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Fishpool Creations NetHack Server

NOTE: This server is defunct. Please head to nethack.fi for an up-and-running server in Finland.

Usage instructions

The server offers a public access to NetHack using Telnet (standard port 23). The address of the server is hal.pp.fishpool.fi. Log in with username nethack.

Because all public users will be running the game as the same user, you will have to give a name for your character. Player names are protected with passwords. When you enter a name that has not been registered yet, you must choose a password. When you come back later to continue the game or to start another, you must enter the password in order to start the game.

If you don't like the default configuration of the game, you can adjust it with the 'O' command. You can also change your personal option settings upon login by entering them as a single comma-separated string, which will be used as the value of the NETHACKOPTIONS environment variable. The changes you make to your personal options are saved, and will be the default setting for future logins. Consult the NetHack guidebook for correct syntax. You can unset all options by entering a single space (" ") as the string.

Other servers

This server is located in southern Finland with a fairly fast connection to the Internet. However, this is not the only public NetHack server available, and for your own convenience you might want to try some of the other servers. There is a list of servers available at The NetHack Index.

Other resources

The server is running the latest stable version of Debian GNU/Linux.

The version of NetHack used is the latest official version available. To read more about NetHack and to find out what the latest version is, see the NetHack homepage.

For discussion about NetHack, see the UseNet newsgroup rec.games.roguelike.nethack.

For a real-time alternative, join #nethack on the IRC network IRCnet.


Questions or suggestions: nethack@pp.fishpool.fi
Last modified: Tuesday, 14-Jul-2009 12:02:32 EEST

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