0008325: Butchering animal inside cage slows game to a crawl - Dwarf Fortress Bug Tracker

ID	Project	Category	View Status	Date Submitted	Last Update

0008325	Dwarf Fortress	Dwarf Mode -- Jobs, Animal Handling	public	2014-09-20 13:54	2014-10-03 13:30

Reporter	RoaryStar	Assigned To	~~user6~~
Priority	normal	Severity	major	Reproducibility	have not tried
Status	feedback	Resolution	open
Product Version	0.40.13

Summary	0008325: Butchering animal inside cage slows game to a crawl
Description	I attempted to butcher a goose inside a cage. After the dwarf started to lead him, the game slowed to a crawl (9-10 fps). Cancelling the job fixed it.
Steps To Reproduce	Mark caged creature to be slaughtered, wait for the dwarf to come get it.
Additional Information	I was playing this with no raw modifications, though I had DFHack which I used for a few interface enhancements.
Tags	animals, butcher, lag

Quietust 2014-09-20 15:14 reporter ~0030276	Was the cage sitting in a stockpile, or was it built? Also, poorly-written DFHack scripts are absolutely capable of creating lag similar to what you're seeing - does it happen without DFHack?

RoaryStar 2014-09-20 18:55 reporter ~0030280	It was sitting in a stockpile. I've played past the save, but I'll try to see if I can make another save.

RoaryStar 2014-09-21 08:16 reporter ~0030284	Okay, I've tested it in a new fort. Before marking for slaughter, the FPS rate was about 140 - 150 with a few lag bumps. With DFHack: The first one dropped the FPS rate to a steady 90. The second one did nothing to the FPS rate. (this was after everything froze) I then uninstalled DFHack and switched the order... Without DFHack: The first one dropped the FPS rate to a steady 95. The second one did nothing. (after everything froze, again) The fort when I first noticed it had the FPS rate steadily at 45 or so, and it dropped to 10 when the dwarf started to lead it.

~~user6~~ 2014-09-21 09:04 ~0030288	Please upload a save that reproduces the problem (with no use of DFHack) to http://dffd.wimbli.com/ and post the link here.

RoaryStar 2014-09-21 11:07 reporter ~0030293	Here it is: http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=9759

lethosor 2014-10-03 13:29 manager ~0030520 Last edited: 2014-10-03 13:30	I'm not sure if the lag is related to slaughtering these animals. Have you tried butchering them a week or so later (in-game)? I did notice some lag when first unpausing, but the FPS rate reached 150 again by the time the first animal was slaughtered.

Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2014-09-20 13:54	RoaryStar	New Issue
2014-09-20 13:55	RoaryStar	Tag Attached: animals
2014-09-20 13:55	RoaryStar	Tag Attached: butcher
2014-09-20 13:55	RoaryStar	Tag Attached: lag
2014-09-20 15:14	Quietust	Note Added: 0030276
2014-09-20 18:55	RoaryStar	Note Added: 0030280
2014-09-21 08:16	RoaryStar	Note Added: 0030284
2014-09-21 09:04	~~user6~~	Note Added: 0030288
2014-09-21 09:04	~~user6~~	Assigned To	=> user6
2014-09-21 09:04	~~user6~~	Status	new => feedback
2014-09-21 11:07	RoaryStar	Note Added: 0030293
2014-09-21 11:07	RoaryStar	Status	feedback => assigned
2014-10-03 13:29	lethosor	Note Added: 0030520
2014-10-03 13:30	lethosor	Status	assigned => feedback
2014-10-03 13:30	lethosor	Note Edited: 0030520