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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0003040Dwarf FortressPathfindingpublic2014-07-31 12:49
Reporterwham Assigned Touser11 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
Status resolvedResolutionunable to reproduce 
PlatformWindowsOSWindows XPOS VersionProfessional SP3
Product Version0.31.12 
Summary0003040: Dwarves get stuck in a "could not find path" loop for no obvious reason
DescriptionAlternating amounts of dwarves spamming "job cancelled: could not find path". Only succeed at tasks occasionally.
Additional InformationLeatherworker stood two squares away from his workshop, could not enter for nearly fifteen minutes. Then made one leather armor and begun spamming again.
Couple of dwarves are standing in place in an underground cavern not far from the stairs, spamming same error for not being able to eat. Are about to starve to death.
Also: several dwarves are standing INSIDE the food stockpile, spamming "Urist McHungry cancels eat: could not find path". They are practically standing on hundreds and hundreds of prepared meals, starving to death for no apparent reason.

Have not tried reproducing, as this is my first large and successful fortress so far. The problem started after I built a large staircase down and struck an underground cavern. At first I got messages how some dwarves could not collect webs, after which I forbid them from automatically collecting them. Then the error message expanded to new areas previously mentioned.
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child of 0002869 confirmeduser11 Massive "item inaccessible"/"could not find path" spam results from hauling jobs targeting unrevealed items 

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user6

2010-08-16 10:36

  ~0011830

You should upload your save for bugs like this one. http://dffd.wimbli.com/

wham

2010-08-17 09:42

reporter   ~0011858

Last edited: 2014-07-31 12:48

I uploaded the save to: http://www.whamgames.com/dorfdorf/bugged_save_31_12_pathfind.rar

Manager's Note: this link is no longer valid.

MrC

2013-04-09 15:57

reporter   ~0023921

Last edited: 2013-04-09 15:59

I have had a similar problem with cancellation spam after I built a loom and breached a deep cavern. The first cavern was over 100 Z from my embark point.

I built the loom in the cavern and still I get job cancellation spam when the "Collect Webs" task is set.

user11

2013-04-09 19:03

  ~0023924

MrC, that bug is 0001254.

user11

2014-07-31 12:49

  ~0028047

With no valid save for this particular instance, I'm going to resolve it unable to reproduce - it is most likely going to be covered by one of the other spam/pathing reports.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2010-08-16 08:14 wham New Issue
2010-08-16 10:36 user6 Note Added: 0011830
2010-08-16 10:36 user6 Relationship added child of 0002869
2010-08-17 09:42 wham Note Added: 0011858
2010-08-17 10:38 wham Note Edited: 0011858
2013-04-09 15:57 MrC Note Added: 0023921
2013-04-09 15:59 MrC Note Edited: 0023921
2013-04-09 19:03 user11 Note Added: 0023924
2014-07-31 12:48 user11 Note Edited: 0011858
2014-07-31 12:49 user11 Note Added: 0028047
2014-07-31 12:49 user11 Status new => resolved
2014-07-31 12:49 user11 Resolution open => unable to reproduce
2014-07-31 12:49 user11 Assigned To => user11