nethack-3.4.3/doc/fixes34.1

$RCSfile: fixes34.1,v $ $Revision: 1.331 $ $Date: 2003/02/20 00:19:46 $

General Fixes and Modified Features
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prevent panic() obj_not_free when pushing a boulder over a landmine
there was no feedback when successfully hitting shock resistant monsters
	with Mjollnir via hand-to-hand attack
unbought single-bite food eaten in shops was not billed properly
charge for shop contents inside "no charge" containers
add wishing for "nothing" and genociding "none" to the conduct section
	of the Guidebook
allow both wishing and genocide to accept either "none" or "nothing" when
	the player wants to decline
left word in format string in get_wet() causing "The spellbook fadefades"
two bad wizkit items in a row shouldn't make the user hit space many times
kicking thrones no longer loosens rocks
wall symbol not replaced when digging while blind and levitating
increment FQN_NUMBUF from 2 to 3 to prevent premature reuse of a buffer
	that caused a level creation error to be reported as a lock file error
print regular death message when leashed, mounted steed dies of starvation
fix more funny messages, new and old
restore the behavior of bumping into closed doors when moving while impaired
fix iron ball cases that could put the chain in solid rock
discovering a mimic on a closed door location should not unblock the location
don't drop corpse when a monster kills another monster on an inaccessible
	location (i.e. behave like xkilled behaves)
half-physical-damage from gas spore explosion should only affect you
Sunsword didn't stop glowing when hero killed a monster wielding it
mimics caught in explosions with messages printed about them are discovered
let lev_comp and dgn_comp accept optional carriage return character prior to
	the terminating newline in special level and dungeon description files
Wizard of Yendor will start harassing you after the invocation if you've
	managed to get that far without ever killing him
characters polymorphed into centaurs can't wear boots
if an unknown rolling boulder trap kills a monster, you shouldn't be a murderer
touchstone entry in data.base
specific message for engraving headstone with wand of digging
wielded/quivered chained ball should be unwielded when thrown
polymorphing into a form that cannot twoweapon should immediately disable
	twoweapon mode; likewise when reverting from a monster form which
	can use two weapons to a normal form which can't
taking partial count of merged objects from a container while your pack
	was full split the object and did not re-merge
animal_parts are not always appropriate for ravens
prevent panic if tombstone window cannot be created
clarify travel command behavior in the Guidebook
touch_artifact checks needed when snagging w/bullwhip and stealing
cannot trip over submerged objects if you're water walking
wand of striking was not identified if it activated a statue trap
cannot sacrifice while you're swallowed
player polymorphed into an eel cannot drown breathless/amphibious monsters
avoid dmonsfree impossible message due to migrating a dead monster via
	mhurtle causing the monster to end up in a hole or other trap
avoid temporary disappearing Burdened message due to updating status line
	midway thru in_container
don't credit player's wisdom when makelevel creates random Elbereth engravings
reduce insect/monster creation from monster spells and limit chain summons
avoid "couldn't place lregion type 5" warning when arriving at Plane of Fire
avoid crash due to delayed poly or were change no longer being valid
ensure that Priest's ability to recognize B/U/C is considered in B/U/C menus
can't push boulders through iron bars; traps can't roll such through either;
	likewise for objects thrown by monsters
thrown objects susceptible to breaking might do so when they hit iron bars
assorted monsters can pass through iron bars; ditto for polymorphed character
attempting to dig iron bars will wake nearby monsters instead of yielding
	"you swing your pick-axe through thin air"
autodig won't accept iron bars as candidate location
allow knight to retaliate for all thefts except those "you gladly hand over..."
