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Steam News12 January 20265mo ago

Aquatic portraits, Naked dwarf fix and more 🐠 Dwarf Fortress Patch 53.10

This is a tiny small release to fix the freeze issue and the naked dwarves. Release notes for 53.10: This patch fixes a freeze and a display error in some creature lists. We also added the final aquatic portraits.

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addedRelease notes for 53.10:This patch fixes a freeze and a display error in some creature lists. We also added the final aquatic portraits.
addedRelease notes for 53.10:Graphics updates - Added 28 aquatic portraits to finish the set. - Made dwarves clothed again in certain lists. - Stopped last portrait being shown on small animal sheets if the animal has no portrait. - Made female peachick visible again.

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addedThis patch fixes a freeze and a display error in some creature lists. We also added the final aquatic portraits.
addedGraphics updates - Added 28 aquatic portraits to finish the set. - Made dwarves clothed again in certain lists. - Stopped last portrait being shown on small animal sheets if the animal has no portrait. - Made female peachick visible again.

This is a tiny small release to fix the freeze issue and the naked dwarves.

Release notes for 53.10:

This patch fixes a freeze and a display error in some creature lists. We also added the final aquatic portraits.

General updates - Stopped game from freezing during some item storage checks related to burrows.

Graphics updates - Added 28 aquatic portraits to finish the set. - Made dwarves clothed again in certain lists. - Stopped last portrait being shown on small animal sheets if the animal has no portrait. - Made female peachick visible again.

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Steam News / 12 January 2026

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