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Is it that time again, already? Paradox’s flagship Grand-Strategy game Europa Universalis IV now has a brand new expansion – Cradle of Civilization. Focusing on the areas occupied today by Egypt, Israel Lebanon, Syria & Jordan, this expansion provides a range of improvements that tackle trade, the major Islamic nations, Army evolution and of course, free goodies in the form of the 1.23 Persia patch.
With new decisions and opportunities tied to the historical development of the region in the early modern era, Cradle of Civilization further enhances the award-winning grand strategy of Europa Universalis IV. Nov 21, 2017 europa universalis iv: cradle of civilization verdict As with all region-focused expansions for Europa Universalis IV, the first question you need to ask is whether you want to play as a nation from said region, because If not, you should look at another expansion instead.
We haven’t had the chance to play the expansion enough for a full review, but we’re here to give you some thoughts and a bit of an overview for those thinking about purchasing it today.
The fertile valleys and trade routes of the Middle East have attracted ambitious conquerors since the beginning of recorded history. Now, Europa Universalis IV adds greater depth and more varied possibilities to this crossroads of empires in the new expansion Cradle of Civilization. With new decisions and opportunities tied to the historica. The fertile valleys and trade routes of the Middle East have attracted ambitious conquerors since the beginning of recorded history. Now, Europa Universalis IV adds greater depth and more varied possibilities to this cro. Europa Universalis IV: Cradle of Civilization is the eleventh expansion to an economic strategy game developed by Paradox Development Studios, EU4 This time, the developers focused mainly on improving and adding a new depth to the elements concerning the Middle East and the Muslim Empire. The DLC introduces a number of new possibilities, changes, and improvements.
Beast from the (Middle)East
The title of this expansion shows where the headline features are, of course. The Middle-East, or West Asia if you’re not a fan of that euro-centric designation, gets a bit of an overhaul between the paid and free features.
All of the nations in this region have benefited in one form or another – especially if it’s of the Islamic faith. Rulers of this religion type have always benefited from a ‘Piety’ bar that’s remained largely untouched since EUIV was released. Now, this bar has been altered by making each end of the Piety spectrum relevant. Going heavily one way or the other will yield different kinds of bonuses depending on whether you value Mysticism over Legalism.
All Islamic nations get a pre-determined Muslim School of Law, which comes with its own bonuses and pre-set relationship with the other schools. Provided certain conditions are met, you can invite a scholar from another school to give you a temporary, additional bonus for 20 years. These can range from tech-reductions, to military bonuses. The Mamluk Government now select their rulers from a pool of accepted cultures, and their Claim is based on the percentage of their culture in state cores, and even the Ottomans get some love.Europa Universalis Iv Wiki
It’s not just about the big players though – should you free yourself from Timurid rule, Persian players get new unique abilities through the fact that they’re now a ‘Feudal Theocracy’, and Tribal mechanics get brought to the Armenian and Mesopotamian Sheep Tribes.
Assemble the Army
The most interesting group of changes has to be to the military side of things. Specifically, Armies have been given more mechanics to reflect the transition from ad hoc gatherings of armed men to professional bodies of soldiers.
Nations now have a value called ‘Army Professionalism’ which will affect how well its armies fight, with the trade-off being mercenaries become more scarce and harder to recruit. Each individual army controlled by a General can ‘Drill’ to full up their drill metre – this has it’s own separate effects for that specific army, but also feeds into the overall professionalism gain. Sudden strike 4 - complete collection download full.
Crucially, for every 20% milestone in professionalism, armies unlock new on-map abilities that can increase their utility. This can range from creating depots to improve the local supply situation, to making Military Generals cost half the price.
We haven’t been able to test these mechanics fully, but extra buffs can definitely give a professional army the edge over a less professional one, although there’s no reason to believe the AI won’t also be making full use of this new mechanics. Other cool quality of life improvements for the military include being able to make armies conform to set templates – this will cause erroneous units to detach and missing units to be automatically built and sent to that army’s location.
You can also now name generals – yay!
