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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0005994Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Jobs, Building Construction and Destructionpublic2012-06-07 04:102014-08-11 18:12
Reportermillman 
Assigned ToToady One 
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
StatusresolvedResolutionfixed 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.34.11 
Target VersionFixed in Version0.40.04 
Summary0005994: Destroying a construction teleports nearby items
DescriptionDestroying a wall empties the wood stockpile.

For example, I'm trying to destroy this wall:
http://i.imgur.com/w3clU.png [^]

Notice that It uses only 4 wood. When is destroyed, some wood from my wood stockpil is autoteleported to the destroyed zone. Now there are 10 woods in the destroyed area instead of only four.
http://i.imgur.com/LnDZc.png [^]
Steps To ReproducePlace a wood stock pile.
Build a wooden wall.
Destroy the wall.
Additional InformationI don't know if this happens only outside.
Tagsbinary patch, deconstruct, teleport
Relationships
related to 0006970resolved Toady One Strange mood items are teleported into the workshop 
has duplicate 0006005resolved Logical2u dertroying stone wall teleports items from stockpile 
has duplicate 0006046resolved Footkerchief Items teleport ontop of a restrain after removing a wall below it. 
has duplicate 0006065resolved Knight Otu Deconstructing construction can teleport items nearby 
has duplicate 0006095resolved Knight Otu Deconstruction of floor over lava pit causes black hole. 
has duplicate 0006137resolved Logical2u removing constructed floor bungles nearby stockpiles 
has duplicate 0006182resolved Knight Otu Wall deconstruction causes stockpile teleportation 
has duplicate 0006223resolved Knight Otu Spontanious item compaction. 
has duplicate 0006266resolved Dwarfu Deconstructed constructions creating more materials than they were constructed out of. 
has duplicate 0006313resolved Knight Otu Removing any floor bordering a stockpile causes stockpile to empty. 
has duplicate 0006366resolved Knight Otu Deconstructed wall materials vanishing 
has duplicate 0006502resolved Knight Otu Items instantly teleporting when blocking wall deconstructed 
has duplicate 0006599resolved Knight Otu Removing a construciton (in this case a wall) causes all items, including stones, to be teleported to an adjacent tile 
has duplicate 0007147resolved Dwarfu Stockpiled food teleporting 
has duplicate 0007320resolved Footkerchief Removing a construction causes all nearby items to teleport to the deconstructor 
has duplicate 0007350resolved Footkerchief Metal ore vanished from stockpile 
has duplicate 0007383resolved Footkerchief teleporting items to deconstructing building 
Attached Files
Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2012-06-07 04:10millmanNew Issue
2012-06-07 04:24Rafal99Note Added: 0022883
2012-06-07 04:24Rafal99Tag Attached: AWAITING UPDATE
2012-06-07 04:26Rafal99Note Edited: 0022883bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0022883#r8517
2012-06-07 04:30millmanNote Added: 0022884
2012-06-07 04:34SnaakeNote Added: 0022885
2012-06-07 04:36SnaakeNote Edited: 0022885bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0022885#r8521
2012-06-07 04:38millmanNote Added: 0022886
2012-06-07 04:39SnaakeNote Edited: 0022885bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0022885#r8522
2012-06-07 04:43Rafal99Note Added: 0022887
2012-06-07 05:08millmanNote Added: 0022888
2012-06-07 05:09millmanNote Edited: 0022888bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0022888#r8524
2012-06-07 05:11millmanNote Edited: 0022888bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0022888#r8525
2012-06-07 05:15millmanIssue Monitored: millman
2012-06-07 08:33Rafal99Note Added: 0022893
2012-06-07 08:34Rafal99Note Edited: 0022893bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0022893#r8527
2012-06-07 08:34Rafal99Note Edited: 0022893bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0022893#r8528
2012-06-07 08:35Rafal99Tag Detached: AWAITING UPDATE
2012-06-07 08:35Rafal99Issue Monitored: Rafal99
2012-06-07 12:47LazygunNote Added: 0022896
2012-06-08 05:21SnaakeIssue Monitored: Snaake
2012-06-08 09:25dwarflerNote Added: 0022922
2012-06-08 09:25dwarflerNote Edited: 0022922bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0022922#r8546
2012-06-10 14:15Logical2uRelationship addedhas duplicate 0006005
2012-06-10 14:15Logical2uIssue Monitored: sandwich
2012-06-10 16:12SymmetryIssue Monitored: Symmetry
2012-06-11 14:00arclanceIssue Monitored: arclance
2012-06-12 14:46nidpantsNote Added: 0022971
2012-06-12 14:47nidpantsNote Edited: 0022971bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0022971#r8567
