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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0007716Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Petspublic2014-07-29 11:542015-03-14 10:07
ReporterLoci 
Assigned ToFootkerchief 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityrandom
StatusassignedResolutionopen 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.40.05 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0007716: Cats jumping/falling down central stairwell
DescriptionI have received several combat reports from cats colliding with the ground right next to my central stairway; the only logical conclusion is that they are falling down the stairwell. The stairway is 3x3 with no open space, so if they are climbing they're doing it on an up/down stair tile. The cats are pastured in a 3 tile ring around the stairwell (the stairwell tiles are not included in the pasture). They seem to only land in tiles diagonally-adjacent to the corners of the stairs, so I suppose it's possible they were attempting a corner-to-corner jump. The falls seem to consistently be 4 z-levels, though one kitten did explode into pieces after a much longer fall.
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- Relationships
related to 0007745new Cat constantly tries and fails to climb out of a river canyon, ignores ramps I dug on the other side of the river 
related to 0007574resolvedToady One Children assigned to burrows become accident prone 

-  Notes
(0027883)
dree12 (reporter)
2014-07-29 12:03

You would think, with Legendary Climber, they would be able to grab on to a wall...
(0027885)
Talvieno (reporter)
2014-07-29 12:16

They're pastured in a ring. I think it's very possible two of them are trying to jump across from each other and colliding mid-air, which would cause them both to lose their velocity via the projectile code.
(0028134)
Talvieno (reporter)
2014-08-02 05:22
edited on: 2014-08-02 05:23

Would like to add to this. It's also possible that this is related to this bug: 0007745. This bug is where certain cliff walls act like they're climbable, but drop the climber after he goes up one z-level. This would have the exact same effect as what you're noticing. Either way, a save would've been useful.

(0028816)
Loci (manager)
2014-08-11 11:20

Possibly related to 0007574; both involve creatures whose movements have been constrained by designated boundaries. Several cats managed to collide with stationary minecarts on the levels below.
(0028818)
Footkerchief (manager)
2014-08-11 11:40

Is it possible that the cats are fighting, causing them to dodge into the stairwell?
(0028827)
Loci (manager)
2014-08-11 13:38

Maybe, but unlikely. I've seen no combat reports mentioning a cat fight--they always just start with the cat hitting the ground or a stationary minecart.
(0028897)
Loci (manager)
2014-08-12 13:31

I don't know if it's related, but after watching for a few minutes, I've noticed that cats pastured in a ring around a stairway regularly move into the stairway tiles, at which point they are outside their pasture, so they start to wander away. This appears to happen in the absence of dwarves (one of the long-standing ways for animals to escape a pasture).
(0032377)
Loci (manager)
2015-03-14 09:50

http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=10679 [^]

- Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
2014-07-29 11:54 Loci New Issue
2014-07-29 12:03 dree12 Note Added: 0027883
2014-07-29 12:16 Talvieno Note Added: 0027885
2014-08-02 05:22 Talvieno Note Added: 0028134
2014-08-02 05:23 Talvieno Note Edited: 0028134 View Revisions
2014-08-11 11:20 Loci Note Added: 0028816
2014-08-11 11:39 Footkerchief Relationship added related to 0007745
2014-08-11 11:39 Footkerchief Relationship added related to 0007574
2014-08-11 11:40 Footkerchief Note Added: 0028818
2014-08-11 11:40 Footkerchief Assigned To => Footkerchief
2014-08-11 11:40 Footkerchief Status new => needs feedback
2014-08-11 13:38 Loci Note Added: 0028827
2014-08-11 13:38 Loci Status needs feedback => assigned
2014-08-12 13:31 Loci Note Added: 0028897
2014-09-05 13:36 4maskwolf Issue Monitored: 4maskwolf
2015-03-14 09:50 Loci Note Added: 0032377
2015-03-14 10:07 Afghani84 Issue Monitored: Afghani84


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