Headline changes

• Polybolos now have +50% attack (was +50% attack vs Ranged)
• Forts cannot be adjacent to other Forts
• AI builds fewer Militia, Conscripts and obsolete units

Design

• Polybolos now have +50% attack (was +50% attack vs Ranged)
• Forts cannot be adjacent to other Forts
• Increased defensive modifier of Garrison/Stronghold/Citadel by 10%
• Reduced culture from Ambassador and science from Spymaster. Adjusted Chancellor Money and Civics.
• Swapped base ratings for Schemers and Scholars
• Tribal units no longer move if they have been previously moved by their ally on that turn
• Tribal units no longer retreat to their settlement when closer to allied territory
• Increased water margin at map edges for some mirrored map scripts, to ensure both sides have a water pass
• Lowered The Gatherer and The Resourceful cognomen levels (from 30/50 legitimacy to 20/40) and values (300/100 for harvest/chop to 200/50) (Empires of the Indus)

Programming

• AI builds fewer Militia, Conscripts and obsolete units
• AI places a lower priority on attacking expansion targets if it’s short on orders
• AI always guards city sites even when it believes no other player is nearby
• Added some Mac crash debugging

UI

• Improved display of rivers on tundra tiles
• Added Pillaged filter for Improvements in Map Search
• Unit type help improvement
• Cut down on character life event announcements
• Random traits and ratings are now only shown in the turn summary for the leader and the heir
• Religion conversions are only shown for leader, heir, family heads and the first character to convert after founding
• Hovering on timeline shows year at hovered position instead of currently displayed year
• Add Urban / Road ping tooltip improvements
• Legacy helptext adjustment
• Added reign time to character help for former leaders

Bugs Fixed

• Fixed conquest games as Tamilakam sometimes not getting marked as completed
• Fixed hotseat surrender issue
• Fixed point mirrored Coastal Rain Basin and Arid Plateau map scripts sometimes not generating enough mountains, leading to strange river generation
• Fixed missing religion opinion details on city happiness/discontent helptext
• Fixed trashed UU tech cards being placed on the discard pile on culture growth
• Fixed some client null reference exceptions
• Fixed cognomen help null reference
• Fixed tooltip buy costs
• Fixed unit consumption link always showing the active player’s unit breakdown
• Fixed minimap ping placement
• Fixed player alliance ambitions being offered in games with 1 or 2 teams
• Fixed some heir and leader assassination achievement issues
• Fixed religion context menus not being clickable in some situations
• Fixed city effects sometimes being counted twice in previews and helptext
• Fixed text issue with abdicate mission helptext
• Fixed some bugs with AI movement
• Fixed loading save with no settlement improvement on a city site
• Fixed cycling through Map Search results
• Fixed team alliance contact inconsistencies
• Fixed unlimber audio overriding subsequent selections
• Possible fix for some UI system issues
• Fixed building improvements over jungle not granting cut jungle achievement (Empires of the Indus)
• Fixed text in Rise of Carthage scenario 2

Old World is available on Steam, GOG, Epic and Stove

About Old World

Set in classic antiquity, Old World is a historical 4X strategy game created by Soren Johnson (Lead Designer, Civilization IV). Players select a historical leader and use the innovative Orders system to dominate the competition. Leaders are mortal; once they die, the nation’s future depends on their heirs.