§ 1
in which the hero is introduced
NetHack is hard. noobhack makes it easier. It remembers stuff about the Mazes of Menace that would otherwise be tedious for you.
§ 2
in which the plot is unveiled
Here is a (non-inclusive) list of things noobhack helps with.
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Found a rare bookshop but don't have the means to pay, the cunning to steal, or the muscle to murder? noobhack remembers features about the dungeon so you can come back later when you're a dragon riding badass.
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Know how to price-identify, but can't be bothered to calculate it yourself? noobhack automatically price identifies items for you when the shopkeeper makes his offer. Subverting the plutocratic regime of the shopkeepers.
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Hear a sound in the dungeon and not sure what it means? noobhack translates noises and remembers the important ones.
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&tc. and so forth...
§ 3
setup, install, and pip-pip cheerio
Installing noobhack is easy:
$ # gentlemen of distinguished package descent
$ pip install noobhack
$ # gentlemen preferring a seasoned, mature approach
$ easy_install noobhack
Running it is easier:
Does noobhack work with nethack.alt.org? Yes:
$ noobhack --host=nethack.alt.org
§ 4
the inimitable cast members speak
“
In the midst of the most amazing shop, I realized I'd forgotten my 'Mazes of Menace Prices Almanac'. If it weren't for noobhack I would have bought a scroll of punishment. Instead; I knew I was charging a scroll of genocide to my Platinum Yendorian Express Card.
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— Bernhard Von Noystein, Tourist
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noobhack. It works, bitches.
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— Scientist
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Sometimes I totally like... forget. Like... what I hear in my head. This one time I totally heard some guard's footsteps. What does that even mean? With noobhack, it's like I don't even have to, like, think about it.
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— Patricia Martin, Valkyrie
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... you have to understand, chicks dig longswords. Last week I was hitting on this choice cleric biddy, when 'bam' *clap* out of nowhere comes this red dragon. noobhack reminded me I was fire resistant and 'bam' *clap* twenty minutes later she was taking off her clothes... The girl, not the dragon
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— Sir Prescott Wyndam III Esq., Knight
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Some people might say I'm OCD, paranoid, and maybe a little racist. I like to think I'm cautious. Without noobhack I'd have to memorize Mine Town ... it remembers the map so I can concentrate on important things: genociding gnomes — creepy, creepy, gnomes.
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— Magus Stormfinger, Wizard
