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0013561Dwarf FortressTitle Screenpublic2026-11-12 00:22
ReporterSelefere Assigned To 
PriorityhighSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
Status newResolutionopen 
Summary0013561: Title Screen lag on Dwarf Fortress Classic 53.17
DescriptionTitle Screen unresponsive on DF Classic, no audio plays.
Steps To ReproduceDownload DF Classic 53.17 from https://www.bay12games.com/dwarves/df_53_17_win.zip
Run Dwarf Fortress.exe
inputs on title screen take anywhere from a second or two to register, to not responding at all.
Attempt to open settings
If Settings opens, all attempted changes to settings also take several seconds to register, if they even do.
Additional InformationIssue goes away if you drag files from Steam release and don't overwrite any files, error log references FMOD studio and audio files a lot.
error log for reference:

[ERROR] bank "data/sound/audio/banks/Desktop/Master.bank" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[ERROR] could not load "Master.bank" audio bank.
[ERROR] bank "data/sound/audio/banks/Desktop/Master.strings.bank" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[ERROR] could not load "Master.strings.bank" audio bank.
[ERROR] bank "data/sound/audio/banks/Desktop/ambiance.bank" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[ERROR] could not load "ambiance.bank" audio bank.
[ERROR] bank "data/sound/audio/banks/Desktop/songs.bank" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[ERROR] could not load "songs.bank" audio bank.
[ERROR] bank "data/sound/audio/banks/Desktop/cards.bank" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[ERROR] could not load "cards.bank" audio bank.
[ERROR] bank "data/sound/audio/banks/Desktop/SFX.bank" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[ERROR] could not load "SFX.bank" audio bank.
[ERROR] bank "data/sound/audio/banks/Desktop/user-interface.bank" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[ERROR] could not load "user-interface.bank" audio bank.
[WARNING] could not find an event name for key "101" in the event map.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/SFX" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/Ambiance" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/UI" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/Music/Songs" to set volume.
dfaudio: too many audio log messages, suppressing the rest of them for now.
[ERROR] bank "data/sound/audio/banks/Desktop/songs.bank" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[ERROR] could not load "songs.bank" audio bank.
[ERROR] event "event:/Songs/TheCapital" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[WARNING] audio event "event:/Songs/TheCapital" could not be loaded by the engine.
[WARNING] Audio event could not be added to the event queue, it was a null pointer.
[WARNING] Could not play the "event:/Songs/TheCapital" song.
[WARNING] could not find an event name for key "-1" in the event map.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/SFX" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/Ambiance" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/UI" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/Music/Songs" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/Music/Cards" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not update parameter:/Biome parameter to Fortress.
[ERROR] bank "data/sound/audio/banks/Desktop/songs.bank" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[ERROR] could not load "songs.bank" audio bank.
[ERROR] event "event:/Songs/HillDwarf" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[WARNING] audio event "event:/Songs/HillDwarf" could not be loaded by the engine.
[WARNING] Audio event could not be added to the event queue, it was a null pointer.
[WARNING] Could not play the "event:/Songs/HillDwarf" song.
dfaudio: too many audio log messages, suppressing the rest of them for now.
[ERROR] bank "data/sound/audio/banks/Desktop/songs.bank" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[ERROR] could not load "songs.bank" audio bank.
[ERROR] event "event:/Songs/ExpansiveCavern" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[WARNING] audio event "event:/Songs/ExpansiveCavern" could not be loaded by the engine.
[WARNING] Audio event could not be added to the event queue, it was a null pointer.
[WARNING] Could not play the "event:/Songs/ExpansiveCavern" song.
[WARNING] could not find an event name for key "-1" in the event map.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/SFX" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/Ambiance" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/UI" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/Music/Songs" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/Music/Cards" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not update parameter:/Biome parameter to Fortress.
[ERROR] bank "data/sound/audio/banks/Desktop/songs.bank" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[ERROR] could not load "songs.bank" audio bank.
[ERROR] event "event:/Songs/Mountainhome" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[WARNING] audio event "event:/Songs/Mountainhome" could not be loaded by the engine.
[WARNING] Audio event could not be added to the event queue, it was a null pointer.
[WARNING] Could not play the "event:/Songs/Mountainhome" song.
dfaudio: too many audio log messages, suppressing the rest of them for now.
[ERROR] bank "data/sound/audio/banks/Desktop/songs.bank" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[ERROR] could not load "songs.bank" audio bank.
[ERROR] event "event:/Songs/StrikeTheEarth" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[WARNING] audio event "event:/Songs/StrikeTheEarth" could not be loaded by the engine.
[WARNING] Audio event could not be added to the event queue, it was a null pointer.
[WARNING] Could not play the "event:/Songs/StrikeTheEarth" song.
[WARNING] could not find an event name for key "-1" in the event map.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/SFX" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/Ambiance" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/UI" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/Music/Songs" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/Music/Cards" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not update parameter:/Biome parameter to Fortress.
[ERROR] bank "data/sound/audio/banks/Desktop/songs.bank" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[ERROR] could not load "songs.bank" audio bank.
[ERROR] event "event:/Songs/Craftsdwarfship" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[WARNING] audio event "event:/Songs/Craftsdwarfship" could not be loaded by the engine.
[WARNING] Audio event could not be added to the event queue, it was a null pointer.
[WARNING] Could not play the "event:/Songs/Craftsdwarfship" song.
dfaudio: too many audio log messages, suppressing the rest of them for now.
[ERROR] bank "data/sound/audio/banks/Desktop/songs.bank" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[ERROR] could not load "songs.bank" audio bank.
[ERROR] event "event:/Songs/Nabidas" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[WARNING] audio event "event:/Songs/Nabidas" could not be loaded by the engine.
[WARNING] Audio event could not be added to the event queue, it was a null pointer.
[WARNING] Could not play the "event:/Songs/Nabidas" song.
[WARNING] could not find an event name for key "-1" in the event map.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/SFX" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/Ambiance" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/UI" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/Music/Songs" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not get bus "bus:/Music/Cards" to set volume.
[WARNING] could not update parameter:/Biome parameter to Fortress.
[ERROR] bank "data/sound/audio/banks/Desktop/songs.bank" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[ERROR] could not load "songs.bank" audio bank.
[ERROR] event "event:/Songs/IntoThePits" could not be loaded from FMOD studio.
[WARNING] audio event "event:/Songs/IntoThePits" could not be loaded by the engine.
[WARNING] Audio event could not be added to the event queue, it was a null pointer.
[WARNING] Could not play the "event:/Songs/IntoThePits" song.
dfaudio: too many audio log messages, suppressing the rest of them for now.
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