Rule Britannia’s theme is, unsurprisingly, the British Isles.
We find it’s always useful to check the dev diary Paradox put out right before an expansion releases – like this one – as it fully breaks down what you’re paying for and what’s included in the free patch.īeing an Immersion Pack, these are deliberately designed to be limited in scope, and modest in terms of what new content they add. Anglicanism and an event chain for British nations to convert to this new unique branch of Protestantism.įinally, the free mission system gets a bunch of unique missions for British, English, Scottish and Irish nations.
Coal as a late-game trade good and some associated buildings. Let’s pick apart exactly what you get for your money: The Innovativeness mechanic, new diplomatic options such as Knowledge Sharing and Steer Trade and the ability to choose Naval Doctrines.
EUIV’s thirteenth & latest DLC, Rule Britannia, along with the 1.25 ‘ England’ patch bring the player’s attention back to Europe, and an old favourite to native brits like myself. For an ageing game, doubling down on specific nations and themes via the ‘Immersion Pack’ concept isn’t such a terrible idea. Expect to find out more soon or learn it all for yourself when ‘Mandate Of Heaven’ releases on April 6th.Twelve expansions and twenty-four patches later, it’s crazy to think Europa Universalis IV is still able to draw our attention. So far, we know little of how Paradox will make the Governments of the East work within the systems of the game. I hope when playing as China, you will have the ability to continue down the path of exploration. Also worth noting is that in the 1400s, China had a humongous fleet and had the chance to be a colonizing power themselves before they fatefully turned inward. I’m supremely curious how much Paradox cooks their decline into the systems of the game or how much they let it fall on you as a ruler to keep them powerful. But by the 1800s, the Imperialists had their run of the place. Although Paradox gave us little concrete info in the press release beyond the Eastern focus, it will be especially be fascinating to play as China, since during this period in the early 1400s, they were monumentally powerful compared to any of the European nations. The DLC, titled Mandate of Heaven, will flesh out the countries of the Eastern World, particularly Japan and China. It will be exciting to see how Paradox shifts to the East in its new expansion. This is certainly a period of history that saw Europe on the rise, and given the title of the game, you could assume that the most work was put into the colonizing powers of Western Europe. Europa Universalis gives you the familiar thrill of running the affairs of an entire country, but in this game you take them from the end of the European Middle Ages up to the Napoleonic Era.
Those familiar with Crusader Kings or Hears of Iron get the gist of Paradox’s grand strategy games.
For budding desktop Imperialists (and anti-Imperialists), Paradox’s Europa Universalis series is tough to beat.