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| − | A '''sling bullet''' is a [[defunct]] object that formerly appeared in ''[[NetHack]]'' until version [[3.0.0]], and was used as ammunition for [[slings]] before the introduction of [[rock]]s and [[flint | + | A '''sling bullet''' is a [[defunct]] object that formerly appeared in ''[[NetHack]]'' until version [[3.0.0]], and was used as ammunition for [[slings]] before the introduction of [[rock]]s and [[flint stone]]s. Sling bullets reappear in [[EvilHack]]. |
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Revision as of 04:37, 23 October 2021
A sling bullet is a defunct object that formerly appeared in NetHack until version 3.0.0, and was used as ammunition for slings before the introduction of rocks and flint stones. Sling bullets reappear in EvilHack.
History
The early versions of hack121 and PDP-11, variants of Jay Fenlason's Hack, used various types of "bullets".
In NetHack 3.0.0, the sling bullet was removed from the list of objects - NetHack 3.2.0 introduced its replacement in the flint stone.
Origin
As the sling is a widespread weapon dating back to Neolithic cultures (if not still-older ones), sling-bullets and similar stones and objects used as sling ammunition are common archeological finds. The size of a sling-bullet varies greatly from no larger than a mere pebble to fist-sized stones weighing a pound or more, and in the hands of a skilled slinger could be hurled upwards of 450 meters (1500 feet) at speeds over 250 miles per hour.[1]
Sling bullets would frequently be salvaged from river depths, where the rushing water would slowly shape the stone round. Bullets were also purpose-made from various materials such as clay - lead-cast bullets were considered the most efficient and best-quality ammunition. Symbols such as stylized lightning bolts, snakes and scorpions have often been found molded into lead sling-bullets; others have had holes drilled into them that produce a whooshing sound in flight.
EvilHack
Sling bullets return as items in the variant EvilHack, introduced in version 0.7.1.
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