Hi Toady One, I hope you are well.
Sometimes, a dwarf corpse is found, but the cause of death is unclear because it wasn’t witnessed. I wonder if adding a new medical position of “mortician” in the hospital might be possible. Just like injured dwarves are automatically taken to hospital for a diagnosis and then appropriate treatment, if a corpse is discovered, it could be taken to the hospital for a post-mortem to be carried out by the mortician. Once they have completed their work, the corpse could be handled in the same way as they currently are by sending it to a stockpile, tomb or dump, etc, as per the existing gameplay.
Factors such as elapsed time since death until examination, level of trauma (mutilated vs not), missing limbs, blood spatter, wounds, etc, could influence the accuracy of the mortician's conclusions. An option under the standing orders menu might be helpful to allow the player to decide which corpses and under what circumstances should be eligible for a post-mortem (only residents vs residents and visitors, not during sieges, etc).
I truly love the level of detail and depth that the hospital gives to the game, and I often watch with interest as my dwarves are being treated. This could add a similar level of interest and utility for when things get “fun”. It could also give players more clues to detect nefarious evil activities in their forts.
What do you think?
As always, many thanks to you and the whole team for your passion and love.
Best wishes, Neech (Nicola).
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Topic: Future of the Fortress (Read 22500 times)