---
name: "falconseye"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "falconseye"
version: "1.9.3-16"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/falconseye"
---

# falconseye(6)

play NetHack using a mouse-driven isometric graphical interface

## NAME

falconseye - play NetHack using a mouse-driven isometric graphical interface

## SYNOPSIS

**falconseye** \[-d *directory*\] \[-n\] \[-p *profession (role)*\] \[-r *race*\] \[-D\] \[-X\] \[-u *playername*\]

**falconseye** \[-d *directory*\] -s \[-v\] \[-p *profession (role)*\] \[-r *race*\] \[*player\_name*\]

\[*OPTION*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Falcon's Eye 1.9.3 is an enhanced, highly graphical window port (user interface) for NetHack. It adds a lot of eye candy and multimedia to the game while keeping the original gameplay of NetHack.

Here's a brief list of features:

High-res, 256-color isometric graphics with real-time lighting

Customizable digitized sound effects

Symphonic MIDI soundtrack

Mouse-driven interface (keyboard play also works)

Interface aids (including autopilot and mouseover identification)

Customizable command keys

HTML manual

Command-line options are the same as NetHack:

- **-d** *directory*

  Use the given directory as the playground. Help files, top scorers and saved games are stored in this directory. This must be the first arguent, if specified.

- **-n**

  Suppress news from the administrator.

- **-p** *profession*

  Set your character's profession.

- **-r** *race*

  Set your character's race.

- **-D**

  Start the game in wizard mode. You cannot switch to a normal game while wizard mode is active, and your score will not be listed in the top scores.

- **-X**

  Start the game in explore mode. You cannot switch to a normal game while explore mode is active, and your score will not be listed in the top scores.

- **-u** *player\_name*

  Set your character's name.

- **-s**

  Display top scores for the current version of NetHack, filtered by professions, races or player names if specified.

- **-v**

  Display top scores for all versions. Should immediately follow **-s**.

## AUTHOR

Jaakko Peltonen, \<jaakko.peltonen@hut.fi\>

## REPORTING BUGS

Report Falcon's-Eye-specific bugs to \<jaakko.peltonen@hut.fi\> and NetHack bugs to \<nethack-bugs@nethack.org\>.

## SEE ALSO

NetHack is documented in **[nethack(6)](/nethack/6.md)**.

The full documentation for Falcon's Eye is maintained in HTML at /usr/share/doc/falconseye/manual/index.html

The Falcon's Eye project page is http://www.hut.fi/~jtpelto2/nethack.html

The NetHack project page is http://www.nethack.org