Options (dNetHack)

dNetHack includes most options from NetHack 3.4.3 and 3.4.3-NAO. For a list of these options, see Options (3.4.3).

New options

In addition to options inherited from 3.4.3 and 3.4.3-NAO, dNetHack has several new options.

default_template_hilite

Enables default hilites for monster templates. Boolean option, defaults to TRUE. Cannot be set in game.

dnethack_dungeon_colors

Enables colouring of walls and floors on certain levels. Boolean option, defaults to TRUE. Can be set in game.

dnethack_start_text

Enables extra dNetHack-specific hints on starting or restoring a game. Boolean option, defaults to TRUE. Cannot be set in game.

MONSTERTEMPLATE

Allows changing background colour, foreground colour, and symbol for a monster template, for example, to (almost) replicate the defaults:

MONSTERTEMPLATE=zombified:bg:green
MONSTERTEMPLATE=skelified:bg:green
MONSTERTEMPLATE=crystalfied:bg:green
MONSTERTEMPLATE=tomb:fg:gray
MONSTERTEMPLATE=tomb:sym:`
MONSTERTEMPLATE=yellow:bg:green
MONSTERTEMPLATE=dream:bg:green
MONSTERTEMPLATE=moly:bg:green
# These do not work due to a bug (cordyceps and spore zombie are not handled by parse_monster_template)
#MONSTERTEMPLATE=spore:bg:green
#MONSTERTEMPLATE=cordyceps:bg:green
#MONSTERTEMPLATE=cordyceps:sym:F

You cannot use this to unset a default template symbol, unless you disable default_template_hilite.

Available colours: black, red, green, brown, blue, magenta, cyan, gray, orange, lightgreen, yellow, lightblue, lightmagenta, lightcyan, white.

statuslines

Specifies the amount of status lines (2 or 3, defaults to 3). Only available for TTY. Can be set in game.

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