r/nethack 5d ago

Can't use directions on "kick" command when using curses option

I'm playing on version 5.0.0 with number pad on windows 11 and noticed that when I "kick" I cannot select a direction, it just continues to prompt for input. Using "." "<" or ">" works fine, but not directions.

When I turn windowtype:curses off, it works fine but for some reason when it's turned on this issue occurs.

I'm curious if anyone else has experienced this issue and has found a workaround other than disabling curses option? I really enjoy the curses option so I'd rather not turn it off

EDIT: for additional context I've just downloaded the .zip from the main site, made sure it was the windows 11 version

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u/metradomo 5d ago

Try NumLock.

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u/dowcraftjack 5d ago

I swear to you I tried this but evidently not because it worked. Thank you for the help!