Europa Universalis IV is set to receive a new expansion, titled The Cossacks, Paradox Interactive has announced. The expansion will pay homage to the Cossack people who settled across the European steppes during early-modern history who were fierce independent soldiers
The Cossacks expansion will introduce new features to the diplomatic game and will give more players to do during peacetime. One of the expansion’s new features will be the Estate system which will allow you to assign control of your provinces to local factions, including priests, nobles and Cossacks. Doing so will lower unrest and give you more manpower and cheaper calvarly, however your income will be reduced as a result. Apparently, if these factions get too strong or all high and mighty, they may try to take your throne from underneath you and mount a challenge so be sure to keep a close eye on them.
Here are a list of the upcoming features to The Cossacks.
– New Diplomatic Options: Let the world know what you think of your neighbors by setting a public attitude to foreign powers.
– Tell The World What You Want: Designate neighboring provinces as “places of interest”, build trust with other nations, and entice allies with the promise of land for their support.
– Tengri: Tengri is now a Syncretic faith, allowing it to tolerate a secondary religion as if it were a national faith.
– Horde Unity and Razing: Nomadic nations now must pay attention the horde unity of their tribes – a unity that can only be maintained by the occasional pillaging
– Improved Culture Change: You can now restore a previous culture to a converted province, or convert a province you hold to a culture that is not your own.
– Native Policies: Set your policy for colonial encounters with natives. Are you focused on quick subjugation, peaceful growth or trading advantages?
– Improved Espionage: New spy actions allow you to study the technology of more advanced countries and prod your rivals’ subjects towards independence.
As always, a free update will be released to coincide with the launch of The Cossacks which will be available late 2015.