Old World Jun 17th Test update

Old World test branch update 1.0.83935 Test 2026-06-17

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

• Minor Cities now count as urban improvements (relevant for ambitions)

• DOTA mapscript Separating Terrain choice split into Inner and Outer Terrain, random option added (Empires of the Indus)

UI

• Landmark discovery notification added even if popup is shown

• When a character mission (eg Imprison) can't be started due to a blocking memory, turns left until the memory will be removed are now shown

• Updated law prerequisite event helptext to be clearer

• Trait effects on city effects are not listed in a neutral tile tooltip text unless the player has a character with that trait i.e. camp effect from the Butcher's Mask

• Yields from military units in territory are always shown in help text, even if there is no military unit present i.e. Happiness from Walls

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed lighting regression for standard shader

• Fixed dune display on Sand Hill tiles

• Fixed Hovel Ruins floor rendering incorrectly

• Fixed black circle in city widget religion list

• Fixed tech tree button behavior

• Fixed unit occlusion issues with city widget religion icons

• Fixed map editor null reference errors

• Fixed governor rating-affected yield showing wrong value if net yield is negative

• Fixed some color issues on events with 'not' requirements

• Fixed some help text for improvements in team territory

• Fixed settings indicating mirror map when that option is invalid for the map script

• Fixed FFA achievement triggering with 2 players

• Fixed volcano occurrence not showing when it first appears in MP games (Wrath of Gods)

• Fixed Buddhist Disciple and Hindu Brahmin vision ranges (Empires of the Indus)

• Fixed invalid resource tiles on Indus Valley Duel premade map (Empires of the Indus)

• AI fixes

• Text and event fixes