Old World Release Update 07.06.2021

Test Branch: Old World Version 1.0.53166  Test 7/6/2021
Main Branch: Old World Version 1.0.53207  Release 7/8/2021

Design/Gameplay:
  Tutorial Section added to encyclopedia
  Tribe leaders can now be exotic or extravagant
  Watermill can no longer be built on hills
  Reduced consumption for Granaries, Mills, and Harbors
  Roads connect seas and oceans to trade networks
  Updated dates to utilize Ab urbe condita system
  Spreading Religion to Tribal Sites now counts for the Spread Religion Ambition
  Added advice widget to founding family panel
  Improved Mediterranean Map
  Improvements to Archipelago Map Script
  Improved help text
  Various help text improvements
  Various event improvements


Art:
  Watermill asset has been updated 
  Watermills, Windmills, mines and quarries now animate
  Fort has received a minor visual update
  Added animations for Polybolos, Chariot and Caravan
  Acropolis scale has been adjusted

Programming/AI:
  Improvements to performance
  Improvements to the battle cam
  Adjusted camera settings so automated unit actions are no followed unless “Show All” has been selected
  Adjustments to AI
    Fixed bug where units unintentionally remained idle
    Improved water control
    Improved use of siege weapons
UI:
  Game will use unit BG instead of nation portrait BG when showing general candidates
  Adjustments to choose character widget
  Money/Science/Civics/Training yield indicators show going to the global pool when a character is selected
  Updated font in the credits menu
  Added "requires restart" popup when changing monitor setting 
  Updated icon for phalangite
  Icon has been added for when a city has been breached
  Added frame to credits portraits
  Adjusted background on choose player slot screen

Audio:
  Improvements to ambiance soundscape
  Music has been added to to credits menu
  Additional music tracks have been flagged as licensed
  
New Events:
  Far off Nation
  Raid Redirected
  Mercenary Raid
  The 3,000 Events
  

Bug fixes:
  Fixed occasional tab panel initial width issue
  Fixed bug with Characters never leaving school
  Fixed gameplay player options (e.g. tutorial) not being affected by Reset button in the options menu
  Fixed player’s units not animating movement under some player settings
  Fixed issue where archetypes appeared on inheritance cards when character has none
  Fixed issue where units temporarily disappeared between moves
  Fixed automated units sometimes spending training to march
  Addressed issue where units were disappearing between moves
  Fixed tooltip expand status only updating when changing highlighted tile
  Fixed issue where resources sometimes not updating translucency
  Fixed issue when placing urban improvements in the map editor

When is russian language expected?

Will there be an optimized version of this game for mid-range pc users like me? The game's running fine from turns 1-90 but beyond that the game just lags perpetually every end of turn because of the many elements you would usually have in late game. It took me literally 3 hours just to play 10 turns because i had to wait 3-5 mins of loading time every end of turn, if i get lucky, just to load my next turn. Moving a unit also freezes the game for a bit so imagine trying to play with a fully-pledged army. Btw im running my game in 720p and minimum settings already at this point. Even saving a game takes a long time to achieve.

Our engineering team is actively working on optimizations, which will be coming out in weekly updates, so please make sure you have auto-update turned on.

Our engineering team is actively working on optimizations, which will be coming out in weekly updates, so please make sure you have auto-update turned on.

Will do, thanks! I appreciate the response. You made a great game here.