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