Social Sharing Guide

👉 Sharing your adventures, triumphs, and even your most spectacular defeats in GnollHack is a fantastic way to connect with the community, learn new strategies, and leave your mark on the world of roguelikes. Whether you want to post live updates of your journey, share ghost levels with other players, or showcase your high scores on global scoreboards, GnollHack has built-in features to make social sharing seamless and engaging.

🌍 GnollHack Discord Server

The GnollHack Discord Server is the central hub for the community and developers. You can use the following channels to connect with others:

Channel	Purpose
#playing-gnollhack	Gameplay discussions and advice
#memes-and-pics	Sharing memes, funny images, and videos
#snapshots	Sharing in-game snapshots, screenshots, and dumplogs
#player-log	Automated live feed of player deaths, achievements, and level-ups

⚙️ Built-in Sharing Features

GnollHack offers several integrated systems to help you share your game data automatically or manually:

Feature	What it Shares	Requirements	How to Enable / Use
Automated Progress	Live game log updates (levels, achievements, deaths)	None	Enable Post Game Progress under Forum Posting Settings in Settings.
Top Scores	High scores, final stats, and HTML dumplogs	GnollHack Account	Enable Post Top Scores under Server Posting Settings in Settings.
Bones Files	Dead character's inventory, stats, and ghost	GnollHack Account	Enable Share Bones Files under Server Posting Settings in Settings.
In-Game Snapshots	Active game stats, inventory, and full HTML log	None	Use extended command #snapshot or Snapshot button in the game menu. View via Vault → Snapshots and tap Share.
Replays	Recorded gameplay inputs and logs	None	Enable Record Game under Replay Settings in Settings. View via Vault → Replays and tap Share.

📢 Automated Discord Game Progress

You can configure GnollHack to automatically post live updates of your character's major events (such as levels gained, achievements unlocked, or cause of death) directly to the GnollHack Discord's #player-log channel.

• Enable Post Game Progress under the Forum Posting Settings in the game's Settings.

🏆 Posting Top Scores & Scoreboards

Veteran players can showcase their completed games and ascensions to the wider NetHack community. When your game ends:

• If you have registered a GnollHack Account and enabled Post Top Scores under Server Posting Settings, the game posts your score and final stats to the GnollHack Account server.
• The server publicly exposes the game results, which allows the NetHack Scoreboard and Junethack to automatically track and display your achievements.
• On the account website, you and other players can view recent games, overall win rate statistics, and even inspect detailed HTML dumplogs.

ℹ️ Note: Only games played with server posting enabled from the start will be properly tracked on external scoreboards.

🪦 Bones Sharing

When your character dies in Classic mode, their dead body, inventory, and ghost can be uploaded as a "bones file" to the server. Other players might then download this file and encounter your ghost in their own games!

• This requires a GnollHack Account and having Share Bones Files enabled under Server Posting Settings.
• For more details on how ghost levels work, read the Bones Sharing guide.

📸 In-Game Snapshots

If you want to share a detailed log of your active game (your inventory, attributes, conducted actions, and game log), you can take a snapshot at any time:

• Use the extended command #snapshot or press the Take Snapshot button in the Game Menu.
• To view your snapshots, go to Vault on the main screen and tap Snapshots. Tapping on a snapshot will display its detailed HTML dumplog.
• At the bottom of the snapshot viewer, you can tap the native Share button to export the snapshot file directly to Discord, Reddit, email, or other applications using your device's sharing sheet.

💡 Tip: Snapshots capture your entire inventory, status effects, and recent message log. They are the best way to share your game state without recording a full replay.

📹 Replays

You can record your gameplay and share the replays with other players, or download and watch their runs. To enable recording:

• Enable Record Game under Replay Settings in Settings to let the client record your gameplay.

🕹️ Replay Sharing Workflows

The game supports two different methods for sharing and playing back recorded games:

☁️ Cloud Storage

📤 How to Upload / Share

• Configure a custom Cloud Storage connection and enable Auto-Upload to Cloud in the Settings to automatically upload replays.
• Alternatively, go to Vault → Replays, select a local replay, and tap the Upload button.

📥 How to Watch

• Go to Vault → Replays and select Cloud from the folder picker.
• Select the replay you want to watch and tap Download.
• Switch the folder picker back to Downloaded to play and watch the downloaded run.

📦 Manual ZIP Archive

📤 How to Upload / Share

• Go to Vault → Replays.
• Select the local replay you want to share and tap Share. This builds a .zip archive and opens your device's sharing sheet to export the file.

📥 How to Watch

• Download the shared .zip replay file to your device.
• On the main screen, go to About → Manage Files and tap Import Replays.
• Select the .zip file to extract and validate the replay.
• Go back to the main screen, open Vault → Replays, and select the imported replay to watch the run.

⚠️ Warning: Replay files should generally match your current game version to ensure accurate playback. Older replays may not play correctly on newer versions.

💡 Tips

📷 Taking Clean Screenshots

If you want to manually capture a screenshot (e.g., using Win+Shift+S on Windows or your mobile device's default buttons) to post in the #playing-gnollhack, #snapshots, or #memes-and-pics channel of the GnollHack Discord server, you can take the following advice into account:

• You may enable Hide Message History under System Settings in the Settings to temporarily hide the message box, allowing a cleaner view of the map and UI.
• You can customize the status bar layout using settings like Show Score and Show XP to choose exactly how much information is shown in your screenshot.

💡 Tip: When sharing a screenshot to ask for help, make sure your inventory or relevant stats are visible if they are pertinent to your question.