5 This readme is very old, so I will update it later.
11 Download source archive and try...
14 tar -zxvf hengband-x.x.x.tar.gz
16 ./configure --disable-japanese
20 Substitute the version number to x.x.x.
21 You need --disable-japanese option of the configure for English version.
22 If you are a super user, --with-setgid=games option works.
26 ./hengband -- -n<number of windows> ## for normal ASCII graphics
32 ./hengband -g -- -n<# of windows> ## for 8x8 tile graphics
33 ./hengband -g -- -b -n<# of windows> ## for Bigtile graphics
34 ./hengband -g -- -a -n<# of windows> ## for 16x16 tile (need heng_graf.tar.gz)
39 You can change game windows' font, location, and size, by environment
45 setenv ANGBAND_X11_FONT '-*-*-medium-r-normal--24-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1'
49 Then font size will be changed.
51 You can set ANGBAND_X11_FONT_n for specific window which have window number n.
53 Location of windows are ANGBAND_X11_AT_X_n, and ANGBAND_X11_AT_Y_n.
54 Size of windows are ANGBAND_X11_COLS_n, and ANGBAND_X11_ROWS_n.
59 Download the binary archive for Windows.
60 Unzip it, and click hengband to play.
62 The makefile.bcc was changed again.
63 If you want to compile from the source with borland compiler (BCC),
64 Comment out options for japanese; 'JP_OPT = ...' and 'ANGBAND_RC = ...'
65 in makefile.bcc, and un-comment the line 'ANGBAND_RC = ang_eng.rc'.
70 We recommend that you go to the Yeek cave next to your starting position
71 in the town of Outpost. Although the King of Yeeks at the lowest level is a
72 fierce enemy, the rest of the cave should be fairly safe. Once you complete
73 this dungeon, you will be strong enough to leave Outpost in search of greater
74 adventures. Carry lots of food and fuel, for the journey can be a long one.
75 Since this world is very large, it is convenient to go into global map mode by
76 pressing the '<' key, and then return to local map mode by '>' key when you are
77 at the destination. When in the wilderness, stay in safe grids such as roads
78 or plains; seas and lava fields are best avoided for a while.
79 Many towns and dungeons await you; good ones to explore early on include
80 the orc caves and the Labyrinth. To the northeast of the town of Morivant,
81 near the center of the map, is the dread dungeon of Angband. It is home to the
82 Serpent of Chaos, whom you must kill in order to win the game.
87 Please read on-line help (Press the ? key in the game) for full
88 information of the game. Here are only descriptions of basic commands.
90 The following section lists most commands, and the less frequently used
91 ones may be accessed by pressing the return key, or (if using the original
92 keyset) the 'x' key, to bring up the command menu. Almost any command may be
93 chosen from the main menu. "(R) Rest" can be performed by pushing 'R' (in
94 uppercase). "Look around (l/x)" can be performed by pushing 'l' in the Original
95 keyset, and by pushing 'x' in the Rogue-like keyset.
99 > Original Keyset Directions
105 > Roguelike Keyset Directions
112 * < Go up staircase or Enter global map mode in the wilderness.
113 * \> Go down staircase or return from global map mode in the wilderness
114 * Shift+direction run
115 * Ctrl+direction attack, open, close, or dig
123 * A Activate an equipment
124 * F Fuel your lantern/torch
129 * R Rest for a period
130 * o Open a door or chest
131 * s Search for traps/doors
132 * k/Ctrl+d Destroy an item
134 * m Cast a spell / use mental power
135 * G Gain new spells/prayers
136 * U/O Use bonus power
137 * b/P Examine spells (choose each spell to get a description)
139 * w Wear/wield equipment
140 * t Take off equipment
141 * F Fuel your lantern/torch
143 * x Examine items in a store
144 * C Character description
145 * I Examine an *identified* item
149 * ~ Display various information
153 * $ Reload auto-picker preference file
154 * _ Edit auto-picker preference
155 * n/[ Repeat previous command
156 * @ Interact with macros
158 * ? View the on-line help (Press a-z to choose a section, space key to go next page.)
163 Below, only the new features in Hengband are explained.
165 * You can inscribe on objects with "@ma" or '@'+<any command letter>+<any tag>. Then, type these alphabet letter in 'm' command to cast from the spellbook.
166 * The inscriptions "@1" or '@'+<any tag number> make the objects able to be used by pressing <tag number> key in any command. Any alphabet key cannot be used as a tag in this form.
167 * You can inscribe on *identified* items with "%" or "%all". Then, "%" or "%all" is automatically replaced by strings which describe the item's abilities.
168 ** Example: You inscribe with "%all" on a pair of gauntlets of power which provide resistance to fire. The description will look like {St;Fi} which means bonus to Strength and resistance to fire. If you inscribe it with "%", its description will look like {Fi} which means its random added ability is resistance to fire.
170 ## Auto pickup/destroy
172 Hengband offers two different methods of auto-pickup/destroy.
175 * Hengband offers a very powerful auto-pickup/auto-destroy system which you may customize. Press * '_' key to enter edit mode. Please read the file "autopick_eng.txt" about the syntax.
178 * Since the powerful method is slightly difficult to use effectively, there is another very easy option. you can turn on
179 * the destroy_items option and/or the always_pickup option to use this method. These options are located in (6) Easy Auto-Destroyer Options and (1) Input Options in the Set options ('=') command.
181 ## Tile graphics, Big tile, and Big screen
185 To use graphics mode, choose it from menu for Windows and Mac, or
186 use -g option for Linux. There are 8x8 size old tile and 16x16 size
187 Adam bolt tile, and you can change from menu for Windows and Mac, or
188 use -- -a option to use 16x16 tile for Linux. Since source archive
189 doesn't include 16x16 size tile, you need to download the
192 ### Big tile (Double-width tile)
194 In the Big tile mode, graphic tile have double width, and become
195 square. You can choose Bigtile from menu for Windows and Mac, or
196 use -- -b option for Linux.
200 You can resize each window using mouse, which allow you to have
201 terminal windows larger than 80x24. On linux, it's convenience to
202 use environment variables: ANGBAND_X11_COLS_0 and
207 Play record will be written to a file named 'playrec-<character's name>.txt'
208 in the same directory as your user preference file. It is in ~/.angband/
209 Hengband/ for UNIX, or hengband/lib/user/ for other OS.
210 '|' command displays play record in the game.
214 When You die, or retire, you can register a score to the world
215 score sever through the Internet.
216 However, please do not register a score, if you have cheated
217 by modifying data or source files, or by restoring from a backed
220 The score server is here:
221 http://hengband.sourceforge.jp/en/score.html