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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Revision as of 03:45, 2 July 2024
The C-ration is a type of comestible that appears in Nethack. It is veggy and considered vegan.
Contents
Generation
C-rations are not randomly generated.
Mercenaries that are part of the Yendorian Army have a 1⁄2 chance of being generated with a C-ration.[1]
Description
When eaten, C-rations grant 300 nutrition, and usually take one move to consume similar to K-rations. C-rations can tame domestic canines and felines and pacify domestic equines.
Strategy
C-rations are a valuable source of quick nutrition in desperate situations, and are plentiful for characters that can clear out barracks like those found in Fort Ludios and the Castle. Though K-rations and C-rations are similar in function and heavier than lembas wafers, C-rations are somewhat less preferred due to K-rations having a higher overall nutrition and higher nutrition-per-turn value.
Strategy
C-rations can be eaten in one move, making them valuable for quick nutrition in desperate situations, and are plentiful if you can clear out barracks, such as those found in Fort Ludios and the Castle. However, K-rations and C-rations are almost effectively identical, except that K-rations have a higher nutrition value - this makes them the preferred food to stock for the Astral Plane.
History
The C-ration first appears in NetHack 2.3e.
Origin
C-rations are a real-world ration type that was issued to U.S. military soldiers from 1938–1958, most notably during World War II (compare and contrast with the current-issue MRE ration); they were very simple fare that quickly gained a reputation for being monotonous.[2]
Each C-ration's meal consisted of two cans, a "B" or bread unit and an "M" or meat unit, with a day's rations consisting of three such meals. As the name suggests, the "M" units contained meat, and even the contents of the "B" units were generally not always vegan unlike C-rations in NetHack
Messages
- This C-ration is bland.
- You ate a non-cursed C-ration.
Variants
SLASH'EM
In SLASH'EM, C-rations can be upgraded into cram rations or food rations. This also applies to SlashTHEM.
SpliceHack
In SpliceHack, a C-ration can be combined with a food ration at a furnace to create a K-ration.
