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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0010793Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Idle Behaviorpublic2018-06-20 15:29
ReporterMachinaMandala Assigned ToLoci  
PriorityhighSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
Status resolvedResolutionduplicate 
PlatformWindowsOS10 
Product Version0.44.10 
Summary0010793: Dwarves never idle interact to form relationships
DescriptionDwarves (or others) never idly interact with each other and therefore never form relationships. No marriages, no children, nothing.
Steps To ReproduceRun fort with significant population in a single location.
Observe no marriages, no births, no interaction between dwarves.
TagsNo tags attached.

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duplicate of 0008584 confirmeduser6 Only original embark dwarves make friends/grudges 

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PatrikLundell

2018-06-20 12:17

reporter   ~0038468

I believe that's incorrect. I just embarked (0.44.10, using a world created with 0.44.05) and let the game run, and after 3 months I have one lover when there weren't any at embark (presumably there's another to match, but I stopped looking after the second "dorf").

My "dorfs" are actually animal people (grackle men) modded to not need food and drink, so I can just let the game run while a DFHack script makes temperature measurements. I doubt that impact the social behavior, however.

It is a known long standing issue that dorfs have trouble forming relations, but I believe it's because their socializing is completely random, i.e. they socialize with whoever they happen to run into, which means a new visitor every time in many fortresses, rather than seeking out people they like (and friends and family, to satisfy needs to be with those).

Loci

2018-06-20 15:29

viewer   ~0038469

Problems forming relationships are being tracked in 0008584. In a recent test fortress two dwarves idling in a tavern spontaneously married, so it *can* happen even though it is fairly rare.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2018-06-20 01:40 MachinaMandala New Issue
2018-06-20 12:17 PatrikLundell Note Added: 0038468
2018-06-20 15:29 Loci Note Added: 0038469
2018-06-20 15:29 Loci Relationship added duplicate of 0008584
2018-06-20 15:29 Loci Status new => resolved
2018-06-20 15:29 Loci Resolution open => duplicate
2018-06-20 15:29 Loci Assigned To => Loci