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Europa Universalis IV is a grand strategy wargame developed by Paradox Development Studio and published by Paradox Interactive, sequel to 2007's Europa Universalis III. This Europa Universalis IV Wiki is intended as a repository of Europa Universalis IV related knowledge, useful for both new and experienced players and for modders.
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Latest news
- Game history
- 2019-02-04 - Patch 1.28.3 released
- 2018-12-11 - Patch 1.28 released (alongside Golden Century)
- 2018-09-06 - Patch 1.26 released (alongside Dharma)
- 2018-03-20 - Patch 1.25 released (alongside Rule Britannia)
- 2017-12-12 - Patch 1.24 released
- 2017-11-16 - Patch 1.23 released (alongside Cradle of Civilization)
- 2017-06-14 - Patch 1.22 released (alongside Third Rome)
- 2017-04-06 - Patch 1.20 released (alongside Mandate of Heaven)
- 2016-10-11 - Patch 1.18 released (alongside Rights of Man)
- 2016-05-11 - Patch 1.17 released
- 2016-04-05 - Patch 1.16 released (alongside Mare Nostrum)
- 2015-12-01 - Patch 1.14 released (alongside The Cossacks)
- 2015-06-09 - Patch 1.12 released (alongside Common Sense)
- 2015-03-08 - Patch 1.11 released
- 2015-02-26 - Patch 1.10 released (alongside El Dorado)
- 2014-10-30 - Patch 1.8 released (alongside Art of War)
- 2014-07-16 - Patch 1.7 released (alongside Res Publica)
- 2014-05-29 - Patch 1.6 released (alongside Wealth of Nations)
- 2014-01-14 - Patch 1.4 released (alongside Conquest of Paradise)
- 2013-10-29 - Patch 1.3 released
- 2013-08-13 - Europa Universalis IV released
- Video Diaries
- 2018-11-21 - Golden Century - First Look
- 2018-09-04 - Dharma - Feature Spotlight
- 2018-05-20 - PDXCon 2018 - Past, Present, and Future of EU4
- 2018-02-27 - Rule Britannia - What's New?
- Developer Diaries
- 2019-03-19 - Dev diary #11 - Missions! posted
- 2019-03-12 - Dev diary #10 - The German Map posted
- 2019-03-05 - Dev diary #9 - The Balkan Map posted
- 2019-02-26 - Dev diary #8 - France & Italy posted
- 2019-02-19 - Dev diary #7 - Fantastic Bits and where to find them posted
- 2019-02-05 - Dev diary #5 - A short update posted
- 2019-01-09 - Dev diary #4 - Upcoming 1.28.3 patch changelog posted
- 2019-01-22 - Dev diary #3 - Thoughts on bugfix patch 1.28.3 posted
- 2019-01-15 - Dev diary #2 - Talking about the future posted
- 2019-01-08 - Dev diary #1 - Dev Diaries to resume soon! posted
- 2018-12-18 - GC diary #12 - A look at this year and the future posted
- 2018-12-10 - GC diary #11 - Patchnotes for 1.28 Update posted
- 2018-12-06 - GC diary #10 - Golden Century Feedback & Changes posted
- 2018-12-04 - GC diary #9 - Achievements and the feedback process posted
- 2018-11-27 - GC diary #8 - Golden Century: New unit models posted
- 2018-11-20 - GC diary #7 - Pirate Republics posted
- 2018-11-13 - GC diary #6 - Northwestern Africa and Catholic Iberia posted
- 2018-11-06 - GC diary #5 - New Missions and decisions posted