Europa Universalis IV – The Cossacks : trailer

Paradox diffuse une courte bande-annonce pour présenter The Cossacks, la prochaine extension pour Europa Universalis IV. Aucune image du jeu ici mais plutôt une sorte de dessin animé campant l’ambiance de ce DLC. Cette extension ajoutera à EU IV différentes nouvelles fonctionnalités, telles des options diplomatiques supplémentaires, la foi Tengri, un facteur d’unité pour les hordes, des améliorations de l’espionnage, des politiques coloniales, des améliorations culturelles ou encore la personnalisation de certaines provinces. Comme d’habitude le jeu de base bénéficiera d’une mise à jour gratuite pour incorporer une partie de ces nouveautés.

La sortie de The Cossacks est prévue pour la fin de l’année, sans plus de précisions pour l’instant. Pour plus d’informations et quelques screenshots sur ce sixième add-on majeur, voyez cette page chez Paradox. Mais aussi dans le forum officiel du jeu, où de récents dev diaries présentent un peu plus ces prochains nouveaux mécanismes (voir ce message pour les différents liens).

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The Cossacks are coming to Europa Universalis IV
New Expansion Adds Domestic and Diplomatic Options

For centuries, the European steppes were dominated by a unique warrior culture. The Cossacks were fiercely independent soldiers, and some of the elite cavalry of Poland and Russia through early-modern history.

The Cossacks, the newest expansion to Paradox Development Studios’ best-selling historical grand strategy game Europa Universalis IV, pays homage to this legendarily proud people with a ton of new features that enhance the diplomatic game and give you new things to tend to during peacetime. The Cossacks will come to digital retailers and the Paradox store in late 2015.

The central new mechanic is the Estate system. You can assign control of your provinces to local factions – priests, nobles, or even Cossacks! – sacrificing some income in the name of lower unrest, more manpower or cheaper cavalry. You must keep an eye these Estates, though! If they get too strong, they may make a move on your throne. If they feel neglected, they may interfere with efficient governance.

Other features include:

– 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.

And, as always, even if you don’t buy The Cossacks, its release will be accompanied with a free major content update for all Europa Universalis IV players.