Difference between revisions of "Upgrading objects"
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! New Object | ! New Object | ||
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− | | Orcish dagger | + | | [[Orcish dagger]] |
− | | Dagger | + | | [[Dagger]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Dagger | | Dagger | ||
− | | rowspan=2 | elven dagger, or <br>dark elven dagger | + | | rowspan=2 | [[elven dagger]], or <br>[[dark elven dagger]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Great dagger | + | | [[Great dagger]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Elven dagger | | Elven dagger | ||
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! New Object | ! New Object | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Orcish short sword | + | | [[Orcish short sword]] |
− | | Short sword | + | | [[Short sword]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Elven short sword | + | | [[Elven short sword]] |
| rowspan=3 | Dwarvish short sword | | rowspan=3 | Dwarvish short sword | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Dark elven short sword | + | | [[Dark elven short sword]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Short sword | + | | [[Short sword]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Dwarvish short sword | + | | [[Dwarvish short sword]] |
| elven short sword, or <br>dark elven short sword | | elven short sword, or <br>dark elven short sword | ||
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! New Object | ! New Object | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Elven bow | + | | [[Elven bow]] |
| rowspan=4 | Bow | | rowspan=4 | Bow | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Dark elven bow | + | | [[Dark elven bow]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Yumi | + | | [[Yumi]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Orcish bow | + | | [[Orcish bow]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Bow | + | | [[Bow]] |
| elven bow, <br>dark elven bow, or <br>yumi | | elven bow, <br>dark elven bow, or <br>yumi | ||
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! New Object | ! New Object | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Elven arrow | + | | [[Elven arrow]] |
| rowspan=4 | Arrow | | rowspan=4 | Arrow | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Dark elven arrow | + | | [[Dark elven arrow]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Ya | + | | [[Ya]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Orcish arrow | + | | [[Orcish arrow]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Arrow | + | | [[Arrow]] |
| elven arrow, <br>dark elven arrow, or <br>ya | | elven arrow, <br>dark elven arrow, or <br>ya | ||
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! New Object | ! New Object | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Knife | + | | [[Knife]] |
− | | Stiletto | + | | [[Stiletto]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Stiletto | | Stiletto | ||
| Knife | | Knife | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Axe | + | | [[Axe]] |
− | | Battle-axe | + | | [[Battle-axe]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Battle-axe | | Battle-axe | ||
| Axe | | Axe | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Pick-axe | + | | [[Pick-axe]] |
− | | Dwarvish mattock | + | | [[Dwarvish mattock]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Dwarvish mattock | | Dwarvish mattock | ||
| Pick-axe | | Pick-axe | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Broadsword | + | | [[Broadsword]] |
− | | Elven broadsword | + | | [[Elven broadsword]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Elven broadsword | | Elven broadsword | ||
| Broadsword | | Broadsword | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Club | + | | [[Club]] |
− | | Aklys | + | | [[Aklys]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Aklys | | Aklys | ||
| Club | | Club | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | War hammer | + | | [[War hammer]] |
− | | Heavy hammer | + | | [[Heavy hammer]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Heavy hammer | | Heavy hammer | ||
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! New Object | ! New Object | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Cloak of protection | + | | [[Cloak of protection]] |
− | | rowspan=6 | oilskin cloak, or <br>elven cloak | + | | rowspan=6 | [[oilskin cloak]], or <br>[[elven cloak]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Cloak of invisibility | + | | [[Cloak of invisibility]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Cloak of magic resistance | + | | [[Cloak of magic resistance]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Cloak of displacement | + | | [[Cloak of displacement]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Dwarvish cloak | + | | [[Dwarvish cloak]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Orcish cloak | + | | [[Orcish cloak]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Oilskin cloak | + | | [[Oilskin cloak]] |
| rowspan=2 | cloak of protection, <br>cloak of invisibility, <br>cloak of magic resistance, or <br>cloak of displacement | | rowspan=2 | cloak of protection, <br>cloak of invisibility, <br>cloak of magic resistance, or <br>cloak of displacement | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Elven cloak | + | | [[Elven cloak]] |
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! New Object | ! New Object | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Fedora | + | | [[Fedora]] |
− | | Elven leather helm | + | | [[Elven leather helm]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Elven leather helm | | Elven leather helm | ||
| Fedora | | Fedora | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Dented pot | + | | [[Dented pot]] |
− | | Orcish helm | + | | [[Orcish helm]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Orcish helm | + | | [[Orcish helm]] |
− | | rowspan=3 | Dwarvish iron helm | + | | rowspan=3 | [[Dwarvish iron helm]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Helm of brilliance | + | | [[Helm of brilliance]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Helm of telepathy | + | | [[Helm of telepathy]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Dwarvish iron helm | | Dwarvish iron helm | ||
| helm of brilliance, or <br>helm of telepathy | | helm of brilliance, or <br>helm of telepathy | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Cornuthaum | + | | [[Cornuthaum]] |
− | | Dunce cap | + | | [[Dunce cap]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Dunce cap | | Dunce cap | ||
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! New Object | ! New Object | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Leather gloves | + | | [[Leather gloves]] |
− | | gauntlets of swimming, or <br>gauntlets of dexterity | + | | [[gauntlets of swimming]], or <br>[[gauntlets of dexterity]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Gauntlets of swimming | | Gauntlets of swimming | ||
