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0005199Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Abandonment of Fortpublic2012-12-25 10:18
ReporterSpishaban Assigned Touser11 
PriorityurgentSeveritycrashReproducibilityalways
Status resolvedResolutionunable to reproduce 
Product Version0.34.01 
Summary0005199: Buggy artifacts make it impossible to enter/reclaim a player-made fortress
DescriptionI did a small test abandonment to see if post-abandonment artifact functionality had been improved in this version. Every single time I tried to reclaim the fortress, or enter the site in adventure mode, the game crashed on me.

Having taken note of the fact that books were also acting kinda weird in adventure mode, I figured it had something to do with the buggy artifacts from DF2010.

I collected the books, stuffed them in my backpack, and this happened.

So I start a new fortress to test this theory. All abandons and reclaims were perfectly stable until my first artifact was made. I copied the file and did three different abandons of the same fortress: one while the artifact was being made (works), one with the finished artifact still in the workshop (crashes), and one with the artifact in a stockpile (crashes).

Speaking of DF2010, artifacts are similarly screwed up there. Artifacts outside of bins or workshops will vanish from existence when you abandon (I DFusion'd the site to turn off item scattering, trust me, they're gone). When reclaiming a site, if you deconstruct an artifact building or artifact-containing-workshop, the artifact will likewise poof away. When you drop an artifact in adventure mode, you will not be able to pick it up. But if you go back to the building it was inside of when you abandoned, it will still be there in essence, and you'll be able to pick it up an infinite number of times; causing the version you dropped/are holding/are wearing to disappear from existence. If you try to leave the site with one of these silly things, it will immediately vanish from your inventory; meaning you can't hoard priceless artifacts, which I feel is practically the whole point of visiting abandoned fortresses in adventure mode.
Steps To ReproduceMake fortress, make artifact. Abandon, leaving artifact behind. Try to reclaim.
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Relationships

related to 0005113 resolvedToady One Readable materials (books, slabs) duplicating in inventory 
related to 0005215 resolveduser6 Crash to Desktop when reclaiming 
related to 0005363 new Artifact Cage Exists in Two Places After Reclaim 

Activities

user6

2012-02-19 08:13

  ~0020128

Reminder sent to: Spishaban

Does this still occur in 0.34.02?

user6

2012-02-26 19:39

  ~0020780

Reminder sent to: Spishaban

Need an update on this issue.

user11

2012-12-25 10:18

  ~0023794

No update from OP, and it is most likely covered by other artifact/reclaim issues. Not marking it fixed. Spishaban, if you can provide further detail or a follow-up, please reopen this report.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2012-02-16 15:05 Spishaban New Issue
2012-02-17 07:01 user6 Relationship added related to 0005215
2012-02-17 07:46 user6 Relationship added related to 0005113
2012-02-19 08:13 user6 Note Added: 0020128
2012-02-19 08:13 user6 Tag Attached: AWAITING UPDATE
2012-02-21 07:57 user6 Relationship added related to 0005363
2012-02-26 19:39 user6 Note Added: 0020780
2012-12-25 10:16 user11 Tag Detached: AWAITING UPDATE
2012-12-25 10:18 user11 Note Added: 0023794
2012-12-25 10:18 user11 Status new => resolved
2012-12-25 10:18 user11 Resolution open => unable to reproduce
2012-12-25 10:18 user11 Assigned To => user11