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EU4 Beginner Guide (2026): First Nation, DLC and Early Game Tips

Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Since 17 October 2024, the base version of Europa Universalis 4 has included three expansions that players used to buy before even starting a first campaign: Rights of Man, Art of War and Common Sense. That detail reshapes the advice for a newcomer in 2026. EU4 is no longer a cheap entry ticket followed by a mountain of DLC. It is a complete, stable game, and still the fastest Europa Universalis to learn, even with EU5 on the shelf.

This guide sticks to practical questions: should you still start with EU4, what does the game include, which nation should you play, how do you survive the first decades after 1444, and which mistakes can wreck an entire campaign.

EU4 or EU5: is the older game still the right start?

Europa Universalis V launched on 4 November 2025. Paradox announced it on EU4’s own Steam hub, which tells you both games chase the same audience. They do not ask for the same effort, though.

EU4, available since 13 August 2013, runs on readable levers: three pools of monarch power, idea groups and country-specific missions. EU5 simulates population, production and markets in much finer detail. Our EU4 vs EU5 comparison covers that choice in depth.

Bottom line: if you want to grasp the series’ logic in a few evenings, and benefit from the mods and guides piled up since 2013, start with EU4. If you would rather learn the newest system straight away, our guide to the best EU5 countries for beginners picks up from there.

Version and DLC: what the base game includes in 2026

EU4 runs on the 1.37 branch, which opened on 8 May 2024 with Winds of Change, the latest expansion. The next change, on 17 October 2024, merged four pieces of content into the base game: Rights of Man, Art of War, Common Sense and the Digital Extreme Upgrade. Paradox pitched it as a better experience for new players.

In practice, you get Art of War’s army templates, Rights of Man’s ruler traits and Great Powers, and Common Sense’s parliaments out of the box. Paradox flagged one catch in its Steam announcement: a save started without those DLC no longer loads. That only matters to returning players.

The buying advice is now simple. Buy nothing else before your first campaign. Wargamer ranked Common Sense, Art of War, Rights of Man and Wealth of Nations among the best DLC; only the last one still costs money. It is all about trade: privateers, a separate trade capital and East India Companies. Regional packs (Mandate of Heaven, Dharma, Cradle of Civilization…) only matter if you play in their part of the world.

Which nation to pick for your first campaign

The official EU4 wiki and KeenGamer agree on three 1444 starts.

The Ottomans: an already sprawling military empire ringed by weak neighbours. Their size gives you room for mistakes, although Hungary and the Mamluks keep an eye on the borders.
Castile: the leading power in Iberia, with missions for the Reconquista and forming Spain. Few immediate rivals, plus an Atlantic coast for colonizing later.
Portugal: only two neighbours, one of them a generally friendly Castile. It is the ideal start for learning colonization and exploration.

France is a solid alternative, but more exposed to European wars. The wiki suggests keeping Austria, Muscovy or Poland for later, since their neighbourhoods are tougher. Skip one-province nations. They mostly teach you how to survive, not how to play.

For a full ranking by goal (learning, world conquest, challenge), see our EU4 best nations tier list.

Before you unpause: the 1444 checklist

The game starts paused, and that is the best moment to read the map. GamePressure’s guide offers a simple checklist, and the official wiki backs up several of its points.

Spot friendly and threatening neighbours, so you know whom to court as an ally and whom to watch.
Look for enclaves: one of your provinces inside a neighbour’s land is a natural target, while a neighbour’s province inside yours will draw a claim.
Read your finances before recruiting or building, so you do not end the first winter in the red.
Check your ruler’s skills: a monarch strong in military calls for different choices than a gifted administrator.
Open missions and decisions, which spell out your country’s natural objectives.

Ten minutes spent here often prevents a badly prepared war as early as 1445.

The three pools of monarch power

Everything runs on three currencies: administrative (technology, stability, integrating provinces), diplomatic (relations, diplomatic annexation) and military (technology, generals, wartime actions). Your ruler and advisors generate them every month.

