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0008135Dwarf FortressAdventure Mode -- Conversationpublic2014-08-24 07:522014-11-25 08:09
smjjames 
 
normalminoralways
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WIndows 8
0.40.09 
 
0008135: Rescued prisoners can talk to other prisoners without line of sight through walls/floors (other prisoners don't respond back)
I've noticed this since I first went into a Dark Tower in 40.xx. The children that you rescue can apparently talk through walls/floors to other unrescued prisoners. Though it's one way and they don't actually have a conversation.

http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=9501 [^]

Haven't tested with other races, but I suspect that it's the same. Haven't checked whether rescued prisoners talk through walls to each other.
1. Go to a dark tower and rescue someone.

2. Go into a room that has nobody else in it and no line of sight to other unrescued prisoners. Make sure that the kid follows you.

3. Press . any amount of times while the kid attempts to have a conversation through walls to other prisoners.
Mayday graphics pack.

Also, the kid in this one talks a LOT about 'in a time before time, somebody attacked somebody'.
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Issue History
2014-08-24 07:52smjjamesNew Issue
2014-08-24 07:52smjjamesTag Attached: prisoner
2014-08-24 07:52smjjamesTag Attached: p
2014-08-24 07:53smjjamesTag Detached: p
2014-08-24 07:56smjjamesNote Added: 0029561
2014-08-24 08:10smjjamesNote Edited: 0029561bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0029561#r11408
2014-08-24 08:11smjjamesNote Edited: 0029561bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0029561#r11409
2014-08-24 08:23smjjamesNote Edited: 0029561bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0029561#r11410
2014-09-22 13:22smjjamesNote Added: 0030320
2014-09-28 17:19smjjamesNote Added: 0030434
2014-09-28 17:23smjjamesNote Edited: 0030434bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0030434#r11892
2014-09-28 17:24smjjamesNote Edited: 0030434bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0030434#r11893
2014-11-25 08:09smjjamesNote Added: 0031166
2014-11-25 08:10smjjamesNote Edited: 0031166bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0031166#r12416
2014-11-25 08:19smjjamesNote Edited: 0031166bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0031166#r12417
2014-11-25 08:23smjjamesNote Edited: 0031166bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0031166#r12418

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(0029561)
smjjames   
2014-08-24 07:56   
(edited on: 2014-08-24 08:23)
Edit to report: Looks like unrescued prisioners are able to do the same thing with rescued children.

Edit2: Yeah it's definetly happening both ways.

http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=9502 [^]

Wait a moment for the prisoner to come back and she'll be talking with one of my companions, who I have waiting in the room behind me, out of line of sight. This one doesn't seem to always reproduce as it doesn't seem to happen with all prisioners.

(0030320)
smjjames   
2014-09-22 13:22   
Still in 40.13
(0030434)
smjjames   
2014-09-28 17:19   
(edited on: 2014-09-28 17:24)
It's not just former prisioners, even my soldier companion is doing it. For some reason, the human companion isn't doing it. BTW, theres a 50+ z level distance between me and the prision levels.

http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=9813 [^]

Just press . and the axe lord companion will spam 'what happened?' at some out of range prisioner.

Right now, I would love to have the option to tell that companion to shut up :P

Fakeedit: Okay, now the human companion is doing it too.

(0031166)
smjjames   
2014-11-25 08:09   
(edited on: 2014-11-25 08:23)
40.18. Now my guy is able to hear the sad wails of prisioners just a z level below me, and I'm at the surface. Not sure if this bit is a bug or not.

I made a zip file in case you guys think that one should be posted up.

Edit: Just to note, they aren't trying to talk to me, I'm just hearing it like you would hear background chatter or market banter.

Edit2: Okay, now I can hear their regular prisoner to prisoner conversation.

Heres the save: http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=10130 [^] just walk around.