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Zippy: v53.06

2025-11-25T18:18:05Z

v53.06

Silverwing235 at 23:13, 17 December 2024

2024-12-17T23:13:08Z

Silverwing235: simplify wordiness

2024-12-17T23:12:38Z

simplify wordiness

Zippy at 22:28, 17 December 2024

2024-12-17T22:28:42Z

Silverwing235 at 20:28, 19 November 2024

2024-11-19T20:28:45Z

134.238.243.99: Corpse sprites are not changed by the age of the creature.

2024-11-19T17:29:54Z

Corpse sprites are not changed by the age of the creature.

Zippy at 21:26, 14 August 2024

2024-08-14T21:26:11Z

Zippy: Added info.

2024-04-08T09:57:55Z

Added info.

Zippy at 09:06, 2 June 2023

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Zippy at 07:06, 23 January 2023

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 A corpse has several levels of decay. It will begin as "(creature or name) corpse", progress to "rotten (creature or name) corpse", "(creature or name) partially decayed corpse", and finally to "(creature or name) skeleton" remaining at the final level indefinitely.  If the creature had had parts ripped or cut off before death, the corpse will be described as "mutilated corpse" and "partial skeleton" in the respective descriptions, and the parts (if still on the map) will decay into a type of [[bone]], depending on the part.  A creature with parts that were destroyed (i.e. exploded into gore, cloven asunder, torn into shreds, etc.) before death will be described as a "mangled corpse".
-Graphically, when a creature dies, the sprite will be rotated or flipped vertically, as well as having significantly less color to it. Sprites of creatures that walk upright will appear as lying down, or rotated 90° clockwise. Creatures such as fish will appear as being flipped vertically. Large creature sprites that take up the space of multiple tiles at once will be shrunk down to fit within one tile.
+Graphically, when a creature dies, the sprite will be rotated or flipped vertically, as well as having significantly less color to it. Sprites of creatures that walk upright will appear as lying down, or rotated 90° clockwise. Creatures such as fish will appear as being flipped vertically. Dead creatures that don't have a corpse sprite will appear as a skeleton or liquid blob, depending on their body types.
 Note that some creatures do not have their own dedicated corpse sprites, such as procedurally-generated creatures like [[megabeast]]s, [[experiment]]s and [[demon]]s. Instead, any pixels that are outside the tile they died on will disappear. This same phenomenon also applies to [[werebeast]]s and insect vermin that can appear in a swarm, such as [[Fly|flies]], [[blood gnat]]s and [[honey bee]]s.

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 Graphically, when a creature dies, the sprite will be rotated or flipped vertically, as well as having significantly less color to it. Sprites of creatures that walk upright will appear as lying down, or rotated 90° clockwise. Creatures such as fish will appear as being flipped vertically. Large creature sprites that take up the space of multiple tiles at once will be shrunk down to fit within one tile.
-Note that some creatures do not have their own dedicated corpse sprites, such as procedurally-generated creatures like [[megabeast]]s, [[experiment]]s and [[demon]]s. Instead, any pixels that are outside the tile they died on will disappear. This same phenomenon also applies to [[werebeast]]s,and insect vermin that can appear in a swarm, such as [[Fly|flies]], [[blood gnat]]s and [[honey bee]]s.
+Note that some creatures do not have their own dedicated corpse sprites, such as procedurally-generated creatures like [[megabeast]]s, [[experiment]]s and [[demon]]s. Instead, any pixels that are outside the tile they died on will disappear. This same phenomenon also applies to [[werebeast]]s and insect vermin that can appear in a swarm, such as [[Fly|flies]], [[blood gnat]]s and [[honey bee]]s.
 ==Use==

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 Graphically, when a creature dies, the sprite will be rotated or flipped vertically, as well as having significantly less color to it. Sprites of creatures that walk upright will appear as lying down, or rotated 90° clockwise. Creatures such as fish will appear as being flipped vertically. Large creature sprites that take up the space of multiple tiles at once will be shrunk down to fit within one tile.
-Note that some creatures do not have their own dedicated corpse sprites, such as procedurally-generated creatures like [[megabeast]]s, [[experiment]]s and [[demon]]s. Instead, any pixels that are outside the tile they died on will disappear. This same phenomenon also applies to [[werebeast]]s. Insect vermin that can appear in a swarm, such as [[Fly|flies]], [[blood gnat]]s and [[honey bee]]s, do not have their own corpse sprite.
+Note that some creatures do not have their own dedicated corpse sprites, such as procedurally-generated creatures like [[megabeast]]s, [[experiment]]s and [[demon]]s. Instead, any pixels that are outside the tile they died on will disappear. This same phenomenon also applies to [[werebeast]]s,and insect vermin that can appear in a swarm, such as [[Fly|flies]], [[blood gnat]]s and [[honey bee]]s.
 ==Use==
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 Seeing body parts and corpses of sapient creatures, in general, can cause dwarves with insufficient [[discipline]] to become horrified, leading them to cancel their current task and run away. A [[caravan]] that sees corpses may decide to not trade. After some time, dwarves may get used to seeing dead bodies.
-Improperly stored corpses can be a great source of FUN in the event a necromancer enters combat. (protip: NEVER assign a necromancer the hunting labor.)
+Improperly stored corpses can be a great source of !!FUN!! in the event a necromancer enters combat. (protip: NEVER assign a necromancer the hunting labor.)
 ==Reanimation==

