PC Mechanic Can Spawn Twice

Jazzhands

Spazmatism
Steam or GOG
Steam
Single Player/Multiplayer
Single
Operating System
Windows 10
Terraria Version
1.4.4.9
Controls Used
Keyboard/Mouse
I somehow ended up with two mechanics in my dungeon.
multiple mechanics.PNG

This happened on a large world without the Water Candle effect if either of those things matter.

As for how the second mechanic functions, she was able to move into a house from the dungeon. However, there is only one mechanic icon in the housing list (corresponding to the first mechanic) and the second mechanic will not move into other houses if her current one is invalidated, or even move back into her current house if it becomes valid again. However, while testing the paragraph below, I built a second house directly above the one she initially claimed, and she moved into that one for some reason.

I tested how happiness levels were affected by having two mechanics in the same town, so I moved my Goblin Tinkerer to where the second mechanic (Ginger) was, in the desert. Under these conditions, the goblin tinkerer sells a desert pylon for 8 gold 40 silver, and in his happiness dialogue, refers to Ginger the mechanic as Lauren (which is the name of the first mechanic). Nothing appears to change if both mechanics are near the goblin tinkerer.

Since this bug doesn't affect the goblin tinkerer's happiness (and by extension, his prices), this probably isn't a very important bug, but I'll report it anyway.
 
I somehow ended up with two mechanics in my dungeon.
View attachment 428893
This happened on a large world without the Water Candle effect if either of those things matter.

As for how the second mechanic functions, she was able to move into a house from the dungeon. However, there is only one mechanic icon in the housing list (corresponding to the first mechanic) and the second mechanic will not move into other houses if her current one is invalidated, or even move back into her current house if it becomes valid again. However, while testing the paragraph below, I built a second house directly above the one she initially claimed, and she moved into that one for some reason.

I tested how happiness levels were affected by having two mechanics in the same town, so I moved my Goblin Tinkerer to where the second mechanic (Ginger) was, in the desert. Under these conditions, the goblin tinkerer sells a desert pylon for 8 gold 40 silver, and in his happiness dialogue, refers to Ginger the mechanic as Lauren (which is the name of the first mechanic). Nothing appears to change if both mechanics are near the goblin tinkerer.

Since this bug doesn't affect the goblin tinkerer's happiness (and by extension, his prices), this probably isn't a very important bug, but I'll report it anyway.
Wow, it’s like there are identical twins

that’s actually pretty funny
 
I somehow ended up with two mechanics in my dungeon.
View attachment 428893
This happened on a large world without the Water Candle effect if either of those things matter.

As for how the second mechanic functions, she was able to move into a house from the dungeon. However, there is only one mechanic icon in the housing list (corresponding to the first mechanic) and the second mechanic will not move into other houses if her current one is invalidated, or even move back into her current house if it becomes valid again. However, while testing the paragraph below, I built a second house directly above the one she initially claimed, and she moved into that one for some reason.

I tested how happiness levels were affected by having two mechanics in the same town, so I moved my Goblin Tinkerer to where the second mechanic (Ginger) was, in the desert. Under these conditions, the goblin tinkerer sells a desert pylon for 8 gold 40 silver, and in his happiness dialogue, refers to Ginger the mechanic as Lauren (which is the name of the first mechanic). Nothing appears to change if both mechanics are near the goblin tinkerer.

Since this bug doesn't affect the goblin tinkerer's happiness (and by extension, his prices), this probably isn't a very important bug, but I'll report it anyway.
Hey Jazzhands, thanks for reporting this bug!

To clarify, did both Mechanics spawn bound? And if so, do you know if the second one spawned before or after you freed the first?
 
Hey Jazzhands, thanks for reporting this bug!

To clarify, did both Mechanics spawn bound? And if so, do you know if the second one spawned before or after you freed the first?
Yes, they both spawned bound, but I don't know whether the second one spawned before or after I freed the first. My theory is that there's some sort of transitional period of like 1 or 2 frames between right clicking the bound mechanic and her becoming a town npc, and that during those 1-2 frames the game checked for a bound/unbound mechanic, didn't find either, and spawned another bound mechanic. That's just a guess though, I have no clue how npc spawning works. (Also, sorry for taking so long to reply because I kind of forgot about this post)
 
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