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0002043Dwarf FortressCreaturespublic2010-05-23 09:002014-11-18 15:23
ReporterLogical2u 
Assigned ToFootkerchief 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusconfirmedResolutionopen 
PlatformLG P300 (Laptop)OSWindows 7OS VersionProfessional x64
Product Version0.31.04 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0002043: Grimelings produce skin, bones, meat with [NOSKIN], [NOBONES], [NOMEAT] tags present
DescriptionGrimelings, since they are "plant people", have a vast array of tags that stop them from having any useful bits on them. Specifically, [NOSKULL], [NOSKIN],[NOBONES] and [NOMEAT] tags are present in their RAWs.

However, in arena mode, they can be butchered, producing meat, fat skin and bones. They can also be (somehow) butchered in Dwarf Mode, which resulted in a moody dwarf selecting grimeling bones to work with. I had previously slaughtered a few of them with an axedwarf, but wasn't able to butcher them normally. I'm not sure how the bones got there, but I assume the skeleton was either automatically butchered or the corpses rotted away into nothing.

As well, the bones description has a typo - another superfluous space at the end.
Steps To ReproduceArena mode
Create a grimeling
Let it die
Butcher it with the a button
k over the tile.

Dwarf mode
Not quite so sure - kill a bunch of grimelings and have a butcher's shop available. That, or wait a very long time.
Edit: Based on further investigation, it appears grimeling body parts rot away into bones.
Additional InformationI've doublechecked my raws, and all the tags are present. This is a clean install of 31.04, so no modding was done.

Other creatures with no bone that are available in the arena don't appear to have this occur (Giant Desert Scorpion, ant people, for example).
TagsNo tags attached.
Relationships
related to 0002886resolved Toady One Grimeling has extra tags 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2010-05-23 09:00Logical2uNew Issue
2010-06-13 16:17Logical2uSteps to Reproduce Updatedbug_revision_view_page.php?rev_id=3161#r3161
2010-06-13 16:38smjjamesNote Added: 0008343
2010-06-13 16:39Logical2uDescription Updatedbug_revision_view_page.php?rev_id=3172#r3172
2010-06-13 16:40Logical2uDescription Updatedbug_revision_view_page.php?rev_id=3173#r3173
2010-07-29 09:17DwarfuRelationship addedrelated to 0002886
2010-11-19 08:34QuietustNote Added: 0014019
2014-11-18 13:43JayJayForceNote Added: 0031062
2014-11-18 15:23FootkerchiefAssigned To => Footkerchief
2014-11-18 15:23FootkerchiefStatusnew => confirmed

Notes
(0008343)
smjjames   
2010-06-13 16:38   
I can confirm this still happens in .06 with arena testing.
(0014019)
Quietust   
2010-11-19 08:34   
I just found an iron helm in Adventurer mode that was decorated with slugman bone, so this is definitely still an issue in 0.31.18.
(0031062)
JayJayForce   
2014-11-18 13:43   
Can confirm still present in Arena mode in 0.40.16

Have not tried testing in fort mode or adventure mode.