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fuzzymonkey

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Why is my 3 month old dwarven baby severely cave adapted?
« on: December 14, 2014, 10:24:21 pm »
From the wiki article, cave adaptation is suppose to take a long time, up to two years. However, my 3 month old dwarf baby is already severely cave adapted and vomiting a ton. I also have an outdoor meeting area which I'm fairly sure he and his mother spend a lot of time in.

How is it possible that the baby (but not his mother) is severely cave adapted, despite spending lots of time outdoors?




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Re: Why is my 3 month old dwarven baby severely cave adapted?
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2014, 04:35:11 am »
I think cave adaption for babies has been introduced somewhere in the .40 cycle; presumably because the child spent nine months in a dark cave...
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Re: Why is my 3 month old dwarven baby severely cave adapted?
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2014, 03:38:11 pm »
That is amazing and just so... dwarf fortress.  8)
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Re: Why is my 3 month old dwarven baby severely cave adapted?
« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2014, 06:59:43 pm »
Indeed I have noticed, in my 40.19 fortress, a 7 mo-1yro baby of mine also seems to "felt aversion at being out in the sunshine again".
I was wondering where all the random vomit was coming from...  :P I figured it was dwarfs seeing hated vermins though.
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Re: Why is my 3 month old dwarven baby severely cave adapted?
« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2014, 07:12:34 pm »
I hope cave adaptation can be turned down a bit.
They are dorfs, they can stay sane without sleeping for 6 months, they only eat/drink once per month, but...

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Re: Why is my 3 month old dwarven baby severely cave adapted?
« Reply #5 on: December 16, 2014, 02:10:24 am »
That's because of the time he spent in a cave before he was born.

Sorry

EDIT: Damn, didn't read Larix's post
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Re: Why is my 3 month old dwarven baby severely cave adapted?
« Reply #6 on: December 16, 2014, 09:15:12 pm »
Looking at the rest of the image, those are some sophisticated opinions for a baby.
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Re: Why is my 3 month old dwarven baby severely cave adapted?
« Reply #7 on: December 16, 2014, 11:33:29 pm »
Can you guys link to the specific changelog?
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Re: Why is my 3 month old dwarven baby severely cave adapted?
« Reply #8 on: December 17, 2014, 08:50:03 am »
From what I've seen, I think that babies born underground are instantly fully cave adapted, resulting in vomit everywhere the next time the mother goes on a hauling job. I invested in olivine floors after a baby boom so no one would notice.
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Re: Why is my 3 month old dwarven baby severely cave adapted?
« Reply #9 on: December 17, 2014, 08:51:35 am »
Nope, its happened in fortresses that are strictly above ground.  Cave adaptation is present on newborns.

Quote from: pisskop on November 27, 2014, 11:58:32 pm
Ummm, 5 days old and cave adaptation?  Kind of . . . interesting statement on wombs :P
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