Old World test branch update 1.0.81964 Test 2026-02-24
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.
Known Issues
Portrait Age Interpolation is not working and has been disabled regardless of the player setting
Improvement building animations missing texture
Volcano display issues
Design
Negative opinion for civilian unit loss now applies only to Workers and Disciples, changed to -40 opinion for 20 turns
Programming
Better AI legitimacy evaluation
Added support for bonus cards to use bonus names in tooltips (affects mods only)
UI
Added hotkey for suppressing tooltips (hold Ctrl + X)
Added Unimproved Resources overlay to Overlay Customizer
Improvements to Luxury Management display, especially when no luxuries available
End Turn button now always active, clicking it will cycle to decisions preventing turn from ending
Free improvement bonuses now show as normal event popups first
Place improvement overlay not shown while bonus event is active
When placing free improvements, ctrl+click is required to replace existing improvements
Games with custom victories are skipped for unloaded scenario mods in Hall of Fame
Bugs Fixed
Fixed unit promotion icon rendering behind unit banners
Fixed tile production icons drawing behind city widgets and transparent elements
Fixed unit icons drawing partially behind city widgets sometimes
Fixed scenario selection getting cleared when moving to MP setup screen
Fixed missing theology info on tech tooltips
Fixed bonus yield text bug
Fixed Unit Seen notification not firing if unit becomes visible mid-move
Fixed Default Governor bugs
Fixed Peaks adjacency requirement being ignored by Clerics on Sand tiles
Fixed encyclopedia display issue
Fixed Research UI not showing after renaming landmark
Fixed the Low graphics preset using the minimum rendering quality
Fixed dirt particle effects causing pink cubes to appear in the center of the map
Fixed MP games one human team getting stuck after victory
Fixed Ask to Declare War mission helptext
Fixed tile tooltip to show improvement defensive modifier in neutral territory