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0002502Dwarf FortressCombat -- Generalpublic2010-06-28 15:052014-10-25 22:50
Reporterhavocx42 
Assigned ToFootkerchief 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilitysometimes
StatusconfirmedResolutionopen 
PlatformOSWindows 7OS Version
Product Version0.31.08 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0002502: After gaining possession of items such as clothing, wrestling creatures with [EQUIPS] wield them as weapons
DescriptionA bronze Colossus turned up and attacked a trade caravan however after killing one or two of the guards it picked up a cloth dress and started using that as a weapon and then spent a long time dancing around with the remaining guards nearly unable to hurt them
Steps To ReproduceI reloaded a save that I had shortly before this happened and he killed more guards but then picked up a sock and was completely unable to hurt the last guard.
Additional Information
TagsHoldover from 40d?, wrestling
Relationships
has duplicate 0005002resolved Footkerchief Creatures with the [EQUIPS] tag may use non-weapon items as weapons 
has duplicate 0008022resolved Loci Bronze forgotten beast unable to kill kitten 
related to 0001002resolved Toady One Clothes lost by civilian Dwarves while fighting are not put back on. 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2010-06-28 15:05havocx42New Issue
2010-06-28 15:45FootkerchiefSummaryColossus using cloth as weapon => After gaining possession of items such as clothing, wrestling creatures wield them as weapons
2010-06-29 02:33havocx42Issue Monitored: havocx42
2010-06-30 17:17Khym ChanurIssue Monitored: Khym Chanur
2010-07-16 06:15peregarrettNote Added: 0010414
2010-07-20 20:48priosIssue Monitored: prios
2010-07-20 21:16smjjamesNote Added: 0010767
2010-07-21 00:52priosNote Added: 0010774
2010-07-21 09:04ProfligateIssue Monitored: Profligate
2010-07-21 09:08smjjamesTag Attached: Holdover from 40d?
2010-07-21 09:08smjjamesTag Attached: wrestling
2010-08-01 10:25FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0001002
2012-01-02 14:42FootkerchiefSummaryAfter gaining possession of items such as clothing, wrestling creatures wield them as weapons => After gaining possession of items such as clothing, wrestling creatures with [EQUIPS] wield them as weapons
2012-01-02 14:42FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0005002
2014-08-15 06:34FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0008022
2014-08-15 07:02FootkerchiefAssigned To => Footkerchief
2014-08-15 07:02FootkerchiefStatusnew => confirmed
2014-10-25 22:50LociNote Added: 0030730
2014-10-25 22:54LociNote Edited: 0030730bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0030730#r12112
2017-11-02 15:47LociRelationship replacedhas duplicate 0008022
2018-04-12 21:03HuntthetrollIssue Monitored: Huntthetroll

Notes
(0010414)
peregarrett   
2010-07-16 06:15   
At my fortress colossus killed 7 creatures with pig tail sock:
http://df.magmawiki.com/index.php/File:Sock_of_Death.png [^]

Combat report reads:
    The bronze colossus strikes The outpost liaison in the head with his (pig tail fiber sock), bruising the muscle, jamming the skull through the brain and tearing the brain!
(0010767)
smjjames   
2010-07-20 21:16   
Might be a holdover from 40D where a wrestler would rip off some owned piece of clothing and wouldn't drop them.
(0010774)
prios   
2010-07-21 00:52   
A "very muscular and just gigantic overall" werewolf came to my latest fortress, and my commander went out to kill it. What happened, among other things:
"The Werewolf grabs The militia commander by the (cave spider silk sock) with his left hand!"
...and later
"The Werewolf grabs The Axedwarf by the raccoon leather backpack with his right hand!"
(My commander lost his commander status when I formed a new squad to try to save him. I think I accidentally replaced him. Not that it mattered; he was unconscious at the time.)

