0009567: Animals get distracted over time for no apparent reason

(0034682)
Button (reporter)
2016-02-16 10:40
edited on: 2016-02-16 14:29

Can be seen in some of the giant mountain goats in http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=11767 [^]

Btw, I've never seen this happen with imported animals or animals born in the fortress - only with wild-caught animals.

(0034685)
TheCrazyHamsteR (reporter)
2016-02-17 14:07

I've seen it frequently on wild-caught animals and ocasionally on war/hunting animals, pets, wild animals and normal animals such as a stray pig. A forgotten beast stuck in a cavern was so badly distracted that it showed red "Distracted!" instead of yellow.

(0034816)
sv-esk (reporter)
2016-03-09 11:34

Goat (id=9743) in the save seems to be distracted at being unable to pray anriz(historical figure id=455).
Goat (id=9962) - same reason, but deity is ral(id=452).
Both goats are historical figures and have deity histfig link(in the vector that also contain father and mother hf links).

(0034986)
Button (reporter)
2016-04-08 11:25

I've noticed that some egg-layers claim a nestbox but refuse to lay - pathing to the nest box and then pathing away before laying. I think it's related. Will upload a save as soon as I get another one of these (I butchered all of mine, oops)

(0035348)
Dame de la Licorne (reporter)
2016-06-04 18:42

I've seen something similar in 43.03. However, in my case my tame/domesticated animals are distracted. Save available here: http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=12115 [^]

To find the distracted animals do the following:
1) Hotkey "F1"
2) They should be towards the lower left of center (in a pasture).

(0036975)
Dwarfu (manager)
2017-11-24 18:06

The animals having deity relations that sv-esk noted, I've moved to 0010350 in in case the distractions have other underlying issues, at least the animal/deity relations can be marked off.

(0037038)
Detros (manager)
2017-11-26 15:37
edited on: 2017-11-26 15:37

As Button has pointed in 0010350:0037034, though, that 0010350 is a duplicate of much older 0005799, so issue of "Notable animals worship gods" goes there instead.

(0037611)
Orkel (reporter)
2018-01-14 11:53
edited on: 2018-01-14 11:53

Can confirm this still happening in 0.44.04, every animal is distracted.

(0037719)
ZM5 (reporter)
2018-01-31 13:37

http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=13469 [^]

I've added another save (modded but even unmodded animals are distracted) here for confirmation - still present as of 44.05.

As with other posters, it appears to be related to them still having needs but being unable to fulfill them, in particular the "pray" need - they cluster around the temple and are there almost always, whereas my citizens only go there occasionally.

(0037760)
PatrikLundell (reporter)
2018-02-06 07:13

In addition to the assignment of deities to histfig animals (inherited by their offspring), animals can also crave alcohol and be distracted because of that. My confirmed instance was a pet cat who also was distracted because of a lack of praying.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2016-02-16 08:17	TheCrazyHamsteR	New Issue
2016-02-16 08:18	TheCrazyHamsteR	Tag Attached: distracted
2016-02-16 10:40	Button	Note Added: 0034682
2016-02-16 14:29	Button	Note Edited: 0034682	View Revisions
2016-02-17 14:07	TheCrazyHamsteR	Note Added: 0034685
2016-03-09 11:13	sv-esk	Issue Monitored: sv-esk
2016-03-09 11:34	sv-esk	Note Added: 0034816
2016-03-09 14:57	Button	Issue Monitored: Button
2016-03-09 14:57	Button	Tag Attached: Save Included
2016-04-08 11:25	Button	Note Added: 0034986
2016-05-08 17:23	Dwarfu	Assigned To	=> Dwarfu
2016-05-08 17:23	Dwarfu	Status	new => acknowledged
2016-05-08 17:23	Dwarfu	Relationship added	child of 0009312
2016-06-04 18:42	Dame de la Licorne	Note Added: 0035348
2017-06-08 20:24	Huntthetroll	Issue Monitored: Huntthetroll
2017-11-24 18:05	Dwarfu	Relationship added	related to 0010350
2017-11-24 18:06	Dwarfu	Note Added: 0036975
2017-11-26 15:37	Detros	Note Added: 0037038
2017-11-26 15:37	Detros	Note Edited: 0037038	View Revisions
2017-11-26 15:38	Detros	Relationship added	related to 0005799
2018-01-14 11:53	Orkel	Note Added: 0037611
2018-01-14 11:53	Orkel	Note Edited: 0037611	View Revisions
2018-01-31 13:37	ZM5	Note Added: 0037719
2018-01-31 16:33	ArmokGoB	Note Added: 0037723
2018-01-31 16:33	ArmokGoB	Note Deleted: 0037723
2018-02-06 07:13	PatrikLundell	Note Added: 0037760
2018-02-06 17:15	Toady One	Status	acknowledged => resolved
2018-02-06 17:15	Toady One	Fixed in Version	=> Next Version
2018-02-06 17:15	Toady One	Resolution	open => fixed
2018-02-06 17:15	Toady One	Assigned To	Dwarfu => Toady One
2018-03-15 14:56	Huntthetroll	Issue End Monitor: Huntthetroll
2020-02-13 13:12	Button	Issue End Monitor: Button

