Publisher Paradox Interactive and developer Paradox Tinto today announced Europa Universalis 4: Origins as the historical grand strategy game’s newest immersion pack.
Slated to launch next month, Europa Universalis 4: Origins introduces a host of new missions for African nations such as Mali, Songhai, and Ethiopia, granting players who pick them new gameplay opportunities.
Leading the former, you’ll be able to stop its decline and wrestle back control of its vassals, while players who pick Ethiopia can push to unify the nations of the African Horn.
Here is a list of features included in EUIV’s newest immersion pack, as detailed by the publisher in an emailed press release:
- Jewish Religion: The Ethiopian Jews of Beta Israel are included, and Jewish nations can choose from nine religious characteristics to accentuate their national
strengths, with new flavour events.
- Missions for Mali: Halt the decline of West Africa’s greatest medieval empire and reassert control of former vassals.
- Missions for Songhai: Develop your provinces and claim the mantles of Mali and Timbuktu as the new rising power.
- Missions for Kongo: Unite the peoples of the Congo River and confront the growing European threat.
- Missions for Ethiopia: Ensure religious unity and prestige in the Kingdom of Solomon while unifying the nations of the African Horn. Also adds the noble Ç̌äwa regiments.
- Missions for Ajuuraan: Control Indian Ocean trade and bring water to your desert provinces.
- Missions for Kilwa: Focus on naval economic power, establishing a colonial empire across the seas.
- Missions for Mutapa: Build on the legacy of the founders of Great Zimbabwe and exploit the riches of South Africa to dominate trade.
- Minor Mission Additions: New mission options for Jolof, Mossi, Hausa, Oyo and Adal.
- New Regional Mission Trees: New Missions for minor powers in Central, East and West Africa, and the African Horn, as well as new estate privileges for many nations and regions.
- New Army Sprites: 4 new army sprites each for Congo, Great Lakes, Southern Africa and Bantu nations
- Two New Missionary models: African Coptic and African Fetishist missionary animations added.
- New Music: 12 minutes of new West African themed music, and 12 minutes of new East African themed music.
Europa Universalis IV: Origins will be accompanied by a free update available to all owners of the base game and is set to launch on November 11. You can check out its announcement trailer below.
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