2012-06-13 16:57krenshalaNote Added: 0022983
2012-06-17 21:57Rafal99Note Added: 0023043
2012-06-18 09:21ScandinavianNote Added: 0023047
2012-06-19 04:17StebIssue Monitored: Steb
2012-06-20 04:59peregarrettNote Added: 0023061
2012-06-20 10:16SnaakeNote Added: 0023067
2012-06-21 10:06FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0006046
2012-06-21 14:15Rafal99Tag Attached: deconstruct
2012-06-21 14:15Rafal99Tag Attached: teleport
2012-06-22 08:36DrazinonondaNote Added: 0023083
2012-06-22 08:38DrazinonondaNote Edited: 0023083bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0023083#r8614
2012-06-22 09:20greycatNote Added: 0023084
2012-06-22 10:00uggiNote Added: 0023085
2012-06-22 10:28uggiNote Edited: 0023085bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0023085#r8616
2012-06-22 12:11agNote Added: 0023088
2012-06-23 03:04agNote Added: 0023092
2012-06-24 13:30krenshalaIssue Monitored: krenshala
2012-06-24 13:37krenshalaNote Added: 0023104
2012-06-24 13:37krenshalaNote Edited: 0023104bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0023104#r8626
2012-06-24 13:39krenshalaNote Edited: 0023104bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0023104#r8627
2012-06-24 13:39krenshalaNote Edited: 0023104bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0023104#r8628
2012-06-24 13:40krenshalaNote Edited: 0023104bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0023104#r8629
2012-06-30 08:44munkiNote Added: 0023128
2012-07-01 05:40ZegIssue Monitored: Zeg
2012-07-02 05:01freerangedwarfIssue Monitored: freerangedwarf
2012-07-02 05:05freerangedwarfNote Added: 0023139
2012-07-04 07:16agNote Added: 0023149
2012-07-04 12:14Knight OtuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0006065
2012-07-09 07:06SnaakeNote Added: 0023191
2012-07-16 02:49Knight OtuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0006095
2012-07-16 02:49Knight OtuNote Added: 0023234
2012-07-16 07:25QuietustTag Attached: binary patch
2012-07-31 14:20Logical2uRelationship addedhas duplicate 0006137
2012-08-02 01:02AesculaNote Added: 0023395
2012-08-02 01:03AesculaIssue Monitored: Aescula
2012-08-29 23:49agIssue Monitored: ag
2012-08-30 04:04Knight OtuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0006182
2012-09-01 18:38nshapterNote Added: 0023520
2012-10-14 04:58Knight OtuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0006223
2012-12-17 15:19Knight OtuRelationship addedrelated to 0006266
2013-01-13 22:48TarkNote Added: 0023829
2013-01-14 16:03TarkIssue Monitored: Tark
2013-03-03 21:16DwarfuRelationship replacedhas duplicate 0006266
2013-04-15 07:12TerryDactylIssue Monitored: TerryDactyl
2013-04-15 07:39TerryDactylNote Added: 0023945
2013-05-05 00:51Knight OtuRelationship addedrelated to 0006313
2013-05-08 05:08Knight OtuRelationship deletedrelated to 0006313
2013-05-08 05:09Knight OtuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0006313
2013-08-12 04:37Knight OtuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0006366
2013-08-12 04:37Knight OtuIssue Monitored: Skivverus
2013-12-07 04:26ThundercraftIssue Monitored: Thundercraft
2014-01-15 14:39Kirig Stonebeard IIIssue Monitored: Kirig Stonebeard II
2014-01-17 10:10Kirig StonebeardIssue Monitored: Kirig Stonebeard
2014-03-25 13:20DwarfuAssigned To => Dwarfu
2014-03-25 13:20DwarfuStatusnew => acknowledged
2014-06-09 02:11Knight OtuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0006502
2014-07-07 19:28lethosorNote Added: 0024896
2014-07-07 19:46lethosorIssue Monitored: lethosor
2014-07-08 09:10Knight OtuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0006599
2014-07-08 09:36lethosorSummaryDestroying a wall empties the wood stockpile. => Destroying a construction teleports nearby items
2014-07-10 19:43krenshalaNote Added: 0025655
2014-07-12 12:27DwarfuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0007147
2014-07-14 12:49FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0006970
2014-07-14 23:28FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0007320
2014-07-15 03:29crossmrNote Added: 0026447
2014-07-15 15:15FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0007350
2014-07-15 15:15FootkerchiefIssue Monitored: LaserJesus
2014-07-16 08:37FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0007383
2014-07-16 08:38FootkerchiefSticky IssueNo => Yes
2014-07-18 08:47Toady OneStatusacknowledged => resolved
2014-07-18 08:47Toady OneFixed in Version => Next Version
2014-07-18 08:47Toady OneResolutionopen => fixed
2014-07-18 08:47Toady OneAssigned ToDwarfu => Toady One
2014-07-18 11:19Rafal99Issue End Monitor: Rafal99
2014-07-18 13:02DwarfuSticky IssueYes => No
2014-08-11 18:12krenshalaIssue End Monitor: krenshala
2016-04-05 04:03StebIssue End Monitor: Steb
2016-05-26 21:59ThundercraftIssue End Monitor: Thundercraft

