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

- Product: Dwarf Fortress (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dwarf-fortress)
- Vendor: Bay 12 Games
- Date: 2026-01-12
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/975370/view/520861145713608431
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dwarf-fortress/releases/2026-01-12-aquatic-portraits-naked-dwarf-fix-and-more-dwarf

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- **fixed** — Stopped game from freezing during some item storage checks related to burrows
- **added** — Added 28 aquatic portraits to finish the set
- **fixed** — Made dwarves clothed again in certain lists
- **fixed** — Stopped last portrait being shown on small animal sheets if the animal has no portrait
- **fixed** — 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.