# Dwarf Fortress Hotfix: Patch 51.13

- Product: Dwarf Fortress (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dwarf-fortress)
- Vendor: Bay 12 Games
- Date: 2025-06-26
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/975370/view/547864982714319413
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dwarf-fortress/releases/2025-06-26-hotfix-patch-51.13

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- **fixed** — Fixed a timing error introduced by ammo loading that caused many actions to be performed in slow motion, leading to all of the dwarves dying over a long period as drinking could not catch up with thirst
- **changed** — Adventurer can wait when under attack while nocking or loading

Release notes for 51.13

**General updates**

-      Fixed a timing error introduced by ammo loading that caused many actions to be performed in slow motion, leading to all of the dwarves dying over a long period as drinking could not catch up with thirst.

-      Adventurer can wait when under attack while nocking or loading.