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Accessing the Options File

Android and iOS

You need to enable Developer Mode in the settings. Then Options will appear in the main menu.

Linux

The options file is located in your home folder (~) and is named .gnollhackrc.

Windows

The options file is in the same folder as the executable and is named defaults.gnh. It is a text file.

Old Options from NetHack

New Options in GnollHack

Boolean Options

  • autostatuslines — Automatically adjust message lines and status lines in the curses interface.
  • autounlock — Automatically unlock a locked door or chest
  • baseacasbonus — Display base armor class as a bonus rather than a number starting at 10
  • blinking_cursor_on_tiles — Display a blinking cursor when using tiles
  • classic_statue_symbol — Use classic symbol '`' for statues
  • clickfire — Enable firing via mouse click
  • detailed_weights — Show object weights using more accurate units
  • displace_peaceful — Walking into a peaceful monster attempts to displace it
  • exchange_prompt — Prompt when exchanging a worn object for another
  • force_hint — Force giving hints regardless of other settings
  • fullstatuslineorder — Use full status line order
  • herewindow — Show here window
  • ibm2utf8 — Convert CP437 symbols to UTF8 format before output
  • inventory_obj_cmd — Display a command menu upon selecting an object in inventory
  • inventory_weights_last — Display object weights in parentheses after object name
  • knapsack_prompt — Prompt for an action when knapsack is full
  • long_charge_text — Long format for charges and rechargings in inventory (X charges, Y rechargings)
  • metric_system — Use the metric system for weights (kilograms and grams)
  • partylinecolor — Use colors for pet statistics in the status line
  • partydetails — Give detailed information for each pet in the status line
  • partymultiline — Print statistics of each pet using a separate status line
  • prefer_fast_move — Swap slow move and fast move commands' key bindings
  • search_box_traps — Search command searches boxes for traps first
  • self_click_action — Clicking the player character executes an action
  • showmove — Show current movement speed in the status line
  • showrealtime — Show elapsed wall-clock time in the status line
  • show_buff_timer — Show buff timer when using tiles
  • show_decorations — Show decorations via colors in ASCII mode
  • show_grid — Show grid between tiles
  • show_tile_mon_hp_bar — Show monster hit points on tiles
  • show_tile_pet_hp_bar — Show pet hit points on tiles
  • show_tile_u_hp_bar — Show player hit points on tiles
  • show_weapon_style — Show used weapon type in the status line
  • show_weight_summary — Show total weight at the end of inventory
  • skill_table_format — Show skills in a table format rather than a list
  • spell_table_format — Show spells in a table format rather than a list
  • swap_rhand_only — Swap right hand weapon only rather than objects in both hands
  • takeoff_uses_all — The takeoff command uses takeoffall command rather than normal implementation
  • tellexp — Report experience points gained
  • underline_peaceful — Underline peaceful monsters

Compound Options

  • animation_interval — Animation frame interval in milliseconds
  • catbreed — The breed of your (first) cat (e.g., catbreed:white persian)
  • catgender — The gender of your (first) cat (e.g., catgender:female)
  • crawl_interval — Crawl movement interval in milliseconds
  • dogbreed — The breed of your (first) dog (e.g., dogbreed:black labrador)
  • doggender — The gender of your (first) dog (e.g., doggender:male)
  • here_window_size — Number of rows in the here window
  • horsegender — The gender of your (first) horse (e.g., horsegender:female)
  • last_item_show_duration — Duration for showing last item in context menu
  • luggagename — The name of your (first) luggage (e.g., luggagename:Albert)
  • max_hint_difficulty — Maximum difficulty level for showing hints
  • move_interval — Normal movement interval in milliseconds
  • ramgender — The gender of your (first) ram (e.g., ramgender:male)
  • ramname — The name of your (first) ram (e.g., ramname:Silver)
  • sound_volume_ambient — Ambient volume
  • sound_volume_dialogue — Dialogue volume
  • sound_volume_effects — Sound effect volume
  • sound_volume_general — Master volume
  • sound_volume_music — Music volume
  • sound_volume_ui — User interface sound volume
  • spellorder — Default spell sorting
  • talk_effect_length — Talk effect length
  • wolfgender — The gender of your (first) direwolf (e.g., wolfgender:female)
  • wolfname — The name of your (first) direwolf (e.g., wolfname:Shadow)