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| + | In ''[[NetHack]]'', the letter '''Y''' serves the following purposes: | ||
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* {{white|y}} represents a [[light (monster class)|light]]: | * {{white|y}} represents a [[light (monster class)|light]]: | ||
** {{monsymlink|yellow light}} | ** {{monsymlink|yellow light}} | ||
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** {{monsymlink|sasquatch}} | ** {{monsymlink|sasquatch}} | ||
| − | * | + | * It is also used as a [[direction]] key if [[numpad]] movement is off: |
| − | **Press {{kbd|y}} to move northwest | + | ** Press {{kbd|y}} to move northwest. |
| − | **Press {{kbd|shift|y}} to move far northwest | + | ** Press {{kbd|shift|y}} to move far northwest. |
| − | + | * If numpad movement is on: | |
| + | ** Pressing {{kbd|y}} answers yes to questions with "yes/no" prompts. As such, be wary of moving by holding down the key or else pressing it repeatedly: you may risk attacking a powerful [[peaceful]] monster to your northwest, especially in areas like [[Minetown]]. See [[paranoid_hit]] for a way to avoid this. | ||
| − | + | ==Historical uses== | |
| + | In PDP-11 Hack, a variant of [[Jay Fenlason's Hack]], yeti used the {{white|Y}} glyph as normal; this was also the case from [[Hack 1.0]] to [[NetHack 3.0.10]]. The apelike creature [[monster class]] was introduced in [[NetHack 3.0.0]], and its members - the ape and carnivorous ape - instead used {{white|A}} as their glyph. In [[NetHack 3.1.0]], the apelike creatures were moved to {{white|Y}} with the yeti to make room for [[angelic being]]s, and the owlbear was changed from a [[giant humanoid]], {{brown|H}}, to an apelike creature. | ||
| − | == SLASH'EM == | + | ==Variants== |
| − | While [[SLASH'EM]] | + | ===SLASH'EM=== |
| + | While [[SLASH'EM]] does not introduce any new monsters using {{white|y}} or {{white|Y}} as their glyph, the {{monsymlink|zruty}} is moved to the apelike creature monster class and has its glyph changed to {{green|Y}}. | ||
| + | {{nethack-367}} | ||
[[Category:ASCII]] | [[Category:ASCII]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:16, 13 March 2024
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
In NetHack, the letter Y serves the following purposes:
- y represents a light:
- Y represents an apelike creature:
- If numpad movement is on:
- Pressing y answers yes to questions with "yes/no" prompts. As such, be wary of moving by holding down the key or else pressing it repeatedly: you may risk attacking a powerful peaceful monster to your northwest, especially in areas like Minetown. See paranoid_hit for a way to avoid this.
Historical uses
In PDP-11 Hack, a variant of Jay Fenlason's Hack, yeti used the Y glyph as normal; this was also the case from Hack 1.0 to NetHack 3.0.10. The apelike creature monster class was introduced in NetHack 3.0.0, and its members - the ape and carnivorous ape - instead used A as their glyph. In NetHack 3.1.0, the apelike creatures were moved to Y with the yeti to make room for angelic beings, and the owlbear was changed from a giant humanoid, H, to an apelike creature.
Variants
SLASH'EM
While SLASH'EM does not introduce any new monsters using y or Y as their glyph, the z zruty is moved to the apelike creature monster class and has its glyph changed to Y.
