User:Frozty/Features by Variant

I'm starting a page to create a table that shows gameplay features by variant. I hope others find it valuable enough to help fill it in, expand and refine it.

As a player I found it challenging to understand the variant I was in without extensive wiki research, and deaths. I hope this table will help entice players to play the variants (and see how rich they are), help them decide which variants they want to play, and how that variant works once they are in it.

I hope this becomes a collaborative space with the experts in each variant, to fill in table entries, to add or delete or re-order features/mechanics (rows), and to decide how much detail to put into each table entry.

Once the table is fleshed out (a lot more), then maybe it can be linked to from the Variants page, and maybe elsewhere. Right now it is only linked to from a Forum Watercooler page.

List of Gameplay Features by Variant

Feature	Nethack 3.6.7	Nethack 3.7.0	dNethack 3.23.0	EvilHack 0.9.0	FiQHack 4.3.1	GnollHack 4.2.0	notdNetHack 2024.5.15	notnotdNetHack 2024.5.15	Slash'EM Extended	UnNetHack 6.0.13	xNetHack 8.0.0	Hack'EM 1.3.2	NerfHack 2.0.0
Mysterious Force	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Unk	No for upward movement with AoY	Unk	Unk	Unk	No	No	No	No
Teleport with AoY	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Unk	Yes	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	No	Uncontrolled	No
Dropped AoY Can Teleport Away	No	No	No	Yes	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	No	No	No
Player Teleport Block by Demons	No	No	Lair	Demon Lord Presence	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Demon Lair	Yes (Lord or Lair?)
Gehennom Style	Maze	Maze	Maze	mines-style levels with lava	Unk	Mostly mines-style levels with lava	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	mines-style levels with lava	Mixed
Stoning Speed (player on monster)	Instant	Instant	Instant	Slow	Unk	Slow	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Slow	Slow
Object Materials	No	No	Yes	Yes (variant specific)	Unk	Yes	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes (variant specific)	No
Object Properties	No	No	Yes	Unk	Unk	Yes	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes (variant specific)	No
Object Upgrading	No	No	No	Unk	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Yes	Unk	Unk	Yes	No
Techniques	No	No	Yes (called 'abilities')	Unk	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Yes	Unk	Unk	Yes	No
Monster NPC's	No	No	Special levels	Yes	Unk	In Gehennom	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Unk
Shopkeeper Services	No	No	Yes	Unk	Unk	Yes	Unk	Unk	Yes	Unk	Unk	Yes (variant specific)	No
Partial Resistances	No	No	No	Yes	Unk	For elements only	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Yes
Partial Reflection	No	No	Yes (dragon vs non-dragon)	Yes	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Yes
Magic Chests	No	No	Magic chest	Yes (variant specific)	Yes (variant specific)	Yes	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes (variant specific)	No
Alignment Quests	No	No	Yes	Unk	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	No
Paranoid Confirmation Available	Yes	Yes	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Yes
Curses Interface Available	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unk	Unk	Yes	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Yes
Forges	No	No	Yes	Yes	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Yes
New Player Roles	No	No	Yes	Yes	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Yes
New Player Races	No	No	Yes	Yes	Unk	Gnoll instead of Gnome	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Yes
Buffed Demon Lords	No	No	Yes	Yes	Unk	Yes	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Yes
Buffed Medusa	No	No	No	Yes	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Yes
Pet Stealing	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unk	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	No
Charm Monster	Yes	Yes	Yes (nerfed to be higher level)	General Nerf	Unk	Yes	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Astral Nerfed	Nerfed
Unicorn Horn Restore Ability	Full	Full	None	Not Attribute Loss	Unk	Full but horn has charges	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Not Attribute Loss and also Enchantment Dependent	No
Racial Soldiers, Shopkeepers and Priests	No	No	Only in special cases	Yes	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	No
Pet Satiation	No	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	No
Poison Instadeath	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	<25%	No
Monster Spawn Rate	Fixed	Fixed	Fixed	Milestone Weighted	Unk	Variable	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Wish Weighted	Fixed
Smart Monsters (tool use, container looting)	Unk	Unk	No	Yes	Unk	No, but can wish	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Yes
Gem Alchemy	No	No	Yes	Unk	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Yes
Color Alchemy	No	No	No	Unk	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	No	No
New Branches	No	No	Yes, many	Gollum, Kathryn, Vecna	Unk	Large Circular Dungeon, Modrons, Hellish Pastures	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Many from SLASHEM	Yes
Molcoh's Sanctum	Std.	Std.	Elder priest	Lucifer	Unk	Std.	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Cthulhu	Cthulhu
Varied Terrain (e.g., grass, sewage)	No	No	Yes	Yes	Unk	Yes	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Yes
Themed Rooms	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Yes
Nerfed Altars	No	No	No	Unk	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Yes
Nerfed Wraith nutrition	No	No	No	Unk	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Yes
Nerfed Consorting	No	No	No	Unk	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Unk
New or Reversed Sokoban Levels	No	May be flipped	No	New Levels	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Many New Levels	Yes
New Sokoban Prizes	No	No	No	Yes	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Mixed
Orctown Possibility	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Unk	Yes	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Yes
Nerfed Conflict	No	No	Yes (resistable)	Yes (variant specific)	Unk	From scroll for a duration; ring is artifact	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes (variant specific)	Yes
Guaranteed BoH	No	No	No	Unk	Unk	No, but carrying capacity increased	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	No
Expanded Bestiary	No	No	Yes	Unk	Unk	Yes	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes (List)	Yes
New Items	No	No	Yes	Unk	Unk	Yes	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes (List)	Yes
New Artifacts	No	No	By an incredible amount	Yes	Unk	Yes	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes (List)	Yes
Spellcasting Retention	20K	20K	20K	Unk	60K, but books are single-use	Spell system changed	Unk	Unk	Exercised	Unk	Unk	10K, Exercised	Mixed
Zombie Bite Illness	No	No	No	Yes	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	No
Quest Leader Abuse Challenge	No	No	No	Yes (variant specific)	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes (variant specific)	No
Artifact Wishing	Std.	Std.	3 max per game	Altered (variant specific)	Unk	Std.	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Altered (variant specific)	1 in x
Dexterity Affects AC	No	No	Yes	Unk	Unk	Yes	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes (variant specific)	Yes
Flanking	No	No	No	Unk	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	Yes
Nerfed Magic Fountains	No	No	No	Yes	Unk	New fountains; magic rare	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	No
Rodney Death Resistant	No	No	No	Unk	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	No
Moldy Corpses	No	No	Yes	Unk	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Yes	Unk	Yes	Yes	Yes
Brewing Patch	No	No	No	Unk	Unk	No	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Yes	No
New Feature	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk
New Feature	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk
New Feature	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk	Unk