Antithesis spent 8 years cracking NetHack Ascension, now clears ~80% of seeds in under 5 minutes

spikedoanz · x · 2026-11-14

Antithesis achieved Ascension on NetHack with a nudist monk after 8 years of work, along the way producing a research breakthrough that yields Ascensions from 80% of seeds in under 5 minutes. The team published a 17,000-word writeup of the odyssey.

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Antithesis spent 8 years cracking NetHack Ascension, now clears ~80% of seeds in under 5 minutes

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