NetHack 3.4.3

Files

@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ Guidebook.mn    Guidebook.tex   Guidebook.txt   dgn_comp.6      dgn_comp.txt
 dlb.6           dlb.txt         fixes22.0       fixes30.0       fixes31.1
 fixes31.2       fixes31.3       fixes32.0       fixes32.1       fixes32.2
 fixes32.3       fixes33.0       fixes33.1       fixes34.0       fixes34.1
-fixes34.2       lev_comp.6      lev_comp.txt    nethack.6       nethack.txt
-recover.6       recover.txt     tmac.n          window.doc
+fixes34.2       fixes34.3       lev_comp.6      lev_comp.txt    nethack.6
+nethack.txt     recover.6       recover.txt     tmac.n          window.doc
 
 include:
 (files for all versions)
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ vmsmisc.c       vmstty.c        vmsunix.c
 sys/wince:
 (files for Windows CE and PocketPC)
 Install.ce      bootstrp.mak    celib.c         cesetup.bat     cesound.c
-defaults.nh     menubar.uu      keypad.uu       mhaskyn.c       mhaskyn.h
+defaults.nh     keypad.uu       menubar.uu      mhaskyn.c       mhaskyn.h
 mhcmd.c         mhcmd.h         mhcolor.c       mhcolor.h       mhdlg.c
 mhdlg.h         mhfont.c        mhfont.h        mhinput.c       mhinput.h
 mhmain.c        mhmain.h        mhmap.c         mhmap.h         mhmenu.c
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ stat.h
 sys/winnt:
 (files for Windows 9x, NT and Windows2000 version)
 Install.nt      Makefile.bcc    Makefile.gcc    Makefile.msc    console.rc
-defaults.nh     mapimail.c      nethack.def     nhdefkey.c      nh340key.c
-nhraykey.c      nhico.uu        nhsetup.bat     ntsound.c       nttty.c
+defaults.nh     mapimail.c      nethack.def     nh340key.c      nhdefkey.c
+nhico.uu        nhraykey.c      nhsetup.bat     ntsound.c       nttty.c
 porthelp        win32api.h      winnt.c
 
 util:
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ dgn_comp.l      dgn_comp.y      lev_comp.l      lev_comp.y
 
 win/Qt:
 (files for the Qt widget library - X11, Windows, Mac OS X, or Qtopia)
-Info.pli        Install.Qt      knethack.lnk    knh-mini.xpm    knh.xpm
+Info.plist      Install.Qt      knethack.lnk    knh-mini.xpm    knh.xpm
 nhicns.uu       nhsplash.xpm    qt_clust.cpp    qt_win.cpp      qttableview.cpp
 tileedit.cpp    tileedit.h      qpe-nethack.control
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ levstuff.dsp    levstuff.mak    makedefs.dsp    mhaskyn.c       mhaskyn.h
 mhdlg.c         mhdlg.h         mhfont.c        mhfont.h        mhinput.c
 mhinput.h       mhmain.c        mhmain.h        mhmap.c         mhmap.h
 mhmenu.c        mhmenu.h        mhmsg.h         mhmsgwnd.c      mhmsgwnd.h
-mhrip.c         mhrip.h         mhsplash.h      mhsplash.c      mhstatus.c
+mhrip.c         mhrip.h         mhsplash.c      mhsplash.h      mhstatus.c
 mhstatus.h      mhtext.c        mhtext.h        mnsel.uu        mnselcnt.uu
 mnunsel.uu      mswproc.c       nethack.dsw     nethackw.dsp    petmark.uu
 recover.dsp     resource.h      rip.uu          splash.uu       tile2bmp.dsp

README

@@ -1,24 +1,32 @@
-                NetHack 3.4.2 -- General information
+                NetHack 3.4.3 -- General information
 
 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.
 
-NetHack 3.4.2 is a bugfix release for 3.4.1.
- *  A fatal bug that caused a crash when applying figurine, candle, or
-    bell that gets used up
- *  A fatal bug that triggered a panic when your secondary weapon was
-    cursed during bones file creation
- *  A few dozen general bug fixes
- *  Fixed some Gnome compilation problems on Redhat 7.2 and 8.0
- *  Fixed a problem in the util Makefile
- *  win32 tty adjustments and support for loading alternative key handlers
+NetHack 3.4.3 is a bugfix release for NetHack 3.4.2.
+ *  Several dozen general bug fixes including at least one fatal bug
+ *  Correct several inconsistencies
+ *  Handle level completely filled with monsters better
+ *  win32tty performance enhancements when playing on Windows 98 and Windows Me
+ *  win32gui player selection fixes
+ *  X11 player selection fixes, one of which could be fatal
+ *  Eliminated a gold-in-shop-container cheat
+ *  Include bones file version compatibility info in options file
 
 A fuller list of changes for this release can be found in the file 
-doc/fixes34.2 in the source distribution.  The text in there was written 
+doc/fixes34.3 in the source distribution.  The text in there was written 
 for the development team's own use and is provided "as is", so please do 
 not ask us to further explain the entries in that file.
 
