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0004367Dwarf FortressVegetationpublic2011-03-27 20:392014-09-12 12:56
Reporterabadidea 
Assigned ToToady One 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusresolvedResolutionfixed 
PlatformOSOSXOS Version10.6
Product Version0.31.24 
Target VersionFixed in Version0.40.13 
Summary0004367: Animals all try to graze from pasture's top left corner, starvation ensues
DescriptionI have built three different huge pastures on a flat grassy field. In every one, the animals eat about half of the tiles (starting from the north end) and then die of starvation without touching the other half of the field. I have checked over and over again that they are assigned to the pasture, the pasture is the size I think it is, etc. There are dozens of "normal" and "dense" grass tiles mere steps away from where the animals die. It looks like the animals do not want to leave the upper-left of the pasture.

This may be "intended behavior" and I don't realize it, but it sounds buggy.
Steps To Reproduce1.) Build a large pasture and populate it

2.) Wait for them to graze only half of it and die

3.) Add new animals, they ignore the grass and die
Additional InformationDownload save at http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=4058 [^]
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Relationships
related to 0004113resolved Toady One Large grazers (elephants and giraffes) can't eat fast enough to keep from starving 
related to 0004366resolved Toady One Animals in large pastures fight despite abundance of space 
related to 0001463new  Dwarves prioritize tasks oddly 
related to 0007554resolved Toady One Crowded animals are too docile 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2011-03-27 20:39abadideaNew Issue
2011-03-27 20:48FootkerchiefNote Added: 0016693
2011-03-27 20:49FootkerchiefTag Attached: AWAITING UPDATE
2011-03-27 20:49FootkerchiefNote Edited: 0016693bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0016693#r6213
2011-03-27 20:49FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0004113
2011-03-27 21:27abadideaNote Added: 0016697
2011-03-27 23:19thvazNote Added: 0016699
2011-03-28 01:05KumquatNote Added: 0016706
2011-03-28 01:06KumquatNote Edited: 0016706bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0016706#r6221
2011-03-28 08:38abadideaNote Added: 0016717
2011-03-28 15:27MaDeR LevapNote Added: 0016738
2011-04-01 20:28nb4estIssue Monitored: nb4est
2011-04-02 09:58nb4estNote Added: 0016979
2011-04-02 13:40KumquatNote Added: 0016991
2011-04-02 13:40KumquatNote Edited: 0016991bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0016991#r6317
2011-04-02 13:50FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0004366
2011-04-06 13:09abadideaNote Added: 0017141
2011-04-06 13:57kwielandNote Added: 0017142
2011-04-06 13:57kwielandIssue Monitored: kwieland
2014-01-20 18:55FootkerchiefTag Detached: AWAITING UPDATE
2014-01-20 18:55FootkerchiefSummaryAnimals die while still lots of grass in pasture => Animals all try to graze from pasture's top left corner, starvation ensues
2014-01-21 18:04FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0001463
2014-07-21 22:02FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0007554
2014-09-12 12:56Toady OneStatusnew => resolved
2014-09-12 12:56Toady OneFixed in Version => Next Version
2014-09-12 12:56Toady OneResolutionopen => fixed
2014-09-12 12:56Toady OneAssigned To => Toady One

Notes
(0016693)
Footkerchief   
2011-03-27 20:48   
(edited on: 2011-03-27 20:49)
What type of animals? If they're very large ones, this is probably 0004113.
(0016697)
abadidea   
2011-03-27 21:27   
All of them. I actually did have giraffes and yaks die recently, but the most recent death was a rabbit. Also, lots and LOTS of babies.
(0016699)
thvaz   
2011-03-27 23:19   
It looks like you have lots of animals. They weren't overcrowding?
(0016706)
Kumquat   
2011-03-28 01:05   
(edited on: 2011-03-28 01:06)
Animals not assigned to a pasture hang around in meeting area and starve to death.

Edit: this does not apply to pets. Presumably they 'get fed' by the owner.
(0016717)
abadidea   
2011-03-28 08:38   
thvaz: There was an occasional kick-and-bite. The animals seem to WANT to stand on top of eachother no matter how much space there is. But it still seems like a bug that they die of starvation while there are dozens of grasses on the ground.

Kumquat: I was extremely meticulous about making sure they were ALL in pastures for the first few years of my fort. There are probably several babies running around unassigned now, but the carcasses are all *in* the pasture.
(0016738)
MaDeR Levap   
2011-03-28 15:27   
It looks like two more bugs present, in fact:
1. Grazing is from upper left corner of pasture. Horribly gamey. Should be in random place in pasture.
2. Animals should try to get away first before starting to fight. They do not this at all. Just stand where they like and if by accident (or more likely first problem above) two animals are on same tile, well. Bite time.
(0016979)
nb4est   
2011-04-02 09:58   
Same here. Animals eat only top half of a pasture. When left only one or two tiles of grass on top half, they start to fight between themselves over it. They sometimes do walk in lower half of pasture, but then would leave it for top half right away.
(0016991)
Kumquat   
2011-04-02 13:40   
This looks like another side-effect of the typewriter-order grazing.

1. Animals keep eating and scarf off half the pasture.
2. Grass grows back onto the top left tile.
3. Hungry animals start walking toward the tile.
4. First animal that reaches the tile eats the grass.
5. The rest notice there is no grass, move back halfway across the pasture to reach the next totally uneaten grassy tile.
6. First animal to reach it eats the grass.
7. In the meantime, grass has grown back to the top, second-left tile.
8. go to step 3.

N. Animals that use more fodder to traverse back and forth in Y direction than they get from the rare bite starve to death.
(0017141)
abadidea   
2011-04-06 13:09   
Kumquat: That makes perfect sense. I guess an annoying but functional workaround would be to have many small pastures.
(0017142)
kwieland   
2011-04-06 13:57   
Am I the only one who gets lots of "duck bites dog" combat spam from this?