And its four expansions: Napoleon's Ambition, In Nomine, Heir to the Throne, and Divine Wind.

For The Glory: A Europa Universalis Game (2009): the final tuning of the game, released after the initial disappointment of the third game, was made by the people responsible of the popular AGCEEP mod for Europa Universalis II.

A more Asian-themed version, Europa Universalis: Asia Chapters was released separately for the Asian gaming market.

Thus far there are four relased games, a de-facto announced fifth game, and a spinoff in the series: The games are produced, developed and published by Paradox Interactive. Starting in the Late Middle Ages, it focuses greatly on the Early Modern Period. Retrieved September 27, 2012.A not overly-accurate arquebusier may be about to shoot the guy to your right.Įuropa Universalis is a series of historical turn-based / real-time 4X Grand Strategy games for the PC and Mac (based increasingly loosely on a licensed French Board Game). 'CGM announces finalists for 'The Year's Best' ()'. 'Test : Europa Universalis : puristes only'. 'Sic Transit Gloria Mundi ( Europa Universalis Review)' (PDF). Archived from the original on February 6, 2005.

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The player, using conquistadors (in the case of land forces) and explorers (for sea forces) has the possibility to discover new provinces and thanks to the settlers can settle the chosen territory. Ī special element of the game is the colonisation of uninhabited territories. Therefore, the stability system plays an important role in the game, which determines the risk of rebellion in the provinces, as well as the speed of city development and the amount of taxes collected. Rebels can even secede from the state and declare independence. Rebellions occur when there are differences between the state religion and the religion followed in a province (there are several different faiths and religions in the game), taxation of the population through the establishment of a tax collector's office, or as a result of game-activated events. Rebellions of the population can be a problem for internal development. It is also possible to increase spending to maintain stability in the state or to abandon all subsidies to increase the state treasury at the expense of rising inflation. With progressive development, the player gains new capabilities, such as improved units. Technological progress is linear and consists in reaching higher and higher levels of technology in four areas: army, navy, infrastructure and trade. The player can take care of technological development in their own country by allocating part of the budget to research. The game features a number of historical events, such as the Reformation, the Treaty of Tordesillas and the uprising in the Netherlands, which have a significant impact on the game. For example, John III Sobieski has high military skills in the game and Suleiman the Magnificent is a character with high administrative skills. They change over time according to historical realities and have different skills that translate into the development of the country. The player directs one of the eight European powers available in the scenario and represents the individual historical rulers. Part of the presented world is invisible for the player (terra incognita) – it is however possible to explore individual provinces.

The game takes place on a two-dimensional map divided into 3,633 provinces, and proceeds in a pausable real time format. Gameplay Įuropa Universalis lets the player take control of one of seven European nations (others are available in different scenarios) from 1492 to 1801, expanding its power through military might, diplomacy, and colonial wealth.

To facilitate the new game, a new proprietary software engine, known as the Europa Engine, was developed. The game was originally based on a French board game of the same name by Philippe Thibaut that was released in 1993. Europa Universalis is a grand strategy video game developed by Paradox Development Studio and published in 2000 by Strategy First.

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