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'''NetHack Fourk''' is a NetHack variant based on the [[NetHack 4]] codebase but with a more experimental approach to game-play changes (but still conservative compared to heavily modified variants like Slash'em and dnethack).
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'''NetHack Fourk''' is a NetHack [[variant]] built on the [[NetHack 4]] codebase, with a more experimental approach to gameplay changes that is still conservative compared to heavily modified variants like [[SLASH'EM]] and [[dNetHack]].
  
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===Public Server===
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==Public server==
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[[Public server]]s are available on [[ascension.run]] and at [hardfought.org].
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NetHack Fourk can be played at [[hardfought.org]].
  
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{| class="wikitable"
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==Changes==
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|'''server name'''
 
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|'''Hardfought'''
 
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|'''Ascension Run'''
 
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|'''location'''
 
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|US (Vermont)
 
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|Germany
 
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|'''play in terminal or ssh client'''
 
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|ssh nethack@hardfought.org
 
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|ssh nethack@ascension.run
 
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|'''play in browser'''
 
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|https://www.hardfought.org/hterm
 
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|https://ascension.run/hterm/
 
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|'''main website'''
 
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|https://www.hardfought.org/
 
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|https://ascension.run/
 
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===Changes===
 
  
 
In addition to the [[NetHack 4]] interface and AI enhancements, Fourk has made a number of gameplay changes.  These fall into four major categories:
 
In addition to the [[NetHack 4]] interface and AI enhancements, Fourk has made a number of gameplay changes.  These fall into four major categories:
 
* Balance adjustments, intended to improve the overall balance and difficulty curve of the game.  Things like alignment record, to-hit calculations, experience requirements, etc. have had the shape of their curve adjusted, and some game features have been buffed or gently nerfed so that they fit better into the overall scheme of the game's balance, as the variant creator envisions it.  Some of these changes have been more successful and well-received by players than others; some of the less successful ones have been backed out.
 
* Balance adjustments, intended to improve the overall balance and difficulty curve of the game.  Things like alignment record, to-hit calculations, experience requirements, etc. have had the shape of their curve adjusted, and some game features have been buffed or gently nerfed so that they fit better into the overall scheme of the game's balance, as the variant creator envisions it.  Some of these changes have been more successful and well-received by players than others; some of the less successful ones have been backed out.
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* Monster/class reorganization. Some classes with very few monsters have been combined and thus freed up, and some heavily overloaded monster classes have been split. Some monsters have switched from one symbol/letter class to another one where they fit better. Additionally, some monsters that were formerly represented by punctuation marks are now represented by actual letters. For example, leprechauns are now i, and everything that was formerly : is now l (stands for lizard).
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* Monster and class reorganization. Some classes with very few monsters have been combined and thus freed up, and some heavily overloaded monster classes have been split. Some monsters have switched from one symbol class to another one where they fit better. Additionally, some monsters that were formerly represented by punctuation marks are now represented by actual letters. For example, leprechauns are now {{green|i}}, and everything that was formerly {{white|:}} is now {{white|l}} (for lizard).
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* Differentiation and variety. Some monsters, items, or special levels that were practically identical have been tweaked slightly so that they are no longer quite so closely the same.  Some special levels have entirely new versions, as well.
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* Differentiation and variety. Some monsters, items, or special levels that were practically identical have been tweaked slightly so that they are no longer quite so closely the same.  Some special levels have entirely new versions as well.
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* Consolidation. Some things have been removed on the grounds that they didn't really add that much to the game. (For example, there are fewer types of polearms than in vanilla.)
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* Consolidation. Some things have been removed on the grounds that they didn't really add that much to the game. (For example, there are fewer types of polearms than in vanilla.)
  
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For a detailed list of changes, see the changelog (under External Links, below).
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For a detailed list of changes, see the changelog (under {{sa|External links|sectionsign=1}}, below).
  
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===See Also===
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==Skill tables==
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* [[Wands Balance Patch]]
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Gnomes have increased skill caps for club and crossbow, orcs have increased skill caps for scimitar, and dwarves have increased skill caps for pick-axe.
  
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===Skill Tables===
 
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* note that gnomes have increased skillcaps for club and crossbow, orcs have increased skillcaps for scimitar, and dwarves have increased skillcaps for pickaxe.
 
