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(Savefile compatibility has always been broken with 3.X++.)
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What's the source for the sentence "''it will not be savefile compatible''"? --[[User:ZeroOne|ZeroOne]] 07:11, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
 
What's the source for the sentence "''it will not be savefile compatible''"? --[[User:ZeroOne|ZeroOne]] 07:11, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
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:I think it's just an observation that incrementing the minor number (3.X++) has always broken savefile compatibility; indeed, this can be one of the criteria for determining whether a new release is a minor update (3.X++) or a bugfix update (3.X.Y++). --[[User:Eidolos|Eidolos]] 07:14, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

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Shouldn't this article be next version instead of NetHack 3.5.0? -paxed

True. Done. --ZeroOne 11:26, 8 July 2006 (UTC)

Savefile compatibility

What's the source for the sentence "it will not be savefile compatible"? --ZeroOne 07:11, 20 August 2006 (UTC)

I think it's just an observation that incrementing the minor number (3.X++) has always broken savefile compatibility; indeed, this can be one of the criteria for determining whether a new release is a minor update (3.X++) or a bugfix update (3.X.Y++). --Eidolos 07:14, 20 August 2006 (UTC)