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Golden Century is the 3rd immersion pack for EU4. It was announced on 2018-11-21 and was released on 2018-12-11[1]. Its release coincided with patch 1.28.
Expansion features[edit | edit source]
- Minority Expulsion: Settle your distant colonies with homeland minorities, promoting greater cohesion at home, while adding more diversity to your subject nations.
- Establish Orders: Iberian nations can appoint Jesuit, Franciscan or Dominican clerics to govern their states to reduce unrest or ease conversion.
- New Mission Trees: New missions and objectives for the nations of Iberia and Northwest Africa, including Spain and Andalusia.
- Pirate Republics: Play as or combat against pirate nations in dangerous sea zones, with their own flavor and game style.
- Flagships: Appoint a Flagship to lead your navy, adding combat and trade power to your fleets.
- Naval Barrage: Use your ships to help besiege coastal forts by bombarding the walls.
The immersion pack comes with a content pack containing:
- Iberian Army UP: Adds 20 unique infantry units for
Galicia, 
Granada, 
Navarra, and Pirate nations. - Iberian Ships UP: Adds 17 new ship models for the Iberian nations:
- Berber Ships UP: Adds 17 new ship models for Berber nations:
- Golden Century Music Pack: 10 minutes of original music inspired by the discovery of the New World.
Free features[edit | edit source]
- An extensive rework of the game maps of Iberia, Northwest Africa and Mexico.
- New updated generic missions for Maghrebi nations.
- DLC mechanics integrated into base game[2]:
- Increase Development feature will be available to all players (previously tied to Common Sense).
- Transfer Occupation will be available to all players (previously tied to Art of War).
Dev diaries[edit | edit source]
- Main article: Developer diaries
All developer diaries about the Golden Century immersion pack, patch 1.28 (aka Spain), and patch 1.29 (aka Manchu).
- Patch 1.29 (Manchu)
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Post Manchu Update | Feedback on the 1.29 "Manchu" update | 2019-09-24 |
| 21 | Launching the new launcher! | The Paradox launcher to be added to EU4 | 2019-09-16 |
| 20 | The Manchu Update | Release notes for the 1.29 "Manchu" update | 2019-09-16 |
| 19 | Final Manchu Update | Japan, Korea, Central Asia, and everything else | 2019-09-10 |
| 18 | Manchus, Mongols, Missions and Maps | A closer look at the changes in Manchuria and Mongolia | 2019-09-03 |
| 17 | The Manchu - 1.29 Free Update | Changes to Manchuria, Ming, and much of East Asia | 2019-08-27 |
| 16 | Fantastic Bits and where to find them | Promised dev diary explaining results of upgrading to 64-bit | 2019-02-19 |
- Patch 1.28 (Spain)
| No. | Title and Link | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | A short update | Review of 1.28.3, end of Mandate of Heaven free trial and EU4 upgrading to 64-bit in next update | 2019-02-05 |
| 14 | Upcoming 1.28.3 patch changelog | Changelog for the 1.28.3 bugfix patch and information on monthly free trials for DLC | 2019-01-29 |
| 13 | Thoughts on bugfix patch 1.28.3 | Highlights from the bugfix patch and some more user suggestions | 2019-01-22 |
| 12 | A look at this year and the future | A summary of the year, about forum suggestions, and the road ahead | 2018-12-18 |
| 11 | Patchnotes for 1.28 Update | A sneak peek at Golden Century and update 1.28 patch notes | 2018-12-10 |
| 10 | Golden Century Feedback & Changes | Integration of older DLC mechanics into the base game | 2018-12-06 |
| 9 | Achievements and the feedback process | New achievements and addressing player feedback | 2018-12-04 |
| 8 | Content pack | Eye candy stuff by DDRJake | 2018-11-27 |
| 7 | Pirate Republics | Pirate Republic government type and mechanics | 2018-11-20 |
| 6 | Maghreb nations | New focus on content for the nations of the Maghreb and Catholic Iberia | 2018-11-13 |
| 5 | New missions and idea group | New missions and national ideas for Iberian nations | 2018-11-06 |
| 4 | Two new features | Naval barrage, flagships, and re-balancing idea groups | 2018-10-30 |
| 3 | Holy Orders and Colonial Diversity | Establishing Holy Orders, Expulsion of Minorities, new provinces and colonial regions | 2018-10-23 |
| 2 | AI Updates | mikesc covers the new AI improvements and scripting abilities for modders | 2018-10-16 |
| 1 | Iberian and North African Map Changes | neondt covers the long-awaited Iberian and North African map update | 2018-10-09 |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Forum, Europa Universalis IV: Golden Century Coming December 11, 2018-11-21
- ↑ Forum: Golden Century Feedback & Changes, 2018-12-06
