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0006356Dwarf FortressDwarf Mode -- Jobs, Eating/Drinkingpublic2013-07-13 10:422013-09-22 18:00
ReporterPickerel 
Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityhave not tried
StatusnewResolutionopen 
PlatformOSWindows 8OS Version
Product Version0.34.11 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0006356: Miners mine to exclusion of drinking
DescriptionI had designated a large area to be mined out, and then let my miners go at it. I was paying attention enough to note that my miners were thirsty, but thought nothing of it. For too long. Suddenly I got a message "(insertname), miner has died of thirst". I checked, and sure enough, there's the corpse, right next to the other miner who is not yet dead but very thirsty and very unhappy. I have booze present, so I thought maybe it was the stairs, because I am using a different setup than usual... all I did, however, was remove the dig designation and the dwarf suddenly ran for the booze stockpile, down the stairs as appropriate - so it wasn't the stair setup - and died of thirst on the floor with the booze stockpile.
Steps To ReproduceI am reporting it now despite not reproducing it yet, but presumably the method should be easy:
Designate a large area to be mined out, such that the miners will die of thirst long before the area is completed unless they drink. Mine didn't drink - the task seems to have been of lower priority compared to 'dig'.
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Relationships
related to 0002448new  Dwarves Give Water to non-wounded 
related to 0007190new  Miners pace when thirsty 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2013-07-13 10:42PickerelNew Issue
2013-07-13 10:45PickerelNote Added: 0024060
2013-09-22 18:00FootkerchiefNote Added: 0024123
2013-09-22 18:01FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0002448
2014-07-13 00:23FootkerchiefRelationship addedrelated to 0007190

Notes
(0024060)
Pickerel   
2013-07-13 10:45   
Oh, yes, I just remembered: there WERE 'give water' cancellations (because I have no water) but I couldn't tell where they were from because no dwarves seemed to be injured. In hindsight, it was probably the miners dying of thirst.
(0024123)
Footkerchief   
2013-09-22 18:00   
Were these dwarves ever in the military or the hospital?