ALT.SF4M Nethack Update • g*****o@k****.****t.net 14/03/1996 00:00:000 UTC Welcome to the MS-DOS directory! Next to this file and a lot of *.txt files, which describe the contents of the corresponding *.zip files, this directory contains the following files: Utilities: Size Filename Description 4096 chrdata.dat Original data file from chrset23.zip 4096 chrdata1.dat Alternative data file 4096 chrdata2.dat Alternative data file 4096 chrdata3.dat Also contained as monsters.dat in chrset23.zip 71138 chrhac23.zip The complete ChrHack program with installation 47845 chrset23.zip Slightly shorter version with batch files 209474 nhsound2.zip Sound utility (version 2) ChrSet23.zip contains approximately the same as ChrHac23.zip. Although most executables are unchanged, I replaced some of them by Msdos batch files. Now you can call makeconf to edit your configuration, and won't have to run install every time to add nethack.add to it. This is now done automatically by the batch file. I changed this since my editor couldn't handle files containing non-ASCII characters, and for easier access to the files. Also, the enclosed data file has been modified, since I thought some of the monsters were not easily recognized or resembled one another too much. I am quite pleased with the result. NhSound2 is a new, updated version of NetHack Sound, which adds some sound effects to the game. It slows the game down considerably, since the game is halted every time a sound is generated. For example, if a door opens at the other side of the screen, you hear a door being opened. Hack: Size Filename Description 119408 hack101.zip Predecessor of NetHack (Hack, version 1.01) 177704 hack103.zip Predecessor of NetHack (Hack, version 1.03) 157237 hack103g.zip Predecessor of NetHack (Hack, version 1.03g) 159297 hack31.zip Predecessor of NetHack (Hack, version 3.1) 172755 hack351.zip Predecessor of NetHack (Hack, version 3.51) 161872 hack360.zip Predecessor of NetHack (Hack, version 3.60) Hack101 throug hack360 are ancient versions of Hack, NetHack's predecessor. Some might be quite buggy, but they have been placed here for all you collectors of roguelike games, NetHack in particular. NetHack: Size Filename Description 189480 nh14f.zip Old version of NetHack (version 1.4f) 211435 nh23a.zip Old version of NetHack (version 2.2-2.3a) 217008 nh23e.zip Old version of NetHack (version 2.3e) 485685 nh30j.zip Old version of NetHack (version 3.0j) 708444 nh313386.exe Current version of NetHack (3.1.3, 386 and better) 665540 nh313pc.exe Current version of NetHack (3.1.3, 286 and worse) 33258 nh_c++.zip NetHack 3.1.3 C++ implementation, sources Nh23a through nh313 are all versions of NetHack. Note that NetHack version 3.1.3 is the current version of NetHack, and that older versions might be unstable or buggy. Not quite as buggy as some of the Hack versions above, but still only interesting for collectors, if you ask me. Both files for version 3.1.3 are official self-extracting archives. Many thanks to Frank Hollander (f.*********r@g****.****s.com) for uploading most of the older versions of Hack and NetHack. Variants: Size Filename Description 341977 hacklite.zip Short version of NetHack, less features 895898 nhp.zip NetHack 3.1.3 variant, Msdos binaries 1597 nhp.txt Installation notes for this variant 5846 nhp_sp1.txt What's new in this variant? 21823 nhp_sp2.txt Spoilers for this variant 11058 nhp_sp3.txt Some more spoilers (on artifacts) 652170 nh313--.zip NetHack 3.1.3 variant, Msdos binaries 920925 nhtng.zip NetHack 3.1.3 variant, Msdos binaries 17476 nhtngsp.txt Spoilers for this variant 129207 w_ohack.zip Hack for Windows HackLite is a smaller version of standard NetHack, with some features removed. It can be run on "smaller" configurations and is much easier than the "normal" NetHack or other versions in this directory. Note that the author does not want the sources to be available, since he thinks that having publicly available sources spoils the game. For the same reason, no spoilers are available. NetHack Plus (nhp) is an unauthorized, expanded version of standard NetHack, version 3.1.3 (the latest version). "Expanded" means that this version has more monsters, artifacts, items, classes and special levels. The files nhpsp1.txt and nhpsp2.txt contain spoilers for this variant. NetHack-- (nh313--) is another unauthorized, expanded version of standard NetHack, version 3.1.3. "Expanded" means that this version has more monsters, artifacts, and items. NetHack, the Next Generation (nhtng) is yet another unauthorized, expanded version of NetHack, containing lots of "nerdish" computer puns and references to Douglas Adams and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The file nhtngsp.txt contains spoilers. Hack for Windows (w_ohack) is a variant of the original Hack game, one of NetHack's predecessors. To run it, you need MS-Windows AND a special command shell, w_one49. You can find this file on following location: ftp.cica.intiana.edu:/pub/pc/win3/utils/w_one49.zip. Lastly, pkunzip.exe has been placed two directories above this directory for those of you that might not have it. As everything in this directory, it is for use on an Msdos platform only. Boudewijn Wayers (d*****4@w**.***e.nl).