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0006889Dwarf FortressAdventure Mode -- AIpublic2014-07-09 16:012014-09-02 09:38
ReporterAnotherDwarvernDeath 
Assigned ToFootkerchief 
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
StatusconfirmedResolutionopen 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.40.01 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0006889: Animal men talk about fighting you instead of fighting you
DescriptionExcerpt from my gamelog:

Cockatiel Man (to Cockatiel Woman): Greetings. My name is TRANS_NAME].
Cockatiel Woman (to Cockatiel Man): Greetings. My name is TRANS_NAME].
Cockatiel Man (to Cockatiel Man): Greetings. My name is TRANS_NAME].
Cockatiel Man (to Cockatiel Woman): Greetings. My name is TRANS_NAME].
Cockatiel Man (to Cockatiel Woman): Just now I attacked Thira Lonelymires in The Dunes of Coincidence.
Cockatiel Woman (to Cockatiel Man): Just now I attacked Thira Lonelymires in The Dunes of Coincidence.
Cockatiel Man (to Cockatiel Man): Just now I attacked Thira Lonelymires in The Dunes of Coincidence.
Cockatiel Man (to Cockatiel Woman): Just now I attacked Thira Lonelymires in The Dunes of Coincidence.
Cockatiel Man (to Cockatiel Woman): It was inevitable.
Cockatiel Man (to Cockatiel Man): It was inevitable.
Cockatiel Woman (to Cockatiel Man): It was inevitable.

Meanwhile, no actual attacks were being made.
Steps To Reproduce1. Find some animal people
2. Attack. Alternatively, just stand in the middle of them.
Additional InformationHas happened with Raven people, Great Horned Owl people, and Cockatiel People so far.
TagsNo tags attached.
Relationships
related to 0006547resolved Toady One Wolves passive in adventure mode. 
related to 0008125new  Companions running back and forth (chasing goats) 
has duplicate 0007016resolved Footkerchief Possible conversational incoherance regarding a brawl. 
has duplicate 0007355resolved Footkerchief Beast men talking 
has duplicate 0007669resolved Knight Otu Non-aggressive animal persons report attacking adventurer as soon as they see me 
has duplicate 0007756resolved Footkerchief It counts as an "attack" any time a wild animal notices you 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2014-07-09 16:01AnotherDwarvernDeathNew Issue
2014-07-09 16:20VenusThornNote Added: 0025411
2014-07-09 16:27AnotherDwarvernDeathNote Added: 0025412
2014-07-09 17:07FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0006547
2014-07-09 17:31ButtonNote Added: 0025423
2014-07-09 17:39Matt_SNote Added: 0025425
2014-07-09 17:43XangiNote Added: 0025427
2014-07-09 17:43XangiNote Edited: 0025427bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0025427#r9488
2014-07-10 21:01FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0007016
2014-07-10 22:24RakonasNote Added: 0025685
2014-07-15 18:04FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0007355
2014-07-15 18:40QroxNote Added: 0026573
2014-07-27 15:19Knight OtuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0007669
2014-07-31 08:38FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0007756
2014-08-23 07:53FootkerchiefAssigned To => Footkerchief
2014-08-23 07:53FootkerchiefStatusnew => confirmed
2014-08-23 07:53FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0008125
2014-09-02 09:384maskwolfIssue Monitored: 4maskwolf
2018-04-16 17:19HuntthetrollIssue Monitored: Huntthetroll

Notes
(0025411)
VenusThorn   
2014-07-09 16:20   
Perhaps this is part of the "spreading rumors" interaction, maybe just that animal people have nothing better to do than gossip about people standing right next to them. I did hear somewhere that it was possible now to spread fake rumors and lie, but don't quote me.
(0025412)
AnotherDwarvernDeath   
2014-07-09 16:27   
That would be hilarious if the animal people just lied to each others' faces all the time. However, after this was posted I witness them spreading truthful rumors about a night creature I struck down in front of them, so I don't think they're lying. It seems more like they're just briefly becoming aggressive towards me, then getting distracted by conversation.
(0025423)
Button   
2014-07-09 17:31   
I've experienced this as well. The fact that you were attacked by those animal people shows up in your event log, even though you don't seem to receive any actual *attacks*.
(0025425)
Matt_S   
2014-07-09 17:39   
If it's anything like regular animals, it basically registers an attack whenever an animal notices you and enters the "Encounter" state, I believe.
(0025427)
Xangi   
2014-07-09 17:43   
I can confirm this, just saw a bunch of friendly* animal men.
(0025685)
Rakonas   
2014-07-10 22:24   
@Button

I think this is spot on. This interaction notice needs to be changed to "Encountered" because "Attacked" is too specific that it's incorrect. There would be nothing wrong about two animal men talking about encountering you, and it doesn't make sense when I have my log filled with having "attacked" a bunch of birds.
(0026573)
Qrox   
2014-07-15 18:40   
I can confirm this. Furthermore, when I checked the adventure log, there were a lot of "animal attacked you", "animal attacked companion", "civilian attacked animal" events, despite I never remember any such attacks. I also saw something like a "you attacked you" event, not sure what that was...