u/maraised

Hello everyone! I've been working on a little project that I want to share with you all. For my first major dive into coding and development, I decided to make a NetHack variant, complete with its own Android port. I really love the pet system in NetHack, so I decided to tweak it to be even more fun!

Introducing... PetHack!

PREMISE & NOTES

• PetHack is a simple variant geared towards pet lovers. It makes it easier to obtain and manage pets while still having the classic NetHack feel.
• PetHack is based on NetHack 5.0.0. This will likely be the only release of PetHack unless there are bugs. The goal was not to make extreme changes, but rather to upgrade and serve a specific playstyle.
• All tilesets that are compatible with NetHack 5.0.0 should be compatible with PetHack!
• I am very, very new to coding and GitHub. If there are any issues with the game or repositories, please let me know and I will do my best to fix them!

CHANGELOG

• Changed Tourist role
  • They now start with 3-5 tripe rations, 3-5 scrolls of taming, a blessed spellbook of charm monster, a blessed magic whistle, a sack, a leash, and a blessed random figurine in addition to their original starting equipment
    • The figurine is completely random, meaning it can be any monster (not based on level/depth) while still following mostly normal figurine generation rules. For added fun, monsters that are not randomly generated (but are still non-undead humans and non-unique) can have figurines made of them in this instance. For example, you can start with a figurine of a Keystone Kop!
  • They now start with Basic in enchantment spells and can reach Expert
• Changed charm monster back to a level 3 spell
• If you throw an item to an intelligent pet with hands, they will catch it and equip it if applicable. They will prioritize using items you give them over other items. This idea came from FIQHack.
• Intelligent pets will now hoard healing potions even when they're healthy. Be careful to manage this properly!
• Rebalanced figurine BUC effects
  • Blessed: 100% tame
  • Uncursed: 10% tame, 70% peaceful, 20% hostile
  • Cursed: 0% tame, 10% peaceful, 90% hostile
• New store: Toy store
  • This is a shop that only sells figurines. Figurines that generate in toy stores (or shops in general) can also be of any monster regardless of the player’s level and depth. They follow the same generation rules as the Tourist's starting figurine.
  • Figurine base prices now scale with the monster’s difficulty (difficulty x 50). For example, figurines of Archons will be expensive, while figurines of lichens will be cheap.
• Keep in mind that you still cannot wish for figurines of the not-randomly-generated monsters. They can only appear in shops and the Tourist's starting inventory. If you really want one, you have to leave it up to chance!

LINKS

• Windows: https://github.com/maraised/PetHack-1.0.0-Windows
• Android (based on JodiJodington and gurr's Android ports of NetHack): https://github.com/maraised/PetHack-1.0.0-Android

Good luck, and happy hacking!