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0004504Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Stockpilespublic2011-04-12 00:092012-06-08 04:25
Dialock 
 
normalminoralways
newopen 
IBM
0.31.25 
 
0004504: Military and civilian dwarves will indefinitly move armor about.
Have been noticing this with the recent updates. Military is assigned a specific uniform that I design. Military is inactive with a barracks. for training when not working. I start military with nothing ready then make each layer of armor in groups of 10. According to the military screen they have their equipment issued to them (green weapon rack.)

Random military and idle civilians will congregate around armor stock pile. With the civilians hauling the armor around. This action continues even when squad is activating. Causing fun during FB visits. Removing the armor stockpile does not stop this they will just stand about on top of armor.
1. Make a squad
2. Assign uniform
3. Make armor
4. Have an armor stockpile.
I think what is happening is as armor is being made, military dwarfs go to pick it up from stock pile. At the same time another identical piece is made only slightly better. Dwarf drops lesser piece to go for new piece. Lesser piece is hualed back to stockpile by civilian thus making it 'available' to be picked up by another military guy. This creates an infinite loop.
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child of 0000535acknowledged Toady One Equipping weapons/armor on military is erratic 
Issue History
2011-04-12 00:09DialockNew Issue
2011-04-12 11:40KogutNote Added: 0017317
2011-04-12 12:15QuietustNote Added: 0017321
2011-04-12 20:01DialockNote Added: 0017329
2012-01-12 16:06FootkerchiefRelationship addedchild of 0000535
2012-03-20 19:48FootkerchiefNote Added: 0021618
2012-03-26 11:56thvazIssue Monitored: thvaz
2012-06-08 04:25KogutNote Added: 0022904

Notes
(0017317)
Kogut   
2011-04-12 11:40   
Please post savegame: "Steps To Reproduce" for me result in nothing wrong.
(0017321)
Quietust   
2011-04-12 12:15   
Are any of your military assigned to perform mining, wood cutting, or hunting?
(0017329)
Dialock   
2011-04-12 20:01   
Save is uploaded...

http://dffd.wimbli.com/file.php?id=4207 [^]

 I initially disbanded the squad then designed a uniform similar to the one I used in 31.18 which did not have this problem. Only difference is that I incorporated a robe in .19-.25.

No Miners, hunters, or woodcutters in any of my squads.
(0021618)
Footkerchief   
2012-03-20 19:48   
Toady may need an up-to-date save (0.34.02+) to fix this problem. It would be helpful for someone to upload a save to http://dffd.wimbli.com/ [^] and post the link here.
(0022904)
Kogut   
2012-06-08 04:25   
Steps To Reproduce are too vague to attempt reproducing the bug, I never encountered this bug :(