C

For the programming language, see ANSI C.

Printable ASCII characters
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	Zz	Xx	Cc	Vv	Bb	Nn	Mm	,	.	/	<	>	Alt

In NetHack, the letter C serves the following purposes:

• c represents a cockatrice:
  • c chickatrice
  • c cockatrice
  • c pyrolisk

• C represents a centaur:
  • C plains centaur
  • C forest centaur
  • C mountain centaur

• Press c to close a door.
• Press shift + C to call a monster, item or type of item by a particular name.

Historical uses

In hack121, a port of Jay Fenlason's Hack, centaurs use the c glyph, while cockatrices use the C glyph. In PDP-11 Hack and Hack 1.0, the C glyph is given to centaurs, and the b glyph is given to cockatrices. Both monsters retain their glyph for their appearance in Hack 1.0. The cockatrice still uses c as its current glyph, while the centaur retains its C glyph up to NetHack 2.3e.

In NetHack 3.0.0, the centaur monster is replaced with the centaur monster class and the three types of centaur. The cockatrice remains the only monster in its class until NetHack 3.3.0, which adds the chickatrice from NetHack-- 3.0.10 and the pyrolisk from SLASH 6.

In NetHack 3.4.3 and earlier versions, the call command shift + C is used exclusively for naming monsters.

Variants

SLASH'EM

SLASH'EM adds three new monsters that use the c glyph:

• c cockatrice:
  • c chicken
  • c cockatoo
  • c parrot

AceHack

In AceHack, shift + C allows the player to name items.

dNetHack

dNetHack adds several new monsters that use the C glyph:

• C centaur:
  • C sprow
  • C centaur chieftain
  • C drider
  • C priestess of Ghaunadaur
  • C formian crusher
  • C formian taskmaster
  • C Synaisthesia
  • C parasitized embraced alider
  • C Blibdoolpoolp's mindgraven champion
  • C alider
  • C mendicant sprow
  • C mendicant drider

notdNetHack

notdNetHack and notnotdNetHack retain the monsters added in dNetHack and adds two more monsters that use the C glyph:

• C centaur:
  • C Berith
  • C Miska

EvilHack

EvilHack adds two new monsters that use the c and C glyphs:

• c cockatrice:
  • c basilisk
• C centaur:
  • C centaur

SlashTHEM

SlashTHEM retains the monsters added in SLASH'EM, and adds two monsters that use the C glyph:

• C centaur shaman
• C centaur prince