EToaster
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The first one would be the ability to program a short series of commands onto a single key. I'm sure you've all been in the very frustrating situation where after swatting 200 roaches, you get killed by the 201st roach because you accidently hit a key twice after your fingers got tired from the first 200 roaches. With this you could set it to rotate your sword once in each direction, making the chance for error practically nil. With the undo feature in 2.0, this isn't as big of a deal, but it's still annoying, and it would be nice to only have to hold down a single key.

The other would be simple boxes that could be pushed by Beethro, but not by monsters (though perhaps certain monsters could have this ability). They could come in metal and wood varieties, the latter of which could be broken by your sword. They could be used in a variety of puzzles, but they might be too plain for DROD, unless you want to play Sokoban. Think of them like Goblins, but they don't try to kill you. :p

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EToaster wrote:
The first one would be the ability to program a short series of commands onto a single key.

Have you tried pressing CTRL+[Q,W or any movement key]? There should more in the game manual about this feature.

The other would be simple boxes that could be pushed by Beethro, but not by monsters

This has been suggested before and it's been decided to not be added in DROD. However, Wonderquest, a fan-made DROD stylish game has this feature. You could try it out.

EToaster
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Ah, well I didn't think they were really fitting for DROD anyway, but I figured I'd mention it. =P The Ctrl feature is good to know though. Thanks =)