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Author Topic: Bug #3708: Ghost names that can't be engraved on a slab (Workaround??)  (Read 601 times)

NTJedi

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So some human merchants/soldiers were slaughtered by a goblin siege and it looks like I have at least three of them with this bug.  No ghosts yet, however I want to do anything/everything possible to avoid this bug because the last thing I need is a permanent ghost(s) killing/scaring my dwarves.  Upon reading the details of the bug it seems one individual wrote a memory hack which worked as a workaround. 

Where might I find this workaround online?


Also would moving their corpses to the corner edge of the map help keep the ghosts only haunting the corner thus far away from my dwarves?
« Last Edit: March 24, 2012, 12:06:22 pm by NTJedi »
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Tolisk

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I think only dwarves can become ghosts.
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Loud Whispers

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1. Only members of your own civ will produce ghosts. This includes merchants/guards from your civ.
2. Ghosts will spawn everywhere and follow Dwarfs they'd never seen in life before. Moving their corpse does nothing.

NTJedi

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That's really good news that only dwarves can be ghosts.   So I estimate the wiki ghost definition is incorrect??

*After the death of an intelligent creature or a dwarf   *

I would think human soldiers/merchants would be intelligent.
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Loud Whispers

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I'm working off .31 knowledge, and the fact that I've never seen a goblin spawn a ghost in .34

NTJedi

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I'm working off .31 knowledge, and the fact that I've never seen a goblin spawn a ghost in .34
Of course not goblins, but what about human merchants/soldiers?
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Tolisk

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Im pretty sure its just Dwarves
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Loud Whispers

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I'm working off .31 knowledge, and the fact that I've never seen a goblin spawn a ghost in .34
Of course not goblins, but what about human merchants/soldiers?
Goblins have the [INTELLIGENT] tag too.

So my .31 knowledge isn't outdated then ^~^