Announced by developers Paradox Interactive a few days ago, new content for the grand strategy game Europa Universalis IV is to hit the shelves of shops and the Steam Store alike on the 11th of December.
Conquest of Paradise is the first genuine expansion pack for Europa Universalis IV since its release in mid-August. As the name and the artwork (below) of the melancholy native suggest, the pack is heavily concentrated on colonial expansion into the Americas, a must-have for those of you who play as the big five: Spain, Portugal, France, England and the Netherlands.
The add-on will introduce a number of new features that should make your insurgency into the Americas, or your life as a Native American nation, all the more interesting an experience. New mechanics centered around the management of native factions means that, should you choose to play as the Cherokee Nations for instance, it won't simply be a case of waiting for Europa to arrive and pillage your land. A whole host of new tools, units, buildings and technologies mean that playing as one of the many native factions, pre-colonisation, should pose a challenge in itself.
As well as that, new mechanics are being implemented regarding the imperial side of things; your colonies now have the potential to form into small nations in themselves that, whilst still under your domain, will manage themselves from the day-to-day administration of a colony, to getting into wars with natives and other rival colonies, kind of like a glorified vassal. This may sound odd until I explain that it essentially means instead of the Thirteen Colonies being called "England", they'll be called "The Thirteen Colonies", much like in Empire: Total War.
Last but not least is perhaps the most intriguing and most exciting feature of them all; a random America. That's right, at the start of your game, you'll soon have the option to have the Americas be a randomly generated series of land masses. This might not be a good idea if you're starting in, let's say 1700, but if you're a hardcore "1492" kind of player, randomly created Americas means you too will be able to relive the excitement and intrigue of discovering a completely unknown land across the Atlantic. Will you find massive continents full of riches and natives, a series of lush islands, or absolutely nothing and simply end up in Indonesia? Nobody knows!
As well as that, new mechanics are being implemented regarding the imperial side of things; your colonies now have the potential to form into small nations in themselves that, whilst still under your domain, will manage themselves from the day-to-day administration of a colony, to getting into wars with natives and other rival colonies, kind of like a glorified vassal. This may sound odd until I explain that it essentially means instead of the Thirteen Colonies being called "England", they'll be called "The Thirteen Colonies", much like in Empire: Total War.
Last but not least is perhaps the most intriguing and most exciting feature of them all; a random America. That's right, at the start of your game, you'll soon have the option to have the Americas be a randomly generated series of land masses. This might not be a good idea if you're starting in, let's say 1700, but if you're a hardcore "1492" kind of player, randomly created Americas means you too will be able to relive the excitement and intrigue of discovering a completely unknown land across the Atlantic. Will you find massive continents full of riches and natives, a series of lush islands, or absolutely nothing and simply end up in Indonesia? Nobody knows!
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