Command Descriptions
The following command descriptions are listed as the command name plus
the underlying command key. This is followed by the command name and
roguelike keyset key, if different from the underlying command key.
Then comes a brief description of the command, including information
about alternative methods of specifying the command in each keyset,
when needed.
Several commands (tunnel, disarm, bash, open) are repeated 99 times if
the always_repeat option is set and no repeat count is given. Some
commands use the repeat count to automatically repeat the command
several times, while others use the repeat count as an argument. For
example, commands which need a quantity will use the repeat count
instead of asking for a quantity, allowing the use of 0d to drop all.
Commands which ask for a quantity will convert any letters into the
maximal legal value.
Inventory Commands
Inventory List (i)
Displays a list of objects being carried but not equipped. You can
carry up to 26 different items, not counting those in your equipment.
Often, many identical objects can be "stacked" into a "pile" which
will count as a single item. This is always true of things like
potions, scrolls, food, ammo and spellbooks. Basically, if two
objects are exactly the same, they will stack into a single pile in
your inventory. Each object also has a weight, and if you carry more
objects than your strength permits, you will begin to slow down. Here
is a sample:
Inventory: carrying 43.2 pounds (36% of capacity):
a) , 5 Rations of Food 5.0 lb
b) ! 5 Flasks of oil 5.0 lb
c) ~ 3 Brass Lanterns {unidentified} 15.0 lb
d) ( Hard Leather Armour [6] 10.0 lb
e) ( a Cloak [1] 1.0 lb
f) ] a Pair of Soft Leather Boots [2] 2.0 lb
Equipment List (e)
Use this command to display a list of the objects currently being
used by your character. Your character typically has 12 slots for
equipment each corresponding to a different location on the body, and
each of which may contain only a single object at a time, and each of
which may only contain objects of the proper type. Note, that some
races and most monster forms have a different type from the typical
humanoid, so the number and types of your equipment slots can vary.
However, most of the time, your body will look something like the
following sample (Taken from a starting Warrior):
a) | Right Hand: a Broad Sword (2d5) (+0,+0) 15.0 lb
b) ) Left Hand : a Small Leather Shield [3,+0] 5.0 lb
c) } Shooting : a Light Crossbow (x4) (+0,+0) 11.0 lb
d) Right Ring:
e) Left Ring :
f) Neck :
g) Light :
h) [ Body : Chain Mail (-2) [14,+0] 22.0 lb
i) Cloak :
j) Head :
k) Hands :
l) Feet :
Each slot has a descriptive label, like "Right Hand" that determines
what type of object it may receive, like a weapon or shield. And yes,
you can wield a weapon in either hand, or even in both (Using the
skill of Dual Wielding). You can even wear two shields if you aren't
using melee fighting at all. The choice is yours! The types for each
slot should be easy to figure out: Helmets go on your "Head" slot and
Gloves go on your "Hands", etc.
Get Objects (g)
This command will get any objects located on the same tile as the
player (autodestroyer applies). In addition, this command will
automatically get nearby objects by travelling to them (similar to
running). With auto_get_objects enabled, any object registered for
either auto-pickup or auto-destroy will qualify for automatic get. If
that is too much for you (perhaps you enjoy cleaning up after
battles?) then the auto_get_ammo option only applies to objects
inscribed with =g (which is typically your ammo, or perhaps spikes if
you are a ninja).
Automatic travelling is very useful, and you won't travel too far
since the objects must be visible to qualify. Hence, this option is
much safer than, say, travelling using the object list which allows
you to undertake lengthy automatic journeys (often into harms way!).
The automatic get travelling will terminate when there are no more
visible qualifying objects; if your pack becomes full; or if you are
disturbed for any reason, such as a nasty dragon waking up and
deciding to breathe on you.
Drop Item (d)
This drops an item from your inventory or equipment onto the dungeon
floor. If the floor spot you are standing on already has an object in
it, the game will attempt to drop the item onto an adjacent space. Be
warned that if the floor is full and you attempt to drop something,
it may disappear and be destroyed. Doors and traps are considered
objects for the purpose of determining if the space is occupied. If
the selected pile contains multiple items, you may specify a
quantity.
