diff --git a/dat/help b/dat/help new file mode 100644 index 000000000..abd05de7b --- /dev/null +++ b/dat/help @@ -0,0 +1,188 @@ + Welcome to NetHack! ( description of version 3.3 ) + + NetHack is a Dungeons and Dragons like game where you (the adventurer) +descend into the depths of the dungeon in search of the Amulet of Yendor, +reputed to be hidden somewhere below the twentieth level. You begin your +adventure with a pet that can help you in many ways, and can be trained +to do all sorts of things. On the way you will find useful (or useless) +items, quite possibly with magic properties, and assorted monsters. You can +attack a monster by trying to move onto the space a monster is on (but often +it is much wiser to leave it alone). + + Unlike most adventure games, which give you a verbal description of +your location, NetHack gives you a visual image of the dungeon level you are +on. + + NetHack uses the following symbols: + + - and | The walls of a room, possibly also open doors or a grave. + . The floor of a room or a doorway. + # A corridor, or iron bars, or a tree, or possibly a kitchen + sink (if your dungeon has sinks), or a drawbridge. + > Stairs down: a way to the next level. + < Stairs up: a way to the previous level. + @ You (usually), or another human. + ) A weapon of some sort. + [ A suit or piece of armor. + % Something edible (not necessarily healthy). + / A wand. + = A ring. + ? A scroll. + ! A potion. + ( Some other useful object (pick-axe, key, lamp...) + $ A pile of gold. + * A gem or rock (possibly valuable, possibly worthless). + + A closed door, or a spellbook containing a spell + you can learn. + ^ A trap (once you detect it). + " An amulet, or a spider web. + 0 An iron ball. + _ An altar, or an iron chain. + { A fountain. + } A pool of water or moat or a pool of lava. + \ An opulent throne. + ` A boulder or statue. + A to Z, a to z, and several others: Monsters. + I Invisible monster's last known location + + You can find out what a symbol represents by typing + '/' and following the directions to move the cursor + to the symbol in question. For instance, a 'd' may + turn out to be a dog. + + +y k u 7 8 9 Move commands: + \|/ \|/ yuhjklbn: go one step in specified direction +h-.-l 4-.-6 YUHJKLBN: go in specified direction until you + /|\ /|\ hit a wall or run into something +b j n 1 2 3 g: run in direction until something + numberpad interesting is seen + G, same, except a branching corridor isn't + < up ^: considered interesting + > down m: move without picking up objects + If the number_pad option is set, the number keys move instead. + +Commands: + NetHack knows the following commands: + ? Help menu. + / Tell what a symbol represents. You may choose to specify + a location or give a symbol argument. + & Tell what a command does. + < Go up a staircase (if you are standing on it). + > Go down a staircase (if you are standing on it). + . Rest, do nothing for one turn. + _ Travel via a shortest-path algorithm to a point on the map + a Apply (use) a tool (pick-axe, key, lamp...) + A Remove all armor. + ^A Redo the previous command + c Close a door. + C Call (name) an individual monster. + d Drop something. d7a: drop seven items of object a. + D Drop multiple items. This command is implemented in two + different ways. One way is: + "D" displays a list of all of your items, from which you can + pick and choose what to drop. A "+" next to an item means + that it will be dropped, a "-" means that it will not be + dropped. Toggle an item to be selected/deselected by typing + the letter adjacent to its description. Select all items + with "+", deselect all items with "=". The moves + you from one page of the listing to the next. + The other way is: + "D" will ask the question "What kinds of things do you want + to drop? [!%= au]". You should type zero or more object + symbols possibly followed by 'a' and/or 'u'. + Da - drop all objects, without asking for confirmation. + Du - drop only unpaid objects (when in a shop). + D%u - drop only unpaid food. + ^D Kick (for doors, usually). + e Eat food. + E Engrave a message on the floor. + E- - write in the dust with your fingers. + f Fire ammunition from quiver. + F Followed by direction, fight a monster (even if you don't + sense it). + i Display your inventory. + I Display selected parts of your inventory, as in + I* - list all gems in inventory. + Iu - list all unpaid items. + Ix - list all used up items that are on your shopping bill. + I$ - count your money. + o Open a door. + O Review current options and possibly change them. + A menu displaying the option settings will be displayed + and most can be changed by simply selecting their entry. + Options are usually set before the game with a NETHACKOPTIONS + environment variable, or via a config file (defaults.nh, + NetHack Defaults, nethack.cnf, .nethackrc, etc.), not with + the 'O' command. + p Pay your shopping bill. + P Put on an accessory (ring, amulet, etc). + ^P Repeat last message (subsequent ^P's repeat earlier messages). + q Drink (quaff) a potion. + Q Select ammunition for quiver. + r Read a scroll or spellbook. + R Remove an accessory (ring, amulet, etc). + ^R Redraw the screen. + s Search for secret doors and traps around you. + S Save the game. + t Throw an object or shoot a projectile. + T Take off armor. + ^T Teleport, if you are able. + v Displays the version number. + V Display a longer identification of the version, including the + history of the game. + w Wield weapon. w- means wield nothing, use bare hands. + W Wear armor. + x Swap wielded and secondary weapons. + X Switch the game to explore (discovery) mode. + ^X Show your attributes. + z Zap a wand. + Z Cast a spell. + ^Z Suspend the game. + : Look at what is here. + ; Look at what is somewhere else. + , Pick up some things. + @ Toggle the pickup option. + ^ Ask for the type of a trap you found earlier. + ) Tell what weapon you are wielding. + [ Tell what armor you are wearing. + = Tell what rings you are wearing. + " Tell what amulet you are wearing. + ( Tell what tools you are using. + * Tell what equipment you are using; combines the preceding five. + $ Count your gold pieces. + + List the spells you know; also rearrange them if desired. + \ Show what types of objects have been discovered. + ! Escape to a shell, if supported in your version and OS. + # Introduces one of the "extended" commands. To get a list of + the commands you can use with "#" type "#?". The extended + commands you can use depends upon what options the game was + compiled with, along with your class and what type of monster + you most closely resemble at a given moment. If your keyboard + has a meta key (which, when pressed in combination with another + key, modifies it by setting the 'meta' (8th, or 'high') bit), + these extended commands can be invoked by meta-ing the first + letter of the command. + + If the "number_pad" option is on, some additional letter commands + are available: + + j Jump to another location. + k Kick (for doors, usually). + l Loot a box on the floor. + n Name an object or type of object. + u Untrap a trapped object or door. + + You can put a number before a command to repeat it that many times, + as in "40." or "20s.". If you have the number_pad option set, you + must type 'n' to prefix the count, as in "n40." or "n20s". + + + Some information is displayed on the bottom line. You see your + attributes, your alignment, what dungeon level you are on, how many + hit points you have now (and will have when fully recovered), what + your armor class is (the lower the better), your experience level, + and the state of your stomach. Optionally, you may or may not see + other information such as spell points, how much gold you have, etc. + + Have Fun, and Happy Hacking!