A Traveler's Companion to the Mazes of Menace
A Traveler's Companion to the Mazes of Menace https://mazesofmenace.ai/spoilers/
Last time I played NetHack was in the 90s. My wife (girlfriend at the time) and I had a grand time playing together and ascending with a Valkyrie that we had outfitted with a super-enchanted Mjollnir, gauntlets of power, speed boots, shield of reflection, the works. One of my fondest memories was reading Paul Waterman's WCST spoilers together to learn the secrets and texture of the game.
The modern NetHack wiki is great, but I find myself missing that narrative "handbook" feel. So: inspired by the 5.0 release, I've assembled some spoilers written in a travel-guide style at https://mazesofmenace.ai/spoilers/, updated to 5.0 as best I can.
I had a great time writing and trying to update "A Traveler's Companion" for 5.0: the slight alteration in Sokoban maps, the new monsters, the new levels, the new rules about wishes. Please take a look and enjoy. Corrections and suggestions welcome. If there's any additional advice you'd give an adventurer, I'd love to fold it in.
(The spoilers are part of an AI coding contest around NetHack that I'm running: using LLMs to create a readable, maintainable JavaScript port. Programmers welcome.)