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Old WorldNewsOld World April 29th Updated Test Build
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Old World April 29th Updated Test Build

Old World · published 29 Apr 2026, 20:30 UTC · build 23015905

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Old World test branch update 1.0.83396 Test 2026-04-29

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

  • Crossbows now have +50% strength against melee, instead of +50% attack

  • AIs will no longer have child leaders, instead using the next adult in the succession or generating a new character if needed

  • All Hindu cities can now build Brahmins, without requiring Holy City/State Religion/Tolerance (Empires of the Indus)

  • Decreased Indian Unique Unit vision to be in line with other units, with the exception of Steppe Riders which retain extra vision (Empires of the Indus)

  • The owner of the unit, not the upgrading player, needs Polis to upgrade Steppe Riders (Empires of the Indus)

  • Mahapadma's unknown mother now has a name (Empires of the Indus)


UI

  • Added banded overlay effect for cities that will soon have a religion due to building a shrine when the religion is selected

  • Reworked event helptext for "subject not" - "Not Character is X" is now "Character is not X"

  • Added more detailed mission menu button info

  • Premade map selection with restricted nations is no longer saved, to prevent issues with leaders not appearing on Choose Leader screen

Bugs Fixed

  • Fixed double client initialization on network reconnection that could crash the host

  • Fixed tribes not capturing other tribes' settlements

  • Fixed improvements that spread religion not being highlighted when a religion is selected

  • Fix a rare Hall of Fame regeneration issue

  • Fixed some AI issues

  • Fixed missing opinion rate for marriage help when Tribal suitor marries heir

  • Fixed event portrait tooltip positioning

  • Fixed being able to push a an allied unit from its own territory

  • Fixed water control previews not updating with changes in vision

  • fixed some main menu Tech Tree issues

  • Fixed event helptext issue with Player/Leader/IndexSubjectNotAny

  • Fixed TRIBE_F, RELIGION_F, and TRAIT_F event text tags not working

  • Fixed some ambiguous map element name types

  • Fixed some Spanish text localization issues

  • Fixed map terrain not reverting correctly after closing timeline screen

  • Fixed Modio & local maps not showing in mod browser

  • Fixed Modio upload not including mod version number (fixes incorrent update ! on install tab for local up-to-date mods)

  • Fixed null reference when clicking on maps in Mods Manage tab

  • Fixed leader customization panel breaking if characters exist with fixed portraits but no names (affects mods)

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