Notes
(0022883)
Rafal99   
2012-06-07 04:24   
(edited on: 2012-06-07 04:26)
Do you have any utilities like DFHack plugins enabled that could cause this?

Also please upload a save which demonstrates this bug to DFFD:
http://dffd.wimbli.com/ [^]
(0022884)
millman   
2012-06-07 04:30   
I don't use any plugin or tool, but DwarfTherapist.
I have not dumping zone, by the way.

How could I demonstrates this bug? It needs a "before" and an "after". How could I save two times?
(0022885)
Snaake   
2012-06-07 04:34   
(edited on: 2012-06-07 04:39)
Probably the same issue, so not making a separate post.

Pretty much the same, except for me it happens at least with walls and floor (so maybe all constructions?), and teleports the contents of my nearby 1-square garbage dump there when deconstruction finishes. A lot more than 6 wood, loads of stone, some skeletons, body parts etc. This was also outside.

Using Phoebus' tileset and some modified init settings, no other mods to the game.

Uploaded the save folder to DFFD: http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=6443 [^]

The game should load up on the right level (top, outside). There are 3 points marked: a square to where it teleported before, the garbage dump, and a floor tile being deconstructed.


Edit: It actually teleported both the contents of the dump, and the previously teleported stuff (in the save the dwarves are still busy hauling the stuff back to the dump, from the previous teleport).

Also, the teleport with the deconstructed floor actually happens to where the deconstructor is standing, not to the deconstructed tile itself.

Edit2: I just realized that it must have also emptied the refuse stockpile the first time it happened. I was wondering why it was empty, only made the connection now.
(0022886)
millman   
2012-06-07 04:38   
Uploaded my save folder too: http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=6444 [^]
(0022887)
Rafal99   
2012-06-07 04:43   
>> How could I demonstrates this bug? It needs a "before" and an "after". How could I save two times?

You backup the save by copying the region folder. It is located in <DFfolder>\data\save\.
The save from before the bug, which after load reliably replicates the bug would be best (and enough).
(0022888)
millman   
2012-06-07 05:08   
(edited on: 2012-06-07 05:11)
Thans Rafal99, file updated. Now just destroy the tower-cap wall to test the bug:
http://i.imgur.com/GwjM8.png [^]

I have disabled the wood hauling labor. It will make it easier to test.

Another bug: If you have a garbage dump zone set, some logs are dumped and destroyed (you can test it in my saved game).
(0022893)
Rafal99   
2012-06-07 08:33   
(edited on: 2012-06-07 08:34)
Ok I tested your save http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=6444 [^]
And I confirm the bug.

If you load the save and deconstruct any wall then about 46-47 items gets teleported to where the deconstructing dwarf stood.
The items teleported included wood logs, vermin remains and even empty barrels.

Deconstructing more walls later causes various amount of items being teleported, usually the very same items or a subset of them are getting teleported every time.

Building a new wall from either wood or stone and then deconstructing it also causes the bug.

I noticed that most of your already built walls had its materials set to Dump or Forbid. No idea if this was the initial cause of the bug, but removing the dump and forbid designations from these wall materials didn't prevent the bug from happenning further.
(I had to build a chair and assign a bookkeeper to get accurate counts in Stocks screen, so I could view the materials from there)
(0022896)
Lazygun   
2012-06-07 12:47   
Ahhh... this probably explains why there are half a dozen granite blocks in my caverns next to where I was walling off the cavern lake. I deconstructed the wall and ramp I was using to access the upper levels of the wall and only later noticed far more than 2 blocks on that tile.
(0022922)
dwarfler   
2012-06-08 09:25   
I also have this same bug occurring when deconstructing walls. It was quite a shock when I noticed it, because the items that were relocated were locked inside sealed "cells" with no way in or out. I have uploaded a save to DFFD as well. The walls have been marked for deconstruction before save, so just unpause and watch the magic as the three nearby corpses and their equipment are moved out of their cells upon wall deconstruction:

http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=6453 [^]

(Oh, and I use no mods or utilities of any kind, strictly vanilla DF.)
(0022971)
nidpants   
2012-06-12 14:46   
(edited on: 2012-06-12 14:47)
Only using native DF 34.11 and DT, no tilesets, no utilities

I have a giant quantum stockpile of stone and a nearby legit stockpile of wood, and three times the quantum stockpile has been moved about 12 tiles and most if not all of the wood stockpile moved in the manner described above.

