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0001310Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Tradepublic2010-04-18 16:262017-06-01 17:58
Maska 
Loci 
normalminorhave not tried
resolvedno change required 
0.31.03 
 
0001310: An artifact craft doesn't move with its bin
I have an artifact iron figurine in a bin. As I try to trade it, only the bin gets moved to the depot and the artifact can't be moved in any way unitil the same bin is returned.
    
When trying to pick the artifact up, a dwarf will just flash the red no destination question mark and give up.
- Put an artifact figurine in a bin
- Select the bin for trading
- The bin is taken to the depot, but the artifact is totally stuck
The artifact is unhidden, not forbidden and totally accessible.

As crafts are not shown in the Move goods to/from depot list, I have to select the bin under All. There it contains the artifact and its value is according to its contents, but as the artifact isn't moved to the depot, the tradeable value is only that of the bin.

I have no time to try out how universal this is concerning crafts or artifacts.
Artifact, bin, bins, crafts, depot, haul, hauling
related to 0001237resolved lethosor Artifacts are forbidden even though it does not have the { and } encapsulating it + unable to get artifact out of its bin 
Issue History
2010-04-18 16:26MaskaNew Issue
2010-04-18 16:32MaskaTag Attached: Artifact
2010-04-18 16:32MaskaTag Attached: bin
2010-04-18 16:32MaskaTag Attached: bins
2010-04-18 16:32MaskaTag Attached: crafts
2010-04-18 16:32MaskaTag Attached: depot
2010-04-18 16:32MaskaTag Attached: haul
2010-04-18 16:32MaskaTag Attached: hauling
2010-04-18 16:41FootkerchiefNote Added: 0004139
2010-04-18 16:41FootkerchiefRelationship addedduplicate of 0001237
2010-04-18 16:41FootkerchiefIssue Monitored: Footkerchief
2010-04-18 16:47JimmyNote Added: 0004140
2010-04-18 16:52FootkerchiefNote Added: 0004142
2010-04-18 16:52FootkerchiefNote Edited: 0004142bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0004142#r1386
2010-04-18 16:52FootkerchiefNote Edited: 0004142bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0004142#r1387
2010-04-18 16:58jgoodwinIssue Monitored: jgoodwin
2010-04-18 17:11JimmyNote Added: 0004144
2010-04-19 08:02smjjamesNote Added: 0004227
2010-04-24 11:50jgoodwinNote Added: 0004904
2010-06-08 16:13FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0002219
2011-03-25 21:51DwarfuRelationship deletedrelated to 0002219
2012-01-31 13:30FootkerchiefRelationship replacedrelated to 0001237
2012-08-19 18:20QuietustNote Added: 0023478
2017-06-01 17:58LociNote Added: 0036583
2017-06-01 17:58LociStatusnew => resolved
2017-06-01 17:58LociResolutionopen => no change required
2017-06-01 17:58LociAssigned To => Loci

Notes
(0004139)
Footkerchief   
2010-04-18 16:41   
See 0001237. Was there anything in this report that wasn't covered by that one?
(0004140)
Jimmy   
2010-04-18 16:47   
Artifacts aren't able to be traded. Therefore you're prevented from moving them to the depot. This behavior's been present for many versions, and I'd assume it's intended behavior, not a bug.
(0004142)
Footkerchief   
2010-04-18 16:52   
Ah, good call. I'm not sure if this report's "the artifact can't be moved in any way" only meant taking it to the depot, or other types of hauling too

(0004144)
Jimmy   
2010-04-18 17:11   
The biggest issue is that the artifact will contribute its value to the bin's contents when viewed on the trading screen even if it's the only item in the bin. Selecting it for trade will drag an empty bin to the depot but the artifact will remain on the tile where the bin used to be. The dwarves will later pick it up and put it into another bin, repeating the process.
There's two workarounds here: forbid the artifact so it's not stored in a stockpile, or remove the artifact quality from the allowed list of items in the stockpile menu.
Ultimately this is normal game behavior, though perhaps it would be nice if the value of the artifact didn't add to the bin's total since it's not available for trade. Nevertheless, not a bug.
(0004227)
smjjames   
2010-04-19 08:02   
You forgot something else for the second workaround, make a stockpile dedicated to artifacts and remove the allowed bins and barrels amount.
(0004904)
jgoodwin   
2010-04-24 11:50   
I think there was a bug in 40d that you couldn't get an artifact out of a bin once it was in it, *except* by trading the bin.
(0023478)
Quietust   
2012-08-19 18:20   
This behavior is actually by design - when a container gets picked up for hauling to the trade depot, any "untradeable" contents are automatically removed and dropped on the floor, where "untradeable" contents consist of Artifacts, Magical items (which never actually happen), and untameable creatures (see 0004065).
(0036583)
Loci   
2017-06-01 17:58   
The inability to haul artifacts to the trade depot is presumably intentional.