NetHack 5.0.0, a turn-based single-player strategy console game, is now available. It's a roguelike game where players navigate dynamically generated dungeon labyrinths, battling monsters, finding artifacts, and upgrading their abilities. Studying the game's source code and discussing strategies with other players helps players successfully complete levels. The game has been in development since 1987. The last major release, NetHack 3.6.0, was released in 2015. The code is written in C and is distributed under the NetHack open source license.
The new version features over 3100 fixes and changes, a significant codebase cleanup, improved architecture, and a redesigned build process. The game code has been brought into compliance with the C99 standard. Cross-compilation support for multiple platforms and operating systems has been implemented. The game level and dungeon compilers, as well as the quest text file processing engine, have been converted from yacc and lex to Lua, integrated, and now generate content during gameplay.
Source: opennet.ru
