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.

🌍 Where to Share

To discuss the game, ask for help, or share your gameplay media and achievements, you can join the active GnollHack communities:

💬 GnollHack Discord

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	Best For
#playing-gnollhack	General gameplay discussions, advice, active runs	Active chat, getting advice
#memes-and-pics	Sharing memes, funny images, and gameplay videos	Media, visual humor
#snapshots	Sharing in-game snapshot files or text/HTML dumplogs	Inventory checks, tactical advice
#player-log	Automated live feed of player deaths, achievements, level ups	Following other players' live runs

🏛️ NetHack Subreddit

The r/nethack subreddit is a great community to share details of your runs, ascensions, and strategic discussions with NetHack veterans who appreciate variant differences.

🏛️ Roguelike Subreddit

The r/roguelikes subreddit is excellent for reaching out to new players who are interested in general roguelike mechanics, modern graphics, and mobile-friendly gameplay.

🛠️ 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 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 in Replays 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.
• Ensure the Webhook Link is set to Default.
• If you prefer to send updates to your own private server instead, follow the step-by-step instructions in the Share Your Progress to Discord Server Channel guide.

🏆 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.

🪦 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 current in-progress 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 Snapshot button in the Game Menu (⚙️).
• To view your taken 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.

📹 Recording Gameplay

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

• Enable Record Game under the Replays Settings in the Settings to let the client record your gameplay.
• Uploading Replays:
  • Auto-Upload to Cloud: You can enable Auto-Upload to Cloud if you configure a custom cloud storage connection to automatically back up your replays.
  • Manual Sharing: To share a recorded replay file (e.g., to Discord or Reddit), go to Vault on the main screen, tap Replays, select the replay you want to share, and tap the Share button. This will package the replay into a .zip archive that you can easily upload to #memes-and-pics or send to friends.
• Watching Other People's Replays:
  • When another player shares a .zip replay archive, download it to your device.
  • On the main screen, go to About and tap Manage Files.
  • Tap Import Replays and select the .zip file you downloaded. The game will extract and validate the replay.
  • To watch it, go back to the main screen, open Vault, and tap Replays. You can now select the imported replay to watch their run!

📷 Tips for Manual Sharing

🖼️ 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 #playing-gnollhack, #snapshots, or #memes-and-pics:

• 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.