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Live Q&A with EUIV devs - starting 15:00 CEST/09:00 EST

Have a question for the devs? Now is your time to shine!

Join us shortly as we host a developer Q&A live on our newly launched Discord Server. Paradox Tinto studio manager and long-time Europa Universalis developer Johan Andersson, and EUIV content designer Álvaro Sanz, will be available to answer your questions.

Q&A begins 15:00 CEST/09:00 EST, and will be live on our Discord server:

https://discord.gg/europauniversalisofficial

We can't wait to see you there!

Community Mod Spotlight - Anbennar Pt. 1



Hello EU4 community, and welcome to the first Anbennar Mod Spotlight!
Today, JayBean, the creator of Anbennar and Lead Writer Karlov will be introducing you to the Anbennar EU4 mod and the Anbennar setting as a whole as part of EU4’s 10th birthday celebration in this first of a two-part series.

We'll let JayBean and Karlov take it away:

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Anbennar is a fantasy total conversion mod set in an original setting inspired by D&D settings like Forgotten Realms as well as settings like Dragon Age and The Witcher. But first, let’s begin with a question:

Have you ever wanted to see how a fantasy world evolves PAST the medieval era?
How wizards react to the advent of gunpowder?
Or what if colonial exploration actually unearthed relics of immense magical power?


Anbennar is all about exploring those themes and more.
In the EU4 mod you’ll be playing through a fantasy world set during the same time span as vanilla (1444-1821). You’ll witness all the events and themes of the early modern period albeit through a fantasy lens.
Watching how a fantasy world evolves through the ages is something we don't often get to see, let alone play through, but PDX games give us the perfect platform to tell these stories - and so enters Anbennar: A Fantasy Total Conversion mod for Europa Universalis IV.

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The World of Anbennar


Magic UI


Necromancy is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural


Racial advisor portraits


The God Fragment by Biegeltoren


We’ve been around for five years now, and later this year Anbennar is aiming to release our largest ever update, Scions of Sarhal, and we are incredibly excited to introduce our version of Africa when it drops in Q4 (and we finally update the mod to 1.35 - we hear you, chorus of people in the steam comments)!

But our special EU4 10th Anniversary Dev Diaries aren't just about that update.
We’re also going to take you on a grand tour of Anbennar as a whole, showcasing the regions of the world, their cool gameplay mechanics, systems, and the lore you can expect when you download the mod. Additionally, we’ll share some insight and commentary on how and why we brought these unique twists on EU4 gameplay to life...

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As you might expect there is a lot to cover with such a massive Mod. Too much to fit even just part 1 into this post! Whether you have heard of Anbennar before or it's a first, if this spotlight sounds interesting we encourage you to
Read the Rest here



And check out the moditself on the workshop here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1385440355

One of the greatest strategy games ever is now free, but not for long

Europa Universalis 4 remains one of the best strategy games ever made. Taking control of four different nations, you guide your armies and civilization through several centuries, battling it out to forge one of the most powerful empires in history. With a realistic map, myriad units and buildings, and an in-depth diplomacy system, Europa Universalis 4 has just hit its tenth anniversary, and to celebrate, you can now pick it up for the low, low price of absolutely nothing. But you need to move fast.


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Europa Universalis Official Discord!

[h3]Hello everyone![/h3]
Today we have some very exciting news for you. If you have been waiting for EUIV to finally have its own Official Discord server. Your day has come!



As part of our August Anniversary celebrations, we are launching the official Europa Universalis Discord server. If you are interested in sharing your game moments, interacting with the EUIV team, and generally hanging out with our awesome community in a Discord setting we invite you to join! If this sounds appealing to you and you do not have a Discord Account it's fairly easy to make. Discord should do a good job at giving you instructions by simply clicking the link but you can also find more information on account creation here.

In recognition of this launch as well as continuing our 10th Anniversary celebration month we are also hosting a displate giveaway on the newly launched discord server itself. This is separate and in addition to our recently concluded social media displate giveaway. We will be giving away 4 displates per day for 4 days. (See because, EU4, 1444, shoutout to the number 4 in general.)

The first of these starts today!

Giveaway times here:


Whether you are just interested in throwing your hat in the ring for our giveaways or you're interested in participating beyond that.

We welcome you to join us at:
https://discord.gg/europauniversalisofficial

Can’t wait to see you there! ♥

Free 10th Anniversary Community Music Pack

[h2]Today we release the free 10th Anniversary Community Music Pack for EUIV![/h2]

We’re very proud to have collaborated with Utopia Music - known to many of you as the brainchild of Runite Drill - and producer George Hammond, to release these community favourites directly through the game as DLC.

Utopia/Runite’s passionate work over the years has become a recognisable staple of EUIV’s modding community, and stands as testament to the talent and dedication of our community. This music pack is but one representation of the thriving enthusiasm that has been built around and within the game, and all the people it has brought together. Thank you.

Ten iconic tunes have been remastered for this pack, featuring tracks from Anbennar, Extended Timeline, Ante Bellum & more. They’ll be available via your store of choice and will indeed be free for all players; you simply need to claim it and it’s yours. You can also listen to them on Spotify for any extracurricular conquests.

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Hello Conquerors!

This music pack is a celebration of Europa Universalis IV’s modding community and the incredible creations they have made. It features ten of the most popular original main theme songs from iconic EU4 mods, such as Anbennar, Ante Bellum and Extended Timeline. Each song has been carefully recreated from scratch and remastered to add depth, breadth, power and glory in a way that the community’s music has never before experienced.

Inspired by great composers such as Andreas Waldetoft, Howard Shore and Geoff Knorr, the songs are built upon a series of motifs and themes designed to invoke the magic, wonder and essence of each of the community’s mods. Come join us, and experience an iconic journey through the legendary ten years EU4’s modding community.

Your conquests have never sounded better.

- Utopia



[h3]Get the music pack: click here
Listen on Spotify: click here
Utopia’s official website: click here[/h3]

Full track listing:
1. Dawn of an Empire (Anbennar)
2. Into the Beyond (Ante Bellum)
3. The Conquistador (Atlas Novum)
4. A World to Explore (Europa Expanded)
5. A Brief History of Everything (Extended Timeline)
6. One World (Flavor Universalis)
7. All Roads Lead to Rome (Imperium Universalis)
8. Clara Umbra (Lux in Tenebris)
9. Back to the Motherland (Third Odyssey)
10. In Taverns and Great Halls (1356 - A Timeline Extension)