Nethack for PSP

Nethack for PSP
General
Author	VirtuaMUnstaz, IveGotThePawa
Type	Role Playing
Version	1.0d
License	Mixed
Last Updated	2006/05/08
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Port of Nethack 3.4.3 to the PSP. Based on glHack by Andrew Apted.

The game is playable up to a certain extend. You cannot enter text required for Wishing, Engraving or naming stuff.

Installation

Move the NetHackPSP folder to ms0:/PSP/GAME/.

You can change your name and other character settings by editing the .nethackrc file found in PSP/GAMES/NetHack/.

Be careful though because some settings may affect the gameplay.

User guide

You can assign actions via the Special Context Menu, the available actions are:

• a - Apply.
• b - Eat.
• c - Kick.
• d - Pickup.
• e - Wear.
• f - Wield.
• g - Put On.
• h - Drop.
• i - Drop All.
• j - Remove.
• k - Take off.
• l - Read.
• m - Pay Bill.
• n - Quafe (drink).
• A - (Extended Command) Chat.
• B - (Extended Command) Dip.
• C - (Extended Command) Enhance.
• D - (Extended Command) Force.
• E - (Extended Command) Invoke.
• F - (Extended Command) Loot.
• G - (Extended Command) Offer.
• H - (Extended Command) Pray.
• I - (Extended Command) Rub.
• J - (Extended Command) Sit.
• K - (Extended Command) Turn Undead.
• L - (Extended Command) Untrap.
• M - (Extended Command) Wipe.

Controls

Default:

Up/Down - North/South, Menu up/down

Left - West/East

Down+Left/Right - South-West/South-East

Up+Left/Right - North-West/North-East

Circle - Enter key (confirm Menu selection)

Square - List previous message

Cross - Space key (select Menu item)

Triangle - Escape (cancel Menu selection)

Select - See the Inventory

Start - Special Context Menu

Button set (L+):

L+D-Pad - Fast North/East/South/West

L+Down+Left/Right - Fast South-West/Fast South-East

L+Up+Left/Right - Fast North-West/Fast North-East

L+Cross - Open

L+Square - Search

L+Tringle - Close

L+Circle - Pick Up

L+Select - Display usefull information

L+Start - Save your game and Quit

Button set (R+):

R+Up/Down - Go up/down the stairs

R+Cross - Throw

R+Square - Zap wand

R+Triangle - Cast Spell from Spellbook

R+Circle - Fire ammo placed in the Quiver

R+Select - Select Quivered Item

R+Start - Echange weapon with alternate

Button set (L+R+):

L+R+Cross - Teleport

L+R+Square - List known spells

L+R+Triangle - Show what type of thing a visible symbol corresponds to.

L+R+Circle - Known discoveries

L+R+Select - Toggle ASCII/Graphic mode

L+R+Start - Switch to explorer mode

Screenshots

Known issues

Diagonal movements are difficult to achieve easily.

Changelog

1.0d

• Keyboard interface for text prompts (Wishing, naming items, etc.).
• Fixed the bug of headers that would interfeer in the item selection dialog.
• Added a way to go back up a menu when you've highlighted the last item (and vice versa).
• Correctly fixed to always select first item in a menu if no default is found (was buggy in some cases).
• Splitted the context menu in two columns and added many more commands.
• Enabled #enhancing your skills.
• Fixed Diagonal movements, added some buttons to facilitate things.
• You can now apply something to yourself or in any direction you might want to.
• You can now apply an Orb (crystal ball), it will now bring out the soft-keyboard to select a single character.
• Enabled engraving with your fingers.
• Enabled analog stick for scrolling pop-ups that are too big for display.

Credits

• Based on glHack by Andrew Apted.
• Ported to the PSP by VirtuaMUnstaz.
• Helped by IveGotThePawa.

External links

• Official website - http://www.feelthepawa.com/psp/nethack/ (archived)
• Author's website - http://virtuamunstaz.de/nh/ (archived)