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Nethack 3.4.1 Released
fatquack writes "Almost a day ago the DevTeam wrote: The NetHack DevTeam is pleased to announce the release of NetHack 3.4.1. NetHack 3.4 is an enhancement to the dungeon exploration game NetHack. It is a distant descendent of Rogue and Hack, and a direct descendent of NetHack 3.3. Get your copy at nethack.org now! (and it fixes the boulder/landmine bug)."
The question is, does this release fix the "DAMN this game is IMPOSSIBLE!!" bug, or the "Holy crap, I keep dying for no reason." Bug?
NetHack is cool because you can play it at work... nobody will notice you're playing a game, it just looks like ascii/binary garbage.. :)
That download was slashdotted.
You feel deathly ill.
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Try to hack my 31337 firewall!
I was planning to graduate in a couple of years!
Infogrames (UK) could learn a thing or two from these people.
They had a simultaneous world release for Master of Orion 3, er, except for the UK, which gets it 10 days later.
You are lost in a twisty maze of Hack and Rogue versions, all the same. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.
fifth sigma, inc.
I figured I won't donwload Nethack. Why? Because I know how damn good it is and I know I'll be lost forever if I start playing it for real.
For the ones who don't know what Nethack is: The GameSpy Hall of Fame has a really good piece on Nethack.
.: Max Romantschuk
Net...hack? Rogue? Sounds suspicious to me. How can I get in touch with John Ashcroft?
I first tried playing Nethack a few years ago, and I couldn't stand it. I'm a huge fan of RPGs and MUDs, but I just couldn't get the whole nethack thing. For those of you who don't like it either, try Falcon's Eye (or another Nethack GUI--there's many!)
I know I might sound completely moronic when I say this, but I think the title 'NetHack' is almost, but not quite, entirely misleading to the actual theme of the game.
I've stumpled upon NetHack here and there and always thought it to be something along the lines of the ancient Neuromancer Amiga game that I loved so much.
Why don't they call it something like "[insert D&D'ish sounding name]: The legacy of [insert other D&D'ish sounding name]
Example:
Crangrall: the legacy of Wanhall
Forthrall: the legacy of Krilltorr
You can all troll me or flame me to pieces now for not getting it.
naah sig schmig
At one point, NetHack had everything but the kitchen sink. Then they added the kitchen sink. What more could you want? :-)
If they do, I can't wait to see the fully raytraced, mip-mapped hi rez @ sign brutally attacking the letter Z.
I think bullet time would go down well too!
It's My Tea and I'll Drink it if I Want To!
This is my week.
1. Found out wife is pregnant.
2. Our rental has been sold and we have 42 days find a new place/move out.
3. Starting a new job on Monday
4. New version of nethack released
Oh, the inhumanity of it all...
Never, ever lose a file again. Ever.
When someone feels like doing it.
Personally, I like the game for its playability, not any so-called "multimedia quality". Hell, I still play in ASCII mode (albeit with colour). I'm not a luddite, though - I've played Eye of the Beholder, Diablo, Dungeon Siege etc., and found them reasonably enjoyable for a while, but Nethack is the one that keeps me coming back. 15 years since I first played it (back in the 1.0 days) and it's still fun.
If Nethack is as good as I've heard, it could turn out to be a killer game.
It already is a killer game... lord knows it's killed me enough times :-) But seriously, it's a game developed by a group of people for fun, without the expectation of profit, and it has an intensely loyal following. If you don't like it, don't play it, or do something by contributing to it. But standing at the sidelines and bitching isn't going to do you, or anyone else, any good.
And I admit, it's nice that the ascii version still works, but the graphic tiles (added in, what, 1992?) make it even nicer, IMO. (Although not quite as safe to play at work, I admit.)
:)
But be careful -- the PHB may not have a clue what all that odd text on your screen really means, but the technical manager probably played it in college himself, and will know at a glance what you're doing. The game has been around for nearly two decades, and in that time, a lot of people you might not expect have probably run across it here or there.
Also, if you're running it on a shared machine, you might want to rename the binary. Any sysadmin who sees "nethack" in a process list will either a) know you're playing games on company time, or b) assume the machine is under attack and panic. Either option may result in effects you may not enjoy....
Anyone know where I can find a playable recording of a successful NetHack game? I want to see a Master play.
Make even shorter URLs - 8LN.org
The boulder/landmine bug was a serious problem that was identified with release 3.4.0 a few days after it was released. Unfortunately, the release had already been shipped, and so everyone had to either patch it on their own (which involved a re-compile, something Windows users simply seem to lack the skill for) or wait for 3.4.1.
... these things happen to include boulders that block your path and can be pushed around, as well as rare traps called landmines. When a landmine explodes, it leaves a pit behind. Boulders fill up pit. When you push a boulder onto a landmine, it triggers a panic in the program, which dumps out on you without the possibility of even recovering your saved game.
In the game of Nethack there are many things
If anyone is interested in playing Nethack but you don't want to go through the trouble of setting it up for yourself, you can simply play on my public server. SSH or telnet into fyre.sytes.net with username "yasd", password "yasd". You'll be able to set up a username, preferences, and get started playing Nethack. Good luck with your 'hacking!
Cyde Weys Musings - Scrutinizing the inscrutable
Try this site.
If you don't like the traditional ascii rendering of the game, there is now a complete port of nethack to use a 3D-accellerated, high-resolution display engine which will keep you on the edge of your seat! See screenshot, and drool!
"Oppression and harassment is a small price to pay to live in the land of the free." -- Montgomery Burns.
You find yourself on an empty tile.
Looking northwest you see a large chest.
A grid bug approaches you from southwest.
There's a curved wand 2 squares to the north.
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"The NetHack DevTeam is pleased to announce the release of NetHack 3.4.1. NetHack 3.4 is an enhancement to the dungeon exploration game NetHack. It is a distant descendent of Rogue and Hack, and a direct descendent of NetHack 3.3."
Does anyone know if NetHack 3.5 will be a descendent of NetHack 3.4? Someone told me that it was going to be a spreadsheet application.
Not only don't they notice, they peer in over my shoulder exclaiming,
:o)
"Whow, you guys are always doing such techy stuff, it's amazing..." (spoken with absolute naivety)
And hjkl is why I picked up vi so quickly. So I also describe it as a vi training module.
Xix.
"Everything is adjustable, provided you have the right tools"