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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0004877Dwarf FortressCombat -- Generalpublic2011-09-03 14:392015-03-02 14:12
Reportersquishynoob 
Assigned ToFootkerchief 
PrioritylowSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusconfirmedResolutionopen 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.31.25 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0004877: Breaking the upper spine of a creature with a targetable neck doesn't cause symptoms of spinal cord injury
DescriptionBreaking the upper spine (neck's spine) of a creature with a targettable neck (such as a giraffe that has body type QUADRUPED_NECK) won't cause paralysis and all other wonders.

Modding "normal" upper spines to use CON_CAT instead of CONTYPE (like the targettable neck does), still allows for paralysis and assorted wonders of anatomy.
Steps To Reproduce1. Create a creature with a targettable neck in the arena (like a giraffe)
2. Create an opposing creature with sufficient strength.
3. Pound the neck until it breaks.
4. "It's just a flesh wound!", the creature with the snapped neck will spring to their feet and attack you.
TagsNo tags attached.
Attached Files

- Relationships
related to 0003645new Adventurer broke lower spine, suffered no ill effect. 
has duplicate 0004984resolvedKnight Otu NECK_SPINE nervous tissue damage not disabling ability to stand 
has duplicate 0008085resolvedFootkerchief Nervous tissue does not injure correctly. 
has duplicate 0008277resolvedFootkerchief Tearing nervous tissue does nothing 

-  Notes
(0019188)
Lycaeon (reporter)
2011-12-17 14:53

It seems that only spinal columns attached to the HEAD, UPPERBODY, or LOWERBODY result in some form of STANCE paralysis when broken, whereas spines attached to anything else only disable GRASP bodyparts.
(0030136)
smjjames (reporter)
2014-09-12 08:24

Not to mention that the pulping system causes some strangeness with nervous tissue.
(0032311)
chaosvolt (reporter)
2015-03-02 14:12
edited on: 2015-03-02 14:50

Can confirm it still occurs in DF2014.

EDIT: Curiously, while I've yet to see normal spinal damage affect anything, modding the upper spine by adding the [JOINT] tag does have its expected effect when snapping the neck.


- Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
2011-09-03 14:39 squishynoob New Issue
2011-12-17 14:42 Knight Otu Relationship added has duplicate 0004984
2011-12-17 14:53 Lycaeon Note Added: 0019188
2011-12-20 08:38 Footkerchief Summary Breaking the upper spine of a creature with a targettable neck doesn't work => Breaking the upper spine of a creature with a targetable neck doesn't cause symptoms of spinal cord injury
2012-05-14 09:24 Footkerchief Relationship added related to 0004874
2012-05-14 09:25 Footkerchief Relationship added related to 0003645
2012-05-14 09:26 Footkerchief Relationship deleted related to 0004874
2014-08-20 06:18 Footkerchief Relationship added has duplicate 0008085
2014-09-11 18:40 Footkerchief Relationship added has duplicate 0008277
2014-09-11 18:40 Footkerchief Assigned To => Footkerchief
2014-09-11 18:40 Footkerchief Status new => confirmed
2014-09-12 08:24 smjjames Note Added: 0030136
2015-03-02 14:12 chaosvolt Note Added: 0032311
2015-03-02 14:50 chaosvolt Note Edited: 0032311 View Revisions


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