equipment. Often, many identical objects can be "stacked" into a
"pile" which will count as a single item. This is always true of
things like potions, scrolls, and food, but you may have to set
- options to allow wands, staffs, and other such objects to stack.
+ options to allow wands, staves, and other such objects to stack.
Each object has a weight, and if you carry more objects than your
strength permits, you will begin to slow down.
Drop an item (d)
This drops an item from your inventory or equipment onto the
dungeon floor. If the floor spot you are standing on already has
- an object in it, Bakabakaband will attempt to drop the item onto an
+ an object in it, Hengband will attempt to drop the item onto an
adjacent space. Be warned that if the floor is full and you
attempt to drop something, it may disappear and be destroyed.
Doors and traps are considered objects for the purpose of
displayed inside curly braces after the object description. The
inscription is limited to the particular object (or pile) and is
not automatically transferred to all similar objects. Under
- certain circumstances, Bakabakaband will display "fake" inscriptions
+ certain circumstances, Hengband will display "fake" inscriptions
on certain objects ("cursed", "broken", "tried", "empty", "NN%
off") when appropriate. These "fake" inscriptions are "covered up"
by real inscriptions, but will re-appear if the real inscription
- is removed. In addition, Bakabakaband will occasionally place a "real"
+ is removed. In addition, Hengband will occasionally place a "real"
inscription on an object for you, normally as the result of your
character getting a "feeling" about the item. All characters will
get "feelings" about weapons and armor after carrying them for a
***** <MagicalObject>
--- Magical Object Commands ---
-Activate equipped item (A)
+Activate an artifact (A)
You have heard rumors of special weapons and armor deep in the
Pits, items that can let you breath fire like a dragon or light
rooms with just a thought. Should you ever be lucky enough to
Use a staff (u) or Zap a staff (Z)
This command will use a staff. A staff is normally very similar
to a scroll, in that they normally either have an area effect or
- affect a specific object. Staffs are magical devices, and there
+ affect a specific object. Staves are magical devices, and there
is a chance you will not be able to figure out how to use them.
Zap a rod (z) or Activate a rod (a)
Rods are extremely powerful magical items, which cannot be burnt
or shattered, and which can have either staff-like or wand-like
- effects, but unlike staffs and wands, they don't have charges.
+ effects, but unlike staves and wands, they don't have charges.
Instead, they draw on the ambient magical energy to recharge
themselves, and therefore can only be activated once every few
turns. The recharging time varies depending on the type of rod.
throwing an object will often cause it to break, so be careful!
If you throw something at a creature, your chances of hitting it
are determined by your pluses to hit, your ability at throwing,
- and the object's pluses to hit. Once the creature is hit, the
+ and the object's pluses to hit. Once the creature is it, the
object may or may not do any damage to it. You've heard rumors
that some objects found in the dungeon can do huge amounts of
damage when thrown, but you're not sure which objects those
your savefile to play again with the same options and such.
Save (Ctrl-S)
- This command saves the game but doesn't exit Bakabakaband. Use this
+ This command saves the game but doesn't exit Hengband. Use this
frequently if you are paranoid about having the computer crash
while you are playing.
Quit (commit suicide) (Q)
- Kills your character and exits Bakabakaband. You will be prompted to
+ Kills your character and exits Hengband. You will be prompted to
make sure you really want to do this, and then asked to verify
that choice. Note that dead characters are dead forever.
--- Help ---
Help (?)
- Brings up the Bakabakaband on-line help system. Note that the help
+ Brings up the Hengband on-line help system. Note that the help
files are just text files in a particular format, and that other
help files may be available on the Net. In particular, there are
a variety of spoiler files which do not come with the standard
- distribution. Check the place you got Bakabakaband from or ask on the
+ distribution. Check the place you got Hengband from or ask on the
newsgroup rec.games.roguelike.angband about them.
Identify Symbol (/)
on. Pressing ESCAPE at any point will exit this command.
Game Version (V)
- This command will tell you what version of Bakabakaband you are using.
+ This command will tell you what version of Hengband you are using.
For more information, see the "version.txt" help file.
Toggle Choice Window (^E)
Toggles the display in the choice window (if available) between
your inventory and your equipment. This command only applies if
- you are running Bakabakaband under a windowing environment and the
+ you are running Hengband under a windowing environment and the
choice window is available. This also redraws the choice window.
Redraw Screen (^R)
Updated : (2.7.9) by Ben Harrison (benh@phial.com)
Updated : Zangband 2.2.0 through 2.2.6c by Robert Ruehlmann
Updated : Zangband DevTeam
-Updated : Bakabakaband 1.7.0
+Updated : Hengband 1.7.0