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==Historical uses==
 
==Historical uses==
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In hack121, a variant of [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], bats and vampire bats used the {{white|b}} glyph, while the {{white|B}} glyph was used for giant bears. In PDP-11 Hack and [[Hack 1.0]], bats instead use {{white|B}}, with [[giant beetle]]s using {{white|b}}; this would continue until [[NetHack 3.0.0]], where [[blob]]s were moved to {{white|b}}, and giant beetles were moved to {{white|a}} with other [[insect]]s.
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In hack121, a variant of [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], bats and vampire bats used the {{white|b}} glyph, while the {{white|B}} glyph was used for giant bears. In PDP-11 Hack and [[Hack 1.0]], bats instead use the {{white|B}} glyph, with [[giant beetle]]s using the {{white|b}} glyph. Both monsters retain their glyph for their appearance in [[Hack 1.0]].
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The bat still uses {{white|B}} as its current glyph, while the giant beetle retained its {{white|b}} glyph up to [[NetHack 2.3e]]; in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], the [[blob]] [[monster class]] was created and moved to {{white|b}}, and giant beetles were moved to {{white|a}} with other [[insect]]s.
  
 
==Variants==
 
==Variants==
 
===SLASH'EM===
 
===SLASH'EM===
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[[SLASH'EM]] introduces new monsters that use the {{white|b}} and {{white|B}} glyphs:
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[[SLASH'EM]] introduces several new monsters that use the {{white|b}} and {{white|B}} glyphs:
  
 
* {{white|b}} blob:
 
* {{white|b}} blob:
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===dNetHack===
 
===dNetHack===
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[[dNetHack]] introduces new monsters that use the {{white|b}} and {{white|B}} glyphs:
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[[dNetHack]] introduces several new monsters that use the {{white|b}} and {{white|B}} glyphs:
  
 
* {{white|b}} blob:
 
* {{white|b}} blob:

Revision as of 00:41, 31 October 2023

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In NetHack, the letter B serves the following purposes:

  • It is also used as a direction key if numpad movement is off:
    • Press b to move south-west.
    • Press shift + b to move far south-west.

Historical uses

In hack121, a variant of Jay Fenlason's Hack, bats and vampire bats used the b glyph, while the B glyph was used for giant bears. In PDP-11 Hack and Hack 1.0, bats instead use the B glyph, with giant beetles using the b glyph. Both monsters retain their glyph for their appearance in Hack 1.0.

The bat still uses B as its current glyph, while the giant beetle retained its b glyph up to NetHack 2.3e; in NetHack 3.0.0, the blob monster class was created and moved to b, and giant beetles were moved to a with other insects.

Variants

SLASH'EM

SLASH'EM introduces several new monsters that use the b and B glyphs:

dNetHack

dNetHack introduces several new monsters that use the b and B glyphs:

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