 
{| class="prettytable Combat-skilltable" style="text-align: center; color: black;"
 
{| class="prettytable Combat-skilltable" style="text-align: center; color: black;"
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! Skill \ Role !! [[Archeologist|Arc]] !! [[Barbarian|Bar]] !! [[Caveman|Cav]] !! [[Healer|Hea]] !! [[Knight|Kni]] !! [[Monk|Mon]] !! [[Priest|Pri]] !! [[Rogue|Rog]] !! [[Ranger|Ran]] !! [[Samurai|Sam]] !! [[Tourist|Tou]] !! [[Valkyrie|Val]] !! [[Wizard|Wiz]]
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!rowspan=2| Skill !!colspan=13| Role
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[bare hands|bare hands]]
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| [[Archeologist|Arc]] || [[Barbarian|Bar]] || [[Caveman|Cav]] || [[Healer|Hea]] || [[Knight|Kni]] || [[Monk|Mon]] || [[Priest|Pri]] || [[Rogue|Rog]] || [[Ranger|Ran]] || [[Samurai|Sam]] || [[Tourist|Tou]] || [[Valkyrie|Val]] || [[Wizard|Wiz]]
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|-
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|[[bare hands]]
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="master"| '''''M'''''
 
|class="master"| '''''M'''''
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|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[martial arts|martial arts]]
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|[[martial arts]]
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
 
| -
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| -
 
| -
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[two weapon combat|two-weapon]]
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|[[twoweapon|two-weapon]]
 
|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
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| -
 
| -
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[shield|shield]]
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|[[shield]]
 
|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
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|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[wands|wands]]
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|[[wands]]s
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
| -
 
| -
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|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[riding|riding]]
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|[[riding]]
 
|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
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|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
 
|-
 
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|[[stealth|stealth]]
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|[[stealth]]
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
| -
 
| -
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{| class="prettytable Weapon-skilltable" style="text-align: center; color: black;"
 
{| class="prettytable Weapon-skilltable" style="text-align: center; color: black;"
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! Skill \ Role !! [[Archeologist|Arc]] !! [[Barbarian|Bar]] !! [[Caveman|Cav]] !! [[Healer|Hea]] !! [[Knight|Kni]] !! [[Monk|Mon]] !! [[Priest|Pri]] !! [[Rogue|Rog]] !! [[Ranger|Ran]] !! [[Samurai|Sam]] !! [[Tourist|Tou]] !! [[Valkyrie|Val]] !! [[Wizard|Wiz]]
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!rowspan=2| Skill !!colspan=13| Role
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|-
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| [[Archeologist|Arc]] || [[Barbarian|Bar]] || [[Caveman|Cav]] || [[Healer|Hea]] || [[Knight|Kni]] || [[Monk|Mon]] || [[Priest|Pri]] || [[Rogue|Rog]] || [[Ranger|Ran]] || [[Samurai|Sam]] || [[Tourist|Tou]] || [[Valkyrie|Val]] || [[Wizard|Wiz]]
 
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|-
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|[[dagger|dagger]]
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|[[dagger]]
 
|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
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|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
 
|-
 
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|[[knife|knife]]
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|[[knife]]
 
|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
 
| -
 
| -
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|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[axe|axe]]
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|[[axe]]
 
| -
 
| -
 
|class="master"| '''''M'''''
 
|class="master"| '''''M'''''
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|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
 
|-
 
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|[[pick-axe|pick-axe]]
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|[[pick-axe]]
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
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| -
 
| -
 
|-
 
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|[[short sword|short sword]]
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|[[short sword]]
 
|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
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|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
 
|-
 
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|[[broadsword|broadsword]]
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|[[broadsword]]
 
| -
 
| -
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
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| -
 
| -
 
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|[[long sword|long sword]]
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|[[long sword]]
 
| -
 
| -
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
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| -
 
| -
 
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|[[two-handed sword|two-handed sword]]
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|[[two-handed sword]]
 
| -
 
| -
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
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| -
 
| -
 
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|[[scimitar|scimitar]]
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|[[scimitar]]
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
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| -
 
| -
 
|-
 
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|[[saber|saber]]
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|[[saber]]
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
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| -
 
| -
 
|-
 
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|[[club|club]]
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|[[club]]
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
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|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
 
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|[[mace|mace]]
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|[[mace]]
 
| -
 
| -
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
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|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
 
