basic usability tips

• in windows, to run adom:
  1. open up a separate dos prompt
  2. do alt-enter to go into the native text mode
  3. make sure it's in 50-line mode (this actually affects your game!! it makes every randomly-generated level bigger!)
  4. navigate to the adom directory by hand
  5. start up adom
  6. when you die, you can start adom right away again... no need to change modes this way
• keep a text editor open, to be able to quickly search the various texts available. in particular, be able to quickly search the keystrokes descriptions (which are't available usually in text form, so you have to copy-n-paste the whole damn thing). or, just grap my documentation bundle.

beginner gameplay tips

• read the manual constantly!!

gameplay tips

• lots of class suggestions
• race/class combos that are reported to be easier
  • gnome archer (i like this one)
• the bushes/gameoflife thing is obviously something that one can work to optimize
  • lots of good tips