0004854: Dwarfs given a job via designation which is then canceled still walk to designated area if they have nothing better to do.

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0004854

Dwarf Fortress

Dwarf Mode -- Jobs, Designations

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2011-08-22 22:30

2012-02-17 15:26

Reporter

ScarletTwizby

Assigned To

Toady One

Priority

normal

Severity

minor

Reproducibility

always

Status

resolved

Resolution

fixed

Platform

Windows

OS Version

7 64-bit

Product Version

0.31.25

Target Version

Fixed in Version

0.34.02

Summary

0004854: Dwarfs given a job via designation which is then canceled still walk to designated area if they have nothing better to do.

Description

Any dwarf assigned a task using a designation (e.g. woodcutting, mining) will, if the designation is canceled, lose the job dig, or cut down trees or whatever, and change to 'no job'. Rather than heading for a meeting area, if they have no pressing business (nothing to dump or haul, not hungry tired or thirsty) they will continue walking to wherever the recently removed designation was. Once they reach it, they turn around and head right back for the meeting area. This happens even if another dwarf completes the original task.

Steps To Reproduce

Designate a space to be mined or a tree to be cut down. Wait for a dwarf to take the job, then remove the designation. Only works when the dwarf isn't hungry etc, and there are no inactive hauling or dumping jobs.

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Vanilla DF

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0005072

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Toady One

Removing designations doesn't cancel jobs that have already been claimed by dwarves

Notes
(0018614) Kon (reporter) 2011-08-23 07:05	Not so much a bug as a design feature, I think.

(0018615) ScarletTwizby (reporter) 2011-08-23 07:40	I figured it was probably a bug, as this doesn't seem like natural behavior on the dwarf's part. "Hey, I don't need to walk three miles to cut down that tree anymore. Oh well, I've got nothing better to do, so I'll just keep walking." I'd accept that they didn't realize the designation was removed until they got there, except they go to 'no job' as soon as you remove the designation.

(0019983) Toady One (administrator) 2012-02-17 15:26	This has been sorted out for all jobs. Hopefully that won't be a problem...

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2011-08-22 22:30	ScarletTwizby	New Issue
2011-08-23 07:05	Kon	Note Added: 0018614
2011-08-23 07:40	ScarletTwizby	Note Added: 0018615
2012-02-14 12:10	Footkerchief	Relationship added	related to 0005072
2012-02-17 15:26	Toady One	Note Added: 0019983
2012-02-17 15:26	Toady One	Status	new => resolved
2012-02-17 15:26	Toady One	Fixed in Version	=> Next Version
2012-02-17 15:26	Toady One	Resolution	open => fixed
2012-02-17 15:26	Toady One	Assigned To	=> Toady One