Teleportitis - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-01-12T11:43:56Z

pothole

Ardub23: Significant cleanup for better layout and prose

2020-06-05T01:21:44Z

Significant cleanup for better layout and prose

Pinkbeast: I don't follow the supposed strategic implication here - you can't control it, and to get the item from the monster you'll have to approach it later.

2019-11-17T18:05:48Z

I don't follow the supposed strategic implication here - you can't control it, and to get the item from the monster you'll have to approach it later.

Tomsod: /* Teleporting randomly */ start of turn

2019-11-15T23:33:44Z

‎Teleporting randomly: start of turn

Ais523: /* Teleporting at will */ clarify

2019-06-14T00:11:11Z

‎Teleporting at will: clarify

Tomsod: /* Teleporting at will */ 3.6.2 changes

2019-05-29T03:12:56Z

‎Teleporting at will: 3.6.2 changes

Antares: /* Curing teleportitis */

2018-07-20T21:41:01Z

‎Curing teleportitis

Netzhack: /* Curing teleportitis */ "chance to" = opportunity; "chance of" = probability

2016-12-26T20:56:08Z

‎Curing teleportitis: "chance to" = opportunity; "chance of" = probability

Train: /* Teleporting at will */

2016-07-14T09:56:55Z

‎Teleporting at will

Nethacker: /* Curing teleportitis */

2016-07-07T20:17:21Z

‎Curing teleportitis

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 *{{monsymlink|phase spider}} 40%
 *{{monsymlink|brownie}} 80%
-*{{monsymlink|Aphrodite}} 100%
+*{{monsymlink|Aphrodite|variant=SLASH'EM}} 100%
 *{{monsymlink|leprechaun wizard}} ??%
 *{{monsymlink|Giant shoggoth}} 20%

