Old World March Update: Flanking changes, Theology buffs and Tech Tree search

Main Branch 1.0.82741 Release 2026-03-18

Headline changes

• Flanking now protects from counterattack damage for all units

• Enlightenment and Redemption theology buffs

• Added tech tree search

Design

• Flanking now protects from counterattack damage for all units

• 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

• Monasteries can be built in Clerics family cities without Monasticism

• Clerics no longer start with Divine Rule

• Baths can no longer be built on sand (except for Clerics)

• Events that spread a religion now contribute to religion spread goals

• Legal Code law upkeep now 6 Money per city (instead of 0.2 Orders)

• Divine Rule law upkeep now 0.5 Science per city (instead of 6 Money)

• Guilds law upkeep now 0.5 Orders per city (instead of 10 Money)

• Besieger effect now valid for Melee and Ranged (previously Melee and Siege)

• Increased Growth required for new population now occurs after 30 growths instead of 20

• 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

• Disciples generate 1 Culture per turn on their Holy Sites

• 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

New Events

• Grief

• Last of the Pack

• Founded (lost tie) x4

• The Wanderers

• Tribal Truce Offer (no war due to alliance)

Programming

• More frequent updates in the network games browser

• Added support for mapscripts to set a maximum number of teams

UI

• Added tech tree search

• Rural and Urban worker filters now show improvements that are not currently valid due to culture level restrictions

• Dynasty entries in Encyclopedia are labelled with Dynasty name instead of first ruler name for clarity

• Text localization updates

• Records screen displays Improvements Controlled and Improvements Finished stats separately

• Disciples no longer counted in the Workers Produced stat

• Added improvement theology potential bonuses to help text

• Improvements to Critical Hit and Culture Level concept text

• 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 unit widgets stacking incorrectly

• Fixed unit widgets in the back of the stack having their icons sorted behind water

• Fixed kill preview icon drawing