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Old World June 19th Updated Test Build

Test Branch 1.0.72825 Test 2024-06-19

[h2]Design[/h2]
  • Added advanced setup option No Events. This disables all events except those necessary for game progression or for leaders' unique abilities.

New crowning ambitions added:
  • 8 Elder specialists in each Family Seat
  • Polytheism and 4 Elder Acolytes in each Family Seat
  • Stockpile 2000 of each resource
  • Send 20 luxuries
  • Amended crowning ambition 'Six Strong cities with positive happiness' to Six cities with positive happiness'
  • Leader and heir now get an additional trait option that is not related to their current job when upgrading
  • Raging tribes will now get a centralized AI whenever they have at least one city in their possession
  • Doubled the effect of Righteous and Debauched traits
  • Increased Harbor net adjacency bonus from 40% to 60%
  • Units now always advance after kill when attacking camps that are not city sites
  • Lowered order amount demanded by the AI when giving tribute for truce
  • Darius now takes a -5 Legitimacy hit if he lets Bardiya take the throne (Wonders and Dynasties)
  • Autonomous Rule now overrules the Grand Vizier (Autonomous Rule cities do not build units but can spend resources) (Behind the Throne)


[h2]Programming[/h2]
  • AI value for garrisons lowered
  • AI is more mindful of danger when moving units from one location to another, if it can't get there on the same turn
  • Removed UI XML hotloading
  • Added more multiplayer client logging
  • Possible fix for occasional reconnection failures in MP
  • Mapscript mods consisting of a source file are now deprecated and will show warning message in Manage mods screen


[h2]UI[/h2]
  • Added turn summary entry for new techs and consolidated some categories
  • Border expansion now shown when hovering over the unit widget of a worker constructing an improvement
  • Changed 'Default Settings' Option Preset name to 'Standard Settings' to reflect it no longer being the default
  • Added loading hourglass cursor to scenario menu
  • City founding previews now update only borders, rather than all terrain. Borders now only update vegetation when "increase border visibility" is enabled
  • Ignore to-be-occupied tile for calculating potential bounces during attack preview
  • Tweaks to notification tooltip for Steam Deck


[h2]Bugs Fixed[/h2]
  • Fixed some traits causing the trait display to be inaccurate
  • Pharaohs of the Nile scenario 3 raider and unit bounce fixes
  • Fixed Seaside map script help text (no longer default)
  • Fixed turn summary popup scrolling
  • Fixed raiders sometimes not finding the city they are supposed to raid
  • Fixed replay for server games
  • Fixed rare bug that could cause city sites to be joined on the Imperium Romanum map
  • Fixed game failing to start correctly when username can't be set
  • Fixed links breaking in turn summary
  • Fixed city health bars sometimes not displaying properly after undo
  • Fixed bug where Developing wonders would grant AI the Weak legitimacy bonus, +2 instead of +4
  • Fixed diplomatic status icon not being removed from city widget when city is no longer owned by a tribe
  • Fixed default setup options sometimes not displaying correctly
  • Fixed opinion boost from Opulence not showing in the encyclopedia (Behind the Throne)
  • Text and event fixes