randomize starting position on goal level for M, P, and S quests
prevent the Wizard of Yendor from displacing the high priest of Moloch out of
	the Sanctum's temple
ATR_BOLD on spell menu header
travel command should restrict its shortest paths to areas of the map the
	hero knows about or might reasonably guess
non-altar prayer should limit god action, not maximize it
potions of acid explode, not dilute, so make water_damage behave this way
lookat monster notes if you see monster is trapped
don't crash when angry shopkeeper re-enters the shop and you pick up something
monsters with WAITFORU strategy should act if successfully attacked by
	non-damaging attacks (e.g. seduction, rust damage)
don't summon kops if credit covers cost of unpaid goods taken out of shop
update swallowed display immediately if an engulfing monster polymorphs
	into another engulfing monster
undo xname FAKE_AMULET_OF_YENDOR AD_DRIN check, the_unique_obj checks this case
axes should chop trees; picks shouldn't
chance to aim grappling hook when skilled or better
level limit of monsters like naga hatchlings should be high enough to grow up
scroll of enchant weapon will become discovered when read in some cases
don't crash when using lookat on a boulder an BOULDER sym is unique
attaching a single candle to fill candelabrum's last slot gave message with
	poor grammar: "The candelabrum now has seven candle attached."
vault guards won't ask who you are if you're unconscious or paralyzed
monsters should not repeatedly try to teleport on noteleport levels
crocodiles legs are not designed for kicking open doors, chests, et al.
walls of one of the luckstone locations in minend-3 were diggable
minetn-6 could place downstairs in a cut-off location
corpses in bones files don't retain their role characteristic
boulder was not displayed if blind and discovered with a monster known via
	ESP behind it
don't claim that statue comes to life if the monster it turns into is invisible
fix goodpos() so worm segments don't get placed on top of each other (causing
	a possible display problem if the worm is cut in two)
fix fountain noises on some special levels (castle, valk home, various mines)
disallow mounting a trapped steed to avoid inappropriate trap effects
#chat with meditating monster will rouse it
suppress redundant message when stoning effect transforms a golem
clear worn bits of any object grabbed by shopkeeper to avoid extract_nobj panic
looting any container on a location should suppress looting nearby monsters
give more specific message when forbidden role attempts to use twoweapon mode
avoid double billing if #loot causes a shop's bag of holding to explode
when polymorphed, player killing a paper or straw golem via fire damage
	would kill the golem twice, resulting in an impossible error
usually stop mimicing if you polymorph while using #monster mimic capability
under !GOLDOBJ, gold shouldn't disappear if you try to throw it at yourself
under !GOLDOBJ, remove temp gold from inventory during restore
Staff of Aesculapius did not always cure sliming
correct singularization of fungi, liches, vortices
prevent "remove_object: obj not on floor" panic for iron ball placement if
	riding while punished leads to a fall off steed when changing levels
specifying -D (or -X) to enter explore mode while restarting from a save
	file was lost in the restore process
fix crash when using lookat on an known invisible monster with monster syms set
prevent getting stuck in infinite loop when using wizard mode #levelchange
	command to reduce level while having level-drain resistance
naming an already wielded elven dagger "Sting" activates warning against orcs
naming either of the wielded weapons unintentionally ends two-weapon combat
Various nemesis monsters must resist stoning so their death messages make sense
don't call DEBUG impossible in rn2 when a level 0 monster tries to cast a spell
GOLDOBJ: don't call money2mon with 0 zero when killed by shopkeeper
headstone writing was using the adjective "weird" when engraving with a wand
	of digging.
