diff --git a/.replit b/.replit
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43a23f640c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.replit
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+language = "c"
+run = "make all -k && clear && $(find -name nethack)"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_nethackdir/paniclog b/_nethackdir/paniclog
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4ba8c2e1aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_nethackdir/paniclog
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+3.7.0-50 20220302 163201 1000 -: impossible nhl_loadlua: Error loading (nhlib.lua)
+3.7.0-50 20220302 163216 1000 -: panic 'nhl_init' failed; can't continue.
+3.7.0-50 20220302 193819 1000 -: impossible nhl_loadlua: Error loading (nhlib.lua)
+3.7.0-50 20220302 193828 1000 -: panic 'nhl_init' failed; can't continue.
diff --git a/_nethackdir/perm b/_nethackdir/perm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/_nethackdir/record b/_nethackdir/record
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/_nethackdir/sysconf b/_nethackdir/sysconf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/include/config.h b/include/config.h
index 29ff94b621..31c0d36589 100644
--- a/include/config.h
+++ b/include/config.h
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@
  * otherwise it will be the current directory.
  */
 #ifndef HACKDIR
-#define HACKDIR "/usr/games/lib/nethackdir"
+#define HACKDIR "./_nethackdir"
 #endif
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/mondata.c b/src/mondata.c
index b8b31b2313..7e750ddb7d 100644
--- a/src/mondata.c
+++ b/src/mondata.c
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@ can_be_strangled(struct monst* mon)
        who don't need to breathe (brain, if any, doesn't care).
        Mindless creatures who do need to breath are vulnerable, as
        are non-breathing creatures which have higher brain function. */
+#if 0
     if (!has_head(mon->data))
         return FALSE;
     if (mon == &g.youmonst) {
@@ -421,13 +422,16 @@ can_be_strangled(struct monst* mon)
         nobrainer = mindless(g.youmonst.data);
         nonbreathing = Breathless;
     } else {
+#endif
         nobrainer = mindless(mon->data);
         /* monsters don't wear amulets of magical breathing,
            so second part doesn't achieve anything useful... */
         nonbreathing = (breathless(mon->data)
                         || ((mamul = which_armor(mon, W_AMUL)) != 0
                             && (mamul->otyp == AMULET_OF_MAGICAL_BREATHING)));
+#if 0
     }
+#endif
     return (boolean) (!nobrainer || !nonbreathing);
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/replit b/sys/unix/hints/replit
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2eabc95cce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/replit
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#
+# NetHack 3.7  linux $NHDT-Date: 1596498416 2020/08/03 23:46:56 $  $NHDT-Branch: NetHack-3.7 $:$NHDT-Revision: 1.2 $
+# Copyright (c) Patric Mueller
+# NetHack may be freely redistributed.  See license for details. 
+#
+#-PRE
+# Hints file for a minimal build
+# This hints file provides the base for a minimal tty build for Linux
+
+PREFIX=/home/runner/builtprefix/
+HACKDIR=$(PREFIX)/games/lib/$(GAME)dir
+SHELLDIR=$(PREFIX)/games
+INSTDIR=$(HACKDIR)
+VARDIR=$(HACKDIR)
+
+CFLAGS=-g -I../include
+
+# when building liblua.a, avoid warning that use of tmpnam() should be
+# replaced by mkstemp(); the lua code doesn't use nethack's config.h so
+# this needs to be passed via make rather than defined in unixconf.h
+SYSCFLAGS=-DLUA_USE_POSIX
+
+LINK=$(CC)
+
+WINSRC = $(WINTTYSRC)
+WINOBJ = $(WINTTYOBJ)
+WINLIB = $(WINTTYLIB)
+
+WINTTYLIB=-lncurses -ltinfo
+
+CHOWN=true
+CHGRP=true
+
+VARDIRPERM = 0755
+VARFILEPERM = 0600
+GAMEPERM = 0755