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Old World May 27th Updated Test Build

Old World test branch update 1.0.83739 Test 2026-05-27 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.

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What changed

8 fixes0 additions1 change2 removals
  • Fixes
  • Balance
  • Gameplay
  • Maps
  • Events
fixedDesignEagle Eye promotion now available to range 1 units that don't have a fixed range (Persian Unique Units)
removedDesignBuilder workers can no longer stack inside a teammates territory
removedDesignJungle can no longer be cut outside of city territory (Empires of the Indus)
fixedBugs FixedFixed duplicated icon for Tactician Leader General units
fixedBugs FixedFixed some shrines sometimes being unavailable when using Randomized Improvements option without all DLC
fixedBugs FixedFixed tech requirement sometimes not showing on improvement helptext

Old World changes

fixedEagle Eye promotion now available to range 1 units that don't have a fixed range (Persian Unique Units)
removedBuilder workers can no longer stack inside a teammates territory
removedJungle can no longer be cut outside of city territory (Empires of the Indus)
fixedFixed duplicated icon for Tactician Leader General units
fixedFixed some shrines sometimes being unavailable when using Randomized Improvements option without all DLC

Old World test branch update 1.0.83739 Test 2026-05-27

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

  • Invested tech progress is reimbursed when a player receives the tech for free

  • Eagle Eye promotion now available to range 1 units that don't have a fixed range (Persian Unique Units)

  • Builder workers can no longer stack inside a teammates territory

  • Jungle can no longer be cut outside of city territory (Empires of the Indus)

Bugs Fixed

  • Fixed duplicated icon for Tactician Leader General units

  • Fixed some shrines sometimes being unavailable when using Randomized Improvements option without all DLC

  • Fixed tech requirement sometimes not showing on improvement helptext

  • Fixed mirror maps not enforcing connected human starts

  • Fixed some unintended 1-tile-wide mountain passes that were possible to occur in mirror maps

  • Fixed SubjectAny trait check for characters

  • Fixed SubjectNot helptext display

  • Text and event fixes

Source

Steam News / 27 May 2026

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