0006261: Dwarf trying to pick up unavailable equipment gets stuck on Pickup Equipment order

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0006261

Dwarf Fortress

Dwarf Mode -- Military

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2012-12-05 02:55

2014-01-26 09:32

Reporter

Buttery_Mess

Assigned To

Footkerchief

Priority

high

Severity

minor

Reproducibility

always

Status

resolved

Resolution

duplicate

Platform

Windows

OS Version

Product Version

0.34.11

Target Version

Fixed in Version

Summary

0006261: Dwarf trying to pick up unavailable equipment gets stuck on Pickup Equipment order

Description

Found this bug when trying to assign a dwarf to use a long sword. When activated as a member of the military, she properly took the 'pick up equipment' job, but then froze in place. She remained stuck on this job and would not move, even when taken out of the military and having her labours adjusted. She eventually died of thirst. When demilitarised, her job was listed as 'No Job'

Another dwarf sent in to replace her had the same problem. I figured out the reason why the job could not be completed; both of the longswords in the fort were already being used by other dwarfs. I also managed to 'unstick' this dwarf by altering labours; I activated the mining labour, which I think allowed completion of the pick up equipment job by changing the item type desired. After demilitarisation, his job was listed as 'Pick Up Equipment' still.

Steps To Reproduce

Assign a dwarf a specific weapon type, but have that weapon type unavailable for use because all examples are already in use throughout the fort

Additional Information

Workaround available. Almost certainly a subset of existing military equipment bugs.