Europa Universalis IV expansion drops on May 29

Posted by: 5/22/2014

Paradox Interactive is gearing up to ship more content for Europa Universalis IV in one week, and you can pre-order the expansion now for $10 through the new Paradox Interactive digital storefront.

The expansion is called “Wealth of Nations,” and it focuses on trade and privateering. Check out the full fact sheet below of new features.

  • Use covert diplomatic action to create trade conflicts: Bring out your negotiating skills and explore new diplomatic ways to justify and force trade conflicts against your competition. The actions are executed covert style in order to secure your place as a great trade empire of the period.
  • Steal from your competitors with the use of privateers: Dare to hire privateers that will steal trade from your competitors by leaching trade into a pirate nation. But if you do, know that this will increase the risk of war since your competitors will get a just cause for war.
  • Create a new trade capital & strengthen your trade: Designate a specific port as your main trade capital, separately from your country’s capital, in a coastal province within the same continent.
  • Improved trading in inland nodes. Merchants placed in inland trade nodes gets increased bonus in proportion to your country’s trade efficiency and will increases your possibilities to trade in faraway inland trade nodes.
  • Establish East India Companies – Strengthen your trade network and reach faraway lands by establishing East India Companies.

“Wealth of Nations” will become available on May 29th. Check out the develop video below to see the update in action.

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