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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0006464Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Transport/Haulingpublic2014-04-08 19:162014-04-09 09:34
ReporterProfessorSir Assigned Touser6 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilitysometimes
Status resolvedResolutionno change required 
Product Version0.34.11 
Summary0006464: Merchants forget how wagons move
DescriptionI built a moat around my fortress, including the trading post, an made a bridge 6 tiles wide. The merchant refuses to use a wide enough bridge, and instead just slowly goes insane. Seriously, he just crawls around the trade depot and babbles until he dies (or goes into a rage and kills my dwarves). He can clearly leave the map; he just doesn't want to.
Pictures for proof:

http://i.imgur.com/BzglLL4.png

http://i.imgur.com/UA245TP.png
Steps To Reproduce1. Build an above-ground trading post
2. Wait for a merchant and his wagon
3. Build a moat around the trading post (liquid or not doesn't matter)
4. Quickly make a bridge wide enough for the wagon to cross out of any material
5. Wait until the trader has packed up and is trying to leave
6. See if he even moves
Additional InformationThe only mod I was using was a graphics pack.
I tried this 10 times, and the bug(?) occurred 4 out of 10 times.
I also used the same fortress with a backup folder.
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user6

2014-04-09 09:34

  ~0024678

It sounds like the merchant was already insane by the time you opened a route. Once they're gone insane (or melancholy or berserk), they won't leave. That's intentional.

If you have a save that shows a non-insane merchant refusing to leave, please upload it to http://dffd.wimbli.com/ and reopen this report.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2014-04-08 19:16 ProfessorSir New Issue
2014-04-09 09:34 user6 Note Added: 0024678
2014-04-09 09:34 user6 Status new => resolved
2014-04-09 09:34 user6 Resolution open => no change required
2014-04-09 09:34 user6 Assigned To => user6