Destroy Item (k) or (^D)
This destroys an item in your inventory or on the dungeon floor. If
the selected pile contains multiple objects, you may specify a
quantity. You must always (currently) verify this command.
Wear/Wield Equipment (w)
To wear or wield an object in your inventory, use this command. Since
only one object can be in each slot at a time, if you wear or wield
an item into a slot which is already occupied, the old item will be
first be taken off, and may in fact be dropped if there is no room
for it in your inventory.
Take Off Equipment (t) or (T)
Use this command to take off a piece of equipment and return it to
your inventory. Occasionally, you will run into a cursed item which
cannot be removed. These items normally penalize you in some way and
cannot be taken off until the curse is removed. If there is no room
in your inventory for the item, your pack will overflow and you will
drop the item after taking it off.
Movement Commands
Walk (with pickup) (;)
Moves one step in the given direction. The square you are moving into
must not be blocked by walls or doors. You will pick up any items in
the destination grid if the "always_pickup" option is set, or if the
"query_pickup" option is set and you respond correctly. This command
can take a count and requires a direction. You may also use the
"original" direction keys (both keysets) or the "roguelike" direction
keys (roguelike keyset) to walk in a direction. If object
auto-picker/destroyer is set up, specified objects will be picked up
or destroyed.
Walk (flip pickup) (-)
This is just like normal move, except that the "Pick things up"
option is inverted. In other words, if you normally pick up anything
you encounter (the default), you will not pick things up when using
this command. If you normally do not pick things up, you will when
using this command. This command can take a count and requires a
direction. If object auto-picker/destroyer is set up, specified
objects will be picked up or destroyed.
Run (.) or (,)
This command will move in the given direction, following any bends in
the corridor, until you either have to make a "choice" between two
directions or you are disturbed. You can configure what will disturb
you by setting the disturbance options. Run requires a direction. You
may also use shift plus the "roguelike" direction keys (roguelike
keyset), or shift plus the "original" direction keys on the keypad
(both keysets, some machines) to run in a direction. If object
auto-picker/destroyer is set up, specified objects will be picked up
or destroyed.
Go Up Staircase (<)
Climbs up when you are standing on an up staircase. In the
wilderness, enter global map mode which grants you a view of all the
world unless there are some monsters in the nearby area.
There is always at least one staircase going up on every level except
for the town level (this doesn't mean it's easy to find). Going up a
staircase will take you to a new dungeon level unless you are at 50
feet (dungeon level 1), in which case you will return to the town
level. Note that unlike many other variants, levels are persistent.
This means if you go back down the same stairs you will re-enter the
level you just left. Once you go back to town, however, all of the
previously visited floors are forgotten, and you will need to explore
anew.
Go Down Staircase (>)
Descends when you are standing on a down staircase. In the
wilderness, return from global map mode to normal mode.
There are always at least two staircases going down on each level,
except for the town which has only one, and "quest" levels, which
have none until the quest monster is killed. Going down a staircase
will take you to a new dungeon level. See "Go Up Staircase" for more
info.
Resting Commands
Stay Still (with pickup) (,) or (.)
Stays in the same square for one move. If you normally pick up
objects you encounter, you will pick up whatever you are standing on.
This command can take a count. You may also use the "5" key (both
keysets). If object auto-picker/destroyer is set up, specified
objects will be picked up or destroyed.
Rest (R)
Resting is better for you than repeatedly staying still, and can be
told to automatically stop after a certain amount of time, or when
various conditions are met. In any case, you always wake up when
anything disturbing happens, or when you press any key. To rest,
enter the Rest command, followed by the number of turns you want to
rest, or "*" to rest until your hitpoints and mana are restored, or
"&" to rest until you are fully "healed". This command can take a
count, which is used for the number of turns to rest.
Searching Commands
Search (s)
This command can be used to locate hidden traps and secret doors in
the spaces adjacent to the player. More than a single turn of
searching will be required in most cases. You should always search a
chest before trying to open it, since they are generally trapped.
This command can take a count, which is useful if you are fairly sure
of finding something eventually, since the command stops as soon as
anything is found. This command can take a count.
