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0006310Dwarf FortressAdventure Mode -- Character Creationpublic2013-04-17 13:312015-01-08 08:57
Reporterbralbaard 
Assigned ToFootkerchief 
PrioritynormalSeveritycrashReproducibilityalways
StatusresolvedResolutionnot fixable 
PlatformWindowsOSwindows vistaOS Version
Product Version0.34.11 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0006310: Crash during adventurer selection
DescriptionThe save game under this link reliably crashes when creating a new character and going through the next steps: start a new adventurer, and when selecting the starting civ, scroll down the list towards where the retired characters should be; this is where the game crashes. Save:
http://www.mediafire.com/?4pq9dd62niy9m8r [^]
(large file, 104MB)

Some background information: This save is part of the museum succession game, and the world has been extensively played in: 15 fortresses, 30+ adventurers and more than 50 in-game years. The problem only manifested itself recently, the following save, 2 turns earlier, should work correctly:
http://www.mediafire.com/?9jus9ofqjffe2le [^]
The forum topic, with some discussion on the bug can be found here:
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=104399.msg4171715#msg4171715 [^]

The world was generated in df 34.05; the only modifications to the vanilla game are that both dwarves and goblins build cities.




Steps To ReproduceThe save game reliably crashes when creating a new character and going through the next steps: start a new adventurer, and when selecting the starting civ, scroll down the list towards where the retired characters should be; this is where the game crashes. Save:
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Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2013-04-17 13:31bralbaardNew Issue
2013-07-10 14:32bralbaardNote Added: 0024058
2013-09-22 17:53FootkerchiefNote Added: 0024120
2015-01-08 08:57FootkerchiefNote Added: 0031773
2015-01-08 08:57FootkerchiefStatusnew => resolved
2015-01-08 08:57FootkerchiefResolutionopen => not fixable
2015-01-08 08:57FootkerchiefAssigned To => Footkerchief

Notes
(0024058)
bralbaard   
2013-07-10 14:32   
The same bug also appears in the necropia succession game:
http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=126472.0 [^]
This is also a succession game in which a large number of adventurers have played.
save: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3uvx2o91gt4fo05/Necropia.zip [^]
(0024120)
Footkerchief   
2013-09-22 17:53   
Reminder sent to: bralbaard

Please upload any saves to: http://dffd.wimbli.com/ [^]

Other hosting sites are not reliable.
(0031773)
Footkerchief   
2015-01-08 08:57   
Since save compatibility has been broken since this report, it's hard to tell whether this crash has since been fixed. If anyone has a save that crashes under similar conditions in the latest version, please upload it to http://dffd.wimbli.com/ [^] and PM a manager on the forums (or reopen the report).