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! New Object | ! New Object | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Elven shield | + | | [[Elven shield]] |
− | | Uruk-hai shield, or <br>orcish shield | + | | [[Uruk-hai shield]], or <br>[[orcish shield]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Uruk-hai shield | | Uruk-hai shield | ||
| rowspan=2 | Elven shield | | rowspan=2 | Elven shield | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Orcish shield | + | | [[Orcish shield]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Dwarvish roundshield | + | | [[Dwarvish roundshield]] |
− | | Large shield | + | | [[Large shield]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Large shield | | Large shield | ||
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! New Object | ! New Object | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Robe | + | | [[Robe]] |
− | | robe of protection, or <br>robe of power | + | | [[robe of protection]], or <br>[[robe of power]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Robe of protection | | Robe of protection | ||
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! New Object | ! New Object | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Elven mithril-coat | + | | [[Elven mithril-coat]] |
− | | Dark elven mithril-coat | + | | [[Dark elven mithril-coat]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Dark elven mithril-coat | | Dark elven mithril-coat | ||
| Elven mithril-coat | | Elven mithril-coat | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Orcish chain mail | + | | [[Orcish chain mail]] |
− | | Chain mail | + | | [[Chain mail]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Chain mail | | Chain mail | ||
| Orcish chain mail | | Orcish chain mail | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Studded leather armor | + | | [[Studded leather armor]] |
− | | rowspan=2 | Leather armor | + | | rowspan=2 | [[Leather armor]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Leather jacket | + | | [[Leather jacket]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Leather armor | | Leather armor | ||
| Studded leather armor | | Studded leather armor | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Low boots | + | | [[Low boots]] |
− | | High boots | + | | [[High boots]] |
|- | |- | ||
| High boots | | High boots | ||
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! New Object | ! New Object | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Large box | + | | [[Large box]] |
− | | rowspan=2 | Chest | + | | rowspan=2 | [[Chest]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Ice box | + | | [[Ice box]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Chest | | Chest | ||
| Ice box | | Ice box | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Sack | + | | [[Sack]] |
− | | 4 | + | | {{frac|4|5}} chance of [[oilskin sack]], <br>{{frac|5}} chance of [[bag of holding]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Oilskin sack | | Oilskin sack | ||
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! New Object | ! New Object | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Tin whistle | + | | [[Tin whistle]] |
− | | Magic whistle | + | | [[Magic whistle]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Magic whistle | | Magic whistle | ||
| Tin whistle | | Tin whistle | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Wooden flute | + | | [[Wooden flute]] |
− | | Magic flute (10-14 charges) | + | | [[Magic flute]] (10-14 charges) |
|- | |- | ||
| Magic flute | | Magic flute | ||
| Wooden flute | | Wooden flute | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Tooled horn | + | | [[Tooled horn]] |
− | | frost horn, fire horn, or <br>horn of plenty | + | | [[frost horn]], [[fire horn]], or <br>[[horn of plenty]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Horn of plenty | | Horn of plenty | ||
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| Frost horn | | Frost horn | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Wooden harp | + | | [[Wooden harp]] |
− | | Magic harp (10-14 charges) | + | | [[Magic harp]] (10-14 charges) |
|- | |- | ||
| Magic harp | | Magic harp | ||
| Wooden harp | | Wooden harp | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Crystal ball | + | | [[Crystal ball]] |
− | | Magic marker | + | | [[Magic marker]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Magic marker | | Magic marker | ||
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! New Object | ! New Object | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Towel | + | | [[Towel]] |
− | | Blindfold | + | | [[Blindfold]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Blindfold | | Blindfold | ||
| Towel | | Towel | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Credit card | + | | [[Credit card]] |
− | | rowspan=2 | Skeleton key | + | | rowspan=2 | [[Skeleton key]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Lock pick | + | | [[Lock pick]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Skeleton key | | Skeleton key | ||
| Lock pick | | Lock pick | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Leash | + | | [[Leash]] |
− | | Saddle | + | | [[Saddle]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Saddle | | Saddle | ||
| Leash | | Leash | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Tin opener | + | | [[Tin opener]] |
− | | Tinning kit (70-99 charges) | + | | [[Tinning kit]] (70-99 charges) |
|- | |- | ||
| Tinning kit | | Tinning kit | ||
| Tin opener | | Tin opener | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Tallow candle | + | | [[Tallow candle]] |
− | | Wax candle | + | | [[Wax candle]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Wax candle | | Wax candle | ||
| Tallow candle | | Tallow candle | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Oil lamp | + | | [[Oil lamp]] |
− | | Brass lantern | + | | [[Brass lantern]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Brass lantern | | Brass lantern | ||
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! New Object | ! New Object | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | K-ration | + | | [[K-ration]] |
− | | rowspan=3 | cram ration, or <br>food ration | + | | rowspan=3 | [[cram ration]], or <br>[[food ration]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | C-ration | + | | [[C-ration]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | Lembas wafer | + | | [[Lembas wafer]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Food ration | | Food ration | ||
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! New Object | ! New Object | ||
|- | |- | ||
− | | Loadstone | + | | [[Loadstone]] |
− | | Flint stone | + | | [[Flint stone]] |
|- | |- | ||
| Flint stone | | Flint stone | ||
− | | luckstone, or <br>healthstone | + | | [[luckstone]], or <br>[[healthstone]] |
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 20:26, 3 June 2023
In SLASH'EM, items may be upgraded into other objects.
