Goblin died from footman's fierce gaze alone

[Phagocytosis]

Summary: A goblin spontaneously poofed approaching my base when the footman was still a good distance away, just running toward it.

Attachments:
29:40

Versions and mods:
No mods; latest release version in Steam at the time of writing, version 0.1.0 (release 375), according to the title screen.

System information:
DxDiag 2015-06-07.txt (66.6 KB)

[baneblade17]

Pretty sure this is one of the following completely bug free features :

1. A Hearthling has automatically and secretly promoted itself to Witch, and is protecting her den full of victims from external harm.

2. That suspicious tower you are building must be the base of “The Tower of Insert Diety” and no evil entities can enter its vicinity unharmed. Unfortunately the Goblin is seen as Mildly Annoying, which happens to be marginally evil.

3. The Goblin was leveling up it’s run skill, and happened to hit level 1337, unlocking the ‘Faster than Light’ perk. Instantaneously allowing it to zip past your defenses unnoticed, but subsequently into the cliff face over yonder, killing itself instantly and before you could even see it happen.

/edit/
But I may or may not have been running into this bug without noticing. I often find myself hearing battle music starting and stopping with no good reason, often.

[Phagocytosis]

That seems accurate, and is completely hilarious at the same time

As for the battle music starting and stopping, I read about another potential source of that…

Day 20 + -> I quit playing

dear devs and stonehearth fans. I was an early backer of stonehearth on kickstarter because I simply loved the idea (and of course dwarven fortress back in the good old days). i remember the first alpha with a peace of grass and heartkings / rabbits. later the alpha builds where actually building did not work sure there was a lot going on in the last months, so i decided to give the game another try and check the current status. my first game was a disappointment - still so many bug…

@Kent

I was easyly able to satisfy the goblins and realised the music is terribel if they decide to settle nearby. it switches between normal and combat music every time you scroll around so i had to turn off music to continue playing.

[Solus]

Can confirm this. Spontaneous Goblin Combustion

[phector2004]

I’m pretty sure this only happens if you rename your footmen “Chuck Norris” or “phector2004”

[Albert]

Anyone else seeing this? I don’t have enough hints to get a repro. Thanks!

[Solus]

If it helps, I only started noticing it after i’d finished the Goblin campaign and only from the smaller camps. They usually got pretty close to my town, (sometimes even touching a building), before just disappearing.

They didn’t do the poof dead animation, they just vanish in a blink.

[Phagocytosis]

Well, in my case, there had been no goblin campaign, and I had not seen any camps. Also, there was a poof dead animation, although it was very quick, as can be seen from the video.

[Relyss]

Continuing the discussion from [Con] Invisible Goblins? Hearthlings killing themselves?:

@Tuhalu

Well, you can still steal the firepit in Alpha_10_5_3… I guess I’m not seeing my guys kill each other tho, so I got that going for me.

I did see a goblin try and get into town and disappear in a puff of smoke though. Right after another one died and this bug happened.

[Tuhalu]

Actually, I remember someone else posting about it before. Forget the name, but the guy who always posts with videos to go with his bugs.

[Relyss]

Ok, let me check for a while, will merge if necessary. Thanks

[Solus]

I believe this is the thread you’re looking for?

Goblin died from footman's fierce gaze alone

Summary: A goblin spontaneously poofed approaching my base when the footman was still a good distance away, just running toward it. Attachments: 29:40 Versions and mods: No mods; latest release version in Steam at the time of writing, version 0.1.0 (release 375), according to the title screen. System information: DxDiag 2015-06-07.txt (66.6 KB)

[Relyss]

Yes! Thanks

[Tuhalu]

This the one. My memory wasn’t fire on all cylinders for a while there >.>

[CmdThor]

I’ve had that happen a few times. It just happened again. Release 453 (x64). I did notice it after ~ Burlyhands said the surrounding towns were glad I rid us of the goblin threat. I may still see some small bands. Will observe.