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A '''cram ration''' is a kind of [[comestible]]. It is a [[vegan]] food, and is lighter but less filling than a [[food ration]]; their base nutrition/weight ratio is the same for most players, but [[dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]] gain an additional 100 nutrition from cram rations.
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A '''cram ration''' is a kind of [[comestible]] that appears in ''[[NetHack]]''. It is a [[vegan]] food, and is lighter but less filling than a [[food ration]]; [[dwarf (starting race)|dwarves]] gain an additional 100 nutrition from cram rations.
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==Generation==
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[[Gnome (starting race)|Gnomish]] and [[Human (starting race)|human]] [[Ranger]]s start the game with a stack of 4-8 cram rations.
  
 
==Strategy==
 
==Strategy==
Non-cursed cram rations are never [[comestible#Rotten food|rotten]], which makes them a safer option than most other comestibles if you must eat while hostile monsters are nearby—this can be particularly useful during the [[ascension run]] or an encounter with [[Famine]].
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Non-cursed cram rations are a safer option than most other comestibles if you must eat while hostile monsters are nearby, since they weigh less and can be eaten in 3 turns—this can be particularly useful during the [[ascension run]] or an encounter with [[Famine]] in the [[Astral Plane]].
 
 
==Messages==
 
{{message|This cram ration is bland.|You ate a non-cursed cram ration.}}
 
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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Cram rations first appear in [[NetHack 3.0.0]]. The inability of non-cursed cram rations to be rotten when eaten is introduced in [[NetHack 3.6.0]]; the extra nutrition for dwarves is added in [[NetHack 3.6.1]].
  
The exemption from rottenness was added in [[3.6.0]].
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When starting races were introduced in [[NetHack 3.3.0]], [[Orc (starting race)|orcish]] characters except for [[Wizards]] could start the game with cram rations among their random extra food items.<ref>[[NetHack 3.3.0/u_init.c#line806|NetHack 3.3.0 u_init.c, line 806]]</ref> There was intended to be code for an orcish player character's initial inventory that gave them [[tripe ration]]s in place of cram ration and [[lembas wafer]]s, which was properly implementd in [[NetHack 3.6.2]].{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|222|version=NetHack 3.6.2}}{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|1055|version=NetHack 3.6.2}}
  
The extra nutrition for dwarves was added in [[3.6.1]].
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==Messages==
 
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{{message|This cram ration is bland.|You ate a non-cursed cram ration.}}
Prior to [[3.6.2]], orcish non-[[Wizards]] could potentially start the game with cram rations; there is code in prior versions intended to substitute [[tripe ration]]s for cram and [[lembas wafer]]s, and 3.6.2 fixes a bug that prevented the code from working, making it no longer possible.{{refsrc|src/u_init.c|1055|version=NetHack 3.6.2}}
 
 
 
== Encyclopedia entry ==
 
  
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==Encyclopedia entry==
 
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If you want to know what cram is, I can only say that I don't know the recipe; but it is biscuitish, keeps good indefinitely, is supposed to be sustaining, and is certainly not entertaining, being in fact very uninteresting except as a chewing exercise.  It was made by the Lake-men for long journeys.
 
If you want to know what cram is, I can only say that I don't know the recipe; but it is biscuitish, keeps good indefinitely, is supposed to be sustaining, and is certainly not entertaining, being in fact very uninteresting except as a chewing exercise.  It was made by the Lake-men for long journeys.
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Revision as of 14:01, 7 March 2023

% Cram ration.png
Name cram ration
Base price 35 zm
Nutrition [[Nutrition|600 (700 for dwarves)]]
Turns to eat 3
Weight 15
Conduct vegan

A cram ration is a kind of comestible that appears in NetHack. It is a vegan food, and is lighter but less filling than a food ration; dwarves gain an additional 100 nutrition from cram rations.

Generation

Gnomish and human Rangers start the game with a stack of 4-8 cram rations.

Strategy

Non-cursed cram rations are a safer option than most other comestibles if you must eat while hostile monsters are nearby, since they weigh less and can be eaten in 3 turns—this can be particularly useful during the ascension run or an encounter with Famine in the Astral Plane.

History

Cram rations first appear in NetHack 3.0.0. The inability of non-cursed cram rations to be rotten when eaten is introduced in NetHack 3.6.0; the extra nutrition for dwarves is added in NetHack 3.6.1.

When starting races were introduced in NetHack 3.3.0, orcish characters except for Wizards could start the game with cram rations among their random extra food items.[1] There was intended to be code for an orcish player character's initial inventory that gave them tripe rations in place of cram ration and lembas wafers, which was properly implementd in NetHack 3.6.2.[2][3]

Messages

This cram ration is bland.
You ate a non-cursed cram ration.

Encyclopedia entry

If you want to know what cram is, I can only say that I don't know the recipe; but it is biscuitish, keeps good indefinitely, is supposed to be sustaining, and is certainly not entertaining, being in fact very uninteresting except as a chewing exercise. It was made by the Lake-men for long journeys.

[ The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

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