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|[[morning star|morning star]]
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|[[morning star]]
 
| -
 
| -
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
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| -
 
| -
 
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|[[flail|flail]]
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|[[flail]]
 
| -
 
| -
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
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| -
 
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|[[hammer|hammer]]
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|[[hammer]]
 
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|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
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|[[quarterstaff|quarterstaff]]
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|[[quarterstaff]]
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
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|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
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|[[spear|spear]]
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|[[spear]]
 
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| -
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
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|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
 
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|[[javelin|javelin]]
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|[[javelin]]
 
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| -
 
| -
 
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|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
 
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|[[trident|trident]]
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|[[trident]]
 
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| -
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
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|class="basic"| b
 
|class="basic"| b
 
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|[[whip|whip]]
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|[[whip]]
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
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|[[unicorn horn|unicorn horn]]
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|[[unicorn horn]]
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
|class="skilled"| ''S''
 
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{| class="prettytable Weapon-skilltable" style="text-align: center; color: black;"
 
{| class="prettytable Weapon-skilltable" style="text-align: center; color: black;"
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! Skill \ Role !! [[Archeologist|Arc]] !! [[Barbarian|Bar]] !! [[Caveman|Cav]] !! [[Healer|Hea]] !! [[Knight|Kni]] !! [[Monk|Mon]] !! [[Priest|Pri]] !! [[Rogue|Rog]] !! [[Ranger|Ran]] !! [[Samurai|Sam]] !! [[Tourist|Tou]] !! [[Valkyrie|Val]] !! [[Wizard|Wiz]]
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!rowspan=2| Skill !!colspan=13| Role
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| [[Archeologist|Arc]] || [[Barbarian|Bar]] || [[Caveman|Cav]] || [[Healer|Hea]] || [[Knight|Kni]] || [[Monk|Mon]] || [[Priest|Pri]] || [[Rogue|Rog]] || [[Ranger|Ran]] || [[Samurai|Sam]] || [[Tourist|Tou]] || [[Valkyrie|Val]] || [[Wizard|Wiz]]
 
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|[[polearms|polearm(and lance)]]
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|[[polearm|polearm (and lance)]]
 
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|[[sling|sling]]
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|[[sling]]
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
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|[[shuriken|shuriken]]
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|[[shuriken]]
 
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|[[boomerang|boomerang]]
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|[[boomerang]]
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
|class="expert"| '''E'''
 
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{| class="prettytable Spell-skilltable" style="text-align: center; color: black;"
 
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! Skill \ Role !! [[Archeologist|Arc]] !! [[Barbarian|Bar]] !! [[Caveman|Cav]] !! [[Healer|Hea]] !! [[Knight|Kni]] !! [[Monk|Mon]] !! [[Priest|Pri]] !! [[Rogue|Rog]] !! [[Ranger|Ran]] !! [[Samurai|Sam]] !! [[Tourist|Tou]] !! [[Valkyrie|Val]] !! [[Wizard|Wiz]]
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!rowspan=2| Skill !!colspan=13| Role
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| [[Archeologist|Arc]] || [[Barbarian|Bar]] || [[Caveman|Cav]] || [[Healer|Hea]] || [[Knight|Kni]] || [[Monk|Mon]] || [[Priest|Pri]] || [[Rogue|Rog]] || [[Ranger|Ran]] || [[Samurai|Sam]] || [[Tourist|Tou]] || [[Valkyrie|Val]] || [[Wizard|Wiz]]
 
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|[[attack spells|attack]]
 
|[[attack spells|attack]]
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===External Links===
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==See also==
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* [https://github.com/tsadok/nhfourk Source Repository]
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* [[Wands Balance Patch]]
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* [http://jonadab.jumpingcrab.com/nethack-stuff/spoilers-fourk/ Spoilers] (automatically generated, plus hand-written spoilers for the new Sokoban levels)
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==External links==
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* [https://github.com/tsadok/nhfourk Source repository]
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* [https://github.com/tsadok/nhfourk/tree/master/spoilers Spoilers] (automatically generated)
 
* [https://github.com/tsadok/nhfourk/blob/master/doc/changelog-fourk.txt Changelog (master)]
 
* [https://github.com/tsadok/nhfourk/blob/master/doc/changelog-fourk.txt Changelog (master)]
 
* [https://github.com/tsadok/nhfourk/blob/bleeding-edge/doc/changelog-fourk.txt Changelog (bleeding-edge)]
 
* [https://github.com/tsadok/nhfourk/blob/bleeding-edge/doc/changelog-fourk.txt Changelog (bleeding-edge)]
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* [https://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Public_server Public Servers] (ssh nethack@ascension.run or ssh nethack@hardfought.org to play)
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[[Category:Skill tables|Variants]]
 
[[Category:Skill tables|Variants]]

Latest revision as of 03:13, 8 August 2023

NetHack Fourk is a NetHack variant built on the NetHack 4 codebase, with a more experimental approach to gameplay changes that is still conservative compared to heavily modified variants like SLASH'EM and dNetHack.

