Paradox Interactive has announced that not only is the sixth major expansion for Europa Univeralis IV, The Cossacks, now available, but the game is getting a new 1.14 update as well.
The Cossacks allows players to plunder their neighbours with hordes so their tribes remain happy and loyal. Razing the lands of enemies allows them to gain power and advance in technology - or reform into a settled nation. The expansion also adds the concept of Estates, which bring their own brand of internal politics to represent such factions as the Magnates of Poland-Lithuania as well as, of course, the Cossacks of the Russian steppes.
The list of official features includes:
- Estates: Adds internal politics in your country, with power groupings such as the Church, Nobility and Bourgeois fighting for control.
- Diplomatic Feedback: Adds the ability to interact much more deeply with the AI by setting your attitude and telling it what you want out of wars.
- Tengri: New religion mechanics focusing on Syncretism. Tengri have a secondary religion that they fully tolerate, and can change this secondary religion at will.
- Horde Unity and Razing: Hordes must attack their neighbors to secure plunder in order to keep the tribes happy, or risk a tribal uprising. Hordes can raze territories they conquer to get monarch points and raise horde unity.
- Advanced Culture Change: Adds the ability to choose what culture you want to convert a province to from any neighbouring culture, or restore the original culture of the province.
- Native Policies: Adds the ability to set your policy towards the natives in your colonies, allowing you to focus on trade, assimilation, or subjugation.
- Improved Espionage: Two new spy actions allowing you to study the technology of more advanced countries and agitate for liberty in your enemies subjects.
The launch of the expansion also brings an update with a massive amount of additions and fixes, mostly involving incorporating many of the expansion’s features into the rest of the game, but also a bunch of fixes, tweaks and additions. Gamers interested in checking out the long change log can read it on the official forum here.
