diff -rU2 nethack-3.4.3-setup/include/config.h nethack-3.4.3-tiles/include/config.h
--- nethack-3.4.3-setup/include/config.h	2009-12-23 14:09:22.000000000 +0000
+++ nethack-3.4.3-tiles/include/config.h	2009-12-24 12:29:12.000000000 +0000
@@ -49,4 +49,6 @@
 /* #define MSWIN_GRAPHICS */	/* Windows NT, CE, Graphics */
 
+#define VTILES /* TTY-based tiles */
+
 /*
  * Define the default window system.  This should be one that is compiled
@@ -83,4 +85,10 @@
 #endif
 
+#ifdef TTY_GRAPHICS
+# ifdef VTILES
+#  define DEFAULT_WC_TILED_MAP   
+# endif
+#endif
+
 #ifdef QT_GRAPHICS
 # define DEFAULT_WC_TILED_MAP   /* Default to tiles if users doesn't say wc_ascii_map */
diff -rU2 nethack-3.4.3-setup/include/global.h nethack-3.4.3-tiles/include/global.h
--- nethack-3.4.3-setup/include/global.h	2009-12-23 14:09:22.000000000 +0000
+++ nethack-3.4.3-tiles/include/global.h	2009-12-24 00:00:32.000000000 +0000
@@ -258,5 +258,5 @@
 #endif
 
-#if defined(X11_GRAPHICS) || defined(QT_GRAPHICS) || defined(GNOME_GRAPHICS) || defined(MSWIN_GRAPHICS)
+#if defined(X11_GRAPHICS) || defined(QT_GRAPHICS) || defined(GNOME_GRAPHICS) || defined(MSWIN_GRAPHICS) || defined(VTILES)
 # ifndef USE_TILES
 #  define USE_TILES		/* glyph2tile[] will be available */
diff -rU2 nethack-3.4.3-setup/sys/unix/Makefile.src nethack-3.4.3-tiles/sys/unix/Makefile.src
--- nethack-3.4.3-setup/sys/unix/Makefile.src	2009-12-23 14:09:22.000000000 +0000
+++ nethack-3.4.3-tiles/sys/unix/Makefile.src	2009-12-24 17:12:41.000000000 +0000
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@
 # for UNIX systems
 SYSSRC = ../sys/share/ioctl.c ../sys/share/unixtty.c ../sys/unix/unixmain.c \
-	../sys/unix/unixunix.c ../sys/unix/unixres.c
-SYSOBJ = ioctl.o unixmain.o unixtty.o unixunix.o unixres.o
+	../sys/unix/unixunix.c ../sys/unix/unixres.c ../sys/unix/vtiles.c
+SYSOBJ = ioctl.o unixmain.o unixtty.o unixunix.o unixres.o vtiles.o
 #
 # for Systos
@@ -172,6 +172,6 @@
 # files for a straight tty port using no native windowing system
 WINTTYSRC = ../win/tty/getline.c ../win/tty/termcap.c ../win/tty/topl.c \
-	../win/tty/wintty.c
-WINTTYOBJ = getline.o termcap.o topl.o wintty.o
+	../win/tty/wintty.c tile.c
+WINTTYOBJ = getline.o termcap.o topl.o wintty.o tile.o
 #
 # files for an X11 port
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@
 # libraries for tty ports
 # WINTTYLIB = -ltermcap
-# WINTTYLIB = -lcurses
+WINTTYLIB = -lncurses
 # WINTTYLIB = -lcurses16
 # WINTTYLIB = -lncurses
-WINTTYLIB = -ltermlib
+# WINTTYLIB = -ltermlib
 #
 # libraries for X11
@@ -333,5 +333,6 @@
 	../sys/share/pctty.c ../sys/share/pcunix.c ../sys/share/random.c \
 	../sys/share/ioctl.c ../sys/share/unixtty.c ../sys/unix/unixmain.c \
-	../sys/unix/unixunix.c ../sys/unix/unixres.c ../sys/be/bemain.c
+	../sys/unix/unixunix.c ../sys/unix/unixres.c ../sys/be/bemain.c \
+    ../sys/unix/vtiles.c
 
