0007360: Combat horror and cowardice too common

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0007360

Dwarf Fortress

Dwarf Mode -- Combat

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2014-07-15 18:19

2014-09-05 04:34

Reporter

Waladil

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Toady One

Priority

high

Severity

major

Reproducibility

sometimes

Status

resolved

Resolution

fixed

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Product Version

0.40.03

Target Version

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0.40.11

Summary

0007360: Combat horror and cowardice too common

Description

Combatants are much too prone to recoiling in horror. Take for example this goblin siege group:
http://i.imgur.com/sW7M7VB.png?2 [^]

That was the only actual combat thus far. Aside from that, a goblin recruit swung at but missed one of my dogs.

Three goblins fled after that, with absolutely no damage to them or any of their friends.

Suggestions:
1.) All creatures in a military force should have suppressed horror reflexes -- they'll still be able to be emotionally disturbed, but it would take a lot more than it would to scare a civilian (Seeing 10 friends die rather than one corpse).
2.) Wounded/dead hostiles don't cause horror to military forces ever. Wounded/dead hostiles also cause dramatically reduced horror to civilians (the only times civilians should be disturbed by hostile corpses is if there's A LOT of them or if the civilian in question is a complete pacifist).

Additional Information

Uploaded save here:
http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=9000 [^]
Goblins should siege the fortress very quickly at the start of the season.

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Toady One

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Notes
(0028029) Nevenrial (reporter) 2014-07-31 07:27	Fun fact... If a dwarf or creature dies on the path that traders use, they often times become horrified and drop everything they are carrying, leaving you free loot.

(0028033) Rafal99 (reporter) 2014-07-31 08:25	Nevenrial: The issue you mention is bug 0007185.

(0029722) Toady One (administrator) 2014-08-27 13:57	These reactions are much less frequent now, although there should still be some balance/nuance especially as it relates to people in/used to combat.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2014-07-15 18:19	Waladil	New Issue
2014-07-29 21:48	Footkerchief	Relationship added	related to 0006547
2014-07-31 07:27	Nevenrial	Note Added: 0028029
2014-07-31 08:25	Rafal99	Note Added: 0028033
2014-07-31 09:08	Nevenrial	Issue Monitored: Nevenrial
2014-08-27 13:57	Toady One	Note Added: 0029722
2014-08-27 13:57	Toady One	Status	new => resolved
2014-08-27 13:57	Toady One	Resolution	open => fixed
2014-08-27 13:57	Toady One	Assigned To	=> Toady One
2014-08-27 15:03	lethosor	Fixed in Version	=> Next Version
2014-09-05 04:34	Nevenrial	Issue End Monitor: Nevenrial