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smithms

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Why... is this cat wearing clothing?
« on: October 06, 2014, 02:02:50 am »

I'm playing adventure mode in 0.40.12.  I just looked at a stray cat(Tame).  It's wearing a dress.  And four silk socks.  And shoes. And pants.  And a toga.  And a cloak.  And a hat.  Is this normal cat behavior? I don't remember any of my cats in fortress mode being dressed.
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Re: Why... is this cat wearing clothing?
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2014, 03:20:35 am »

It might be related to Today's update in September, where you can read:

"Stopped fort animals from getting clothing during unretire after being visited by adventurer"
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Re: Why... is this cat wearing clothing?
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2014, 03:50:28 am »

Aww! He thinks he's people!

It was fixed in 0.40.13.
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Re: Why... is this cat wearing clothing?
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2014, 04:03:41 am »

BECAUSE. HE IS CATLORD.

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Re: Why... is this cat wearing clothing?
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2014, 04:46:11 am »

He is probably a dwarf polimorfed by a syndrome. Check for dust.
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Re: Why... is this cat wearing clothing?
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2014, 07:43:02 am »

He is probably a dwarf polimorfed by a syndrome. Check for dust.
...except that's not something that actually happens unless significant mods are being used (which the OP did not indicate, thus we must assume vanilla raws).
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Re: Why... is this cat wearing clothing?
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2014, 07:59:54 am »

He is probably a dwarf polimorfed by a syndrome. Check for dust.
...except that's not something that actually happens unless significant mods are being used (which the OP did not indicate, thus we must assume vanilla raws).

It would be fantastic if it did tho.

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Re: Why... is this cat wearing clothing?
« Reply #7 on: October 06, 2014, 09:44:48 am »

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Re: Why... is this cat wearing clothing?
« Reply #8 on: October 06, 2014, 11:59:39 am »

No one made a Cat in the Hat reference? Or a Puss in Boots reference?
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Re: Why... is this cat wearing clothing?
« Reply #9 on: October 06, 2014, 02:24:27 pm »

Puss in Boots!

No one made a Cat in the Hat reference? Or a Puss in Boots reference?
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Re: Why... is this cat wearing clothing?
« Reply #10 on: October 06, 2014, 02:34:41 pm »

Yes, vanilla raws.  Fresh world, with no fortresses played in it.  And yet, I have a steel shield and a steel breastplate.  How did that happen?  Took them off of goblins, of all things.  Isn't that another thing that isn't supposed to happen?

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Re: Why... is this cat wearing clothing?
« Reply #11 on: October 06, 2014, 03:10:43 pm »

No one made a Cat in the Hat reference? Or a Puss in Boots reference?
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But.. but.. those are male cats. This one has a dress and toga. It must be Bastet!

This was a fantastic bug. Animals had clothing and you couldn't walk into a town without FPS slowing to a snail's pace because there was also a bug where towns would have thousands upon thousands of animals. So, instead of your typical cat-splosions, and your typical sock-splosions, you would have thousands upon thousands of cat-sock-splosions that would crash the game. It was so utterly dwarfy we called bullshit on the "accident" and Toady said nothing more.   :-X  :D

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Re: Why... is this cat wearing clothing?
« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2014, 04:32:47 pm »

Reminds me of when I sloppily modded gorillas to use in adventure mode (and use weaponry/armor/backpacks) and got this:

If I'd looked at the body layout I would have been warned that gorillas have 4 (sandaled) feet, and no hands :D Pleasant surprises :>

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Re: Why... is this cat wearing clothing?
« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2014, 04:35:12 pm »

Perhaps it is a highly evolved cat?

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Re: Why... is this cat wearing clothing?
« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2014, 04:42:44 pm »

Perhaps it is a highly evolved cat?

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