ZAPM items

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List of Items in ZAPM

This page gives a list of items found in ZAPM and some minimal information about them, including base prices.

In ZAPM, price offered is not influenced by charisma - you can't charm a robot, after all. Selling prices are always 1/10 of base prices, and buying prices are always base prices.

One convenient feature is that unlike nethack, any type of shop will buy any item. So you can price ID your canisters in a computer shop, for instance.

Caveat: the ZAPM items do not necessarily behave exactly like the "Nethack Analogs" given below.

Table of floppy disks

Floppy disks in ZAPM appear as ? and are roughly analogous to nethack scrolls. They are unusable without a computer. If the computer is buggy, it may eat the disks. Like nethack, some floppy disks have different effects according to "BUC" status and if the hero is confused.

Floppy disks may be reused; under normal circumstances there is a chance of the "license expiring" and the disk disappearing, otherwise it stays in inventory and may be reused.

Floppy Disk	Cost	Nethack analog	Effects
Bug Detection	25	n/a	reveals items in inventory which are buggy
Spam	25	n/a	scams you out of money, if you have any
Identify	25	Scroll of identify	identifies objects in inventory (1-5 if optimized)
Blank Floppy Disk	50	Scroll of blank paper	requires programming skill to "write"
Object Detection	50	Potion of object detection	detects objects on the level
Lifeform Detection	50	Potion of monster detection	detects lifeforms on the level. Confused detects bots instead
Mapping	50	Scroll of magic mapping	Maps the level
Diagnostics	50	Potion of enlightenment	gives status info on the hero
Debugging	100	Scroll of remove curse	debugs (or optimises) selected item in inventory
Enhance Armor	100	Scroll of enchant armor	increases worn armor effectiveness
Enhance Weapon	100	Scroll of enchant weapon	increases wielded weapon effectiveness
Enhance Implant	100	n/a	increases installed implant effectiveness
Transportation	100	Scroll of teleportation	Transports the hero. It can malfunction
Hypnosis	100	Potion of sleep	puts hero and adjacent monsters to sleep for a while
Hacking	300	n/a	attempts to "crack" a floppy disk, which if successful gives unlimited usage

Table of Canisters

Canisters appear as ! and are roughly equivalent to nethack potions. However, ZAPM canisters cannot be thrown. Some may be applied as well as quaffed. If you have a canister of superglue stuck to your tongue you are unable to quaff anything.

A useful observation is that all canisters worth 50 buckazoids have positive effects.

Canister	Cost	Nethack analog	Effects
Beer	5	Potion of booze	confusion; cures fright
Super Glue	5	n/a	sticks to your tongue and makes you look ridiculous. Eventually falls off
Nano-Cola	5	Potion of gain energy	restores/boosts charisma (used for mutant powers)
Water	5	uncursed Potion of water	water (no equivalent of holy/unholy water)
Rad-Away	50	n/a	reduces hero's radiation contamination by 100-300 points
Restoration	50	Potion of restore ability	restores hero's lost abilities, maybe partially. Note that there is no unicorn horn equivalent in ZAPM
Healing	50	Potion of healing	restores hitpoints and raises maximum if unbuggy
Liquid Nitrogen	75	n/a	Causes cold damage to hero. Abortifacient
Napalm	75	Scroll of fire	Causes fire damage to hero. Abortifacient
Universal Solvent	100	Potion of acid	Causes acid damage to hero. Abortifacient
Speed	100	Potion of speed	Speeds up hero for 12d20 turns (4d20 if buggy, 20d20 if optimised.) Cures hosing
Poison	100	Potion of sickness	Causes poison damage to hero. Abortifacient
Plasma	100	n/a	Causes shock damage to hero. Abortifacient
Mutagen	200	n/a	Exposure to a great deal of radiation. Gain random mutant power
Full Healing	200	Potion of full healing	Full healing for hero (including curing a variety of ill effects)
Gain Ability	200	Potion of gain ability	+1 to one random ability if debugged, +1 to all if optimized
Spice	200	n/a	You fold space. Can be dangerous
Brain Cylinder	1000	mind flayer corpse	+1 Intelligence
Antimatter	1000	n/a	total annihilation

Table of Armor

Types of armor in ZAPM are: jumpsuit, body armor, helmet, belt, goggles.

Armor class works differently than nethack. 10 is naked and worn armor increases this number, so equipping something with armor class 1 results in character AC of 11. As in nethack, armor can be enhanced (enchanted), and enhancement may be negative.

Powered armor carries its own weight, and is effectively weightless when worn (but not when carried.)

Although belts have randomized appearance, there is currently only one type implemented (shield belt.)

Armor	Cost	Weight	Appearance	Armor Class	Effects
Stormtrooper Helmet	50	1000	plastic helmet	1	air supply; -2 to hit
Space Helmet	100	2000	sealed helmet	1	air supply
Football Helmet	25	4000	padded helmet	1	none
Energy Dome	25	25	flowerpot	1	none
Brain Shield	25	25	tinfoil hat	0	reflection, brain shield
Sunglasses	50	50	pair of goggles	0	blindness protection?
Peril-sensitive Sunglasses	50	50	pair of goggles	0	usually buggy, blinds when peril is nigh
Blindfold	50	50	blindfold	0	blinding
X-ray Goggles	100	50	pair of goggles	0	X-ray vision, exposure to radiation if buggy
Targeter Goggles	100	50	pair of goggles	0	+2 to hit; +2 damage
Night Vision Goggles	100	50	pair of goggles	0	Night vision
Shield Belt	300	100	{random} belt	0	Energy shield
Ordinary Jumpsuit	25	400	{colour} jumpsuit	1	none
Radiation Suit	100	400	{colour} jumpsuit	1	radiation protection
Janitor Uniform	25	400	{colour} jumpsuit	1	none
Chameleon Suit	500	400	{colour} jumpsuit	1	20% concealment
Elven Jumpsuit	25	400	pink jumpsuit	2	none
Reflec Armor	100	400	shiny armor	1	reflection
Football Pads	100	5000	padded uniform	3	none
Flak Jacket	75	2500	flak jacket	3	none
Stormtrooper suit	400	10000	plastic armor	4	none
Aquamarine Power Armor	1500	15000	aqua mechanical armor	7	powered
Mean Green Power Armor	1500	15000	green mechanical armor	7	powered
Space Suit	800	18000	space suit	4	powered
Elven Space Suit	1500	10000	pink space suit	5	powered