Toggle Search Mode (S) or (#)
This command will take you into and out of search mode. When first
pressed, the message "Searching" will appear at the bottom of the
screen. You are now taking two turns for each command, one for the
command and one turn to search. This means that you are taking twice
the time to move around the dungeon, and therefore twice the food.
Search mode will automatically turn off if you are disturbed. You may
also turn off search mode by entering the Search Mode command again.
Alter Commands
Tunnel (T) or (^T)
Tunneling or mining is a very useful art. There are many kinds of
rock, with varying hardness, including:
# Permanent Rock Permanent
# Granite Very Hard
% Quartz Veins Hard
% Magma veins Soft
: Rubble Very Soft
Quartz and Magma veins may sometimes contain treasure, in which case
they will be displayed as *. Rubble sometimes covers an object. It is
hard to tunnel unless you are wielding a heavy weapon or a shovel or
a pick. Tunneling ability increases with strength and weapon weight.
This command can take a count, requires a direction, and is affected
by the "always_repeat" option.
Open a Door or Chest (o)
To open an object such as a door or chest, you must use this command.
If the object is locked, you will attempt to pick the lock based on
your disarming ability. If you open a trapped chest without disarming
the traps first, the trap will be set off. Some doors will be jammed
shut and may have to be forced open. You may need several tries to
open a door or chest. Open can take a count, requires a direction,
and is affected by the "always_repeat" option.
Close a Door (c)
Non-intelligent and some other creatures cannot open doors, so
shutting doors can be quite valuable. Broken doors cannot be closed.
Bashing a door open may break it. Close can take a count, requires a
direction, and is affected by the "always_repeat" option.
Jam a Door (j) or Spike a Door (S)
Many monsters can simply open closed doors, and can eventually get
through a locked door. You may therefore occasionally want to jam a
door shut with iron spikes. Each spike used on the door will make it
harder to bash down the door, up to a certain limit. Smaller monsters
are less able to bash down doors. In order to use this command, you
must be carrying iron spikes. Jam or Spike requires a direction.
Bash a Door (B) or Force a Door (f)
This command allows you to bash down jammed doors. Your bashing
ability increases with strength. Bashing open a door can (briefly)
throw you off balance. Doors that are stuck, or which have been
jammed closed with spikes can only be opened by bashing, and all
closed doors can be bashed open if desired. Bashing a door open may
permanently break it so that it can never be closed. Bash or Force
can take a count, requires a direction, and is affected by the
"always_repeat" option.
Disarm a Trap or Chest (D)
You can attempt to disarm traps on the floor or on chests. If you
fail, there is a chance that you will blunder and set it off. You can
only disarm a trap after you have found it (usually with the Search
command). Disarm can take a count, requires a direction, and is
affected by the "always_repeat" option.
Alter (+)
This special command allows the use of a single keypress to select
any of the "obvious" commands above (attack, tunnel, bash, open,
disarm, close), and, by using macros or keymaps, to combine this
keypress with directions. In general, this allows the use of the
"control" key plus the appropriate "direction" key (including the
roguelike direction keys in roguelike mode) as a kind of generic
"alter the terrain feature of an adjacent grid" command. Alter can
take a count, requires a direction, and is affected by the
"always_repeat" option.
Spell and Prayer Commands
Browse Magic List (b) or Peruse Magic List (P)
All characters which can cast spells can use this command. When this
command is used, all of the spells contained in the selected magic
are displayed, along with such information as their level, the amount
of mana required to cast them, and whether or not you know the spell.
And when you select a spell from the list, description text of
selected spell will be displayed.
Gain New Spells or Prayers (G)
Use this command to actually learn new spells or prayers. When you
are able to learn new spells or prayers, the word "Study" will appear
in the status area of the screen. If you have a book in your
possession, containing spells or prayers which you may learn, then
you may choose to study that book. If you are a mage, rogue, or
ranger, you may actually choose which spell to study. If you are a
priest or paladin, your gods will choose a prayer for you. There are
nine books of each type, some normally found only in the dungeon.
Cast a Spell (m)
To cast a spell, you must have previously learned the spell and must
have in your inventory a book from which the spell can be read. Each
spell has a chance of failure which starts out fairly large but
decreases as you gain levels. If you don't have enough mana to cast a
spell, you will be prompted for confirmation. If you decide to go
ahead, the chance of failure is greatly increased, and you may lose a
point of constitution. Since you must read the spell from a book, you
cannot be blind or confused while casting, and there must be some
light present.
