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This class "replaces" the umber hulk monster class from vanilla, which has the titular monster as its only member.
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This class "replaces" the umber hulk monster class from vanilla, which has the titular monster as its only member; the quantum mechanic and genetic engineer are moved hree from their original monster class glyph ({{white|Q}}), which xNetHack uses to represent the [[Quendi]] monster class (i.e., [[Elf (monster attribute)|elves]]). Mind flayers and master mindflayers are moved here from the [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid]] monster class ({{white|h}}) primarily to avert the [[YASD]] potential from using a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] on them as a [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarven]] player - this additionally solves the problem of "minesflayers".
 
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Revision as of 19:31, 29 March 2022

The aberration is a monster a monster class that is used in xNetHack, represented by the U glyph (U). It is composed of the following monsters:

This class "replaces" the umber hulk monster class from vanilla, which has the titular monster as its only member; the quantum mechanic and genetic engineer are moved hree from their original monster class glyph (Q), which xNetHack uses to represent the Quendi monster class (i.e., elves). Mind flayers and master mindflayers are moved here from the humanoid monster class (h) primarily to avert the YASD potential from using a blessed scroll of genocide on them as a dwarven player - this additionally solves the problem of "minesflayers".

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