Europa Universalis IV

Europa Universalis
Europa Universalis	2000
Europa Universalis II	2001
Europa Universalis III	2007
Europa Universalis: Rome	2008
For the Glory: A Europa Universalis Game	2009
Europa Universalis IV	2013

General information

Official Forum

Steam Community Discussions

Europa Universalis 4 Wiki

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Publisher website		Digital Extreme Edition also available.
Amazon.com
		Digital Extreme Edition, Conquest Collection, Empire Founder Pack also available.
Green Man Gaming		Digital Extreme Edition also available.
Humble Store		Conquest Collection also available.
Microsoft Store		Xbox Game Pass for PC
Steam

All OS X and Linux versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Call-to-Arms Pack	Contains the content that was part of the sign-up campaign held before launch, adding Winged Hussars Unit Pack (cosmetic) and National Monuments Pack (cosmetic).
Digital Extreme Edition Upgrade Pack	Contains the content of Extreme Edition, adding Star and Crescent (flavor pack), Horsemen of the Crescent Unit Pack (cosmetic) and Conquest of Constantinople Music Pack (music).
Pre-Order Pack	Contains the pre-order bonus content Purple Phoenix (flavor pack) and 100 Years War Unit Pack (cosmetic).
Conquest of Paradise	Expansion
Wealth of Nations	Expansion
Res Publica	Expansion
Art of War	Expansion
El Dorado	Expansion
Common Sense	Expansion
The Cossacks	Expansion
Mare Nostrum	Expansion
Rights of Man	Expansion
Mandate of Heaven	Expansion
Cradle of Civilization	Expansion
Third Rome	Immersion pack
Rule Britannia	Immersion pack
Purple Phoenix	Flavor pack (also part of Pre-Order Pack)
Star and Crescent	Flavor pack (also part of Digital Extreme Upgrade Pack)
American Dream	Flavor pack
Women in History	Flavor pack (free)
Several music packs	Music packs add new music created after the game's release to the game's soundtrack. A full list is available here.
Several cosmetic packs	Cosmetic packs add graphical enhancements to the game, whether by additional unit models, landmarks or portraits. A full list is available here.
Several e-books	A full list is available here.

This list of DLC contains only DLC-packs available on release, as well as expansions, immersion packs ("something between a full expansion and a small graphics pack"^[1]) and flavor packs (even smaller "mini expansions"). A complete list with more detailed descriptions is available on the EU4 Wiki here.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Europa Universalis IV\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Paradox Interactive/Europa Universalis IV/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Europa Universalis IV\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Paradox Interactive/Europa Universalis IV/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.

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Input settings

Input settings.

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Audio settings

Audio settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		256	Versus, Co-op Other players join via "scan LAN" button.^[2] ^[3]
Online play		12	Versus, Co-op ^[3]

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated		Dedicated Server files are included in the installation folder.
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

Mouse cursor not bound to game

CursorLock^{[citation needed]}
Download CursorLock. Open CursorLockSetup.exe Shortcut > User mode Switch to the Hotkeys tab and enable `Toggle Lock Hotkey` and choose a hotkey Click Create Shortcut Activate the shortcut, switch back to EUIV, and use the lock hotkey to bind the cursor to the game

Black outline of North America

Download most recent drivers^{[citation needed]}
Download your most recent graphics drivers.

Black or wrong flags

Delete the gfx folder^[4]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Delete the `gfx` folder. Launch the game.

Alt-tabbing out and back in changes system resolution (Linux)

Since the introduction of the new launcher, alt-tabbing out of the game and back into it changes the system resolution and consequently makes the game unplayable. This can be prevented by bypassing the launcher via a terminal command.

Launch the game without the launcher via the command line^{[citation needed]}
Execute `<path-to-game>/eu4 -skiplauncher` To enable mods, add `-mod=$MOD` where `$MOD` is the filename of the mod you want to enable. To disable DLC, add `-exclude_dlx=$DLC` where `$DLC` is the filename of the piece of DLC you want to disable.

Use a third-party launcher^{[citation needed]}

Download PyParadox following the installation instructions here.
The dependencies are pip and PyQt5. They are installed with sudo apt-get install python3-pip python3-pyqt5.
The launcher itself is installed with sudo pip3 install pyparadox.
The launcher can be run with pyparadox-qt eu4.
To tell Steam to use the new launcher:
1. Right-click on Europa Universalis IV.
2. Click on Properties.
3. Click on Set launch options... in the General tab.
4. Enter pyparadox-qt eu4 %command%.

Notes

If your version of Linux has significantly newer libraries than the Steam Runtime, the launcher may not apply the correct Qt theme.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz AMD 3500
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon X1900 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	1 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz Intel Core Duo
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 6750 Nvidia GeForce 320 Nvidia GeForce 9600 1 GB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.6.8
Processor (CPU)	2 GHz Intel Core Duo
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 6750 Nvidia GeForce 320 / Nvidia GeForce 9600 INTEL HD3000 1 GB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible

References

↑ https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/eu4-development-diary-16th-of-may-2017.1022208/
↑ How do I start a LAN game? :: Europa Universalis IV General Discussions
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Europa Universalis 4 Wiki - Multiplayer - last accessed on 2019-03-02
"The game allows up to 256 players to participate in the same multiplayer game, but that limit is usually only tenable on a high-speed local area network (LAN). Paradox suggests games played over the Internet are likely to only support up to 12 players."
↑ https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/black-flags-shields.712492/

[1] ttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/eu4-development-diary-16th-of-may-2017.1022208/

[2] How do I start a LAN game? :: Europa Universalis IV General Discussions

[multiplayer-maxplayers-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Europa Universalis 4 Wiki - Multiplayer - last accessed on 2019-03-02
"The game allows up to 256 players to participate in the same multiplayer game, but that limit is usually only tenable on a high-speed local area network (LAN). Paradox suggests games played over the Internet are likely to only support up to 12 players."

[4] ttps://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/black-flags-shields.712492/

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Developers

	Paradox Development Studio
Publishers
	Paradox Interactive
Engines
	Clausewitz
Release dates
Windows	August 13, 2013
macOS (OS X)	August 13, 2013
Linux	August 13, 2013