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Steam News28 August 202510mo ago

Army fix ⚔ Dwarf Fortress Update 52.04

Hey Urists, It's Alexandra here with patch 52.04 to fix issues with armies/squads travelling. We're sorry this was such a pain to deal with in-game, it was a nasty bug. There's also some other fixes in there.

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Hey Urists,

What changed

5 fixes1 addition3 changes1 removal
  • Gameplay
  • Fixes
  • Performance
  • Maps
addedNew Single ReleaseDabu and Simon Swerwer just released the new single, a remastered and reimagined rendition of "Danger Room" using the original recordings. The cover art is also by Dwarf Fortress pixel artist Carolyn. This track will also be making its way into the game soon. Give it a listen:
fixedRelease notes for 52.04:Fixed issue with squads/armies breaking into groups and not rejoining.
changedRelease notes for 52.04:Fixes a crash when choosing clothing sizes in workshop.
fixedRelease notes for 52.04:Fixed out-of-bounds error in army processing.
fixedRelease notes for 52.04:Fixed out-of-bounds error in transformed units.
fixedRelease notes for 52.04:Fixed armies deleting items improperly.

Dwarf Fortress changes

addedDabu and Simon Swerwer just released the new single, a remastered and reimagined rendition of "Danger Room" using the original recordings. The cover art is also by Dwarf Fortress pixel artist Carolyn. This track will also be making its way into the game soon. Give it a listen:
fixedFixed issue with squads/armies breaking into groups and not rejoining.
changedFixes a crash when choosing clothing sizes in workshop.
fixedFixed out-of-bounds error in army processing.
fixedFixed out-of-bounds error in transformed units.

It's Alexandra here with patch 52.04 to fix issues with armies/squads travelling. We're sorry this was such a pain to deal with in-game, it was a nasty bug. There's also some other fixes in there. The team's focus for September is continuing with the siege update. We will have more news and details to share soon.

New Single Release

Dabu and Simon Swerwer just released the new single, a remastered and reimagined rendition of "Danger Room" using the original recordings. The cover art is also by Dwarf Fortress pixel artist Carolyn. This track will also be making its way into the game soon. Give it a listen:

Release notes for 52.04:

General updates

  • Fixed issue with squads/armies breaking into groups and not rejoining.

  • Mod upload doesn't clobber info.txt.

  • Fixes a crash when choosing clothing sizes in workshop.

  • Fixed out-of-bounds error in army processing.

  • Fixed out-of-bounds error in transformed units.

  • Fixed armies deleting items improperly.

  • Fixes a potential crash in wrestling.

  • Fixed issue with plant processing job specifiers being ignored.

  • Mill job plant can be specified.

  • Makes the "placing lakes and minerals" stage of worldgen significantly faster.

  • Moods using bars try to use metal now.

  • Animal people no longer inherit meandering from their base creature.

See you in the next one,

Alexandra

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Steam News / 28 August 2025

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