14 DAY TRIAL // The team at Paradox Development Studios will launch the new Art of War expansion for Europa Universalis IV on October 30, and it is ready to offer details on a few of the final changes that it plans to make to the core game features.
On the official forum, the studio says that revolutions can now happen to any country in Europe that is in rough shape in the XVIII century, which gives them solid bonuses and a big increase in score. That means gamers need to be careful about the demands they make when they end a war as a victor.
The team at Paradox states, “This nation becomes the target not only of revolution, but of monarchs around the continent who will want to stop it. The nations that are threatened by the revolutionary movement now have a new casus belli and an option in peace deals to dismantle the revolution.”
The Revolutionary country can also try to spread it via combat and this generates unrest among nobles as long as it exists.
The Art of War expansion for EU IV will also add a new 1618 bookmark to allow gamers to quickly experiment the Thirty Year’s War, with new features like leagues, enhanced combat and more Reformation mechanics.
Europa Universalis IV is also getting more decisions and revamped provinces
The grand strategy experience is receiving a larger number of provinces and that also means more decisions, many of them requiring the player to form countries that no longer exist from the start, like Tibet, Ruthenia, the Qing Empire, and more.
The fan base can also experience dynamic historical events, which enhance the campaigns of even small nations.
With the new Art of War expansion, North and South America are both enhanced with changed maps.
Paradox explains, “In 1444, there are two great empires on the rise in Mesoamerica (and no, Zapotec and Maya aren't it). To the east, centered on the valley of Mexico and led by Moctezuma Ilhuicamina, you have of course the Aztecs. They've recently solidified their triple alliance, and are now on the path of expansion. So far, their influence is limited to a vaguely crescent-like shape stretching toward the Totonac people and the sea on either side of the Aztec's hated rivals, Tlaxcala.”
There are also major changes made to other parts of the map, with new cultures, more nations to play as and a range of extra cultural tags.
Art of War for Europa Universalis IV will be offered on the PC on October 30.
