It's been just a hair over three years since we awarded the grand strategy game Europa Universalis IV a 91% in our review, which makes this a fine time for Paradox Interactive to announce that a new expansion, “Rights of Man,” is on the way.
“This expansion to Paradox Development Studio’s best-selling historical strategy game introduces a number of small changes that add up to a deeper and more dynamic experience,” the studio wrote. “Near the top of this list is the Great Power mechanic, where the most developed nations have access to new diplomatic options to bully or entice weaker neighbors. Keep that development going, or lose the powers you paid a high price for.”
Other notable features in the expansion:
- New goals for Coptic and Fetishist religions
- Greater control over adopting new cultures in your empire
- Leader Traits giving battle hardened commanders added prowess
- More detailed military instructions for Subject Nations
- Revolutionary Republics now have Factions to balance
- Ottoman Empire gets new Harem Politics events and options
The list concludes with a “much much more,” but you get the idea: There's nothing here that's going to revolutionize the game all by itself, but collectively it adds up to a fairly significant evolution. The release of the Rights of Man expansion will be accompanied by a free update to the EUIV base game, which Paradox said “will have the first major overhaul of the technology system since launch.”
A release date for Rights of Man hasn't been announced, but Paradox said it's coming soon.