Contents
Description
Upgrading is done by dipping an object into a potion of gain level[1] or using the gnomish tinker technique. If an object has multiple possible upgrades, each one is equally likely unless otherwise noted. Artifacts cannot be upgraded.
Upgrading objects does not break polymorphless conduct, and upgraded objects do not need to be dipped in a potion of restore ability to make the upgrade permanent as with polymorphed objects.
List of upgradeable items
Much of the information is taken from (with thanks to) Eva Myers's spoiler.[2]
Weapons and ammunition
Daggers
Old Object | New Object |
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Orcish dagger | Dagger |
Dagger | elven dagger, or dark elven dagger |
Great dagger | |
Elven dagger | Great dagger |
Dark elven dagger |
This is a good source of great daggers, since they are never randomly generated. As of SLASH'EM version 0.0.7E7F3, great daggers DO NOT STACK. This is by design.[3] If you upgrade to a stack of great daggers, it will be stacked ONLY until they are thrown or dropped individually. After that, they will never stack again
Short swords
Old Object | New Object |
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Orcish short sword | Short sword |
Elven short sword | Dwarvish short sword |
Dark elven short sword | |
Short sword | |
Dwarvish short sword | elven short sword, or dark elven short sword |
Bows
Old Object | New Object |
---|---|
Elven bow | Bow |
Dark elven bow | |
Yumi | |
Orcish bow | |
Bow | elven bow, dark elven bow, or yumi |
Arrows
Old Object | New Object |
---|---|
Elven arrow | Arrow |
Dark elven arrow | |
Ya | |
Orcish arrow | |
Arrow | elven arrow, dark elven arrow, or ya |
Other weapons
Old Object | New Object |
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Knife | Stiletto |
Stiletto | Knife |
Axe | Battle-axe |
Battle-axe | Axe |
Pick-axe | Dwarvish mattock |
Dwarvish mattock | Pick-axe |
Broadsword | Elven broadsword |
Elven broadsword | Broadsword |
Club | Aklys |
Aklys | Club |
War hammer | Heavy hammer |
Heavy hammer | War hammer |
Armor
Cloaks
Old Object | New Object |
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Cloak of protection | oilskin cloak, or elven cloak |
Cloak of invisibility | |
Cloak of magic resistance | |
Cloak of displacement | |
Dwarvish cloak | |
Orcish cloak | |
Oilskin cloak | cloak of protection, cloak of invisibility, cloak of magic resistance, or cloak of displacement |
Elven cloak |
Helmets
Old Object | New Object |
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Fedora | Elven leather helm |
Elven leather helm | Fedora |
Dented pot | Orcish helm |
Orcish helm | Dwarvish iron helm |
Helm of brilliance | |
Helm of telepathy | |
Dwarvish iron helm | helm of brilliance, or helm of telepathy |
Cornuthaum | Dunce cap |
Dunce cap | Cornuthaum |
Gloves
Old Object | New Object |
---|---|
Leather gloves | gauntlets of swimming, or gauntlets of dexterity |
Gauntlets of swimming | Leather gloves |
Gauntlets of dexterity |
Shields
Old Object | New Object |
---|---|
Elven shield | Uruk-hai shield, or orcish shield |
Uruk-hai shield | Elven shield |
Orcish shield | |
Dwarvish roundshield | Large shield |
Large shield | Dwarvish roundshield |
Robes
Old Object | New Object |
---|---|
Robe | robe of protection, or robe of power |
Robe of protection | Robe |
Robe of power |
Other armor
Old Object | New Object |
---|---|
Elven mithril-coat | Dark elven mithril-coat |
Dark elven mithril-coat | Elven mithril-coat |
Orcish chain mail | Chain mail |
Chain mail | Orcish chain mail |
Studded leather armor | Leather armor |
Leather jacket | |
Leather armor | Studded leather armor |
Low boots | High boots |
High boots | Low boots |
Only low and high boots are upgradable. No boots can be upgraded into their magical counter-parts.
