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0003083Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Invasionspublic2010-08-21 22:162011-04-06 10:52
Reporterknofbath 
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PrioritylowSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
StatusnewResolutionopen 
Platformx86_64OSWindows 7OS VersionUltimate x64
Product Version0.31.12 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0003083: Invader dies in cage, items disappear?
DescriptionGoblin dies in a cage, what happens to the items he was carrying?

Just something I noticed, during invasions. Every once in a while a goblin or troll will die of his wounds while caged. His corpse is in the cage but cage gets bounced to empty cage stockpile. You can dump the corpse from the cage, but no sign of his equipment/no extra hauling jobs.

Granted I've been stripping captives fairly aggressively, but my haulers are backlogged most of the time. so I know I'm not getting every single piece of equipment. Also I haven't been paying that much attention to the stocks screen that I can prove it, but it seems like the items disappear.
Steps To ReproduceWound invader before he gets caught in cage, try weapon traps then cage traps. Wait till invader dies, then see if you can find the items...
Additional Information
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Relationships
related to 0002539new  Equipment from creatures burned in cages appear at place of cage trap. 
related to 0001850resolved Dwarfu Cage will not be deconstructed after dead goblin 
related to 0005012new  Blizzard men in cages will burn forever 
related to 0001172resolved Loci Cage destroyed in ice, animals show up as "caged" instead of "deceased" on unit list 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2010-08-21 22:16knofbathNew Issue
2010-08-21 22:30QuietustNote Added: 0011993
2010-08-21 23:43knofbathNote Added: 0011995
2010-08-22 00:02FootkerchiefRelationship addedchild of 0002539
2010-08-22 00:02FootkerchiefRelationship replacedrelated to 0002539
2010-08-22 00:02FootkerchiefNote Added: 0011997
2010-08-22 00:37knofbathNote Added: 0011998
2011-03-29 22:43DwarfuRelationship addedrelated to 0001850
2011-04-06 10:52kwielandNote Added: 0017131
2014-01-26 09:56FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0005012
2014-01-26 09:56FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0001172

Notes
(0011993)
Quietust   
2010-08-21 22:30   
In 40d, dropping a cage into magma would cause the creature's equipment to be deposited on top of the cage trap they originally got caught in. Since this tends to be a case of "dying in a cage", it's possible the same thing happens in this case.
(0011995)
knofbath   
2010-08-21 23:43   
That could be it, there's so much crap lying around the trap field after each siege that it could slip in there, I was just expecting it to be around the cage itself.
(0011997)
Footkerchief   
2010-08-22 00:02   
Possible underlying cause of 0002539.
(0011998)
knofbath   
2010-08-22 00:37   
Let me take a guess. Basically a position tag that either isn't being updated to current location, corpse stays in cage, items drop to last known location.

And for 2539, if cage is destroyed, corpse drops to last known location as well, with all equipment it was holding at the time of capture.
(0017131)
kwieland   
2011-04-06 10:52   
I've seen this as well. I had a caravan get ambushed on their way to my fort. One pack horse fell unconscious and was trapped in my cage trap where he/she later died. I wondered the same thing - where did all the crap go that the horse was hauling? It disappeared! However, after a save/load, all the junk magically reappeared on the tile where the cage trap was. Like knofbath thought.