The classic trap is hoarding. According to the official wiki, each pool has a cap: once it is reached, that month’s generation is simply lost. Spend before then, mainly on technology and on development that actually pays off: delaying a tech while your administrative pool is full means throwing away power every month.

Idea groups unlock as you climb the administrative tech tree, which is one more reason not to neglect that branch. A beginner should choose them according to a plan. Portugal will want Exploration to get colonists, while the Ottomans need a military or administrative group to digest their conquests.

The first decades: diplomacy first, war second

After 1444, the opening years are won in the diplomacy panel. Improve relations with your neighbours and look for allies stronger than you: an alliance with a Great Power discourages most attacks. The missions and decisions tab works as a roadmap whenever you run out of ideas.

On the economy, the rule fits in one sentence: stay in the black every month. The wiki advises hiring no advisors below 4 ducats of monthly income, then only level 1 advisors below 30 ducats. In peacetime, lowering army maintenance helps the treasury, as long as you raise it again before a war: low maintenance cuts morale.

War comes next, with one condition: a casus belli. Declaring without one costs 2 stability and 20 base aggressive expansion. Pile up aggressive expansion too fast and your neighbours will band together in a coalition against you.

The mistakes that cost a campaign

Starting a war without checking the enemy’s allies. A small neighbour can hide a Great Power or the Holy Roman Emperor. The wiki warns against grabbing imperial land without strong allies.
Letting the budget slip into the red. Loans come back with interest, and long-running debt ends up weighing on the whole game.
Conquering provinces you cannot hold. Unaccepted culture and high autonomy sharply cut what a province is worth.
Slashing maintenance right before a war. Morale collapses and the battle is lost before it starts.
Starting in Ironman. The mode keeps a single save and disables the console, even though it is required for Steam achievements.

For a first campaign, play without Ironman. The EU4 console commands then let you test a war or an annexation on a separate save, so you can understand a mechanic without ruining your main game.

What to keep an eye on next

No new expansion has followed Winds of Change, and the base game has not moved since October 2024. That is good news for a beginner: recent guides stay valid and the big mods stay compatible. The risk would be a late update that breaks either; check the version shown in the launcher before installing a mod.

Once you have mastered the opening decades, two paths open up: EU4’s total conversions, or a move to EU5 with reflexes already in place. Our roundup of the best EU4 mods helps with the first option.

Going further

EU4 vs EU5: should you really drop the old one for the new in 2026?

Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Since Europa Universalis V launched on November 4, 2025, the grand strategy community keeps asking the same question: should you drop EU4 for EU5, or keep the old one? Six months in, both games coexist. And the choice isn’t as clear-cut as we’d have thought. Full comparison below.

TL;DR:

EU4: 13 years of DLCs, unmatched modding ecosystem, total cost $200+ (game + all DLCs)
EU5: modern engine, novel systems (Urban Rights, Unit Templates), $50 base game, but no paid DLCs yet
Performance: EU5 clearly handles late game better — EU4 endgames still lag
Current content: EU4 remains richer in playable nations and events, EU5 offers deeper mechanics
Verdict: depends entirely on your profile — see our decision grid in conclusion

What EU5 gains: engine, UI, new mechanics
What EU4 keeps: DLCs, mods, maturity
Direct duel: 8 points of comparison
The mod question: the game-changing argument
Performance and stability: who wins in 2026?
Verdict: the decision grid by player profile

What EU5 gains: engine, UI, new mechanics

EU5 brings three categories of improvements EU4 can no longer catch up on:

A modernized engine — province calculations are faster (around 2.5× per Paradox Plaza benchmarks), the AI is multi-threaded, the map rendering cleaner. A 2022 PC runs EU5 in late campaign better than EU4 at equivalent.

A rethought UI — tabs are clearer, notifications less intrusive, number readability improved. Especially true after the 6 months of post-launch polish (see our 6-month EU5 review).

