Introduction

Gtk+ Hack is a graphical front-end for the roguelike game NetHack and its variants based on Gtk+ 2.x. It supports playing on a local machine as well as connecting to a remote server over the internet.

Gtk+ Hack has its origins in the JNetHack project before being incorporated into Slash'EM. I am in the process of unbundling Gtk+ Hack from Slash'EM. In the meantime, please use Gtk+ Slash'EM (binaries are available for MS-Windows and Fedora Core 3). These binaries need the relevant core Slash'EM binary package to run:

• MS-Windows
  • Gtk+ Slash'EM version 0.0.7E7
  • Slash'EM core version 0.0.7E7
  • Gtk+ version 2.4
  • Note: The version of the GTK interface included in Slash'EM 0.0.7E7 reveals a bug in Gtk+ version 2.2 so this is no longer recommended.
• Fedora Core 3
  • Gtk+ Slash'EM version 0.0.7E7
  • Slash'EM core version 0.0.7E7

News

23 November 2004

Gtk+ Hack gets its own web page.

30 December 2004

Gtk+ Hack version 0.9.0 is released.

19 February 2005

Slash'EM 0.0.7E7 is released with updated GTK interface. Slash'EM 0.0.7E7 also has provision for proxy interfaces to detect local NhExt servers. This will enable a future version of Gtk+ Hack to offer useful default connections.