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0007190Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Jobs, Designationspublic2014-07-12 23:362014-07-13 00:23
dudeami 
 
normalminorsometimes
newopen 
WindowsWindows 7Service Pack 1
0.40.02 
 
0007190: Miners pace when thirsty
When setting a designation far from a water source (water source Z layer 149 and mining on Z layer -16), the miner will:

1. Finish mining wall
2. Get thirsty
3. Walk about 20 tiles towards water source
4. Turn around and start mining wall
5. Repeat

They will do this until eventually the mining job is interrupted with "Urist McMiner cancels dig: Water source vanished", then proceed to get a drink.
- Set a water source at a high Z level.
- Dig deep down (I went about 160 z levels apart, total of about 250 tiles from water source to bottom of shaft)
- Designate something to be dug deep
- Wait for miners to get thirsty
No save file at the moment but I'll try and get one centered on the issue.
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related to 0006356new  Miners mine to exclusion of drinking 
Issue History
2014-07-12 23:36dudeamiNew Issue
2014-07-12 23:39dudeamiNote Added: 0026086
2014-07-13 00:15FootkerchiefDescription Updatedbug_revision_view_page.php?rev_id=9718#r9718
2014-07-13 00:15FootkerchiefSteps to Reproduce Updatedbug_revision_view_page.php?rev_id=9720#r9720
2014-07-13 00:23FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0006356

Notes
(0026086)
dudeami   
2014-07-12 23:39   
Seems the ~ is a special character here, I meant to say "about 20", "about 160", and "about 250" instead of the links. My apologies!