Unique mechanics EU4 will never have:

Urban Rights (patch 1.2): legal rights granted city by city, modeling crown vs burgher tension
Unit Templates (patch 1.1 Rossbach): modern army management, HOI4-inspired
Peasant Enfranchisement: unprecedented social lever to democratize your realm
End of static caps: organic growth, a unique economic geography per campaign

These systems will never be backported to EU4. It’s the real argument for moving to EU5.

What EU4 keeps: DLCs, mods, maturity

But EU4 retains advantages EU5 will take years to catch up:

13 years of paid DLCs — Rights of Man, Mandate of Heaven, Leviathan, Dharma, Emperor, and many more. Each DLC adds decades of regional content. EU5 currently has no paid DLCs (the Across the Pillars and The Auld Alliance chronicle packs release Q3 and Q4 2026).

An unmatched mod ecosystem:

Anbennar: massive fantasy uchronia, considered by some better than EU4 vanilla
Meiou & Taxes: complete economic and demographic rework, for hardcore players
Voltaire’s Nightmare: details the Louis XIV era with unmatched historical granularity
MEIOU and Taxes, Beyond Typus, Extended Timeline, The Third Odyssey…

These mods are not ported to EU5 yet and likely won’t be before late 2026 (modders are waiting for the EU5 API to stabilize).

Denser regional content — EU4’s “minor” nations often have their own focus trees and historical events, whereas EU5 remains more generic outside Western Europe despite the Rossbach Manchurian rework.

Direct duel: 8 points of comparison

Criterion	EU4 (2013, 13 years of support)	EU5 (2025, 6 months post-launch)
Base game price	$40 (often -75% on sale)	$50
Total price with DLCs	~$200 (Complete Collection)	$50 (no paid DLCs yet)
Number of playable nations	~450	~350
Modern unique mechanics	Aged	Urban Rights, Unit Templates, Peasant Enfranchisement
Late-game performance (1700+)	Noticeable lag	Smooth
Mod ecosystem	Huge (Anbennar, M&T, VN…)	Minimal (early 2026)
Active community	Shrunk but loyal	Growing fast
Stability (bugs)	Very stable (13 years of polish)	Stable since patch 1.2

The mod question: the game-changing argument

For many hardcore EU4 players, mods aren’t a bonus — they’re the main game. Anbennar accounts for more playtime than vanilla for a large fraction of the community. Voltaire’s Nightmare has dedicated fans.

If you play primarily modded, stay on EU4 until your mods are ported or EU5 equivalents emerge. Paradox Tinto has announced it wants to ease EU5 modding (public API by late 2026), but we’re still far from EU4 maturity.

If you play mostly vanilla, EU5 will win you over quickly with its mechanical freshness.

Performance and stability: who wins in 2026?

Community benchmarks (Paradox Plaza, r/EU5, r/EU4) converge on a clear picture:

Early game (1444-1550): EU4 and EU5 both run very well, negligible gap
Mid game (1550-1700): EU5 pulls ahead by ~20%, especially on global map
Late game (1700-1821): EU5 crushes EU4 — nearly 2.5× faster in simulation, thanks to the multi-threaded engine

On stability, EU4 has the advantage of 13 years of polish. EU5 stabilized with patches 1.1 Rossbach (March 2026) and 1.2 Urban Rights (April 2026), see our patch 1.2 analysis.

Verdict: the decision grid by player profile

Stay on EU4 if:

You play primarily modded (Anbennar, M&T, VN)
You already own $200+ in EU4 DLCs and want to amortize
You prefer dense regional content to fresh mechanics
Your PC is aging and you don’t want to rebuy

Move to EU5 if:

You’re new to Europa Universalis
You want a living game, regularly patched, with a clear roadmap
You enjoy new mechanics (Urban Rights, Unit Templates)
Mods aren’t your main reason to play

Own both if:

You’re a hardcore Paradox grand strategy fan
You want to switch depending on mood — intense mod campaigns on EU4, “fresh” campaigns on EU5
Your budget allows it

To go deeper, see also our EU5 6-month review and patch 1.2 analysis.

