<s>
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
grand	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Development	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
III	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
strategy	O
game	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
control	O
a	O
nation	O
from	O
the	O
Late	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
through	O
the	O
early	O
modern	O
period	O
(	O
1444	O
–	O
1821	O
)	O
,	O
conducting	O
trade	O
,	O
administration	O
,	O
diplomacy	O
,	O
colonization	B-Application
,	O
and	O
warfare	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
does	O
so	O
through	O
their	O
choices	O
as	O
sovereign	O
of	O
their	O
nation	O
,	O
and	O
through	O
the	O
spending	O
of	O
resources	O
available	O
to	O
them	O
:	O
prestige	O
,	O
power	O
projection	O
,	O
stability	O
,	O
gold	O
(	O
ducats	O
)	O
,	O
manpower	O
,	O
legitimacy	O
for	O
monarchies	O
,	O
republican	O
tradition	O
for	O
republics	O
,	O
devotion	O
for	O
theocracies	B-Application
,	O
horde	O
unity	O
for	O
steppe	O
nomads	O
,	O
meritocracy	O
for	O
celestial	O
empires	O
,	O
and	O
monarch	O
power	O
(	O
administrative	O
,	O
diplomatic	O
,	O
and	O
military	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
play	O
single	O
player	O
mode	O
versus	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
or	O
multiplayer	O
over	O
a	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
or	O
the	O
Internet	O
against	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
human	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
opponents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
design	O
discussions	O
for	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
IV	I-Application
began	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
December	O
2010	O
release	O
of	O
Divine	O
Wind	O
,	O
the	O
final	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
III	I-Application
with	O
development	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Clausewitz	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
beginning	O
in	O
earnest	O
in	O
about	O
September	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
included	O
information	O
about	O
design	O
philosophy	O
,	O
game	O
mechanisms	O
that	O
were	O
being	O
implemented	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
from	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
III	I-Application
that	O
were	O
being	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
development	O
,	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
IV	I-Application
had	O
a	O
greater	O
priority	O
given	O
to	O
stability	O
and	O
quality	O
control	O
than	O
had	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
playable	O
demo	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
9	O
August	O
2013	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
being	O
released	O
on	O
13	O
August	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
continued	O
under	O
the	O
same	O
model	O
that	O
Paradox	O
had	O
previously	O
used	O
successfully	O
for	O
Crusader	B-Application
Kings	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
with	O
paid	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
being	O
released	O
alongside	O
,	O
and	O
helping	O
to	O
fund	O
,	O
additional	O
free	O
patches	O
which	O
add	O
more	O
features	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
eighteen	O
expansions	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
alongside	O
many	O
minor	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
offering	O
additional	O
graphical	O
or	O
musical	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
number	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
have	O
been	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
are	O
optional	O
and	O
may	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
in	O
any	O
combination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
most	O
significant	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
come	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
expansions	O
and	O
immersion	O
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
Paradox	O
unveiled	O
an	O
optional	O
subscription	O
service	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
vast	O
library	O
of	O
DLCs	B-Protocol
without	O
buying	O
each	O
individual	O
expansion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NameAccompanying	O
Patch	O
TypeRelease	O
DateDescriptionConquest	O
of	O
Paradise1.4Expansion11	O
January	O
2014Conquest	O
of	O
Paradise	O
refers	O
to	O
the	O
colonization	B-Application
of	O
the	O
Americas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
focuses	O
on	O
the	O
New	B-Protocol
World	I-Protocol
and	O
expands	O
the	O
mechanisms	O
of	O
tribal	O
nations	O
,	O
most	O
prominently	O
Native	O
American	O
ones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
adds	O
a	O
random	O
new	B-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
generator	O
that	O
randomizes	O
the	O
landscape	O
of	O
North	O
and	O
South	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
accompanying	O
1.4	O
patch	O
also	O
adds	O
colonial	B-Application
regions	I-Application
and	O
new	O
starting	O
nations	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
many	O
other	O
small	O
additions	O
and	O
fixes.Wealth	O
of	O
Nations1.6Expansion29	O
May	O
2014Wealth	O
of	O
Nations	O
,	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
book	O
by	O
Adam	O
Smith	O
,	O
includes	O
new	O
mechanisms	O
for	O
trade	O
and	O
merchant	O
republics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
accompanying	O
1.8	O
patch	O
amongst	O
other	O
things	O
overhauls	O
rebel	O
mechanisms	O
,	O
the	O
trade	O
node	O
setup	O
,	O
and	O
AI	B-Application
and	O
gameplay	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exploration	O
and	O
colonization	B-Application
of	O
these	O
areas	O
are	O
also	O
expanded	O
upon	O
-	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Treaty	O
of	O
Tordesillas	O
is	O
added	O
and	O
conquistadors	O
can	O
explore	O
into	O
terra	O
incognita	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Seven	I-Application
Cities	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gold	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Theocracies	B-Application
are	O
also	O
expanded	O
upon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
building	O
slots	O
was	O
also	O
decreased	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
existing	O
ones	O
made	O
more	O
powerful.The	O
Cossacks1.14Expansion1	O
December	O
2015The	O
Cossacks	B-Application
,	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
Cossacks	B-Application
of	O