don't report "you were riding" if you die as a result of dismounting
allow #untrapping of chests that are co-located with floor traps and hero
unmap "I" symbols when searching while blind and levitating
monsters that are frozen or sleeping cannot be grateful for untrapping
grammar of blessed-detection eating warning messages when eating 1 of N objects
message for charging for items lost in a cursed magic bag wasn't always shown
dropping gold on an altar printed no message and didn't change gnostic conduct
don't allow cursed daggers thrown by monsters to go thru closed doors
hero polymorphed into an exploding monster should explode when attacking
	thin air, just like the monster itself
don't mark holes/trapdoors as seen if you levitate over them while blind
player polymorphed as rust monster would lose gold in inventory by
	attempting to eat it, even though the eat failed
no messages were printed when dowaterdemon or dowaternymph failed to create
	a monster doe to the G_GONE check
knights should be able to avenge attacks from covetous monsters
eating various rotten food items would not break vegan/vegetarian conduct
unaligned special levels should inherit alignment from the dungeon
Samurai quest was missing several doors
Cancelled while polymorphed and Unchanging should provide feedback
stone to flesh on a statue with contents would lose the contents if a
	monster was on the same location as the statue
steed movement would use your speed if walking step by step
kicking a known, unseen monster would sometimes leave behind an extra I symbol
applying a lance against a long worm could cause an impossible
a knight applying a lance did not do a caitiff check
blessed gain level when already at level 30 won't reduce experience points
keep counting spell skill exercise even after expert status is reached
when a fountain dries up or a throne vanishes, make sure it really happens
allow player to name polymorph potion if nothing seems to happen
avoid crash when drinking a potion causes the hero to float up over a fire
	trap, for example, which might try to destroy the in-use potion
in some situations, if hero stood still, a hostile dwarf would switch back
	and forth between weapon and pick-axe and never move
uncontrolled teleports did not handle leashed pets
minetown fountain warnings shouldn't prevent finding gems/coins in fountain
order of container and objects was different for mazelike and roomfilled levels
minetown guards only enforce town rules inside the town proper
electric damage heals hero polymorphed into flesh golem rather than iron golem
fix bug preventing wishing for bear traps (not beartrap objects) in debug mode
be notified about cessation of hallucinations even if blind and the time
when using '/' to examine multiple map items in succession, don't mislabel
	some with "or a splash of venom" after having looked at a '.' item
martial arts kick that knocks a monster into a trap would result in warning
	"dmonsfree: 1 removed doesn't match 2 pending" if the trap was fatal
if you can't see or sense a monster when it dies, don't set dknown on corpse
effect of wearing or removing the Eyes of the Overworld took effect on the
	next move, but should take effect immediately.
dragon scale mail is magic armor
invoking or applying an artifact must pass a touch_artifact check
document 'D'rop BUCX behavior in the Guidebook
remove levitation boots over a portal, the portal teleport is delayed until
	 your next command is typed.
armor vs cursed two-handed weapon anomalies: with 'T', couldn't remove armor,
	but with 'A', could remove it, and with 'W', could put it on
don't print ape data.base description for other words that end in "ape"
prevent crash after animating a statue via stone_to_flesh by avoiding use
	of the obj in newsym() after it was deleted
print "magic spreads" message when eating ring of increase damage, etc.
grammar tid: "The looking glass miss the <monster>."
fix wishing for "looking glass" and "<color> glass"
Archeologists suffer same alignment penalty for statue destruction by
	stone_to_flesh as they do by other means of statue destruction
being unable to see a vault guard doesn't prevent him from arriving
in town, secret doors should be called "wall", not "fountain"
in town, watch should not allow trees to be cut down
cancel chat direction cancels the chat
prevent "the mimic looks better" on an unrecognized mimic hit with
	healing spell
after forcefighting a concealed lurker, the lurker wouldn't fight back
when polymorphed into a hider, cease hiding during level changes
let mind flayer grow up into master mind flayer; also giant/sewer rat and
	cave/large spider
engulfing green slime as a purple worm was causing stoning not sliming
zero entries in DUNGEON, MONSTERS, et al, of config file are now treated
	as preserving the default rather than being ignored
enlightenment: don't misreport polymorphed lycanthrope as "in beast form"
remove TIMED_DELAY from the features checked for version compatibility
rolling boulder hitting monster stuck in pit should stop even when mon survives
don't see chest trap gas colors while Blind
adjust fruit name in potion juice messages if it has the form "foo of bar"
wielded camera passes harmlessly through shade
reading spellbooks while confused should allow tearing the book
Breaking wand of digging dug through rock which should be undiggable.
Breaking wand of digging near shop walls wouldn't anger the shopkeeper
Shop walls wouldn't be restored if there were pits in the way.
If there were a hole outside a shop, you could kick stuff out of the door
	into the hole without the shopkeeper noticing.