The Best Things in Life are Free
No modern Paradox expansion would be complete without the free patch that accompanies it. The free features with Cradle are a little on the tamer side this time around, in the sense that while useful they don’t outshine the premium content.
With the focus on the Middle-East, you’ll be treated to 80 new provinces spread across those key central regions, which also means new minor factions. The new trade goods are also part of the free patch, so you can lavish in the trade in Incense, Livestock, Gems, Paper or Glass (I imagine a couple of those will need to be invented first).
The rest is pretty much minor tweaking of existing features – Monarchs, Heirs and Consorts now have more personality, with their own culture and religion. Even advisers have culture, as it ties into the ability to promote them.
Two new manufactories have been added. The most interesting thing for so far is the new Start-up screen.
There is also a nice little quality of life improvement in the form of a ‘start-up’ screen that loads whenever you start a new game (Although not when you load a save). It’s neat in that it tries to give you an overview of your nation as it begins the game, the local climate as well as who around you might be of immediate concern. The tips it gives you depend on what DLCs you unlock, so you can be sure the advice is relevant to your current version of the game, although some of the advice is a bit generic. We loaded up a save as the Commonwealth in the Seven Years War start, and weren’t too impressed by what it said.
Overall, our initial impressions are positive. This is a more impactful expansion than the previous Russian themed one. Lots of minor tweaks to many nations as opposed to a couple of ‘big’ ones to one nation. The Army stuff is really nice, as it’s nice to see history reflected in the game and be rewarded for it.
We’re starting to hit a point though where expansions like these are mainly becoming terrain improvements with thematic buffs and flavour content to specific groups of nations. Not that it’s a bad thing, but it helps to frame what it is you’re dealing with there. Time will tell if the new Army features prove to be ‘must haves’ or not.
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Want to get a full break down on Europa Universalis IV’s DLC and what to buy? You should check out our DLC Guide.CommentsRelated Posts from Strategy GamerEuropa Universalis IV DLC Guide13 Sep 20205Review: Europa Universalis IV: Third Rome14 Jun 20170Europa Universalis IV: A Guide to Ages05 May 20170FeaturedStrategy Gamer is moving house - come with us [Timings Update - 24 Hour Notice!]29 Sep 20203The Best Crusader Kings 3 Mods (So Far)09 Sep 20200Expansion - Europa Universalis Iv: Cradle Of Civilization 2Crusader Kings III Review31 Aug 20201Black Lives Matter - How we can all help10 Jun 20200Upcoming Strategy Games 202002 Sep 20206Star Renegades Review15 Sep 20200A Quick Guide to Northgard DLC11 Sep 20200
The fertile valleys and trade routes of the Middle East have attracted ambitious conquerors since the beginning of recorded history. Now, Europa Universalis IV adds greater depth and more varied possibilities to this crossroads of empires in the new expansion Cradle of Civilization. With new decisions and opportunities tied to the historical development of the region in the early modern era, Cradle of Civilization further enhances the award-winning grand strategy of Europa Universalis IV.Expansion - Europa Universalis Iv: Cradle Of Civilization 3
*New Governments: Powerful decisions related to each of the special government types of the Middle East, including unique mechanics for the Egyptian Mamluks, Persia, and the heirs to Timur.
*Trade Policies: Activate your merchants in trade nodes for special missions beyond the collection of money – prepare the ground for a future military action or spread Islam to an eager audience.
*Islamic Schools: Study the doctrines and understandings of the one true faith for special bonuses and diplomatic advantage in a new adjustment to the last of the great Abrahamic religions.
*Army Professionalism: Drill and discipline your armies as you move from the age of mercenary captains to the mass levies of standing armies.
*Exploit Development: Reduce the strength of your provinces for a quick influx of cash or manpower, stripping your nation’s future for immediate gain.
*And more: Changes to national ideas, missionary actions, Turkish Janissaries and many other
Download here: http://gg.gg/ojt92
https://diarynote.indered.space
Is it that time again, already? Paradox’s flagship Grand-Strategy game Europa Universalis IV now has a brand new expansion – Cradle of Civilization. Focusing on the areas occupied today by Egypt, Israel Lebanon, Syria & Jordan, this expansion provides a range of improvements that tackle trade, the major Islamic nations, Army evolution and of course, free goodies in the form of the 1.23 Persia patch.