To pray effectively, you must have previously learned the prayer and
must have in your inventory a book from which the prayer can be read.
Each prayer has a chance of being ignored which starts out fairly
large but decreases as you gain levels. If you don't have enough mana
to cast a spell, you will be prompted for confirmation. If you decide
to go ahead, the chance of failure is greatly increased, and you may
lose a point of constitution. Since you must read the prayer from a
book, you cannot be blind or confused while praying, and there must
be some light present.
Use Bonus Power (U) or (O)
Some races and classes have special natural abilities. For example, a
Cyclops may Throw Boulders and a Gnome may Blink away from danger. A
Warrior can learn the power of Sword Dancing. Also, it is possible to
become mutated and gain a power, such as the ability to shoot Laser
Beams from your eyes! (I know, I know ... silliness!). If you have no
special powers, then this command will not do anything.
Object Manipulation Commands
Eat Food (E)
You must eat regularly to prevent starvation. As you grow hungry, a
message will appear in the status portion of the screen saying
Hungry. If you go hungry long enough, you will become Weak, then
start Fainting, and eventually, you will die of starvation. You may
use this command to eat food in your inventory. Note that you can
sometimes find food in the dungeon, but it is not always wise to eat
strange food.
Fuel Lantern/Torch (F)
If you are using a torch and have more torches in your pack, or you
are using a lantern and have flasks of oil in your pack, then your
can refuel them with this command. Torches and Lanterns are limited
in their maximal fuel. In general, two flasks will fully fuel a
lantern and two torches will fully fuel a torch.
Quaff Potion (q)
Use this command to drink a potion. Potions affect the player in
various ways, but the effects are not always immediately obvious and
are sometimes detrimental.
Read a scroll (r)
Use this command to read a scroll. Scroll spells usually have an area
effect, except for a few cases where they act on other objects.
Reading a scroll causes the parchment to disintegrate as the scroll
takes effect. Most scrolls which prompt for more information can be
aborted (by pressing escape), which will stop reading the scroll
before it disintegrates. Note that scrolls must be read carefully as
the magical incantations must be pronounced properly for the scroll
to work (Magic is fickle). If you are in a hurry (or never bothered
to learn to read well), then reading a scroll might fail, usually
just when you need it most!
Inscribe an object ({)
This command inscribes a string on an object. The inscription is
displayed inside curly braces after the object description. The
inscription is limited to the particular object (or pile) and is not
automatically transferred to all similar objects. Under certain
circumstances, the game will display fake inscriptions on certain
objects (e.g., {cursed}, {broken}, {tried}, {empty}, {90% off}) when
appropriate. These fake inscriptions are masked by real inscriptions
(i.e., those added with this command), but will re-appear if the real
inscription is removed. In addition, the game will occasionally place
a real inscription on an object for you, normally as the result of
your character getting a feeling about the item. All characters will
get feelings about weapons and armor after carrying them for a while.
Warriors get the most detailed feelings, and get them quicker than
any other class. An item labeled as {empty} was found to be out of
charges, and an item labeled as {tried} is a flavored item which the
character has used, but whose effects are unknown. Certain
inscriptions have a meaning to the game, see "@#", "@x#", "!*", and
"!x", in the section on inventory object selection.
Uninscribe an object (})
This command removes the inscription on an object. This command will
have no effect on "fake" inscriptions added by the game itself.
Magical Object Commands
Activate Artifact (A)
You have heard rumors of special weapons and armor deep in the
dungeon, items that can let you breath fire like a dragon or light
rooms with just a thought. Should you ever be lucky enough to find
such an item, this command will let you activate its special ability.
Special abilities can only be used if you are wearing or wielding the
item and they usually take a certain amount of time to recharge.
Aim Wand (a) or Zap Wand (z)
Wands must be aimed in a direction to be used. Wands are magical
devices, and therefore there is a chance you will not be able to
figure out how to use them if you aren't good with magical devices.
They will fire a shot that affects the first object or creature
encountered or fire a beam that affects anything in a given
direction, depending on the wand. An obstruction such as a door or
wall will generally stop the effects from traveling any farther. This
command requires a direction and can use a target.
