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[utunnels]

If I want to erase current selected unit from existence, how do I do it?

1) Select an unit/object like you do before calling gm-editor
2) run a script to erase the unit

[Putnam]

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dfhack.gui.getSelectedUnit().animal.vanish_countdown=1

Just put that after "lua" in the command line. You could also set animal.vanish_countdown to 1 with gm-editor.

[utunnels]

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dfhack.gui.getSelectedUnit().animal.vanish_countdown=1

Just put that after "lua" in the command line. You could also set animal.vanish_countdown to 1 with gm-editor.

Thanks.
However, the unit will appear in deceased/missing list.
Is there a way to erase them from the unit list, like that fix/dead-units script?


Edit*
Oh, I think I figured it out.

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local units = df.global.world.units.active
local curunit = dfhack.gui.getSelectedUnit()

for i=#units-1,0,-1 do
    if units[i]==curunit then
        units:erase(i)
        break
    end
end
Now I saved the script as rm.lua, run rm from dfhack command line and the unit just vanished.

[Meph]

This has no negative effect on the save? I imagine that the game might complain in some form or another about units that are suddenly gone without any death message, etc.

[utunnels]

That fix/dead-units script only removes dead units. But dead units are also units. I don't know how the script works. So what happens to the unit? Is it still in memory or the game gets rid of it once for all?

[Roses]

I'm unsure, but I would guess if you just remove a unit from the units list you will get some pretty serious issues (game crashing kind) if the unit was a noble, or in a relationship, or really anything that is connected to some other thing. The fix/dead-units only works on "uninteresting" units, meaning ones that aren't historical figures pretty much. Trying to :erase() a historical figure is bound to cause problems.

[Meph]

I remember deleting units some time ago (when trying to figure out emigration) and the saves always (100% of the time) started crashing. But that was a different command and on 34.11.

[utunnels]

I'm unsure, but I would guess if you just remove a unit from the units list you will get some pretty serious issues (game crashing kind) if the unit was a noble, or in a relationship, or really anything that is connected to some other thing. The fix/dead-units only works on "uninteresting" units, meaning ones that aren't historical figures pretty much. Trying to :erase() a historical figure is bound to cause problems.

I see.

[ptb_ptb]

Could you exile them, and then kill them only after they've left the fortress?

[utunnels]

Perhaps.
My purpose was removing useless units from memory.
But if it is not safe, maybe I'm not going to use it.

By the way, dead-units also removes forgotten beasts. They are certainly historical figures.

[Putnam]

Doesn't fix/dead-units basically remove useless units from memory anyway?

[ptb_ptb]

By the way, dead-units also removes forgotten beasts. They are certainly historical figures.

Are they historical beings _before_ they kill anyone?

[utunnels]

By the way, dead-units also removes forgotten beasts. They are certainly historical figures.

Are they historical beings _before_ they kill anyone?

Yes. You can view them in legends mode.