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About Old World
Old World is a historical strategy title where you guide an empire across generations, shaping a legacy that outlives your reign. You balance politics, warfare, and family to build a lasting kingdom.
The game blends 4X concepts with dynastic management, offers single‑player and several multiplayer options, features a Grammy‑nominated soundtrack, and supports extensive modding through Steam Workshop.
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Dynasty and Marriage
Marriage functions as a political tool, letting you forge alliances, secure heirs, and influence which noble family governs a city. Each union can affect family happiness and unlock benefits tied to those families.
Heirs age, develop traits, and eventually die, opening space for the next generation. Managing their education and marital choices is essential for maintaining a strong dynastic line.
- Pair heirs with families whose city bonuses match current strategic gaps.
- Avoid concentrating power in a single family to keep relations balanced.
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Noble Families
Each of the seven kingdoms contains four noble families, each providing distinct benefits when they lead your cities. Keeping families content yields extra bonuses, while neglect can provoke hostility.
Family ties are shaped through events, actions, and marriages. Upsetting a family or allowing it to become overly influential risks their ire.
- Rotate family leadership to spread benefits across the realm.
- Use events that improve family relations to maintain steady bonuses.
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Characters and Traits
The world is populated by characters with unique personalities, strengths, and weaknesses. They can serve as governors, diplomats, spymasters, or spouses, each performing tasks suited to their archetype.
Characters develop new personalities and traits over time, grow old, gain experience, and eventually fall ill and pass away, leaving room for the next generation.
- Match character archetypes to roles that complement their strengths.
- Monitor aging characters to plan replacements before they die.
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Exploration and Ruins
Unexplored wilderness houses tribes, barbarian marauders, and remnants of previous cultures. Sending units into these areas can uncover artifacts and legendary heroes hidden in scattered ruins.
Discovering artifacts and great heroes adds historical flavor, and recruited heroes can serve your kingdom in key roles.
- Scout near borders early to locate ruins before rivals.
- Balance exploration with defense to avoid barbarian raids.
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Multiplayer Options
Old World supports split‑screen play, allowing players to share a single screen in co‑op or PvP modes. This enables local competition or collaboration without needing separate devices.
Online multiplayer includes co‑op, PvP, and Remote Play Together, letting friends join a game over the internet or via Steam’s remote‑play feature.
- Use Remote Play Together for quick online sessions without each player owning the game.
- Try split‑screen co‑op for a shared tabletop feel.
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