Nethack

pakaran · n00b Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 10

Hi,

How do I keep Gentoo from patching Nethack for graphical support? I like the text-based one just fine - plus that way I can play it inside screen and if need to ctrl-alt-backspace there's no problem.

I found I can change it by editing make.conf before each time I build nethack to take out the graphics flags, but it's annoying to have to remember to do that.

Thanks!

Nathan

rezza · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 12:50 am Post subject:

pakaran · n00b Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 10

AlyM · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 1:20 pm Post subject:

I also just emerged nethack the other night and was suprised to find the qt interface and no text interface. If USE="qt gnome X" and all that is set then I feel that it should install both the graphical and the text interfaces, then run them by nethack-qt or nethack-console or whatever.

I may get around to submitting a bug requesting this... or am I alone in wanting to have both installed?

AlyM

pakaran · n00b Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 10

AlyM · Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2004 6:14 pm Post subject:

Feature request:

https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40292

Draco · n00b Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 69 Location: Atlanta, GA

I hear so much about Nethack and was wondering why its so fun and if its worth the time to emerge it?
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pakaran · n00b Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 10

Heck yeah it's fun - it's one of the best games around, been under continuous open-source development for something like twenty years. Has to have THE most varied gameplay anywhere.

Check out the official site for more info. Have fun!

mondauge · Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 8:47 am Post subject:

Yes, I agree. Nethack is fun.. but it's kinda hard to learn.. particularly the textbased version... But once you have mastered it, I guarantee.. you get addicted to it :-D

mondauge

pakaran · n00b Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Posts: 10

Oh, and take a look at my comments on bugzilla (linked above in this thread), there's a fairly obvious workaround.

upalom00 · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2004 6:01 pm Post subject: text base

woodwizzle · Apprentice Joined: 30 Nov 2003 Posts: 225

Nethack is most definetly one of the greatest games of all time. There are some other gems in the games-rogulike section too. Tome, Zangband and Adom are my personal favorites.

NinjaMonkee · n00b Joined: 21 May 2003 Posts: 8

So I emerged nethack (the graphical version) and it was extremely small and didn't have any appeal in my eyes whatsoever... so on to my question...

In your opinion, is the text version better than the graphical version?
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Draco · n00b Joined: 23 Jan 2003 Posts: 69 Location: Atlanta, GA

Could someobdy please explain "graphical" and "text" version of Nethack. Ok I found a image on the main site and was wondering what version it is ( http://www.nethack.org/common/index.html ). Looks more like the graphical version. Am I correct?
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NinjaMonkee · n00b Joined: 21 May 2003 Posts: 8

That looks different than the one I emerged... looks more like a text version.
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upalom00 · Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2004 12:54 am Post subject:

yeah... that link you posted is the text version .... ASCII graphics.

I prefer the text version of Nethack. But I have been playing it for a long time ... before it was even called NetHack. Back in the early 90s when i discovered it, the game was simply called Hack. Though there was a period of lenthy time when I did not play it and actually thought that the game had died. Recently I discovered it under its new name Nethack. This newer version added alot more to the game but its roots are still the same.

I think the game goes back as early as the early 80s. At that time it was called rogue. As I said, I prefer the ASCII graphics way better. The gui verion of the game looks aweful in my opinion. Though for new players, it might be easier to pick up.