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0005877Dwarf FortressTypos/Grammarpublic2012-05-14 05:262014-12-02 21:38
ReporterSmileyMan 
Assigned ToToady One 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilitysometimes
StatusconfirmedResolutionopen 
PlatformPCOSWindowsOS VersionVista
Product Version0.34.08 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0005877: Miners channel tile they're standing on, resulting combat report is malformed
DescriptionIf a miner channels a square which has a wooden log in it, the miner and the log sometimes undergo a collision. This collision produces a combar report with the incorrect wording:

"it The Miner in the body part [etc.]"
Steps To ReproduceEmbark on a new site where there are trees, with an axe and a pick. Designate a woodcutter to chop down the tree (do not create a wood stockpile). Designate a miner to channel the same square where the chopped log is now lying.
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Relationships
related to 0003722resolved Toady One Falling damage blocked/deflected by armor results in malformed combat announcements 
related to 0005991resolved Toady One Dwarf tries to build wall standing on the construction site 
has duplicate 0000826resolved Footkerchief Dwarves channel out from under selves and fall 
has duplicate 0006239resolved Logical2u Dwarves occasionally stand on the tile they are channeling, causing them to fall 
has duplicate 0004778resolved Logical2u Miners fall to their death because they so stupid 
related to 0005925acknowledged Toady One "Bin" attacks "dwarf" while carrying it over a "ramp + hatch cover" 
related to 0003008new  Deconstructing an up stair hanging down from a down stair results in the dwarf falling from that tile upon completion. 
related to 0008639resolved Toady One Dwarves Channel Tile They're Standing On 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2012-05-14 05:26SmileyManNew Issue
2012-05-14 06:57the_game_huntNote Added: 0022472
2012-05-14 08:37FootkerchiefSummaryChanneling square containing wooden log produces incorrectly worded combat report => Miner channels tile containing log, gets hit by log, resulting combat report is malformed
2012-05-15 04:15Toady OneNote Added: 0022508
2012-05-15 04:15Toady OneAssigned To => Toady One
2012-05-15 04:15Toady OneStatusnew => acknowledged
2012-05-15 06:05SmileyManNote Added: 0022513
2012-05-15 06:06Knight OtuNote Added: 0022514
2012-05-15 06:56UristDaVinciNote Added: 0022515
2012-05-17 21:04nshapterNote Added: 0022581
2012-05-20 14:56FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0000826
2012-05-20 14:56FootkerchiefIssue Monitored: quatch
2012-05-20 14:56FootkerchiefIssue Monitored: lord_chaos22000
2012-05-21 19:14FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0003722
2012-11-06 07:45FootkerchiefSummaryMiner channels tile containing log, gets hit by log, resulting combat report is malformed => Miners channel tile they're standing on, resulting combat report is malformed
2012-11-06 07:45FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0005991
2012-11-06 15:02DrazinonondaNote Added: 0023707
2012-11-06 16:02Logical2uRelationship addedhas duplicate 0006239
2014-01-22 19:18LielacNote Added: 0024335
2014-01-27 10:58FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0005925
2014-01-27 20:49FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0004778
2014-01-27 20:49FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0003008
2014-01-29 19:05LielacNote Added: 0024470
2014-01-31 13:59BenLubarNote Added: 0024481
2014-12-02 21:38FootkerchiefStatusacknowledged => confirmed
2014-12-20 14:03FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0008639
2018-04-13 10:59HuntthetrollIssue Monitored: Huntthetroll

Notes
(0022472)
the_game_hunt   
2012-05-14 06:57   
Same here, I can confirm this.
(0022508)
Toady One   
2012-05-15 04:15   
I'm not sure what causes the malformed log, but the root cause is handled now. Does the malformed log come up in other more normal collision circumstances?
(0022513)
SmileyMan   
2012-05-15 06:05   
I suppose we need hit a dwarf with a falling log, but we can't create arbitrary items in arena mode.
(0022514)
Knight Otu   
2012-05-15 06:06   
I've seen a report like that when a miner fell after channeling the tile below himself, with no other items in the tile, if that helps.
(0022515)
UristDaVinci   
2012-05-15 06:56   
The malformed log also comes up in the case where a falling creature is wearing especially rigid/strong armor that seems to protect them from falling damage:

You slam into an obstacle!
Your left upper arm takes the full force of the impact, bruising the muscle!
it You in the upper body, but the attack is deflected by Your adamantine greaves!
You are no longer stunned.
You stand up.
(0022581)
nshapter   
2012-05-17 21:04   
I'm seeing this consistently as well. I'm digging lots of channels and it's killing lots of miners. The malformed message is only one part. There is a painful fall with each square channeled if the miner is standing on it.
(0023707)
Drazinononda   
2012-11-06 15:02   
IIRC the cause of the use of the third person in combat logs happens when the dwarf involved is ID# 0, which under a "Play now!" embark is always the pre-fab miner. I'm not sure whether this is true for "Prepare carefully" embarks.
(0024335)
Lielac   
2014-01-22 19:18   
I've seen this malformed combat report with miners (and, as far as I can recall, only with miners) in 0.34.11 and never quite understood why it happened, but my first two dwarves in my "Prepare carefully" embark setups are always miners and if they don't die in accidents they're my main digging crew. I never noticed who *exactly* had malformed reports, but what Drazinononda said makes sense. I'd have to do some potentially injurious science to confirm it, but eh.
(0024470)
Lielac   
2014-01-29 19:05   
I've also seen this happen with a pitted goblin maceman ( http://i.imgur.com/CF4goky.png [^] ) and here's the save with more goblins about to be dropped: http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=8376 [^]

I let the game keep running, and it happens again. The first goblin (that I screencapped) is Nguslu Onxosnamox, but on my version of the fort it also happens to Bax Arstrukostub. They're both macemen-- oh, wait, a previous goblin named Xuspgas (landed before Nguslu) who's a swordsman also landed funny. The swordsman Utes and both trolls I pitched down there landed normally.
(0024481)
BenLubar   
2014-01-31 13:59   
This also happens when a dwarf removes a down staircase with no place to stand other than the staircase. The material used to make the staircase falls on the dwarf when they climb down the stairs.