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Monday, 16 July, 2007 by Mordae
Hello Dudley,       
welcome to NetHack  
PvP! Other players: 
none                
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  |..@..|           
  |.....+           
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@ "I wish this new version had come out a long time ago!"
Hello Rodney,       
welcome back to     
NetHack PvP! Other  
players: Dudley     
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> |  | }|^@d|} |  | 
-----| }--^--} |  | 
     | }}---}}^|  | 
@ "Time for some fun!"
To what level do you want to teleport? 1
Rodney has joined   
the game.           
Rodney appears in   
a flash of lightStrange creatures formed from energy rather than matter,
lights are given to self-destructive behavior when battling
foes.

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.
! ------- |.....+ |..<@.| |...@.+ -------
@ "Oh, hi there! I'm new to this version... can you help me out?"
@ "Yeah, I'll show you a handy trick."
You use the touch of
death[Pestilence:] And I saw when the Lamb opened one of the seals,
and I heard, as it were the noise of thunder, one of the four
beasts saying, Come and see. And I saw, and behold a white
horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given
unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

[War:] And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the
second beast say, Come and see. And there went out another
horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon
to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one
another: and there was given unto him a great sword.

[Famine:] And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the
third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black
horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his
hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say,
A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley
for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

[Death:] And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the
voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and
behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death,
and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over
the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with
hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
[ Revelations of John, 6:1-8 ]

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
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! You kill Dudley! ------- |.....+ |..<@.| |... .+ -------
@ "Mwahahahaha!"
@ "This new version sucks."
The real reason why people want multi-player NetHack.


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Comments

Callie July 16, 2007 01:09
First comment: 16 July, 2007 31 comments written
It's funny because it's true. PvP communities are second only to Lord of the Flies in brutality.
Grognor July 16, 2007 04:31
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
PvP NetHack is one of the worst ideas I've ever heard in my entire life.

co-op NetHack MAY be possible with two computers and a million lines of code, but it's just totally unnecessary. There are so many potential problems with it.

also, this strip isn't so good.
KCWong July 16, 2007 15:37
First comment: 14 February, 2007 6 comments written
That other playerThese strange creatures live mostly on the surface of the
earth, gathering together in societies of various forms, but
occasionally a stray will descend into the depths and commit
mayhem among the dungeon residents who, naturally, often
resent the intrusion of such beasts. They are capable of
using weapons and magic, and it is even rumored that the
Wizard of Yendor is a member of this species.

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
NetHack may be freely redistributed. See license for details.
should have read a cursed scrollAnd I was gazing on the surges prone,
With many a scalding tear and many a groan,
When at my feet emerg'd an old man's hand,
Grasping this scroll, and this same slender wand.
I knelt with pain--reached out my hand--had grasp'd
Those treasures--touch'd the knuckles--they unclasp'd--
I caught a finger: but the downward weight
O'erpowered me--it sank. Then 'gan abate
The storm, and through chill aguish gloom outburst
The comfortable sun. I was athirst
To search the book, and in the warming air
Parted its dripping leaves with eager care.
Strange matters did it treat of, and drew on
My soul page after page, till well-nigh won
Into forgetfulness; when, stupefied,
I read these words, and read again, and tried
My eyes against the heavens, and read again.
        [ Endymion, by John Keats ]

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
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of create monster, calling forth a swarm of newts...
Antheridium July 16, 2007 21:28
First comment: 17 May, 2007 442 comments written
Nah. That would be like leftovers from the last comic.
Mordae July 16, 2007 22:04
First comment: 11 May, 2007 116 comments written
No way I'm making two newt(kinds of) small animal, like a lizard, which spends most of
its time in the water.
        [ Oxford's Student's Dictionary of Current English ]

"Fillet of a fenny snake,
In the cauldron boil and bake;
Eye of newt and toe of frog,
Wool of bat and tongue of dog,
Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting,
Lizard's leg and howlet's wing,
For a charm of powerful trouble,
Like a hell-broth boil and bubble."
        [ Macbeth, by William Shakespeare ]

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Copyright (c) 1994 by Boudewijn Wayers
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jokes in a row! The point of this comic was satire in the vein of "A Modest Proposal"; apparently Grognor thinks I'm actually in favor of eating babies :)
Grognor July 16, 2007 23:53
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
You baby-eating MADMAN!
Fathead July 20, 2007 00:27
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
Hey, I remember that paper.

There's a right way and a wrong way to do this; people just haven't found the right way yet.
1338h4x July 24, 2007 23:39
First comment: 19 September, 2006 102 comments written
I've actually been thinking about how a co-op NetHack could possibly be done, and I'm sure it'd be tough to balance out due to the number of concerns such as turns and such that would go screwy with multiplayer.


Anyway, great strip. And am I the only one here who doesn't like eating babies?

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