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[numerobis]

When my dwarves put a dead dwarf in a coffin, the corpse decomposes in the grave, and at the final stage, the bones pop out and need to be reburied.  I find this ... disturbing.

[Sean Mirrsen]

Are you playing a haunted/terrifying area?
It might be some residual information or function from the "dead rise and stalk the living" feature, that was supposedly implemented at some point, then deactivated. I dunno why, but I just like that lil' function. Just tame the undead, and you've got your necromantic fortress.  

[numerobis]

quote:Originally posted by Sean Mirrsen:
<STRONG>Are you playing a haunted/terrifying area?</STRONG>

No.  It's some version of nice and happy, which is why I am currently busy adding 60 graves to my 100.

[numerobis]

I forgot to mention: the clothes also creep out of the coffins.

[Tahin]

The dead are rising! Albeit temporarily....

[Quintin Stone]

Weird.  This was a problem in 33a (and some other early 33's) that I have not seen ever occur in 33g.  You're positive you're running 33g?

[axus]

I've seen an item or two start blinking on top of graves, haven't actually had their bones come out yet though.  I don't dwell on my coffin room much, though.

[numerobis]

quote:Originally posted by axus:
<STRONG>I've seen an item or two start blinking on top of graves, haven't actually had their bones come out yet though.  I don't dwell on my coffin room much, though.</STRONG>

Indeed; I got a lot of practice dealing with graves in Landsdiamond  

To a previous poster: definitely df_27_169_33g_s.  I also have f, and before that it was 0.23, but I haven't run those in a while.

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[ January 24, 2008: Message edited by: benoit.hudson ]

[Furious Fish]

I've also had this occur with .33g.
The clothes coming out is the weirdest part. There are four filled coffins in my fortress, and on top of each one, a single sock has appeared. Just one sock on each one, and they all appeared after the graves were sealed off (floor built on top of the down staircase). Bizarre.

[penguinofhonor]

quote:Originally posted by Furious Fish:
<STRONG>I've also had this occur with .33g.
The clothes coming out is the weirdest part. There are four filled coffins in my fortress, and on top of each one, a single sock has appeared. Just one sock on each one, and they all appeared after the graves were sealed off (floor built on top of the down staircase). Bizarre.</STRONG>

Keep those stairways sealed; I bet those socks want vengeance.

[Dwarf] cancels store item in coffin: interrupted by angry sock.

[Torak]

I cant help but laugh when I imagine a dwarf watching some bones or clothes pop out of a coffin.

[Thakh]

Socks popping up is still rather common in 38a, not sure how it is in 38c!

[Draco18s]

quote:Originally posted by Thakh:
<STRONG>Socks popping up is still rather common in 38a, not sure how it is in 38c!</STRONG>

Still popping.

[Kagus]

You superstitious fools make me sick.  This has nothing to do with poppycock like zombie socks or skeletal dwarves rising from the dead, it's a simple and logical matter of pressure build-up inside the coffin from decomposition gasses released from the dead body.

Eventually, after enough gas has expanded, the pressure inside the coffin is too great and a small "burp" occurs, perhaps causing some small item to be carried along by the force.

Really, such hocus-pocus nonsense should come from the ignorant mouths of children, not educated people such as yourselves.

[wallish]

quote:Originally posted by Kagus:
<STRONG>You superstitious fools make me sick.  This has nothing to do with poppycock like zombie socks or skeletal dwarves rising from the dead, it's a simple and logical matter of pressure build-up inside the coffin from decomposition gasses released from the dead body.

Eventually, after enough gas has expanded, the pressure inside the coffin is too great and a small "burp" occurs, perhaps causing some small item to be carried along by the force.

Really, such hocus-pocus nonsense should come from the ignorant mouths of children, not educated people such as yourselves.</STRONG>

And the skeletal carps tearing apart the legendary miner?