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-'''Teleportitis''' is the common name for the [[teleportation]] [[intrinsic]]/[[extrinsic]] that allows you (or forces you, depending on your viewpoint) to [[teleport]] randomly every few turns.
+'''Teleportitis''' is a [[property]] that causes the [[player]] to [[teleport]] occasionally. In the ''NetHack'' source code, the property is simply called "teleport" or "teleportation"; the name "teleportitis" is used to distinguish the property from the act of teleporting.
-Teleportation via teleportitis works like other sources of teleportation, being blocked by no-teleport levels and sometimes by the [[Amulet of Yendor]], controlled by [[teleport control]], and landing you somewhere "safe."
+Teleportation caused by teleportitis works like other sources of teleportation, being blocked by [[no-teleport level]]s and sometimes by the [[Amulet of Yendor]], controlled by [[teleport control]], and landing you somewhere "safe".
-Teleportitis is significantly more useful with [[teleport control]], from a [[ring]] or an intrinsic. "Controlled" or "uncontrolled" teleportitis refers to whether a character has teleport control along with his teleportitis.
+Teleportitis is significantly more useful with [[teleport control]]. "Controlled" or "uncontrolled" teleportitis refers to whether a character has teleport control along with their teleportitis.
-== Details ==
+== Sources ==
-=== Acquiring teleportitis===
+Teleportitis may be gained by eating some corpses:
-It may be gained by eating some corpses:
+* {{monsymlink|leprechaun}} 50%
+* {{monclass|n}}s:
 ** {{monsymlink|wood nymph}} 30%
 ** {{monsymlink|water nymph}} 30%
 ** {{monsymlink|mountain nymph}} 30%
-*[[tengu]] 20%
+* {{monsymlink|tengu}} 20%
-*[[Wizard of Yendor]] 25%
+* {{monsymlink|Wizard of Yendor}} 25%
-Note that the [[Quantum mechanic]] doesn't give teleportitis (but toggles the speed intrinsic instead).
+It may also be gained by wearing or [[eating jewelry|eating]] a [[ring of teleportation]].
 === Teleporting randomly ===
-Every [[Turn|game turn]], there is a 1/85 chance you will try to teleport.  This does not cost [[nutrition]] or [[energy]].  Unlike most other forms of teleportation, this happens at the beginning of your turn, rather than at its end, which means even [[speed|very fast]] monsters will not have time to react to your approach. {{refsrc|allmain.c|220}}
+Every [[Turn|game turn]], there is a {{frac|85}} chance you will try to teleport. This does not cost [[nutrition]] or [[energy]]. Unlike most other forms of teleportation, this happens at the beginning of your turn, rather than at its end. This means you will act immediately after teleporting, before monsters have a chance to move.{{refsrc|allmain.c|220}}
 === Teleporting at will ===
-If you have teleportitis ''and'' you have reached [[experience level]] 12 (or level 8 for a [[Wizard]]) then you can use {{kbd|ctrl|T}} to teleport at will (Note: this does not grant [[teleport control]]).   This costs [[nutrition]] and [[energy]] like a spell; in [[3.6.2]] the energy cost is the same as for the spell (30 '''Pw'''), while in [[3.6.1]] and earlier it only uses 19 '''Pw'''.  It costs 100 nutrition (unaffected by [[hungerless casting]]), except in some rare cases where your pet prevents you from teleporting (see below).  These costs are still incurred if you choose not to teleport by declining to pick a location (in the case of controlled teleportitis), or even if you cannot teleport because you are on a [[non-teleport level]].
 This can be useful; for example, with controlled teleportitis, you can repeatedly teleport to rapidly decrease your nutrition, so as to eat a set of [[giant]] corpses before they rot away.
-If your leashed pet is standing too far away from you, cannot be moved next to you, and the leash is cursed, you will be prevented from at-will teleport with no nutrition cost.  The same will happen if you are riding and your mount carries the Amulet of Yendor.  Both cases will still cost Pw however.
+If your [[leash]]ed pet is standing too far away from you, cannot be moved next to you, and the leash is cursed, you will be prevented from teleporting at will with no nutrition cost. The same will happen if you are [[riding]] a mount that is carrying the Amulet of Yendor. Both cases will still cost Pw however.
-If you cannot teleport at will, then {{kbd|ctrl|T}} will attempt to use your [[teleport away]] spell instead, or will make use of a [[teleport trap]] if you happen to be standing on one. (Source code: [[teleport.c#dotele]])
+If you cannot teleport at will, then {{kbd|ctrl|T}} will attempt to use your {{+ of|teleport away}} spell instead, or will make use of a [[teleport trap]] if you are standing on one.{{reffunc|teleport.c|dotele}}
 == Strategy ==
 === Curing teleportitis===
-Another cure is to eat [[disenchanter]] corpses. Each time you eat one, you have 1/11 chance of curing teleportitis, otherwise you may lose another intrinsic.  Just like with gremlins, you will likely lose a lot of other useful intrinsics before you get rid of this one.
+Teleportitis can be troublesome without teleport control, but it is not as easily removed as other harmful properties. One cure is to have it stolen by a [[gremlin]] at night. However, it will likely steal a lot of other useful intrinsics, and once you have [[teleport control]], teleportitis becomes a boon anyway.
-Better strategies are to reverse-[[Genocide|genocide]] [[tengu]] (on a [[non-teleport level]]), [[polymorph]] [[ring]]s, or level up.
+Another cure is to eat [[disenchanter]] corpses. Each time you eat one, you have a {{frac|11}} chance of curing teleportitis. Like with gremlins, though, you will likely lose a lot of other useful intrinsics before you get rid of this one.
 === Shopping with uncontrolled teleportitis ===
 If you need to visit a [[shop]] when you have uncontrolled teleportitis, you should use the following procedure to avoid accidentally [[stealing from shops|stealing]] items:
-# Stand on the item you want to buy and use the #[[chat]] command; the [[shopkeeper]] will tell you the price (eg, "a [[food ration]], price 60 [[zorkmid|zorkmids]].")
+# Find out how much the shopkeeper is charging for the item you want to buy (e.g. 60 [[zorkmid]]s).
-# Drop that much gold to the shopkeeper by using a numerical amount with the [[drop]] command (eg, "d60$"). The shopkeeper will recognize it and establish a line of [[credit]] for you (eg, "You drop 60 gold pieces.  60 zorkmids are added to your credit.")
+# Drop that much gold on the shop floor by using a [[numeric prefix]]. The shopkeeper will recognize it and establish a line of [[credit]] for you (e.g. "You drop 60 gold pieces. 60 zorkmids are added to your credit.")
-#* Try not to throw gold at shopkeepers. There's a chance that the shopkeeper will get angry with you.
+# Pick up the item. (If you are randomly teleported out of the shop at this point, your credit will be used to pay for the item without angering the shopkeeper. If your credit is greater than the amount owed, the extra credit is lost.)
-# Pick up the object. If you are randomly teleported out of the shop (or leave it in any other way) at this point, your entire credit will be used up to pay for the item without angering the shopkeeper (eg, "Your credit of 60 zorkmids is used to cover your shopping bill.") Note that if your credit is greater than the amount owed, the shopkeeper will keep the difference.
+# If you are not teleported out, use the [[pay]] command as usual, and the shopkeeper will use up your credit before asking you for any more gold. (Do not pick up the gold afterward and attempt to pay it to the shopkeeper.)
-#* Alternatively, just use the [[pay]] command as usual, and the shopkeeper will use up your credit before asking you for any more gold (eg, "The price is deducted from your credit.")
 ==SLASH'EM==
-In [[SLASH'EM]], teleportation at will now requires 30 Pw. Carrying the [[Amulet of Yendor]] blocks teleportation from all sources.
+Although [[SLASH'EM]] is based on [[NetHack 3.4.3]], teleportating at will requires 30 Pw. Carrying the [[Amulet of Yendor]] blocks teleportation from all sources.
 Teleportitis can be acquired by consuming some other corpses (not an exhaustive list):
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 *{{monsymlink|doctor Frankenstein}} 100%
-Note the phase spider, that is a bit unexpected. And of the four new n, only [[brownie]] and [[Aphrodite]] give teleportitis.
+Of the four new {{mcsl|n}}, only [[brownie]]s and [[Aphrodite]] give teleportitis.
 ==References==