Tools
Containers
Old Object | New Object |
---|---|
Large box | Chest |
Ice box | |
Chest | Ice box |
Sack | 4⁄5 chance of oilskin sack, 1⁄5 chance of bag of holding |
Oilskin sack | Bag of holding |
Bag of holding | Oilskin sack |
Magical tools
Old Object | New Object |
---|---|
Tin whistle | Magic whistle |
Magic whistle | Tin whistle |
Wooden flute | Magic flute (10-14 charges) |
Magic flute | Wooden flute |
Tooled horn | frost horn, fire horn, or horn of plenty |
Horn of plenty | Tooled horn |
Fire horn | |
Frost horn | |
Wooden harp | Magic harp (10-14 charges) |
Magic harp | Wooden harp |
Crystal ball | Magic marker |
Magic marker | Crystal ball (3-12 charges, unless marker had fewer) |
Mundane tools
Old Object | New Object |
---|---|
Towel | Blindfold |
Blindfold | Towel |
Credit card | Skeleton key |
Lock pick | |
Skeleton key | Lock pick |
Leash | Saddle |
Saddle | Leash |
Tin opener | Tinning kit (70-99 charges) |
Tinning kit | Tin opener |
Tallow candle | Wax candle |
Wax candle | Tallow candle |
Oil lamp | Brass lantern |
Brass lantern | Oil lamp |
Food
Old Object | New Object |
---|---|
K-ration | cram ration, or food ration |
C-ration | |
Lembas wafer | |
Food ration | Lembas wafer |
Cram ration |
Stones
Old Object | New Object |
---|---|
Loadstone | Flint stone |
Flint stone | luckstone, or healthstone |
Strategy
Upgrading objects, either by potions of gain level or the tinker techinque, is the "poor hacker's polypiling"[4]. It can be used to get some good items without many of the risks of polypiling. Most of the transformations are also reversible, although polypiling in SLASH'EM is by default reversible, since objects revert after some time. Also note that most of the magical items transform into other magical items, and mundane items change into other mundane items. Thus, with a few exceptions, it is not a viable way to make more magical items for polypiling. However, many useful items can be obtained, including helms of brilliance, healthstones, tinning kits, and magic markers.
Cost and safety
One potion is used up per item (or stack of items) transformed, if using a potion of gain level. If using the tinker technique, much more time passes, using up nutrition and spawning enemies. Thus, gnomes can save on potions, but must find a safe place to tinker, so they are neither interrupted or killed. Boulder forts work well, but may be hard to come by early in the game. Shops work very well in the early game, with the door locked. If you lack a way of (un)locking the door, you can also pick up an unpaid item and let the shopkeeper block the door. Be sure not to stand in a straight line from the door, so monsters can't shoot you, and beware tunneling monsters.
Upgrading a container doesn't destroy its contents, as polymorphing does. However, if you upgrade a container to a bag of holding, it will explode if it contains an item that would cause an explosion[5].
Enchanted armor and weapons
One good use of upgrading is to get highly-enchanted armor or weapons. A +5 orcish helm may be upgraded into a +5 helm of brilliance. Also, since many transformations are reversible, the player may change a highly enchanted piece of armor from one type to another. For example, a wizard has less use of a +3 helm of telepathy than a +3 helm of brilliance. Similarly, a player could upgrade a +2 orcish dagger into a +2 great dagger, for two-weaponing with (or skill-training for) Magicbane. Additionally, Elven armor can be enchanted, fairly reliably, to +7 and then upgraded. For example, a +7 elven cloak can become something more useful like a cloak of magic resistance.
Polyfodder
Objects may also be upgraded for use in polypiling. Most magical items transform into other magical items, and most mundane items transform into other mundane items. Thus, upgrading objects for polyfodder will often be a waste of potions or time spent tinkering. The exceptions are mundane items which transform into magical items:
- flint stones
- dwarvish helms
- orcish helms
- dented pots
- dwarvish cloaks
- orcish cloaks
- leather gloves
- robes
- tin whistles
- wooden harps
- wooden flutes
- tooled horns
- sacks
References
- ↑ potion.c in SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2, line 2166
- ↑ http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~eva/slashem/potions.html
- ↑ http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.games.roguelike.nethack.slashem.devel/72 bug release plans for SLASH'EM 0.0.7E7F3 (2006.12.28)
- ↑ potion.c in SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2, line 2167
- ↑ potion.c in SLASH'EM_0.0.7E7F2, line 2596