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[roBurky]

I've had a few failed fortress starts so far, and in every case, when the caravan arrives, they don't move from where they start. I presume either there's a pathfinding problem, or they don't do anything unless you have a trade depot now.

On my latest fortress (my first one with both wood and stone), the liason found his way down to me, and we had a chat and so on. Then he left, but the merchant still never moved.

Until he and his camel went beserk and killed each other.

I got a free anvil out of it, but it's still pretty odd.

[Toady One]

Were they ever bothered by wilderness creatures?  That was the old bug, which I haven't addressed.  There could be some new issues as well.

[eether13]

I'm having a similar problem with my latest test fortress.  The merchants make it to my trade depot.  They unload and we trade with no problems.  Then the "merchants have departed" anouncement is broadcasted.  However, the merchants never actually leave.  They pack up their goods, then wait around the trade depot until they, and their pack animals go insane and die.  It's happened with the dwarf and elf merchants so far.  It's kind of nice to get all their goods for free, plus axe dwarves to guard my depot.

[Doler 12]

Yep i also got this bug. The traders are leaving, but the are frozen at the trade depot, doing nothing

[Doler 12]

I back up a save. This time i build a trade depot outside. This time the traders are leaving. I think the traders can not find a path when the leave the fort. I think that is the bug So my advice is build the trade depot outside, until Toady knows how to fix this.

[roBurky]

I haven't seen any animals on the maps I've played so far, so I think it unlikely it was due to that.