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0010802Dwarf FortressLegends Mode -- Generalpublic2018-07-04 20:14
ReporterShonai_Dweller Assigned ToToady One  
PrioritynormalSeveritytextReproducibilityhave not tried
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
OSWindowsOS Version10 
Product Version0.44.11 
Fixed in Version0.44.12 
Summary0010802: Odd text in Legends Mode battle "The forced shifted"
DescriptionIn the save linked below, retire the fortress and open legends mode. If you check the site Conflictden and scroll down to the bottom, a battle is described.
Final entry is "In the early Spring of 233, the forced shifted, and the defenders had a strong positional advantage".

The...forced? shifted? I, don't know if that's just bad grammar and the Elven Force is doing something mysterious, or if it's just a glitch.
Exporting the XML and loading into Legends Viewer reveals just a blank for the beginning of that entry.
Steps To ReproduceCheck out this save
http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=13849

Don't know how to reproduce naturally though.
Additional InformationModded world. Various raw changes. No "Forced" able to "shift" though.
No use of Dfhack.
TagsProbable Quick Fix

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Loci

2018-06-27 16:09

viewer   ~0038495

Presumably "the forces shifted", that is, the (military groups) (maneuvered around the battlefield), leading to a change in positional advantage.

Shonai_Dweller

2018-06-27 16:23

reporter   ~0038496

Oh. That might work. So just "force" being read incorrectly as a verb and conjugated then? Have you ever seen this message before? Result of the battle being very long or something. It's the last entry, so presumably after "shifting" the attackers gave up and went home.

Sorg

2018-06-28 19:36

reporter   ~0038510

This indeed looks like a typo in "the forces shifted". 'S' and 'D' keys are right next to each other on a keyboard :)

Shonai_Dweller

2018-06-28 19:58

reporter   ~0038511

Yeah, probable quickfix. Two questions though.
1) Are the attackers and defenders ever referred to as "forces" anywhere else?
2) Shifted? It's still a bit grammatically clumsy. Who shifted? From where to where? Defenders shifted to a more defensible position seems better. Do locations actually have multiple choices for where to fight?
3) It seems that this report line is not exporting with the rest of the XML. While I know the XML dump is 'incomplete', the rest of the descriptions are exporting OK. (If it actually is exporting then it's likely just an error with Legends Viewer so not related to this bug report).

Toady One

2018-07-04 20:14

administrator   ~0038534

This is just a typo, from when neither side has a tactician chosen/alive.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2018-06-27 07:25 Shonai_Dweller New Issue
2018-06-27 16:09 Loci Note Added: 0038495
2018-06-27 16:12 Loci Tag Attached: Probable Quick Fix
2018-06-27 16:23 Shonai_Dweller Note Added: 0038496
2018-06-28 19:36 Sorg Note Added: 0038510
2018-06-28 19:58 Shonai_Dweller Note Added: 0038511
2018-07-04 20:14 Toady One Note Added: 0038534
2018-07-04 20:14 Toady One Status new => resolved
2018-07-04 20:14 Toady One Fixed in Version => Next Version
2018-07-04 20:14 Toady One Resolution open => fixed
2018-07-04 20:14 Toady One Assigned To => Toady One