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 === Teleporting randomly ===
-Every [[Turn|game turn]], there is a 1/85 chance you will try to teleport.  This does not cost [[nutrition]] or [[energy]].  Importantly, unlike most other forms of teleportation, this happens at the beginning of your turn, rather than at its end, which means even [[speed|very fast]] monsters will not have time to react to your approach.  (This is crucial if the monster in question has some item you don't want it to use, e.g. a [[wand of digging]].)  {{refsrc|allmain.c|220}}
+Every [[Turn|game turn]], there is a 1/85 chance you will try to teleport.  This does not cost [[nutrition]] or [[energy]].  Unlike most other forms of teleportation, this happens at the beginning of your turn, rather than at its end, which means even [[speed|very fast]] monsters will not have time to react to your approach. {{refsrc|allmain.c|220}}
 === Teleporting at will ===

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 === Teleporting randomly ===
-Every [[Turn|game turn]], there is a 1/85 chance you will try to teleport.  This does not cost [[nutrition]] or [[energy]]. {{refsrc|allmain.c|220}}
+Every [[Turn|game turn]], there is a 1/85 chance you will try to teleport.  This does not cost [[nutrition]] or [[energy]].  Importantly, unlike most other forms of teleportation, this happens at the beginning of your turn, rather than at its end, which means even [[speed|very fast]] monsters will not have time to react to your approach.  (This is crucial if the monster in question has some item you don't want it to use, e.g. a [[wand of digging]].)  {{refsrc|allmain.c|220}}
 === Teleporting at will ===

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 If your leashed pet is standing too far away from you, cannot be moved next to you, and the leash is cursed, you will be prevented from at-will teleport with no nutrition cost.  The same will happen if you are riding and your mount carries the Amulet of Yendor.  Both cases will still cost Pw however.
-If you cannot teleport at will, then {{kbd|ctrl|T}} will attempt to use your [[teleport away]] spell or the local [[teleport trap]] instead. (Source code: [[teleport.c#dotele]])
+If you cannot teleport at will, then {{kbd|ctrl|T}} will attempt to use your [[teleport away]] spell instead, or will make use of a [[teleport trap]] if you happen to be standing on one. (Source code: [[teleport.c#dotele]])
 == Strategy ==

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 One cure is to have it stolen either by a [[Gremlin|gremlin]], at night. However, it will likely steal a lot of other useful intrinsics, and once you have [[teleport control]], teleportitis becomes a boon anyway.
-Another cure is to eat [[disenchanter]] corpses. Each time you eat one, you have 1/11 chance to cure teleportitis, otherwise you may loose another intrinsic.  Just like with gremlins, you will likely lose a lot of other useful intrinsics before you get rid of this one.
+Another cure is to eat [[disenchanter]] corpses. Each time you eat one, you have 1/11 chance of curing teleportitis, otherwise you may lose another intrinsic.  Just like with gremlins, you will likely lose a lot of other useful intrinsics before you get rid of this one.
 A better strategy is to reverse-[[Genocide|genocide]] [[tengu]]&nbsp;(best on a [[non-teleport level]]), to [[polymorph]] [[ring]]s, or to level up as a [[Wizard|wizard]] or [[Monk|monk]].

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 === Teleporting at will ===
-If you have teleportitis ''and'' you have reached [[experience level]] 12 (or level 8 for a [[Wizard]]) then you can use {{kbd|ctrl|T}} to teleport at will (Note: this does not grant [[teleport control]]).   This costs [[nutrition]] and [[energy]] like a spell; it always uses exactly 19 '''Pw''', but will not work if the player has less than 20 available.  It costs 100 nutrition, except in some rare cases where your pet prevents you from teleporting (see below).  These costs are still incurred if you choose not to teleport by declining to pick a location (in the case of controlled teleportitis), or even if you cannot teleport because you are on a [[non-teleport level]].
+If you have teleportitis ''and'' you have reached [[experience level]] 12 (or level 8 for a [[Wizard]]) then you can use {{kbd|ctrl|T}} to teleport at will (Note: this does not grant [[teleport control]]).   This costs [[nutrition]] and [[energy]] like a spell; it always uses exactly 19 '''Pw''', but will not work if the player has less than 20 available. It costs 100 nutrition (unaffected by [[hungerless casting]]), except in some rare cases where your pet prevents you from teleporting (see below).  These costs are still incurred if you choose not to teleport by declining to pick a location (in the case of controlled teleportitis), or even if you cannot teleport because you are on a [[non-teleport level]].
 This can be useful; for example, with controlled teleportitis, you can repeatedly teleport to rapidly decrease your nutrition, so as to eat a set of [[giant]] corpses before they rot away.