+The internal structure of bones and save files has not changed between 
+NetHack 3.4.0, 3.4.1, 3.4.2 and now 3.4.3. That means that if you use the 
+same compiler, the same compiler version and compiler switches, the same 
+NetHack compile-time options, and you have not incorporated any additional 
+source code patches that altered the save file format on your system, then 
+bones and save files from 3.4.0 through 3.4.3 should be compatible.
+
+
                         - - - - - - - - - - -
 
 Please read items (1), (2) and (3) BEFORE doing anything with your new code.
@@ -101,8 +109,9 @@ Please read items (1), (2) and (3) BEFORE doing anything with your new code.
         HP 9000s700 running HP-UX 10.x, 11.x
         IBM PS/2 and AT compatibles running OS/2 - 2.0 and up with GCC emx
         Intel 80386 or greater (or clone) boxes running MS-DOS with DPMI.
-        Intel 80386 or greater (or clone) boxes running Linux, BSDI, or
-                Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
+        Intel 80386 or greater (or clone) boxes running Linux, or BSDI.
+        Intel 80386 or greater (or clone) boxes running Windows 95/98/Me.
+        Intel 80386 or greater (or clone) boxes running Windows NT/2000/XP/2003.
         Intel Pentium or better (or clone) running BeOS 4.5
         Sun SPARC based machine running SunOS 4.x, Solaris 2.x, or Solaris 7
 
@@ -146,13 +155,15 @@ Please read items (1), (2) and (3) BEFORE doing anything with your new code.
     C compiler.
 
     With the demise of Windows NT on the DEC Alpha, no attempt has been
-    made to build NetHack 3.4.2 on that platform.
+    made to build NetHack 3.4.3 on that platform.
+
+    Windows 98/Me have been the most problematic Windows platforms for
+    running NetHack so far. Patches for 3.4.2 (courtesy Michael Lehotay)
+    have been incorporated into 3.4.3 to help make them work better. Your
+    results may vary.
 
-    No attempt has been made to build or run NetHack 3.4.2 on Windows Me
-    at this point.  It may work, but then again it may not.
-
     A build for Intel 80286 machines and DOS "real mode" overlaid versions 
-    has not been produced for 3.4.2.  Nobody on the porting team has
+    has not been produced for 3.4.3.  Nobody on the porting team has
     the time or the software to attempt the necessary tuning that will allow 
     it to achieve the balance of having just the right amount of available 
     memory, and still have acceptable performance.  The sources necessary 

