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+ | In ''[[NetHack]]'', the number '''eight''' (or '''8''') is not used to represent anything by default. However, it can still serve the following purposes: | ||
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+ | * {{kbd|8}} and the other number keys can be used to specify a [[numeric prefix]] for a command or in a menu. | ||
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+ | * If numpad movement is on, press {{kbd|8}} to move north. | ||
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+ | * Some players also change the "monsters" option in the [[options]] file to utilize [[unused symbols]] like {{white|8}} for certain purposes, e.g. usually to represent [[Ghost (monster class)|ghosts]] in place of the blank [[space]], or {{white| }}, and make them easier to see. | ||
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+ | ==Historical uses== | ||
+ | In [[NetHack 2.2a]] and [[NetHack 2.3e]], [[Medusa]] used the {{white|8}} glyph. | ||
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+ | ==Variants== | ||
+ | ===UnNetHack=== | ||
+ | In [[UnNetHack]], {{cyan|8}} represents an [[ice wall]] and {{white|8}} represents a [[crystal ice wall]], both of which only appear in [[Sheol]]. | ||
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+ | ===SlashTHEM=== | ||
+ | In [[SlashTHEM]], the ghost monster class uses the {{white|8}} glyph. SlashTHEM retains the [[shadow]] from SLASH'EM, and adds new monsters that use the {{white|8}} glyph: | ||
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+ | * {{black|8}} [[shadow]] | ||
+ | * {{gray|8}} [[ghost]] | ||
+ | * {{brightblue|8}} [[spectre]] | ||
+ | * {{black|8}} [[shade]] | ||
+ | * {{yellow|8}} [[poltergeist]] | ||
+ | * {{magenta|8}} [[Blackbeard's Ghost]] | ||
+ | * {{magenta|8}} [[Elvis Presley]] | ||
+ | {{nethack-367}} | ||
+ | [[Category:ASCII]] |
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In NetHack, the number eight (or 8) is not used to represent anything by default. However, it can still serve the following purposes:
- 8 and the other number keys can be used to specify a numeric prefix for a command or in a menu.
- If numpad movement is on, press 8 to move north.
- Some players also change the "monsters" option in the options file to utilize unused symbols like 8 for certain purposes, e.g. usually to represent ghosts in place of the blank space, or , and make them easier to see.
Historical uses
In NetHack 2.2a and NetHack 2.3e, Medusa used the 8 glyph.
Variants
UnNetHack
In UnNetHack, 8 represents an ice wall and 8 represents a crystal ice wall, both of which only appear in Sheol.
SlashTHEM
In SlashTHEM, the ghost monster class uses the 8 glyph. SlashTHEM retains the shadow from SLASH'EM, and adds new monsters that use the 8 glyph:
- 8 shadow
- 8 ghost
- 8 spectre
- 8 shade
- 8 poltergeist
- 8 Blackbeard's Ghost
- 8 Elvis Presley