Old World News

A hotfix update, 1.0.65550 release (02/17/2023), has been released today on the main branch.

This adds the following fixes:

Fixed Old World map starting positions
Fixed Council project not providing yields
Fixed AIs on teams sometimes not founding starting city
Fixed map generation exception
Reverted network changes

The main branch has been updated!

This is a big update with many design changes, AI and UI improvements and a lot of bug fixes.

Notable changes:

• New Bay map script added
  
• Added Happiness
  
• Family bonuses rebalanced
  
• Fixed longstanding bug with tooltips sometimes not appearing when hovering over links
  

Full notes can be reviewed here:
https://mohawkgames.com/2023/02/15/old-world-update-105/

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.

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.

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.