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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0000587Dwarf FortressArenapublic2014-01-27 10:53
ReporterDreamThorn Assigned ToToady One  
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status resolvedResolutionfixed 
Product Version0.31.01 
Fixed in Version0.31.18 
Summary0000587: Temperatures effects are not working properly.
DescriptionFirstly, it has always reported the temperature to me as scorching (when I control a creature and press 'P').

I have been experimenting with objects that spontaneously combust, melt or evaporate. (Some use fixed temperature, while others use low melting/boiling/ignite temperatures.)

While in my inventory, they stay solid.
The first few that I throw also stay solid after throwing.
The next ones that I throw combust/melt/evaporate correctly.
If I put one down, it stays solid.
If I pick one up again, it combusts/melts/evaporates correctly.
If I am covered in a molten covering of something which should ignite, it does not ignite.

If I create a new creature with the same stuff in their inventory, but after throwing starts to work correctly, they all combust/melt/evaporate immediately, as expected.
Steps To ReproduceControl a creature and press 'P' in arena mode. This will show scorching (maybe not at first, but definitely after the items below start kind-of working.

Create a material, as described in the problem description. The material needs the [IS_METAL] and maybe [ITEMS_AMMO] tags, so as to appear in the selection list.

Create a creature with a stack of ammunition made of this material. Control the creature and throw some of the items, pick them up, throw some more etc.
Tagsheat, temperature

Relationships

related to 0000190 closedToady One Adventurers and dwarves melt in rain/water 
related to 0004731 new Dwarf kills Fire Imp with short sword -> Hot sword melts fat and never cools down! 
related to 0000883 new Creatures made from flame exhibit strange/unexpected properties 

Activities

DoctorZuber

2010-04-06 00:31

reporter   ~0001369

interesting...

probably related to 0000190

Toady One

2010-04-17 06:20

administrator   ~0003974

The 'P' text was just in need of adjustment after the safe temperatures were adjusted sometime during the long wait. I've changed that around for homeotherms now. A lot of the rest is just long-standing unimplemented temperature effects, which falls somewhere between a bug and a suggestion, but I'll leave the issue open since the behavior would be unexpected by most players.

Misterstone

2010-04-26 08:39

reporter   ~0005123

I was posting recently about how objects created in the inventory of creatures (such as zinc weapons, lead weapons, etc.) in the arena do not boil when the creature is dunked in magma. The creature's clothing does immediately burn and produce a poof of smoke, however.

Misterstone

2010-04-26 08:41

reporter   ~0005124

Er, I should clarify: corpses, cloth, leather and other items with an ignition point burn immediately and product smoke. A zinc or lead breastplate, on the other hand, does not melt or boil.

This is what happens when I create a creature, put these objects in its inventory, and drop it or place it directly into magma.

DreamThorn

2010-12-08 03:57

reporter   ~0014450

It seems to be working much better in 0.31.18.

I created a creature with a frozen mercury short sword and it melted immediately, leaving a mercury covering on its hand.

Haven't re-tested it with ammo yet.

user6

2010-12-08 08:59

  ~0014457

Thanks for continuing to investigate! Keep us updated with any further findings.

user6

2014-01-27 10:53

  ~0024394

No activity, marking as fixed.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2010-04-06 00:28 DreamThorn New Issue
2010-04-06 00:31 DoctorZuber Note Added: 0001369
2010-04-06 00:44 user6 Relationship added related to 0000190
2010-04-08 07:01 MSeven Tag Attached: heat
2010-04-08 07:01 MSeven Tag Attached: temperature
2010-04-17 06:20 Toady One Note Added: 0003974
2010-04-17 06:20 Toady One Assigned To => Toady One
2010-04-17 06:20 Toady One Status new => acknowledged
2010-04-26 08:39 Misterstone Note Added: 0005123
2010-04-26 08:41 Misterstone Note Added: 0005124
2010-12-08 03:57 DreamThorn Note Added: 0014450
2010-12-08 08:59 user6 Note Added: 0014457
2012-01-25 12:54 user6 Relationship added related to 0004731
2012-01-25 12:54 user6 Relationship added related to 0000883
2014-01-27 10:53 user6 Note Added: 0024394
2014-01-27 10:53 user6 Status acknowledged => resolved
2014-01-27 10:53 user6 Fixed in Version => 0.31.18
2014-01-27 10:53 user6 Resolution open => fixed