Talk:Unicorn - Revision history

Winny: /* A vs an unicorn */ new section

2023-06-18T21:26:23Z

‎A vs an unicorn: new section

WarriorX90: /* Co-aligned Unicorn only catches gems and no further messages */

2017-10-25T09:16:22Z

‎Co-aligned Unicorn only catches gems and no further messages

WarriorX90: /* Co-aligned Unicorn only catches gems and no further messages */

2017-10-25T08:25:23Z

‎Co-aligned Unicorn only catches gems and no further messages

WarriorX90: /* Co-aligned Unicorn only catches gems and no further messages */

2017-10-25T08:24:58Z

‎Co-aligned Unicorn only catches gems and no further messages

WarriorX90: /* Co-aligned Unicorn only catches gems and no further messages */ new section

2017-10-25T08:24:07Z

‎Co-aligned Unicorn only catches gems and no further messages: new section

Chris: Answering question

2014-12-16T23:28:58Z

Answering question

216.252.195.246 at 21:58, 16 December 2014

2014-12-16T21:58:31Z

Qazmlpok at 16:48, 31 May 2011

2011-05-31T16:48:02Z

220.255.1.57 at 14:58, 31 May 2011

2011-05-31T14:58:09Z

Renx at 13:50, 28 March 2009

2009-03-28T13:50:51Z

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	Edit: The Unicorn also drops the gems. [[User:WarriorX90\|WarriorX90]] ([[User talk:WarriorX90\|talk]]) 09:16, 25 October 2017 (UTC)		Edit: The Unicorn also drops the gems. [[User:WarriorX90\|WarriorX90]] ([[User talk:WarriorX90\|talk]]) 09:16, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
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		+	== A vs an unicorn ==
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		+	TIL. According to the internets it's "a unicorn" https://michigantoday.umich.edu/2015/11/17/a-vs-an/ . ——[[User:Winny\|Winny]] ([[User talk:Winny\|talk]]) 21:26, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

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	When I throw my gems/glass at a co-aligned Unicorn, it only says "The white unicorn catches the gem called <name>". I have already thrown 3 gems to it. Does my luck get modified under the hood or what is going on? Running nethack 3.6.0 on NAO. [[User:WarriorX90\|WarriorX90]] ([[User talk:WarriorX90\|talk]]) 08:25, 25 October 2017 (UTC)		When I throw my gems/glass at a co-aligned Unicorn, it only says "The white unicorn catches the gem called <name>". I have already thrown 3 gems to it. Does my luck get modified under the hood or what is going on? Running nethack 3.6.0 on NAO. [[User:WarriorX90\|WarriorX90]] ([[User talk:WarriorX90\|talk]]) 08:25, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
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		+	Edit: The Unicorn also drops the gems. [[User:WarriorX90\|WarriorX90]] ([[User talk:WarriorX90\|talk]]) 09:16, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

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	== Co-aligned Unicorn only catches gems and no further messages ==		== Co-aligned Unicorn only catches gems and no further messages ==

−	When I throw my gems/glass at a co-aligned Unicorn, it only says "The white unicorn catches the gem called <name>. I have already thrown 3 gems to it. Does my luck get modified under the hood or what is going on? Running nethack 3.6.0 on NAO. [[User:WarriorX90\|WarriorX90]] ([[User talk:WarriorX90\|talk]]) 08:24, 25 October 2017 (UTC)	+	When I throw my gems/glass at a co-aligned Unicorn, it only says "The white unicorn catches the gem called <name>". I have already thrown 3 gems to it. Does my luck get modified under the hood or what is going on? Running nethack 3.6.0 on NAO. [[User:WarriorX90\|WarriorX90]] ([[User talk:WarriorX90\|talk]]) 08:25, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

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	== Co-aligned Unicorn only catches gems and no further messages ==		== Co-aligned Unicorn only catches gems and no further messages ==

−	When I throw my gems/glass at a co-aligned Unicorn, it only says "The white unicorn catches the gem called <name>. I have already thrown 3 gems to it. Running nethack 3.6.0 on NAO. [[User:WarriorX90\|WarriorX90]] ([[User talk:WarriorX90\|talk]]) 08:24, 25 October 2017 (UTC)	+	When I throw my gems/glass at a co-aligned Unicorn, it only says "The white unicorn catches the gem called <name>. I have already thrown 3 gems to it. Does my luck get modified under the hood or what is going on? Running nethack 3.6.0 on NAO. [[User:WarriorX90\|WarriorX90]] ([[User talk:WarriorX90\|talk]]) 08:24, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

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	--[[User:Chris\|Chris]] ([[User talk:Chris\|talk]]) 23:28, 16 December 2014 (UTC)		--[[User:Chris\|Chris]] ([[User talk:Chris\|talk]]) 23:28, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
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		+	== Co-aligned Unicorn only catches gems and no further messages ==
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		+	When I throw my gems/glass at a co-aligned Unicorn, it only says "The white unicorn catches the gem called <name>. I have already thrown 3 gems to it. Running nethack 3.6.0 on NAO. [[User:WarriorX90\|WarriorX90]] ([[User talk:WarriorX90\|talk]]) 08:24, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

