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[TheOnlySolitaire]

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How could you ensure that a military dwarf always did it and not a civilian? Burrow designations?

It'd be easier to test in a small fort, but essentially, you should just need to have a trained dwarf soldier off-duty, so that normal labors are enabled, then disable all animal hauling on other dwarves - this will mean only the soldier can pit (I think).
Unless pitting is like harvesting or deconstruction..

In which case, have EVERY dwarf be drafted into a squad, then keep all except the selected trained and disciplined dwarf be off-duty when you designate the pitting job.

Hopefully that will ensure the soldier pits a creature.



If we can prove that BOTH trained and untrained dwarves are unable to pit properly, then its a bug and we should report it.
Otherwise, it's just a new thing to deal with in a fort.

[Dwachs]

Still there is the part that makes the dwarf that opens the cage an emeny of the fortress.

[TheOnlySolitaire]

Still there is the part that makes the dwarf that opens the cage an enemy of the fortress.

Lets deal with that when we get to it, if they can't pit anyway, it may all be related anyway.

Does anyone have any forts in a position to test if pitting is bugged or not?

[Grahar]

Yesterday, toady posted this:

stopped led creatures from wandering away from leader

I think thhis means the bug is fixed in the nect version.

[RagingDragon]

Hello there fellow forters. I've been following this topic and just wanted to say that same thing happened in my little fort.

Had about 8 Elven buttholes that I'd been saving in cage traps for some marksdwarf target practice, followed the wiki guide, and when the dwarf goes to do the pitting, they freak and run when they open the cage, even with an unarmed/unarmored Elf.

The military attacks them I think on the basis that they basically released a prisoner? That's the only thing that makes sense to me. Haven't tried the getting an off-duty soldier to do it but for now I guess the best option is lever-opening the cages.

[therahedwig]

Yeah, that bug is fixed next version.

[Jacko13]

I have just replicated this bug with version .40.08. Used to do it all the time with previous versions so pretty sure I know how it works.

Pit is a 1x1 into a 2 level drop with a hatch on the top.

 I stationed military dwarves nearby to contain any escapes. They started a fight with the dwarf leading the escapee and the casualties were quite simply staggering.

Anybody else still seeing this problem?

[Jacko13]

With further experimentation I think I figured out the problem.  The first goblin in the pit is fine.  As the second is about to be cast in the hauler dwarf takes fright (despite the hatch) and drops the goblin. Hence all OK as long as you only do one at a time.