Old World May 27th Updated Test Build
Old World Patch Notes — May 27, 2026
Aggregated from Steam, cross-tracked with Battle.net coverage on GamePatchNote.
Old World test branch update 1.0.83739 Test 2026-05-27
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
Invested tech progress is reimbursed when a player receives the tech for free
Eagle Eye promotion now available to range 1 units that don't have a fixed range (Persian Unique Units)
Builder workers can no longer stack inside a teammates territory
Jungle can no longer be cut outside of city territory (Empires of the Indus)
Bugs Fixed
Fixed duplicated icon for Tactician Leader General units
Fixed some shrines sometimes being unavailable when using Randomized Improvements option without all DLC
Fixed tech requirement sometimes not showing on improvement helptext
Fixed mirror maps not enforcing connected human starts
Fixed some unintended 1-tile-wide mountain passes that were possible to occur in mirror maps
Fixed SubjectAny trait check for characters
Fixed SubjectNot helptext display
Text and event fixes