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==3.4.0 (March 2002)==
* #[[travel]], autodig
You can now wish for nothing and genocide "none" to preserve wishless and genocideless conduct.
New levels for the Gnomish Mines.
The Win32 graphical port is now officially included.
A number of Sokoban cheats that were not previously penalized now carry the Luck penalty. Map 4B, which previously could not be solved without cheating, is modified to remove this problem.

Neferet replaces Wizard of Balance
leather cloak
touchstone

==3.3.1 (2000-08-09)==
* new [[Ranger quest]]
* new [[warning]] system

===3.3.0 (Dec 1999)===
* races, alignment
* add Ranger and Monk, remove Elf
* Wizard patch
Saddles and steeds appear for the first time, as does riding as a skill.
Twoweapon appears for the first time.
* Sokoban
* new monsters: chick pyro fox coyote dingo wwolfcub gas spore, flaming/shocking sphere, lynx, panther, master mind flayer, galss piercer, mastodon, woodchuck, centipede, pony/horse/warhorse, raven, (baby) silver dragon, lichen, storm giant, arch-lich, dwarf mummy, green slime, disenchanter, monkey, dwarf zombie, ghoul, paper/gold/glass golem, doppelgänger, prisoner, sandestin, jellyfish, piranha, shark, monk/ranger playermons, Grand Master, Orion, Master Kaen, Scorpius, abbot, hunter
* Eyes of the Overworld, Longbow of Artemis; amulet of unchanging
meatball %
meat stick %
huge chunk of meat %
meat ring %
kelp frond %
eucalyptus leaf %
* silver spear/dagger
pair of lenses, saddle
silver dragon scales and mail

robe, alchemy smock
potion of sleeping
potion of full healing
potion of polymorph
potion of acid
* scroll of earth, stinking cloud
wand of enlightenment
spellbook of drain life, protection, jumping, stone to flesh
rings: gain con, inc acc, sus abil, free action, slow digestion
orange/yellow/black glass, jacinth, black opal, citrine, jet, chrysoberyl, obsidian, agate

==3.2.0 April 1996==
Izchak
Graphical tiles are supported for the first time, in the ports for X11, Amiga and MS-DOS.
The spellcasting system is revised. Previously, spellbooks could be read only once, successfully or not, and spells had charges, rather like wands, which could be stored indefinitely but required relearning once exhausted. Now, spellbooks can be read several times, and spells cast until magical energy is exhausted; but the spells eventually time out.
Weapons proficiency is introduced.
Inventories and item choices can be made by menus.
Izchak now tends the lighting shop.
Change of alignment is now a bar to entering the Quest.
New traps are the rolling boulder trap and the hole.
New monsters are gargoyle, winged gargoyle, black light and salamander.
Land mines and bear traps can now be disarmed and turned into the corresponding objects.
Other new objects are cornuthaum, dunce cap, T-shirt, potion of oil and flint stone.
The wand of wishing in the Castle no longer lies exposed on the floor, but is protected by a chest.
* no slice of pizza

==3.1.3 July 1993==
Orcrist and Sting are now chaotic, to match the alignment of elves. Trollsbane is also adjusted to chaotic.

===3.1.0 Jan 1993===
* branches: Gnomish Mines, a revised Oracle level, a Big Room, the Quests, Fort Ludios, Medusa's Lair, the Elemental Planes, and a revised Astral Plane. Vlad's Tower is relocated into its own branch.
Hell is revised and is now called Gehennom. Entering Gehennom without fire resistance, is no longer an instadeath. Levels in Gehennom now have stairs going both up and down.
Gehennom now has special levels for Asmodeus, Juiblex, Baalzebub, and Orcus. The Wizard's Tower and the Fake Towers take their modern forms.
The Wizard of Yendor no longer has the Amulet of Yendor, but the Book of the Dead; the Amulet is now in the Sanctum, requiring the invocation ritual to retrieve it.
Dungeon lighting now uses line-of-sight calculations.
Moloch is introduced, along with a new background mythology.
The alignments of some roles are revised.
Strength, dexterity, constitution, and wisdom can now be exercised or abused.
The encumbrance system is redone, giving the modern statuses
Monsters can now use certain items such as weapons, wands and scrolls. The MUSE symbol enables this behavior.
The graphical user interface is now handled through special sections of the code, which can be linked or not as needed. The supported GUIs are X11, Mac, and Amiga, but there is no support for tiles.

