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schussel

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caravan teleports?
« on: March 06, 2011, 08:13:43 pm »
first year first liaison ...

he spawns with his trader friedns  on the same spot ..

but somehow the carawan somehow gets teleported down to the caverns (i tapped them on level 1 but walled off .. caravan was brought to cavern 2 or 3 i think (dfreveal atm not working so i cant check) .. the liaison happily entered my fort the normal way

from the messages i can see the guards fight for their life ...

so no trading for me there

any idea how to prevent those teleports?

edit: few minutes later the same guard fighting at the caves  vs a grundle now fights a wolve next to my entrance and  the whole caravan is back ...

note there is no normal connection between those areas .. just plain ground about 25 z-level

WTH? .. those guys know magic i fear
« Last Edit: March 06, 2011, 08:25:08 pm by schussel »
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darkflagrance

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Re: caravan teleports?
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2011, 09:12:32 pm »
Might be the bug where units are able to attack units in a tile of the same x/y coordinates on a different z-level, which incidentally also results in their being teleported to the level of the creature they attack.
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Re: caravan teleports?
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2011, 09:14:15 pm »
Could this be used to deploy soldiers from a tower/cave to the surface?
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Re: caravan teleports?
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2011, 09:26:27 pm »
Quote from: Girlinhat on March 06, 2011, 09:14:15 pm
Could this be used to deploy soldiers from a tower/cave to the surface?

The bug as far as is known is incredibly fickle and unpredictable. However, if you or anyone is willing to perform the science necessary to harness it...all bets are off...
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Re: caravan teleports?
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2011, 11:04:21 pm »
Have tested in arena:

Flying creatures can attack other creatures in z-levels that they shouldn't be able to reach, even through solid rock below them.

Other than that, the bug is fickle and I can't seem to create it.
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Re: caravan teleports?
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2011, 11:23:37 pm »
I've observed this a few times, now that I think about it.  It seems to occur with elk bird and antmen, and it seems like certain castes of antmen can fly...
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