Background

2.5.6 was released on 30th March 1994, as part of Charles Swiger's quickfire 2.5 series of releases. This was the beta-testing release for 2.5.7.

Changelist

• Added targeting ala the PC version [ch, ty]
• Added '|' char which lets the player check the unique monsters killed
• Added quick messages option
• Attacks that destroy items choose which item more randomly
• Reincorporate making savefiles endian independant (this got lost somehow) [ty]
• Updated the documentation and library files
• Incorporated patches for Linux (thanks to Peter Berger@lm.net [pb])
• Improved HPUX support again [cba]
• Added 'realclean' makefile target that deletes the executable in the current dir
• That bloody store price bug has probably been squashed
• Rewrote the screen too small message (again)
• Fixed taking off cursed items/error in objdes() bug [dbd]
• Fixed some minor spelling problems
• Fixed lighting while tunnelling [dbd]
• Fixed some other lighting problems [dbd]
• Fixed missing attack message for medusa squeeze
• Fixed "hit to hit to burn" and "hit to bite to electrify" messages [dbd]
• Fixed lighting more
• Fixed drinking poison potion message when you resist poison