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CORNERED_FIGHTER works weirdly with monster aggression

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#67,653 opened on Aug 13, 2023

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Description

Describe the bug

The critters affected by it do not seem to fight back.

Attach save file

n/a

Steps to reproduce

  1. Spawn a bear in an enclosed space where it can not run.
  2. Corner it.
  3. Nothing happens.
  4. Hit it.
  5. Nothing happens again.

I might be severely dumb but if I saw that correctly the bear does not even aggro under normal circumstances if you hit it. I also tested with mon_cat and added CORNERED_FIGHTER into its JSON, still no dice.

Expected behavior

The creature gets aggressive.

I wonder if this is another case of a feature silently breaking, like the MEAT placate_trigger.

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Versions and configuration

  • OS: Linux
    • OS Version: LSB Version: n/a; Distributor ID: Arch; Description: Arch Linux; Release: rolling; Codename: n/a;
  • Game Version: 5cca213 [64-bit]
  • Graphics Version: Tiles
  • Game Language: System language []
  • Mods loaded: [ Dark Days Ahead [dda], Disable NPC Needs [no_npc_food], Slowdown Fungal Growth [no_fungal_growth], Bionic Professions [package_bionic_professions] ]

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Research direction
Investigate the monster aggression logic in the game's source code, specifically the CORNERED FIGHTER flag. Trace the conditions under which monsters become aggressive and why they might not fight back when cornered.
Tech stack
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Domain
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