0006304: Falling creatures are temporarily unviewable - Dwarf Fortress Bug Tracker

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0006304

Dwarf Fortress

Dwarf Mode -- Interface, Unit View

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2013-04-09 16:14

2014-04-19 09:35

Reporter

zzedar

Assigned To

Footkerchief

Priority

low

Severity

trivial

Reproducibility

always

Status

resolved

Resolution

no change required

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OS Version

Product Version

0.34.11

Target Version

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Summary

0006304: Falling creatures are temporarily unviewable

Description

If a unit is falling down a single z-level, then at the moment its glyph vanishes from the upper level, it is of course no longer viewable (with "v") when your screen is at that v-level. However, it is also not viewable on the lower level, even though its glyph is there. It's apparently impossible to select it with "v" until a frame or two after it hits the ground (on the other hand, "k" correctly shows that the unit is in that spot, but of course doesn't give detailed unit data).

Additional Information

The times I've seen this, it was due to the units falling into water, either from dodging or from being rushed and knocked backwards. I haven't tested to see whether this happens in non-water situations. I also haven't checked what happens if a unit is falling more than one z-level.

Since ground impact happens so quickly, it's necessary to single-step through to notice this.

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Relationships

related to	0001510	needs feedback	Footkerchief	Floating creatures stuck in projectile status
has duplicate	0007397	resolved	Footkerchief	Falling unit can not be selected with 'v' key

Notes
(0023922) Quietust (reporter) 2013-04-09 18:41	The issue is that units cannot be viewed when they are projectiles (i.e. teal background), and I'm pretty sure this has been the case in every version of DF ever released.

(0024709) DwarfChef (reporter) 2014-04-18 08:45	From the k menu, you can still access details like the health screen. Also, using the 'u'nit menu and zoom to creature points you at the correct square, even if the dwarf is hidden by dust.

(0024711) Footkerchief (manager) 2014-04-19 09:35	Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is intended for now.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2013-04-09 16:14	zzedar	New Issue
2013-04-09 18:41	Quietust	Note Added: 0023922
2013-04-09 19:11	Dwarfu	Relationship added	related to 0001510
2014-04-18 08:45	DwarfChef	Note Added: 0024709
2014-04-18 12:19	Footkerchief	Tag Attached: Intentional/Expected?
2014-04-19 09:35	Footkerchief	Note Added: 0024711
2014-04-19 09:35	Footkerchief	Status	new => resolved
2014-04-19 09:35	Footkerchief	Resolution	open => no change required
2014-04-19 09:35	Footkerchief	Assigned To	=> Footkerchief
2014-04-19 09:35	Footkerchief	Tag Detached: Intentional/Expected?
2014-07-16 15:55	Footkerchief	Relationship added	has duplicate 0007397

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