Nations

Nations are the major states that are vying for Victory in Old World.

A player Nation must be ruled by a member of the same dynasty as the Nation's founder. If the Nation's leader dies without a Heir the game ends.

Civilization	Leader	Leader Traits	Leader Archetype	Bonuses	Starting Techs	Unique Buildings	Unique Units	Families
Assyria	Ashurbanipal	Educated	Zealot	[All Cities] New Units start with Focus I [All Units] +100% Pillage Yield [All units] +2 Orders per Military Unit Killed
Babylonia	Nebuchadnezzar	Prosperous	Scholar	[All Cities] +1 Science per turn [All Cities] +20% Growth [All Cities] +2 Culture per turn with Treasury
Cartage	Dido	Cunning Engineer	Diplomat	[New Cities] +200 Civics [All Cities] +10 Money if Connected [Ability] Can hire Mercenaries from Tribes
Egypt	Hatshepsut	Inspiring	Builder	[On Start] +400 Stone [All Cities] +40% from Farm on River
Greece	Philip
Hatti	Hattusili	Warlike	Judge
Persia	Cyrus	Tough	Hero
Rome	Romulus	Ruthless	Tactician

Laws

Laws provide a permanent bonus to a Nation. They come in two mutually-exclusive groups and five levels of penalties. The Laws button will glow when there is a group without any active law.

No Upkeep Laws

No Upkeep Laws cost 250 Civics to pass and do not have any penalties.

Law 1	Law 2	Required technology
Epics +10 Hero Opinion +10 Culture per killed Military Unit in nearest City	Exploration +10 Hunters Opinion Movement Bonus along Neutral River Scouts move on Water	Rhetoric
Slavery +10 Builder Opinion +20% Mine Yield [All Cities] +20% Quarry Yield [All Cities] +1 Discontent per year [All Cities]	Freedom +10 Sages Opinion +4 Money per year per Specialist [All Cities]	Labor Force
Centralization +20 Legalism Opinion Farms can be constructed on Marsh terrain +2 Science per year per Culture Level [Capital City]	Vassalage +20 Riders Opinion -50% Unit Consumption No extra Unit Consumption when Outside Borders	Aristocracy

Low Upkeep Laws

Low Upkeep Laws cost 400 Civics to pass and have low penalties.

Law 1	Law 2	Required technology
Tyranny +10 Orator Opinion +20 Training per year +8 Money per year per Military Unit in Territory [All Cities] -3 Civics per year	Constitution +10 Statesman Opinion Enables the Decree projects [Capital City] +1 Science per year per Urban Specialist [All Cities] -6 Training per year	Sovereignty
Colonies +20 Diplomat Opinion Enables the Buy Tile army action -6 Training per year	Serfdom +20 Landowners Opinion +5 Orders per year -12 Money per year +1 Discontent per year [All Cities]	Navigation
Monotheism +20 Gnosticism Opinion +1 Orders per year [State Religion Cities] -3 Civics per year	Polytheism +20 Mythology Opinion Shrines can be constructed multiple times -12 Money per year	Monasticism

Medium Upkeep Laws

Medium Upkeep Laws cost 400 Civics to pass and have medium penalties.

Law 1	Law 2	Required technology
Divine Rule +30 Clerics Opinion Can Adopt Pagan State Religions +1 Happiness per year per Shrine [All Cities] -18 Money per year	Legal Code +30 Judge Opinion +10 Civics per year per Active Law --0.6 Orders per year	Citizenship
Tolerance +30 Dualism Opinion Can Build Non-State Religions Disciples +2 Happiness per year per Non-State Religion [All Cities] -6 Civics per year	Orthodoxy +30 Revelation Opinion Disciples Can Purge World Religions Can Hurry production with Orders [Stare Religion Cities] -18 Money per year	Doctrine
Professional Army +30 Tactician Opinion +50% XP from Combat +2 Training per year with Treasury [All Cities] -18 Money per year	Volunteers +20 Champions Opinion Can Hurry production with Population +20 Training per year per War -6 Civics per year	Manor

High Upkeep Laws

High Upkeep Laws cost 400 Civics to pass and have high penalties.

Law 1	Law 2	Required technology
Philosophy	Engineering
Iconography	Calligraphy
Pilgrimage	Holy War

Very High Upkeep Laws

Very High Upkeep Laws cost 400 Civics to pass and have very high penalties.

Law 1	Law 2	Required technology
Guilds	Elites
Autarky	Trade League
Coin Debasement	Monetary Reform

Tribes

Tribes occupy certain City Sites at the start of the game. Tribes can be converted to a Religion and tribe characters can intermarry with Nation characters. Nations can conduct diplomacy with tribes.

Tribes that aren't allied with any Nation will eventually spawn a raiders army. Raiders are always at War with all Nations and will attack the nearest City. How far raiders are willing to travel depends on the game difficulty.

Barbarians

Barbarians occupy certain City Sites at the start of the game. They are always at War with all Nations and have to be defeated to claim the City Site.