Our personal rec in 2026: if in doubt, buy EU5 now, keep EU4 installed for mods. The two games will coexist for years — as HOI3 and HOI4 did.

Sources

EU4 Console Commands & Cheat Codes (2026): the Useful Ones

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT

EU4’s console has a reputation as a button for making every problem disappear. That is the least interesting use of it. A campaign can fail because of debt, bad war timing, an exposed fort line, exhausted manpower, an impossible alliance web, or a province whose details are not obvious on the map. The console is useful when it lets you isolate one of those causes.

Create a copy of the save first. Give it a name such as France-war-test-1512, then decide what you are trying to learn. A limited cash injection, a short switch to a rival country, or a controlled province test can turn a vague frustration into a practical decision for the real campaign. Write down the date and the condition you are testing before entering the first command.

Open the EU4 console safely

Use a non-Ironman single-player save for testing. The EU4 console reference lists several keys because the binding varies by keyboard layout.

Keyboard	Keys to try
US/UK QWERTY	` or `~`
French AZERTY	`²`, then `Alt + C` or `Shift + Alt + C`
German QWERTZ	`§` or `^`
Other layouts	`Shift + 2`, `Shift + 3` or the layout-specific option in the reference

If nothing appears, check the game mode before trying random shortcuts. Ironman and multiplayer are not the place for an experiment. Mods can also alter interfaces and command behaviour, so repeat an important test with the exact playset used by the campaign.

Start with `help`, not a giant cheat list

Type help before you do anything ambitious. It lists available commands; help [command] gives you a description for a named command. This habit matters because a lot of EU4 search results blend old patch advice, mod commands and commands that only make sense in a particular scenario.

Use debug_mode when the question is about the map rather than the outcome. It can expose useful information while hovering a province, including IDs and country tags. That is often more valuable than instantly changing ownership or starting an event you cannot undo cleanly.

Commands that answer a campaign question

These are not an invitation to run every command in sequence. They are the documented tools that help answer a specific question on a copied save.

Question	Command	What the test can reveal
Is a shortfall really about money?	`cash [amount]`	Add a modest amount, let time pass, and watch the balance. If the money vanishes immediately, the real problem is structural.
Is manpower the actual bottleneck?	`manpower [amount]`	Test a limited reserve before blaming battle tactics, forts or allies.
Would monarch points change the plan?	`adm [amount]`, `dip [amount]`, `mil [amount]`	Check a core, technology or diplomatic choice without pretending the points are free in the real save.
Which province or country is involved?	`debug_mode`	Read the relevant ID and tag before using a province or country command.
What is the rival really doing?	`tag [TAG]` or `observe`	Inspect another country’s position briefly, then reload your own campaign.
Is a diplomatic proposal possible in principle?	`yesman`	Test the shape of a peace or alliance on the copy, not as a permanent campaign state.
What happens after a specific event?	`event [ID] [TAG]`	Confirm the syntax with `help` and test it only on the working save.

Commands such as own, control, annex and winwars are much more invasive. They can be useful for a deliberately artificial scenario, but they rarely teach much about whether your normal campaign can survive the next decade.

Three tests that make a real campaign clearer

Is the economy broken, or merely under pressure?

Copy a save that is close to bankruptcy. Add a small amount with cash, note the monthly balance, then let one year pass. If the buffer disappears, inspect army maintenance, forts, interest, autonomy, trade and the number of simultaneous projects. If it creates room to finish a plan, the real campaign may only need a delay or a smaller commitment.

The command has not solved EU4 for you. It has told you whether money is the cause or the symptom.

Was the war unwinnable, or badly timed?

Before declaring war, make a copy. Use a limited manpower or military-point test, then replay the first engagements. If the result barely changes, numbers were not the decisive factor. Terrain, a fort line, naval access, morale, technology, allies or the date of the declaration may matter more.

