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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0001372Dwarf FortressCreaturespublic2010-06-09 06:46
ReporterMozleron Assigned Touser6 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityrandom
Status closedResolutionno change required 
OSWindows 7 
Product Version0.31.03 
Summary0001372: Fish spawning in sealed irrigation chambers
DescriptionFor some reason, I see fish spawning in filled water chambers that have been cut off by floodgates. The chamber is 3x3 with a closed and linked floor hatch and a closed and linked floodgate along one wall that leads to a feeder tunnel, which is also sealed off with multiple flood gates that eventually lead out to the river.
Steps To ReproduceDig out empty chambers.
Build flood gates to seal them off.
Build Levers in area outside intended water flow areas.
Link Levers to Gates.
Flood the passages.
Open the gates by pulling the lever(s).
Once chamber is full, Pull the lever(s) again to close the gates.
Wait...
Additional InformationI am not sure what triggers this.

The current fortress has been abandoned and reclaimed twice now. Each time the abandonment happens, all the chambers are full of water and contain no fish. When i come back, the chambers are still full, and sometimes have fish in them. I do notice that the fish icons tend to blink in and out of existence, much like the birds and other critters do.

I have seen this happen with various types of fish in multiple forts. One positive side effect is that it gets rid of the "nothing to catch" messages. I can provide a save that has "fish in the tank", as it were, if needed.

I'm actually tempted to just channel out over the top of these pools and use them for fishing... :)
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zombiejustice

2010-04-20 11:40

reporter   ~0004360

I believe it was ever thus. Fish, like all vermin, spawn wherever water is, sealed or not. Not a bug.

smjjames

2010-04-20 11:40

reporter   ~0004361

Normal vermin behavior as vermin teleport.

user6

2010-04-20 11:56

  ~0004365

Yeah, this is intended behavior.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2010-04-20 11:38 Mozleron New Issue
2010-04-20 11:40 zombiejustice Note Added: 0004360
2010-04-20 11:40 smjjames Note Added: 0004361
2010-04-20 11:56 user6 Note Added: 0004365
2010-04-20 11:56 user6 Status new => resolved
2010-04-20 11:56 user6 Resolution open => no change required
2010-04-20 11:56 user6 Assigned To => user6
2010-06-09 06:46 Toady One Status resolved => closed