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NetHacker
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English
Etymology
From en w:NetHack er<id:occupation>.
Noun
A player of the open-source single-player roguelike video game NetHack.
en 16 April 1996 Aero ADOM - Love those gremlins! rec.games.roguelike.misc https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.roguelike.misc/c/P4Tq4-vOwhQ/m/nUVdeHpMApYJ Many a NetHacker has found herself surrounded by 50 or 60 gremlins each with 1 HP.
en 17 May 2004 ABCGi Why do we search for secret doors? rec.games.roguelike.development https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.roguelike.development/c/1JxmwDv1XSs/m/xvFiTQX8YvUJ Interestingly there is the same line when playing P&P D&D, and the player’s knowledge of the game can greatly help the PC, as does a NetHacker who has played a lot before. So there is no way to maintain this line absolutely.
en 4 June 2018 twisty Excalibur, lenses and intrinsic searching, do these bonuses stack? rec.games.roguelike.nethack https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.roguelike.nethack/c/l-sG_9avnaw/m/7nIt04dnAgAJ Hello Fellow NetHackers! Just a guestion for the pros/code divers. If i'm weilding Excalibur, wearing a pair of lenses and have intrinsic search, do all the bonues stack together?
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