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Hi everyone, and welcome to another development diary for Europa Universalis IV. This time its rather meaty and is about major gameplay changes for the 1.19 patch. While we were reasonably happy with how Fort and Zone of Control has played out since introduced over a year ago, it has had one major drawback. The rules have so many cases to keep track of that it was practically impossible to make all cases clear to the player. This causes much confusion amongst players, who also had an experience that was not as great as they had hoped while playing. So now Zone of Control have changed completely. Instead of affecting a province and sometimes blocking passage in adjacent provinces, Zone of Control rules are now area based. Areas = The same map division that States/Territories are organsied around. And which 1.19 will show thicker borders around. A Fort is:

hostile if it is controlled by someone you are at war with.
friendly if it is controlled by you, or by someone on your side in any war, unless you are at war with them (should not happen).
neutral otherwise.

An area is:

friendly if it has at least one friendly fort and no hostile fort.
hostile if it has at least one hostile fort and no friendly fort.
contested if it has at least one hostile fort and at least one friendly fort.
neutral otherwise.

Zone of Control blocks an army to move between two adjacent provinces if they belong to different areas, one of which is hostile and the other being either hostile or contested. (Note that movement within areas is never blocked by Zone of Control) An occupied province without a fort will flip back to its owner's control if there is in the area at least one non-besieged fort controlled by him but no hostile forts. To ensure an army can always reach the fort that is blocking it from moving and then come back after sieging it down, all armies can ignore Military Access in all non-neutral areas Rebels never impact hostile rules, and yes, Capital Forts now work like all other forts. In order to stop the enemy from reaching the interior of your country, you will often need to have one fort in every area.. Even without that though, forts can force the enemy to make detours unless they first siege down some forts. While doing this, an average country ends up with more forts than before, so maintenance have been halved. While doing these changes, we have tweaked the map dramatically, adding in lots of wastelands to give natural borders, and also made a big revision to the area setup, so now areas are pretty much all between 3-5 provinces, giving a more even balance.

We have added a new peace treaty as well in 1.19, called “End Rivalry”. This peace option force the enemy to remove one of their Rivals. The removed Rival cannot be added again until 15 years after removed. We play the game quite a lot every week, and read far more on what issues you as players have. So we keep balancing and changing things to make for a greater player experience. In 1.19 we have some rather important changes to how you play the game. Combat has been changed a bit as well in this patch, as we removed the combat width penalties from terrain, as it made battles last way too long, and was a double defensive bonus combined with diceroll penalties. Sieging units will no longer get a rivercrossing penalty if a relieving force engages them, even if they did cross a river a few days, months or years earlier. We have changed the chance to increase colonysize from colonist being placed to instead being a lower the bigger the colony becomes. Previously it was pretty much a no-brainer to keep it as long as possible, as it became better the bigger the colony is. Now íts more of a choice.. Another complaint was the fixed levels of liberty desire that got applied to vassals and marches as they grew past certain arbitrary limits. Now it is scaling by development of the subject so you can always judge impact of their growth. For those of you that care about score, Great Powers are now likelier to be getting score each month, as they have a default +5 rating in each category. Also maintaining enough forts is now an impact on your military score gain. Corruption is now not entirely 100% bad, as a country with 100 corruption will now get -20 unrest in their realm. Courthouse & Town Halls no longer affect unrest but instead reduce state maintainance by 25% and 50% respectively, while their building costs have been halved. The Casus Belli from Expansion and Exploration Ideagroups did not really work as great as before with the new technology system, so in 1.19 they are getting changed. The Casus Belli themselves are gone.. Exploration Finisher now allows you to fabricate claim on another continent that is in your capital in a colonial region. (Colonial Subjects can do it everywhere in a colonial region.) Expansion Finisher now allows you to fabricate claims inside any trade company region that is on another continent than your capital. (Without Wealth of Nations, it is any overseas port not in a colonial region, and not in europe.) At the same time, distance impact on building spy networks have been dropped to 1/10th of before. For those of you that have Rights of Man, we are now adding even more things. In 1.19, Trade Goods will have a local impact. A Grain Province gives +0.5 Land Force Limit, Iron gives 20% Faster Building Construction & Ivory gives 20% cheaper state maintenance. We have also improved the “trading in good” - bonus, where some are almost twice as powerful as before, and some have changed completely. Next week we'll be back talking about all interface improvements for 1.19. Read the original post [quote]Useful links Official Website Europa Universalis IV Wiki Europa Universalis IV Development Diary Archive