curing hallucination while wielding Grayswandir should print a message
removing unowned pick-axe from container in shop gave inappropriate message
don't let monster end up with more current HP than max HP after life drain
make sure that missing file trickery in wizard mode which is discovered during
	level change doesn't try to keep going after discarding current level
contribution by Adam Wozniak adds several const & changes some char* to char[]
fix impossible when hitting/jousting a monster causes it to be killed twice
fix a GOLDOBJ crash/hang in take_gold() that could be triggered by reading a
	cursed spellbook, or by sitting on a throne
kicking a tree could produce 0 to 4 killer bees but it should have been 1 to 5
mounting a steed allowed hero to make moves that would otherwise be disallowed
	including mounting diagonally in a shop doorway
monsters lose intrinsic speed when pertrified
if you have converted, the quest leader banishes you instead of asking you
	to come back later, and tells you that you won't succeed without Bell
don't state that "you narrowly avoid losing all chance" message if you try
	to put on a helm of opposite alignment in the quest after converting
fix enlightenment feedback for bonus or penalty on damage and chance to hit
effects of purple worms consuming special monsters is now more consistent
	across eating, digesting and dropped corpses while engulfed
avoid "you finish disrobing" when disarming via the 'A' command
make sure corpses and statues which remember monster attributes don't keep
	ones that were conferred by no longer worn items (mainly speed boots)
elevate the trouble priority of any cursed item which is preventing removal
	of a ring of levitation
starving pets will eat more aggressively
when a pet starves to death, say so instead of just "Fido dies."
starved pet raised from dead shouldn't immediately starve again
skilled spell of detected treasure wasn't acting like blessed potion of
	object detection (from Roderick Schertler)
fix end of game attribute disclosure for levitation negated by sink
kicking a box embedded in a wall will knock it free rather than bust it open
stop running or travelling if the vibrating square message is triggered
show correct gender in ^X display when polymorphed into non-humanoid form
for wizard and explore modes, skip second screen of ^X output when first
	screen is cancelled by ESC
for wizard mode, override confusion when using ^F to reveal map
polyself into minotaur causes hard headgear to fall off
with multiple leashes in use, 2nd had 50/50 chance of having unbounded length
GOLDOBJ: coins aren't subject to curses/blesses and don't need identification
can no longer activate a figurine while engulfed
can't use figurines to get too many erinyes or Nazgul
include currently wielded weapon among the list of likely choices for 'w'
likewise for currently quivered ammo among choices for 'Q'
only include unknown gems as likely choices when applying known touchstone
prevent mbodypart() from returning animal parts for lights
removing a ring might relearn what it is after amnesia
sleeping shopkeeper shouldn't talk to digging player
give more specific feedback when dipping unicorn horns into potions
can see self via infravision or ESP or monster detection when invisible
class genocide that killed polymorphed self while `Unchanging' reported
	incomplete cause of death and possibly left rest of class in bones
class genocide of @ by human or elf character polymorphed into non-@ gave
	"you feel dead inside" message twice
unskilled rider who can't reach items on floor also can't dip into moat or
	pool from flying steed
when summoning nasty monsters, use new monster's type to decide if they can
	be placed on boulders, et al, not the summoning monster's type
don't display the "intones:" prefix when !soundok since the message suffix
	won't be displayed in this case
document "sound" option in Guidebook
destroy traps that are buried by boulders dropped in water
renamed debug commands: light sources -> lightsources,
	monpoly_control -> monpolycontrol, poly -> polyself
detect attempt to swap places with big pet through narrow opening
stinking clouds in bones files do not get their ttl set reasonably
stinking clouds in bones files may incorrectly set player_inside
breaking wand of digging on a drawbridge shouldn't dig/hole a pit in the bridge
avoid mimicking gold when the character has the Unchanging attribute
handle polearm wielded prior to mounting the same as one wielded while mounted,
	and one still used after dismounting like one wielded while not mounted
non-lawful angels don't chat using lawful messages and shouldn't summon
	lawful help
cancelled yellow lights should not explode against other monsters, as well as
	not exploding against you
becoming confused, eg from nausia, while reading a spellbook should result
	in the usual confusion effects
teleports should not be controlled if you're stunned, confusion should have
	some effect on your ability to control level teleports
vault wall repair should remove traps subsequently created at affected spots
don't reveal deity name when a high priest(ess) gives temple entry greeting
