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Feb 8th Updated Test Build

The test branch has been updated!

Notable changes:
  • Hunters no longer get a bonus to Nets (they still get their Camp bonus)
  • Traders now have +100% Nets output instead of faster Hamlet growth
  • The Lighthouse now gives faster Hamlet growth in all cities instead of +5 money per specialist.
  • Ranged units no longer get a land/water penalty attacking ships, but an extra tile is added to the range for calculating damage.


Full notes can be reviewed here:
https://github.com/MohawkGames/test_buildnotes/blob/main/Old%20World%20Test%20Update%202023.02.08

These changes can be accessed on the test branch. To switch to this version:

Right click on Old World in your library, and hit properties, then navigate to the Betas tab and use the dropdown menu to switch from 'none' to the test branch.




Feb 1st Updated Test Build

The test branch has been updated!

Notable changes:
  • Negative discontent is now Happiness
  • Family opinion changes
  • New 'Bay' mapscript - temperate coastal map broken up by a large but shallow inland sea
  • AI and performance improvements
  • Many bug fixes


Full notes can be reviewed here:
https://github.com/MohawkGames/test_buildnotes/blob/main/Old%20World%20Test%20Update%202023.02.01

These changes can be accessed on the test branch. To switch to this version:

Right click on Old World in your library, and hit properties, then navigate to the Betas tab and use the dropdown menu to switch from 'none' to the test branch.




Jan 26th Hotfix update

A hotfix update, 1.0.65077 release (01/26/2023), has been released today on the main branch.

This fixes some UI issues with foreign nation actions and buttons being sometimes inadvertently disabled.

It also again reverts the underlying network code changes that were made as they are still causing problems for network and server games.

Jan 25th update

The main branch has been updated!

This is mainly a bug fix release, with some UI and AI improvements and rebalancing to The Sacred and The Profane DLC following player feedback.

Notable changes:
  • Rebalancing of Sacred and Profane cults and clergy opinion bonus
  • Network system changes re-enabled
  • Added Retry option when cloud games fail to upload
  • AI improvements
  • Many bug fixes


Full notes can be reviewed here:
https://mohawkgames.com/2023/01/25/old-world-update-104/

Jan 18th Updated Test Build

The test branch has been updated!

This is mainly a bug fix release, with some UI and AI improvements and rebalancing to The Sacred and The Profane DLC following player feedback.

Notable changes:
  • Rebalancing of Sacred and Profane cults and clergy opinion bonus
  • Network system changes re-enabled
  • Added Retry option when cloud games fail to upload
  • AI improvements
  • Many bug fixes


Full notes can be reviewed here:
https://github.com/MohawkGames/test_buildnotes/blob/main/Old%20World%20Test%20Update%202023.01.18

These changes can be accessed on the test branch. To switch to this version:

Right click on Old World in your library, and hit properties, then navigate to the Betas tab and use the dropdown menu to switch from 'none' to the test branch.