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0002417Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Artifactspublic2010-06-21 15:542010-06-21 16:21
Zauren 
Logical2u 
normalminorN/A
resolvedno change required 
 
 
0002417: Secretive Mood Didn't Increase Skill
My prized legendary Miner, the only Miner in my whole bristling fortress, suddenly got a mood (Withdraws from society.) At first I have a heart attack since years of fishing failed to turn up any shells, which cost me a few lives, but he takes over a Mechanic's shop (He is secondary in Mechanics)...

When he finishes, he made -- uh -- an alunite armor stand? That didn't sound right. Sure enough, he has not gained any skill. Mechanics is still at Proficient.

What happened here? I am 99.999 percent sure he was not possessed, and have a screenshot. What's most baffling is making an armor stand in a mechanic's shop in the first place. Are mechanics even supposed to be able to get moods?

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Not a bug
Issue History
2010-06-21 15:54ZaurenNew Issue
2010-06-21 15:59ZaurenNote Added: 0008924
2010-06-21 15:59smjjamesNote Added: 0008925
2010-06-21 16:00smjjamesNote Edited: 0008925bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0008925#r3400
2010-06-21 16:04smjjamesTag Attached: Not a bug
2010-06-21 16:05smjjamesTag Detached: Not a bug
2010-06-21 16:05smjjamesTag Attached: Not a bug
2010-06-21 16:21Logical2uNote Added: 0008928
2010-06-21 16:21Logical2uStatusnew => resolved
2010-06-21 16:21Logical2uResolutionopen => no change required
2010-06-21 16:21Logical2uAssigned To => Logical2u

Notes
(0008924)
Zauren   
2010-06-21 15:59   
Er, wait, no. He took over a Mason's shop.

...but still got no skill, and doesn't even HAVE masonry, even at dabbling.

Still weird.
(0008925)
smjjames   
2010-06-21 15:59   
(edited on: 2010-06-21 16:00)
Well, the miner is already legendary, so he is just going to be even MORE legendary. The xp actually still goes up, but the title stops at legendary.

Edit: regarding the masonry, mining doesn't have a workshop, so they use the workshop of the closest related skill, which is masonry, but the mood is for the mining skill.

(0008928)
Logical2u   
2010-06-21 16:21   
Yea, james has covered most of it.

1. Moods pick the highest-level moodable skill - in your guy's case - mining. Mining gives you some sort of stone furniture and it takes place in a masonry workshop.
2. Since he was already legendary, the mood only made him even more legendary, which you can't really see in DF (I believe with a utility you can though).
3. Mechanics do get moods.