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

Europa Universalis IV is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view strategy and simulation game in the Europa Universalis series.

General information

Official Forum

Steam Community Discussions

Offical Wiki

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com		Digital Extreme Edition also available.
Epic Games Store		Running through Epic Games Launcher will automatically install Paradox Launcher, you can skip that installation by running the executable directly.^[1]^[2]
		Digital Extreme Edition, Conquest Collection, Empire Founder Pack also available.
Green Man Gaming		Digital Extreme Edition, Conquest Collection and Europa Universalis IV collection also available.
GOG.com
Humble Store		Empire Founder Pack, Conquest Collection and Europa Universalis IV: Collection also available.
Microsoft Store		Empire Founder Pack Digital Extreme Edition and Empire Bundle also available.
Steam		Empire Founder Pack, Digital Extreme Edition and Empire Bundle also available.
Publisher website (unavailable)		Digital Extreme Edition and Europa Universalis IV: Collection also available.

Version differences

The Empire Founder Pack includes the Rights of Man, Art of War and Common Sense DLC.

The Digital Extreme Edition includes Horsemen of the Crescent Unit Pack, Star and Crescent DLC, Conquest of Constantinople Music pack, American Dream, The 100 Years War Unit Pack, The Purple Phoenix Expansion DLC.

The Conquest Collection includes one expansion pack Conquest of Paradise and 16 additional smaller DLC.

The Empire Bundle is available on Steam and the Microsoft Store only and includes every major expansion pack released up to 2020.

The Europa Universalis IV collection includes all DLC released up to July 2014.

Demo/free trial

A demo was previously available on Steam but has since been withdrawn due to it no longer reflecting the game in it's current state.^[3]

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	Smaller DLC consist of Flavour, Immersion and Sound packs that adds to new gameplay elements but instead new visuals and sounds.
Expansion pack	Many packs have been released that can either add to or alter gameplay, though are typically accompanied with a free update that adds the most major changes to all players.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription	A monthly subscription is available that grants access to all current and future available DLC's.^[4]

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
Domination	Expansion
Winds of Change	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"^[5]) 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^[6]

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

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location^[6]

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

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		^[7]
4K Ultra HD		For experimental UI scaling support add "gui_scale=2.000000" to settings.txt stored in Documents/Paradox Interactive/EU4. If font is still blurry/small, use a font mod from Steam Workshop. (eg. Another Stellaris Font)
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Controlled by `maxanisotropy` parameter inside `settings.txt`. Possible values goes from 0 to 16
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MSAA. Controlled by "Multisample Level".
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Only possible through modding
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Effects, music and ambient.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Czech				Fan - #1
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Polish				Fan translation. Available as a modification on Steam Workshop.
Spanish
Japanese				Fan Translation.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play		256	Versus, Co-op Other players join via "scan LAN" button.^[8] ^[9]
Online play		12	Versus, Co-op ^[9]

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^[10]
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	9Ex

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

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	OGG Vorbis
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium IV 2.4 GHz AMD 3500+
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon X1900 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	1 GB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	Direct X- compatible soundcard
Controller	3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers.
Other	Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.11	10.13
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo (2GHz or better)
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 6750 Nvidia GeForce 320 Nvidia GeForce 9600 1 GB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible
Controller	3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers.
Other	Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 or equivalent
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 6750 Nvidia GeForce 320 Nvidia GeForce 9600 1 GB of VRAM OpenGL 2.1 compatible
Controller	3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers.
Other	Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

References

↑ Verified by User:An_dz on 2021-12-26
Tested by running the game without EGS installed and blocking internet connection, which resulted in the game hanging indefinitely in the splash screen. Running with internet automatically opens the web browser requesting to connect your Epic account with the game. It does not seem possible to run the game offline.
↑ Verified by User:An_dz on 2021-12-26
Tested by running the game through EGS which resulted in a silent install of Paradox Launcher. Running the executable directly won't install the Paradox Launcher and the game won't complain if it's not installed.
↑ Paradox Support: Europa Universalis IV - Is there a demo? - last accessed on 2021-01-25
↑ Steam News: EU4 - Subscription Now Available - last accessed on 2022-03-27
↑ https://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/index.php?threads/eu4-development-diary-16th-of-may-2017.1022208/
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Paradox Support: Europa Universalis IV - Europa Universalis IV file locations - last accessed on 2021-01-25
↑ Steam Community :: Group :: /r/ultrawidemasterrace Group - last accessed on May 2023
↑ How do I start a LAN game? :: Europa Universalis IV General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 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] Verified by User:An_dz on 2021-12-26
Tested by running the game without EGS installed and blocking internet connection, which resulted in the game hanging indefinitely in the splash screen. Running with internet automatically opens the web browser requesting to connect your Epic account with the game. It does not seem possible to run the game offline.

[2] Verified by User:An_dz on 2021-12-26
Tested by running the game through EGS which resulted in a silent install of Paradox Launcher. Running the executable directly won't install the Paradox Launcher and the game won't complain if it's not installed.

[3] Paradox Support: Europa Universalis IV - Is there a demo? - last accessed on 2021-01-25

[4] Steam News: EU4 - Subscription Now Available - last accessed on 2022-03-27

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

[file_location-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Paradox Support: Europa Universalis IV - Europa Universalis IV file locations - last accessed on 2021-01-25

[7] Steam Community :: Group :: /r/ultrawidemasterrace Group - last accessed on May 2023

[8] How do I start a LAN game? :: Europa Universalis IV General Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[multiplayer-maxplayers-9] 9.0 ^9.1 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."

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

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Developers

	Paradox Development Studio
DLC	Paradox Tinto
Publishers
	Paradox Interactive
Engines
	Clausewitz
Release dates
Windows	August 13, 2013
macOS (OS X)	August 13, 2013
Linux	August 13, 2013
Reception
Metacritic	87
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC, Expansion pack, Subscription, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Genres	Strategy, Simulation
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Historical
Series	Europa Universalis

Europa Universalis IV

Availability

Version differences

Demo/free trial

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Game data

Configuration file(s) location[6]

Save game data location[6]

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Input

Audio

Localizations

Network

Multiplayer types

Connection types

Issues fixed

Mouse cursor not bound to game

Black outline of North America

Black or wrong flags

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

Other information

API

Middleware

System requirements

References

Configuration file(s) location^[6]

Save game data location^[6]