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From: ram@uiucdcs.UUCP
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Subject: Need help with basic movement in 5.3 - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 9-Aug-84 01:54:00 EDT
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uiucdcs!ram    Aug  9 00:54:00 1984

In rogue 2.something, one could use the "f<dir>" command to move you next to
the first "interesting" thing in that direction.  In rogue 5.3, however, it
seems that one must either (a) use the capital letter for the direction,
causing one to run past all interesting things and land up banging against a
wall or on top of something, or (b) tediously hit the lower-case direction
key repeatedly until something interesting is encountered.  (Did I state
this clearly?)

Am I missing something?  How do you experts out there move around,
especially in dark rooms?  And why was the "f" (fast) command replaced by
the "f" (fight) command?  Seems like a pretty stupid thing to do...


Example:        -----------------------           How do I move up to the
                |.....................|           scroll without having to
                |........?............|           hit the "h" key 12 times?
                |.....................@###        "hyH" does not solve the
                |---------------------|           problem since I do not
                                                  want to pick up the scroll.