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0001638Dwarf FortressAdventure Mode -- Environmentpublic2014-07-29 10:22
ReporterManaUser Assigned ToToady One  
PrioritylowSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
PlatformPCOSXPOS VersionSP1
Product Version0.31.03 
Fixed in Version0.40.06 
Summary0001638: Dust from a cave-in referred to as "boiling magma"
DescriptionIn adventure mode I visited a prior fortress and pulled pulled a lever designed to seal Hell with cave-in. It worked, but when I was caught in the dust cloud, I was alarmed to see it described as "boiling magma".
Steps To Reproduce1. Build a support.
2. Build a lever nearby.
3. Link them.
4. Carve out rock above support so nothing else is holding it up.
5. Abandon fortress.
6. Return in adventure mode.
7. Pull lever.
8. Step into the cloud if necessary.
Additional InformationThe cloud is not look-able, so I can't tell what it's called in dwarf mode. Despite that alarming description adventure mode, I was unharmed except for being knocked around.
Tagscave-in, material

Relationships

has duplicate 0003926 resolvedLogical2u magma steam from collapse 
has duplicate 0004819 resolveduser1294 "Is caught in a cloud of boiling magma" 
has duplicate 0005913 resolveduser6 Combat Log appears to think water is magma 
has duplicate 0006300 resolveduser1294 Clouds of stone dust labled as boiling magma in combat reports 
has duplicate 0006488 resolveduser1294 Minor collapse of soil on the surface contains "cloud of boiling magma" 
has duplicate 0007069 resolveduser6 causing cave-ins injures nearby dwarves (with magma?) 
has duplicate 0007520 resolveduser1294 Unexpected cave-in creates clouds of boiling magma and sand where there should be none 
has duplicate 0007543 resolvedlethosor collapsing trees combat log 
has duplicate 0007678 resolveduser11 Magma clouds created in cave collapse 
related to 0000524 resolvedToady One Liquid glob material breath attacks come out solid 
related to 0005686 new Cave-in dust from constructions does not use the contruction material. 

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user6

2010-04-29 11:47

  ~0005679

Do you happen to have a save from before you pulled the lever?

It's possible that the "boiling magma" was mislabeled magma mist, which would be expected from a cave-in into magma.

ManaUser

2010-04-29 12:08

reporter   ~0005681

To clarify, there was no actual magma involved. Perhaps mentioning Hell gave the wrong impression. I reproduced this in a perfectly ordinary 6 level deep fortress. Do you still want a save? I can easily set one up.

user6

2010-04-29 12:12

  ~0005682

The save might be handy, yeah. You can upload to http://dffd.wimbli.com/

ManaUser

2010-04-29 12:32

reporter   ~0005685

Last edited: 2010-04-29 12:51

Here you go.

http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=2272

Note: It appears you may have to try it more than once to see the message. If you are knocked unconscious immediately you won't see it.

Logical2u

2010-04-30 07:24

manager   ~0005743

I've been able to pretty consistently get boiling magma.

Also there's an insane amount of pressure from that cave in - I managed to get pushed up the stairs somehow.

derigo

2010-04-30 07:47

reporter   ~0005744

I noticed the other day that when a cave in happened, the dust was 'yellow sand' even though the room the cave in happened in was entirely composed of rock. Yellow sand was present elsewhere on the map, but no where nearby. Cave ins must be taking their dust-type from somewhere. How the source is determined is probably dependent on the biome, or nearness to certain materials, or something.

Logical2u

2010-04-30 07:53

manager   ~0005745

Might be related to this -http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=54098.msg1160933#msg1160933

RusAnon

2010-05-01 04:13

reporter   ~0005808

I get same announcements all the time, when cave-in in soil layers. Seems like it just mis-labels cloud of sand as boiling magma.
http://static.dollchan.ru/misc/df_boiling_magma.png

user6

2010-05-01 12:28

  ~0005843

I noticed the other day that when a cave in happened, the dust was 'yellow sand' even though the room the cave in happened in was entirely composed of rock. Yellow sand was present elsewhere on the map, but no where nearby. Cave ins must be taking their dust-type from somewhere. How the source is determined is probably dependent on the biome, or nearness to certain materials, or something.

It's an old bug. See 0001206 and my comments there.

