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A few Bad Ideas include: | A few Bad Ideas include: | ||
| − | *Using only the [[movement tactics# | + | *Using only the [[movement tactics#Diagonal movement|arrow keys]]. |
*[[numeric prefix|Holding keys down]]. | *[[numeric prefix|Holding keys down]]. | ||
*Letting monsters hit you for no good reason. | *Letting monsters hit you for no good reason. | ||
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*Casting [[spellbook of fireball|fireball]] in bookstores. | *Casting [[spellbook of fireball|fireball]] in bookstores. | ||
*Looting an [[container trap|exploding box]] in a tool shop. | *Looting an [[container trap|exploding box]] in a tool shop. | ||
| − | *Shopping while [[teleportitis# | + | *Shopping while [[teleportitis#Shopping with uncontrolled teleportitis|feeling jumpy]]. |
| − | *Smashing open every [[shop# | + | *Smashing open every [[shop#Generation|locked door]] in your way. |
*[[Paste|Pasting into the NetHack terminal]] without checking the clipboard. | *[[Paste|Pasting into the NetHack terminal]] without checking the clipboard. | ||
*[[fountain#fountain quaffing|Quaffing from every fountain]] in the [[water moccasin|hope]] of a [[water demon|wish]]. | *[[fountain#fountain quaffing|Quaffing from every fountain]] in the [[water moccasin|hope]] of a [[water demon|wish]]. | ||
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*Treating [[werecreatures]] very [[Altar#Sacrificing creatures of own race|inhumanely]]. | *Treating [[werecreatures]] very [[Altar#Sacrificing creatures of own race|inhumanely]]. | ||
*Dipping for [[Excalibur]] before checking your [[experience level]]. | *Dipping for [[Excalibur]] before checking your [[experience level]]. | ||
| − | *[[Elbereth|Engraving]] with the [[engraving# | + | *[[Elbereth|Engraving]] with the [[engraving#Speed|wrong object]]. |
*Teleporting the other [[Riders]] or their corpses. | *Teleporting the other [[Riders]] or their corpses. | ||
| − | *Hanging out next to a [[drawbridge# | + | *Hanging out next to a [[drawbridge#Destruction|drawbridge]]. |
*Looting [[bones]] files without [[pickup_burden]]. | *Looting [[bones]] files without [[pickup_burden]]. | ||
*Killing a [[mirror|nymph]] with a [[spellbook of force bolt|force bolt]]. | *Killing a [[mirror|nymph]] with a [[spellbook of force bolt|force bolt]]. | ||
Revision as of 07:26, 19 January 2011
- You feel that eating the little dog was a bad idea.
Many things in NetHack are a Bad Idea, although that often only becomes apparent after your demise, which may well be YASD.
A few Bad Ideas include:
- Using only the arrow keys.
- Holding keys down.
- Letting monsters hit you for no good reason.
- Genociding @.
- Blessed-genociding mind flayers as a dwarf.
- Attempting to genocide while confused.
- Casting force bolt in potion shops.
- Casting fireball in bookstores.
- Looting an exploding box in a tool shop.
- Shopping while feeling jumpy.
- Smashing open every locked door in your way.
- Pasting into the NetHack terminal without checking the clipboard.
- Quaffing from every fountain in the hope of a wish.
- Getting on your pony right at the start of the game.
- Eating "just one more" giant or lump of royal jelly.
- Eating rotten corpses.
- Training strength by weight lifting.
- Running around while brandishing a cockatrice corpse.
- Levitating around while brandishing a cockatrice corpse.
- Groping around while blind and bare-handed.
- Leaving your wand of wishing in your main inventory before wishing for reflection.
- Putting all your wands or all your tools into your bag of holding.
- Picking up nondescript gray stones.
- Automatically picking up nondescript gray stones.
- Retreating to a sanctuary to test your unidentified rings.
- Letting an altar convert you.
- Treating werecreatures very inhumanely.
- Dipping for Excalibur before checking your experience level.
- Engraving with the wrong object.
- Teleporting the other Riders or their corpses.
- Hanging out next to a drawbridge.
- Looting bones files without pickup_burden.
- Killing a nymph with a force bolt.
- Throwing your metal daggers at a metallivore.
- Throwing your enchanted daggers at a disenchanter.
- Disconnecting from the server while you decide what to wish for.
See also
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