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For people new to NetHack: You can play NetHack just by running telnet nethack.alt.org And you can save games and resume them from another computer, as w
by beering 12y ago
For people new to NetHack:
You can play NetHack just by running
telnet nethack.alt.org
And you can save games and resume them from another computer, as well as watch other people play!
- kzrdude 12y agoWatching complete strangers nethack is weird, because it's a completely noninteractive medium.
- tadfisher 12y agoYou can send them messages via the mail daemon :)
- schoen 12y agoYes, just create an account on NAO and press "m" to write to the current player (who might then reply to you with "#" or "E-"). People often give each other advice or commiseration. And there's also a #nethack IRC channel where sometimes players and watchers will comment on ongoing NAO games.
- astrobe_ 12y agoTelnet is not installed by default on recent Windows. The steps to enable it are easily found on the net, but you'll probably be better off with dedicated software, like Putty or Mobaterm to name a few. It could be useful for MUDs too, among other things.
- lake99 12y agoAlso for people new to NetHack, don't expect to last more than a few minutes if you're not using the net. There are websites, forums, chatrooms to help you get started. You can start with a community-made beginners' guide http://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Why_do_I_keep_dying%3F http://nethackwiki.com/wiki/Why_do_I_keep_dying%3F