Animals don't follow player up stairs

[AbsentlyMultitask]

Describe the bug

I'm not sure if this is due to how AI and RNG works, but animals don't climb up stairs.
Save attached below.

Steps To Reproduce

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Create new world and character (evac).
2. Spawn cattle fodder and sheep.
3. Walk down the stairs and around until the sheep follows you down.
4. Go back up the stairs and walk around and try to get the sheep up.

Expected behavior

Even with RNG and AI, I would expect the animal to follow up the stairs, especially in smaller stairwells (which would presumably increase the chance of the animal following).

Screenshots

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Versions and configuration

• OS: Windows
• OS Version: MINGW/CYGWIN/MSYS2 on unknown Windows version (Win7)
• Game Version: 0.D-9559-gcc3282c [64-bit]
• Graphics Version: Tiles
• Mods loaded: [
  Dark Days Ahead [dda],
  Disable NPC Needs [no_npc_food]
  ]

Additional context

Add any other context about the problem here.

save_20191122201707.zip
Save contains example of tamed animal in a house, and a shelter SW of current location.

[KorGgenT]

are z levels on or off?

[AbsentlyMultitask]

are z levels on or off?

Z levels are on, but align stairs are off.

[joshburbrink]

Confirmed I had this same issue with my pet horse. I don't have a save file to share though

[yowshi]

yeah it is an issue with slimesprings as well

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[borazan]

I think align stairs might be causing this, haven't tried it myself tho

[matt32106]

Same problem here, save attached
save.zip

• OS: Linux
  • OS Version: LSB Version: core-9.20170808ubuntu1-noarch:printing-9.20170808ubuntu1-noarch:security-9.20170808ubuntu1-noarch; Distributor ID: Ubuntu; Description: Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS; Release: 18.04; Codename: bionic;
• Game Version: 0.E-238-g6393a6d [64-bit]
• Graphics Version: Tiles
• Game Language: English [en]
• Mods loaded: [
  Dark Days Ahead [dda],
  Disable NPC Needs [no_npc_food],
  Stats Through Skills [StatsThroughSkills]
  ]

[drakenskag]

In response to borazan, is that with align on or off? I have align stairs off (same as OP i think) and it's happening. Rip the animals stuck in the bottom of evac.

[matt32106]

Here is a workaround: edit your .sav file (in cdda/save directory) and look for active monsters /pet name, then edit his position to the surface z-level. For instance:
Save and quit game then edit the .sav
"unique_name": "Jolly jumper", "posx": 64, "posy": 62, "posz": -1,
to
"unique_name": "Jolly jumper", "posx": 64, "posy": 62, "posz": 0,

[drakenskag]

Sweet. I end up carrying the small ones up but man... turns out cows and stuff don't fit in petcarriers. :D

[matt32106]

Just a reminder for people wanting to deal with this issue that i have attached a save in my comment from 20200410_1221

[Night-Pryanik]

Tested right now on latest experimental as of April 12, 2021. Tamed sheep with fodder, and it correctly followed me downstairs in evac shelter.

[matt32106]

IIRC th eproblem was with animal not following you when you go upstairs, not downstairs. My issue was getting my horse OUT of the underground evac shelter (ie upstairs), he had no trouble following me downstairs.

[joshburbrink]

I can confirm that was original issue

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[Night-Pryanik]

Oh, sorry.

[LyleSY]

Was this fixed by #50890 ?

[AbsentlyMultitask]

Was this fixed by #50890 ?

Unfortunately not. "You lose hold of leash" occurs going up.

• Game Version: 373cf4e [64-bit]

[tinukedaya]

It's not only the stairs. It's bridges as well. I just started my new K9 officer and my dog is stuck on top of the bridge...

[LeahLuong]

@tinukedaya You should prob start a new bug report as this would seemingly be an issue related to ramps, not stairs.

As a workaround, find some way of getting your dog into a mobile vehicle. NPC's seem to have no problem w/ traversing ramps while in vehicles.

[tinukedaya]

@tinukedaya You should prob start a new bug report as this would seemingly be an issue related to ramps, not stairs.

As a workaround, find some way of getting your dog into a mobile vehicle. NPC's seem to have no problem w/ traversing ramps while in vehicles.

Yeah I know about that workaround, but I do not have a vehicle yet (I really just started this run), so my dog is effectively lost right now. Also it sounded quite similar to the topic of this issue, so I just thought to add it here. I'll start a new issue tho, if you think I should do that...

[CrackerHax]

This is still a problem

[Thesweetdragon]

:T rip my dog. Can still confirm that animals refuse to go upstairs and are stuck downstairs.

[LyleSY]

Sorry, still not closed. Just piling on more workarounds

[matt32106]

@LyleSY yep came here to say this :)