 # generated source files (tile.c is handled separately via WINxxxSRC)
@@ -595,4 +596,6 @@
 unixres.o: ../sys/unix/unixres.c $(CONFIG_H)
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c ../sys/unix/unixres.c
+vtiles.o: ../sys/unix/vtiles.c $(HACK_H) $(CONFIG_H)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c ../sys/unix/vtiles.c
 bemain.o: ../sys/be/bemain.c $(HACK_H) ../include/dlb.h
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c ../sys/be/bemain.c
diff -rU2 nethack-3.4.3-setup/sys/unix/vtiles.c nethack-3.4.3-tiles/sys/unix/vtiles.c
--- nethack-3.4.3-setup/sys/unix/vtiles.c	2009-12-25 00:27:26.000000000 +0000
+++ nethack-3.4.3-tiles/sys/unix/vtiles.c	2009-12-24 18:36:01.000000000 +0000
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+/* Copyright (c) Jack Whitham, 2009 */
+
+#include "hack.h"
+#include "dlb.h"
+#include "config.h"
+
+#ifdef SHORT_FILENAMES
+#include "patchlev.h"
+#else
+#include "patchlevel.h"
+#endif
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#if defined(USE_TILES) && defined(VTILES) && defined(TTY_GRAPHICS)
+
+
+extern short glyph2tile[]; 
+
+
+int
+vtiles_enabled()
+{
+    const char * t;
+    static int result = 0;
+
+    if (result == 0) {
+        result = -1;
+        t = getenv("TERM");
+        if ((t != NULL)
+        && (strcmp(t, "tilehack") == 0)) {
+            result = 1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return (result == 1);
+}
+
+void
+vtiles_move(window)
+winid window;
+{
+  int hp100, danger = 9;
+  static int old_danger;
+
+  if (!vtiles_enabled()) return;
+
+  if ((window == WIN_MAP) && !(
+#ifdef REINCARNATION
+	Is_rogue_level(&u.uz) ||
+#endif
+    iflags.wc_ascii_map)) {
+      /* When the cursor is in the map window, its colour is
+       * set by the player's health, like in the Qt version:
+       * unless we're using an ASCII map, in which case you get a
+       * black cursor which is easy to see. */
+      if (u.mtimedone) {
+          hp100=u.mhmax ? u.mh*100/u.mhmax : 100;
+      } else {
+          hp100=u.uhpmax ? u.uhp*100/u.uhpmax : 100;
+      }
+      if (hp100 > 75) danger = 4;
+      else if (hp100 > 50) danger = 3;
+      else if (hp100 > 25) danger = 2;
+      else if (hp100 > 10) danger = 1;
+      else if (hp100 > 0) danger = 0;
+  }
+  if (danger != old_danger) {
+    printf("\e[%dy", danger);
+    old_danger = danger;
+  }
+}
+
+void
+vtiles_put_glyph(glyph, special)
+    int glyph;
+    int special;
+{
+    int i, n = glyph2tile[glyph];
+    int flag = ((special & MG_PET) ? 1 : 0);
+
+    putchar(flag | 0x1c);
+    for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
+      int out = ((n >> ((1 - i) * 6)) & 0x3f);
+      if (out < 0x30) {
+        out |= 0x40;
+      }
+      putchar(out);
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
+
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diff -rU2 nethack-3.4.3-setup/win/tty/wintty.c nethack-3.4.3-tiles/win/tty/wintty.c
--- nethack-3.4.3-setup/win/tty/wintty.c	2009-12-23 14:09:22.000000000 +0000
+++ nethack-3.4.3-tiles/win/tty/wintty.c	2009-12-24 18:36:13.000000000 +0000
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 /* NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. */
 
+
 /*
  * Neither a standard out nor character-based control codes should be
@@ -47,4 +48,7 @@
     WC_TILED_MAP|WC_ASCII_MAP|
 #endif
+#ifdef VTILES
+    WC_TILED_MAP|WC_ASCII_MAP|
+#endif
 #if defined(WIN32CON)
     WC_MOUSE_SUPPORT|
@@ -168,4 +172,9 @@
 STATIC_DCL void FDECL(bail, (const char *));	/* __attribute__((noreturn)) */
 
+#if defined(USE_TILES) && defined(VTILES)
+extern void vtiles_move(winid);
+extern int vtiles_enabled();
+extern void vtiles_put_glyph(int, int);
+#endif
 /*
  * A string containing all the default commands -- to add to a list
@@ -187,4 +196,5 @@
 
 
+
 /* clean up and quit */
 STATIC_OVL void
@@ -297,4 +307,7 @@
 
     ttyDisplay->lastwin = WIN_ERR;
+#if defined(USE_TILES) && defined(VTILES)
+    vtiles_move(WIN_ERR);
+#endif
 
 #if defined(SIGWINCH) && defined(CLIPPING)
@@ -778,4 +791,7 @@
     winid i;
 
+#if defined(USE_TILES) && defined(VTILES)
+    vtiles_move(WIN_ERR);
+#endif
     tty_suspend_nhwindows(str);
     /* Just forget any windows existed, since we're about to exit anyway.
@@ -976,4 +992,7 @@
 	panic(winpanicstr,  window);
     ttyDisplay->lastwin = window;
+#if defined(USE_TILES) && defined(VTILES)
+    vtiles_move(window);
+#endif
 
     switch(cw->type) {
@@ -1499,4 +1518,7 @@
     ttyDisplay->lastwin = window;
     ttyDisplay->rawprint = 0;
+#if defined(USE_TILES) && defined(VTILES)
+    vtiles_move(window);
+#endif
 
     switch(cw->type) {
@@ -1618,4 +1640,5 @@
 }
 
+
 void
 tty_curs(window, x, y)
@@ -1631,6 +1654,9 @@
 	panic(winpanicstr,  window);
     ttyDisplay->lastwin = window;
+#if defined(USE_TILES) && defined(VTILES)
+    vtiles_move(window);
+#endif
 
-#if defined(USE_TILES) && defined(MSDOS)
+#if defined(USE_TILES) && defined(MSDOS) 
     adjust_cursor_flags(cw);
 #endif
@@ -1772,4 +1798,7 @@
 
     ttyDisplay->lastwin = window;
+#if defined(USE_TILES) && defined(VTILES)
+    vtiles_move(window);
+#endif
 
     switch(cw->type) {
@@ -2436,4 +2465,19 @@
 #endif
 
+#if defined(USE_TILES) && defined(VTILES)
+    if (!(
+#ifdef REINCARNATION
+	Is_rogue_level(&u.uz) ||
+#endif
+	iflags.wc_ascii_map) && vtiles_enabled()) {
+        /* VTILES compiled in, vtiles enabled, 
+         * and not Rogue Level */
+        vtiles_put_glyph(glyph, special);
+        goto done;
+    } else {
+        /* Fall through to normal rendering */
+    }
+#endif /* VTILES */
+
 #ifdef TEXTCOLOR
     if (color != ttyDisplay->color) {
@@ -2458,5 +2502,5 @@
     else
 #endif
-	g_putch(ch);		/* print the character */
+	  g_putch(ch);		/* print the character */
 
     if (reverse_on) {
@@ -2471,4 +2515,5 @@
     }
 
+done:
     wins[window]->curx++;	/* one character over */
     ttyDisplay->curx++;		/* the real cursor moved too */