0001605: First created creature in Arena mode receives "You" descriptors instead of creature descriptors for some combat reports

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0001605

Dwarf Fortress

Arena

public

2010-04-28 07:42

2010-06-09 06:46

Reporter

Logical2u

Assigned To

Logical2u

Priority

low

Severity

text

Reproducibility

sometimes

Status

closed

Resolution

duplicate

Platform

LG P300 (Laptop)

Windows 7

OS Version

Professional x64

Product Version

0.31.03

Target Version

0.31.03

Fixed in Version

Summary

0001605: First created creature in Arena mode receives "You" descriptors instead of creature descriptors for some combat reports

Description

So while testing the "Terrible Dodger" bug report, I discovered a text inconsistency in the combat reports for the arena.

Essentially, whatever creature you create first is described as "you" for the purposes of nausea, vomiting, and stunning, but not general combat reports. This occurs whether or not you've ever taken control of the creature.
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Eg: Alligator 2 attacks Alligator 1 but she jumps away!
You slam into an obstacle!
You are no longer stunned.
You give into pain.
Alligator 1 has bled to death.
Where "You" should be Alligator 1.

Steps To Reproduce

Create any two creatures in the Arena.
Preferably, give the first one no items/skills and give the other one some item/skill that improves their combat ability.
Let them fight.
Read the combat reports from the creature labelled "1".

Additional Information

The reproducability is set to "Sometimes" because this doesn't seem to work for all critters.
It's worked for alligators, carp, and trolls, but not dwarves and cats.

It only seems to relate to stunning, nausea, vomiting, collisions, and death reports.