Unique item - Revision history

Furey: Fix redlink.

2024-06-16T19:58:37Z

Fix redlink.

Umbire the Phantom: formatting + copyedit pass

2024-06-01T19:42:12Z

formatting + copyedit pass

Umbire the Phantom: copyedit, remove variant section that isn't directly related to the game-critical items

2024-02-29T18:01:51Z

copyedit, remove variant section that isn't directly related to the game-critical items

Kufat at 01:38, 21 March 2022

2022-03-21T01:38:10Z

Umbire the Phantom: /* Unique items versus artifacts */

2021-09-20T20:58:23Z

‎Unique items versus artifacts

Umbire the Phantom at 19:35, 16 September 2021

2021-09-16T19:35:52Z

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */

2020-12-18T23:50:08Z

‎EvilHack

Umbire the Phantom: /* Unique items versus artifacts */

2020-12-18T23:47:28Z

‎Unique items versus artifacts

Umbire the Phantom: /* EvilHack */

2020-12-18T23:45:39Z

‎EvilHack

Phol ende wodan: Overall rewrite; standardize first sentence, focus more on what a unique item is/isn't and less on artifacts, move some text into a direct comparison section. don't list EvilHack's artifacts which don't count against wishing as that's not the page focus

2020-12-18T23:35:39Z

Overall rewrite; standardize first sentence, focus more on what a unique item is/isn't and less on artifacts, move some text into a direct comparison section. don't list EvilHack's artifacts which don't count against wishing as that's not the page focus

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 ==Generation==
-Each of the unique items appears in every game, since they are required to win, and cannot ever be [[wished]] for as a result. If left in [[bones]], they will revert to the following items:
+Each of the unique items appears in every game, since they are required to win, and cannot ever be [[wish]]ed for as a result. If left in [[bones]], they will revert to the following items:
 * The Candelabrum of Invocation is replaced with a stack of [[candle]]s.

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-In ''[[NetHack]]'', a '''unique item''' is one of four specific objects required to complete the game:
+In ''[[NetHack]]'', a '''unique item''' is one of four specific objects required to complete the game, which is listed under the "Unique Items" section in [[discoveries]]:
 * The [[Candelabrum of Invocation]]
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 * The [[Amulet of Yendor]]
-The [[discoveries]] page lists these items under the "Unique Items" section. Unique items are defined by having the field <code>oc_unique</code> set to 1 in [[objects.c]]. While the unique items are also commonly referred to as '''invocation artifacts''', they do not count as [[artifact]]s for wishing purposes, as the player is guaranteed to encounter them. Unique items are indestructible (barring bugs) and may not be placed in [[container]]s.
+==Generation==
-It is not possible to [[wish]] for any of the unique items.
+* The Candelabrum of Invocation is replaced with a stack of [[candle]]s.
-==Unique items versus artifacts==
+==Description==
 Starting with [[NetHack 3.0.0]], all [[artifact]]s are also unique within a given game, but are not the same as unique items - they are specially named variants of their [[base item]] with additional benefits, and appear as named versions of those items when unidentified. Some artifacts have a base item that exists mostly or exclusively for the generation of that artifact - e.g., most games will have no more than one [[runesword]] or [[tsurugi]], as those items never generate randomly and only appear when [[Stormbringer]] or the [[Tsurugi of Muramasa]] (respectively) are generated; it is still possible to have multiples of each item, though this typically requires wishing for them or else finding a [[bones]] file containing artifacts that have already generated elsewhere in the game.
 {{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Unique items]]