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-[[File:corpse_sprite_preview.png|right]]A '''corpse''' is the [[death|dead]] body of a [[creature]];  the corpses of vermin are called '''remains'''. The [[labor]] for [[hauling]] corpses is either [[refuse hauling]] or [[burial]], depending on the corpse type.
+[[File:corpse_sprite_preview.png|right]]A '''corpse''' is the [[death|dead]] body of a [[creature]];  the corpses of [[vermin]] are called '''remains'''. The [[labor]] for [[hauling]] corpses is either [[refuse hauling]] or [[burial]], depending on the corpse type.
 A corpse has several levels of decay. It will begin as "(creature or name) corpse", progress to "rotten (creature or name) corpse", "(creature or name) partially decayed corpse", and finally to "(creature or name) skeleton" remaining at the final level indefinitely.  If the creature had had parts ripped or cut off before death, the corpse will be described as "mutilated corpse" and "partial skeleton" in the respective descriptions, and the parts (if still on the map) will decay into a type of [[bone]], depending on the part.  A creature with parts that were destroyed (i.e. exploded into gore, cloven asunder, torn into shreds, etc.) before death will be described as a "mangled corpse".
 Graphically, when a creature dies, the sprite will be rotated or flipped vertically, as well as having significantly less color to it. Sprites of creatures that walk upright will appear as lying down, or rotated 90° clockwise. Creatures such as fish will appear as being flipped vertically. Large creature sprites that take up the space of multiple tiles at once will be shrunk down to fit within one tile.
-Note that some creatures do not have their own dedicated corpse sprites, such as procedurally-generated creatures like [[megabeast]]s, [[experiment]]s and [[demon]]s. Instead, any pixels that are outside the tile they died on will disappear. This same phenomenon also applies to [[werebeast]]s.
+Note that some creatures do not have their own dedicated corpse sprites, such as procedurally-generated creatures like [[megabeast]]s, [[experiment]]s and [[demon]]s. Instead, any pixels that are outside the tile they died on will disappear. This same phenomenon also applies to [[werebeast]]s. Insect vermin that can appear in a swarm, such as [[Fly|flies]], [[blood gnat]]s and [[honey bee]]s, do not have their own corpse sprite.
 ==Use==

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 [[File:corpse_sprite_preview.png|right]]A '''corpse''' is the [[death|dead]] body of a [[creature]];  the corpses of vermin are called '''remains'''. The [[labor]] for [[hauling]] corpses is either [[refuse hauling]] or [[burial]], depending on the corpse type.
-A corpse has several levels of decay. It will begin as "(creature or name) corpse", progress to "rotten (creature or name) corpse", "(creature or name) partially decayed corpse", and finally to "(creature or name) skeleton", and will remain at the final level indefinitely.  If the creature had had parts ripped or cut off before death, the corpse will be described as "mutilated corpse" and "partial skeleton" in the respective descriptions, and the parts (if still on the map) will decay into a type of bone depending on the part.  A creature with parts that were destroyed (i.e. exploded into gore, cloven asunder, torn into shreds, etc.) before death will be described as a "mangled corpse".
+A corpse has several levels of decay. It will begin as "(creature or name) corpse", progress to "rotten (creature or name) corpse", "(creature or name) partially decayed corpse", and finally to "(creature or name) skeleton" remaining at the final level indefinitely.  If the creature had had parts ripped or cut off before death, the corpse will be described as "mutilated corpse" and "partial skeleton" in the respective descriptions, and the parts (if still on the map) will decay into a type of [[bone]], depending on the part.  A creature with parts that were destroyed (i.e. exploded into gore, cloven asunder, torn into shreds, etc.) before death will be described as a "mangled corpse".
 Graphically, when a creature dies, the sprite will be rotated or flipped vertically, as well as having significantly less color to it. Sprites of creatures that walk upright will appear as lying down, or rotated 90° clockwise. Creatures such as fish will appear as being flipped vertically. Large creature sprites that take up the space of multiple tiles at once will be shrunk down to fit within one tile.
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 ==Use==
-Letting corpses naturally rot is the only way to get usable bones from creatures that dwarves refuse to butcher (such as [[goblin]]s, [[elves]], and other [[DF2012:Learns|sentient]] creatures), according to their ethics (unless you modded the ethics). Cutting a live goblin up using serrated blade traps or throwing them down extreme heights (such that they explode) will generate usable goblin bones and skulls. Already-dead corpses can be reanimated with the help of a [[necromancer]], or naturally if you are in any type of evil embark, and then dissected. Remains of vermin, however, simply progress from "(vermin) remains" to "rotten (vermin) remains" before simply vanishing.
+Letting corpses naturally rot is the only way to get usable bones from creatures that dwarves refuse to butcher (such as [[goblin]]s, [[elves]], and other [[DF2012:Learns|sentient]] creatures), according to their ethics (unless you modded the ethics). Cutting a live goblin up using serrated blade traps, or throwing them down extreme heights (such that they explode) will generate usable goblin bones and skulls. Already-dead corpses can be reanimated with the help of a [[necromancer]], or naturally if you are in any type of evil embark, and then dissected. Remains of vermin, however, simply progress from "(vermin) remains" to "rotten (vermin) remains" before simply vanishing.
 [[Butcher]]ing a corpse produces quantities of [[meat]], [[prepared organs]], [[bone]]s, a [[skull]], [[skin]], and [[ivory|nails/hoofs]], as well as [[cartilage]], [[nervous tissue]], and other byproducts.  Body parts can be butchered, presumably for whatever tissues/organs were in the part. "Butchering" a skeleton produces only a skull, bones, cartilage and other non-decaying tissues.  The corpses of very small animals, such as of [[raven]]s, currently cannot be butchered. Also, corpses of tamed (not stray) animals can't be butchered. Being "mangled" does not affect a corpse's ability to be butchered.

