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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0009209Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Jobs, Mechanismspublic2015-12-04 06:262015-12-07 14:55
ReporterAndreuswolf 
Assigned ToDwarfu 
PrioritylowSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
StatusresolvedResolutionduplicate 
PlatformPCOSWindows 7 64-bitOS VersionSP1
Product Version0.42.01 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0009209: Dwarves assigned to repeatedly pull levers do not stay with them
DescriptionBefore 0.42.01, dwarves assigned to repeatedly pull a lever would do so by staying on the lever's tile and repeatedly flipping it on and off without departing. Now, dwarves will pull the lever once, leave the tile displaying their task as "No job" and then reacquire the "Pull the lever" job as soon as they've gotten a few tiles away, go back to the lever, flip it once, and repeat the cycle.

This messes up the viability of certain things that required a dwarf to repeatedly flail a lever back and forth.
Steps To ReproduceBuild a lever, and then assign a job to pull the lever and put it on repeat.
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duplicate of 0008710new  Weird interaction when pulling levers on repeat. 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2015-12-04 06:26AndreuswolfNew Issue
2015-12-04 08:38Larix2Note Added: 0033380
2015-12-07 14:55DwarfuRelationship addedduplicate of 0008710
2015-12-07 14:55DwarfuStatusnew => resolved
2015-12-07 14:55DwarfuResolutionopen => duplicate
2015-12-07 14:55DwarfuAssigned To => Dwarfu

Notes
(0033380)
Larix2   
2015-12-04 08:38   
Duplicate of 0008710

Incidentally, this behaviour is not exclusive/specific to lever-pulling. Dwarfs on repeat jobs no longer stay "attached" to the job location, they now generally have a small delay between finishing one job and acquiring another one, which they'll typically use to wander a dozen or so steps away from the workshop.