Public server

NetHack Fourk can be played at hardfought.org.

Changes

In addition to the NetHack 4 interface and AI enhancements, Fourk has made a number of gameplay changes. These fall into four major categories:

  • Balance adjustments, intended to improve the overall balance and difficulty curve of the game. Things like alignment record, to-hit calculations, experience requirements, etc. have had the shape of their curve adjusted, and some game features have been buffed or gently nerfed so that they fit better into the overall scheme of the game's balance, as the variant creator envisions it. Some of these changes have been more successful and well-received by players than others; some of the less successful ones have been backed out.
  • Monster and class reorganization. Some classes with very few monsters have been combined and thus freed up, and some heavily overloaded monster classes have been split. Some monsters have switched from one symbol class to another one where they fit better. Additionally, some monsters that were formerly represented by punctuation marks are now represented by actual letters. For example, leprechauns are now i, and everything that was formerly : is now l (for lizard).
  • Differentiation and variety. Some monsters, items, or special levels that were practically identical have been tweaked slightly so that they are no longer quite so closely the same. Some special levels have entirely new versions as well.
  • Consolidation. Some things have been removed on the grounds that they didn't really add that much to the game. (For example, there are fewer types of polearms than in vanilla.)

For a detailed list of changes, see the changelog (under § External links, below).

Skill tables

Gnomes have increased skill caps for club and crossbow, orcs have increased skill caps for scimitar, and dwarves have increased skill caps for pick-axe.

Skill Role
Arc Bar Cav Hea Kni Mon Pri Rog Ran Sam Tou Val Wiz
bare hands E M M b E - b b b - S E b
martial arts - - - - - GM - - - M - - -
two-weapon b E - - b - - b - S S S -
shield b S b b E b E S S S S M S
wandss S - b E S E E S S S E S E
riding b b - - E - - b b S b S b
stealth E - S b - S E M E b S b S
Skill Role
Arc Bar Cav Hea Kni Mon Pri Rog Ran Sam Tou Val Wiz
dagger b b b b b - - E E b b E b
knife b - S E b - - E S S S - S
axe - M S - S - - - S - b S b
pick-axe E S b - b - - - b - b S -
short sword b E - S S - - E b E E S b
broadsword - E - - S - - S - S b E -
long sword - E - - E - - S - S b S -
two-handed sword - E - - S - - b - S b b -
scimitar S E - b b - - S - b E S -
saber E S - b S - - S - b S b -
club S E E S b - E S - - - - b
mace - E E b S - E S - - b - b
morning star - E b - S - E b b - b - -
flail - S S - b - E b S S b - -
hammer - S S - b - E b b - b E -
quarterstaff S b E E - b E - b b b b E
spear - S E b S b S b S b b E b
javelin - - S b S b S - E b b E b
trident - S S b b - S - b - b b b
whip E - - - - - - - b - b - -
unicorn horn S - b E - - S - - - S - -
Skill Role
Arc Bar Cav Hea Kni Mon Pri Rog Ran Sam Tou Val Wiz
polearm (and lance) - - S b E - S b S S b S b
bow - b b - b - b - E E b - -
sling E - E S - - b - S - b b b
crossbow - - - - E b b E E - b - -
dart b - - E - - b E E - E - b
shuriken - - - S - E b S S E b - b
boomerang E - E - - - b - E - S - -
Skill Role
Arc Bar Cav Hea Kni Mon Pri Rog Ran Sam Tou Val Wiz
attack b - - - S S - - - S - S E
healing b - - E S E E - b - - - S
divination E - - - - b E S E - b - E
enchantment - - - - - b - - - - b - S
clerical - - - - S S E - - S - - S
escape - - - - - b - S b - S b E
matter b - - - - b - S - - - - E

See also

External links

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