''Slash'EM'' (''Super Lotsa Added Stuff Hack – Extended Magic'') is a variant of the

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game ''

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'' that offers extra features, monsters, and items. Several of its novel features, such as the Monk class, "conducts" (voluntary challenges), and the

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levels, have been reincorporated into ''NetHack''. The main

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in ''Slash'EM'' is much larger than in ''NetHack'', introducing special levels such as the Sunless Sea, where a

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lies, and the Guild of Disgruntled Adventurers, populated by "player monsters" (

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s, and other playable Slash'EM classes). Compared to ''NetHack'',

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comprises fewer levels, though it contains a special level for each demon lord and prince, including those who only appear when summoned in ''NetHack''. These alterations serve to reduce player tedium that results from trekking through repetitive maze levels.

Development

Warren Cheung began ''Slash'EM'' development in 1997, basing it on a ''NetHack'' variant, ''Slash''.

Compatible graphical interfaces

Enhanced graphical options also exist, such as the isometric perspective of
Vulture
', or the

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rendering that
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' offers. ''Vulture'' (previously ''Vulture's Claw'') is a

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of the now-defunct '' Falcon's Eye'' project. ''Vulture'' adds additional graphics, sounds, bugfixes and performance enhancements and is under active development.

References

External links

*
O'Reilly interview with the ''Slash'EM'' development team

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