539 [Duplicate] Archaeology skill decreased upon digging up cache

[Mattwx1 19]

After digging up a cache with a report a different player gave me, my archaeology skill increased to 1.0424 from 1.00, then decreased/increased several times. I ended up with 1.00 skill, but it later increased to 1.0424 again at at unknown time (presumably hours after).

 

I'm not sure if it's a bug or not, and it's probably not game breaking, but I find it strange that my skill increased and decreased several times in the same time frame. I would have expected my skill to increase only once, even if just minimally. I'm of course not bent out of shape about the occurrence, but thought I'd report it anyway.
 

I was working on the "Picking Up Speed" journal entry, and one of my deed mates offered to help me with the "Discover an archaeology cache" entry. She completed a report and traded it to me. I followed the directions to the cache and dug it up. Below are the relevant logs from the skills/event tab. At the time, the skill showed up as red in my skills window, as well as with the "3x" modifier, almost as if I had died and lost skill.

 

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SKILLS: 

[15:46:19] Axes increased by 0.0031 to 35.6960
[15:46:31] Body stamina increased by 0.0011 to 33.6299
[15:46:53] Body increased by 0.0010 to 43.6437
[15:47:06] Axes increased by 0.0044 to 35.7004
[15:47:06] Woodcutting increased by 0.0086 to 56.3270
[15:47:27] Axes increased by 0.0032 to 35.7036
[15:49:36] Archaeology increased by 0.0424 to 1.0424
[15:49:36] Archaeology decreased by 0.0424 to 1.0000
[15:49:36] Archaeology increased by 0.0424 to 1.0424
[15:49:36] Archaeology decreased by 0.0424 to 1.0000
[15:49:36] Archaeology increased by 0.0424 to 1.0424
[15:49:36] Archaeology decreased by 0.0424 to 1.0000
[15:51:43] Axes increased by 0.0031 to 35.7066
[15:51:55] Hatchet increased by 0.0063 to 48.1132
[15:52:23] Axes increased by 0.0029 to 35.7095
[15:52:35] Axes increased by 0.0037 to 35.7133
[15:52:47] Body strength increased by 0.0011 to 40.4118

 

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EVENT:

[15:46:19] You chip away some wood from the Maple tree.
[15:46:19] You start to cut down the Maple tree.
[15:46:30] Theurbanfox starts to prune the grape bush.
[15:46:31] You cut down the Maple tree.
[15:46:35] You start to cut down the Maple tree.
[15:46:36] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:46:37] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:46:38] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:46:41] You cut down the Maple tree.
[15:46:44] You start to cut down the Cedar tree.
[15:46:45] Theurbanfox starts to prune the grape bush.
[15:46:46] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:46:47] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:46:48] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:46:53] You chip away some wood from the Cedar tree.
[15:46:53] You start to cut down the Cedar tree.
[15:46:57] Theurbanfox prunes the grape bush.
[15:47:06] You cut down the Cedar tree.
[15:47:09] You start to cut down the Maple tree.
[15:47:11] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:47:11] Theurbanfox starts to pick some flowers.
[15:47:12] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:47:13] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:47:15] You're too busy.
[15:47:18] You chip away some wood from the Maple tree.
[15:47:18] You start to cut down the Maple tree.
[15:47:22] Theurbanfox picks some flowers.
[15:47:27] You cut down the Maple tree.
[15:47:38] Alannah starts to investigate the area.
[15:47:44] Alannah looks excited as she picks up a small fragment of something.
[15:48:04] The trade was completed successfully.
[15:48:14] Reading details from the report, Greystone looks like it may have been very close to the south.
[15:48:33] Reading details from the report, Greystone looks like it may have been very close to the south.
[15:48:40] Reading details from the report, Greystone looks like it may have been very close to the south.
[15:48:43] Reading details from the report, Greystone looks like it may have been very close to the southeast.
[15:48:46] Theurbanfox starts to botanize in the area.
[15:48:52] Reading details from the report, Greystone looks like it may have been very close to the south.
[15:48:55] Theurbanfox puts something in his pocket.
[15:48:56] Reading details from the report, Greystone looks like it may have been very close to the southeast.
[15:49:02] Reading details from the report, Greystone looks like it may have been very close to the south.
[15:49:06] Reading details from the report, Greystone looks like it may have been very close to the southeast.
[15:49:09] Theurbanfox starts to pick some flowers.
[15:49:11] Reading details from the report, Greystone looks like it may have been very close to the south.
[15:49:15] You spot something glinting in the ground and start pulling it free...
[15:49:20] Theurbanfox picks some flowers.
[15:49:30] Theurbanfox starts to pick some flowers.
[15:49:36] As you discover a Greystone hidden cache the report is crumpled up and ruined.
[15:49:41] Theurbanfox picks some flowers.
[15:49:42] You get ten fragments.
[15:49:42] You get a village token.
[15:49:46] Theurbanfox starts to pick some flowers.
[15:50:18] Alannah drops one crude axe fragment [1/4] and ten unidentified fragment.
[15:50:21] Alannah starts to investigate the area.
[15:50:27] Alannah looks excited as she picks up a small fragment of something.
[15:50:27] Alannah starts to investigate the area.
[15:50:33] Alannah looks excited as she picks up a small fragment of something.
[15:50:33] Alannah starts to investigate the area.
[15:50:36] The trade was completed successfully.
[15:50:38] Alannah looks excited as she picks up a small fragment of something.
[15:51:34] You start to cut down the Oak tree.
[15:51:36] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:51:38] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:51:40] The venerable fat Walkingwart grazes.
[15:51:43] You chip away some wood from the Oak tree.
[15:51:44] You start to cut down the Oak tree.
[15:51:49] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:51:54] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:51:55] You cut down the Oak tree.
[15:52:15] You start to cut down the Pine tree.
[15:52:17] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:52:20] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:52:23] You chip away some wood from the Pine tree.
[15:52:23] You start to cut down the Pine tree.
[15:52:24] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:52:30] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:52:35] You cut down the Pine tree.
[15:52:39] You start to cut down the Pine tree.
[15:52:40] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:52:41] Theurbanfox drops five bouquets of yellow flowers.
[15:52:41] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:52:42] After you finish cutting down you will start cutting down again.
[15:52:44] Theurbanfox drops three bouquets of orange-red flowers.
[15:52:47] You chip away some wood from the Pine tree.

 

 

[Oblivionnreaver 5,174]

skills bug out like that at 1 skill, especially ones that tick multiple times like butchering and digging up arch caches

[Alectrys 2,040]

This is a very old bug, usually encountered early on with butchering.  Thanks for the detailed report.  I'll add your report to the existing bug:  https://forum.wurmonline.com/index.php?/topic/129343-bug-butchering-skill-decreases-upon-increasing/