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| − | One of the uses of [[ | + | One of the uses of [[NetHackWiki]] is to document the '''strategy''' that [[adventurer]]s are using to survive ''[[NetHack]]''. |
| − | * | + | *[[:Category:Strategy]] contains a list of NetHackWiki articles classified as strategy. |
| − | * Stumped? You can also | + | *Stumped? You can also ask for help on the [[Forum:Watercooler|forum]]. |
The list of strategies on this page can include "red links" to missing wiki pages. Feel free to remove any red links if you can replace them with links to suitable pages. | The list of strategies on this page can include "red links" to missing wiki pages. Feel free to remove any red links if you can replace them with links to suitable pages. | ||
| − | == List of strategies == | + | ==List of strategies== |
* Beginning the game | * Beginning the game | ||
| − | ** [[ | + | ** [[Role difficulty]]: Which role is easiest? Hardest? |
| − | ** The [[standard strategy]] | + | ** The [[standard strategy]]: How to beat the game |
| + | ** [[Why do I keep dying?]]: Common misconceptions | ||
| + | ** [[Notetaking]]: effectively tracking in-game information | ||
* General tactics | * General tactics | ||
** [[Movement tactics]] | ** [[Movement tactics]] | ||
| − | *** [[Boulder]] as [[corridor]] plug | + | *** [[Boulder]] as [[corridor]] plug |
*** [[Boulder fort]] | *** [[Boulder fort]] | ||
| − | ** [[Hunger]] and not dying of [[starvation]] | + | ** [[Hunger]], [[nutrition]], and not dying of [[starvation]] |
| − | ** [[ | + | ** [[Sickness]] and curing oneself |
| − | ** [[Weapon skill]]: How to #[[enhance]] | + | ** [[Skill|Weapon skill]]: How to #[[enhance]] |
| − | ** [[Sectarian tactics]] | + | ** [[Religion|Sectarian tactics]] |
*** [[Sacrifice]]: How to #[[offer]] | *** [[Sacrifice]]: How to #[[offer]] | ||
| − | *** [[ | + | *** [[Curse]] avoidance, typically via [[pet]] accumulation or membership in the [[priest]]hood |
| − | ** [[Fountain]]s and [[sink]]s: Ignore them? | + | ** [[Fountain]]s and [[sink]]s: Ignore them? Curse avoidance, above, a strong incentive for doing so. |
* Managing items | * Managing items | ||
| − | |||
** [[Ascension kit]] | ** [[Ascension kit]] | ||
| + | ** [[Potion strategy]]: Which to keep, which to dilute | ||
| + | ** [[Scroll strategy]]: Which to keep, which to blank | ||
| + | ** [[Wand strategy]]: Which are worth lugging around | ||
| + | ** [[Spellcasting|Repertoire]] and [[Illiterate|literacy]] strategy, perhaps also practising [[amnesia]]-avoidance | ||
** [[Ring strategy]] | ** [[Ring strategy]] | ||
| − | ** [[ | + | ** [[Stash|Making a stash]] |
| − | ** [[Wish]]ing | + | ** [[Wish]]ing: What to wish for |
| − | ** [[ | + | * Using shops |
| + | ** [[Credit cloning]] | ||
| + | ** [[Price identification]] | ||
| + | ** [[Stealing from shops]] | ||
* Advanced strategies | * Advanced strategies | ||
| − | ** | + | ** [[Cancellation]] |
| − | ** [[ | + | ** [[Digging for victory]] |
| + | ** [[Gehennom mapping]] | ||
| + | ** [[Genocide]] | ||
** [[Nurse dancing]] | ** [[Nurse dancing]] | ||
| − | ** [[ | + | ** [[Polymorph]] and [[polypiling]] |
| − | ** [[ | + | ** [[Protection racket]] |
| − | ** [[ | + | ** [[Drain for gain]] |
| − | ** [[ | + | ** [[Teleportation]]: Teleporting enemies away is often used on the [[Astral Plane]] |
| − | + | * In Extremis | |
| + | ** [[Things To Do If You're Going to Die Next Turn]] | ||
| + | {{nethack-343}} | ||
[[Category:Strategy| ]] | [[Category:Strategy| ]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:34, 28 August 2019
One of the uses of NetHackWiki is to document the strategy that adventurers are using to survive NetHack.
- Category:Strategy contains a list of NetHackWiki articles classified as strategy.
- Stumped? You can also ask for help on the forum.
The list of strategies on this page can include "red links" to missing wiki pages. Feel free to remove any red links if you can replace them with links to suitable pages.
List of strategies
- Beginning the game
- Role difficulty: Which role is easiest? Hardest?
- The standard strategy: How to beat the game
- Why do I keep dying?: Common misconceptions
- Notetaking: effectively tracking in-game information
- General tactics
- Movement tactics
- Boulder as corridor plug
- Boulder fort
- Hunger, nutrition, and not dying of starvation
- Sickness and curing oneself
- Weapon skill: How to #enhance
- Sectarian tactics
- Sacrifice: How to #offer
- Curse avoidance, typically via pet accumulation or membership in the priesthood
- Fountains and sinks: Ignore them? Curse avoidance, above, a strong incentive for doing so.
- Movement tactics
- Managing items
- Ascension kit
- Potion strategy: Which to keep, which to dilute
- Scroll strategy: Which to keep, which to blank
- Wand strategy: Which are worth lugging around
- Repertoire and literacy strategy, perhaps also practising amnesia-avoidance
- Ring strategy
- Making a stash
- Wishing: What to wish for
- Using shops
- Advanced strategies
- Cancellation
- Digging for victory
- Gehennom mapping
- Genocide
- Nurse dancing
- Polymorph and polypiling
- Protection racket
- Drain for gain
- Teleportation: Teleporting enemies away is often used on the Astral Plane
- In Extremis
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It may contain text specific to NetHack 3.4.3. Information on this page may be out of date.
Editors: After reviewing this page and making necessary edits, please change the {{nethack-343}} tag to the current version's tag or {{noversion}} as appropriate.
