There are a bunch of aspects to optimal play in NetHack that are pretty unfun for humans to perform (but dramatically increase win rate). These things can all b

There are a bunch of aspects to optimal play in NetHack that are pretty unfun for humans to perform (but dramatically increase win rate). These things can all be programmed into an AI without too much trouble, some more fiddly than others: * Always retrace your own steps when backtracking. Only walk on new tiles when it’s absolutely necessary for exploration. This greatly reduces your chances of stepping on unseen traps. * Abuse shops to the max. Price ID everything you find. Sell every last bit of junk. Engage in credit cloning. Steal everything from shops. * Abuse the protection racket. Max out on divine protection by spending all of the money from every shopkeeper’s pocket at the temple in minetown. * Abuse alchemy to make large stacks of holy water and blessed potions of full healing. Increase your max HP to several hundred. * Pudding farming. This one has thankfully been patched out. * Polypiling. Polymorph lines of items on the floor. Try to get magic markers to write more scrolls of enchant armour.