Quietust

2010-05-12 06:26

reporter   ~0006583

I'm guessing "clouds" of cave-in dust are being incorrectly interpreted as a GAS rather than as a SOLID_POWDER when printing the messages. By comparison, "bursts" of material show up correctly.

aimaisan

2011-02-04 13:29

reporter   ~0014989

I saw it in Fortress mode as well, it would make sense that it was a mis-labeling of dust

the_game_hunt

2012-05-18 06:45

reporter   ~0022591

Isn't this acknowledged yet? Everyone knows about this bug, and its fairly easy to reproduce.

Quietust

2012-10-02 09:29

reporter   ~0023631

Confirmed against disassembly in 0.34.11 to be using the GAS state name instead of the SOLID_POWDER state name.

The problem seems to be that the code for being caught inside a flow (including miasma, smoke, dragonfire, webs, etc.) is using the same basic code for dust, vapor, and gas clouds (so it can better generalize logic for stuff like inflicting syndromes), and it doesn't check which state name to use.

By comparison, the "caught in a burst of [material]" message (which happens under totally different circumstances) properly takes the material state into account.

DwarfChef

2014-04-18 08:38

reporter   ~0024708

I had this happen to me for the first time. 0.34.11
Fortress mode, building a floor diagonally adjacent to a support, so it collapsed.

Building material was Cobaltite blocks, construction was in midair aboveground. There was red sand elsewhere on the surface, but not where he was. Legendary dwarf, nothing but bruises after falling 2 or 3 levels.

The Glassmaker is caught in a cloud of boiling magma!
The Glassmaker is caught in a burst of red sand!
The Glassmaker is caught in a cloud of boiling magma!

XxoriginxX

2014-07-09 21:14

reporter   ~0025472

Yeah, still happens in .40.01

lethosor

2014-07-21 11:29

manager   ~0027153

Still in 0.40.04, according to 0007543

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2010-04-29 10:45 ManaUser New Issue
2010-04-29 11:18 ManaUser Tag Attached: adventure mode
2010-04-29 11:18 ManaUser Tag Attached: cave-in
2010-04-29 11:18 ManaUser Tag Attached: material
2010-04-29 11:47 user6 Note Added: 0005679
2010-04-29 12:08 ManaUser Note Added: 0005681
2010-04-29 12:12 user6 Note Added: 0005682
2010-04-29 12:32 ManaUser Note Added: 0005685
2010-04-29 12:51 ManaUser Note Edited: 0005685
2010-04-30 07:24 Logical2u Note Added: 0005743
2010-04-30 07:47 derigo Note Added: 0005744
2010-04-30 07:53 Logical2u Note Added: 0005745
2010-05-01 04:13 RusAnon Note Added: 0005808
2010-05-01 12:28 user6 Note Added: 0005843
2010-05-12 06:26 Quietust Note Added: 0006583
2010-12-03 10:48 user6 Relationship added related to 0000524
2011-02-03 22:01 Logical2u Relationship added has duplicate 0003926
2011-02-04 13:29 aimaisan Note Added: 0014989
2011-08-12 04:39 user1294 Relationship added has duplicate 0004819
2012-03-21 12:50 user6 Relationship added related to 0005686
2012-05-18 06:42 user6 Relationship added has duplicate 0005913
2012-05-18 06:45 the_game_hunt Note Added: 0022591
2012-10-02 09:29 Quietust Note Added: 0023631
2013-03-25 03:29 user1294 Relationship added has duplicate 0006300
2014-04-18 08:38 DwarfChef Note Added: 0024708
2014-05-24 10:40 user1294 Relationship added has duplicate 0006488
2014-07-09 21:14 XxoriginxX Note Added: 0025472
2014-07-11 11:18 user6 Relationship added has duplicate 0007069
2014-07-20 13:58 user1294 Relationship added has duplicate 0007520
2014-07-21 11:21 lethosor Relationship added has duplicate 0007543
2014-07-21 11:29 lethosor Note Added: 0027153
2014-07-21 11:29 lethosor Assigned To => lethosor
2014-07-21 11:29 lethosor Status new => acknowledged
2014-07-21 11:29 lethosor Tag Detached: adventure mode
2014-07-27 21:34 user11 Relationship added has duplicate 0007678
2014-07-28 16:33 lethosor Status acknowledged => confirmed
2014-07-29 10:22 Toady One Status confirmed => resolved
2014-07-29 10:22 Toady One Fixed in Version => Next Version
2014-07-29 10:22 Toady One Resolution open => fixed
2014-07-29 10:22 Toady One Assigned To lethosor => Toady One