Europa Universalis IV News

Dev Diary - Patch Notes & The Future of EU4

Johan presents Leviathan's Patch Notes in this week's Dev Diary - he also talks about Tinto's EU4's philosophy looking towards the future!

Find it here; https://pdxint.at/3uZVgx6

Road to PDXCON: Grand Campaign

[h3]The journey to PDXCON begins: Introducing the Grand Campaign! 4 games, 4 weeks and 5 days of play![/h3]

Join the teams of Crusader Kings III, Europa Universalis IV, Hearts of Iron IV and Stellaris for the largest event this side of PDXCON Remixed. In a tale that takes us from 867A.D to the distant future, you, the Paradox Community, will have a deciding say on events that unfold!

Acting as our ‘Senate’, you can influence how each campaign unfolds. Want to see a more military focused nation, or one that values the power of diplomacy or trade? By debating and voting inside the Senate, you can shape the course of our nation through all four grand strategy games.

You can take your seat in the senate by heading over to the discord here: https://discord.gg/pdxcon

Each leg of the journey will also have a knock on effect on the next, crafting a completely unique gamestate by the time we reach our Stellaris endgame. You have the power to not only shape history, but the universe!

The Event will be broadcast live on the Paradox Interactive Twitch Channel at the times below:

[h2]The Dates:[/h2]

Crusader Kings III: 21st April 12:00-22:00 CEST
Europa Universalis IV: 28th April 12:00-22:00 CEST
Hearts of Iron IV: 7th May 12:00 - 22:00 CEST
Stellaris: 15th-16th May 12:00 - 20:00 CEST

We’re looking forward to bringing hours of grand strategy gameplay to you as we forge our own story, together!

Europa Universalis IV: Leviathan expansion launches April 27

Paradox Interactive has announced the Leviathan expansion for Europa Universalis IV is due to release on April 27.

Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/03/europa-universalis-iv-leviathan-expansion-launches-april-27

Europa Universalis 4's Leviathan expansion launches next month

March 30, 2021 Paradox has announced that Leviathan will launch April 27.

Paradox has unveiled the next expansion for its grand strategy game Europa Universalis IV. Dubbed Leviathan, this expansion will offer new development options that allow players to "play tall" by establishing smaller, more concentrated realms. The new EU4 DLC will come alongside a free update that reworks EU4's Southeast Asia and Australasian regions, both slated to launch April 27.

"Picture a capital city that shines like a gemstone, improved by the wealth drawn from the hinterland - decorated by riches demanded from vassals," Paradox's description of Leviathan reads. "A capital not of a mighty territorial empire, but of a compact and concentrated state that can still use gold and favors to influence neighbors and rivals."

With the Leviathan expansion, players will have access to new ways to develop their nation's capital city, even building beyond the province's construction limitations - at least, as long as you have the money and resources to pay the steep price. The expansion "offers new tools that allow you to play 'tall' with smaller and more focused realms with a few centers of power," Paradox says. "It also has a host of other changes to well-established game features like Regencies and Colonies."

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Europa Universalis IV: Leviathan coming April 27th 2021

Not everything has to be brute force. Armies are necessary, of course, but there are other ways to succeed. Build a force of diplomats, for example, and use your flattery as a weapon against others. Or draw wealth and power from the remote regions of your realm to construct a metropolis to be the engine of your economy. You can try many new routes to global power in Europa Universalis IV: Leviathan, coming next month.

Leviathan is the newest expansion to Paradox’s grand strategy classic about the early modern world. The first release from the Barcelona based Paradox Tinto, Leviathan adds new options for diplomatic and economic play, and will be available to Europa Universalis players on 27 April 2021.

One of the highlights of Leviathan is the ability to use diplomatic Favors to gain benefits from other nations. If you post a diplomat to curry favor in a foreign nation, you will slowly build up enough diplomatic power to request material aid, changes in alliances and even the return of core provinces.

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Other features of Europa Universalis IV: Leviathan include:

New Regency Options: Regency councils represent the interests of the most powerful estate, and can be extended to delay the ascension of an unfit monarch.
Specialized Colonial Nations: Let your colonies focus on military help, trade power or self-government.
Concentrate Development: You can now steal development from your vassals or territorial possessions to enhance the power of your capital city.
Pillage Capital: Loot an enemy capital as a condition of peace, hauling development back to the capital metropolis.
Expand Infrastructure: Provinces can expand their capacity to build new structures and manufactories, allowing smaller nations to create centers of wealth for a modest cost.
Centralize State: Reduce the cost of government by spending unused Reform points.
Totemism: Nations that follow the Totemist religion can revere a pantheon of past leaders, earning bonuses that reflect the skills they had in life.
Monuments: Expand and establish great projects, adding new bonuses to your empire.
New Unit Models: New army sprites for Southeast Asian nations, including Indochinese, Indonesian and Polynesian nations.
And more: Including the ability to carpet siege enemy provinces, draft transports as a plutocratic nation, watch heirs gain legitimacy as they wait to inherit the throne and other changes.

As usual, Leviathan will be accompanied by a major free update available to all Europa Universalis IV players. This update includes modifications to the maps of Southeast Asia and North America, with major gameplay changes for North American First Nations. It also adds Australian Aboriginal nations.

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