With new decisions and opportunities tied to the historical development of the region in the early modern era, Cradle of Civilization further enhances the award-winning grand strategy of Europa Universalis IV. Nov 21, 2017 europa universalis iv: cradle of civilization verdict As with all region-focused expansions for Europa Universalis IV, the first question you need to ask is whether you want to play as a nation from said region, because If not, you should look at another expansion instead.
We haven’t had the chance to play the expansion enough for a full review, but we’re here to give you some thoughts and a bit of an overview for those thinking about purchasing it today.
The fertile valleys and trade routes of the Middle East have attracted ambitious conquerors since the beginning of recorded history. Now, Europa Universalis IV adds greater depth and more varied possibilities to this crossroads of empires in the new expansion Cradle of Civilization. With new decisions and opportunities tied to the historica. The fertile valleys and trade routes of the Middle East have attracted ambitious conquerors since the beginning of recorded history. Now, Europa Universalis IV adds greater depth and more varied possibilities to this cro. Europa Universalis IV: Cradle of Civilization is the eleventh expansion to an economic strategy game developed by Paradox Development Studios, EU4 This time, the developers focused mainly on improving and adding a new depth to the elements concerning the Middle East and the Muslim Empire. The DLC introduces a number of new possibilities, changes, and improvements.
Beast from the (Middle)East
The title of this expansion shows where the headline features are, of course. The Middle-East, or West Asia if you’re not a fan of that euro-centric designation, gets a bit of an overhaul between the paid and free features.
All of the nations in this region have benefited in one form or another – especially if it’s of the Islamic faith. Rulers of this religion type have always benefited from a ‘Piety’ bar that’s remained largely untouched since EUIV was released. Now, this bar has been altered by making each end of the Piety spectrum relevant. Going heavily one way or the other will yield different kinds of bonuses depending on whether you value Mysticism over Legalism.
All Islamic nations get a pre-determined Muslim School of Law, which comes with its own bonuses and pre-set relationship with the other schools. Provided certain conditions are met, you can invite a scholar from another school to give you a temporary, additional bonus for 20 years. These can range from tech-reductions, to military bonuses. The Mamluk Government now select their rulers from a pool of accepted cultures, and their Claim is based on the percentage of their culture in state cores, and even the Ottomans get some love.Europa Universalis Iv Wiki
It’s not just about the big players though – should you free yourself from Timurid rule, Persian players get new unique abilities through the fact that they’re now a ‘Feudal Theocracy’, and Tribal mechanics get brought to the Armenian and Mesopotamian Sheep Tribes.
Assemble the Army
The most interesting group of changes has to be to the military side of things. Specifically, Armies have been given more mechanics to reflect the transition from ad hoc gatherings of armed men to professional bodies of soldiers.
Nations now have a value called ‘Army Professionalism’ which will affect how well its armies fight, with the trade-off being mercenaries become more scarce and harder to recruit. Each individual army controlled by a General can ‘Drill’ to full up their drill metre – this has it’s own separate effects for that specific army, but also feeds into the overall professionalism gain. Sudden strike 4 - complete collection download full.
Crucially, for every 20% milestone in professionalism, armies unlock new on-map abilities that can increase their utility. This can range from creating depots to improve the local supply situation, to making Military Generals cost half the price.
We haven’t been able to test these mechanics fully, but extra buffs can definitely give a professional army the edge over a less professional one, although there’s no reason to believe the AI won’t also be making full use of this new mechanics. Other cool quality of life improvements for the military include being able to make armies conform to set templates – this will cause erroneous units to detach and missing units to be automatically built and sent to that army’s location.
You can also now name generals – yay!
The Best Things in Life are Free
No modern Paradox expansion would be complete without the free patch that accompanies it. The free features with Cradle are a little on the tamer side this time around, in the sense that while useful they don’t outshine the premium content.
