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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0007864Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Jobs, Burialpublic2020-03-11 03:50
Reporterfourpotatoes Assigned Touser6 
PrioritylowSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
Status confirmedResolutionopen 
Platformx86_64OSDebian GNU/LinuxOS Version7.5
Product Version0.40.06 
Summary0007864: Slabs of killed enemies say "went missing"
DescriptionThe wereiguana Kir Kethicathi attacked and was promptly put down by my militia, Tulon Onulcog doing most of the fighting. My soldiers made snarky comments about death before someone hauled what was left of him to the refuse stockpile at z=147 (one z-level above and slightly north of the point at F1).

At the northwestmost workshop on z=145, I had someone engrave a slab to commemorate my glorious victory over the iguana menace, but the slab said that he "went missing in the year 253", despite several of my dwarves having participated in the killing. This is the only engraved slab you'll find in my fortress.

I believe this is different from bug 0005110 because it doesn't involve a vampire covering up his/her crimes.
Steps To ReproduceWerecreature arrivals being relatively rare, I haven't yet seen if this will happen again; that said:

1: Slaughter werecreature
2: Engrave slab
Additional Informationhttp://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=9308
TagsNo tags attached.

Relationships

related to 0005110 confirmeduser6 Dwarfs put corpses in corpse stockpile even though they're "missing" and haven't been found yet. 
has duplicate 0008255 resolveduser6 Engraved slabs mention no deatch cause. The slain creatures always 'went missing'. 
has duplicate 0008284 resolveduser1294 Engraved slabs list werebeasts killed in fort as "went missing". 
has duplicate 0011452 resolveduser1294 Slabs don't provide full information on killings 

Activities

covertbob

2014-08-06 03:32

reporter   ~0028428

I've had this issue with three werebeasts and a forgotten beast. Engraved walls correctly show the cause of death.

cephalo

2014-08-06 05:26

reporter   ~0028433

Hmm, in a way it seems fictionally accurate. People don't know who he is when he is a monster.

Strange then that we would know what to engrave after killing one.

user6

2014-08-06 07:52

  ~0028452

Last edited: 2014-08-06 07:54

The OP at 0005110 doesn't mention vampires, and a commenter at 0005110:0022210 says vampires were uninvolved. There doesn't appear to be any reason to think that the issue is linked to vampires.

Thanks for providing a save! I cross-posted it.

user6

2014-09-07 08:40

  ~0030012

Reminder sent to: Dwachs, fourpotatoes

Were the creatures confirmed as showing up as "Deceased" in the unit list BEFORE the slab was engraved?

fourpotatoes

2014-09-07 13:56

reporter   ~0030025

I didn't check at the time I engraved the slabs and don't have a save from between the time they died and the time I engraved the first slabs; that said, four in-game years later and on 0.40.11, the units show "Deceased" but fresh slabs still show them as missing. Slabs to my own dwarves are engraved correctly.

This was my test procedure:

Preconditions:

- Kir Kethicathi the wereiguana has no slabs engraved according to the engrave-slab menu, even though a rock salt memorial to Kir Kethicathi is in a stockpile immediately to the left of the workshop I'm giving the order from. I should probably make a separate bug report for that if nobody's filed one yet and I can reproduce it in a world generated on 0.40.11.
- Stabashukis the kobold thief really does have no slabs engraved.
- I don't think any kobold or wereiguana slabs have been built.
- None of the wereiguana slabs have been built.
- Slabs to citizens are engraved correctly.
- Everyone in the Dead/Missing list is shown as deceased. Kir Kethicathi and Stabashukis are both there.

Action:

- I ordered new slabs engraved for Kir Kethicathi and Stabashukis.

Results:

- This is a masterful granite memorial to Kir Kethicathi created by `w5 Zulban' Tolisoslan. The slab reads "In memory of Kir Kethicath / Born 228 / Went missing in the year 253 / Slayer of Jaso Shownbridged".

- This is an exceptional rock salt memorial to Stabashukis. The slab reads "In memory of Stabashukis / Born 119 / Went missing in the year 257 / Devoted father and husband".

- Both show as "No slabs engraved".

Action:

- I installed all my kobold & wereiguana slabs in the common area of my mortuary complex.

Result:

- The kobold & both wereiguanas show as "No slabs engraved" but "Memorialized" in the engrave-slab menu.

Action:

- I ordered a second slab for Fikod Zesdastot the wereiguana child.

Result:

- This is an exceptional granite memorial to Fikod Zesdastot. The slab reads "In memory of Fikod Zesdastot / Born 246 / Went missing in the year 254".

Dwachs

2014-09-08 10:00

reporter   ~0030037

Did engrave a slab for a dead goblin recruit: It was mentioned as 'Deceased' on the unit list before engraving. On the slab it reads ' Went missing '.

I can still engrave more slabs for this poor guy: The craftdwarf workshop says 'memorialized' and 'no slabs engraved'. Engraving and constructing a second slab does not change the state in the craftdwarf shop. The second slab also reads 'went missing'.

Dwachs

2014-11-13 23:50

reporter   ~0030973

The bug is still present in 40.16. While for some deads, the writing is correct (died on thirst), the slabs for a minotaur child (killed by kangaroo) and a were-warthog (killed by one of my sworddwarfs) still read 'went missing'.

dfhack deathcause reported the correct cause of death in 40.14, so it seems to be only a problem with the engraving.

user8971

2015-01-07 14:29

  ~0031758

Still in 40.23. Memorial slabs for one cyclops and three serpent (wo)men note only "went missing". That cyclops is noted as "Deceased" in units, those serpent (wo)men I do not have in Units at all (because of 0008124). I may supply current save once I get to move to 40.24.

user1294

2020-03-11 03:50

  ~0040350

risusinf posted a save for for this issue at 0011452.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2014-08-05 19:12 fourpotatoes New Issue
2014-08-06 03:32 covertbob Note Added: 0028428
2014-08-06 05:26 cephalo Note Added: 0028433
2014-08-06 07:52 user6 Note Added: 0028452
2014-08-06 07:52 user6 Relationship added duplicate of 0005110
2014-08-06 07:52 user6 Status new => resolved
2014-08-06 07:52 user6 Resolution open => duplicate
2014-08-06 07:52 user6 Assigned To => user6
2014-08-06 07:53 user6 Note Edited: 0028452
2014-08-06 07:54 user6 Note Edited: 0028452
2014-09-07 08:27 user6 Summary Killed werecreature "went missing" on slab => Werecreature killed by military, slab says "went missing"
2014-09-07 08:27 user6 Relationship replaced related to 0005110
2014-09-07 08:28 user6 Summary Werecreature killed by military, slab says "went missing" => Werecreature killed by military, slab says "went missing" but unit list says "deceased"
2014-09-07 08:29 user6 Relationship added has duplicate 0008255
2014-09-07 08:37 user6 Status resolved => confirmed
2014-09-07 08:40 user6 Note Added: 0030012
2014-09-07 13:56 fourpotatoes Note Added: 0030025
2014-09-08 10:00 Dwachs Note Added: 0030037
2014-09-12 05:19 user1294 Relationship added has duplicate 0008284
2014-11-13 23:50 Dwachs Note Added: 0030973
2015-01-07 14:29 user8971 Note Added: 0031758
2020-03-11 03:48 user1294 Relationship added has duplicate 0011452
2020-03-11 03:49 user1294 Summary Werecreature killed by military, slab says "went missing" but unit list says "deceased" => Slabs of killed enemies say "went missing"
2020-03-11 03:50 user1294 Note Added: 0040350
2020-03-11 03:50 user1294 Resolution duplicate => open