After the werewolf finally bit the poor axedwarf's head off, I checked the werewolf's inventory and found that it was still holding the sock and backpack in its left and right hands, respectively. It also proceeded to use the sock as a weapon in combat, but only after the axedwarf was dead. Unfortunately, the werewolf stopped using his (far more effective) bite attack after he started using the sock, making him an unworthy target for revenge (a squad of unskilled dwarves mobbed him and took him down without any real injuries).

I have a save, but unfortunately it was after, not before, the axedwarf's death. Think it'd be helpful to upload it anyway?
(0030730)
Loci   
2014-10-25 22:50   
(edited on: 2014-10-25 22:54)
Confirmed in v0.40.13. A wereopossum grabbed a silk glove from my fisherdwarf and proceeded to beat him with it repeatedly:

The Wereopossum misses The Fisherdwarf!
The Fisherdwarf misses The Wereopossum!
The Wereopossum grabs The Fisherdwarf by the x(giant cave spider silk right glove)x with its right hand!
The Wereopossum grabs The Fisherdwarf by the fourth finger, right hand with its right lower arm!
MistÉ­ Usanbim, Fisherdwarf: Has the tide turned? I laugh in the face of death!
The Wereopossum throws The Fisherdwarf by the fourth finger, right hand with The Wereopossum's right lower arm!
The Wereopossum releases the grip of The Wereopossum's right lower arm from The Fisherdwarf's fourth finger, right hand.
The Wereopossum misses The Fisherdwarf!
The Fisherdwarf's upper body skids along the ground, bruising the muscle and bruising the right lung through the hemp plant fiber cloak!
The Wereopossum strikes The Fisherdwarf in the lower body with its x(giant cave spider silk right glove)x, bruising the muscle and bruising the stomach through the rope reed fiber trousers!
The Fisherdwarf slams into an obstacle!
The Fisherdwarf stands up.
The Wereopossum strikes The Fisherdwarf in the upper body with its x(giant cave spider silk right glove)x, bruising the muscle and bruising the left lung through the hemp plant fiber cloak!
The Fisherdwarf is having trouble breathing!
The Fisherdwarf misses The Wereopossum!
The Wereopossum strikes The Fisherdwarf in the right lower leg with its x(giant cave spider silk right glove)x, bruising the muscle through the rope reed fiber trousers!
The Wereopossum charges at The Fisherdwarf!
The Wereopossum collides with The Fisherdwarf!
The Fisherdwarf is knocked over!
The Fisherdwarf stands up.
The Wereopossum strikes The Fisherdwarf in the right lower leg with its x(giant cave spider silk right glove)x, bruising the muscle through the rope reed fiber trousers!
The Wereopossum strikes The Fisherdwarf in the head with its x(giant cave spider silk right glove)x, bruising the muscle!
The Fisherdwarf misses The Wereopossum!
The Wereopossum strikes The Fisherdwarf in the right lower arm with its x(giant cave spider silk right glove)x, bruising the muscle through the hemp plant fiber cloak!
The Wereopossum charges at The Fisherdwarf!
The Wereopossum collides with The Fisherdwarf!
The Fisherdwarf is knocked over!
The Fisherdwarf stands up.
The Wereopossum strikes The Fisherdwarf in the left upper arm with its x(giant cave spider silk right glove)x, bruising the muscle through the hemp plant fiber cloak!
The Fisherdwarf misses The Wereopossum!
The Wereopossum charges at The Fisherdwarf!
The Wereopossum collides with The Fisherdwarf!
The Fisherdwarf is knocked over!
The Wereopossum strikes The Fisherdwarf in the lower body with its x(giant cave spider silk right glove)x, bruising the muscle and bruising the guts through the rope reed fiber trousers!
The Fisherdwarf looks sick!
The Fisherdwarf stands up.
The Fisherdwarf misses The Wereopossum!
The Wereopossum kicks The Fisherdwarf in the lower body with its right paw, bruising the muscle and bruising the left kidney through the rope reed fiber trousers!
The Fisherdwarf misses The Wereopossum!
The Wereopossum strikes The Fisherdwarf in the upper body with its x(giant cave spider silk right glove)x, bruising the muscle and bruising the liver through the hemp plant fiber cloak!