*mind flayer; couatl A
Aleax A
Angel A
ki-rin A
Archon A
; shrieker, sasquatch, skeleton, high priest, watchman, watch captain, Croesus, shade, the Riders, Quest leaders/nemeses/guardians
Magicbane, Grays, Vorpy; QAs
amulet of magical breathing
wolfsbane, ya, stiletto, battle-axe, silver saber, tsurugi, runesword, yumi, oilskin sack, tallow/wax candle, brass lantern, can of grease, horn of plenty, bell, Candelabrum, Bell of Opening
dented pot, dragon scales, leather jacket, oilskin cloak
blank spellbook, Book of the Dead

==3.3==

==2.3e==

==2.2a==

==1.4f==

==1.3d July 1987==
Support for MS-DOS derived from PC Hack.
A primitive form of IBMgraphics is supported.
The giant, demon lord and demon prince join the bestiary.
Several monsters are replaced, subject to compile-time options.
The Wizard of Yendor can revive after being killed.
Demons leave corpses (this was later removed).
Many new objects, including lots of weapons and the first spellbooks.
The adventurer can get Excalibur.
Spells appear for the first time.
New classes: Samurai, Ninja, Priest, Valkyrie, Elf, and Healer. The Speleologist role is called Archeologist for the first time, apparently to free the S for the Samurai.
Throne rooms join the special room list.
Fountains and thrones appear for the first time.
New traps: magic trap, squeaky board, web, spiked pit, level teleporter, anti-magic field, and rust trap.
Prayer is now useful.
Self-polymorph appears for the first time.

==BSD Hack 1.0.3 (Andries Brouwer, July 1985)==
Wizard mode appears for the first time.
Inventory letters can be kept constant at the user's option.
Cursed weapons are handled more consistently.
A real amulet of Yendor can no longer be found in bones files.
An adventurer who walks into a pool has a chance of teleporting to safety.
A #pray command exists, but is not functional (it just immobilizes you for a couple of turns).
Removing a ring of fire resistance while in hell leads to YASD unless naturally fire resistant.
Acid blobs no longer spoil.
Stoning is now gradual, and can be cured by eating a dead lizard or acid blob.
The dead lizard no longer affects confusion.
Invisibility is handled more consistently.
Smoky potions may release a ghost (djinn do not yet exist).
Shopkeepers take exception to digging through the floor in a shop.

===1.0.2 April 1985===
The player may now choose to play as female.
The wizard of Yendor, giant eel, hell hound, and mail daemon join the bestiary.
The first phase of the moon effects are introduced:
Cockatrice hissing always stones at new moon unless the adventurer is carrying a dead lizard.
Full moon boosts luck by one point.
Attempting to tame a dog at full moon usually fails.
Dogs and hell hounds attacking at full moon do extra damage.
The lump of royal jelly, scroll of mail, pick-axe, and can opener join the object list.
New room types are swamp, beehive, and crypt. Treasure zoos are no longer affected by a login name of "david".
Pools appear for the first time.
Dungeon level 30 and deeper require fire resistance to enter. (See Hell).
The "mklev" program, used in earlier versions to create the level files, is merged into the main binary.
The swamp and the giant eel are drawn from PDP-11 Hack and the Hack 1.0.2 source credits the creators of that version, Michiel Huisjes and Fred de Wilde, for the inspiration.

===1.0.1 Jan 1985===
The pickup (,), option (o) and self-teleport (control-T) commands first appear in this version.
The HACKOPTIONS environment variable is recognized for the first time.
The tag "(with amulet)" now appears in the record file entry when an adventurer has the Amulet of Yendor in his possession at the end of the game.
Vault teleporters and the "ad aerarium" inscription appear for the first time.
The lurker above is now "'" instead of "~".

===1.0 Dec 1984===

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 *make monsters and pets avoid poison gas clouds if it would damage them
 *[[covetous]] monsters may choose to teleport to downstairs or ladders
-*limit monster spell [[aggravate monsters]] to either outside or inside of the	[[Wizard's tower]]
+*limit monster spell [[aggravate]] monsters to either outside or inside of the	[[Wizard's tower]]
 *physical damage from [[mind flayer]] attack was being inflicted twice!
 *monsters fleeing up the upstairs on level 1 were supposed to escape the	dungeon but ended up arriving on Plane of Earth
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 *any corpse eaten by omnivorous hero always tasted "terrible"
 *umber hulk gazing at hidden mimic forces mimic to unhide
-*give [[quest guardians]] some equipment
+*give [[quest guardian]]s some equipment
 *hero polyed into [[ghoul]] can only eat non-veggy corpses or eggs
 *kicking activates [[statue trap]]s
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 *open at yourself is the same as #loot
 *moving from a pit to an adjacent pit with uncleared debris shouldn't be a fall

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 *Self-polymorph appears for the first time.
-==1.4f==
+==2.2a (Dec 1987)==
+*Medusa and soldiers join the bestiary.
-==2.2a==
+*Kobolds and giant rats can now appear even if Keystone Kops and rock moles also appear.
+* New objects are blindfolds, mirrors, and rings of polymorph and polymorph control.
-==2.3e==
+*Excalibur is now obtained in the modern fashion and has additional effects on demons.