0007716: Cats jumping/falling down central stairwell

(0027883)
dree12 (reporter)
2014-07-29 12:03

You would think, with Legendary Climber, they would be able to grab on to a wall...

(0027885)
Talvieno (reporter)
2014-07-29 12:16

They're pastured in a ring. I think it's very possible two of them are trying to jump across from each other and colliding mid-air, which would cause them both to lose their velocity via the projectile code.

(0028134)
Talvieno (reporter)
2014-08-02 05:22
edited on: 2014-08-02 05:23

Would like to add to this. It's also possible that this is related to this bug: 0007745. This bug is where certain cliff walls act like they're climbable, but drop the climber after he goes up one z-level. This would have the exact same effect as what you're noticing. Either way, a save would've been useful.

(0028816)
Loci (manager)
2014-08-11 11:20

Possibly related to 0007574; both involve creatures whose movements have been constrained by designated boundaries. Several cats managed to collide with stationary minecarts on the levels below.

(0028818)
Footkerchief (manager)
2014-08-11 11:40

Is it possible that the cats are fighting, causing them to dodge into the stairwell?

(0028827)
Loci (manager)
2014-08-11 13:38

Maybe, but unlikely. I've seen no combat reports mentioning a cat fight--they always just start with the cat hitting the ground or a stationary minecart.

(0028897)
Loci (manager)
2014-08-12 13:31

I don't know if it's related, but after watching for a few minutes, I've noticed that cats pastured in a ring around a stairway regularly move into the stairway tiles, at which point they are outside their pasture, so they start to wander away. This appears to happen in the absence of dwarves (one of the long-standing ways for animals to escape a pasture).

(0032377)
Loci (manager)
2015-03-14 09:50

http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=10679 [^]

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2014-07-29 11:54	Loci	New Issue
2014-07-29 12:03	dree12	Note Added: 0027883
2014-07-29 12:16	Talvieno	Note Added: 0027885
2014-08-02 05:22	Talvieno	Note Added: 0028134
2014-08-02 05:23	Talvieno	Note Edited: 0028134	View Revisions
2014-08-11 11:20	Loci	Note Added: 0028816
2014-08-11 11:39	Footkerchief	Relationship added	related to 0007745
2014-08-11 11:39	Footkerchief	Relationship added	related to 0007574
2014-08-11 11:40	Footkerchief	Note Added: 0028818
2014-08-11 11:40	Footkerchief	Assigned To	=> Footkerchief
2014-08-11 11:40	Footkerchief	Status	new => needs feedback
2014-08-11 13:38	Loci	Note Added: 0028827
2014-08-11 13:38	Loci	Status	needs feedback => assigned
2014-08-12 13:31	Loci	Note Added: 0028897
2014-09-05 13:36	4maskwolf	Issue Monitored: 4maskwolf
2015-03-14 09:50	Loci	Note Added: 0032377
2015-03-14 10:07	Afghani84	Issue Monitored: Afghani84

Notes
(0027883) dree12 (reporter) 2014-07-29 12:03	You would think, with Legendary Climber, they would be able to grab on to a wall...

(0027885) Talvieno (reporter) 2014-07-29 12:16	They're pastured in a ring. I think it's very possible two of them are trying to jump across from each other and colliding mid-air, which would cause them both to lose their velocity via the projectile code.

(0028134) Talvieno (reporter) 2014-08-02 05:22 edited on: 2014-08-02 05:23	Would like to add to this. It's also possible that this is related to this bug: 0007745. This bug is where certain cliff walls act like they're climbable, but drop the climber after he goes up one z-level. This would have the exact same effect as what you're noticing. Either way, a save would've been useful.

(0028816) Loci (manager) 2014-08-11 11:20	Possibly related to 0007574; both involve creatures whose movements have been constrained by designated boundaries. Several cats managed to collide with stationary minecarts on the levels below.

(0028818) Footkerchief (manager) 2014-08-11 11:40	Is it possible that the cats are fighting, causing them to dodge into the stairwell?

(0028827) Loci (manager) 2014-08-11 13:38	Maybe, but unlikely. I've seen no combat reports mentioning a cat fight--they always just start with the cat hitting the ground or a stationary minecart.

(0028897) Loci (manager) 2014-08-12 13:31	I don't know if it's related, but after watching for a few minutes, I've noticed that cats pastured in a ring around a stairway regularly move into the stairway tiles, at which point they are outside their pasture, so they start to wander away. This appears to happen in the absence of dwarves (one of the long-standing ways for animals to escape a pasture).

(0032377) Loci (manager) 2015-03-14 09:50	http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=10679 [^]