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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0000149Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Jobs, Militarypublic2010-04-02 09:502015-10-09 05:01
ReporterBrandon816 
Assigned ToToady One 
PrioritylowSeverityfeatureReproducibilityalways
StatusresolvedResolutionfixed 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version 
Target VersionFixed in Version0.31.09 
Summary0000149: When ordered to attack, squads can get distracted chasing harmless animals
DescriptionI have a one-man squad. There are several animals on the map. I give an attack order to kill a gazelles. The soldier feels that it is necessary to run down and kill every animal it sees on the way to that single gazelle.

There should be some kind of way to turn off killing non-hostile animals, like there was in the previous versions. I say this of course because when I give an order to kill a group of goblins that are attacking the fort, I don't want my squads to run off chasing a squirrel, leaving my civilians to die.
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Additional Information
Tagsattack, orders
Relationships
related to 0000481acknowledged Toady One Kill/attack commands/orders don't work 
has duplicate 0001435closed Footkerchief Military attacks wrong target 
has duplicate 0005116resolved Footkerchief Militia chasing wrong enemy 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2010-04-02 09:50Brandon816New Issue
2010-04-02 09:56DwarfuNote Added: 0000212
2010-04-02 09:56DwarfuTag Attached: kill
2010-04-02 09:56DwarfuTag Attached: orders
2010-04-02 09:56DwarfuTag Detached: kill
2010-04-02 09:56DwarfuTag Attached: attack
2010-04-02 09:56DwarfuNote Added: 0000213
2010-04-13 09:15damoclesNote Added: 0003273
2010-04-13 09:20Rafal99Note Added: 0003274
2010-04-13 09:20Rafal99Issue Monitored: Rafal99
2010-04-22 11:35FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0001435
2010-04-22 11:35FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0000481
2010-04-22 11:37FootkerchiefSummarySquad attack order acts like an attack-move order => When ordered to attack, squads can get distracted chasing harmless animals
2010-04-22 15:13Khym ChanurIssue Monitored: Khym Chanur
2010-04-29 13:33FootkerchiefCategoryGeneral => Dwarf Mode -- Jobs, Military
2010-06-06 01:06CelIssue Monitored: Cel
2010-06-10 16:57Jon-AceNote Added: 0008086
2010-07-07 16:09CreidiekiNote Added: 0009746
2012-02-15 07:46FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0005116
2015-03-23 19:11MirandaIssue Monitored: Miranda
2015-03-23 19:11MirandaIssue End Monitor: Miranda
2015-03-24 15:38DetrosNote Added: 0032405
2015-03-25 10:06DwarfuNote Added: 0032414
2015-03-25 10:06DwarfuStatusnew => resolved
2015-03-25 10:06DwarfuFixed in Version => 0.31.09
2015-03-25 10:06DwarfuResolutionopen => fixed
2015-03-25 10:06DwarfuAssigned To => Toady One
2015-10-09 05:01Rafal99Issue End Monitor: Rafal99

Notes
(0000212)
Dwarfu   
2010-04-02 09:56   
Since you ordered it to kill a gazelle, I wonder if it is considering the 'group' of gazelles as a single unit, thus your soldier attacked them all.

Though, I'd agree a 'kill' order should just be for a single creature.
(0000213)
Dwarfu   
2010-04-02 09:56   
I removed the 'kill' tag because in-game the order is k: attack.
(0003273)
damocles   
2010-04-13 09:15   
It's not a case of killing other animals of the same type. I just came here to post the same issue. I targeted some hoary marmots with the kill order (used the kill list to tag 3 marmots), and my lone psycho dwarf massacred a herd of elephants and a mountain goat along the way. Which was annoying because I wanted to trap those elephants.
(0003274)
Rafal99   
2010-04-13 09:20   
Dwarves will attack everything in sight, no matter their orders.
40d version had "Stay close to station" and "Ignore wild animals" orders to prevent that, hopefully Toady will add something like that back again.
(0008086)
Jon-Ace   
2010-06-10 16:57   
Still occurs in 0.31.06
(0009746)
Creidieki   
2010-07-07 16:09   
Listed as fixed in 31.09 on the devlog.
(0032405)
Detros   
2015-03-24 15:38   
In July 10, 2010 devlog of 31.09 release there is "stopped targeting of benign, far away wilderness creatures after they see you, unless they are close".

So can this report be closed as "resolved"? Also, why was status of 0001435 changed to "closed" from "resolved" while it is a "duplicate"?
(0032414)
Dwarfu   
2015-03-25 10:06   
Wow, 5 years. Thanks for the heads up Creidieki/Detros. I've added it to the changelog. If anyone sees an instance of this issue that isn't covered by another report (such as 0000481), please message a manager on the forums.

Detros, the 'closed' designation is the final resting place of reports. 0001435 was still resolved as a duplicate. We just haven't had a closing session since way back then.