Dwarf Fortress

Hotfix: Patch 53.02

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Release notes for 53.02 (November 4, 2025):

Here's some cleanup for the Siege Update to fix a few issues.

General updates

Hospital patients and babies don't shut off the brains of people carrying them, again.
Made siege engine operators leave their engines when not commanded to be there.
Added practice fire mode for siege engines.
Fixed a crash if world population is uncapped.
Corrected minor issues with siege engine target selection and skill use.
Stopped wagon goods from creating incorrect transparent pixels in wagon.
Fixed typo with some plurals.