Use Staff (u) or Zap Staff (Z)
This command will use a staff. A staff is normally very similar to a
scroll, in that they normally either have an area effect or affect a
specific object. Staves are magical devices, and there is a chance
you will not be able to figure out how to use them.
Zap Rod (z) or Activate Rod (a)
Rods are extremely powerful magical items, which cannot be burnt or
shattered, and which can have either staff-like or wand-like effects,
but unlike staves and wands, they don't have charges. Instead, they
draw on the ambient magical energy to recharge themselves, and
therefore can only be activated once every few turns. The recharging
time varies depending on the type of rod. This command may require a
direction (depending on the type of rod, and whether you are aware of
its type) and can use a target.
Throwing and Missile Weapons
Fire Item (f) or (t)
You may throw any object carried by your character. Depending on the
weight, it may travel across the room or drop down beside you. Only
one object from a pile will be thrown at a time. Note that throwing
an object will often cause it to break, so be careful! If you throw
something at a creature, your chances of hitting it are determined by
your pluses to hit, your ability at throwing, and the object's pluses
to hit. Once the creature is it, the object may or may not do any
damage to it. You've heard rumors that some objects found in the
dungeon can do huge amounts of damage when thrown, but you're not
sure which objects those are.... Note that flasks of oil will do a
fairly large chunk of damage to a monster on impact, supposedly
representing fire damage, but it works against fire elementals too...
If you are wielding a missile launcher compatible with the object you
are throwing, then you automatically use the launcher to fire the
missile with much higher range, accuracy, and damage, then you would
get by just throwing the missile. Fire or Throw requires a direction.
Targeting mode (see the next command) can be invoked with "*" at the
"Direction?" prompt.
Throw Item (v)
You may throw any object carried by your character. The lighter the
object, the farther you can throw it. Only one object from a stack
may be thrown at a time. Throwing an object may break it. If you
throw something at a monster, your chances of hitting it are
determined by your pluses to hit, your ability at throwing, and the
object's pluses to hit. If the object hits the monster, it may or may
not do damage. Some objects, such as weapons, or flasks of oil, can
do a substantial amount of damage. This command requires a direction,
and can take a target.
Set Target (*)
This will allow you to aim your spells and such at a specific monster
or grid, so that you can point directly towards that monster or grid
(even if this is not a "compass" direction) when you are asked for a
direction. You can set a target using this command, or you can set a
new target at the "Direction?" prompt when appropriate.
At the targeting prompt, you have many options. First of all,
targeting mode starts targeting nearby monsters which can be reached
by projectable spells and thrown objects. In this mode, you can press
t (or 5 or .) to select the current monster, SPACE to advance to the
next monster, - to back up to the previous monster, direction keys to
advance to a monster more or less in that direction, r to recall the
current monster, q to exit targeting mode, and p (or o) to stop
targeting monsters and enter the mode for targeting a location on the
floor or in a wall. Note that if there are no nearby monsters, you
will automatically enter this mode. Note that hitting o is just like
p, except that the location cursor starts on the last examined
monster instead of on the player. In this mode, you use the
"direction" keys to move around, and the q key to quit, and the t (or
5 or .) key to target the cursor location. Note that targeting a
location is slightly "dangerous", as the target is maintained even if
you are far away. To cancel an old target, simply hit * and then
ESCAPE (or q).
Note that when you cast a spell or throw an object at the target
location, the path chosen is the "optimal" path towards that
location, which may or may not be the path you want. Sometimes, by
clever choice of a location on the floor for your target, you may be
able to convince a thrown object or cast spell to squeeze through a
hole or corridor that is blocking direct access to a different grid.
Position: open floor [q,t,p,m,+,-,?,<dir>]
###########
#.........#############
#.........#...........#
#.........#...........#
#......<..#...........#
#.........#...........#
#.....................#
#.........#...........#
#.........#...........%
#.........####.#%###%##.
#..........******d......
***********###.#%%%#%###+ % %
###%#######%#.%.#.#.#.*.%.%.%
%................%
#%.#.#.#.%.%.%.%.%
Launching a ball spell or breath weapon at a location in the middle
of a group of monsters can often improve the effects of that attack,
since ball attacks are not stopped by interposed monsters if the ball
is launched at a target. This command takes no time.
