diff --git a/df.building.xml b/df.building.xml
index fd0210f0..a23f0825 100644
--- a/df.building.xml
+++ b/df.building.xml
@@ -1402,25 +1402,30 @@
         <enum-item name="BoltThrower"/>
     </enum-type>
 
+    <enum-type type-name='siegeengine_orientation' base-type='int8_t'> no bay12 enum
+        <enum-item name='North'/>
+        <enum-item name='Northeast'/>
+        <enum-item name='East'/>
+        <enum-item name='Southeast'/>
+        <enum-item name='South'/>
+        <enum-item name='Southwest'/>
+        <enum-item name='West'/>
+        <enum-item name='Northwest'/>
+    </enum-type>
+
+    <enum-type type-name='siegeengine_action' base-type='int8_t'> no bay12 enum
+        <enum-item name='NotInUse'/>
+        <enum-item name='KeepLoaded'/>
+        <enum-item name='PrepareToFire'/>
+        <enum-item name='FireAtWill'/>
+        <enum-item name='PracticeFire'/>
+    </enum-type>
+
     <class-type type-name='building_siegeenginest' inherits-from='building_actual'>
         <enum base-type='int16_t' name="type" type-name='siegeengine_type'/>
-        <enum name='facing' base-type='int8_t'>
-            <enum-item name='Left'/>
-            <enum-item name='Up'/>
-            <enum-item name='Right'/>
-            <enum-item name='Down'/>
-        </enum>
-        <enum name='resting_orientation' base-type='int8_t'>
-            <enum-item name='Orientation_Left'/>
-            <enum-item name='Orientation_Up'/>
-            <enum-item name='Orientation_Right'/>
-            <enum-item name='Orientation_Down'/>
-        </enum>
-        <enum name='action' base-type='int8_t'>
-            <enum-item name='NotInUse'/>
-            <enum-item name='PrepareToFire'/>
-            <enum-item name='FireAtWill'/>
-        </enum>
+        <enum name='facing' type-name='siegeengine_orientation' base-type='int8_t'/>
+        <enum name='resting_orientation' type-name='siegeengine_orientation' base-type='int8_t'/>
+        <enum name='action' type-name='siegeengine_action' base-type='int8_t'/>
         <int8_t name='fire_timer'/>
         <int16_t name='fill_timer'/>
         <int8_t name='rotate_delay'/>