From psmithnews@spod-central.org Sun Jan 28 18:19:02 2001 Path: ulcc.ac.uk!server3.netnews.ja.net!newspeer.clara.net!news.clara.net!dispose.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!curmudgeon.spod-central.org!not-for-mail From: psmithnews@spod-central.org (Dylan O'Donnell) Newsgroups: rec.games.roguelike.nethack Subject: Re: Pet Hatred Date: 19 Jan 2001 13:51:48 +0000 Organization: Spod Central Sender: psmith@curmudgeon.spod-central.org Message-ID: References: <948mns$o90$1@nnrp1.deja.com> Reply-To: psmith@spod-central.org NNTP-Posting-Host: curmudgeon.spod-central.org X-NNTP-Posting-Host: curmudgeon.spod-central.org:195.173.172.171 X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 979912308 nnrp-07:619 NO-IDENT curmudgeon.spod-central.org:195.173.172.171 X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.0807 (Gnus v5.8.7) Emacs/20.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Lines: 127 Xref: ulcc.ac.uk rec.games.roguelike.nethack:123157 harri@tolppa.kotisivupalvelu.fi (Harri Haataja) writes: > Ray Chason wrote: > >Paul wrote: > > > >>I know its a well worn theme, but I wish there was an option to remove > >>them from the game altogether. > > > >I don't care much for playing with pets. > > Isn't there a define for that? No. It'd be better as added functionality to the 'pettype' option in any case, I think: --- nethack-3.3.1/dat/opthelp Sat Jul 15 19:05:10 2000 +++ nethack-3.3.1bis/dat/opthelp Fri Jan 19 13:38:03 2001 @@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ objects like dungeon, but for object symbols default: ])[="(%!?+/$*`0_. pettype your preferred type of pet (cat or dog), if your character - class uses both types [RANDOM] + class uses both types; or none for no pet [RANDOM] race Your starting race (e.g., race:Human, race:Elf). [RANDOM] role Your starting role (e.g., role:Barbarian, role:Valk). Although you can specify just the first letter(s), it will --- nethack-3.3.1/doc/Guidebook.mn Fri Aug 4 23:50:01 2000 +++ nethack-3.3.1bis/doc/Guidebook.mn Fri Jan 19 13:39:53 2001 @@ -1868,7 +1868,8 @@ makes sense for windowing system interfaces that implement this feature. .lp pettype Specify the type of your initial pet, if you are playing a character class -that uses multiple types of pets. Possible values are ``cat'' and ``dog''. +that uses multiple types of pets; or choose to have no initial pet at all. +Possible values are ``cat'', ``dog'', and ``none''. Cannot be set with the `O' command. .lp pickup_burden When you pick up an item that would exceed this encumbrance --- nethack-3.3.1/doc/Guidebook.tex Fri Aug 4 23:50:03 2000 +++ nethack-3.3.1bis/doc/Guidebook.tex Fri Jan 19 13:41:13 2001 @@ -2303,8 +2303,8 @@ %.lp \item[\ib{pettype}] Specify the type of your initial pet, if you are playing a character class -that uses multiple types of pets. Possible values are ``{\tt cat}'' -and ``{\tt dog}''. +that uses multiple types of pets; or choose to have no initial pet at all. +Possible values are ``{\tt cat}'', ``{\tt dog}'', and ``{\tt none}''. Cannot be set with the `{\tt O}' command. %.Ip \item[\ib{pickup\_burden}] --- nethack-3.3.1/doc/Guidebook.txt Sat Aug 5 02:23:22 2000 +++ nethack-3.3.1bis/doc/Guidebook.txt Fri Jan 19 13:42:23 2001 @@ -2427,9 +2427,9 @@ pettype Specify the type of your initial pet, if you are playing a - character class that uses multiple types of pets. Possible - values are ``cat'' and ``dog''. Cannot be set with the `O' - command. + character class that uses multiple types of pets; or choose + to have no initial pet at all. Possible values are ``cat'', + ``dog'', and ``none''. Cannot be set with the `O' command. pickup_burden When you pick up an item that would exceed this encumbrance --- nethack-3.3.1/src/decl.c Wed May 10 01:50:12 2000 +++ nethack-3.3.1bis/src/decl.c Fri Jan 19 13:28:47 2001 @@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ NEARDATA char dogname[PL_PSIZ] = DUMMY; NEARDATA char catname[PL_PSIZ] = DUMMY; NEARDATA char horsename[PL_PSIZ] = DUMMY; -char preferred_pet; /* '\0', 'c', 'd' */ +char preferred_pet; /* '\0', 'c', 'd', 'n' (none) */ /* monsters that went down/up together with @ */ NEARDATA struct monst *mydogs = (struct monst *)0; /* monsters that are moving to another dungeon level */ --- nethack-3.3.1/src/dog.c Sun Jul 16 23:15:49 2000 +++ nethack-3.3.1bis/src/dog.c Fri Jan 19 13:32:04 2001 @@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ int pettype; static int petname_used = 0; + if (preferred_pet == 'n') return((struct monst *) 0); + pettype = pet_type(); if (pettype == PM_LITTLE_DOG) petname = dogname; --- nethack-3.3.1/src/options.c Wed Aug 9 19:33:01 2000 +++ nethack-3.3.1bis/src/options.c Fri Jan 19 13:28:12 2001 @@ -983,11 +983,15 @@ case 'F': preferred_pet = 'c'; break; + case 'n': /* no pet */ + case 'N': + preferred_pet = 'n'; + break; default: pline("Unrecognized pet type '%s'", op); break; } - } else if (negated) preferred_pet = 0; + } else if (negated) preferred_pet = 'n'; return; } @@ -2158,7 +2162,9 @@ #endif else if (!strcmp(optname, "pettype")) Sprintf(buf, "%s", (preferred_pet == 'c') ? "cat" : - (preferred_pet == 'd') ? "dog" : "random" ); + (preferred_pet == 'd') ? "dog" : + (preferred_pet == 'n') ? "none" : + "random" ); else if (!strcmp(optname, "pickup_burden")) Sprintf(buf, "%s", burdentype[flags.pickup_burden] ); else if (!strcmp(optname, "pickup_types")) { (Moderate testing shows no immediate breakage with that patch. Usual disclaimers apply :-) -- : Dylan O'Donnell http://www.spod-central.org/~psmith/ : : "For the sun will rise, and the moon will set, and you learn how to : : settle for what you get. It will all go on, if we're here or not; : : so who cares? So what?" -- Fred Ebb, "Cabaret" :