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Dragooble

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drowning with swimming skill?
« on: January 26, 2009, 08:14:43 pm »

i was recently knocked into a iver by some fish. i had swimming skill but it still said i was drowning. whats with this? im using legendary lands but i've seen this before that.
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Cavalcadeofcats

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Re: drowning with swimming skill?
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2009, 08:52:08 pm »

If you're stunned, you'll drown. Swimming skill or not.

It's really easy to drown in Dwarf Fortress.
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Footkerchief

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Re: drowning with swimming skill?
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2009, 10:32:20 pm »

If you're stunned, you'll drown. Swimming skill or not.

Aside from this, novice-or-below swimmers also panic and start drowning if they a) fall into the water rather than easing into it or b) go below the surface, i.e. dive another Z-level down.
« Last Edit: January 26, 2009, 10:34:10 pm by Footkerchief »
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