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0009653Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Locationspublic2016-03-23 08:392020-02-29 11:42
ReporterBogus 
Assigned ToLoci 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityhave not tried
StatusconfirmedResolutionopen 
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Summary0009653: Tavern keeper/performers repeatedly serve alcohol until visitors and even dwarves drink themselves to death
Descriptionover the last 2-3 month there have been 3 alcohol-related deaths in my fortress. the first one was a goblin bard so i thought this may be because he wasnt used to it, but the last victim was a dwarf citizen.

im not even sure this is actually a bug as its kinda nice from a flavor perspective, just maybe a bit extreme? or maybe my 2 tavern keepers serve double drinks to the same people?
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has duplicate 0010115resolved Loci "cancels Drink: Job item lost or destroyed." 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2016-03-23 08:39BogusNew Issue
2016-03-23 11:54PatrikLundellNote Added: 0034910
2016-07-24 07:35GomissarNote Added: 0035700
2016-07-24 07:35GomissarIssue Monitored: Gomissar
2016-10-04 18:21LociSummaryVisitors and even Dwarves frequently drinking themselves to death => Tavern keeper/performers repeatedly serve alcohol until visitors and even dwarves drink themselves to death
2016-10-04 18:21LociAssigned To => Loci
2016-10-04 18:21LociStatusnew => confirmed
2017-01-12 10:30LociRelationship addedhas duplicate 0010115
2017-01-23 00:25FantasticDorfNote Added: 0036211
2018-05-27 16:33JezaGaiaNote Added: 0038389
2018-05-27 16:35JezaGaiaNote Edited: 0038389bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0038389#r15615
2020-02-23 16:33FantasticDorfNote Added: 0040180
2020-02-25 09:24HuntthetrollNote Added: 0040202
2020-02-26 21:58HuntthetrollIssue Monitored: Huntthetroll
2020-02-27 03:43FantasticDorfNote Added: 0040226
2020-02-27 09:21HuntthetrollNote Added: 0040229
2020-02-27 14:27LociNote Added: 0040236
2020-02-27 14:54Shonai_DwellerNote Added: 0040237
2020-02-27 15:13LociNote Added: 0040238
2020-02-27 16:30FantasticDorfNote Added: 0040239
2020-02-27 16:46FantasticDorfNote Added: 0040240
2020-02-29 11:42FantasticDorfNote Added: 0040271
2020-02-29 11:44FantasticDorfNote Edited: 0040271bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0040271#r16378

Notes
(0034910)
PatrikLundell   
2016-03-23 11:54   
The drinking to death issue is intended, but might not be properly tuned (yet). You can avoid this by not having any personnel (including performers) in the tavern.
It is thought non dwarves are more susceptible to alcohol poisoning than due to a dwarven oversized liver. However, dwarves are certainly not immune. It is thought some traits (possibly slow healing, disease susceptibility) increases the risk. Also, immoderate drinkers should be at a higher risk as well.
(0035700)
Gomissar   
2016-07-24 07:35   
Performers and tavern keeper assigned to tavern will serve alcohol continuously as long as there's a stockpile in tavern. I don't think it's working as intended.
(0036211)
FantasticDorf   
2017-01-23 00:25   
Tavern keepers that walk at a fast pace are more likely to over-serve by executing the action too quickly before moving onto the next patron & then restarting the cycle. Additional tavern staff (bugged performers etc.) also start the same serving cycle at a different interval meaning that sometimes dwarves have second servings in the same 'round' one staff member after another.

Unnatural non-dwarf tavern keepers that walk at a slow pace (the movement rate of a ogre is perfect) are often more effective
(0038389)
JezaGaia   
2018-05-27 16:33   
(edited on: 2018-05-27 16:35)
I'm playing 0.44.10 and I can't have more than a single barrel of alcohol and one tavern keeper in my tavern otherwise I have a couple of dead dwarves and many brawls/tantrums. My fort has 250 people 20 of them being humans and the only ones getting drunk until they die or brawl are always the dwarves, never the humans living there or visitors.

Even with just one single barrel in that tavern that is full of dwarves I'll still have one or two brawls/tantrums.
I'm playing with fastdwarf 2 0 because otherwise it would be too slow, that may make it worse but still, 2 barrels of booze for maybe 40 dwarves and in less than an ingame day I have 4 to 5 dead and 10 fights.