With the focus on the Middle-East, you’ll be treated to 80 new provinces spread across those key central regions, which also means new minor factions. The new trade goods are also part of the free patch, so you can lavish in the trade in Incense, Livestock, Gems, Paper or Glass (I imagine a couple of those will need to be invented first).
The rest is pretty much minor tweaking of existing features – Monarchs, Heirs and Consorts now have more personality, with their own culture and religion. Even advisers have culture, as it ties into the ability to promote them.
Two new manufactories have been added. The most interesting thing for so far is the new Start-up screen.
There is also a nice little quality of life improvement in the form of a ‘start-up’ screen that loads whenever you start a new game (Although not when you load a save). It’s neat in that it tries to give you an overview of your nation as it begins the game, the local climate as well as who around you might be of immediate concern. The tips it gives you depend on what DLCs you unlock, so you can be sure the advice is relevant to your current version of the game, although some of the advice is a bit generic. We loaded up a save as the Commonwealth in the Seven Years War start, and weren’t too impressed by what it said.
Overall, our initial impressions are positive. This is a more impactful expansion than the previous Russian themed one. Lots of minor tweaks to many nations as opposed to a couple of ‘big’ ones to one nation. The Army stuff is really nice, as it’s nice to see history reflected in the game and be rewarded for it.
We’re starting to hit a point though where expansions like these are mainly becoming terrain improvements with thematic buffs and flavour content to specific groups of nations. Not that it’s a bad thing, but it helps to frame what it is you’re dealing with there. Time will tell if the new Army features prove to be ‘must haves’ or not.
Banner Saga 3 is the epic conclusion to a sweeping viking saga six years in the making. This strategic RPG, acclaimed for its strong story and compelling characters has won over 20 awards and been nominated for 4 BAFTA awards. The Banner Saga 3, free and safe download. The Banner Saga 3 latest version: Cool Game for Strategy Fans. The Banner Saga 3 is the final instalment in the Banner Saga that took players into a detailed an.
Want to get a full break down on Europa Universalis IV’s DLC and what to buy? You should check out our DLC Guide.CommentsRelated Posts from Strategy GamerEuropa Universalis IV DLC Guide13 Sep 20205Review: Europa Universalis IV: Third Rome14 Jun 20170Europa Universalis IV: A Guide to Ages05 May 20170FeaturedStrategy Gamer is moving house - come with us [Timings Update - 24 Hour Notice!]29 Sep 20203The Best Crusader Kings 3 Mods (So Far)09 Sep 20200Expansion - Europa Universalis Iv: Cradle Of Civilization 2Crusader Kings III Review31 Aug 20201Black Lives Matter - How we can all help10 Jun 20200Upcoming Strategy Games 202002 Sep 20206Star Renegades Review15 Sep 20200A Quick Guide to Northgard DLC11 Sep 20200
The fertile valleys and trade routes of the Middle East have attracted ambitious conquerors since the beginning of recorded history. Now, Europa Universalis IV adds greater depth and more varied possibilities to this crossroads of empires in the new expansion Cradle of Civilization. With new decisions and opportunities tied to the historical development of the region in the early modern era, Cradle of Civilization further enhances the award-winning grand strategy of Europa Universalis IV.Expansion - Europa Universalis Iv: Cradle Of Civilization 3
*New Governments: Powerful decisions related to each of the special government types of the Middle East, including unique mechanics for the Egyptian Mamluks, Persia, and the heirs to Timur.
*Trade Policies: Activate your merchants in trade nodes for special missions beyond the collection of money – prepare the ground for a future military action or spread Islam to an eager audience.
*Islamic Schools: Study the doctrines and understandings of the one true faith for special bonuses and diplomatic advantage in a new adjustment to the last of the great Abrahamic religions.
*Army Professionalism: Drill and discipline your armies as you move from the age of mercenary captains to the mass levies of standing armies.
*Exploit Development: Reduce the strength of your provinces for a quick influx of cash or manpower, stripping your nation’s future for immediate gain.
*And more: Changes to national ideas, missionary actions, Turkish Janissaries and many other
Download here: http://gg.gg/ojt92
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