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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0013330Dwarf FortressGeneralpublic2025-11-09 10:12
Reporterresanter Assigned To 
PrioritynormalSeveritycrashReproducibilityalways
Status newResolutionopen 
PlatformPCOSWindows 11 pro 
Product Version53.02 
Summary0013330: Game crashes a few seconds after loading fortress
DescriptionGameplay has been ongoing for several hours, and the world has been saved multiple times without issues. After the most recent save, the game loads normally, the fortress appears correctly, and everything looks fine while paused. However, a few seconds after unpausing (clicking Play), the game crashes.
Additional InformationExample of two crash logs:
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Fortress mode Version 53.02
0> Dwarf_Fortress+0xAABD86
1> Dwarf_Fortress+0xAABF29
2> KERNELBASE!UnhandledExceptionFilter+0x1F3
3> ntdll!strncpy+0x2693
4> ntdll!_C_specific_handler+0x93
5> ntdll!_chkstk+0x9F
6> ntdll!RtlLocateExtendedFeature+0x597
7> ntdll!KiUserExceptionDispatcher+0x2E
8> Dwarf_Fortress+0xDA6C88
9> Dwarf_Fortress+0x10E637
10> Dwarf_Fortress+0x11D472
11> Dwarf_Fortress+0x14C55E0
12> Dwarf_Fortress+0x89148C
13> Dwarf_Fortress+0xC0B565
14> Dwarf_Fortress+0x8BF963
15> Dwarf_Fortress+0x8C0E69
16> SDL2!SDL_DYNAPI_entry+0x799D7
17> SDL2!SDL_DYNAPI_entry+0x12EEDE
18> ucrtbase!wcsrchr+0x150
19> KERNEL32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0x17
20> ntdll!RtlUserThreadStart+0x2C
Attempting to load a nemesis record's unit


Nemesis 0004890

Historical figure 0004419
Thon Isdiecen
HUMAN:FEMALE
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Fortress mode Version 53.02
0> Dwarf_Fortress+0xAABD86
1> Dwarf_Fortress+0xAABF29
2> KERNELBASE!UnhandledExceptionFilter+0x1F3
3> ntdll!strncpy+0x2693
4> ntdll!_C_specific_handler+0x93
5> ntdll!_chkstk+0x9F
6> ntdll!RtlLocateExtendedFeature+0x597
7> ntdll!KiUserExceptionDispatcher+0x2E
8> Dwarf_Fortress+0xDA6C88
9> Dwarf_Fortress+0x10E637
10> Dwarf_Fortress+0x11D472
11> Dwarf_Fortress+0x14C55E0
12> Dwarf_Fortress+0x89148C
13> overlay_plug+0x1C11C
14> Dwarf_Fortress+0xC0B565
15> Dwarf_Fortress+0x8BF963
16> Dwarf_Fortress+0x8C0E69
17> SDL2!SDL_DYNAPI_entry+0x799D7
18> SDL2!SDL_DYNAPI_entry+0x12EEDE
19> ucrtbase!wcsrchr+0x150
20> KERNEL32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0x17
21> ntdll!RtlUserThreadStart+0x2C
Attempting to load a nemesis record's unit


Nemesis 0007259

Historical figure 0009769
Mong Soduare
HUMAN:MALE


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resanter

2025-11-05 13:18

reporter   ~0042968

I tried the DFHack commands like fix/dead-units but nothings happened.

nuit

2025-11-09 10:12

reporter   ~0042977

Last edited: 2025-11-09 10:12

Having the exact same issue on a fresh install / not using DFHack:

Fortress mode Version 53.02
0> Dwarf_Fortress+0xAABD86
1> Dwarf_Fortress+0xAABF29
2> KERNELBASE!UnhandledExceptionFilter+0x1F3
3> ntdll!strncpy+0x2693
4> ntdll!_C_specific_handler+0x93
5> ntdll!_chkstk+0x9F
6> ntdll!RtlLocateExtendedFeature+0x597
7> ntdll!KiUserExceptionDispatcher+0x2E
8> Dwarf_Fortress+0x14BF7F1
9> Dwarf_Fortress+0x14025EE
10> Dwarf_Fortress+0x8992DE
11> Dwarf_Fortress+0x891548
12> Dwarf_Fortress+0xC0B565
13> Dwarf_Fortress+0x8BF963
14> Dwarf_Fortress+0x8C0E69
15> SDL2!SDL_DYNAPI_entry+0x799D7
16> SDL2!SDL_DYNAPI_entry+0x12EEDE
17> ucrtbase!wcsrchr+0x150
18> KERNEL32!BaseThreadInitThunk+0x17
19> ntdll!RtlUserThreadStart+0x2C
Advancing seasons

Historical figure conceptions


Nemesis 0004902

Historical figure #34411
Mato Tellosong
GOBLIN:FEMALE


Unit 0004902
Mato Tellosong
Goblin Tavern Keeper
GOBLIN:FEMALE


Nemesis 0004906

Historical figure #29727
Amxu Slonuurar
GOBLIN:MALE


Unit 0004906
Amxu Slonuurar
Goblin Tavern Keeper
GOBLIN:MALE

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Date Modified Username Field Change
2025-11-05 13:13 resanter New Issue
2025-11-05 13:18 resanter Note Added: 0042968
2025-11-09 10:12 nuit Note Added: 0042977
2025-11-09 10:12 nuit Note Edited: 0042977