On the other hand those same dwarves have access to more than 2000 drinks of 10 different alcohols at every time in the drinks stockpiles outside the tavern and can drink at will with no ill effect.
(0040180)
FantasticDorf   
2020-02-23 16:33   
No longer present on 47.03 since the changes to self-regulated needs means that the barkeeper spots any dwarves without (dwarves fufill the need easily sustaining thirst and dwarves beeline to preferable booze themselves for fufillment) a full need to have drank recently and gives them a drink of alcohol from in the zone.

This motivates tavern keepers more towards serving arriving visitors alcohol instead until their empty needs are met, making them more loose lipped about sharing rumors as intended game function. Pretty much fixed.
(0040202)
Huntthetroll   
2020-02-25 09:24   
@FantasticDorf: Maybe it's just me, but I didn't understand your note. How has the handling of needs changed, again?
(0040226)
FantasticDorf   
2020-02-27 03:43   
@Huntthetroll When a dwarf has fufilled a need, they cease the activity they are casually (green) or seriously (purple until finished) engaging in as part of the apparent stress tweaks in 47.03. A easy example is that they will intensely read stocked books until their related needs are full then linger around with 'no job' in a library if they have nothing better to do or other immediate needs in other locations to attend.

With a tavern keeper i was expressing that the need fufillment is non-selfish and they read the needs of other dwarves to engage in their role and apply the correct amount of alcohol (with only a little bit of vomit), performers may be similar to please a crowd's needs but i have not looked into it.
(0040229)
Huntthetroll   
2020-02-27 09:21   
I understand now. Thanks for the clarification!
(0040236)
Loci   
2020-02-27 14:27   
v0.47.03: I embarked, slapped down a tavern zone (with a wood chest and cups), assigned 5 tavernkeepers, and had a dead dwarf in less than a month.
(0040237)
Shonai_Dweller   
2020-02-27 14:54   
Kind of a different issue really. "Multiple tavern keepers will all try to meet dwarves needs thereby killing them". Let's not forget that alcohol poisoning is a feature, not a bug. It's the excessiveness of deaths that's the issue. You can achieve one dead dwarf in a month with a booze pile and no tavern keepers too.
(0040238)
Loci   
2020-02-27 15:13   
Are you sure about that? Because I couldn't really tell who they were serving, and opted not to assume I knew what was happening. What I *do* know is that I've never had one of the starting seven spontaneously drop dead of alcohol poisoning in a year, let alone a half-month, without assistance.

Even if you are right, I don't think "too many tavernkeepers => dead dwarves" is desired behavior. A large fort could easily need several tavernkeepers, and on the odd occasion where nearly everyone is out hauling crap around, the few remaining dwarves too important for menial labor are subject to random death in the tavern.
(0040239)
FantasticDorf   
2020-02-27 16:30   
Alcohol can't be prohibited from being favored to drink compared to water so the function of the tavern keeper in a well supplied dwarf fortress capable of drinking from stockpiles themselves is minimal. Single tavern keepers are very unlabored catering almost exclusively to guests who have not drunk then stop receiving a drink for a while after being served, and dwarves who have let thier needs through excessive activity in the zone (dancing, playing instruments beginning to end) so i am certain about the credibility of the tavern keeper's need-sniping role.
(0040240)
FantasticDorf   
2020-02-27 16:46   
Logistically less than just seperate tavern-locations (with 1 keeper each) is required since multiple dwarves can pile onto the same tile without obvious complaint unless animals butt-in, without all dwarves also simultaneously attending meaning a small tavern stays viable for a long while without expansion and the keeper is never busy enough to need a replacement.
 
Not having enough tavern-hands assuming two keepers could not step over each other and over-inebriate with [10]units of booze to the same unit with a drink need, would mean at worst; dwarves might time out the thirst counter anyway then go to the alcohol stockpile to refill themselves without keeper-input or miss a opportunity for a visitor to share rumors after being plied with drink.
(0040271)
FantasticDorf   
2020-02-29 11:42   
(edited on: 2020-02-29 11:44)
A dwarf of mine recently died to poisoning in a single tavern split across two areas with 1 tavern keeper assigned. Death items are fobidden by 'O'rders of the mug & the dwarves clothes confirming they were holding it and they are lying in their own vomit.

Location & Death Items:(( http://puu.sh/FfMuz/a359b57169.png [^] ))

Additional details are that by the virtue of a tangental exploit, i can look into the last thoughts of a dead dwarf through the relationship screen and Meng Lashedsyrup had last been enjoying his inebriation after he had suffered a major injury (likely to his lungs) and been drinking previously a favorite kind of dwarven ale & has a short-term rewards type personality possibly creating a perfect storm.

Dead dwarf's thought screen :(( http://puu.sh/FfMJP/bac55b5c3c.png [^] ))