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-A '''unique item''' is one of four specific objects required to complete the game:
+In ''[[NetHack]]'', a '''unique item''' is one of four specific objects required to complete the game:
 * The [[Candelabrum of Invocation]]
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 * The [[Amulet of Yendor]]
-The [[discoveries]] page lists these items under the "Unique Items" section. Unique items are defined by having the field <code>oc_unique</code> set to 1 in [[objects.c]]. While the unique items are also commonly referred to as '''invocation artifacts''', they do not count as [[artifact]]s for wishing purposes, as the player is guaranteed to encounter them. Unique items are indestructible (barring bugs) and may not be placed in [[container|containers]].
+The [[discoveries]] page lists these items under the "Unique Items" section. Unique items are defined by having the field <code>oc_unique</code> set to 1 in [[objects.c]]. While the unique items are also commonly referred to as '''invocation artifacts''', they do not count as [[artifact]]s for wishing purposes, as the player is guaranteed to encounter them. Unique items are indestructible (barring bugs) and may not be placed in [[container]]s.
 It is not possible to [[wish]] for any of the unique items.
 ==Unique items versus artifacts==
-Starting with [[NetHack 3.0.0]], all [[artifact]]s are also unique within a given game, but are not the same as unique items - they are specially named variants of their [[base item]] with additional benefits, and appear as named versions of those items when unidentified. For example, most games will have no more than one [[runesword]] or [[tsurugi]], as those items never generate randomly and only appear when [[Stormbringer]] or the [[Tsurugi of Muramasa]] (respectively) are generated. Neither counts as a unique item - it is possible to wish for them, or find them in a [[bones]] file if the aforementioned artifacts already exist.
+Starting with [[NetHack 3.0.0]], all [[artifact]]s are also unique within a given game, but are not the same as unique items - they are specially named variants of their [[base item]] with additional benefits, and appear as named versions of those items when unidentified. Some artifacts have a base item that exists mostly or exclusively for the generation of that artifact - e.g., most games will have no more than one [[runesword]] or [[tsurugi]], as those items never generate randomly and only appear when [[Stormbringer]] or the [[Tsurugi of Muramasa]] (respectively) are generated; it is still possible to have multiples of each item, though this typically requires wishing for them or else finding a [[bones]] file containing artifacts that have already generated elsewhere in the game.
+{{nethack-367}}
 [[Category:Unique items]]

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 * The [[Amulet of Yendor]]
-The [[discoveries]] page lists these items under the "Unique Items" section. Unique items are defined by having the field <code>oc_unique</code> set to 1 in [[objects.c]]. While the unique items are also commonly referred to as '''invocation artifacts''', they do not count as [[artifact]]s for wishing purposes, as the player is guaranteed to encounter them.
+The [[discoveries]] page lists these items under the "Unique Items" section. Unique items are defined by having the field <code>oc_unique</code> set to 1 in [[objects.c]]. While the unique items are also commonly referred to as '''invocation artifacts''', they do not count as [[artifact]]s for wishing purposes, as the player is guaranteed to encounter them. Unique items are indestructible (barring bugs) and may not be placed in [[container|containers]].
 It is not possible to [[wish]] for any of the unique items.

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 ==Unique items versus artifacts==
-All [[artifact]]s are also unique within a game, but are not the same as unique items - they are specially named variants of their [[base item]] with additional benefits, and appear as named versions of those items when unidentified. For example, most games will have no more than one [[runesword]] or [[tsurugi]], as those items never generate randomly and only appear when [[Stormbringer]] or the [[Tsurugi of Muramasa]] (respectively) are generated. Neither counts as a unique item - it is possible to wish for them, or find them in a [[bones]] file if the artifact already exists.
+Starting with [[NetHack 3.0.0]], all [[artifact]]s are also unique within a given game, but are not the same as unique items - they are specially named variants of their [[base item]] with additional benefits, and appear as named versions of those items when unidentified. For example, most games will have no more than one [[runesword]] or [[tsurugi]], as those items never generate randomly and only appear when [[Stormbringer]] or the [[Tsurugi of Muramasa]] (respectively) are generated. Neither counts as a unique item - it is possible to wish for them, or find them in a [[bones]] file if the aforementioned artifacts already exist.
 ==Variants==

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 ==Variants==
 ===EvilHack===
-[[EvilHack]] adds a couple of other "one-per-game" items that serve as the basis for artifacts, and are never randomly generated (except when their associated artifact is generated):
+[[EvilHack]] adds a couple of other "one-per-game" items that serve as the base item for artifacts, and are never randomly generated (except when their associated artifact is generated):
 * triple-headed flail (basis for [[Butcher]])

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 == Unique items versus artifacts ==
-All [[artifact]]s are also unique within a game, but are not the same as unique items; they are specially named variants of their [[base item]] with additional benefits. The [[discoveries]] page lists identified artifacts under "Artifacts", whereas it lists unique items under "Unique Items".
+All [[artifact]]s are also unique within a game, but are not the same as unique items; they are specially named variants of their [[base item]] with additional benefits, and appear as named versions of those items when unidentified. The [[discoveries]] page lists identified artifacts under "Artifacts", whereas it lists unique items under "Unique Items".
 While the unique items are also commonly referred to as '''invocation artifacts''', they do not count as artifacts for wishing purposes, as the player is always guaranteed to encounter them.