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0001978Dwarf FortressCreaturespublic2010-05-19 17:402014-08-13 13:37
ReporterDwarfu 
Assigned ToFootkerchief 
PrioritylowSeveritytrivialReproducibilityalways
StatusconfirmedResolutionopen 
PlatformXPS M1730 LaptopOSWindows Vista Home PremiumOS VersionSP2
Product Version0.31.04 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0001978: Ant mounds and bee hives appear in stone and ice (even after waterways thaw)
DescriptionNot sure if the placement of ant mounds is tied to the actual raw creature file for ants, but the mounds are being placed where they shouldn't appear, namely in stone and ice.

I checked and the biome is cold, not freezing, but it is cold enough for the stream to be frozen, yet there is an ant mound on it. The picture also shows two ant mounds directly in limestone.

creature_insects.txt shows that [CREATURE:ANT] has the tag [VERMIN_SOIL_COLONY] - I am assuming that means the mounds should only be placed in soil & not just the ants themselves. It appears the tag [BIOME:NOT_FREEZING] actually checks out.
Steps To Reproduce1) Embark on a site/biome with temperatures cold enough to freeze the local waters or in an area with exposed stone layers (not soil).
2) Observe placement of ant mounds.
Additional Informationhttp://i881.photobucket.com/albums/ac11/Mondoshawan/adaptableants.jpg [^]
TagsNo tags attached.
Relationships
parent of 0003054new  Floating ant hills and bee hives above rivers/ponds/brooks/waterways 
parent of 0004182new  Wild bee colonies will form on frozen ponds 
has duplicate 0004212resolved Dwarfu Bee hives float on the ocean 
has duplicate 0005790resolved Dwarfu Hive spawns on snowed on ice. Ice melts. 
has duplicate 0006265resolved Knight Otu Beehives float in midair after ice thaw 
has duplicate 0007442resolved Dwarfu Ant colony generated over ice, but remained when the river thawed 
related to 0002049resolved Footkerchief World gen road constructed on river bed that floods after embark 
Not all the children of this issue are yet resolved or closed.
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2010-05-19 17:40DwarfuNew Issue
2010-05-19 20:02Logical2uNote Added: 0007037
2010-05-19 23:29FootkerchiefNote Added: 0007043
2010-08-17 15:53DwarfuRelationship addedparent of 0003054
2010-12-10 13:20FootkerchiefTag Attached: Fixed in 0.31.19?
2011-02-20 14:53DwarfuTag Detached: Fixed in 0.31.19?
2011-02-20 14:54DwarfuSummaryAnt mounds appear in ice and stone => Ant mounds an bee hives appear in ice and stone
2011-02-20 14:54DwarfuSummaryAnt mounds an bee hives appear in ice and stone => Ant mounds and bee hives appear in ice and stone
2011-03-10 07:31FootkerchiefRelationship addedparent of 0004182
2011-03-10 12:23JimiDNote Added: 0016057
2011-03-13 17:09DwarfuSummaryAnt mounds and bee hives appear in ice and stone => Ant mounds and bee hives appear in stone and ice (even after waterways thaw)
2011-03-13 17:09DwarfuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0004212
2011-06-28 14:53DwarfuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0004525
2011-06-28 14:55DwarfuRelationship deletedhas duplicate 0004525
2012-04-08 10:06DwarfuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0005790
2012-12-17 02:53Knight OtuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0006265
2014-07-15 10:08TalvienoNote Added: 0026494
2014-07-17 21:19DwarfuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0007442
2014-08-13 13:37FootkerchiefAssigned To => Footkerchief
2014-08-13 13:37FootkerchiefStatusnew => confirmed
2015-01-11 07:42FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0002049

Notes
(0007037)
Logical2u   
2010-05-19 20:02   
This is an incredibly old bug.

http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=9152.msg93547#msg93547 [^]
(0007043)
Footkerchief   
2010-05-19 23:29   
Also:

# 000480 □ [dwarf mode][environment] ant colonies start on frozen brook squares/glaciers/etc., as long as glacier isn't only biome
(0016057)
JimiD   
2011-03-10 12:23   
For what its worth, save with colony here:

http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=3942 [^]
(0026494)
Talvieno   
2014-07-15 10:08   
Can confirm that this still happens in 40.03.