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0001473Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Militarypublic2010-04-23 15:442011-02-28 20:50
ReporterGranite26 
Assigned ToFootkerchief 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilitysometimes
StatusresolvedResolutionunable to reproduce 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.31.03 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0001473: Owned items interfere with military assignments
DescriptionI have assigned cloaks as part of my uniform. Several dwarves were not being assigned cloaks. Upon checking them, I found that (at least some of) the dwarves in question had personal cloaks.

Note that this was after the dwarf had been active military for years, and several cycles of arsenal dwarf activity.
Steps To ReproduceAssign dwarves normal clothing as part of their uniform?
Additional Information
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child of 0000535acknowledged Toady One Equipping weapons/armor on military is erratic 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2010-04-23 15:44Granite26New Issue
2010-04-23 15:53FootkerchiefNote Added: 0004795
2010-04-23 15:53FootkerchiefIssue Monitored: Footkerchief
2010-04-23 17:05Granite26Note Added: 0004800
2010-04-23 17:10smjjamesNote Added: 0004801
2010-04-23 17:52FootkerchiefNote Added: 0004802
2010-04-23 17:53FootkerchiefNote Edited: 0004802bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0004802#r1666
2010-04-23 18:14Granite26Note Added: 0004809
2010-04-23 19:24FootkerchiefNote Added: 0004823
2010-04-23 20:17Granite26Note Added: 0004829
2010-04-23 20:28Granite26Note Edited: 0004829bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0004829#r1679
2010-04-23 21:03FootkerchiefNote Added: 0004833
2010-04-23 21:03Granite26Note Added: 0004834
2010-04-23 21:04Granite26Note Added: 0004835
2010-04-23 21:07FootkerchiefRelationship addedchild of 0000535
2010-04-25 06:29Granite26Note Added: 0004980
2011-02-28 20:43Granite26Note Added: 0015608
2011-02-28 20:50FootkerchiefNote Added: 0015610
2011-02-28 20:50FootkerchiefStatusnew => resolved
2011-02-28 20:50FootkerchiefResolutionopen => unable to reproduce
2011-02-28 20:50FootkerchiefAssigned To => Footkerchief

Notes
(0004795)
Footkerchief   
2010-04-23 15:53   
Did the owned cloaks not fit the uniform requirement?
(0004800)
Granite26   
2010-04-23 17:05   
The only requirement was 'cloaks'.

It's possible that it's a layers issue (I also specified Breastplate, Mail, and Leather Armour, but other dwarves have everything ok)

Additionally, the dwarves appear to not like extra armor if they've already got a cloak on.
(0004801)
smjjames   
2010-04-23 17:10   
Can you set the requirement to be a specific color or material type? Maybe just setting it to 'cloaks' just means that the dwarves use whatever cloak they have and if they don't own one, just grab whatever is available.
(0004802)
Footkerchief   
2010-04-23 17:52   
(edited on: 2010-04-23 17:53)
Is there a reason that dwarves shouldn't use their own cloaks to fulfill the uniform requirement?
(0004809)
Granite26   
2010-04-23 18:14   
No reason, but 1: It should show as a met requirement in the military screen and 2: It shouldn't prevent them from being assigned other equipment covering the same area.
(0004823)
Footkerchief   
2010-04-23 19:24   
Wait, can you explain 2? Were they not getting assigned the breastplates etc. either?
(0004829)
Granite26   
2010-04-23 20:17   
(edited on: 2010-04-23 20:28)
The dwarves wearing a personal cloak also are not getting assigned any chest equipment.

I'm not sure to what extent the two phenominae are related, though.

EDIT: I just looked at one of my fully equipped dwarves, and he had two cloaks on. One owned and one assigned. It's possible that the issue is that rather than having 30 dwarves with 30 cloaks, I've got 15 dwarves with personal cloaks and military cloaks both. (There are cloaks in the armor pile, but not necessarily older than the last arsenal update)

That said, dwarves are not being assigned armor until after they are assigned a cloak. I'm going to try rearranging the order of the equipment in the military screen and see if that changes things.
(0004833)
Footkerchief   
2010-04-23 21:03   
Equipment has a lot of problems in general (see 0000535), also.
(0004834)
Granite26   
2010-04-23 21:03   
Ok, on one dwarf I took the cloak out and added it back to the bottom.
The next, I took the cloak out altogether.

On both of these dwarves, breastplate is the new highest item. I have 10-15 extra breastplates.

I've waited for a complete cycle of arsenal tasks (equipment manifests->upgrading squad equipment->equipment manifests).

Neither dwarf (?) was assigned new equipment. I'm going to give it a few more cycles and report back.
(0004835)
Granite26   
2010-04-23 21:04   
This is definitely a subset, I'm just trying to nail down a specific bit of bad behaviour
(0004980)
Granite26   
2010-04-25 06:29   
After a season or so(and verified arsenal dwarf activity), none of the dwarves got new equipment, even the one with cloaks turned off.

Part of this may be 'assigned' equipment not being marked as such when viewing it. If all the armor is assigned but not used (I.E. breastplates that don't fit over leather and mail being assigned), it could be being left in the armor stockpile.
(0015608)
Granite26   
2011-02-28 20:43   
This should probably be closed as a duplicate. There's no save of the issue, and even if there were, it'd likely be unplayable in 31.19 or later.
(0015610)
Footkerchief   
2011-02-28 20:50   
Okay. Please reopen this if the issue resurfaces.