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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0007937Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Jobs, Constructions (walls etc)public2014-08-10 14:442014-09-14 09:43
Reportergreycat 
Assigned ToToady One 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusresolvedResolutionfixed 
PlatformLinuxOSLinuxOS VersionDebian 7
Product Version0.40.07 
Target VersionFixed in Version0.40.08 
Summary0007937: Constructed walls/fortifications require only 1 build material regardless of dimensions
Descriptionb-C-w (constructed walls) only uses a single build material (block, etc.) regardless of the size of the wall. Even a maximum sized wall (10x10) only needs 1 block.
Steps To Reproduceb-C-w
Resize wall to any dimensions.
Find a spot for it, press Enter.
On the build material selection screen, it will not say "(X needed)" the way it does for up-stairs, or the way it did for walls in all previous versions.
Additional Information
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Relationships
related to 0001091resolved Toady One Building a paved road requires more materials than it should when the road zone is partially blocked 
has duplicate 0007938resolved Dwarfu Only first tile of multi-tile wall designation uses materials, all others result in unknown material or amber 
has duplicate 0007939resolved lethosor Only one block required for walls, no matter how big the wall 
has duplicate 0007948resolved Knight Otu Walls made out of "Unknown Material" 
has duplicate 0007969resolved Footkerchief wooden walls constructed of random materials 
has duplicate 0007968resolved Knight Otu Masons build wooden walls out of fabulous materials without using up the material 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2014-08-10 14:44greycatNew Issue
2014-08-10 14:48DwarfuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0007938
2014-08-10 14:49DwarfuNote Added: 0028757
2014-08-10 14:49DwarfuAssigned To => Dwarfu
2014-08-10 14:49DwarfuStatusnew => confirmed
2014-08-10 14:52DwarfuSticky IssueNo => Yes
2014-08-10 15:58greycatNote Added: 0028759
2014-08-10 16:41greycatNote Added: 0028760
2014-08-10 17:04dgliddenNote Added: 0028761
2014-08-10 17:06dgliddenIssue Monitored: dglidden
2014-08-10 17:09lethosorRelationship addedhas duplicate 0007939
2014-08-10 17:38lethosorSummaryWalls require only 1 build material regardless of dimensions => Constructed walls/fortifications require only 1 build material regardless of dimensions
2014-08-10 18:38KanddakNote Added: 0028764
2014-08-10 18:42lethosorNote Added: 0028765
2014-08-10 18:42lethosorRelationship addedrelated to 0001091
2014-08-10 21:36AseaHeruNote Added: 0028777
2014-08-10 21:37AseaHeruNote Edited: 0028777bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0028777#r11049
2014-08-11 05:02Knight OtuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0007948
2014-08-11 08:38TalvienoNote Added: 0028800
2014-08-11 09:16Toady OneStatusconfirmed => resolved
2014-08-11 09:16Toady OneFixed in Version => Next Version
2014-08-11 09:16Toady OneResolutionopen => fixed
2014-08-11 09:16Toady OneAssigned ToDwarfu => Toady One
2014-08-11 21:02FootkerchiefRelationship addedhas duplicate 0007969
2014-08-11 21:03FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0007968
2014-08-12 05:35Knight OtuRelationship replacedhas duplicate 0007968
2014-09-14 09:43lethosorSticky IssueYes => No

Notes
(0028757)
Dwarfu   
2014-08-10 14:49   
Here is a 40.07 save using wood that results in amber walls in all but the first tile (which used the appropriate material).

http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=9345 [^]
(0028759)
greycat   
2014-08-10 15:58   
Constructed fortifications also exhibit this behavior. Constructed floors, ramps, tracks, up stairs, down stairs, and up/down stairs do not.
(0028760)
greycat   
2014-08-10 16:41   
One tile of the constructed wall is of the correct build material. The rest are "Unknown Material wall" or "Unknown Material Block wall". That's on Linux. Apparently people who encounter this bug on Windows(?) get walls made of a variety of random materials, in a plethora of colors. I suspect the game is using uninitialized memory for the materials.
(0028761)
dglidden   
2014-08-10 17:04   
confirmed in this duplicate report I just made because I didn't see this one: http://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/mantisbt/view.php?id=7939 [^]
(0028764)
Kanddak   
2014-08-10 18:38   
Maybe an unintended consequence of the fix for 0001091?
(0028765)
lethosor   
2014-08-10 18:42   
Possibly, according to http://www.bay12forums.com/smf/index.php?topic=142080.msg5561663#msg5561663 [^]
(0028777)
AseaHeru   
2014-08-10 21:36   
(edited on: 2014-08-10 21:37)
I can say that I have seen this too, useing rock blocks. Deconstructing the extra constructions dosent give anything.
Oh, I saw this on windows, incase that matters...
(0028800)
Talvieno   
2014-08-11 08:38   
Seeing this too. It's very strange...