Old World test branch update 1.0.81703 Test 2026-01-22
[b]This update contains a major systems upgrade. The engine has been upgraded to Unity 6.3 and the graphics rendering code reworked.[/b]
[b]Bugs are expected, please refer to the Known Issues list below and report any other issues you encounter via the in game bug report system.[/b]
Known Issues
Portrait Age Interpolation is not working and has been disabled regardless of the player setting
Changing graphics settings whilst in game can cause a Unity crash to desktop
Egypt scenarios do not render correctly
Assyrian Urban tiles can cause errors on display and do not render correctly
Timeline screen does not always render fog of war correctly
Cataphract Archer texture is missing in combat previews
Volcano display issues
Improvement recommendation icons can be hidden behind city widgets
Design
Adjustments to Family Archetype character tendencies:
Champions have more Zealots and less Heroes
Riders have more Heroes and less Zealots
Improvements to Carthage campaign persistency
Programming
Unity updated from 2022.3 to 6.3
Graphics code converted to Unity's Universal Rendering Pipeline
The URP upgrade improves graphics performance, letting the game render with fewer draw calls and use fewer shader variants
UI
Restart Game button renamed Reroll Game. This keeps the same map and preserves nation/dynasty of random AI opponents but now rerolls the random seed
New Map button renamed to Reroll Map. This button is not shown for games on predefined maps
Valid Improvements, Rural, and Urban worker filters show improvements valid anywhere in the city rather than just for current tile
Character XP is now shown when they have upgraded at least once but progress to next level is 0
Bugs Fixed
Fixed character peak legitimacy including previous leader's ending legitimacy. "Legitimacy" in the HoF tooltip now "Final Legitimacy"
Fixed Bulwark Cuirass UI issue
Fixed Unyielding Banner reassigning general to non-player units
Fixed scores not updating after effectPlayers change
Fixed event decisions not getting restored after clearing selection
Fixed tutorial videos not showing in the encyclopedia on Linux
Fixed Wrath of Gods scenario warnings
