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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0004095Dwarf FortressCreaturespublic2011-02-28 14:522014-01-17 10:40
ReporterQuietust 
Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
StatusnewResolutionopen 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.31.19 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0004095: Birds have unconnected arm joints; merpeople and serpent men have unconnected leg joints
DescriptionThe following creatures use HUMANOID_JOINTS but do not have the limbs to which the shoulders, elbows, or wrists would normally connect:

* Blue jay
* Cardinal
* Grackle
* Oriole
* Red-winged blackbird
* Chicken
* Duck
* Goose
* Guineafowl
* Blue peafowl
* Turkey
* Giant eagle
* Buzzard
* Vulture
* Elk bird
* Jabberer
* Harpy
* Roc
* Cave swallow
* Giant cave swallow

Merpersons and serpent men similarly have hips, knees, and ankles despite not having legs.
Steps To Reproduce
Additional InformationThese were discovered by writing a script to parse the bodies of all creatures and trace each body part to the upper body (which also revealed the problem described in 0004094).
TagsProbable Quick Fix
Relationships
related to 0001032resolved Toady One ALL primates have front and back legs (with accompanying feet), no arms or hands, yet have fingers, somewhere. 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2011-02-28 14:52QuietustNew Issue
2011-02-28 15:52FootkerchiefTag Attached: Probable Quick Fix
2011-02-28 15:53FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0001032
2011-02-28 16:21FootkerchiefNote Added: 0015595
2011-02-28 16:21FootkerchiefSummaryBirds have shoulders/elbows/wrists connected to nothing => Birds have unconnected arm joints; merpeople and serpent men have unconnected leg joints
2011-02-28 17:01QuietustNote Added: 0015597
2014-01-17 10:40Kirig StonebeardIssue Monitored: Kirig Stonebeard

Notes
(0015595)
Footkerchief   
2011-02-28 16:21   
Reminder sent to: Quietust

Do these joints show up in-game in any fashion?
(0015597)
Quietust   
2011-02-28 17:01   
Not that I can immediately observe - they don't show up during wrestling, and exposure to either magma or dragonfire doesn't seem to damage joints.