First two deconstructs were dolomite mine tracks, the third was a diorite door. I've only noticed this happening in the same Z-level.
(0022983)
krenshala   
2012-06-13 16:57   
I didn't realize it at the time, but this appears to have bit me as well. Changed my mind on where some surface walls were to be located and when some of the walls were deconstructed I noticed "extra" logs (wooden wall) where I expected to only see one. It does not happen every time for me, however, as I have just deconstructed a few wooden walls underground (working through an aquifer) without it happening.

v34.11 Phoebus, no mods unless Phoebus made them, and I don't believe his changes could account for this.
(0023043)
Rafal99   
2012-06-17 21:57   
I just this happen in a new fort in vanilla 0.34.11.
It teleported about 20 dumped items from nearby garbage pile, and about 30 iron bars from nearby bars stockpile.

It seems to trigger this bug you need to deconstruct a wall near a pile of forbidden items, or near garbage dump zone.
(0023047)
Scandinavian   
2012-06-18 09:21   
In that case, "near" means "within (at least) 40 steps," because that's the distance from the nearest garbage dump or forbidden object that I have observed the behaviour.
(0023061)
peregarrett   
2012-06-20 04:59   
Confirm that in my fortress. Deconstructing floor made half of bar stockpile teleport to one tile, as well as quantum pile of ore.

Also, dwarf deconstructing stairs from above gets hit by stone block that stars was made of. I think it has same nature.
(0023067)
Snaake   
2012-06-20 10:16   
>> Also, dwarf deconstructing stairs from above gets hit by stone block that stars was made of. I think it has same nature.

Intended behaviour, not related and not a bug.
(0023083)
Drazinononda   
2012-06-22 08:36   
(edited on: 2012-06-22 08:38)
Actually it was considered a bug before it was fixed, and it could become related if a dwarf deconstructs a stair above him- or herself and a whole stockpile comes crashing down on their head. The fix that causes the dwarf to place the deconstructed item at their feet wouldn't apply to teleporting objects, and you could end up with a real problem of deadly avalanches of stone while removing scaffolding.

Related to the bug: I had this going on in my fort, but the only thing being teleported was a single ocelot hair earring that I think came from a dead goblin. It wasn't dumped or forbidden at the time, and the last time it had been forbidden was after the goblin was killed a la 0000903
(0023084)
greycat   
2012-06-22 09:20   
I just saw this bug in action, too. (Sorry, no save.)

I was setting up to test some melting, so I embarked on a volcano, and started building stone block floors over the lava, with holes for the smelter and forge. But I had the forge's hole in the wrong place, so I deconstructed a floor tile in the correct place. As soon as that happened, the contents of the stone block stockpile, and the contents of the tetrahedrite stockpile, were all teleported to a single point next to the deconstructed floor spot. I think it might have been the same spot the dwarf was standing on while deconstructing.
(0023085)
uggi   
2012-06-22 10:00   
(edited on: 2012-06-22 10:28)
0.34.11: I was removing boulders from the path to the new trading depot, by first building walls on top of the boulders and then deconstructing the walls. When the walls were deconstructed, piles of forbidden junk from nearby weapon traps were teleported into the tile where the dwarf was standing.

I uploaded a movie demonstrating the bug, you can see the nearby items suddenly vanishing:
http://mkv25.net/dfma/movie-2450 [^]

Also an older save of the fortress, you can reproduce the bug with it (just remove the civilian alert first):
http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=6538 [^]
(0023088)
ag   
2012-06-22 12:11   
Hmm, now I wonder if this teleporting problem is caused by the fix for that block crashing on the head bug. It potentially could be incorrectly computing the subset of items that should be placed at dwarf's feet. I need to find time to finally investigate this :)
(0023092)
ag   
2012-06-23 03:04   
Yeah, there is a loop that vacuums up all on_ground items in the 16x16 block that contained the construction and places them in the tile of the unit. It's obviously missing a coordinate check to make it apply only to items in the construction tile.
(0023104)
krenshala   
2012-06-24 13:37   
(edited on: 2012-06-24 13:40)
More info on this one: Deconstructing two sections of wood wall about 60 tiles from my wood stockpile. 0.34.11 Phoebus, linux.