Looking Commands
Full screen map (M)
This command will show a map of the entire dungeon, reduced by a
factor of nine, on the screen. Only the major dungeon features will
be visible because of the scale, so even some important objects may
not show up on the map. This is particularly useful in locating where
the stairs are relative to your current position, or for identifying
unexplored areas of the dungeon. This command takes no time.
+------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ###### ######### |
| ########....####.......% |
| ######......#####.####.......# |
| d......## ######%%# |
| <###.....# |
| ##'.....# |
| ##'.....# |
| ##+##### |
| ##### .. |
| #...# ## |
| ###%'##%#%# |
| %###%%<# |
| .# |
| %# |
| %% |
| #%#%% |
| #...# |
| ###%# |
If object auto-picker/destroyer is set up, specified objects can be
displayed in this command, when you press the M, N, K or D. The M
displays 'auto-pickup' items, while the N displays 'leave', the K
displays 'auto-destroy'. And the D is same as the M plus the N. You
can press any other key to quit this map command.
Locate Player on Map (L) or Where is the Player? (W)
This command lets you scroll your map around, looking at all sectors
of the current dungeon level, until you press escape, at which point
the map will be re-centered on the player if necessary. To scroll the
map around, simply press any of the "direction" keys. The top line
will display the sector location, and the offset from your current
sector. This command takes no time.
Recenter Viewport (^V)
This command re-centers the viewport on the player, and is very
useful when you approach the edge of the screen. The game will adjust
the viewport automatically as you move, but it currently only does so
when you approach within 2 squares of the top or bottom, or within 4
squares of the left or right. This command is a quicker alternative
to the Locate Player on Map command just discussed.
Look Around (l) or Examine Things (x)
This command is used to look around at nearby monsters (to determine
their type and health) and objects (to determine their type). It is
also used to find out what objects (if any) are under monsters, and
if a monster is currently inside a wall. This command takes no time.
When you are looking at something, you may hit space for more
details, or to advance to the next interesting monster or object, or
minus ("-") to go back to the previous monster or object, or a
direction key to advance to the nearest interesting monster or object
(if any) in that general direction, or "r" to recall information
about the current monster race, or "q" or escape to stop looking
around. You always start out looking at the "nearest" interesting
monster or object.
Inspect Item (I)
This command lets you observe a previously *identified* item. This
will tell you things about the special powers of the object.
Currently, it only makes sense for artifacts and ego-items.
Message Commands
Repeat Level Feeling (^F)
Repeats the current feeling about the dungeon level.
View Previous Messages (^P)
This command shows you all the recent messages. You can scroll
through them, or exit with ESCAPE. This command takes no time.
Take notes (:)
This command allows you to take notes, which will then appear in your
message list (prefixed with "Note:"). This command takes no time. It
also adds a tiny screenshot to your message log. For example:
Note: These bats are so dead!!
#.################.#
#..........<.......#
#.##############>#.#
#####.# #.######
#.....# #.......
#.##### ########
#.# #
#########'########
#................#
#...........@....#
#.......b........#
#................#
#.........b......'
#................#
#................#
#................#
#................#
##################
Targetting a Fruit bat.
The Fruit bat dies.
Targetting a Fruit bat.
The Fruit bat dies.
Game Status Commands
Character Description (C)
Brings up a full description of your character, including your
skill levels, your current and potential stats, and various other
information. From this screen, you can change your name or use the
file character description command to save your character status to
a file. That command saves additional information, including your
background, your inventory, and the contents of your house.
Knowledge Menu (~)
The command opens a menu from which you can select information
about seen Artifacts, Unique monsters, identified objects, etc:
Display current knowledge
Object Knowledge Dungeon Knowledge
(a) Artifacts (d) Dungeons
(o) Objects (q) Quests
(e) Egos (t) Terrain Symbols.
