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\Large Guidebook for {\it NetHack\/}}
%.au
\author{Eric S. Raymond\\
(Edited and expanded for 3.6)}
\date{May 30, 2015}
\author{Original version - Eric S. Raymond\\
(Edited and expanded for 3.6 by Michael Allison, Mike Stephenson)}
\date{May 31, 2015}
\maketitle
%.hn 1
\section{Preface - Version 3.6}
%.pg
This version of the game is special in a particular way. Near the end of
the development of 3.6, one of the significant inspirations for many of the
humorous and fun features found in the game, author {\it Terry Pratchett},
passed away. We have dedicated this version of the game in his memory.
%.pg
%.hn 1
\section{Introduction}
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\medskip
In September 2014, an interim snapshot of the code under development was
released publicly by other parties. Since that code was a work-in-progress
and had not gone through a period of debugging, it was decided that the
version numbers present on that code snapshot would be retired and never
used in an official NetHack release. An announcement was posted on the
devteam's official nethack.org website to that effect, stating that there
would never be a 3.4.4, 3.5, or 3.5.0 official release version.
and had not gone through the process of debugging it as a suitable release,
it was decided that the version numbers present on that code snapshot would
be retired and never used in an official NetHack release. An announcement
was posted on the devteam's official nethack.org website to that effect,
stating that there would never be a 3.4.4, 3.5, or 3.5.0 official release
version.
%.pg
\medskip
In January 2015, preparation began for the release of NetHack 3.6.
The 3.6 version merges work done by the development team since the previous
release with some of the beloved community patches. Many bugs were fixed
and some code was restructured.
In November 2014, preparation began for the release of NetHack 3.6. The 3.6
version merges work done by the development team since the previous release
with some of the beloved community patches. Many bugs were fixed and a
large amount of code was restructured.
%.pg
\medskip
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{\it Alex Kompel}, and {\it Dion Nicolaas} maintained the port of
NetHack 3.6.0 for Microsoft Windows.
%.pg
\medskip
This version of the game is special in a particular way. Near the end of
the development of 3.6, one of the significant inspirations for many of the
humorous and fun features found in the game, author {\it Terry Pratchett},
passed away. This version of the game is dedicated to him.
%.pg
\medskip
\nd The official NetHack web site is maintained by {\it Ken Lorber} at