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0000651Dwarf FortressTypos/Grammarpublic2011-01-22 09:39
ReporterLogical2u Assigned To 
PrioritylowSeveritytextReproducibilityhave not tried
Status newResolutionopen 
Product Version0.31.01 
Summary0000651: Compound brain fracture
DescriptionWhen smacking around a hydra with a warhammer, wounds to the brain tissue on the health or description screen list the injury as a compound fracture.
However, the skull is already listed as having a compound fracture, so this seems like an odd text oversight.
Steps To ReproduceHit something in the head in the hammer in Arena mode with a high enough skill. (Note: the brain actually has to be injured, which upon attempts at reproduction, is kind of hard to do!)
Assume control of the hit creature.
Look at the description or health screen.
TagsIntentional/Expected?

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parent of 0003412 resolveduser6 Liver fractured 

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user6

2010-04-06 13:07

  ~0001561

This is the game's way of telling you that the skull and brain are both involved in the same compound fracture situation. It would be clearer if it said "torn by compound fracture" or something, though.

Logical2u

2010-04-06 13:13

manager   ~0001565

That's kind of what I was thinking, to be honest, but causing terrible injuries to the skulls of other critters didn't produce any similar effects or brain injuries. Could be that it's easiest with a hydra, but...

user6

2010-04-06 13:25

  ~0001568

Yeah, I might be wrong about that -- it's possible there's something bizarre going on, like the brain getting compound-fractured back into the skull.

Greyhawk

2010-04-06 13:26

reporter   ~0001569

It's reported a compound fracture of the heart for me which seemed odd. The dwarf also survived as explained here: 0000309.

Khym Chanur

2010-04-09 03:05

reporter   ~0002286

I had a forgotten beast with a trunk, and its trunk got fractured. So either the trunks of forgotten beasts have bones in them, or it's the muscles in the trunk which is getting fractured.

toybasher

2010-05-12 12:29

reporter   ~0006598

I have adventured and given enemies fractured lungs


and many times I get compound fractures on my nail
Makes sense, I guess it should be able for the nail to end up getting a splinter thru my finger I guess

toybasher

2010-06-30 15:54

reporter   ~0009423

and for organs its that it uses descriptors for bones, like a yellow (begining to lose function and is begining to become damaged) is listed as "fractured" while a red (pretty much destroyed, the worse a organ can be) is listed as "broken"

Chthon

2011-01-22 09:26

reporter   ~0014919

This kind of explains my dwarf who had a Compound fractured Left Hip Bone and Compound Fractured Left Hip Muscle. If it's to represent that the fracture is tearing out some of the muscle I guess it makes sense, but it could definately be worded better.

Verified for DF 31.18

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Date Modified Username Field Change
2010-04-06 12:51 Logical2u New Issue
2010-04-06 13:07 user6 Note Added: 0001561
2010-04-06 13:13 Logical2u Note Added: 0001565
2010-04-06 13:25 user6 Note Added: 0001568
2010-04-06 13:26 Greyhawk Note Added: 0001569
2010-04-09 03:05 Khym Chanur Note Added: 0002286
2010-05-12 12:29 toybasher Note Added: 0006598
2010-06-30 15:54 toybasher Note Added: 0009423
2010-10-11 09:20 Logical2u Relationship added parent of 0003412
2010-11-16 13:36 user6 Tag Attached: Intentional/Expected?
2011-01-22 09:26 Chthon Note Added: 0014919