for ordinary remove curse, don't uncurse quivered object unless it is suitable
	to be used as a quivered weapon (ammo or missile)
salamanders have no legs and cannot ride
all objects carried by a monster who's hit by a polymorph zap are protected
	from that zap, not just worn armor which falls off due to shape change
sparkle option for display effects was ignored on explosions
level teleport while on a sleeping steed caused panic and possible crash
breaking wand of digging causing a shopkeeper to fall left unpaid items unpaid
use get_adjacent_loc() rather than getdir() directly for some things where
	you want to ensure valid adjacent coordinates are returned
minor experience calculation tweaks
level telporting out of the dungeon while carrying unpaid shop goods would
	trigger "not on any bill" warnings during final inventory disclosure
only hard helmets protect against falling piercers
don't crash teleporting out of a monster while engulfed, punished but not
	carrying the ball
web breaking should consider steed strength and other characteristics
various missing or inappropriate "killed by" death messages
second attack for two-weapon combat will miss if first knocks target away
jousting effect no longer occurs every time riding character hits with lance
skeletons should be able to wear the armor they're created with
bouncing zaps should not bounce around the edge of closed doors
mimics that are detected but not seen should not display as their mimiced
	form when the detection ends
not all cavemen are human, so avoid using human in quest messages
tengu is singular and plural, some rumors were incorrect
don't let leader or nemesis be renamed
non-moving monster are not affected by liquid
'A' command wouldn't remove cursed item from quiver or alternate weapon slot
'A' command behaved differently depending on menustyle when non-weapons were
	present in the quiver or alternate weapon inventory slots
most cases of the hero dropping things need to check for dropping on an altar
zapping undiggable trees with wand or spell of dig gave feedback about rock
being able to see invisible shouldn't cause you to not notice when potion
	or spell of invisibility wears off
can't successfully bribe a demon who happens to be carrying the Amulet
while over water, killing a monster that had engulfed you does not result
	in the usual water effects
removing a ring of levitation while engulfed should not invoke spoteffects
feedback from invoking Orb of Detection was sometimes misleading or wrong
ranger quest artifact (Longbow of Diana) confers reflection when wielded by
	monsters like it does for the player
avoid discrepancies in size and associated armor-wearing ability between
	wizard gnome player and same player polymorphed into gnomish wizard
	by forcing newman() if poly-target matches your_race()
add missing data.base entries for caveman, healer, monk, priest, and samurai
allow "grey spellbook" as alternative spelling of "gray spellbook"
handle attacks by cancelled monsters more consistently
armor worn by monsters might negate some magic attacks like it does for hero
give feedback and discovery when visible monster puts on cloak of invisibility
really add artifacts inside carried containers to final score (3.3.1 fix
	displayed them them but didn't include any points for them)
drop alternate weapon to terminate twoweapon combat if the alternate
	weapon gets cursed
restore monster creation sanity checks to wizard mode ^G command
prevent recoil from hurtling you through narrow areas that you wouldn't
	be able to move through intentionally
grammar in cause of death when killed by slipping while mounting named steed
ensure `m'enu is still an available traditional menu choice for
	menu-upon-request even when there is only one class of object present
engraving on headstone will appropriately dull your weapon
certain types of golems should not "catch fire" so adjust the messages
no longer need to manually examine inventory after regaining sight in order
	to give a type name to an object picked up while blind
when adding an object to inventory, it is possible for it to becomed both
	wielded and quivered if it merges with weapon and autoquiver is enabled
include rocks as likely candidates for quivering if alternate weapon is a sling
Asmodeus fails an is_armed() check, so code in m_initweap() to give him wands
	of fire and cold never got called; move the code to m_initinv()
#rub would wield the target tool even when already being worn as eyewear
monks lose their to-hit bonus for bare-handed attacking if wearing a shield
fix case on leading character in "Crunched in the head..." in ball.c
using travel mode to move next to a known trap and then trying to step onto
	that trap required an extra step; the first one ended up as a no-op
punished with ball and chain on the same floor square as a trapped chest
	when it exploded resulted in panic "remove_object: obj not on floor"
see_monsters() wasn't called when you lost the innate warning intrinsic due
	to level loss
xorns sink if the drawbridge they're standing on is raised
