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0010777Dwarf FortressPathfindingpublic2018-05-31 07:322020-02-09 11:09
Shardj 
lethosor 
normalmajoralways
assignedopen 
LNPWindows
0.44.10 
 
0010777: Dwarves won't path out of water higher than 4/7
https://imgur.com/a/Pc36797 [^]
Drop your dwarves in a pool of 4/7+ water and watch them be completely unable to path out
0.47.02
Issue History
2018-05-31 07:32ShardjNew Issue
2018-05-31 10:15lethosorNote Added: 0038411
2018-05-31 10:15lethosorAssigned To => lethosor
2018-05-31 10:15lethosorStatusnew => needs feedback
2018-05-31 11:43ShardjNote Added: 0038412
2018-05-31 11:43ShardjStatusneeds feedback => assigned
2018-05-31 11:55ShardjNote Edited: 0038412bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0038412#r15628
2018-05-31 12:01ShardjNote Added: 0038413
2018-05-31 12:02ShardjNote Edited: 0038413bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0038413#r15630
2018-05-31 16:11ShardjNote Added: 0038414
2018-05-31 16:16ShardjNote Edited: 0038414bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0038414#r15632
2018-05-31 16:17ShardjNote Edited: 0038414bug_revision_view_page.php?bugnote_id=0038414#r15633
2018-05-31 16:17FantasticDorfNote Added: 0038415
2018-05-31 16:18ShardjNote Added: 0038416
2018-05-31 16:21ShardjNote Added: 0038417
2018-05-31 16:33ShardjNote Added: 0038418
2018-05-31 16:36ShardjNote Added: 0038419
2018-05-31 17:18ShardjNote Added: 0038420
2018-05-31 17:34ShardjIssue Monitored: Shardj
2020-02-07 05:01JwguyNote Added: 0039932
2020-02-09 11:09lethosorTag Attached: 0.47.02

Notes
(0038411)
lethosor   
2018-05-31 10:15   
How skilled are they at swimming? A save (http://dffd.bay12games.com/ [^]) would make it easier to reproduce than a screenshot.
(0038412)
Shardj   
2018-05-31 11:43   
(edited on: 2018-05-31 11:55)
They're gaining swimming skills while standing there, currently just dabbling. I'll let them gain swimming to level 2 and see if it resolves the issue. Also here's a save from before they're dropped, press f2 to find the levers, it's the top left lever. Then press f1 again to jump back up to viewing the issue once the bridge is retracted. https://www.dropbox.com/s/jylm5egudu45yta/region1%20%281%29.zip?dl=0 [^]

(0038413)
Shardj   
2018-05-31 12:01   
(edited on: 2018-05-31 12:02)
Reaching level 2 swimming doesn't resolve the issue. Also, raise the water level to 7 with dfhack and they'll climb out (but still won't walk it).

(0038414)
Shardj   
2018-05-31 16:11   
(edited on: 2018-05-31 16:17)
~~I tried placing a dwarf in the water on the bottom of the step using DFHack's teleport command, he pauses for a little while and says the usual *jobtitle*(no activity) but then he goes up. If you place him one tile away from a step you have the normal issue.~~

Edit: I think I was mistaken, trying this again now and the dwarf seems to be able to path ok when placed close to (within view) of the stairs

Also a note, I know in the save I provided above the first stairs hatch is locked, you should unlock it for testing. This was because locked initially because I wanted them to take the long route.

(0038415)
FantasticDorf   
2018-05-31 16:17   
I can say i've experienced a related variant of this bug with aquatic creatures (with provided save) also, likely attributed to their lack of movement in fortress mode when in deep fluids with natural swimmer abilities. 0010135

To summarise my admittedly retrospectively convoluted report, river dwelling creatures are chronically fearful of water for pathing and will only make a break to leave rivers when the water level drops below 4/7 to naturally leave from the adjacent river edge exit paradoxically stranding and dying if they are pure aquatic (in-save examples provided).
(0038416)
Shardj   
2018-05-31 16:18   
Another test, I tried removing the hatches, this has no affect
(0038417)
Shardj   
2018-05-31 16:21   
@FantasticDorf

Yeah that looks like the same underlying issue
(0038418)
Shardj   
2018-05-31 16:33   
Okay so weirdly enough, the dwarf I was using to test if being close to the stairs makes a difference (Atir Bisollor) actually now seems to be able to path from anywhere. Other dwarves are still non-pathing. This dwarf has no skill difference in swimming skill to the others. As far as I can see the only thing he has over other dwarves in the water is slightly higher social skills.

Here is a save with him pathing correctly while the others don't https://www.dropbox.com/s/eudcf3vgi1s87es/region1%20%282%29.zip?dl=0 [^]
(0038419)
Shardj   
2018-05-31 16:36   
Okay, so if you now lock the close by stairs hatch he can no longer path again. Seems like from my earlier stairs testing he somehow learnt how to get to those close stairs out, but not how to path to the other further exit
(0038420)
Shardj   
2018-05-31 17:18   
So after leaving them for a while he's now pathing to the further exit ok. All in all this is very inconsistent
(0039932)
Jwguy   
2020-02-07 05:01   
Just want to note this is still an issue in 0.47.2, two years later. Combined with cave-in suction when removing floors, it makes building near bodies of water extremely !FUN!