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In ''[[NetHack]]'', the letter '''M''' serves the following purposes:
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* {{white|m}} represents a [[mimic]] (when it is not disguised as something else):
 
* {{white|m}} represents a [[mimic]] (when it is not disguised as something else):
 
** {{monsymlink|small mimic}}
 
** {{monsymlink|small mimic}}
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** {{monsymlink|giant mummy}}
 
** {{monsymlink|giant mummy}}
  
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* Press {{kbd|m}}, then press a direction to move your character without doing any other actions such as attacking a [[monster]] or displacing a [[pet]]. Even if [[autopickup]] is on, using {{kbd|m}} causes you not to pick up anything. It will also stop you hitting {{white|I}}s, and will even stop you feeling items on the floor if [[blind]], such as a [[cockatrice corpse]]. [[bug#mattacks|BEWARE]]: you will hit a [[warning]] symbol, and [[stoning|become a statue]] if it's a [[cockatrice]]. You will also still attack a monster [[engulfing]] you.
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* Press {{kbd|m}}, then a direction, to move your character without performing any other actions (such as attacking a [[monster]] or displacing a [[pet]].
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* Press {{kbd|m}}{{kbd|,}} to [[pick up]] items off the floor using a menu, even if you're using [[option#menustyle|menustyle:traditional]].
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** Even if [[autopickup]] is on, using {{kbd|m}} causes you not to pick up anything. It will also stop you from attacking {{white|I}}, and will even stop you feeling items on the floor if [[blind]], such as a [[cockatrice corpse]]. '''Beware''': you will always hit a [[warning]] symbol, potentially [[stoning|become a statue]] if it is a [[cockatrice]]. You will also still attack a monster [[engulfing]] you.
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* Press {{kbd|m}}{{kbd|,}} to [[pick up]] items off the floor using a menu.
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* Press {{kbd|Shift|M}}, then a direction, to move your character as far as they can go in that direction. The character will not stop at items or corridor forks. See the article on [[movement]] for a comparison to other movement prefixes.
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==Historical uses==
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In Hack 1.21, based on [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], [[minotaur]]s used the {{white|m}} glyph, while mega-worms used the {{white|M}} glyph; in Hack for PDP-11, the {{white|m}} glyph is given to the [[Small mimic|mimic]]. Both minotaurs and mimics retain their glyphs for their appearance in [[Hack 1.0]], and continue to use those glyphs up to [[NetHack 2.3e]].
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In [[NetHack 3.0.0]], the [[mimic]] [[monster class]] is introduced and the three sizes of mimic are differentiated from each other, while the mummies are introduced and given the {{white|M}} glyph; the minotaur is moved to the [[giant humanoid]] monster class, {{white|H}}.
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==Variants==
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Relatively few variants add new monsters to the mimic monster class.
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===SLASH'EM===
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[[SLASH'EM]] introduces one new monster that uses the {{white|M}} glyph:
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* {{white|M}} mummy
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** {{monsymlink|troll mummy}}
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===dNetHack===
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[[dNetHack]] adds several new monsters that use the {{white|M}} glyph:
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* {{white|M}} mummy
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** {{black|M}} [[drow mummy]]
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** {{brightblue|M}} [[half-dragon mummy]]
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** {{blue|M}} [[chiropteran mummy]]
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** {{brown|M}} [[mummified android]]
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** {{brown|M}} [[mummified gynoid]]
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** {{white|M}} [[alabaster mummy]]
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** {{brightgreen|M}} [[soldier mummy]]
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** {{yellow|M}} [[priest mummy]]
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** {{brightmagenta|M}} [[pharaoh]]
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** {{black|M}} [[Nitocris]]
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** {{black|M}} [[Ghoul-queen Nitocris]]
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** {{magenta|M}} [[strange corpse]]
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===SpliceHack===
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[[SpliceHack]] adds two new monsters that use the {{white|m}} and {{white|M}} glyphs:
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* {{white|m}} mimic
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** {{green|m}} [[killer mimic]]
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* {{white|M}} mummy
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** {{yellow|M}} [[adherer]]
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===EvilHack===
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[[EvilHack]] adds two new monsters that use the {{white|M}} glyph:
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* {{white|M}} mummy
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** {{green|M}} [[hobbit mummy]]
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** {{black|M}} [[Drow mummy (EvilHack)|drow mummy]]
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===SlashTHEM===
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In addition to SLASH'EM details, [[SlashTHEM]] adds two new monsters that use the {{white|M}} glyph:
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* {{white|M}} mummy
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** {{black|M}} [[Drow mummy (SlashTHEM)|drow mummy]]
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** {{yellow|M}} [[ogre mummy]]
  
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== SLASH'EM ==
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===Hack'EM===
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[[SLASH'EM]] introduces one new creature that uses the {{white|M}} glyph:
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Hack'EM adds a few new monsters to the monster class, including some from other variants:
  
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*{{monsymlink|troll mummy}}
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* {{white|M}} mummy
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** {{green|M}} [[hobbit mummy]]
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** {{brightgreen|M}} [[centaur mummy]]
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** {{yellow|M}} [[adherer]]
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** {{monsymlink|troll mummy}}
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Latest revision as of 10:13, 12 December 2023

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In NetHack, the letter M serves the following purposes:

  • Press m, then a direction, to move your character without performing any other actions (such as attacking a monster or displacing a pet.
  • Press m, to pick up items off the floor using a menu.
  • Press Shift + M, then a direction, to move your character as far as they can go in that direction. The character will not stop at items or corridor forks. See the article on movement for a comparison to other movement prefixes.

Historical uses

In Hack 1.21, based on Jay Fenlason's Hack, minotaurs used the m glyph, while mega-worms used the M glyph; in Hack for PDP-11, the m glyph is given to the mimic. Both minotaurs and mimics retain their glyphs for their appearance in Hack 1.0, and continue to use those glyphs up to NetHack 2.3e.

In NetHack 3.0.0, the mimic monster class is introduced and the three sizes of mimic are differentiated from each other, while the mummies are introduced and given the M glyph; the minotaur is moved to the giant humanoid monster class, H.

Variants

Relatively few variants add new monsters to the mimic monster class.

SLASH'EM

SLASH'EM introduces one new monster that uses the M glyph:

dNetHack

dNetHack adds several new monsters that use the M glyph:

SpliceHack

SpliceHack adds two new monsters that use the m and M glyphs:

EvilHack

EvilHack adds two new monsters that use the M glyph:

SlashTHEM

In addition to SLASH'EM details, SlashTHEM adds two new monsters that use the M glyph:

Hack'EM

Hack'EM adds a few new monsters to the monster class, including some from other variants:

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