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'''Exclusions''' are areas of [[the Dungeon]] which have been marked as especially dangerous or unwise to explore. The game will not [[autoexplore]] into an exclusion, and will ask you for confirmation before allowing you to walk into an exclusion manually.
  
'''Exclusions''' are areas of [[the Dungeon]] which have been marked as especially dangerous or unwise to explore. The auto-explore feature will avoid exclusion-marked areas entirely, and the game will ask you for confirmation before allowing you to walk into an exclusion manually. Exclusions will be automatically generated near terrain which is clearly dangerous to stand in (areas that naturally generate harmful [[cloud]]s are the most common source), but you can create your own by entering Examine mode (press '''x'''), moving the cursor over the tile you wish to exclude, and then pressing '''e'''. Pressing '''e''' once will exclude all terrain within [[line of sight]] of the excluded tile, pressing it twice will only exclude the tile itself, and pressing it a third time will erase the exclusion altogether. Pressing '''Ctrl-E''' will remove all exclusions on the current floor.
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The game will automatically mark exclusions in most places with stationary danger, such as an [[oklob plant]] or dangerous [[cloud]] areas. You can create exclusions by entering examine mode (press '''x'''), moving the cursor over the tile you wish to exclude, and then pressing '''e'''. Pressing '''e''' once will exclude all terrain within [[line of sight]] of the excluded tile. Pressing it again will only exclude the tile itself, and pressing it a third time will erase the exclusion altogether. Pressing '''Ctrl-E''' will remove all exclusions on the current floor.
  
==Uses For Exclusions==
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Note that it's not possible to place exclusions in [[the Abyss]].
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==Strategy==
 
*Placing a line of sight exclusion on a sleeping monster you hope to avoid ([[hydra]]s, dangerous [[unique]]s, etc.) will allow you to continue exploring a floor with auto-explore without the risk of waking it up. Bear in mind that there are many ways to generate [[noise]] that may wake it up, even if it's not currently visible.
 
*Placing a line of sight exclusion on a sleeping monster you hope to avoid ([[hydra]]s, dangerous [[unique]]s, etc.) will allow you to continue exploring a floor with auto-explore without the risk of waking it up. Bear in mind that there are many ways to generate [[noise]] that may wake it up, even if it's not currently visible.
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**LOS exclusions are also useful for [[trap]]s that you don't want monsters to trigger.
 
*If you've discovered a [[vault]] that you don't want to deal with immediately, placing a single tile exclusion on the [[door]] to it will ensure that you don't accidentally open it prematurely.
 
*If you've discovered a [[vault]] that you don't want to deal with immediately, placing a single tile exclusion on the [[door]] to it will ensure that you don't accidentally open it prematurely.
*Players who tend to '''[[Tab]]''' their way through combat may wish to use single tile exclusions when involved in difficult battles near [[shallow water]], [[web]]s, or other terrain that one may accidentally step into when automating combat.
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*Players who tend to [[Tab]] their way through combat may wish to use single tile exclusions when involved in difficult battles near [[shallow water]], [[web]]s, or other terrain that one may accidentally step into when automating combat.
*Excluding all but one of the staircases on a floor will guarantee that you always use the remaining one when auto-travelling. This is useful when trying to minimize the time it takes to reach your stash.
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*Excluding stairs will give you a warning when you attempt to go up/down that staircase. This is useful to prevent yourself accidentally going downstairs to a dangerous pack of monsters or other danger.
*When auto-travelling onto a floor that has one or more exclusions on it, your character will ignore all unexplored staircases, guaranteeing that you don't wind up in a forbidden area. Although safer, this may be frustrating during exploration.
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*Temporary exclusions might be helpful for planning your moves in a tough situation. You can place exclusions on nearby tiles, to see what would count as line of sight if a monster would move into it.
*Exclusions can be used as a tedious way to mark tiles to avoid [[traps]]—using exclusions to mark the tiles where you or enemies have stepped, and then walking on those tiles where possible, will greatly reduce the number of traps you are affected by. There is no great reason to do this, unless a player particularly cares about their win rate or is on a long streak of consecutive wins, because traps generally do not have a particularly significant impact.
 
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 22:33, 15 October 2022

Exclusions are areas of the Dungeon which have been marked as especially dangerous or unwise to explore. The game will not autoexplore into an exclusion, and will ask you for confirmation before allowing you to walk into an exclusion manually.

The game will automatically mark exclusions in most places with stationary danger, such as an oklob plant or dangerous cloud areas. You can create exclusions by entering examine mode (press x), moving the cursor over the tile you wish to exclude, and then pressing e. Pressing e once will exclude all terrain within line of sight of the excluded tile. Pressing it again will only exclude the tile itself, and pressing it a third time will erase the exclusion altogether. Pressing Ctrl-E will remove all exclusions on the current floor.

Note that it's not possible to place exclusions in the Abyss.

Strategy

  • Placing a line of sight exclusion on a sleeping monster you hope to avoid (hydras, dangerous uniques, etc.) will allow you to continue exploring a floor with auto-explore without the risk of waking it up. Bear in mind that there are many ways to generate noise that may wake it up, even if it's not currently visible.
    • LOS exclusions are also useful for traps that you don't want monsters to trigger.
  • If you've discovered a vault that you don't want to deal with immediately, placing a single tile exclusion on the door to it will ensure that you don't accidentally open it prematurely.
  • Players who tend to Tab their way through combat may wish to use single tile exclusions when involved in difficult battles near shallow water, webs, or other terrain that one may accidentally step into when automating combat.
  • Excluding stairs will give you a warning when you attempt to go up/down that staircase. This is useful to prevent yourself accidentally going downstairs to a dangerous pack of monsters or other danger.
  • Temporary exclusions might be helpful for planning your moves in a tough situation. You can place exclusions on nearby tiles, to see what would count as line of sight if a monster would move into it.