Notes
(0034682) Button (reporter) 2016-02-16 10:40 edited on: 2016-02-16 14:29	Can be seen in some of the giant mountain goats in http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=11767 [^] Btw, I've never seen this happen with imported animals or animals born in the fortress - only with wild-caught animals.

(0034685) TheCrazyHamsteR (reporter) 2016-02-17 14:07	I've seen it frequently on wild-caught animals and ocasionally on war/hunting animals, pets, wild animals and normal animals such as a stray pig. A forgotten beast stuck in a cavern was so badly distracted that it showed red "Distracted!" instead of yellow.

(0034816) sv-esk (reporter) 2016-03-09 11:34	Goat (id=9743) in the save seems to be distracted at being unable to pray anriz(historical figure id=455). Goat (id=9962) - same reason, but deity is ral(id=452). Both goats are historical figures and have deity histfig link(in the vector that also contain father and mother hf links).

(0034986) Button (reporter) 2016-04-08 11:25	I've noticed that some egg-layers claim a nestbox but refuse to lay - pathing to the nest box and then pathing away before laying. I think it's related. Will upload a save as soon as I get another one of these (I butchered all of mine, oops)

(0035348) Dame de la Licorne (reporter) 2016-06-04 18:42	I've seen something similar in 43.03. However, in my case my tame/domesticated animals are distracted. Save available here: http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=12115 [^] To find the distracted animals do the following: 1) Hotkey "F1" 2) They should be towards the lower left of center (in a pasture).

(0036975) Dwarfu (manager) 2017-11-24 18:06	The animals having deity relations that sv-esk noted, I've moved to 0010350 in in case the distractions have other underlying issues, at least the animal/deity relations can be marked off.

(0037038) Detros (manager) 2017-11-26 15:37 edited on: 2017-11-26 15:37	As Button has pointed in 0010350:0037034, though, that 0010350 is a duplicate of much older 0005799, so issue of "Notable animals worship gods" goes there instead.

(0037611) Orkel (reporter) 2018-01-14 11:53 edited on: 2018-01-14 11:53	Can confirm this still happening in 0.44.04, every animal is distracted.

(0037719) ZM5 (reporter) 2018-01-31 13:37	http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=13469 [^] I've added another save (modded but even unmodded animals are distracted) here for confirmation - still present as of 44.05. As with other posters, it appears to be related to them still having needs but being unable to fulfill them, in particular the "pray" need - they cluster around the temple and are there almost always, whereas my citizens only go there occasionally.

(0037760) PatrikLundell (reporter) 2018-02-06 07:13	In addition to the assignment of deities to histfig animals (inherited by their offspring), animals can also crave alcohol and be distracted because of that. My confirmed instance was a pet cat who also was distracted because of a lack of praying.