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0009650Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Visitorspublic2016-03-21 19:052017-11-22 15:32
Reporterforsquilis 
Assigned ToToady One 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilitysometimes
StatusresolvedResolutionfixed 
PlatformOSOS Version
Product Version0.42.06 
Target VersionFixed in Version0.43.03 
Summary0009650: Visitors begin attacking citizens and long-term residents when a siege starts
DescriptionI've had a problem with several different worlds now where a siege of goblins will arrive, and visitors to my fort will begin attacking the citizens and long-term residents. It happens as soon as a goblin experiences violence. So a goblin walks into a weapon trap, completely out of sight of either visitors or citizens, and the visitors suddenly start attacking.

It appears to only happen after I've accepted some visitors as long-term residents. I looked at the visitors' histories with Legends Viewer but there didn't appear to be any common factor showing that they had ties to the goblin civilization, or reasons to hate my long-term residents.

I had this happen in one fortress in 0.42.05 (I no longer have a save for that). I've started 3 fortresses in 0.42.06 so far, and it happened in 2 of the 3. I did not have any mods or DF Hack running for any of them.

I uploaded two save files. The first one shows the fortress three days before the goblin siege arrived. The second one, marked "Copy", shows the ongoing siege and visitor attack aftermath.

Just before siege: http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=11874 [^]

Just after siege: http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=11875 [^]
Steps To ReproduceAccept several visitors as long-term residents. Wait for siege to occur. Optional: swear heavily because a human bard just killed your best glassmaker.
Additional Information
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Relationships
has duplicate 0009659resolved Knight Otu Combat / Siege with civ entity causes visitors go berserk 
has duplicate 0009720resolved Knight Otu Visitors turn Hostile upon Goblin Seige 
related to 0010870confirmed Loci Goblin siege or pitting causes visitors to attack everything. 
related to 0010721new  Visitors & Merchants hostile during/after Goblin Siege 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2016-03-21 19:05forsquilisNew Issue
2016-03-31 15:12HuntthetrollNote Added: 0034946
2016-04-01 14:36HuntthetrollIssue Monitored: Huntthetroll
2016-05-03 03:55Knight OtuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0009659
2016-05-03 03:55Knight OtuIssue Monitored: entropai
2016-05-03 03:55Knight OtuNote Added: 0035074
2016-05-03 03:55Knight OtuAssigned To => Knight Otu
2016-05-03 03:55Knight OtuStatusnew => confirmed
2016-05-03 03:56Knight OtuRelationship addedhas duplicate 0009720
2016-05-03 03:57Knight OtuSticky IssueNo => Yes
2016-05-10 03:52JustAnotherLurkerNote Added: 0035114
2016-05-19 08:15JustAnotherLurkerNote Added: 0035234
2016-05-19 08:26JustAnotherLurkerNote Edited: 0035234bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0035234#r14209
2016-05-20 06:45nistoneNote Added: 0035244
2016-05-20 06:46nistoneNote Edited: 0035244bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0035244#r14221
2016-05-21 08:56nistoneNote Added: 0035251
2016-05-21 16:48Toady OneNote Added: 0035258
2016-05-21 16:48Toady OneStatusconfirmed => resolved
2016-05-21 16:48Toady OneFixed in Version => Next Version
2016-05-21 16:48Toady OneResolutionopen => fixed
2016-05-21 16:48Toady OneAssigned ToKnight Otu => Toady One
2017-01-15 15:29HuntthetrollIssue End Monitor: Huntthetroll
2017-11-22 15:32DwarfuSticky IssueYes => No
2018-08-26 12:04LociRelationship addedrelated to 0010870
2019-03-25 18:26LociRelationship addedrelated to 0010721

Notes
(0034946)
Huntthetroll   
2016-03-31 15:12   
I've seen this bug several times, too. (Since my citizens are all armed to the teeth and reinforced by dozens of mercs, the visitors always get slaughtered.) I've observed that the infighting always begins at the moment when someone first notices one of the invaders. Could it be that the presence of an invading force somehow reminds some visitors that their civs are at war with each other?
(0035074)
Knight Otu   
2016-05-03 03:55   
entropai posted a save at 0009659.
(0035114)
JustAnotherLurker   
2016-05-10 03:52   
I play with the Fortress Defense mod, as well as a few other tweaks, but I've had the same behavior across all of the dozen or so visitor races. It's worth noting that the FD mod races' entity raws are mostly based on the vanilla goblin raws though. It also triggers on detection of ambushes.

I've also had a few cases of my (mostly mercenary) military units turning on each other in the course of pacifying the visitors, with some casualties, but those might just be due to missed attacks and the like, and I haven't noticed any of them turning on civilians afterwards.
(0035234)
JustAnotherLurker   
2016-05-19 08:15   
(edited on: 2016-05-19 08:26)
Update: In another fortress in 42.06, with DFHack r1 and Fortress Defense V2 R18, somewhat further tweaked, the Dwarven caravan and liaison are going hostile on detection of an ambush by Warwolves (FD race with a transformation syndrome).

I have accepted long-term residents from multiple races, including quite a few mercenaries. However, I should note that my military is all training in their surface barracks 15 Z-levels above my deeply dug in depot. I have not yet received any citizenship applications, so as far as I can tell amidst the chaos of 200 dwarves hauling trade goods, none of my resident bards are nearby either.

Some combat has occurred between visitors in my outdoor tavern and the first ambush squads to arrive, but the liaison and caravan arrived after the first squads were detected. I believe at least one of the liaison's bodyguards failed to make it behind my defenses in time and was caught and killed by the ambushers as well.
(0035244)
nistone   
2016-05-20 06:45   
(edited on: 2016-05-20 06:46)
I just experienced this bug. As soon as the siege started, an invading goblin fell from a tree and got hurt, then most (not all) of my human and goblin visitors started attacking my citizens and long-term residents. The human long-term residents were still on my side. The dwarf visitors and a dingo man visitor did not become hostile either.

The invading goblins were still outside and on the opposite side of a river (I have a bridge that I retracted) so they were nowhere near the visitors.

Edit: Version 42.06
(0035251)
nistone   
2016-05-21 08:56   
I have been able to easily reproduce the issue in my world. In this save, the siege is pretty much done, but there is a troll at the top of the map. If you send my archer squad ({s}quad - {b} to select it) to attack the troll across the river to the north (don't need to cross the river), the visitors will become hostile. Save file:
http://dffd.bay12games.com/file.php?id=12054 [^]
(0035258)
Toady One   
2016-05-21 16:48   
There were lots of things going on in the nistone save -- basically, one of your residents was the grandchild of a bandit and the visitors, fighting for justice, took advantage of the siege to jump into the fight on the side of the troll. I've adjusted some numbers.