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 [[File:corpse_sprite_preview.png|right]]A '''corpse''' is the [[death|dead]] body of a [[creature]];  the corpses of vermin are called '''remains'''. The [[labor]] for [[hauling]] corpses is either [[refuse hauling]] or [[burial]], depending on the corpse type.
 A corpse has several levels of decay. It will begin as "(creature or name) corpse", progress to "rotten (creature or name) corpse", "(creature or name) partially decayed corpse", and finally to "(creature or name) skeleton", and will remain at the final level indefinitely.  If the creature had had parts ripped or cut off before death, the corpse will be described as "mutilated corpse" and "partial skeleton" in the respective descriptions, and the parts (if still on the map) will decay into a type of bone depending on the part.  A creature with parts that were destroyed (i.e. exploded into gore, cloven asunder, torn into shreds, etc.) before death will be described as a "mangled corpse".
-Graphically, when a creature dies, the sprite will be rotated or flipped vertically, as well as having significantly less color to it. Sprites of creatures that walk upright will appear as lying down, or rotated 90° clockwise. Creatures such as fish will appear as being flipped vertically. Large creature sprites that take up the space of multiple tiles at once will be shrunk down to fit within one tile. Unlike their adult variants, the corpses of child and baby creatures will never appear bloodied.
+Graphically, when a creature dies, the sprite will be rotated or flipped vertically, as well as having significantly less color to it. Sprites of creatures that walk upright will appear as lying down, or rotated 90° clockwise. Creatures such as fish will appear as being flipped vertically. Large creature sprites that take up the space of multiple tiles at once will be shrunk down to fit within one tile. Unlike their adult variants, the corpses of child and baby creatures will never appear bloodied (with the exception of [[fish]]).
 Note that some creatures do not have their own dedicated corpse sprites, such as procedurally-generated creatures like [[megabeast]]s, [[experiment]]s and [[demon]]s. Instead, any pixels that are outside the tile they died on will disappear. This same phenomenon also applies to [[werebeast]]s.
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 ==Negative effects==
-Rotting corpses will produce [[miasma]] in subterranean areas, but not above ground.
+Rotting corpses will produce [[miasma]] in subterranean areas, but not above ground. Anyone passing through the miasma will cause an unhappy [[thought]].
-If the corpse of a dwarf is left unburied, it will cause unhappy [[thought]]s in the surviving family and friends. The soul of a dwarf that has not been properly put to rest may [[ghost|return for vengeance]], which can lead to even more [[Tantrum spiral|Fun]].
+If the corpse of a dwarf is left unburied, it will cause unhappy thoughts in the surviving family and friends. However, if the corpse is an enemy or something the passerby does not care about, they will likely feel no emotion when seeing the corpse. It is also possible for individuals to get used to seeing corpses, becoming increasingly desensitized. The soul of a dwarf that has not been properly put to rest may [[ghost|return for vengeance]], which can lead to even more [[Tantrum spiral|Fun]].
 Animal trainers will also receive negative thoughts if an animal they bonded with is allowed to rot. If they bond with an animal who is not a pet and who dies in any manner aside from butchering, it is advisable to quickly atom smash the corpse as there is no other way of actually preventing it from rotting.