The next expansion for Europa Universalis IV, titled The Cossacks, is set for a December 1st release. This new batch of content will be bringing a host of new features and upgrades as impressive as the legendary steppe warriors themselves; The Cossacks. Players who pass on the expansion will be graced with a free major content update.
A new diplomatic system lets you highlight provinces for expansion, pointing out to friend and foe alike where your ambitions lie. Earn the trust of your allies by performing favors for them, and use the promise of enemy territory to entice them to your side.
Here are some of the features included in the upcoming expansion:
- Allocate lands to clergy, nobles and merchants as you try to balance the powers in your Renaissance state.
- Designate neighboring provinces as places of interest, build trust with other nations, and entice allies with the promise of land for their support.
- Tengri is now a Syncretic faith, allowing it to tolerate a secondary religion as if it were a national faith.
- Nomadic nations now must pay attention the horde unity of their tribes – a unity that can only be maintained by the occasional pillaging.
- You can now restore a previous culture to a converted province, or convert a province you hold to a culture that is not your own.
- Set your policy for colonial encounters with natives. Are you focused on quick subjugation, peaceful growth or trading advantages?
- New spy actions allow you to study the technology of more advanced countries and prod your rivals’ subjects towards independence.