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| − | The ASCII characters '''6''', '''7''', '''8''', '''9''', and ''',''' are not used to represent anything in NetHack by default, although ''' | + | The ASCII characters '''6''', '''7''', '''8''', '''9''', and ''',''' are not used to represent anything in NetHack by default, although '''{{kbd|,}}''' is the [[pick up]] command. You can also use the keys '''{{kbd|0}}'''–'''{{kbd|9}}''' to specify a [[numeric prefix]] for a command or in a menu. |
Some players change the "monsters" option in the [[options]] file to take advantage of one of these unused symbols. A default line looks like: | Some players change the "monsters" option in the [[options]] file to take advantage of one of these unused symbols. A default line looks like: | ||
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== Historical uses == | == Historical uses == | ||
| − | * '''8''' was used as the glyph for [[Medusa]] in some early versions of NetHack | + | * '''8''' was used as the glyph for [[Medusa]] in some early versions of NetHack – from [[NetHack 2.2a]] through to [[NetHack 2.3e]] |
| − | * '''9''' was used as the glyph for the generic giant in some early versions of NetHack | + | * '''9''' was used as the glyph for the generic giant in some early versions of NetHack – from [[NetHack 1.3d]] through to [[NetHack 2.3e]] |
| − | * ''',''' was used as the glyph for the [[trapper]] in some early versions of NetHack | + | * ''',''' was used as the glyph for the [[trapper]] in some early versions of NetHack – from [[NetHack 1.3d]] through to [[NetHack 2.3e]] |
{{nethack-343}} | {{nethack-343}} | ||
[[Category:ASCII]] | [[Category:ASCII]] | ||
Revision as of 22:50, 25 March 2009
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| ~ | ! | @ | # | $ | % | ^ | & | * | ( | ) | _ | + | space | |||||||||||||||||||||
| ` | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | - | = | { | } | | | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ww | Ee | Rr | Tt | Yy | Uu | Ii | Oo | Pp | : | " | [ | ] | \ | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Aa | Ss | Dd | Ff | Gg | Hh | Jj | Kk | Ll | ? | ; | ' | Ctrl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zz | Xx | Cc | Vv | Bb | Nn | Mm | , | . | / | < | > | Alt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The ASCII characters 6, 7, 8, 9, and , are not used to represent anything in NetHack by default, although , is the pick up command. You can also use the keys 0–9 to specify a numeric prefix for a command or in a menu.
Some players change the "monsters" option in the options file to take advantage of one of these unused symbols. A default line looks like:
OPTIONS=monsters:abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ@ '&;:~]
One alternative is:
OPTIONS=monsters:abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ@8'&;:~]
which uses "8" for ghosts and shades. This makes them detectable via telepathy as well as generally easier to see.
Historical uses
- 8 was used as the glyph for Medusa in some early versions of NetHack – from NetHack 2.2a through to NetHack 2.3e
- 9 was used as the glyph for the generic giant in some early versions of NetHack – from NetHack 1.3d through to NetHack 2.3e
- , was used as the glyph for the trapper in some early versions of NetHack – from NetHack 1.3d through to NetHack 2.3e
This page may need to be updated for the current version of NetHack.
It may contain text specific to NetHack 3.4.3. Information on this page may be out of date.
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