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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0000936Dwarf FortressArenapublic2014-01-27 14:14
ReporterLancensis Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status newResolutionopen 
Product Version0.31.02 
Summary0000936: Non-homeotherm creatures melt when placed on floor above magma
DescriptionAlligators and Saltwater crocodiles immediately begin melting, and rapidly bleed to death when placed on the floors in the top left section of the arena. Investigation revealed that:
-creatures only melt when placed on a floor that has magma on the Z-level below it

-while alligators/saltwater crocs melted, cave crocs did not. Cave Crocodiles are composed of the same materials, ie. standard flesh with scales. Moreover, it was not any one specific tissue that was melting but the entire creature.

-unlike the other crocodiles, cave crocodiles possess [HOMEOTHERM:10040]. When added to the other two creatures, they ceased to melt.
Steps To ReproducePlace a saltwater crocodile, or alligator on the walkways above the magma, in the top left quadrant in arena mode.
Additional InformationEasily fixed by adding a homeotherm value to creature entry
TagsIntentional/Expected?, magma, melting

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related to 0000307 new No announcements for blistering/charring, and other fire-related problems 

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Village Idiot

2010-05-10 10:26

reporter   ~0006504

Creatures melting when above magma seems to be intended behavior, but the cave crocodile seems to have an aura of normal temperature around him, which is strange

user6

2010-05-10 11:58

  ~0006506

It might be linked to creature size -- cave crocodiles are big.

Village Idiot

2010-05-10 12:10

reporter   ~0006507

Are they so big they stop OTHER creatures from melting?

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Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2010-04-10 10:50 Lancensis New Issue
2010-05-10 10:26 Village Idiot Note Added: 0006504
2010-05-10 10:27 Village Idiot Tag Attached: magma
2010-05-10 10:27 Village Idiot Tag Attached: melting
2010-05-10 11:58 user6 Note Added: 0006506
2010-05-10 12:10 Village Idiot Note Added: 0006507
2014-01-27 14:14 user6 Summary Creatures melt when placed on floor above magma => Non-homeotherm creatures melt when placed on floor above magma
2014-01-27 14:14 user6 Tag Attached: Intentional/Expected?
2014-01-27 14:14 user6 Relationship added related to 0000307