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0008257Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Combatpublic2015-12-03 12:07
ReporterLoci Assigned Touser6 
PrioritynormalSeveritytrivialReproducibilitysometimes
Status assignedResolutionopen 
Product Version0.40.11 
Summary0008257: Combat reports use "lightly tapping the target" for attacks that (unintentionally) cause no damage
DescriptionAn attack that was intended to cause damage but failed to do so is reported as an attack that intentionally caused no damage (using the "lightly tapping the target" text):

The Stray Dog scratches The Bushtit Man in the right hand, lightly tapping the target!
Bushtit Man: I must withdraw!
Bushtit Man: The battle rages... Ahhhhhhh! No!
Bushtit Man: I must withdraw!
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UristDaVinci

2014-09-07 15:47

reporter   ~0030030

As far as I know, there was a "sparring" flag that controlled this text appearance.

If the attacker was sparring, you would get ", lightly tapping the target!", but if not then you would get ", but the attack has no force!"

The changes to the lethal/nonlethal combat states may have messed this up. Perhaps there are related 0.40.xx sparring bugs?

smjjames

2014-09-07 16:01

reporter   ~0030031

Last edited: 2014-09-07 16:24

I remember someone posting something about combat with a cave croc generating only sparring type combat reports.

Edit: I think it was a forum post and not an actual bug report.

Edit2: About the only report that I could find that is anywhere close to this one is 0007059, however, that bug has been fixed.

user6

2015-01-07 08:12

  ~0031748

Is this bug still present? I've seen "the attack has no force" in 0.40.23.

Button

2015-01-07 11:50

reporter   ~0031756

I don't know about 40.23, but it was my experience in 40.10-19 or so that you'd only get "lightly tapping the target!" if it was the first attack in a conflict. I assumed it was part of the AI upping the ante.

Loci

2015-02-09 13:47

viewer   ~0032197

Confirmed in v0.40.24:

The Polar Bear scratches The Stray Horse in the right rear hoof, lightly tapping the target!

(This was the first and only attack of the "combat".)

Talvieno

2015-12-03 12:07

manager   ~0033346

Last edited: 2015-12-03 12:07

Can confirm this still happens in 42.01.

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Date Modified Username Field Change
2014-09-07 13:23 Loci New Issue
2014-09-07 15:47 UristDaVinci Note Added: 0030030
2014-09-07 16:01 smjjames Note Added: 0030031
2014-09-07 16:02 smjjames Note Edited: 0030031
2014-09-07 16:09 smjjames Note Edited: 0030031
2014-09-07 16:24 smjjames Note Edited: 0030031
2015-01-07 08:12 user6 Note Added: 0031748
2015-01-07 08:12 user6 Assigned To => user6
2015-01-07 08:12 user6 Status new => feedback
2015-01-07 11:50 Button Note Added: 0031756
2015-02-09 13:47 Loci Note Added: 0032197
2015-02-09 13:47 Loci Status feedback => assigned
2015-12-03 12:07 Talvieno Note Added: 0033346
2015-12-03 12:07 Talvieno Note Edited: 0033346