0000516: Hydra body has NECK in addition to 7HEADNECKS, giving them two necks per head

(0001205)
Footkerchief (manager)
2010-04-05 13:59
edited on: 2010-04-05 14:00

Looks like it's because their BODY has the standard NECK in addition to 7HEADNECKS. Nice catch.

(0002059)
SirPenguin (reporter)
2010-04-08 09:26

Just wanted to add that this also might be the reason hydras are currently a little easier to kill than they should be. Though they can survive a head cut off, they often bleed out. This bug effectively doubles the chances of cutting a neck which causes (I'm pretty sure) heavy bleeding/a mortal wound

(0003281)
smjjames (reporter)
2010-04-13 10:09

I guess that would explain why they seem to have duplicate body parts when they show up in the wounds.

(0006555)
Quietust (reporter)
2010-05-11 11:34

Looking back, this bug has been present since the very first version of Dwarf Fortress ever released - the raws from v0.21.93.19a have the same 7HEADNECKS + NECK.

(0006556)
Footkerchief (manager)
2010-05-11 11:54

Man that's depressing.

(0006557)
derigo (reporter)
2010-05-11 12:16

rofl. Amazing.

(0007973)
Toady One (administrator)
2010-06-09 00:36

There's the long, long hydra necks, and then there's the nervous tissue/boney internal stuff up where the human head connects (neck is internal for humans, though it could have skin or not or whatever, there are various problems). I remember seeing this before and not taking it out, but I think it's confusing and that things need to be renamed if they go back in, yeah. The human neck would also need to be redone. In any case, the NECK tag is out now.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2010-04-05 13:56	Quietust	New Issue
2010-04-05 13:59	Footkerchief	Note Added: 0001205
2010-04-05 14:00	Footkerchief	Note Edited: 0001205	View Revisions
2010-04-05 14:01	Qloos	Tag Attached: description
2010-04-05 14:01	Footkerchief	Summary	Hydras appear to have two necks per head => Hydra body has NECK in addition to 7HEADNECKS, giving them two necks per head
2010-04-08 09:26	SirPenguin	Note Added: 0002059
2010-04-13 09:23	Footkerchief	Category	Creatures => Typos/Grammar
2010-04-13 10:09	smjjames	Note Added: 0003281
2010-04-13 15:22	Footkerchief	Tag Attached: PROBABLE QUICK FIX
2010-04-28 09:49	smjjames	Tag Attached: quick fix
2010-05-05 21:28	Footkerchief	Tag Detached: quick fix
2010-05-11 11:34	Quietust	Note Added: 0006555
2010-05-11 11:54	Footkerchief	Note Added: 0006556
2010-05-11 12:16	derigo	Note Added: 0006557
2010-06-07 21:53	Footkerchief	Category	Typos/Grammar => Creatures
2010-06-09 00:36	Toady One	Note Added: 0007973
2010-06-09 00:36	Toady One	Status	new => resolved
2010-06-09 00:36	Toady One	Fixed in Version	=> 0.31.06
2010-06-09 00:36	Toady One	Resolution	open => fixed
2010-06-09 00:36	Toady One	Assigned To	=> Toady One
2010-06-09 06:45	Toady One	Status	resolved => closed
2010-06-09 07:56	Footkerchief	Status	closed => resolved
2010-06-10 21:04	Footkerchief	Tag Detached: Probable Quick Fix

Notes
(0001205) Footkerchief (manager) 2010-04-05 13:59 edited on: 2010-04-05 14:00	Looks like it's because their BODY has the standard NECK in addition to 7HEADNECKS. Nice catch.

(0002059) SirPenguin (reporter) 2010-04-08 09:26	Just wanted to add that this also might be the reason hydras are currently a little easier to kill than they should be. Though they can survive a head cut off, they often bleed out. This bug effectively doubles the chances of cutting a neck which causes (I'm pretty sure) heavy bleeding/a mortal wound

(0003281) smjjames (reporter) 2010-04-13 10:09	I guess that would explain why they seem to have duplicate body parts when they show up in the wounds.

(0006555) Quietust (reporter) 2010-05-11 11:34	Looking back, this bug has been present since the very first version of Dwarf Fortress ever released - the raws from v0.21.93.19a have the same 7HEADNECKS + NECK.

(0006556) Footkerchief (manager) 2010-05-11 11:54	Man that's depressing.

(0006557) derigo (reporter) 2010-05-11 12:16	rofl. Amazing.

(0007973) Toady One (administrator) 2010-06-09 00:36	There's the long, long hydra necks, and then there's the nervous tissue/boney internal stuff up where the human head connects (neck is internal for humans, though it could have skin or not or whatever, there are various problems). I remember seeing this before and not taking it out, but I think it's confusing and that things need to be renamed if they go back in, yeah. The human neck would also need to be redone. In any case, the NECK tag is out now.

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