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The practical effect of this is that operating systems like Debian originally classified NetHack as "free" and Angband as "non-free", and refused to include Angband when selling discs of the system.
Angband on map license#
Angband and its variants use a license inherited from Moria which prohibits selling copies of the game.
Angband on map software#
NetHack is free and open source software under its NetHack General Public License. Thus their respective communities consider Angband and NetHack to be vanilla versions, in contrast to variants like ToME and SLASH'EM. NetHack changed the game even more with additions like dungeon branches.ĭevelopment of Angband and NetHack continues today both games have spawned many modified versions and patches. Hack, though retaining the Amulet, added features like persistent levels, pets, and shops. Angband lengthened the game and featured the goals of killing Sauron and then Morgoth. Moria deviated from Rogue by featuring a town above the dungeon and by not featuring the Amulet the goal was to kill a balrog. In Rogue, the goal was to obtain an Amulet of Yendor.
Angband on map code#
Because Rogue did not include its source code and originally ran only on one platform, several Rogue clones came into existence. Rogue started as a binary for BSD, then a variant of Unix running on VAX hardware. These include lembas wafers, mithril objects, and monsters such as the hobbit and the balrog. Middle-earth is also the original source for Morgoth.Īngband and NetHack also share some elements from Middle-earth. Ents appear in some Angband variants, but NetHack credits the Ent to the original source, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. NetHack credits the dragon to Angband's ancestral game Moria, but the dragon still appears in Angband. In the source code (at do_name.c#line888), NetHack credits Morgoth to Angband. If you enjoy the game, you might want to take a look, as hints and tips are often shared, and those asking for advice are welcome.The hallucinatory monsters of NetHack include some monsters from Angband. Pressing 'Enter' also brings up a list of commands you can choose from whilst you're getting started.Īngband has an active community, split mostly between the forums and the newsgroup. You can play with graphics or in original ASCII text (it's more fun than it sounds), and there is extensive in-game help. The most recent release of the game is version 3.1.0 beta (released on 7th January 2009), and you can download versions for supported platforms from this page, or the source code if you want to compile it yourself. Angband is a free, single-player dungeon exploration game where you take the role of an adventurer, exploring a deep dungeon, fighting monsters, and acquiring the best weaponry you can, in preparation for a final battle with Morgoth, the Lord of Darkness.