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On 13 Sep 2005 15:26:52 -0700, "dtype" <drew.streib@gmail.com>
wrote:
>> Most of the ascensions on nao seem to be repeat ascensions.
>> Only drew of dtype would know for sure. Drew runs(?) nao.
>
>Seems that way.
>
>Feel free to do more analysis than I do. The logfile is always
>available at
http://alt.org/nethack/logfile
>
>That's the source for all the stats on alt.org/nethack.
Thanks so much for making all that data available.
(Now Brian P. can get to work. ;-)
>
>As for this discussion... that data is representative of the players on
>NAO, but may or may not represent the player base as a whole. I'd
>venture that it probably isn't an order of magnitude off for a global
>population, though. If it is off in any direction, it is probably
>towards the advanced player base, as new players may choose to screw
>around on their own machines before displaying their game for all to
>see. Others (like myself) are more than happy to be inept in front of a
>group.
And others *thought* still they were just going to show off
on NAO after ascending on their own machine. (Not that *I* know
anyone who did that, oh no. ;-)
For those that haven't tried it, the menucolors on NAO add a
lot to the game. Watch a few games, then copy the menucolors
options from that players options file.
Yes, every player's options file can be viewed on the NAO
website. And yes, you can watch games in progress on NAO.
PuTTY is recommended for viewing/playing. It's free, and
so good I know a few big businesses using it. Kudos to them.
Here's a quick and dirty "standard" setup for PuTTY to you
started:
- Download and uncompress PuTTY. You have now completed
the PuTTY installation process. (I TOLD you it was good.)
- Select the Window->Translation settings page and select
"CP 437" from the translation drop down menu.
- Select the Window->Appearance settings page.
Click the "Change..." button by the Font section and select:
"Lucida Console" "Regular" "12"
for the font.
- Go back to the "Session" settings page.
Type in "nethack.alt.org" under "Host Name (or IP address)"
- Select the "Telnet" radio button under "Protocol"
- Type in "Nethack.alt.org" in the one-line window under "Saved
Sessions"
- Click "Save".
- Then double-click the "Nethack.alt.org" line that just
appeared in the larger window, just under "Default Settings".
You will then be connected to NAO. Follow the instructions
if you want to create an account. Or just watch a game in
progress for a while. (Reminder: 'q' to stop watching a given
game.)
Editting the options file for your account requires knowledge
of vi. There you are on you own. And if you are caught or
killed I will disavow all knowledge of your mission.
- To change settings on a saved config, select the "Session"
settings screen. Click *once* on the name of the configuration
you wish to change. Then click "Load" to load that config.
Make any changes, then click "Save" to save the changes.
The home page also talks about using a Java applet. (Now
you know as much about that as I do.)
<http://alt.org/nethack/> is the home page. (or close enough)
"Find many of us in #nethack on irc.freenode.org.
Our friendly bot Rodney announces all the embarrassing details
of player deaths in channel as well. (Thanks to partycle from
fishpool for the Izchak script.)
Generally the people on IRC channel #nethack are watching,
playing, or commenting on games on NAO. Or all three.
>
>The repeat ascension phenominon likely comes from good players wanting
>to show off a bit, and post their scores in a very public place. There
>is also some permanence and validation of scores on NAO, as I've always
>run a vanilla game (with non game-changing patches), and can ensure
>that a claimed score is real. (Every game is recorded for audit by
>anyone that wants to endure it.)
And I really like being able to point to the independently
verified ascensions by Jove on NAO. (And thanks to whoever did
them. ;^)
However much of a fool I may play in the newsgroup, Nethack
thinks I've played some good games.
A year-round independent verifying entity is better than
the devnull tournament for my purposes.
>
>These days, I'm probably described better as the host than the
>operational guy. Pasi (paxed) certainly spends more time than I do
>serving the nethack players now.
And very grateful we should be, too. And I am.
A big public thanks from me to both of you!
Now, can we talk about expiring off all the games of players
ahead of me on the all-time list?
And keeping them that way? ;^D
--
All the best,
Jove
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