Paradox Interactive has announced that The Cossacks expansion for Europa Universalis IV will be invading on 1 December 2015. The expansion revolves around the Ukrainian semi-nomadic peoples who played a role in Russian history.
The chief improvement to Europa Universalis IV is the new diplomatic system, where players can highlight provinces they intend to expand to, letting friends and enemies know where your ambitions lie. Players can negotiate deals with other factions to give them annexation of enemy territory if they help you.
Other features include:
- The Estates: Allocate lands to clergy, nobles and merchants as you try to balance the powers in your Renaissance state.
- Tell The World What You Want: Designate neighboring provinces as “places of interest”, build trust with other nations, and entice allies with the promise of land for their support.
- Tengri: Tengri is now a Syncretic faith, allowing it to tolerate a secondary religion as if it were a national faith.
- Horde Unity and Razing: Nomadic nations now must pay attention the horde unity of their tribes – a unity that can only be maintained by the occasional pillaging
- Improved Culture Change: 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.
- Native Policies: Set your policy for colonial encounters with natives. Are you focused on quick subjugation, peaceful growth or trading advantages?
- Improved Espionage: New spy actions allow you to study the technology of more advanced countries and prod your rivals’ subjects towards independence.
As is usual with Europa Universalis IV expansions, The Cossacks is a free update. Gamers interested in checking out the expansion can visit the official page here.
