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Author Topic: Potential bug, sand not collecting.  (Read 1219 times)

Kobold6

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Potential bug, sand not collecting.
« on: May 22, 2020, 07:45:57 pm »
Okay, so I think I've got a bug. I've got 'sand' on the embark, but on the cave moss covered stairs I'm unable to collect any sand. I've previously collected sand or clay on stairs and over cave moss, and I was unable to collect from there even when there was no cave moss. I've half a mind to futher dig out the aquifer to see if being unable to collect sand is consistent.

I've made a few bug reports that were silly before, so I'd actually like the bug reports forum available to discuss bugs just to make sure I'm going to report something sensible.

Thoughts, diagnosis procedures, etc?

I'm using the latest version.
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anewaname

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Re: Potential bug, sand not collecting.
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2020, 08:29:08 pm »
Moss will block sand collection, but sand zones allow access to the tiles adjacent to the zone, so they probably were using a tile adjacent to the stairs. You can, and usually need to, build a floor grate to protect a sand or clay source.
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Kobold6

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Re: Potential bug, sand not collecting.
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2020, 10:01:09 pm »
Thank you, problem solved. I had memories that stairs and cave moss blocked sand. Guess I should have experimented a bit more.
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PatrikLundell

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Re: Potential bug, sand not collecting.
« Reply #3 on: May 23, 2020, 03:08:55 am »
I'll chime in to say that asking on the forum first before writing a (possibly questionable) bug report is the best alternative. Thanks for that.
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