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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0000155Dwarf FortressGeneralpublic2010-06-09 06:47
ReporterTodestool Assigned Touser6 
PrioritylowSeveritytextReproducibilityhave not tried
Status closedResolutionno change required 
OSWindows 7 64-bit 
Summary0000155: Strange speech in adventure mode
DescriptionI had a quest to kill a dragon with 72 kills to its name. When I found it the speech window came up, I got the following:

The dragon Thabost Goldenjewels the Torrid Taxes stands before you:
"Thabost Goldenjewels the Torrid Taxes", Dragon: ...
"Thabost Goldenjewels the Torrid Taxes", Dragon: ... (slew Estrur Glowvice)
"Thabost Goldenjewels the Torrid Taxes", Dragon: ... (slew Mato Flyplague)

That is WYSIWIG, ellipses and parentheses.

An earlier confrontation with an elf princess just provided the standard "Prepare to die!" line with no apparent errors, so this may be limited to just dragons, just megabeasts, or just those with kills.
Steps To ReproduceConfront a dragon.
Tagsadventure mode, text

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Quietust

2010-04-02 12:58

reporter   ~0000270

Dragons cannot speak.

The same thing happens with hydras and bronze colossuses (colossi?).

Logical2u

2010-04-02 13:03

manager   ~0000273

Dragons are megabeasts and thus have a "reputation".
However, they lack the "Can Speak" tag so their challenges show up as "..."

I'm going to say "not a bug", especially since this has been present since the last version, too (if I remember correctly!)

user6

2010-04-03 09:55

  ~0000560

Yep, this is expected behavior.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2010-04-02 10:49 Todestool New Issue
2010-04-02 10:49 Todestool Tag Attached: adventure mode
2010-04-02 10:49 Todestool Tag Attached: text
2010-04-02 12:58 Quietust Note Added: 0000270
2010-04-02 13:03 Logical2u Note Added: 0000273
2010-04-03 09:55 user6 Note Added: 0000560
2010-04-03 09:55 user6 Status new => resolved
2010-04-03 09:55 user6 Resolution open => no change required
2010-04-03 09:55 user6 Assigned To => user6
2010-06-09 06:47 Toady One Status resolved => closed