Overview

#overview is an extended command in NetHack that displays notable features of the explored dungeon. It can also be invoked with the keys ctrl + o or alt + O.

Here's an example of a dungeon overview:

The Dungeons of Doom: levels 1 to 3
    Level 3:
      Stairs down to The Gnomish Mines.
The Gnomish Mines: levels 4 to 11
    Level 7:
      Many shops, a temple, some fountains.
    Level 10: <- You are here.
    Level 11:

The following information pertains to an upcoming version (3.7.0). If this version is now released, please verify that the information below is still accurate, then update the page to incorporate it.

Pressing m before entering the #overview command allows editing of annotations on any level.

Description

For each level seen, the game prints out whatever annotation the player has written for the level, followed by any interesting features:

• Dungeon features, such as altars, thrones, fountains, sinks, graves, and trees.
• Special rooms, including shops, temples and the like.
  • Multiple special rooms of the same type are reported differently, e.g. two shops are reported as "some shops", while three or more shops are "many shops". For shops, if there is only one then the type of shop is listed.
• Special levels are listed; some use different names and descriptions, with the Rogue level called a "primitive area". The Castle will include the passtune in its level description if the character has knowledge of it.
• Stairs and magic portals to other dungeon branches are listed.
• If a level was loaded from bones, it will list the name, race, role, and alignment of the character along with their cause of death if you have seen the location where the deceased died.

The overview, also appears as one of the screens that can be displayed at the end of a game, after "Do you want your possessions identified?"

History

Overviews first appear in NetHack 3.6.0.

References

This page may need to be updated for the current version of NetHack.

It may contain text specific to NetHack 3.6.1. Information on this page may be out of date.

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