Old World April 15th Updated Test Build

Old World test branch update 1.0.83168 Test 2026-04-15

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

• Tech costs for columns in the tech tree changed to 100, 150, 250, 400, 700, 1100, 1600 (from 80, 120, 200, 400, 600, 1000, 1600)

• Increased flat science from difficulty level by 2

• At least two non-trashable tech cards will be offered if possible, to prevent all tech choices being bonus cards

• Slingers are now obsolete at Bodkin arrow

• Rising Star trait now replaces Infamous and Unpopular

• Slightly reduced frequency of Jade spawning (Empires of the Indus)

Programming

• Renderer initialization split across four 4 frames instead of 1

• Replaced custom map element names with TextTypes on Empires of the Indus premade maps

• Family Control scores are now moddable (Empires of the Indus)

UI

• Added Map Search function, accessed via the magnifying glass icon on the top left of minimap. Can search for Cities, Units, Improvements and Resources, by player

• When selecting a unit with a General, the General name is now shown in brackets instead of replacing the unit name

• No Organized Tribes option renamed to mention the Huns

• Added a Mission concept to help explain the Maurya ability

• Score list now sorts Wonders and Holy Site VPs together

• Map element names now take priority over family-defined first city names

• Unit effect tooltips show to the right of the promotions panel

• Tamil leaders show their preset family on the dynasty selection tooltip (Empires of the Indus)

• Updated portrait selections for some Hun portrait sequences to reduce artifacting (Empires of the Indus)

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed map overlays something getting stuck while scrolling

• Fixed fog of war toggle in timeline screen

• Fixed tribe AI sometimes hanging the game after an invasion is over

• Fixed unit selection circle being rotated incorrectly

• Fixed repeated unit movement on server after network reconnection

• Fixed Ask to Declare War mission result text not accounting for possibility of declining to pay for war dec

• Fixed Esc not closing console/editor

• Fixed some mission target text not actually taking a target name parameter, leading to confusing mission button text (e.g. "Divorce")

• Fixed addition of temporary characters not updating characters tab

• Fixed disabled city family option being clickable in minimized event UI

• Fixed large unit models occluding unit widget status icons

• Fixed unit models obscuring some elements on tribe widgets

• Fixed world map state not returning to normal correctly when timeline screen is closed in cases where the timeline displays changes to terrain type

• Fixed tooltip hitbox on stacked unit widgets being in the wrong order

• Fixed the AI sometimes not attacking cities that have no defender

• Fixed attack preview so that it doesn't show the effects of hidden units to the active player

• Fixed counterattack preview being wrong for flanking with hidden units

• Fixed dropdowns sometimes getting cut off

• Fixed Akhetaten AI getting initial development that does not have a Cleric capital

• Fixed succession gendered helptext issue

• Fixed some Spanish localization errors

• Fixed several scenario loss events not working correctly

• Fixed council missions showing in tooltips without required content enabled

• Fixed tribe attacks not being included in turn summary emails

• Fixed modio ModBuilder bug

• Fixed The Monumental Buddhas not being buildable in the Wrath of Gods scenario (Wrath of Gods)

• Fixed Venerate mission working for Exiled and other invalid Character Traits in the Wrath of Gods scenario (Wrath of Gods)

• Fixed misplaced Fish in Empires of the East premade map (Empires of The Indus)

• Fixed Family Control text not updating when council assignments change (Empires of The Indus)

• Fixed wood from Jungle replacement by an improvement not equaling the wood from a double chop (Empires of The Indus)

• Text and event fixes