Dwarf Fortress Bug Tracker - Dwarf Fortress
View Issue Details
0003667Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Jobs, Animal Handlingpublic2010-11-18 18:562012-03-21 18:46
Khym Chanur 
Toady One 
normalminoralways
resolvedfixed 
x86 (AMD Athlon 7550 Dual-Core)Mandriva One2010 (2.6.31.5)
0.31.18 
0.34.06 
0003667: Can't tame purring maggots with embark meat, needs meat produced on map
Every attempt I make to tame purring maggots gets "cancles Tame a Small Animal: needs unrotten item". I have plenty of non-rotten meat, including meat-meat (in addition to organs), and I also have non-rotten plump helmets. I tried modding the maggot definition to remove [NO_EAT] and add [CARNIVORE].

The only thing I can think of is that somehow the other two changes I made to the maggot entry are causing this (I changed it from PET_EXOTIC to PET, and changed it from a subterranean creature to a surface creature). Oh, I also removed all other surface vermin from the raws, so any vermin I caught would be a purring maggot.

Save available if needed.
No tags attached.
Issue History
2010-11-18 18:56Khym ChanurNew Issue
2010-11-18 19:59QuietustNote Added: 0013998
2010-11-18 20:10FootkerchiefNote Added: 0013999
2010-11-19 02:22Khym ChanurNote Added: 0014003
2011-05-04 08:07QuietustNote Added: 0017623
2011-05-07 11:25FootkerchiefSummaryCan't tame purring maggots: needs unrotten item => Can't tame purring maggots with embark meat, needs meat produced on map
2012-03-21 18:46Toady OneStatusnew => resolved
2012-03-21 18:46Toady OneFixed in Version => Next Version
2012-03-21 18:46Toady OneResolutionopen => fixed
2012-03-21 18:46Toady OneAssigned To => Toady One

Notes
(0013998)
Quietust   
2010-11-18 19:59   
Back in 40d, tamed purring maggots couldn't be milked - if this is still the case, what you're seeing might not strictly be a problem.
(0013999)
Footkerchief   
2010-11-18 20:10   
The only thing I can think of is that somehow the other two changes I made to the maggot entry are causing this (I changed it from PET_EXOTIC to PET, and changed it from a subterranean creature to a surface creature).

If that's the case, it may still be a bug, but it would be helpful to pin down the exact nature of the problem.
(0014003)
Khym Chanur   
2010-11-19 02:22   
I think I've figured it out: you can't tame purring maggots with meat that you've brought with you on the embark. Once I hunted and butchered an animal I could tame the maggot fine.
(0017623)
Quietust   
2011-05-04 08:07   
Er, since when was it actually necessary to use food to tame a vermin? In the cancellation message "Needs unrotten item", the "unrotten item" is the vermin itself.