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v0.31:Ghost
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Ghosts are the wandering remnants of intelligent dead creatures (and dwarves). They have a chance of appearing if corpses are not properly Template:L or Template:L. They haunt their best friends and follow them around on the same tile, and may linger around areas they frequented in life. Even babies can become ghosts and there are currentv31.18 reports that dwarves can grow up while dead and even die of old age.
Ghosts appear to walk through walls and cannot be harmed by atom-smashing. They can be dismissed by burying the remains or by engraving rock slabs in memory of the deceased.
They can also be targeted in the Squad kill screen (s,k) even though they won't actually be attacked.
Additionally, ghosts can do the following to the living:
- <ghost> sucks the wind out of <dwarf>
- <ghost> raises a high fever in <dwarf>
- <ghost> makes <dwarf> convulse and retch
- <ghost> inflicts excruciating pain upon <dwarf>
- <ghost> causes a spell of dizziness in <dwarf>
- <ghost> paralyzes <dwarf>
- <ghost> stuns <dwarf>
- <dwarf> is throwing a tantrum, possessed by <ghost>
- <ghost> has risen and is haunting the fortress!
- <ghost> is following <dwarf>
- <item> has been misplaced. No doubt <ghost> is to blame!
- <ghost> is throwing objects around the fortress!
- <ghost> can be heard howling throughout the fortress!
| Type | Cause | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Murderous Ghost | Berserk | Murders Dwarves. |
| Sadistic Ghost | Berserk | Batters, scares & paralyses Dwarves (capable of scaring a dwarf to death). |
| Violent Ghost | Berserk | Batters Dwarves. |
| Angry Ghost | Berserk | Batters Dwarves. |
| Moaning Spirit | ??? | Troubles one unfortunate dwarf at a time. |
| Howling Spirit | ??? | Makes sleeping difficult. |
| Secretive Poltergeist | ??? | Misplaces Items. |
| Energetic Poltergeist | ??? | Topples furniture, such as chairs. |
| Troublesome Poltergeist | ??? | Misplaces items, may topple furniture and pull levers (Confirmation?) |
| Restless Haunt | Troubled life history. | Drifts around place of death and frequented locations. Also haunts dwarves, causing unhappy thoughts. |
| Forlorn Haunt | "Accidental" death | Drifts around place of death and frequented locations. |
Bugs
Ghost names that can't be engraved on a slab and nameless slab engravings. Bug:3708