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0001852Dwarf FortressUndeathpublic2010-05-13 03:422012-04-21 16:58
ReporterJiri Petru 
Assigned ToToady One 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
StatusresolvedResolutionfixed 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.31.03 
Target VersionFixed in Version0.34.01 
Summary0001852: [SPOILERS] HFS creatures rot away, so I don't have to do anything
DescriptionOne of the new HFS types is the large pyramid guarded by skeletons and zombies. Once I revealed it, the monsters started to rot away and "die". In the end, I didn't have to kill all of them.

The bug here is that (IMHO) they shouldn't die by themselves. It makes the event too easy.

I did kill some due to impatience, and I can't be certain all of them would die by themselves. But I'm sure some of them did - inside the pyramid, there were groups of zombie or skeleton corpses there weren't there in the beginning.
Steps To Reproduce1. Reveal the pyramid.
2. Wait
Additional InformationI don't remember if this was an issue with skeletons, zombies, or both.
TagsNo tags attached.
Relationships
related to 0004422resolved Toady One Historical Undeads can die of old age 
related to 0001665resolved Toady One Undead demons fighting with normal demons in the underworld 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2010-05-13 03:42Jiri PetruNew Issue
2010-05-13 05:51Village IdiotNote Added: 0006637
2010-05-13 07:11Jiri PetruNote Added: 0006638
2010-05-13 08:20QuietustNote Added: 0006641
2010-05-13 10:24Jiri PetruNote Added: 0006645
2010-06-07 09:18Jiri PetruNote Added: 0007877
2010-06-07 09:18Jiri PetruNote Edited: 0007877bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0007877#r2954
2011-08-01 10:48Knight OtuRelationship addedrelated to 0004422
2011-08-10 06:40StebNote Added: 0018465
2012-04-20 07:59dree12Note Added: 0022318
2012-04-21 16:57FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0001665
2012-04-21 16:58FootkerchiefNote Added: 0022327
2012-04-21 16:58FootkerchiefStatusnew => resolved
2012-04-21 16:58FootkerchiefFixed in Version => 0.34.01
2012-04-21 16:58FootkerchiefResolutionopen => fixed
2012-04-21 16:58FootkerchiefAssigned To => Toady One

Notes
(0006637)
Village Idiot   
2010-05-13 05:51   
It is possible there was some demon with a poisonous dust that causes necrosis.
(0006638)
Jiri Petru   
2010-05-13 07:11   
Demons weren't released yet.
(0006641)
Quietust   
2010-05-13 08:20   
Zombies normally emit miasma all the time because they're rotting - it's possible that they're rotting away completely and being "killed" as a result.
(0006645)
Jiri Petru   
2010-05-13 10:24   
They should at least transform into skeletons or something :)
(0007877)
Jiri Petru   
2010-06-07 09:18   
Further testing shows it was only skeletal/zombie antmen who died. Others (amphibians, snakemen, reptilians) lived on and on. I guess zombies and skeletons still can "die naturally" using the maximum age in raws?
(0018465)
Steb   
2011-08-10 06:40   
If it was just antmen then could it be to do with the fact that their skeletons are on the outside?
(0022318)
dree12   
2012-04-20 07:59   
The HFS undead was changed in 0.34.01, and so this report is probably obsolete.
(0022327)
Footkerchief   
2012-04-21 16:58   
Please reopen this report or PM me on the forums if this problem is still present in 0.34.07+.