applying figurines to an adjacent spot over water does drowning checks
fix sequencing of Magicbane's hit messages
avoid buffer overflow from long or too many -s params
wake up first if trying to crawl out of water while asleep
while waiting, don't try to change into were form when already in were form
steed should remember traps encountered while mounted
killing shopkeeper by throwing unpaid things would result in
	"item not on bill" impossible error
choking pet to death with cursed leash incurs various pet-killing penalties
wielding Werebane prevents catching lycanthropy via monster attack (but not
	via eating, nor does it cure an existing case)
character inflicted with lycanthropy is vulnerable to Werebane when in
	human/elf/&c form as well as when in beast form
shopkeeper could get angry without remembering the customer name
any object held by ghost during recorporealization would cease to exist
	including the Amulet of Yendor
harassing monsters will be less likely to teleport to your location while
	they're running away from you
randomize warning symbols during hallucination


Platform- and/or Interface-Specific Fixes
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wince: added Windows CE port from Alex Kompel
win32: win32 build no longer defines MICRO
win32: allow error save files to be generated
win32: strip illegal file name characters from plname and replace with '_'
win32: don't let recover build a save file out of level files belonging
	to an active NetHack.exe or NetHackw.exe process
win32,winCE: SELF_RECOVER to let NetHack itself recover aborted games
win32gui: make error() work; it was essentially non-operative in 3.4.0
win32gui: fix alignment of columns in menu windows
win32gui: Window menu File|Save worked during #quit disclosure processing
win32gui: make mswin_yn_function() case insensitive like the tty version
win32gui: In msg window, gray out lines that are old and concatenate msgs
win32gui: --More-- prompt if there are more messages than can fit this turn
win32gui: flicker reduction because clear_nhwindow no longer redraws window
win32gui: A caret bug was fixed
win32gui: fix bug that caused two lines too many to be drawn on each paint
win32gui: last line no longer highlighted
win32gui: reduce the number of popups and support for !popup
win32tty: honour the use_inverse option and default to ATR_BOLD if disabled
win32tty: respond only to mouse clicks not mouse movement
win32tty: allow ^C to abort the game at the "Who are you?" prompt
win32tty: fix truncated score list
win32tty: prevent ALT+CTRL from sending NUL to core with the meta bit set
win32tty: international keyboard handling improved by letting ToAscii()
	generate input char based on VK and state of shift and caps lock
Gnome: add support for non-square tiles
Gnome: destroy main game windows correctly
Gnome: Dylan Alex Simon's port of KDE-style worn window
Gnome: Dylan Alex Simon's port of KDE-style hero cursor color
Gnome/Linux: more portable getres*id workaround
X11: restore support for non-square tiles when USE_XPM is defined
X11: getlin dialog got steadily narrower each time it was used
msdos: compiling without NO_TERMS resulted in a link-time error
msdos: reworked Makefile.GCC to get rid of need to duplicate source files
msdos,win32: stop doing chdir when NOCWD_ASSUMPTIONS is defined
tty: remove #define DEBUG that forced debug behavior in production builds
tty: correctly handle an empty TERM environment variable
tty: don't lose messages when ESC has canceled their display
tty: clear topl after pickup_burden prompt
tty: support terms where turning off inverse video turns off color too
tty: object selection at --More-- prompt after '?' didn't work anymore
tty: ext command autocomplete now lets you enter auto-completed characters
non-tty: silently ignore tty msg_window option to allow sharing of config file
unix: install recover command into GAMEDIR by default
vms: prevent error() from indirectly triggering hangup save during forced exit


General New Features
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lootabc option
runmode option
showrace option
travel option
cmdassist option to provide additional error feedback for some commands
mouse_support wincap option
scroll_amount wincap option to adjust how many cells to scroll at scroll_margin
debug mode: #panic routine to test panic() and panic save file generation
a new PANICLOG optional file to log the reason for panic and impossible messages
added validate_prefix_locations() for early directory prefix validation
fire traps are particularly bad for paper and straw golems
cream pies can be 'a'pplied to cause direct temporary blindness
eating newt corpse or tin of same can boost magical energy (Malcolm Ryan)
applying a eucalyptus leaf produces a whistle effect (Malcolm Ryan)
hobbits can wear elven mithril-coats
eating mimics now has an hallucination effect
prefix pickup command with 'm' to force menu of all objects present
provide feedback which states the correct command when players try to use
	'R' or 'P' for armour, or use 'W' or 'T' for accessories
optional #portdebug wizard mode command to invoke port-specific debug routines