O1OO  O = unconstructed wall designation
+XXW  X = walls to be deconstructed
2W_W  W = constructed wall
+WWW  + = floor (grass), _ = channelled hole

1 is a floor tile where a new wall is designated to be built and Dwarf A was standing
2 is a floor tile where Dwarf B was standing

Dwarves A and B ran over to deconstruct the walls (Xs). Dwarf A (at 1) finished first, and the wood from the right hand X appeared in his tile as expected. A few seconds later Dwarf B finished tearing down the left X and when the wall disappeared, the logs at 1 disappeared as well. When I checked 2, which showed logs, using [k] it showed both sets of logs were present, even though there should have been one at each position (1 and 2).
(0023128)
munki   
2012-06-30 08:44   
Is there a known work-around for this bug, then? I can post my save as well, but it looks like we already have a number of demonstrative saves so it's probably not necessary. Phoebus, Therapist, Mac.
(0023139)
freerangedwarf   
2012-07-02 05:05   
Reported a similar bug.

Was clearing soil of young saplings and shrubs by constructing floors and deconstructing them. Deconstructing the floors somehow teleported all the seeds barrels from nearby stockpiles as well as a Forgotten Beast corpse from the caverns. The caverns are sealed off from the fortress. The FB was killed by a tribe of batmen living there.
(0023149)
ag   
2012-07-04 07:16   
Since this is such a weird bug, and from the scale of changes currently being made it doesn't seem that there will be a new release any time soon, with some help from Quietust I've made binary patches that fix it.

Linux v0.34.11:
1) http://pastebin.com/DBHzubUg [^]
2) http://pastebin.com/PRDcnjeu [^]

Windows v0.34.11:
1) http://pastebin.com/SVCEU3N3 [^]
2) http://pastebin.com/Y8Br5hHU [^]

They fix the following problems with the code:

1) When the game intends to move items located in the tile of the construction to the tile of the unit in order to avoid bug 5907, it forgets to check the item coordinates, and ends up moving a whole 16x16 tile area worth of items.

2) In addition to that, due to the way it loops over the list of items, if there are multiple items on the down stair being deconstructed from below, up to 50% of them will still fall and injure the worker.

Expressed in C++, the combined change is from:

for (int i = 0; i < block->items.size(); i++) {
  item = findItemById(block->items[i])
  if (!item || !item->flags.on_ground)
    continue;
  /* move item */
  ...
}

to:

for (int i = block->items.size()-1; i >= 0; i--) {
  item = findItemById(block->items[i])
  if (!item || !item->flags.on_ground || item->pos != job->pos)
    continue;
  /* move item */
  ...
}

Warning: beware of mistakes applying the patches, proceed with care, etc.
(0023191)
Snaake   
2012-07-09 07:06   
I've posted here before, but just wanted to note that whereas previously I had only seen this with items in garbage dumps or stockpiles, I just had some minecarts which had been moving(!) nearby teleport to a tile that I deconstructed some tracks from.
(0023234)
Knight Otu   
2012-07-16 02:49   
ZestDwarf posted a save at 0006095.
(0023395)
Aescula   
2012-08-02 01:02   
Uhm... As for the binary patches... Can someone share a download for this that's patched? I don't know what to do with all that text, but this bug is real annoying to me as well.
(0023520)
nshapter   
2012-09-01 18:38   
I have seen this with a constructed floor hosting an animal stockpile.

Constructed floor
designated animal stockpile
used p-->x to remove a portion of the animal stockpile
deconstructed floor where the animal stockpile was removed
CAGE CHAOS!
(0023829)
Tark   
2013-01-13 22:48   
Stuff still happens, blah. How do I apply the binary patches, exactly? Kinda forgot to tell us dude :(.
(0023945)
TerryDactyl   
2013-04-15 07:39   
AG - your binary patch is not working with python v3 in windows. Results in syntax error. I had to:
- install python 2.7.4
- save the pastebin text as fix.dif
- save http://stalkr.net/files/ida/idadif.py [^]
- I put both files in my dwarf fortress folder
- executed the script using "idadif.py 'dwarf fortress.exe' fix.dif"

It appears to have patched correctly and objects no longer seem to be warping. I'll follow up in case I notice anything fishy going on.
(0024896)
lethosor   
2014-07-07 19:28   
Still occurs in 0.40.01
(0025655)
krenshala   
2014-07-10 19:43   
... and 0.40.02.
(0026447)
crossmr   
2014-07-15 03:29   
and 0.40.03 i thought this had been resolved before?