Eastern	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
Eurasian	O
Steppe	O
,	O
adds	O
the	O
new	O
Estates	O
system	O
,	O
new	O
mechanics	O
for	O
the	O
Tengri	O
religion	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
horde	O
government	O
mechanisms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
accompanying	O
1.14	O
patch	O
adds	O
many	O
UI	O
improvements	O
and	O
another	O
reworking	O
of	O
the	O
mercenary	O
system.Mare	O
Nostrum1.16Expansion5	O
April	O
2016Mare	O
Nostrum	O
,	O
translated	O
as	O
"	O
Our	B-Application
Sea	I-Application
"	O
in	O
Latin	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
Roman	O
name	O
for	O
the	O
Mediterranean	O
Sea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
one	O
can	O
put	O
ships	O
on	O
a	O
naval	O
blockade	B-Application
mission	O
or	O
on	O
a	O
hunting	O
naval	O
mission	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Ming	O
"	O
Expansion6	O
April	O
2017Mandate	O
of	O
Heaven	O
,	O
named	O
after	O
the	O
ancient	O
Chinese	O
political	O
concept	O
,	O
focuses	O
on	O
improving	O
East	O
Asia	O
with	O
the	O
"	O
Empire	O
of	O
China	O
"	O
mechanism	O
,	O
new	O
meritocracy	O
mechanisms	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
of	O
the	O
Manchu	O
tribes	O
to	O
raise	O
banners	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Japanese	B-Language
Shogunate	I-Language
system	O
,	O
and	O
expanded	O
mechanics	O
for	O
the	O
Confucian	O
and	O
Shinto	O
religions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
immersion	O
pack	O
focuses	O
on	O
mission	O
trees	O
and	O
flavor	O
for	O
countries	O
in	O
the	O
Iberian	O
and	O
Maghrebi	O
regions	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
added	O
colonization	B-Application
mechanisms	O
and	O
pirate	O
governments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
official	O
expansion	O
packs	O
,	O
third-party	O
mods	O
are	O
available	O
on	O
sites	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mods	O
can	O
change	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
setting	O
,	O
add	O
or	O
remove	O
features	O
and	O
game	O
mechanisms	O
,	O
add	O
new	O
land	O
masses	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
random	O
new	B-Protocol
world	I-Protocol
"	O
generator	O
,	O
and	O
make	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Popular	O
mods	O
include	O
"	O
Extended	O
Timeline	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
expands	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
scope	O
from	O
2	O
AD	O
to	O
the	O
year	O
9999	O
,	O
the	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
adaptation	O
"	O
A	O
Song	O
of	O
Ice	O
and	O
Fire	O
"	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
adaptation	O
"	O
Elder	B-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
Universalis	O
"	O
,	O
to	O
complete	O
overhauls	O
like	O
"	O
MEIOU	O
&	O
Taxes	O
"	O
and	O
fantasy	O
total	O
conversions	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Anbennar	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
generally	O
favourable	O
reviews	O
,	O
receiving	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
87/100	O
on	O
aggregate	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
improvements	O
from	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
especially	O
the	O
new	O
mechanisms	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
T	O
.	O
J	O
.	O
Hafer	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
engrossing	O
simulation	O
that	O
conquers	O
the	O
common	O
ground	O
between	O
your	O
average	O
Civilization	B-Application
V	I-Application
player	O
and	O
the	O
long-time	O
devotees	O
of	O
grand	O
strategy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
IV	I-Application
won	O
"	O
Best	O
Strategy	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Historical	O
"	O
in	O
Game	O
Debate	O
's	O
2013	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2021	O
expansion	O
Leviathan	O
was	O
the	O
worst-rated	O
title	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
with	O
only	O
7%	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
30	O
September	O
to	O
7	O
October	O
2021	O
,	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
IV	I-Application
was	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
IV	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
300,000	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
over	O
900,000	O
games	O
were	O
registered	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
Paradox	O
Interactive	O
normalized	O
the	O
prices	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
worldwide	O
and	O
its	O
other	O
products	O
to	O
account	O
for	O
the	O
games	O
being	O
cheaper	O
than	O
intended	O
in	O
many	O
non-western	O
nations	O
,	O
just	O
weeks	O
before	O
the	O
annual	O
summer	O
Steam	B-Application
sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
massive	O
backlash	O
and	O
boycotts	O
by	O
people	O
from	O
the	O
affected	O
nations	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
massive	O
increase	O
in	O
negative	O
user	O
reviews	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
the	O
following	O
weeks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
22	O
June	O
,	O
Paradox	O
CEO	O
Fredrik	O
Wester	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
prices	O
would	O
be	O
returned	O
to	O
previous	O
levels	O
after	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
summer	O
sale	O
and	O
claimed	O
they	O
would	O
try	O
to	O
reimburse	O
anyone	O
who	O
bought	O
their	O
products	O
during	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
price	O
adjustment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Paradox	O
released	O
a	O
book	O
,	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	O
What	O
If	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
book	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
an	O
ebook	O
,	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
physical	O
edition	O
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
game	O
(	O
eventually	O
named	O
Europa	B-Application
Universalis	I-Application
:	O
the	O
Price	O
of	O
Power	O
)	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Eivind	O
Vetlesen	O
of	O
Aegir	O
Games	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
solo	O
mode	O
by	O
David	O
Turczi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jonathan	O
Bolding	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
described	O
a	O
preview	O
version	O
as	O
"	O
something	O
between	O
a	O
high	O
player	O
count	O
Twilight	O
Imperium	O
and	O
A	O
Game	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thrones	I-Application
with	O
a	O
dash	O
of	O
Napoleon	O
in	O
Europe	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
