Difference between revisions of "Read"
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| − | By pressing | + | By pressing {{kbd|r}} you can '''read''' something. |
[[NetHack]] allows [[you]] to read [[object]]s in your [[inventory]]: | [[NetHack]] allows [[you]] to read [[object]]s in your [[inventory]]: | ||
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You can try unsuccessfully to read other classes of objects. | You can try unsuccessfully to read other classes of objects. | ||
| − | In vanilla NetHack, you automatically read any [[ | + | In vanilla NetHack, you automatically read any floor [[engraving]]s or [[headstone]]s that you encounter. This does not use the {{kbd|r}} command, nor does it break [[illiterate]] [[conduct]]. (Though the ''read'' command does not break the conduct, the ''[[engrave]]'' command does.) |
== NetHack brass == | == NetHack brass == | ||
| − | In [[NetHack brass]], you automatically read any floor engravings, but not headstones.<ref>NetHack brass 040923 | + | In [[NetHack brass]], you automatically read any floor engravings, but not headstones.<ref>NetHack brass 040923/engrave.c#line212</ref> To read headstones, press {{kbd|r}} and then answer {{kbd|y}} to the question, ''"Do you want to read an epitaph on the grave?"'' In brass 040923, reading the epitaph does not break illiterate conduct. |
== SLASH'EM == | == SLASH'EM == | ||
| − | [[SLASH'EM]] requires you to explicitly read floor engravings and headstones, | + | [[SLASH'EM]] requires you to explicitly read floor engravings and headstones, by pressing {{kbd|r}}. Doing so breaks the illiterate conduct.<ref>[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/engrave.c#line372]]</ref> |
| − | By pressing | + | By pressing {{kbd|r}} then {{kbd|,}}, you can read objects that are on the floor. Thus, if you suddenly need to flee and you have no empty inventory slots, but luckily found a [[scroll of teleportation]] on the floor, SLASH'EM lets you activate it. |
SLASH'EM lets you "read" [[ring]]s. This is a feature to check the color of rings that you are currently wearing, otherwise ''"You can't see it!"'' or ''"Perhaps you should put it on first."'' Currently, only a [[mood ring]] will glow with color; any other ring gives the message, ''"There seems to be nothing special about this ring."''<ref>[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/read.c#line80]]</ref> | SLASH'EM lets you "read" [[ring]]s. This is a feature to check the color of rings that you are currently wearing, otherwise ''"You can't see it!"'' or ''"Perhaps you should put it on first."'' Currently, only a [[mood ring]] will glow with color; any other ring gives the message, ''"There seems to be nothing special about this ring."''<ref>[[SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/read.c#line80]]</ref> | ||
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== Source code references == | == Source code references == | ||
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Revision as of 04:43, 5 July 2010
By pressing r you can read something.
NetHack allows you to read objects in your inventory:
- fortune cookies, to read the fortune without eating the cookie.
- T-shirts, to examine the message on each shirt.
- scrolls, to activate them.
- spellbooks, to study them.[1]
You can try unsuccessfully to read other classes of objects.
In vanilla NetHack, you automatically read any floor engravings or headstones that you encounter. This does not use the r command, nor does it break illiterate conduct. (Though the read command does not break the conduct, the engrave command does.)
NetHack brass
In NetHack brass, you automatically read any floor engravings, but not headstones.[2] To read headstones, press r and then answer y to the question, "Do you want to read an epitaph on the grave?" In brass 040923, reading the epitaph does not break illiterate conduct.
SLASH'EM
SLASH'EM requires you to explicitly read floor engravings and headstones, by pressing r. Doing so breaks the illiterate conduct.[3]
By pressing r then ,, you can read objects that are on the floor. Thus, if you suddenly need to flee and you have no empty inventory slots, but luckily found a scroll of teleportation on the floor, SLASH'EM lets you activate it.
SLASH'EM lets you "read" rings. This is a feature to check the color of rings that you are currently wearing, otherwise "You can't see it!" or "Perhaps you should put it on first." Currently, only a mood ring will glow with color; any other ring gives the message, "There seems to be nothing special about this ring."[4]
Source code references
- ↑ read.c
- ↑ NetHack brass 040923/engrave.c#line212
- ↑ SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/engrave.c#line372
- ↑ SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F2/read.c#line80
