Old World News

[h3]Old World test branch update 1.0.82566 Test 2026-03-04[/h3][p][/p][p]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.[/p][p][/p][h3]Design[/h3][p][/p]

• [p]Legal Code law upkeep now 6 Money per city (instead of 0.2 Orders)[/p]
• [p]Divine Rule law upkeep now 0.5 Science per city (instead of 6 Money)[/p]
• [p]Guilds law upkeep now 0.5 Orders per city (instead of 1 Order)[/p]
• [p]Besieger effect now valid for Melee and Ranged (previously Melee and Siege)[/p]
• [p]Increased Growth required for new population now occurs after 30 growths instead of 20
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[h3]New Events[/h3][p][/p]

• [p]Grief[/p]
• [p]Last of the Pack[/p]
• [p] Founded (lost tie) x4[/p]
• [p]The Wanderers[/p]
• [p]Tribal Truce Offer (no war due to alliance)[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Programming[/h3][p][/p]

• [p]More frequent updates in the network games browser[/p]

[p][/p][h3]UI[/h3][p][/p]

• [p]Added tech tree search[/p]
• [p]Text localization updates[/p]
• [p]Records screen displays Improvements Controlled and Improvements Finished stats separately[/p]
• [p]Disciples no longer counted in the Workers Produced stat[/p]
• [p]Added improvement theology potential bonuses to help text[/p]
• [p]Improvements to Critical Hit and Culture Level concept text[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Bugs Fixed[/h3][p][/p]

• [p]Fixed unit widgets stacking incorrectly[/p]
• [p]Fixed unit widgets in the back of the stack having their icons sorted behind water[/p]
• [p]Fixed kill preview icon drawing behind city widget[/p]
• [p]Fixed reversed logic for Unit Cycling option[/p]
• [p]Fixed unit cycling after attacking with Unit Cycling option on[/p]
• [p]Fixed worker filters showing for non-allied units[/p]
• [p]Fixed unit build list not showing valid Improvements on mouseover tile (w. Ctrl) if vegetation is present but not enough Orders are available to remove it[/p]
• [p]Fixed Occurrence showing as started in notifications when set as pending via bonus[/p]
• [p]Fixed some broken links in Chinese event text[/p]
• [p]Fixed raider AI[/p]
• [p]Fixed game UI registering clicks while file browser is open[/p]
• [p]Fixed custom overlay getting cleared by temporary road overlay[/p]
• [p]Fixed menu transparent backgrounds rendering as blank when colorblind filter is on[/p]
• [p]Fixed female worker tools being tinted by team color[/p]
• [p]Fixed pink models in burning cut scrub during wildfires[/p]
• [p]Fixed main menu color looking different on minimum detail settings[/p]
• [p]Fixed Family, Tribe, and Nation sometimes not being assigned to premade characters[/p]
• [p]Fixed archetype assignment bug[/p]
• [p]Fixed colors getting applied to links that no longer exist[/p]
• [p]Fixed issue with characters both leaving the nation and becoming a governor or general in simultaneous events[/p]

Releasing March 30th, Old World - Empires of the Indus is a big India-themed DLC for the great 4x strategy game that has full Linux support.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/the-great-4x-strategy-game-old-world-is-getting-a-big-india-themed-dlc/

[h3]Old World legacy branch[/h3][p][/p][p]A legacy branch of Old World is now available on Steam.  This uses version 1.0.81366, which was first released in January and is the last version prior to the Unity and rendering upgrade.  This branch will not receive updates.  If you could run Old World previously but are now unable to due to an unsupported OS or hardware, this version will allow you to play the game again.[/p][p][/p][p]To switch branches, right click Old World in Steam, select properties, click the 'Game Versions and Betas' tab and choose the 'legacy' option.[/p][p]

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Hooded Horse and Mohawk Games have announced a new expansion for their resolutely pre-modern 4X strategy game Old World. It's called Empires of the Indus, and as you may guess, it concerns the nations and cultures that once flourished along the banks of the river Indus, running through central and south Asia. Nations and cultures like "the mighty Mauryas, who founded one of the greatest Iron Age empires under the rule of Emperor Ashoka" and "the nomadic horse lords of the Yuezhi who transformed the region as the Kushan Empire".

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The next DLC for Old World, Empires of the Indus, is coming on March 30, 2026.

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Empires of the Indus throws you into a vibrant, turbulent world that's grappling with the rise of mighty dynasties and their illustrious realms across the subcontinent. Grow the powerful Mauryan Empire to its heights, lead the great tribes of the Yuezhi to forge a new destiny as the Kushan Empire, or raise Tamilakam to glory with the three great Sangam kingdoms. Spread forth from the Indus and bring the old world under your rule!

Here's a brief rundown of everything that will be included in the Empires of the Indus DLC:

• Three new playable nations: the Mauryas, the Yuezhi, and the Tamilakam. Each represents a major player across a 600-year period of upheaval and opportunity that would shape the subcontinent for centuries to come.
  
• New tribe: The Huns. From the Steppes comes a tribe more formidable to would-be conquerors than any of its counterparts. Includes unique events that cover the emergence of their most famous son, Attila the Hun.
  
• Religions: Hinduism and Buddhism. All three new nations begin with Hinduism, while the Mauryans can establish Buddhism as a new World Religion through a unique project.
  
• Four new Wonders, one for each cultural level:
  
  
  • The Great Stupa at Sanchi, a peace-era monument that allows a new improvement called Pillar Edicts, which boosts legitimacy and civics.
    
  • The prestigious Mahavihara, a place of great learning that boosts science and civics.
    
  • The Monumental Buddhas, a testament to religious unity that boosts opinion and culture for each religion within a nation.
    
  • The Mighty Chittorgarh Hill Fort, which grants its host city extra health and heals units within all city territory.
    
    
• The Jungle vegetation type, which acts like woods but with increased ranged defense and movement penalties
  
• Over 200 new events, 60 new ambitions, 11 new Cognomens, and 4 new rare resources (Jade, Silk, Spices, Ebony).
  
• Three new mapscripts and five pre-made maps, covering everything from the entire subcontinent to smaller duel maps set in the Indus Valley or land-locked Bactria.
  

Unite the world of South Asia, and establish a golden age for the people of the Indus when Empires of the Indus releases on March 30, 2026.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4129630/Old_World__Empires_of_the_Indus/