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Europa Universalis IV

Paradox Development Studio Developer

Paradox Interactive Publisher

2013-08-13 Release

Strategy Simulation Singleplayer Multiplayer Tags

GameBillet: 33.97 €

Game News Posts: 500

🎹🖱️Keyboard + Mouse

Very Positive (88744 reviews)

http://www.europauniversalis4.com

Steam Store

The Game includes VR Support

Public Linux Depots:

EU4 LINUX [50.69 M]

Available DLCs:

Europa Universalis IV: American Dream DLC
Europa Universalis IV: National Monuments II
Europa Universalis IV: Conquest of Paradise
Europa Universalis IV: Conquistadors Unit pack
Europa Universalis IV: Native Americans Unit Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Songs of the New World
Europa Universalis IV: Songs of Yuletide
Europa Universalis IV: Native Americans II Unit Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Colonial British and French Unit Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Muslim Advisor Portraits
Europa Universalis IV: Wealth of Nations
Europa Universalis IV: Muslim Ships Unit Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Trade Nations Unit Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Res Publica
Europa Universalis IV: Anthology of Alternate History
Europa Universalis IV: Indian Subcontinent Unit Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Indian Ships Unit Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Wealth of Nations E-book
Europa Universalis IV: Republican Music Pack (Skopje Sessions)
Europa Universalis IV: Art of War
Europa Universalis IV: Evangelical Union Unit Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Catholic League Unit Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Songs of War Music Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Guns, Drums and Steel Music Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Art of War Ebook
Europa Universalis IV: El Dorado
Europa Universalis IV: El Dorado Content Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Guns, Drums and Steel Volume 2
Europa Universalis IV: Common Sense
Europa Universalis IV: Common Sense Content Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Common Sense E-Book
Europa Universalis IV: The Cossacks
Europa Universalis IV: The Cossacks Content Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Sounds from the community - Kairi Soundtrack
Europa Universalis IV: Catholic Majors Unit Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Sabaton Soundtrack
Europa Universalis IV: Mare Nostrum
Europa Universalis IV: Mare Nostrum Content Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Kairi Soundtrack Part II
Europa Universalis IV: Rights of Man
Europa Universalis IV: Rights of Man Content Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Fredman's Midsummer Epistles
Europa Universalis IV: Songs of Regency
Europa Universalis IV: Mandate of Heaven
Europa Universalis IV: Mandate of Heaven Content Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Evangelical Majors Unit Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Ultimate Music Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Ultimate E-book Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Early Upgrade Pack
Europa Universalis IV: Third Rome
Europa Universalis IV: The Rus Awakening

Fulfill Your Quest For Global Domination

Paradox Development Studio is back with the fourth installment of the award-winning Europa Universalis series. The empire building game Europa Universalis IV gives you control of a nation to guide through the years in order to create a dominant global empire. Rule your nation through the centuries, with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. True exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy will be brought to life in this epic title rife with rich strategic and tactical depth.

Main Features

Make your own decisions: Nation building is completely flexible and the possibilities are endless.
Use your Monarch Power: Experience the new system of monarch power where your choices are influenced by the caliber of the man or woman you have at the top and will direct the ebb and flow of gameplay.
Experience history coming to life: The great personalities of the past are on hand to support you as you make your mark on thousands of historical events.
Turn the world into your playground: Enjoy hundreds of years of gameplay in a lush topographical map complete with dynamic seasonal effects.
Experience the all new trade system: The trade system adds a new dimension to the great trade empires of the period. Gain control of vital trade routes and make the wealth of the world flow to your coffers.
Bring out your negotiating skills in a deeper diplomatic system: Use coalitions, royal marriages and support for rebels and explore the possibilities of the new unilateral opinion system.
Engage in Cross-platform Multiplayer: Battle against your friends or try the co-operative multiplayer mode that allows several players to work together to control a single nation with up to 32 players. Featuring improved chat and new matchmaking servers.
Create your own history & customize your game: Europa Universalis IV gives you the chance to customize and mod practically anything your heart may desire and uses Steam Workshop.

MINIMAL SETUPProcessor: Intel Core i3-2105 / AMD FX 4300Memory: 4 GB RAM
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 / AMD Radeon HD 5850Video Memory: 1 GB RAMIDIA GeForce 9600 or higher. 1024MB graphics memory requiredHard Drive:6 GB HD spaceOther Requirements:Broadband Internet connectionAdditional:GLSL 1.3. OpenGL 2.1. Controller support: 3-button mouse. keyboard and speakers. Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer
RECOMMENDED SETUPProcessor: Intel Core i3 3240 / AMD FX 8120Memory: 8 GB RAM
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 TiVideo Memory: 1 GB RAMHard Drive:6 GB HD spaceOther Requirements:Broadband Internet connectionAdditional:GLSL 1.3. OpenGL 2.1. Controller support: 3-button mouse. keyboard and speakers. Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer

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