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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0003929Dwarf FortressItemspublic2011-02-25 06:40
ReporterIhtamm Assigned Touser6 
PrioritylowSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
Status resolvedResolutionduplicate 
OSWindows XPOS VersionSP3 
Product Version0.31.18 
Summary0003929: Corpses / body parts does not rot
DescriptionNo corpses or body parts rots, no matter if they are vermin or from larger animal, inside/outside, above/underground, whole corpse or chunk of it, in stockpile or not. Miasma isn't produced. Interestingly it is impossible to butcher them, butcher's shop reports that there are no unrotten corpses.
Additional InformationOver a year of game time has passed, embark is in warm or temperate climate. Weather is turned off. Raws were not modified in any way.
Tagsrotting

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duplicate of 0001522 new Stray kitten corpse not rotting 

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user11

2011-02-25 03:07

  ~0015487

Reminder sent to: Ihtamm

Do you have a save for this?

Please upload it to http://dffd.wimbli.com/

AbuDhabi

2011-02-25 03:10

reporter   ~0015488

I can confirm this as being present in at least some versions I've seen, including .19. Corpses turn into skeletons, but never completely rot away even outside. I'm not sure about severed body parts, but in my experience, they too don't decay into oblivion.

ethanb

2011-02-25 04:28

reporter   ~0015494

AbuDhabi: Bone tissue isn't supposed to decay. Once a corpse reaches skeletal status, that's it as far as the natural order of things goes. Think archaeology. :)

The behavior the original poster is observing is presumably that fleshy tissues aren't rotting either (although I've never seen that happen.)

user6

2011-02-25 06:39

  ~0015499

Didn't hear back from the reporter.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2011-02-04 14:19 Ihtamm New Issue
2011-02-04 14:21 Ihtamm Tag Attached: rotting
2011-02-25 03:07 user11 Note Added: 0015487
2011-02-25 03:07 user11 Tag Attached: AWAITING UPDATE
2011-02-25 03:10 AbuDhabi Note Added: 0015488
2011-02-25 04:28 ethanb Note Added: 0015494
2011-02-25 06:39 user6 Note Added: 0015499
2011-02-25 06:39 user6 Relationship added duplicate of 0001522
2011-02-25 06:39 user6 Status new => resolved
2011-02-25 06:39 user6 Resolution open => duplicate
2011-02-25 06:39 user6 Assigned To => user6
2011-02-25 06:40 user6 Tag Detached: AWAITING UPDATE