Gamers will get new ways to manage armies and more diplomacy options

Aug 15, 2014 21:55 GMT  ·  By

The team at the Paradox Development Studio announces that it is working on a new expansion for Europa Universalis IV, called Art of War, which is designed to improve, as the name implies, the conflict focused mechanics of the grand strategy title.

The studio explains that the new content is "centered on the 30 Years War and bubbling political instability between church and state, this expansion features improved gameplay mechanics that’s puts warfare at the forefront of your quest for domination and triumph."

Europa Universalis IV is designed to allow players to choose any country that existed in the world of the game and then guide it towards glorious victory or devastating defeat.

The 30 Years War was a major political and religious conflict and Paradox will use a range of unique mechanics and events to simulate how fast it drew in all the major powers of Europe and how it devastated the continent.

The combat system of the grand strategy game is redesigned and the new features are designed to allow the player to "sortie from sieges, transfer occupation to allies and give objectives to your subjects and allies. Entire Fleets can now be upgraded with one click, you can now mothball fleets to avoid paying maintenance, and your fleets can be set to automatically transport armies."

A new March system allows powerful countries to take vassals and transform them into military focused defensive areas that can stop the advance of a rival, at the cost of a lot of their tax revenue, and better diplomacy means that gamers can now sell ships, enforce new types of peace options and even declare war to support a rebel faction in a rival country.

Art of War for Europa Universalis IV will also include a new option to abandon cores and to build armies faster, with just one click.

As the expansion will be launched the development team at Paradox is also working on a major patch for the title which will introduce an entirely new rebel mechanic, offer the option to grant autonomy to one province, improves the Cardinal system and introduces an entirely new game map.

More information about the core mechanics of the new content will be offered via developer diaries in the coming weeks.

The Paradox Development Studios is not saying exactly when Art of War for Europa Universalis IV will be launched or how much the expansion is set to cost.

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