Orders

Selling remaining orders

The Orders system is a key concept in Old World, determining the number of actions a nation can perform in a single turn. Orders are gained in the beginning of every turn, based on a variety of factors (listed below) and are used to move & take actions with units, appoint Council members etc. Remaining orders at the end of a turn will be sold to the market for 10 gold each. Orders may also be traded between nations in a trade agreement. Some Events can also affect the number of orders in a certain turn.

Gaining Orders

Each turn, orders are produced by the following sources:

• General:
  • +0.1 for each Legitimacy point.
  • +0.1 for each Citizen.
  • +5 with Serfdom.
• Specialists:
  • +0.5 for each Master Acolyte and Bishop Specialist.
  • +1 for each Elder Acolyte and Bishop Specialist (replaces the 0.5 from a Master Specialist).
• Improvements:
  • +0.5 for each Horses pasture.
  • +0.5 for each Elephants and Camels camp.
  • +0.5 for each Garrison, Stronghold, and Citadel improvement.
  • +0.5 for each Sun Shrine.
  • +1 for each wonder adjacent to a Kingship Shrine.
• Characters:
  • +0.5 for each Spymaster's Discipline point.
  • +0.5 for each Forum project with the Acropolis wonder.
  • +1 from an Orator leader per city with a friendly family.
  • +1 from a Schemer leader per ongoing war.
  • +0.5 for each city from a leader with the Robust trait.
  • +1 for a city with a governor with the Robust trait.
• Nations:
  • +0.5 for each pasture with Persia.

Additional orders can be bought for 100 or for a variable amount of with Coin Debasement. Leaders of the Schemer Archetype can buy 10 for two Legitimacy.

Assyria gains +2 per military unit they kill.

Spending Orders

Orders are spent on the following actions:

• 1 for each unit move.
• 2 for each unit movement past the fatigue limit, using Forced March.
• 1 for each worker action (also applies to cutting or removing trees or scrub before placing an improvement).
• 1 for each improvement being constructed.
• 1 for promoting, upgrading, fortifying, or healing a unit.
• 1 for adding or removing a General to a unit.
• 2 for appointing a Council member (Chancellor, Ambassador & Spymaster), Governor or Agent.
• 2 for each mission by a Council member, Courtier or Agent.