Third Rome

Type

Immersion pack

Release date / Patch

2017-06-14 / 1.22

Store: Immersion pack

Paradox / Steam

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Paradox / Steam

Europa Universalis IV: Third Rome immersion pack features demonstrated by EU4's game designer Jake "DDRJake" Leiper-Ritchie.

Third Rome is the 1st immersion pack for EU4. It was announced on 2017-05-12^[1]. It was released on 2017-06-14^[2], coinciding with patch 1.22.

Expansion featuresEdit

Tsardoms and Principalities: New ranks of Russian government with new abilities and, for Tsars, strong bonuses including the right to claim entire states.
Iconography: Commission great religious icons for the Orthodox church, boosting your empire’s power depending on the saint you choose to revere.
Metropolitans: Consecrate highly developed provinces with Metropolitans, adding to the authority of the Orthodox church, but for a cost.
Streltsy: Special Russian soldiers that excel in combat, but raise the cost of stabilizing your empire.
Siberian Frontier: Russian nations can slowly colonize uninhabited border regions, with no fear of native uprisings.
New Russian Missions: Exclusive mission trees for Russia/Muscovy, Novgorod, and Russian Principalities.
Third Rome Content Pack: Adds 48 new unit models to nations in and around the Russian borders.

Main article: Developer diaries

All developer diaries about the Third Rome immersion pack and patch 1.22 (aka Russia).

No.	Title and Link	Description	Date
1	Historical Research	Trin Tragula, EU4's content designer, on the process of historical research done with EU4 and its expansions	2017-05-02
2	Bonus Development Diary	Sneak peek at features for 1.22, including Press Sailors subject interaction and changes for blockades, marches, Aristocracy ideas and Buddhism	2017-05-05
3	The Russian Principalities	Trin Tragula, EU4's content designer, reveals setup changes in the Greater Russian region coming in 1.22	2017-05-09
4	Russian and Cossacks Changes	New government types and abilities for the Russian regions in addition to new content for previous expansions	2017-05-16
5	Tsardom	New government type comes with new abilities	2017-05-23
6	Icons and Metropolitans	Jake elaborates on the expanded mechanics for the followers of the Orthodox faith	2017-05-30
7	Custom Nation Designer and Achievements	Jake explains the novelties in the nation designer and introduces new achivements (from his balcony)	2017-06-06
8	Third Rome Update	The Third Rome (1.22) changelog	2017-06-13
9	Changing of the Guard	Anna "Anona" Norrevik on changes within the team and introduction of the new project lead Linda "Fogbound" Tiger	2017-06-20
10	EU4 Sound Effects	David, the sound designer, on complementing the EU4 interface with the right sound effects	2017-06-27