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New items
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Leo nemaeus hide: Dropped by the sons of Typhon, these cloaks grant the half physical damage extrinsic and 3 points of AC. The cloaks are very heavy (wt 200), however, and do not grant magic cancellation.
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Iron bar: These are left behind when a force bolt or wand of striking is used to destroy a set of iron bars. Though it can be used as a quarterstaff, its unwieldy nature imposes a -10 to-hit penalty.
Changes to armor
In vanilla nethack, grey or silver dragon scale mail is essentially the best possible armor choice, as dragon scale mail not only grants the best AC, it is also by far the lightest (baring leather jackets). Grey and silver dragon scale further grants critical extrinsics, making them dominate over the other colors.
dNethack attempts to open up three categories of armor: 1) Plate mails, 2) Dragon scale mails, and 3) mithril coats.
- Plate mails now offer the lowest possible AC, as well as decent magic cancellation.
- Plate mail grants 10 points of AC, MC 3, and can be safely enchanted to +7.
- Bronze plate mail grants 7 points of AC plus 1/2 your dexterity bonus, MC 3, and can be safely enchanted to +7.
- Crystal plate mail grants 16 points of AC and can be enchanted up to -14, but only grants MC 2.
- However, plate mails are also quite burdensome. Plate mail and bronze p.m. weigh 450, while Crystal p.m. weighs 900.
- Dragon scale mails still offer 9 points of AC and can be safely enchanted to +5.
- Their weight has been increased to 150.
- In dnethack, intrinsic fire, cold, electricity, and sleep resistance gained from eating corpses is temporary, hopefully making extrinsic sources of these resistances more valuable.
- Also, the Wizard of Yendor can no longer steal your quest artifact, making it a more reliable source of extrinsics.
- All dragon scale mails other than silver and grey enhance your melee attacks as well.
- The weight of Mithril coats has been decreased to 40 for the dwarven coat and 20 for the elven coat. Both coats allow you to add your full dex bonus to your AC.
Tweaked tools
- Blessed crystal balls are easier to use
Item appearances
- Some items get special bonuses based on appearance
- The engagement ring blocks seduction attacks while worn.
- Iron Boots reduce being pushed around by currents underwater.
- Combat boots grant extra AC and to-hit
- Mud boots make you more resistant to wrap attacks
- Hiking boots grant a small carrying cap bonus
- Buckled boots resist being sucked off by... well, monsters which can suck off boots.
- Jungle boots prevent many types of leg injury
- old gloves can't be eroded
- padded gloves +1 ac
- fencing gloves +2 attack with one handed weapon and no shield