![]() If your HP gets below 6, or in case you are "weak" with hunger or otherwise in a dire situation, use the extended command " #pray". Some monsters are not safe to attack with melee - if you fight a floating eye in that manner, for instance, you may get paralyzed for hundreds of turns, thus becoming an easy prey to creatures lurking around use ranged weapons or magic instead, and check this wiki for the entries of monsters you do not know to avoid such nasty surprises. In the first few dungeon levels, do not eat kobold corpses - they are poisonous - and also do not eat the corpses of creatures you did not kill during the previous 50 turns (with the exceptions of lichens and lizards). If you do not eat corpses, you will probably die of starvation. ) if you are burdened).Īfter you have killed a monster, you will usually want to eat its corpse, but make sure that you check that monster's entry in this wiki to determine if its corpse is safe to eat. Healing occurs slowly as you explore the dungeon (or rest (. When fighting, watch your HP (health), and if it goes below half of its maximum, run away to heal (do not wait until you have only 1HP left!). Moving into the square it occupies will attack it. When you come across a monster, first look it up in this wiki to determine whether it is a good idea to fight it. ![]() The goal of the game is to get the Amulet of Yendor which is on level 50 or so of the dungeon, so head down slowly and explore the dungeon carefully. If the door is locked and you do not have an unlocking tool, you can kick ( ctrl + d, or k with number_pad enabled) the door down, although it is preferable to leave the door locked and come back later when you have found an unlocking tool. Use > and < to go down and up stairwells - if you cannot find one, search along walls ( s) until you find a doorway you may need to search around 10 times on a bit of wall before you find one. Use _, g and G to move safely down corridors. The first lesson a new player should learn is: take it slowly! Never use the auto-repeat feature of the keyboards: press each key deliberately and carefully - and take your time. Which one is "better" is mostly a matter of personal preference. On some servers (for example, NAO), that option is enabled by default. To do so, press O and select the option from the menu. If you dislike the default vi-style movement keys, you may want to enable the number_pad option which lets you use the number pad to move your character. Pressing ? brings up online help which explains the basics of playing the game and how to move your character. Take advantage of diagonal movement keys. You may find these pages helpful from an overall strategy perspective:įirstly, learn how to move your character, fight monsters and go up and down stairs.
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