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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0001679Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Petspublic2010-05-01 15:352016-01-05 21:48
ReporterAluminus Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status newResolutionopen 
Platformx86OSWindows VistaOS VersionVista Ultimate
Product Version0.31.03 
Summary0001679: War Dogs remain assigned to dead owners
DescriptionA war dog assigned to a dwarf that later dies will still be assigned to the dead dwarf. The war dog cannot be assigned to another dwarf, presumably because it is already "taken". The war dog still shows up in the Stocks-Animals menu and can be slaughtered, but cannot be toggled for pet availability.
Steps To Reproduce1. Assign a war dog to a dwarf
2. Have the dwarf killed
3. The war dog remains assigned to the dead dwarf
Additional Information-The dog will remain with the body for quite some time after the dwarf's death, even after the body is removed and placed in a coffin
-Viewing the war dog, the caption reads [dog name] pet of [dead dwarf's name]
Tags0.31.03, behaviour, dead, death, dog, Intentional/Expected?, pet

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Logical2u

2010-05-01 17:29

manager   ~0005867

This is a very old bug - see http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=20804

Jiri Petru

2010-05-01 19:15

reporter   ~0005877

Last edited: 2010-05-01 19:15

 Is it a bug? I've always thought the dogs remain loyal to their former owner, even after his death. Sounds so... romantic :)

Autochton

2010-10-04 03:06

reporter   ~0013178

This bug persists in 31.14.

And fwiw, my opinion is that it is a bug. After all, pets will lose their ownership if the owner perishes, why shouldn't work animals?

TBeholder

2011-11-13 05:29

reporter   ~0018978

It's probably a bug, since pets don't do it.
Maybe, handling war and hunting animals as essentially variant pets (including somewhat-easier-to-unassign part) would fix it. And then pet status retention half-life set for the creature or something like this could handle the "cool" part?

indyofcomo

2016-01-05 21:48

reporter   ~0034337

Still present in 42.03

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Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2010-05-01 15:35 Aluminus New Issue
2010-05-01 15:37 Aluminus Tag Attached: 0.31.03
2010-05-01 15:37 Aluminus Tag Attached: behaviour
2010-05-01 15:37 Aluminus Tag Attached: dead
2010-05-01 15:37 Aluminus Tag Attached: death
2010-05-01 15:37 Aluminus Tag Attached: dog
2010-05-01 15:37 Aluminus Tag Attached: pet
2010-05-01 17:29 Logical2u Note Added: 0005867
2010-05-01 19:15 Jiri Petru Note Added: 0005877
2010-05-01 19:15 Jiri Petru Note Edited: 0005877
2010-05-01 21:10 user6 Tag Attached: Intentional?
2010-07-12 12:03 user6 Tag Renamed Intentional? => Intentional/Expected?
2010-10-04 03:06 Autochton Note Added: 0013178
2011-11-13 05:29 TBeholder Note Added: 0018978
2016-01-05 21:48 indyofcomo Note Added: 0034337