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	Sometimes when I throw a type-named, unidentified gem to a coaligned unicorn, I get the message "The <color> unicorn is not interested in your junk." instead of 'gratefully' or 'graciously' accepts. Anyone know what causes this? -Guest --[[Special:Contributions/216.252.195.246\|216.252.195.246]] 21:58, 16 December 2014 (UTC)		Sometimes when I throw a type-named, unidentified gem to a coaligned unicorn, I get the message "The <color> unicorn is not interested in your junk." instead of 'gratefully' or 'graciously' accepts. Anyone know what causes this? -Guest --[[Special:Contributions/216.252.195.246\|216.252.195.246]] 21:58, 16 December 2014 (UTC)
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		+	That indicates that the gem is actually glass. Most likely you are occasionally making mistakes when trying to figure out the identities of valuable gems in the absence of formal id :-P.
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		+	--[[User:Chris\|Chris]] ([[User talk:Chris\|talk]]) 23:28, 16 December 2014 (UTC)

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	Does [[pounding]] work to hit them where most other things can't? --[[Special:Contributions/220.255.1.57\|220.255.1.57]] 14:58, 31 May 2011 (UTC)		Does [[pounding]] work to hit them where most other things can't? --[[Special:Contributions/220.255.1.57\|220.255.1.57]] 14:58, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
	:Yes, as long as you are at least skilled. Basic will only let you hit where a ranged attack could anyways. The unicorn will probably also try to teleport away after each hit, so pounding is probably only useful if it is stuck in a corner in Sokoban or another no-teleport level. -- [[User:Qazmlpok\|Qazmlpok]] 16:48, 31 May 2011 (UTC)		:Yes, as long as you are at least skilled. Basic will only let you hit where a ranged attack could anyways. The unicorn will probably also try to teleport away after each hit, so pounding is probably only useful if it is stuck in a corner in Sokoban or another no-teleport level. -- [[User:Qazmlpok\|Qazmlpok]] 16:48, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
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		+	Sometimes when I throw a type-named, unidentified gem to a coaligned unicorn, I get the message "The <color> unicorn is not interested in your junk." instead of 'gratefully' or 'graciously' accepts. Anyone know what causes this? -Guest --[[Special:Contributions/216.252.195.246\|216.252.195.246]] 21:58, 16 December 2014 (UTC)

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	Does [[pounding]] work to hit them where most other things can't? --[[Special:Contributions/220.255.1.57\|220.255.1.57]] 14:58, 31 May 2011 (UTC)		Does [[pounding]] work to hit them where most other things can't? --[[Special:Contributions/220.255.1.57\|220.255.1.57]] 14:58, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
		+	:Yes, as long as you are at least skilled. Basic will only let you hit where a ranged attack could anyways. The unicorn will probably also try to teleport away after each hit, so pounding is probably only useful if it is stuck in a corner in Sokoban or another no-teleport level. -- [[User:Qazmlpok\|Qazmlpok]] 16:48, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

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	:About killing them: "''Unicorns also do surprising amounts of damage, getting in multiple kicks and butts per turn. They won't attack on their own, however, due to their tendency to stay out of range, so only moving directly next to one will lead to an attack.''"		:About killing them: "''Unicorns also do surprising amounts of damage, getting in multiple kicks and butts per turn. They won't attack on their own, however, due to their tendency to stay out of range, so only moving directly next to one will lead to an attack.''"
	:About moving their corpses: "''Weight 1300''" --[[User:MadDawg2552\|MadDawg2552]] 00:21, 27 May 2007 (UTC)		:About moving their corpses: "''Weight 1300''" --[[User:MadDawg2552\|MadDawg2552]] 00:21, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
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		+	Does [[pounding]] work to hit them where most other things can't? --[[Special:Contributions/220.255.1.57\|220.255.1.57]] 14:58, 31 May 2011 (UTC)

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 :Got a pet? The pet could kill it. Ring of conflict also works if there are other enemies present. I'm curious why you can't just get the unicorn to walk away from you, though. They're pretty good at that naturally. --[[User:Mogri|Mogri]] 22:21, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
 ::The problem I was having was that I was trying to push a boulder down the hallway to the last pit and the unicorn would not leave the hallway.  In Sokoban, there is not very much room to move around in, so it was either kill the unicorn or teleport it somewhere.  The other option was to sit and wait, but it could be hundreds of turns before the unicorn found its way out of there.  The pet thing could work, though, if you have a pet strong enough to kill a unicorn.  --[[User:MadDawg2552|MadDawg2552]] 23:14, 8 January 2007 (UTC)
-:::Well, (this is a bit late, I know), I'd suggest simply destroying the boulder. Why? -1 luck is irrelevant. Your luck changes whenever turns%600, so -1 luck really stays at most 599 turns.  If you have a luckstone and want to keep your luck up, you're overdoing it a bit -- holding luckstone alone is +3 luck, and at that point any identified gem chucked at the unicorn is +5 luck and doesn't go away. Heck, even #named gems are +2. So: Destroy the boulder, throw a gem at the unicorn. You can even calm the unicorn by throwing a rock at it.--[[User:Renx|Renx]] 13:50, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
+:::Well, (this is a bit late, I know), I'd suggest simply destroying the boulder. Why? -1 luck is irrelevant. Your luck changes towards 0 whenever turns%600, so -1 luck really stays at most 599 turns.  If you have a luckstone and want to keep your luck up, you're overdoing it a bit -- holding luckstone alone is +3 luck, and at that point any identified gem chucked at the unicorn is +5 luck and doesn't go away. Heck, even #named gems are +2. So: Destroy the boulder, throw a gem at the unicorn. You can even calm the unicorn by throwing a rock at it.--[[User:Renx|Renx]] 13:50, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
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