairly confident that it isn't even reading the file because I have number_pad set to 0 (off) and whenever I launch the game it's set to 1. Has anyone else encountered a similar problem and found a solution? Am I doing something hilariously wrong? Should I file a bug report? This options file worked fine on 3.4.3.
	[[User:PrimevalWalrus\|PrimevalWalrus]] ([[User talk:PrimevalWalrus\|talk]]) 22:22, 11 September 2016 (UTC)		[[User:PrimevalWalrus\|PrimevalWalrus]] ([[User talk:PrimevalWalrus\|talk]]) 22:22, 11 September 2016 (UTC)
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		+	Nevermind, I fixed it! all I did was delete some files from the directory above my NetHack folder from when I extracted straight into my user folder on accident and turned on debugging in Sysconf.
		+	[[User:PrimevalWalrus\|PrimevalWalrus]] ([[User talk:PrimevalWalrus\|talk]]) 17:51, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

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	I've added an example line to DUNGEONSYMBOLS that emulates IBMGraphics as closely as possible. This might be useful for people whose CP437 support is incomplete - I know that the MacOS terminal breaks on the Rogue level when vanilla IBM is used.[[Special:Contributions/81.174.149.183\|81.174.149.183]] 23:55, 31 October 2014 (UTC)		I've added an example line to DUNGEONSYMBOLS that emulates IBMGraphics as closely as possible. This might be useful for people whose CP437 support is incomplete - I know that the MacOS terminal breaks on the Rogue level when vanilla IBM is used.[[Special:Contributions/81.174.149.183\|81.174.149.183]] 23:55, 31 October 2014 (UTC)
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		+	== 3.6.0 not reading defaults.nh ==
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		+	I just downloaded the official Win32 binary for 3.6.0 and it doesn't seem to be reading my defaults.nh. I extracted the .zip into a new folder in my Downloads folder and created a desktop shortcut for nethackw.exe, and then copied my 3.4.3 defaults.nh to that folder, but now when I launch nethackw.exe the options are all set to their defaults. I'm fairly confident that it isn't even reading the file because I have number_pad set to 0 (off) and whenever I launch the game it's set to 1. Has anyone else encountered a similar problem and found a solution? Am I doing something hilariously wrong? Should I file a bug report? This options file worked fine on 3.4.3.
		+	[[User:PrimevalWalrus\|PrimevalWalrus]] ([[User talk:PrimevalWalrus\|talk]]) 22:22, 11 September 2016 (UTC)

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	I have the NetHackCocoa package that I downloaded from Google Code. Where should I save the configuration file? --[[Special:Contributions/220.255.1.117\|220.255.1.117]] 09:21, 24 June 2014 (UTC)		I have the NetHackCocoa package that I downloaded from Google Code. Where should I save the configuration file? --[[Special:Contributions/220.255.1.117\|220.255.1.117]] 09:21, 24 June 2014 (UTC)
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		+	== UTF8Graphics / DUNGEONSYMBOLS ==
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		+	I've added an example line to DUNGEONSYMBOLS that emulates IBMGraphics as closely as possible. This might be useful for people whose CP437 support is incomplete - I know that the MacOS terminal breaks on the Rogue level when vanilla IBM is used.[[Special:Contributions/81.174.149.183\|81.174.149.183]] 23:55, 31 October 2014 (UTC)

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	rxvt -rv -color4 lightblue		rxvt -rv -color4 lightblue
	--[[User:Greycat\|Greycat]] 18:53, 26 January 2012 (UTC)		--[[User:Greycat\|Greycat]] 18:53, 26 January 2012 (UTC)
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		+	== NetHackCocoa ==
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		+	I have the NetHackCocoa package that I downloaded from Google Code. Where should I save the configuration file? --[[Special:Contributions/220.255.1.117\|220.255.1.117]] 09:21, 24 June 2014 (UTC)