Vent - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: details from EQ article

2026-05-03T11:51:33Z

details from EQ article

Umbire the Phantom: this should do

2026-05-03T11:50:30Z

this should do

Umbire the Phantom: try and make this much less barebones

2026-05-03T11:30:54Z

try and make this much less barebones

Crunch: Vent is a dungeon feature that can be the source of troubles.

2026-05-02T11:34:20Z

Vent is a dungeon feature that can be the source of troubles.

Crunch: Vent is a dungeon feature that can be the source of troubles.

2026-05-02T11:33:10Z

Vent is a dungeon feature that can be the source of troubles.

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Vents exist in Hack'em and Splicehack.

according to the Bomb page, "vents can slowly release small annoying monsters over time or release poison gas."

They can be destroyed with bombs and grenades.

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 In Hack'EM, a vent functions similarly to vents in SpliceHack, but also has a {{frac|15}} chance of releasing a [[monster]] instead of gas: this monster has a {{frac|5}} chance of being a [[Snake (monster class)|snake]], a {{frac|5}} chance of being a [[rodent]], and will otherwise be an [[arachnid or centipede]] monster&mdash;a vent that releases poison clouds has a high chance of producing a monster with [[poison resistance]].
-Vents can be destroyed by [[earthquake]]s, and in Hack'EM [[dropping]] a [[bomb]] down a vent has a chance of causing an earthquake and collapsing the vent.
+Vents can be destroyed by [[earthquake]]s. In Hack'EM, [[dropping]] or [[throwing]] a [[bomb]] down a vent has a {{frac|3|5}} chance of causing a small earthquake and collapsing the vent.
 ==Messages==

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 ==Description==
-Vents can occasionally generate [[monster]]s, and at regular intervals they will release clouds of gas over the area surrounding them&mdash;vents generated deeper in the dungeon has a chance of releasing a plume of [[poison cloud]]s, and will otherwise release normal [[cloud]]s.
+In SpliceHack, a vent will release clouds of gas at regular intervals that covers a roughly diamond-shaped area with a 3-square radius centered on the vent's square: vents generated deeper in the dungeon has a chance of releasing a plume of [[poison cloud]]s, and will otherwise release normal [[cloud]]s of harmless mist. The type of gas emitted is determined per-vent during level creation.
-Vents can be destroyed by [[earthquake]]s. [[Dropping]] a [[bomb]] down a vent has a chance of causing an earthquake and collapsing the vent.
+In Hack'EM, a vent functions similarly to vents in SpliceHack, but also has a {{frac|15}} chance of releasing a [[monster]] instead of gas: this monster has a {{frac|5}} chance of being a [[Snake (monster class)|snake]], a {{frac|5}} chance of being a [[rodent]], and will otherwise be an [[arachnid or centipede]] monster&mdash;a vent that releases poison clouds has a high chance of producing a monster with [[poison resistance]].
 ==Messages==
 {{message|Trying to move the vent is like trying to move the floor.|You used the [[pick up]] command while standing on a vent.}}
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 [[Category:SpliceHack dungeon features]]
 [[Category:Hack'EM dungeon features]]

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+==Description==
-Vents exist in Hack'em and Splicehack.
+Vents can be destroyed by [[earthquake]]s. [[Dropping]] a [[bomb]] down a vent has a chance of causing an earthquake and collapsing the vent.
-according to the Bomb page, "vents can slowly release small annoying monsters over time or release poison gas."
+==Messages==
+{{message|Trying to move the vent is like trying to move the floor.|You used the [[pick up]] command while standing on a vent.}}
-They can be destroyed with bombs.
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	according to the Bomb page, "vents can slowly release small annoying monsters over time or release poison gas."		according to the Bomb page, "vents can slowly release small annoying monsters over time or release poison gas."

−	They can be destroyed with bombs ~~and grenades~~.	+	They can be destroyed with bombs.