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0007283Dwarf FortressAdventure Mode -- Combatpublic2014-07-14 11:212014-08-26 15:58
Robsoie 
Footkerchief 
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0.40.03 
 
0007283: Weasel impervious to hammer strikes ?
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my character found a weasel in the wilderness, hoping to get food out of it, he stealth moved in his back and proceeded to hammer it.

Every strikes is glancing back as if the creature was impervious to each strike and only the eyes were actually damaged.

character is proficient hammerman and talented fighter , it has "superhuman" strength

Only way to kill the creature was to strangle it as even punch and kicks were glancing back.
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related to 0000787confirmed Footkerchief Small animals and reanimated body parts can't be hit -- "the attack passes right through" 
Issue History
2014-07-14 11:21RobsoieNew Issue
2014-07-14 11:24FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0000787
2014-07-14 11:24FootkerchiefNote Added: 0026341
2014-07-14 11:24FootkerchiefAssigned To => Footkerchief
2014-07-14 11:24FootkerchiefStatusnew => needs feedback
2014-07-14 11:36RobsoieNote Added: 0026343
2014-07-14 11:36RobsoieStatusneeds feedback => assigned
2014-07-14 12:07SirPenguinNote Added: 0026349
2014-07-14 19:29RobsoieNote Edited: 0026343bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0026343#r9840
2014-08-15 18:05DaonitreNote Added: 0029124
2014-08-26 15:58RobsoieNote Added: 0029696

Notes
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Footkerchief   
2014-07-14 11:24   
Are you getting "the attack passes right through"?
(0026343)
Robsoie   
2014-07-14 11:36   
(edited on: 2014-07-14 19:29)
No they're all resulting with a "glance away"

(0026349)
SirPenguin   
2014-07-14 12:07   
This is pretty easy to repro in the Arena. Below are my combat logs

It seems if you land the blow their body, they get bruised and get propelled away. However, if you aim for their head or neck, it shot glances away

I'd speculate it has something to do with contact area. I notice similar behavior with marmots, which take an unusually long time to kill with a hammer



You bash Weasel 1 in the head from behind with your iron war hammer, but the attack glances away!
You bash Weasel 1 in the upper body from behind with your iron war hammer, bruising the skin!
Weasel 1 is propelled away by the force of the blow!
Weasel 1 breaks the grip of Weasel 2's teeth on Weasel 1's lower body.
Weasel 1's left rear leg skids along the ground, bruising the skin!
Weasel 1's left rear leg skids along the ground, bruising the skin!
Weasel 1's right rear leg skids along the ground, bruising the skin!
Weasel 1's left rear leg skids along the ground, bruising the skin!
The Weasel 1 slams into an obstacle!
The Weasel 1 stands up.
You bash Weasel 1 in the right eye from behind with your iron war hammer and the injured part is crushed!
You bash Weasel 1 in the head from behind with your iron war hammer, but the attack glances away!
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Daonitre   
2014-08-15 18:05   
Interesting - another thing I've seen that I didn't think was a bug. My militia commander spent 5 pages of attacks "glancing off" a green glass FB (head, upper body, and lower body)using his masterwork silver warhammer... then bite its leg causing a good amount of damage. Ended up posting it in the funny stories forum thread. I had assumed that the FB material was just somehow resistant to weaponry.
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Robsoie   
2014-08-26 15:58   
40.10, while stealth moving near a flock of keas, i decided to train a bit my marskdwarf hammer skill by bashing them with my crossbow.
After the deed, 2 keas that weren't dead were unconscious on the ground.

Instead of aiming attacks, i just moved to the direction of the first kea, with the result of striking it down (i didn't paid attention at what kind of attack my character used)

Then i ran into the 2nd one that produced the "glance away" message at each crossbow bashing attack.

I decided then to aim an attack and instead of bashing i punched the unconscious kea, the target was hit and "exploded in gore", with the message of the creature being struck down.
So i guess the 1st kea must have died to a non-bashing attack as this problem still happens with bashing attacks only on very small creatures