# Dwarf Fortress Hotfix: Patch 53.02

- Product: Dwarf Fortress (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dwarf-fortress)
- Vendor: Bay 12 Games
- Date: 2025-11-04
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/975370/view/751664371579487577
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dwarf-fortress/releases/2025-11-04-hotfix-patch-53.02

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- **fixed** — Hospital patients and babies no longer shut off the brains of people carrying them
- **changed** — Siege engine operators now leave their engines when not commanded to be there
- **added** — Added practice fire mode for siege engines
- **fixed** — Fixed a crash if world population is uncapped
- **fixed** — Corrected minor issues with siege engine target selection and skill use
- **fixed** — Stopped wagon goods from creating incorrect transparent pixels in wagon
- **fixed** — Fixed typo with some plurals

##### Release notes for 53.02:

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

**General updates
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-      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.