dat/data.base

@@ -901,6 +901,8 @@ dingo
 	reddish- or yellowish-brown coat, believed to have been
 	introduced by the aborigines.
 	[Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language]
+disenchanter
+	Ask not, what your magic can do to it. Ask what it can do to your magic.
 dispater
 	Dispater is an arch-devil who rules the city of Dis.  He is
 	a powerful mage.
@@ -1676,6 +1678,29 @@ hobgoblin
 	The ninety-nine years is nearly up, so trouble may soon be
 	heard of on the road between Hurworth and Neasham.
 		[ A Dictionary of Fairies, by Katharine Briggs ]
+holy water
+	"We want a word with you," said Ligur (in a tone of voice
+	intended to imply that "word" was synonymous with "horrifically
+	painful eternity"), and the squat demon pushed open the office
+	door.
+	The bucket teetered, then fell neatly on Ligur's head.
+	Drop a lump of sodium in water.  Watch it flame and burn and
+	spin around crazily, flaring and sputtering.  This was like
+	that, just nastier.
+	The demon peeled and flared and flickered.  Oily brown smoke
+	oozed from it, and it screamed and it screamed and it screamed.
+	Then it crumpled, folded in on itself, and what was left lay
+	glistening on the burnt and blackened circle of carpet, looking
+	like a handful of mashed slugs.
+	"Hi," said Crowley to Hastur, who had been walking behind Ligur,
+	and had unfortunately not been so much as splashed.
+	There are some things that are unthinkable; there are some
+	depths that not even demons would believe other demons would
+	stoop to.
+	". . . Holy water.  You bastard," said Hastur.  "You complete
+	_bastard_.  He hadn't never done nothing to _you_."
+	"Yet," corrected Crowley.
+		[ Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett ]
 hom*nculus
 	A homunculus is a creature summoned by a mage to perform some
 	particular task.  They are particularly good at spying.  They
@@ -2898,6 +2923,20 @@ pear
 	can't find out what it is like unless you can get to that
 	country and taste it for yourself.
 		[ The Last Battle, by C.S. Lewis ]
+pyrolisk
+	At first glance around the corner, I thought it was another 
+	cockatrice. I had encountered the wretched creatures two or
+	three times since leaving the open area. I quickly ducked my 
+	head back and considered what to do next. My heart had begun
+	to thump audibly as I patted my pack to make sure I still had 
+	the dead lizards at close reach. A check of my attire showed
+	no obvious holes or damage. I had to keep moving. One deep
+	breath, and a count of three, two, one, and around the corner 
+	I bolted. But it was no cockatrice! I felt a sudden intense 
+	searing of the skin around my face, and flames began to leap
+	from my pack. I tossed it to the ground, and quickly retreated
+	back, around that corner, desperately striving to get out of 
+	its sight.
 *orb of detection
 	This Orb is a crystal ball of exceptional powers.  When
 	carried, it grants ESP, limits damage done by spells, and
@@ -3792,7 +3831,7 @@ tengu
 	legend.  Part bird and part man, with red beak for a nose
 	and flashing eyes, the tengu was notorious for stirring up
 	feuds and prolonging enmity between families.  Indeed, the
-	belligerent tengus were supposed to have been man's first
+	belligerent tengu were supposed to have been man's first
 	instructors in the use of arms.
 	[ Mythical Beasts, by Deirdre Headon (The Leprechaun Library) ]
 thoth

dat/mines.des

@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ ENDMAP
 
 REGION:(00,00,38,15),lit,"ordinary"
 STAIR:levregion(01,03,20,19),(0,0,39,15),up
-STAIR:levregion(21,03,75,19),(0,0,39,15),down
+STAIR:levregion(61,03,75,19),(0,0,39,15),down
 FOUNTAIN:(22,07)
 FOUNTAIN:(09,13)
 REGION:(13,5,14,6),unlit,"ordinary"
@@ -948,6 +948,7 @@ RANDOM_PLACES:(1,15),(68,6),(1,13)
 NON_DIGGABLE:(67,3,73,7)
 NON_DIGGABLE:(0,12,2,16)
 FOUNTAIN:(12,08)
+FOUNTAIN:(51,15)
 REGION:(0,0,75,16),unlit,"ordinary"
 REGION:(38,6,46,10),lit,"ordinary"
 DOOR:closed,(37,8)

dat/oracles.txt

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ nether regions, there standeth a castle, wherein lieth a wand of wishes.
 If thou wouldst gain entry, bear with thee an instrument of music, for the
 pontlevis may be charmed down with the proper melody.  What notes comprise
 it only the gods know, but a musical mastermind may yet succeed by witful
-improvization.  However, the less perspicacious are not without recourse,
+improvisation.  However, the less perspicacious are not without recourse,
 should they be prepared to circumambulate the castle to the postern.
 ----- ELBERETH
 The name of Elbereth may strike fear into the hearts of thine enemies, if

dat/quest.txt

@@ -1445,7 +1445,7 @@ against %n."
 "Call upon %d when your need is greatest.  You will be answered."
 %E
 %Cp Mon 00032
-"Remember that use the elementals' strength against them!"
+"Remember to use the elementals' strength against them!"
 %E
 %Cp Mon 00033
 "Do not lose faith, %p.  If you do so, %n will grow stronger."
@@ -1527,17 +1527,12 @@ get the impression that you must return to %l as soon
 as possible.
 %E
 %Cc Mon 00080
-You feel a wrenching shift in the ether as %ns body dissolves
-into a cloud of noxious gas.
+%nC gasps:
 
-Suddenly, a voice booms out:
+    "You have only defeated this mortal body.  Know this: my spirit
+    is strong.  I shall return and reclaim what is mine!"
 
-    Thou hast defeated the least of my minions, %r.
-    Know now that Moloch is aware of thy presence.
-    As for thee, %n, I shall deal with thy failure
-    at my leisure.
-
-You then hear the voice of %n, screaming in terror...
+With that, %n expires.
 %E
 %Cc Mon 00081
 "You have returned, %p.  And with %o, I see.