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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0003105Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Militarypublic2010-08-25 10:002014-01-26 09:36
ReporterChthon 
Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusnewResolutionopen 
PlatformPCOSWindows 7OS VersionPro 64bit
Product Version0.31.12 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0003105: Setting material values to defaul uniforms results in strangeness.
DescriptionDefault uniforms use item settings found nowhere for us to assign, yet we can alter and customize those uniforms ourselfs resulting in some weird combinations. Just playing with the material values on the metal uniform can produce this:
Leather metal breastplate
Silk metal greaves
Metal metal helm
Plant cloth metal gauntlets
Wood metal boots
Prefered weapon
Steps To ReproduceChoose a default uniform, change material values, have fun.
Additional InformationI have not tested to see how dwarves with conflicting uniform assignments react when equipping themselves. However this is not the point. Either the default settings for these uniforms should be available to set by the player or you shouldn't be able to change the materials of these settings.
Tagsdescription, material, Uniform
Relationships
related to 0000535acknowledged Toady One Equipping weapons/armor on military is erratic 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2010-08-25 10:00ChthonNew Issue
2010-08-25 18:08Logical2uNote Added: 0012089
2010-08-29 07:46Logical2uTag Attached: AWAITING UPDATE
2010-08-29 15:08AreyarNote Added: 0012237
2010-08-29 15:08AreyarTag Attached: Uniform
2010-08-29 15:09AreyarTag Attached: description
2010-08-29 15:10AreyarIssue Monitored: Areyar
2010-08-29 15:18ChthonNote Added: 0012238
2010-08-29 15:19ChthonTag Attached: material
2010-08-30 03:06AreyarNote Added: 0012255
2010-08-30 03:39AreyarNote Edited: 0012237bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0012237#r4764
2010-08-30 03:55AreyarNote Edited: 0012237bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0012237#r4765
2010-09-15 20:53Logical2uNote Added: 0012687
2010-09-15 20:53Logical2uTag Detached: AWAITING UPDATE
2014-01-26 09:36FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0000535

Notes
(0012089)
Logical2u   
2010-08-25 18:08   
So wait, you only accomplished this bug through modding?
(0012237)
Areyar   
2010-08-29 15:08   
(edited on: 2010-08-30 03:55)
You can reproduce a similar thing by altering the 'leather armour' uniform.
select the uniform, select for instance the leather armour and then dial 'M' for material, choose leather and observe the leather leather armour.

By the way, a cosmetic issue:
I noticed that some item descriptions are in caps while others are not...
It concerns leather and bone in stockpiles, the animal it derived from is in caps for bones, but undercase for leather.

In general, materials, equipment(weapons,clothing,ammo) and trapcomponents are in undercase, while furniture is in caps, except for the newer additions such as Backpacks, Quivers, Waterskins, Crutches, Splints.
Also string words such as 'with' in "Decorate With material" and 'Ore' in "Smelt material Ore" are always in caps.
(0012238)
Chthon   
2010-08-29 15:18   
Yes, modifying uniforms in game is how you accomplish this.
(0012255)
Areyar   
2010-08-30 03:06   
I'd consider modding to involve altering the RAW files in some way, not altering default settings from in-game.
(0012687)
Logical2u   
2010-09-15 20:53   
Oh, ok, it sounded like you modified material values in the RAW files, hence my confusion.