Old World February 25th Updated Test Build

Old World test branch update 1.0.82358 Test 2026-02-25

To switch to the test branch, right click Old World in Steam and select Properties, open the Game Versions & Betas tab and select 'test' in the version list.

Design

• Flanking now protects from counterattack damage (affects all units)

• Yield per opinion level effect now starts from 0 at Furious to a maximum of 5 at Friendly. Affects Statesmen Civics, Estates Training and Culture, and Corruption Reform Civics

• Enlightenment Cathedrals give growth per population, not per citizen

• Redemption gives +50% to harbors and hamlets (was +20%)

• Redemption Cathedrals allow hurrying specialists and projects with training

• Zealot leaders can now only rush units with training

• Disciples generate 1 Culture per turn on their Holy Sites

• Guilds maintenance is now orders instead of money

• The presence of Rebels in Hunters family cities no longer affects family opinion

• Clergy traits now have a minimum age of 18 (Sacred and Profane)

• Player now starts with Divine Rule active in Pharaohs of the Nile scenarios 2 and 3

• Major defeat/victory in Pharaohs of the Nile scenarios also awards minor defeat/victory achievements

UI

• Non-hostile and hidden unit damage is now included in the text on mouseover

• Health bar shows damage only from hostile units with visibility, as before

• Added Disable Turn Start Cycling and Disable Automatic Cycling player options

• Improvement tooltip shows unit cooldown warning when relevant

• Changed ship anchoring color from white to a more transparent version of the already anchored color

• Removed camera snapback when clicking on minimap on city screen

• Non-host observers of network games can now send chat messages

• Added an in-game menu button to directly rehost a network game if it becomes unlisted, which otherwise prevents additional players from joining

• Add Worker Turns stat to Records Screen

• Added some explanation text to the hurry tooltip when an invalid specialist cannot be hurried

• Added "Tutorial: Grand Vizier" to Encyclopedia

• Added "Councilors" section to DLC Summary pages

• Removed unhelpful Clergy links on Clergy Encyclopedia help

• Merged Council Encyclopedia concept with Councilor concept

• Updated Caravan Mission concept text to include how to gain Caravan access

• Increased sampling point size for better Cyrillic support

• Family tag grammar pass

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed Portrait Interpolation and re-enabled

• Fixed terrain display issues

• Fixed partially hidden free promotion icon

• Fixed network game timeout issues

• Fixed ping wheel initial position

• Fixed specialist icon display

• Fixed Event Browser loading of dependent mods

• Fixed city counterattack not being shown in the preview

• Fixed unit damage text sometimes being incorrectly updated

• Fixed roadbuilding pathfinder to not pass through rival nation territory

• Fixed Cmd key interaction when assigning hotkeys on Mac

• Fixed some Custom Overlay interaction issues

• Fixed damage text showing on units other than the top defender

• Fixed Remove Dissent projects being able to be queued multiple times

• Fixed Marsh tiles being replaced by Urban during map generation

• Fixed Egypt getting improvement cost discounts for adjacent improvements of a different team

• Fixed Rebel and Anarchy units receiving Tribe Level fatigue bonus

• Fixed automatic placement of bonus improvements sometimes being placed on a bad tile

• Fixed map script not being preserved when using Reroll Game option with random map script selected

• Fixed Player 1 name and player archetypes not being saved from MP setup screen

• Fixed help text typo about alliance with Ruthless AI

• Fixed "Blackmailed by" relationship text

• Fixed some player info panels not getting hidden when selecting unmet nation

• Fixed icons sometimes not showing on city production list

• Fixed governor tooltip flickering on city list screen

• Fixed family/religion order on tab tooltip

• Fixed tribe units sometimes not moving when they wanted to move

• Fixed anchor ranges sometimes not showing

• Fixed selection not clearing when closing event popups

• Fixed timeline rendering on the first turn in Pharaohs of the Nile scenarios

• Fixed mod-loading strict mode on startup when loading external mods