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0010334Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Combatpublic2017-11-23 11:082017-11-24 06:56
mrmagolor 
Loci 
normaltrivialhave not tried
resolvedno change required 
0.44.01 
 
0010334: Danger room no longer functionable in current version?
In 43.05, any amount of clothing would protect your dorfs from the damage caused by training spears (I think), however, attempting this in my new 44.01 save, caused the dorf I put in there to promptly be rapidly bruised to death.
Step 1. Build a danger room with wooden spears
Step 2. Put a dorf in there
Step 3. Watch them die
The dorf WAS fully clothed, the attacks went through their clothing.
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Issue History
2017-11-23 11:08mrmagolorNew Issue
2017-11-23 11:23ButtonNote Added: 0036923
2017-11-23 11:25thvazNote Added: 0036924
2017-11-23 12:01clanlNote Added: 0036927
2017-11-23 12:30lethosorNote Added: 0036930
2017-11-23 19:33mrmagolorNote Added: 0036947
2017-11-24 02:01ArmokGoBNote Added: 0036953
2017-11-24 06:56LociNote Added: 0036960
2017-11-24 06:56LociStatusnew => resolved
2017-11-24 06:56LociResolutionopen => no change required
2017-11-24 06:56LociAssigned To => Loci

Notes
(0036923)
Button   
2017-11-23 11:23   
This doesn't seem like a bug? Danger rooms are a community pattern, not a game feature.
(0036924)
thvaz   
2017-11-23 11:25   
Not a bug. Danger rooms are a exploit.
(0036927)
clanl   
2017-11-23 12:01   
I vaguely remember some changes making danger rooms less effective, but that already happened a while ago, and had nothing to do with this release.
(0036930)
lethosor   
2017-11-23 12:30   
From http://dwarffortresswiki.org/index.php/DF2014:Danger_room: [^]

"Danger rooms were a useful workaround for regular training being too slow and difficult for new players to figure out in previous versions. However, recent modifications to the combat system have made danger rooms quite dangerous and barracks training significantly more effective, so small-group sparring is currently the recommended training regimen."

This was added before 0.44.01. Are you sure that you were using danger rooms in 0.43.05 (not something earlier)?

At any rate, danger rooms themselves were reported as 0003855, so I'm inclined to say this isn't a bug.
(0036947)
mrmagolor   
2017-11-23 19:33   
I thought I was playing 43.05, but I think I was playing 43.03. Still... it'll make actual training a lot harder now.
(0036953)
ArmokGoB   
2017-11-24 02:01   
I'd say this is working as intended. Training taking too long is a different issue from your dwarves dying after going full Vlad the Impaler on them.
(0036960)
Loci   
2017-11-24 06:56   
The removal of an exploit is not a bug.