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'''NetHack 4''' is a [[NetHack]] fork, created by combining [[AceHack]] and [[NitroHack]]. The "4" is part of the name, not a version number, and underlines the variant's aspirations to succeed vanilla [[NetHack 3.4.3]]. | '''NetHack 4''' is a [[NetHack]] fork, created by combining [[AceHack]] and [[NitroHack]]. The "4" is part of the name, not a version number, and underlines the variant's aspirations to succeed vanilla [[NetHack 3.4.3]]. | ||
| − | A public NetHack 4 server is available; it can be accessed via [telnet://nethack4.org telnet nethack4.org] or [ssh://nethack@nethack4.org ssh nethack@nethack4.org] (password " | + | A public NetHack 4 server is available; it can be accessed via [telnet://nethack4.org telnet nethack4.org] or [ssh://nethack@nethack4.org ssh nethack@nethack4.org] (password "nethack"). |
==History== | ==History== | ||
NetHack 4 was announced on [[wikipedia:April Fools' Day|April Fools' Day]] 2012, as the last announcement in a series of three on [[rec.games.roguelike.nethack]]: | NetHack 4 was announced on [[wikipedia:April Fools' Day|April Fools' Day]] 2012, as the last announcement in a series of three on [[rec.games.roguelike.nethack]]: | ||
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# [[UnNetHack]] 4.0.0, [https://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/browse_thread/thread/261849837d0d8e42 announced as NetHack 4.0.0]. | # [[UnNetHack]] 4.0.0, [https://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/browse_thread/thread/261849837d0d8e42 announced as NetHack 4.0.0]. | ||
# A development version of [[GruntHack]], [https://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/browse_thread/thread/ade3da9173a7cc2a announced as NetHack 4.1.0]. | # A development version of [[GruntHack]], [https://groups.google.com/group/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/browse_thread/thread/ade3da9173a7cc2a announced as NetHack 4.1.0]. | ||
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==Major differences== | ==Major differences== | ||
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The following is a (very incomplete) list of differences between NetHack 4 and generic NetHack 3.4.3. | The following is a (very incomplete) list of differences between NetHack 4 and generic NetHack 3.4.3. | ||
===Gameplay differences=== | ===Gameplay differences=== | ||
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* Food safety warnings. Player is given a warning if food is old enough to have turned, or if player is trying to eat when already satiated. | * Food safety warnings. Player is given a warning if food is old enough to have turned, or if player is trying to eat when already satiated. | ||
===Interface differences=== | ===Interface differences=== | ||
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* Map occupies top-left corner of screen, with a persistent (sometimes truncated) inventory window, longer message history, and three-line status section on screen at all times. | * Map occupies top-left corner of screen, with a persistent (sometimes truncated) inventory window, longer message history, and three-line status section on screen at all times. | ||
* Keybinding menu available in Options menu, allowing assignment of any key to any command. | * Keybinding menu available in Options menu, allowing assignment of any key to any command. | ||
===New features=== | ===New features=== | ||
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* Player can #annotate levels. | * Player can #annotate levels. | ||
* Game keeps track of heroic deeds (character levels achieved, first time visiting levels). | * Game keeps track of heroic deeds (character levels achieved, first time visiting levels). | ||
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NetHack 4 is a NetHack fork, created by combining AceHack and NitroHack. The "4" is part of the name, not a version number, and underlines the variant's aspirations to succeed vanilla NetHack 3.4.3.
A public NetHack 4 server is available; it can be accessed via telnet nethack4.org or ssh nethack@nethack4.org (password "nethack").
Contents
History
NetHack 4 was announced on April Fools' Day 2012, as the last announcement in a series of three on rec.games.roguelike.nethack:
- UnNetHack 4.0.0, announced as NetHack 4.0.0.
- A development version of GruntHack, announced as NetHack 4.1.0.
- A development version of NetHack 4 (possibly to be released as version 4.2.0 in the future), announced as NetHack 4.2.0.
Despite the presence of "NetHack 4" in all three of the announced release versions, the project is unrelated to UnNetHack and GruntHack.
Major differences
The following is a (very incomplete) list of differences between NetHack 4 and generic NetHack 3.4.3.
Gameplay differences
- Food safety warnings. Player is given a warning if food is old enough to have turned, or if player is trying to eat when already satiated.
Interface differences
- Map occupies top-left corner of screen, with a persistent (sometimes truncated) inventory window, longer message history, and three-line status section on screen at all times.
- Keybinding menu available in Options menu, allowing assignment of any key to any command.
New features
- Player can #annotate levels.
- Game keeps track of heroic deeds (character levels achieved, first time visiting levels).
- Options set persist between games.
- Auto-explore.
