Hello Everyone,

I've taken up the task of continuing the Nethack homebrew for the PSP, released a while ago by the honorable VMU.

DCEmu.uk will be the first to get the files!

I've been working on this baby for quite a while now and I think its time to do a release.

The game is now playable up to a certain extend. You still cannot enter text required for Wishing, Engraving or naming stuff. Expect this to work in the next update though

You can change your name and other character settings by editing the .nethackrc file found in PSP/GAMES/NetHack/. But be careful because some settings may affect the game play and you may find yourself in a configuration I did not test yet and that you don't have any graphic interface to help you.

== NEW Button Configuration ==

-- default buttons
[UP] = North / Menu UP
[DOWN] = South / Menu Down
[LEFT] = West
[RIGHT] = East
[DOWN]+[LEFT] = South-West
[DOWN]+[RIGHT] = South-East
[UP]+[LEFT] = North-West
[UP]+[RIGHT] = North-East
[CIRCLE] = Same as the 'Enter' key (Confirm Menu selection)
[SQUARE] = List previous message
[CROSS] = Same as the 'Space' key (Select Menu item)
[TRIANGLE] = Same as the 'Escape' key (Cancel Menu selection)
[SELECT] = See the Inventory
[START] = Special Context Menu which enables these actions:
'a' = Apply
'b' = Eat
'c' = Kick
'd' = Pickup
'e' = Wear
'f' = Wield
'g' = Put On
'h' = Drop
'i' = Drop All
'j' = Remove
'k' = Take off
'l' = Read
'm' = Pay Bill
'n' = Quaff (drink)
'A' = (Extended Command) Chat
'B' = (Extended Command) Dip
'C' = (Extended Command) Enhance
'D' = (Extended Command) Force
'E' = (Extended Command) Invoke
'F' = (Extended Command) Loot
'G' = (Extended Command) Offer
'H' = (Extended Command) Pray
'I' = (Extended Command) Rub
'J' = (Extended Command) Sit
'K' = (Extended Command) Turn Undead
'L' = (Extended Command) Untrap
'M' = (Extended Command) Wipe

-- alternate button set when TOP LEFT button pressed.

[TOP LEFT]+[UP] = Fast North
[TOP LEFT]+[DOWN] = Fast South
[TOP LEFT]+[LEFT] = Fast West
[TOP LEFT]+[RIGHT] = Fast East
[TOP LEFT]+[DOWN]+[LEFT] = Fast South-West
[TOP LEFT]+[DOWN]+[RIGHT] = Fast South-East
[TOP LEFT]+[UP]+[LEFT] = Fast North-West
[TOP LEFT]+[UP]+[RIGHT] = Fast North-East

[TOP LEFT]+[CROSS] = Open
[TOP LEFT]+[SQUARE] = Search
[TOP LEFT]+[TRIANGLE] = Close
[TOP LEFT]+[CIRCLE] = Pick Up
[TOP LEFT]+[SELECT] = Display useful information
[TOP LEFT]+[START] = Save your game & Quit

-- alternate button set when TOP RIGHT button pressed.

[TOP RIGHT]+[UP] = Go Up the stairs
[TOP RIGHT]+[DOWN] = Go Down the stairs

[TOP RIGHT]+[CROSS] = Throw
[TOP RIGHT]+[SQUARE] = Zap wand
[TOP RIGHT]+[TRIANGLE] = Cast Spell from Spell book
[TOP RIGHT]+[CIRCLE] = Fire ammo placed in the Quiver
[TOP RIGHT]+[SELECT] = Select Quivered Item
[TOP RIGHT]+[START] = Exchange weapon with alternate

-- alternate button set when TOP LEFT and TOP RIGHT button pressed.

[TOP LEFT]+[TOP RIGHT]+[CROSS] = Teleport
[TOP LEFT]+[TOP RIGHT]+[SQUARE] = List Known spells
[TOP LEFT]+[TOP RIGHT]+[TRIANGLE] = Show what type of thing a visible symbol corresponds to.
[TOP LEFT]+[TOP RIGHT]+[CIRCLE] = Known discoveries
[TOP LEFT]+[TOP RIGHT]+[SELECT] = Toggle ASCII / Graphic mode
[TOP LEFT]+[TOP RIGHT]+[START] = Switch to explorer mode

Still to do :
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- A contextual menu for the 'Inventory' screen
- Display the damage made by the player
- Disable calling the context menu more than once.
- Fix Diagonal movements, they are still difficult to achieve
- Split the contextual menu in two columns
- Keyboard interface for text prompts (Wishing, naming items, etc.)
- Re-enable mouse for scrolling or find a way to display menu that are too long
- Re-enable the top-ten listing when dying or quitting
- Remove the perm_lock feature, as it can cause problems on the PSP when crashing
- Enable scrolling when in ASCII mode

- Any other suggestions?

So as you can see, there was a lot done, but there is still much to do for a fully functional Nethack. But still, with this version, I managed to get to the bottom of the mines and back.

Expect more frequent updates.

Pawa

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