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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0004372Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Jobs, Building Construction and Destructionpublic2011-03-28 01:562015-12-10 11:48
ReporterDrawde Assigned ToToady One  
PrioritylowSeverityminorReproducibilityrandom
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
OSWindowsOS VersionXP 
Product Version0.31.24 
Fixed in Version0.42.03 
Summary0004372: occasionally get negative distance value for materials for constructions
DescriptionWhen constructing buildings, particularly walls, I sometimes get a negative distance value for some materials. These materials are listed first, and usually in the -60,000 to -70,000 range. The distance doesn't scale properly, moving one square to build the next wall produces a difference of several hundred or more. When selecting that material the building is suspended when a dwarf attempts to build it.

When hitting 'x' the expand the selection I can still select an individual item with a positive value, though the negative value items show up first. I can forbid the negative value items in this menu to get past this.

I'm using Phoebus' graphic set version 24.00. In case it's caused by that.
Steps To Reproduce0.40.24: See 0004372:0033030
TagsNo tags attached.

Relationships

related to 0001137 resolvedToady One 0000070, negative distance to building materials, still occurs on 0.31.03 
related to 0001254 resolvedToady One When cavern is breached, web collection pathfinding spams with "unable to find path" 
has duplicate 0005932 resolveduser6 Distance to available stone is negative 
has duplicate 0006404 resolveduser11 Negative values reported for materials vs positive values 
has duplicate 0009067 resolvedlethosor Active woodcutting shows negative distance and inaccurate amount of wood logs in building item screen 
related to 0003868 new Strange tile behavior after water freezing/ice melting/building 
related to 0010026 confirmedLoci Negative item distances also appear during forest fires 
related to 0010208 new Removal of tree in path results in negative distances for construction materials 

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user6

2011-03-28 02:33

  ~0016712

Reminder sent to: Drawde

It would be extremely helpful to upload a save demonstrating this problem to http://dffd.wimbli.com/

Kogut

2011-03-28 05:31

reporter   ~0016714

Is it possible that you are constructing things from ice? It happened for me after melting of mined ice.

Drawde

2011-03-28 18:24

reporter   ~0016748

Done, under "Negative material distance" in the bugged saves section.

I listed the steps I took to duplicate it. I had to remove the stairs in a room, the only way into it, and then tried rebuilding the stairs there. As I said, it doesn't always show up. But I think it's caused when some of the material is unreachable, but locked doors didn't seem to be enough to cause it.

user6

2011-03-28 18:52

  ~0016749

For ease of retrieval you can also link the file, like so: http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=4069

smjjames

2014-02-28 06:26

reporter   ~0024580

I had it happen once in relation to smoke blocking access. I forget the exact circumstances, but I think it happened when I tried to build something in an area that was covered by smoke. Or at least the smoke was either blocking the pathing or was blocking materials, don't remember exactly.

I know it's not much to go on, but it's a possible lead to reproducing it.

heritage727

2014-08-29 10:16

reporter   ~0029772

I've encountered this in 40.10 and have uploaded a save to http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=9557. Smoke may have been a factor here as well--I had just had a dwarf incinerated by a fire imp nearby. Also, I noticed that each time I escaped from the selection menu and then reentered it, the distance would increase by an additional 1250000. Screenshots at http://i.imgur.com/2vbjyen.jpg and http://i.imgur.com/2e780p6.jpg.>

Loci

2015-09-02 15:02

viewer   ~0033030

Confirmed in v0.40.24. This bug appears to occur when the path to a material is "soft invalidated", and resolve itself when the game is reloaded (and paths presumably recalculated).

A reproducing scenario:

designate one tile for channeling per z-level in a 2x1 area, alternating which tile on each z-level, such that each subsequent z-level "breaks" the ramp on the prior z-level.
wait for your miner to dig down and produce some boulders
designate a construction on the surface, and note the recently-produced boulders appear at the top of the list with negative distance.

lethosor

2015-09-02 17:31

manager   ~0033033

Thanks!

Toady One

2015-12-10 11:48

administrator   ~0033732

Cool - I also got it to happen with channels. Thanks for the reproducible procedure. There might be other configurations that cause this to happen, or something with water or cave-ins or whatever, but this is probably the main culprit, so I'll mark it off until we see it again.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2011-03-28 01:56 Drawde New Issue
2011-03-28 02:33 user6 Note Added: 0016712
2011-03-28 02:33 user6 Relationship added related to 0001137
2011-03-28 05:31 Kogut Note Added: 0016714
2011-03-28 18:24 Drawde Note Added: 0016748
2011-03-28 18:52 user6 Note Added: 0016749
2011-03-28 18:52 user6 Relationship added related to 0001254
2012-06-14 16:30 user6 Relationship added related to 0003868
2012-06-14 16:30 user6 Relationship added has duplicate 0005932
2014-01-05 22:07 user11 Relationship added has duplicate 0006404
2014-02-24 09:12 user6 Assigned To => user6
2014-02-24 09:12 user6 Status new => acknowledged
2014-02-28 06:26 smjjames Note Added: 0024580
2014-08-29 10:16 heritage727 Note Added: 0029772
2015-09-02 15:02 Loci Note Added: 0033030
2015-09-02 17:31 lethosor Note Added: 0033033
2015-09-02 17:31 lethosor Status acknowledged => confirmed
2015-09-02 17:31 lethosor Steps to Reproduce Updated
2015-09-08 16:38 lethosor Relationship added has duplicate 0009067
2015-12-10 11:48 Toady One Note Added: 0033732
2015-12-10 11:48 Toady One Status confirmed => resolved
2015-12-10 11:48 Toady One Fixed in Version => Next Version
2015-12-10 11:48 Toady One Resolution open => fixed
2015-12-10 11:48 Toady One Assigned To user6 => Toady One
2016-10-02 18:38 Loci Relationship added related to 0010026
2017-04-23 11:55 Loci Relationship added related to 0010208