(h) Home Inventory
(i) *Identified* Equip. Self Knowledge
(_) Auto Pick/Destroy (@) About Yourself
(M) Mutations
Monster Knowledge (v) Virtues
(m) Known Monsters (x) Extra info
(w) Wanted Monsters
(u) Remaining Uniques Skills
(k) Kill Count (P) Proficiency
(p) Pets (s) Spell Proficiency
Command:
ESC) Exit menu
As you can see, there is a lot of information here which I won't
document right now. Poke around and you'll see what sorts of
information is available.
Display game time (^T) or (')
This command shows you current date and time in the game.
Saving and Exiting Commands
Save and Quit (^X)
To save your game so that you can return to it later, use this
command. Save files will also be generated (hopefully) if the game
crashes due to a system error. After you die, you can use your
savefile to play again with the same options and such.
Save (^S)
This command saves the game but doesn't exit. Use this frequently
if you are paranoid about having the computer crash while you are
playing.
Quit (commit suicide) (Q)
Kills your character and exits the game. You will be prompted to
make sure you really want to do this, and then asked to verify that
choice. Note that dead characters are dead forever.
User Preference Commands
See [a] for a description of the user preference commands together
with a detailed description of this function.
Interact with Options (=)
Allow you to interact with options. Note that using the cheat
options may mark your savefile as unsuitable for the high score
list. You may change normal options using the X and Y user pref
commands. You must use the redraw command (^R) after changing
certain options.
Interact with Macros (@)
Allow you to interact with macros. You may load or save macros from
user pref files, create macros of various types, or define keymaps.
Interact with Visuals (%)
Allow you to interact with visuals. You may load or save visuals
from user pref files, or modify the attr/char mappings for the
monsters, objects, and terrain features.
Interact with Colors (&)
Allow the user to interact with colors. This command only works on
some systems.
Reload Auto-picker/destroyer Preferences ($)
This command will reload "pickpref.prf" and
"pickpref-<<playername>>.prf" for object auto-picker/destroyer
after you edit these files with your text editor.
Edit Auto-picker/destroyer Preferences (_)
Allow the user to edit the pickpref.prf in the user directory. The
ESC key will open the menu in this editor. You can see and use all
edit commands from the command menu. Press ^Q or ^W to quit the
editor.
Help
Help (?)
Brings up the on-line help system. Note that the help files are
just text files in a particular format, and that other help files
may be available on the Net. In particular, there are a variety of
spoiler files which do not come with the standard distribution.
Check the place you got PosChengband from or ask on the newsgroup
rec.games.roguelike.angband about them.
Identify Symbol (/)
Use this command to find out what a character stands for. For
instance, by pressing "/.", you can find out that the "." symbol
stands for a floor spot. When used with a symbol that represents
creatures, the this command will tell you only what class of
creature the symbol stands for, not give you specific information
about a creature you can see. To get that, use the Look command.
There are four special symbols you can use with the Identify Symbol
command to access specific parts of your monster memory. Typing
Ctrl-A when asked for a symbol will recall details about all
monsters, typing Ctrl-U will recall details about all unique
monsters, typing Ctrl-N will recall details about all non-unique
monsters, and typing Ctrl-M will let you enter a name and recall
details about monsters which have the specified name as part of its
name.
If the character stands for a creature, you are asked if you want
to recall details. If you answer yes, information about the
creatures you have encountered with that symbol is shown in the
Recall window if available, or on the screen if not. You can also
answer "k" to see the list sorted by number of kills, or "p" to see
the list sorted by dungeon level the monster is normally found on.
Pressing ESCAPE at any point will exit this command.
Game Version (V)
This command will tell you what version of the game you are using.
For more information, see [b].
Extra Commands
Repeat Last Command (n) or (X)
This command repeats the previously executed command with all its
arguments. Very useful to repeat casting, for example, magic
missile to same opponent.
Record Command (")
Commands that you enter may be recorded to any normal ascii
character register. In fact, every command that you manually enter
is automatically recorded to the . register. When you repeat the
last command, you are really playing back the contents of this
special . register. But you can also record the next command to a
register of your choosing and then play it back manually later. For
example, the command sequence "Fmae*t records the command mae*t to
the F register in addition to the . register. You can later play
back this command with 'F whereas playing back with '. or n is only
valid on the very next turn.
