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0006503Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Combatpublic2014-06-08 15:072014-06-10 08:27
Urist McMontesOca 
Footkerchief 
normalminorhave not tried
resolvedduplicate 
Windows 7
0.34.11 
 
0006503: Minotaur strangles dwarf under water during three months and counting
A Minotaur attacked my fortress and started beating one of my dwarves. Then, both of them fell into the river and the Minotaur continued to strangle her under water.

I waited, expecting one of them to die but none did. The Minotaur started to strangle the dwarf under water at 28th Granite. As I write these lines, it's still strangling her at 22nd Hematite. That's almost three months.

I'm not sure about the dwarf. She might be a vampire, which is why she hasn't drowned yet, but that doesn't explain why the Minotaur hasn't drowned either. At both tiles where Minotaur and dwarf are, it's "Water [7/7]", so it's not like there is space to breath.

I'm going to leave the link to download the save file here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1j7iuY4gu9ZbnZCV3pveWsxMkU/edit?usp=sharing [^]

Simply press "u" and look for the Minotaur in the "Others" section, once you load the map.
I'm not sure how to reproduce it once again. I suppose you could try to make a Minotaur chase a Dwarf near a River, expecting them to fall into it. However, I don't know if the Minotaur would proceed to strangle or beat him once they're there.
Once again, here's the link to the save file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1j7iuY4gu9ZbnZCV3pveWsxMkU/edit?usp=sharing [^]

Simply press "u" and look for the Minotaur in the "Others" section, once you load the map.
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duplicate of 0000449resolved Toady One Strangling/strangulation doesn't kill people who are already unconscious for other reasons 
Issue History
2014-06-08 15:07Urist McMontesOcaNew Issue
2014-06-08 15:08Urist McMontesOcaIssue Monitored: Urist McMontesOca
2014-06-08 19:30UristDaVinciNote Added: 0024802
2014-06-08 20:47UristDaVinciNote Edited: 0024802bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0024802#r9294
2014-06-10 08:27FootkerchiefRelationship addedduplicate of 0000449
2014-06-10 08:27FootkerchiefStatusnew => resolved
2014-06-10 08:27FootkerchiefResolutionopen => duplicate
2014-06-10 08:27FootkerchiefAssigned To => Footkerchief
2014-06-10 08:27FootkerchiefNote Added: 0024805

Notes
(0024802)
UristDaVinci   
2014-06-08 19:30   
(edited on: 2014-06-08 20:47)
Duplicate of bug 1403? Related to bug 449?

I can confirm from testing the save that killing the minotaur (ending the strangle) leads to the dwarf near-instantly dying. Also, the minotaur is swimming and therefore can breathe from the surface. Only the dwarf is actually dying.

EDIT: it looks like the part of the code which increments the air loss counter/data does not run for the dwarf while the dwarf is being strangled. Even removed from the water, the dwarf has a broken upper spine and will eventually suffocate when separated from the wrestling minotaur.

(0024805)
Footkerchief   
2014-06-10 08:27   
Thanks for the info, UristDaVinci. I'm crossposting it at 0000449.