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0004218Dwarf FortressPathfindingpublic2011-03-14 03:192012-12-25 10:10
ReporterPickerel 
Assigned ToFootkerchief 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityrandom
StatusresolvedResolutionduplicate 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.31.21 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0004218: Creatures getting stuck on top of inaccessible/unreachable walls
DescriptionDwarves and animals somehow appear on top of wall, despite no path. May starve to death if not noticed.
Steps To ReproduceBuild a bunch of walls, preferably near a crowded area so there's lots of chances to show the glitch. Don't provide stairs to get down, or you may not catch it.
Additional InformationI have seen this multiple times now, though today it caused it's first problem. When I have walls about, animals and dwarves somehow seem to get on top of them, despite that there is no actual way to get on top of them. No stairs, nothing. I had been passing it off as something animals did, and ignoring it (and them) despite that a few of the grazers starved to death. Just 10 minutes ago, I saw a message saying a dwarf had died of thirst, and it turns out that said dwarf, along with another dwarf and a cow, had somehow gotten on top of the walls with which I had used to enclose my geese so they could lay eggs in peace. These were not meant to be scaled, so there was no way up or down, hence he died of thirst. I built stairs to save the other dwarf and the cow, he former of which was extremely hungry and thirsty as well, while the cow was not. This leads me to question whether the cow had gotten stuck at the same time as him or, more likely, at a much later time.
TagsNo tags attached.
Relationships
duplicate of 0003371new  Non-fliers end up on top of walls (swapped positions with flying pets etc?) 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2011-03-14 03:19PickerelNew Issue
2011-03-14 08:28FootkerchiefNote Added: 0016237
2011-03-14 08:28FootkerchiefTag Attached: AWAITING UPDATE
2011-03-29 07:06FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0004381
2011-03-29 07:13FootkerchiefSummaryTeleporting onto walls. => Creatures getting stuck on top of inaccessible/unreachable walls
2011-03-29 07:14FootkerchiefNote Added: 0016757
2012-02-21 10:54Orkel2Note Added: 0020396
2012-03-19 07:13FootkerchiefRelationship addedduplicate of 0003371
2012-03-19 07:13FootkerchiefStatusnew => resolved
2012-03-19 07:13FootkerchiefResolutionopen => duplicate
2012-03-19 07:13FootkerchiefAssigned To => Footkerchief
2012-03-19 07:13FootkerchiefRelationship deletedhas duplicate 0004381
2012-12-25 10:10DwarfuTag Detached: AWAITING UPDATE

Notes
(0016237)
Footkerchief   
2011-03-14 08:28   
Reminder sent to: Pickerel

Could your dwarves/animals be falling onto the walls from above, possibly as a result of dodging away from fights etc? It would be helpful to upload a save to http://dffd.wimbli.com/ [^] showing where the dwarves/animals are getting stuck.
(0016757)
Footkerchief   
2011-03-29 07:14   
Orkel uploaded screenshots at 0004381:
http://horobox.co.uk/u/Orkel_1301379878.png [^]
http://horobox.co.uk/u/Orkel_1301448385.png [^]
(0020396)
Orkel2   
2012-02-21 10:54   
Still in 34.02 - I had a marksdwarf "jump" on top of an unreachable 1 tile size piece of wall in the middle of my archer tower, not being able to get down, resulting in goblin archers getting nice target practise.