Playback Command (')
As mentioned above, you may record commands with the " command and
play them back later with the ' command. Commands are stored in
registers, each of which is addressed with a single ASCII
character. For example, if you record a command with "t<cmd>, then
you may later play it back by pressing 't. These command registers
are temporary and will be erased every time you restart the game.
To view your recorded commands, choose the ' register (i.e., press
'' from the top level). You can then enter the register you wish to
use (e.g. ''t works the same as 't except that the register
contents of all recorded commands are displayed to you after you
press the second ').
Toggle Choice Window (^I)
Toggles the display in the choice window (if available) between
your inventory and your equipment. This command only applies if you
are running PosChengband under a windowing environment and the
choice window is available. This also redraws the choice window.
Redraw Screen (^R)
This command adapts to various changes in global options, and
redraws all of the windows. This command should be used after
changing various global properties (options, attr/char mappings,
color definitions, etc). When in doubt, use it.
Create screen dump ())
This command creates a document of the current screen and then
displays that document to you in the game's internal file viewer.
You may then save the document as either plaintext or as html,
using the | command. To create an html file, simply give the file
an html extension. Note that if you are playing with graphics
enabled, then this command will attempt to convert to normal
textual display before creating the screen dump.
Command your pets (p)
If you have pets then this command allows you to give orders to
your pets. You can call them to you, send them out to kill other
monsters, dismiss them, and allow/disallow opening of door and
picking up items. Your pets will drop all picked up items when you
disallow them to pick up anything.
Summary
Inventory Commands Original Roguelike
Inventory List i
Equipment List e
Get Objects g
Drop Item d
Destroy Item k ^D
Wear/Wield Equipment w
Take Off Equipment t T
Movement Commands Original Roguelike
Walk (with pickup) ;
Walk (flip pickup) -
Run . ,
Go Up Staircase <
Go Down Staircase >
Direction Keys (DIR) 7 8 9 y k u
4 6 h l
1 2 3 b j n
Run SHIFT+DIR
Resting Commands Original Roguelike
Stay (pickup) , .
Rest R
Searching Commands Original Roguelike
Search s
Toggle Search Mode S #
Alter Commands Original Roguelike
Tunnel T ^T
Open a Door/Chest o
Close a Door c
Jam/Spike a Door j S
Bash/Force a Door B f
Disarm a Trap/Chest D
Alter +
Alter CTRL+DIR
Spell Commands Original Roguelike
Browse/Peruse Spells b P
Gain Spell G
Cast Spell m
Use Power U O
Object Commands Original Roguelike
Eat Food E
Fuel Lantern/Torch F
Quaff Potion q
Read Scroll r
Inscribe Object {
Un-inscribe Object }
Magic Device Commands Original Roguelike
Activate Object A
Aim/Zap Wand a z
Use/Zap Staff u Z
Zap/Activate Rod z a
Missile Commands Original Roguelike
Fire Item f t
Throw Item v
Set Target *
Looking Commands Original Roguelike
Full Screen Map M
Locate Player on Map L W
Look Around l x
Recenter Viewport ^V
Inspect Item I
Message Commands Original Roguelike
Repeat Level Feeling ^F
Previous Messages ^P
Take Notes :
Game Status Commands Original Roguelike
Character Description C
Knowledge Menu ~
Display Game Time ^T '
Save/Quit Commands Original Roguelike
Save and Quit ^X
Save ^S
Quit/Commit Suicide Q
User Preference Commands Original Roguelike
Interact with Options =
Interact with Macros @
Interact with Visuals %
Interact with Colors &
Reload Auto-Picker Prefs $
Edit Auto-Picker Prefs _
Help Commands Original Roguelike
Help ?
Identify Symbol /
Game Version V
Extra Commands Original Roguelike
Repeat Last Command n X
Toggle Choice Window ^I
Redraw Screen ^R
Create Screen Dump )
Command Pets p
Original : Alexander Cutler and Andy Astrand
Updated : (2.7.6) by Russ Allbery (rra@cs.stanford.edu)
Updated : (2.7.9) by Ben Harrison (benh@phial.com)
Updated : Zangband 2.2.0 through 2.2.6c by Robert Ruehlmann
Updated : Zangband DevTeam
Updated : Hengband 1.7.0
Updated : PosChengband 4.0.0