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Old World January 22nd Updated Test Build

[h2]Test Branch 1.0.75810 Test 2025-01-22[/h2]

[h3]Design[/h3]

  • Repeatable technologies increase by 50% of the original cost each time they are researched (+1000, up from +500)
  • All religious buildings (Temples, Monasteries, Cathedrals) are now permanent
  • Crossbowmen bonus against melee now only applies to attack instead of strength
  • New advanced setup option 'Balanced starting resources' for single player (previously MP only)
  • If the AI reaches a victory condition on its turn and the player also does at the start of their next turn, the player will now be given the victory instead of the AI
  • Reduced the effect of Grand Vizier and AI leader traits on the number of units they tend to build
  • Reduced cost of Burning improvements to 50 Training (down from 100)
  • Purging a religion from a city now prevents it spreading to the city again without use of a Disciple
  • Can no longer gift Family Seats
  • Ambition victory now disabled in multiplayer by default (will remain on for ongoing games where it is enabled)
  • In Heroes of the Aegean scenario 2, Themistocles now retires after the battle of Salamis
  • Tweaks to invasions in Pharaohs of the Nile scenario 5



[h3]Programming[/h3]

  • AI performance optimization
  • Tactical AI improvements
  • Improved AI use of anchoring
  • Improved AI Scout movement under Exploration law
  • Improved AI unit movement
  • Added command line argument -loadgame
  • Refactored opinion levels to be independent of XML order



[h3]UI[/h3]

  • New feature: Generating a parameter string, which players can use in the setup screen to restart the same game from the beginning
  • The SP setup screen now has a third tab (Simple/Advanced/Parameter String), where players enter the parameter string
  • Parameter Strings can be found on the in game menu
  • A preview of potential water control is now shown when holding CTRL with ship selected
  • Notification display order reversed, now shows oldest notifications at the top
  • Character tooltips now show trait effects that are relevant to the current position (leader, general, governor) of the character
  • Rearranged city queue display to avoid overlap. Queue can now display 9 items (up from 4)
  • Known visibility button now shows visibility for all rivals if no unit or player is selected
  • Buy Orders shortcut key now defaults to SHIFT+O (instead of O)
  • Added Leader Archetype dropdown to Basic Setup options for Barbarian Horde scenario
  • Added icons for strength and weakness to character tooltips
  • MP player UI (team research and gifting options) is now shown in SP when player has AI teammates
  • Stats for all players are now shown to observers in MP games
  • Removed the 'Edit in Wizard' button from existing events in the Event Browser
  • Fixed confusing color of unit fatigue pips when already force marched and there is no movement limit. Force marched units now display flashing "marched" text
  • MP scenario tooltips now show scenario subtitle
  • Renamed Units Killed stat on stats screen to Military Units Killed
  • Removed Raiders and Rebels from game history
  • Improved "Slow AI" tooltip
  • Bonus tech cards now indicate that they are bonus cards



[h3]Bugs Fixed[/h3]

  • Fixed ships sometimes being built on the city center instead of the intended water area
  • Fixed event syntax bug
  • Fixed nested link in generated diplomacy links
  • Fixed hover issue on team research display
  • Fixed UI issue with Create Game button being disabled after unloading a server game
  • Fixed some AI confusion about who benefits when performing a mission on a character of a different nation
  • Fix for initial city naming - only relevant in mods
  • Fixed tribe link in city widget not selecting tribe
  • Fixed some UI issues with tile highlighting
  • Fixed AI exception with tribal cities
  • Fixed missing seat founding bonus in the family class Encyclopedia entries
  • Fixed add urban recommendation not showing border preview on hover
  • Fixed regenerating Hall of Fame entries leading to points wins becoming defeats after opulence VP changes
  • Fixed player placement bug for 2-team MP games that also have independent AI nations
  • Fixed portrait interpolation errors for portraits that do not have interpolation settings when interpolation is disabled
  • Fixed boat projectiles causing rendering artifacts on macs
  • Fixed breaking peace with a tribe in no characters mode
  • Fixed name display issue in some languages for royal characters with jobs
  • Fixed goals not completing when new units created
  • Fixed marauder prefabs being slightly offset
  • Fixed portraits not updating when age interpolation is enabled for the first time in-game
  • Fixed portrait editor breaking when interpolation is disabled in graphics options
  • Fixed portrait editor portraits not updating correctly when a source portrait
  • Fixed portrait editor opinion tab displays
  • Fixed incorrect tile highlighting for event options that affect tiles
  • Fixed Learn to Play 2 choose tech goal not completing immediately
  • Fixed potential issues with retake islands events in Rise of Carthage scenario 4
  • Fixed bugs with rebellion event triggering twice and Aristotle event not triggering in Heroes of the Aegean scenario 4
  • Text and event fixes
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