# Dwarf Fortress Hotfix: Patch 52.02

- Product: Dwarf Fortress (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dwarf-fortress)
- Vendor: Bay 12 Games
- Date: 2025-07-24
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/975370/view/547867519580373169
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dwarf-fortress/releases/2025-07-24-hotfix-patch-52.02

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- **fixed** — Fixed hang on Linux when updating an installed mod the first time
- **removed** — Removed the temporary geology variables placement layer/freq/parent from lua to prevent crashes
- **fixed** — Fixed crash when opening the mod menu after deleting the %appdata% folder
- **fixed** — Fixed a logic issue where any duplicated raws detected will cause further types of duplicated raws to no longer print
- **changed** — Init files are loaded from the game folder first so that updates always apply properly
- **changed** — The game now checks for prefs/arena.txt and prefs/colors.txt
- **added** — Added more cases of auto-toggling portable mode if something fails to save

**Release Notes for 52.02:**

-      Fixed hang on Linux when updating an installed mod the first time.

-      Removed the temporary geology variables placement layer/freq/parent from lua to prevent crashes.

-      Fixed crash when opening the mod menu after deleting the %appdata% folder.

-     Fixed a logic issue where any duplicated raws detected will cause further types of duplicated raws to no longer print.

-      Init files are loaded from the game folder first so that updates always apply properly.

-      The game now checks for prefs/arena.txt and prefs/colors.txt.

-      Added more cases of auto-toggling portable mode if something fails to save.