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0001034Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Militarypublic2010-04-11 20:242014-12-20 07:09
ReporterPanda Lord 
Assigned ToFootkerchief 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusconfirmedResolutionopen 
PlatformPCOSWindows XPOS VersionHome, 2002, SP 2
Product Version0.31.02 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0001034: Militia Commander Stuck on "Attend Meeting"
DescriptionMy militia commander, currently the only member of my fortress military, is stuck on the task "Attend Meeting". He stands next to the armor stand I have designated as a barracks, and at which I have designated his squad (which consists of himself) to train. He continues to do this, even when starving and dehydrated. When I free the armor stand, he undrafts, turning into a peasant, and recieves the unhappy thought associated with being relieved from the military. When I re-designate the stand as a barracks and set his squad to train there, he continues to stand next to it with the task "Attend Meeting", doing absolutely nothing. He will still obey orders to kill, however. This cycle is simply disallowing him from individual training, and I cannot find a way to stop it.

Since he does not have any other significant positions of leadership in my fortress, save for being a militia commander, and no trade caravans have arrived yet, I believe it is safe to assume that he is not attempting to meet with a diplomat or representative.

I have tried making two armor stands, and assigning both of them as barracks where his squad can train. He simply sticks to one, and continues the "Attend Meeting" task. I free up one of them, and he moves to the other, doing the same thing.
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has duplicate 0004373resolved Footkerchief Bugged miner is stuck on "atttend meeting" 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2010-04-11 20:24Panda LordNew Issue
2010-04-11 21:35FootkerchiefNote Added: 0002971
2010-04-11 22:10DoctorZuberNote Added: 0002977
2010-04-12 01:04Panda LordNote Added: 0003001
2010-04-17 17:07BloodbeardNote Added: 0004010
2010-04-17 17:27CrytenNote Added: 0004013
2011-03-28 06:36FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0004373
2011-03-28 06:37FootkerchiefNote Added: 0016715
2014-11-16 06:50ptb_ptbNote Added: 0031012
2014-11-16 06:55ptb_ptbNote Edited: 0031012bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0031012#r12310
2014-11-16 07:19ptb_ptbNote Edited: 0031012bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0031012#r12311
2014-11-16 16:30kicking jayNote Added: 0031018
2014-11-16 16:31kicking jayNote Edited: 0031018bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0031018#r12313
2014-11-28 23:17FootkerchiefAssigned To => Footkerchief
2014-11-28 23:17FootkerchiefStatusnew => confirmed
2014-12-07 11:33ptb_ptbNote Added: 0031289
2014-12-07 11:33ptb_ptbNote Deleted: 0031289
2014-12-20 07:09ptb_ptbNote Added: 0031377
2014-12-20 07:13ptb_ptbNote Deleted: 0031377

Notes
(0002971)
Footkerchief   
2010-04-11 21:35   
It might be helpful if you upload a save where the militia commander is exhibiting this behavior to http://dffd.wimbli.com/ [^]
(0002977)
DoctorZuber   
2010-04-11 22:10   
I've seen this behavior before, I don't quite understand this one yet myself.

You might try issuing a squad move command and or temporarily assigning him to a burrow in an attempt to get his head rewired. You may also have to remove the barracks again.

I have a hunch this behavior is related to the problems I'm getting in 0000733
(0003001)
Panda Lord   
2010-04-12 01:04   
Here is the uploaded save file:

http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=2074 [^]
(0004010)
Bloodbeard   
2010-04-17 17:07   
I just had this happen. I got him to go attend the meeting with the expedition leader/eat/sleep by setting the squad to inactive.
(0004013)
Cryten   
2010-04-17 17:27   
Based on 0000428 in order to get your dwarf to do what you think he should be doing you need to put him into inactive mode through the squad.
(0016715)
Footkerchief   
2011-03-28 06:37   
Xelanthol posted a save at 0004373: http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=4062 [^]
(0031012)
ptb_ptb   
2014-11-16 06:50   
(edited on: 2014-11-16 07:19)
I've just had a similar problem with a non-militia dwarf who has been assigned a burrow while on 'attend meeting'. He just froze in place, getting sleepy hungry and dehydrated, until I unassigned him from the burrow.

Looks like 0004373 to me.

[EDIT] It's repeatable, and it doesn't only apply to 'attend meeting'.
In the following save 'Ushat Unibzeg' is a stressed dwarf going to drop something off at a stockpile. If, on loading, you set him to the burrow he will drop the thing he is carrying and freeze.

Save: http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=10081 [^]
(0031018)
kicking jay   
2014-11-16 16:30   
(edited on: 2014-11-16 16:31)
I've experienced this, and it seems to be when a dwarf wants a consolation meeting with the mayor but they are on military duty and the mayor is busy.