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Author Topic: My buildings are being deconstructed without warning.... any idea why?  (Read 1060 times)

ChairmanPoo

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What it says in the thread title. I'm playing the latest version of DF and my buildings and doors seem to be just... breaking down?? I dont know what's causing this...

They're made of stone. Not ice or whatever, before you ask...

ANd I'm not getting any "building destroyed by x" warnings
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Re: My buildings are being deconstructed without warning.... any idea why?
« Reply #1 on: December 22, 2014, 03:31:07 pm »

I saw this recently and it was a Troll running around in my fort tearing everything down.  My dwarves completely ignored him, so I didn't even know he was there until a cage trap caught him.  I didn't get any warnings (not sure if you're supposed too?).
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Re: My buildings are being deconstructed without warning.... any idea why?
« Reply #2 on: December 22, 2014, 03:34:14 pm »

a few versions ago i had a tantrumming dorf running around destroying buildings without any notification, IIRC
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Re: My buildings are being deconstructed without warning.... any idea why?
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2014, 07:03:36 pm »

any possibility that one of your dwarf was infected by a were-creature?
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Re: My buildings are being deconstructed without warning.... any idea why?
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2014, 07:10:06 pm »

Dwarven vandalism?
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Re: My buildings are being deconstructed without warning.... any idea why?
« Reply #5 on: December 22, 2014, 07:26:41 pm »

Do you have a building destroyer creature in your fort ?

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Re: My buildings are being deconstructed without warning.... any idea why?
« Reply #6 on: December 22, 2014, 08:01:15 pm »

It's usually a tantruming dwarf when I have this problem...

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Re: My buildings are being deconstructed without warning.... any idea why?
« Reply #7 on: December 23, 2014, 01:12:52 am »

I vote unexpected were, as well. Sometimes they are unexpectedly sneaky, and they don't were-out for long...
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Re: My buildings are being deconstructed without warning.... any idea why?
« Reply #8 on: December 23, 2014, 08:25:12 am »

any possibility that one of your dwarf was infected by a were-creature?
Werecreatures of your civ will cause an announcement when they transform, so I guess not.
« Last Edit: December 24, 2014, 06:19:20 am by latias1290 »
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Re: My buildings are being deconstructed without warning.... any idea why?
« Reply #9 on: December 23, 2014, 08:54:00 am »

Ive had a single mason, depressed for live, who tantrummed after 6 years and destroyed a few doors and a workshop.
I cannot recall seeing any warning about that happening, except the tantrum message itself.
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Re: My buildings are being deconstructed without warning.... any idea why?
« Reply #10 on: December 25, 2014, 01:24:31 pm »

either its a creature like a troll or ogre that has sneaked into your fort and you havent seen it or is a common case of depressed dorfs. they tend to destroy stuff when stressed and that stuff. specially if having a tantrum spiral
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