Pre-Purchase Now - Europa Universalis IVJun 4, 2013 - AnnouncementEuropa Universalis IV is Now Available for Pre-Purchase on Steam! Already own another Europa Universalis title on Steam? Receive 10% off on Europa Universalis IV during pre-purchase! Paradox Development Studio is back with the fourth installment of the game that defined the Grand Strategy Genre. Europa Universalis IV gives you control of a nation to guide through the years in order to create a dominant global empire. Rule your nation through the centuries, with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. True exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy will be brought to life in this epic title rife with rich strategic and tactical depth. Europa Universalis: Rome Update ReleasedAug 9, 2010 - Product UpdateUpdates to Europa Universalis: Rome have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client is restarted. The major changes include: * Annexation of two province states allowed; * Rebels can now declare independence; * Rebels and pirates now fight as if they had a martial 7 leader, and use tech modifiers; * Mercenaries are now twice as expensive to maintain, but reinforce (with their own manpower) at a slow pace; * Revised the childhood events of characters to present clearer choices; * Civil wars no longer affect trade routes; * Improved handling of foreign occupation of provinces at the end of a civil war (no more gamey auto-conquests); * Winning a civil war now gives a big loyalty boost to all characters; * Winning wars gives ruler popularity, losing costs popularity; * Generals and admirals no longer lose or gain loyalty and family prestige when assigned or dismised, or when units are reorganized; * Generals and admirals gain some monthly loyalty for each cohort or ship they command that is _not_ personally loyal to them; * No longer possible to disband units with personal loyalties; * AI improvements across the board; * Women are allowed to hold offices among the Siluri and Catavellauni; * Leader skill now matters less in combat; * Some new events, characters and character ambitions added; * Tylis is now a powerful tribe at game start to simulate the Gallic invasion of the Balkans; * Massively speeded up load times;
