0005156: Gloom husk cats give birth to normal kittens, then attack them

(0019736)
Coolthulhu (reporter)
2012-02-15 20:58

Oh, and I forgot to add: I confirmed the kitten to be alive for a moment after birth.
Combat logs show the mother tearing a major artery in its throat, it is also covered in cat blood (gloom husks seem not to bleed).

(0019737)
Coolthulhu (reporter)
2012-02-15 21:03

Update: Dwarves somehow noticed the Stray Kitten (Tame) to be missing, even though only creatures that have ever seen were its mother and her undead nemesis.

(0019754)
Coolthulhu (reporter)
2012-02-16 00:54

Update 2: Even Creepier!
There are only 2 adult cat husks, but there have been 3 litters of kittens. Both husks are female, meaning that those wasn't just pregnancies that survived death, but new ones. All male cats are alive.
Also: some of kittens from later litters survived the birth and assault that followed. Now their mothers keep chasing them around, trying to kill them.

(0019792)
Thomar (reporter)
2012-02-16 07:59

Sounds like an awesome feature to me.

(0019806)
MaDeR Levap (reporter)
2012-02-16 09:13

Being hostile to everyone is NOT a bug. It is intended. But somehow I do not think husks, whatever they are, should give birth to normal version. Or give birth at all. Or get spored by male normal version.

(0019898)
Coolthulhu (reporter)
2012-02-16 21:12

>Being hostile to everyone is NOT a bug.
Sounds to me like it is, since all other undead hordes (a bunch of kittens across the river, now killed by goblins after a surprising LOOONG fight) act as allies. Those 2 adult cat husks were fighting (without doing any damage) for few years, they only stopped after ganging up on living kittens.
I think it happens when the cloud catches 2 creatures in mid-fight, but I'm not sure.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2012-02-15 20:53	Coolthulhu	New Issue
2012-02-15 20:56	Coolthulhu	Tag Attached: undead
2012-02-15 20:56	Coolthulhu	Tag Attached: birth
2012-02-15 20:56	Coolthulhu	Tag Attached: gloom husk
2012-02-15 20:56	Coolthulhu	Tag Attached: unholy
2012-02-15 20:58	Coolthulhu	Note Added: 0019736
2012-02-15 21:03	Coolthulhu	Note Added: 0019737
2012-02-16 00:54	Coolthulhu	Note Added: 0019754
2012-02-16 06:58	Footkerchief	Summary	Creepy: Unliving mother of live kitten => Gloom husk cats give birth to normal kittens, then attack them
2012-02-16 07:59	Thomar	Note Added: 0019792
2012-02-16 09:13	MaDeR Levap	Note Added: 0019806
2012-02-16 21:12	Coolthulhu	Note Added: 0019898
2012-02-20 02:49	Knight Otu	Relationship added	has duplicate 0005330
2012-02-25 19:59	Toady One	Status	new => resolved
2012-02-25 19:59	Toady One	Fixed in Version	=> Next Version
2012-02-25 19:59	Toady One	Resolution	open => fixed
2012-02-25 19:59	Toady One	Assigned To	=> Toady One

Notes
(0019736) Coolthulhu (reporter) 2012-02-15 20:58	Oh, and I forgot to add: I confirmed the kitten to be alive for a moment after birth. Combat logs show the mother tearing a major artery in its throat, it is also covered in cat blood (gloom husks seem not to bleed).

(0019737) Coolthulhu (reporter) 2012-02-15 21:03	Update: Dwarves somehow noticed the Stray Kitten (Tame) to be missing, even though only creatures that have ever seen were its mother and her undead nemesis.

(0019754) Coolthulhu (reporter) 2012-02-16 00:54	Update 2: Even Creepier! There are only 2 adult cat husks, but there have been 3 litters of kittens. Both husks are female, meaning that those wasn't just pregnancies that survived death, but new ones. All male cats are alive. Also: some of kittens from later litters survived the birth and assault that followed. Now their mothers keep chasing them around, trying to kill them.

(0019792) Thomar (reporter) 2012-02-16 07:59	Sounds like an awesome feature to me.

(0019806) MaDeR Levap (reporter) 2012-02-16 09:13	Being hostile to everyone is NOT a bug. It is intended. But somehow I do not think husks, whatever they are, should give birth to normal version. Or give birth at all. Or get spored by male normal version.

(0019898) Coolthulhu (reporter) 2012-02-16 21:12	>Being hostile to everyone is NOT a bug. Sounds to me like it is, since all other undead hordes (a bunch of kittens across the river, now killed by goblins after a surprising LOOONG fight) act as allies. Those 2 adult cat husks were fighting (without doing any damage) for few years, they only stopped after ganging up on living kittens. I think it happens when the cloud catches 2 creatures in mid-fight, but I'm not sure.