Step 1: download.
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nh340win.zip (about 1.8M) (MD5 sum: 07b831e68246dfb8a03ff675f62d4eaa)
Contains two executables - an Intel Win32 tty console executable
and an Intel Win32 Graphical Interface executable. This may be used on
Intel
machines running Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0 or later, Windows 2000,
and Windows XP. (about 1.8M)
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Step 2: unpack.
These files can be unpacked with any standard unzipping utility, which should be used when you have set your current directory to the location where you want to place NetHack.Step 3: edit.
Edit defaults.nh to adjust your settings preferences.Step 4: run.
- nethack.exe
- for the tty interface
- nethackw.exe
- for the graphical interface
Refer to the file README within the zip file for further installation
instructions and release notes.
If the game halts with one of these messages:
Common control library is missing.
Common control library is outdated.
then you need to apply the
Common Control Library patch†.