Old World July 15th Test update — Old World News

Old World test branch update 1.0.84169 Test 2026-07-15

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

Luxury resources are now more common on randomly generated maps

Programming

Improved AI character selection for governors and generals

UI

Text localization updates

Bugs Fixed

Possible fix for MP serialization errors that result in ghost units and repeated animations
Japaense text localization fixes
Fixed Korean decimal & thousands separator
Fixed Game of the Week mapscript potentially differing depending on owned DLC
Fixed terrain sometimes not updating after closing timeline
Fixed Rise of Carthage scenario 1 goals potentially not triggering when Tribe Level set to Weak/Passive
Fixed some missing source improvement / project lists (affects mods)
Fixed UI fragment modding with Remove tags

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