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The '''aberration''' is a [[monster class]] that is used in [[xNetHack]], represented by the U glyph ({{white|U}}). It is composed of the following monsters:
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The '''aberration''' is a [[monster class]] that appears in [[xNetHack]]. Aberrations are represented by the uppercase [[U]] glyph ({{white|U}}), and are designated internally by the macro '''S_ABERRATION'''.
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The aberration class "replaces" the [[Umber hulk (monster class)|umber hulk]] monster class from vanilla ''[[NetHack]]'', which has the titular monster as its only member, and includes several other existing monsters that are moved to the monster class.
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Aberrations consist of the following monsters:
  
 
* {{monsymlink|umber hulk}}
 
* {{monsymlink|umber hulk}}
* {{magenta|U}} [[mind flayer]]  
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* {{magenta|U}} [[mind flayer]] (formerly {{monsym|mind flayer}})
* {{brightmagenta|U}} [[master mind flayer]]
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* {{brightmagenta|U}} [[master mind flayer]] (formerly {{monsym|master mind flayer}})
* {{cyan|U}} [[quantum mechanic]]  
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* {{cyan|U}} [[quantum mechanic]] (formerly {{monsym|quantum mechanic}})
* {{green|U}} [[genetic engineer]]
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* {{green|U}} [[genetic engineer]] (formerly {{monsym|genetic engineer}})
  
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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==Strategy==
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The presence of mind flayers in the monster class serves primarily to avert the [[YASD]] potential from using a blessed [[scroll of genocide]] on them as a [[Dwarf (starting race)|dwarven]] player. This change additionally solves the problem of "[[minesflayer]]s", which occur in vanilla ''NetHack'' as a result of initial level creation for [[Gnomish Mines]] floors outside of [[Minetown]] and [[Mines' End]]: [[mkclass]] may ignore out-of-depth rules when placing a random [[Humanoid (monster class)|humanoid]] monster.
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Latest revision as of 05:16, 31 December 2023

The aberration is a monster class that appears in xNetHack. Aberrations are represented by the uppercase U glyph (U), and are designated internally by the macro S_ABERRATION.

The aberration class "replaces" the umber hulk monster class from vanilla NetHack, which has the titular monster as its only member, and includes several other existing monsters that are moved to the monster class.

Aberrations consist of the following monsters:

Strategy

The presence of mind flayers in the monster class serves primarily to avert the YASD potential from using a blessed scroll of genocide on them as a dwarven player. This change additionally solves the problem of "minesflayers", which occur in vanilla NetHack as a result of initial level creation for Gnomish Mines floors outside of Minetown and Mines' End: mkclass may ignore out-of-depth rules when placing a random humanoid monster.

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