Record the date, available manpower and the first battle result. Those details make the comparison useful once you reload the unmodified save.

What would an alternate history actually require?

Byzantium surviving the Ottomans is a good example. A copy can test a fleet, a cash buffer, a single ally or a different opening. You can also use tag to inspect the Ottoman position for a moment. The useful conclusion is not that unlimited resources make survival possible. It is whether timing, naval control, debt, allies and defensive terrain create a plausible route in a normal run.

Keep the test smaller than the campaign

The best rule is simple: one question, one variable, one observation. Do not add cash, manpower, cores and instant wars at the same time, then try to infer why the campaign improved. A small test remains legible. What matters is the comparison: the date, the reserve you added, the battle or monthly balance you observed, and the clean save you can still return to.

After the test, reload the clean save and make the real choice. Build fewer forts, wait for an ally, protect the trade route, avoid a bad terrain fight, or postpone a core. The useful question is not whether the console can make a country stronger; it is whether it reveals the decision the normal campaign was missing.

That distinction keeps a long EU4 run honest. A France that only survives because of permanent cash and winwars has stopped being a strategic problem. A France that survives because a test exposed a costly fort network or a mistimed war is still your campaign, with its consequences intact.

For a different kind of fresh EU4 campaign, see our best EU4 mods guide. If the question is whether to move on, our EU4 versus EU5 comparison puts the two games in context. You can also browse the Europa Universalis IV game hub.

Conclusion

EU4 console commands are strongest as a workshop for a difficult decision. Keep them on a copied save, use help before an unfamiliar command, and carry the insight back to the campaign you actually want to finish. That preserves the tension of Europa Universalis IV while making its systems easier to read.

For the evolving command list and exact syntax, consult the EU4 console reference.

Best EU4 Mods 2026: Anbennar, MEIOU, Extended Timeline

Mon, 10 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

The best EU4 mods in 2026 are Anbennar (fantasy), Extended Timeline (year 2 to 9999), MEIOU and Taxes (deep overhaul) and Voltaire’s Nightmare (Holy Roman Empire micro-nations). All four are listed on the Steam Workshop as updated within the last year, and the current game build is still patch 1.37.5, the one their pages target. This guide was checked against the Workshop pages on 5 November 2026.

Are EU4 mods still maintained now that EU5 is out?

Yes, the big ones are. Europa Universalis V launched on 4 November 2025 according to Steam’s own announcement feed, yet the EU4 Workshop is far from frozen. Several big mods were updated in the last twelve months. Anbennar followed on 17 May 2026, MEIOU and Taxes v3.0 on 17 July 2026 and Ante Bellum on 28 May 2026. Extended Timeline (23 November 2025), Voltaire’s Nightmare (14 November 2025) and Warhammer Fantasy Universalis (2 November 2026) were updated too. The one real casualty is the older generation: Veritas et Fortitudo was last updated in December 2022 and states compatibility with EU4 1.34, and Imperium Universalis was last updated in September 2023.

EU4 itself is in maintenance mode. The latest patch we could find is 1.37.5, released on 17 October 2024 (GOG release notes), and Anbennar’s page still says “Compatible with 1.37.5”. Because that build has not moved, mods updated after October 2024 target the same version you have installed.

Who is modded EU4 still for? Players who want what EU5 does not offer yet: a fantasy world, a timeline that starts in antiquity, or a hand-built Holy Roman Empire. For example, MEIOU and Taxes now has an EU5 Workshop entry, updated on 28 October 2026. It is a separate release from the EU4 version. We found no Anbennar release on the EU5 Workshop, and the closest EU5 fantasy option we saw is the Otherworld Fantasy Mod. If you own EU4 with its DLC and want a specific total conversion, stay. If you want the newest base game, see our EU4 vs EU5 comparison.

Best EU4 mods 2026: comparison table

Mod	Type	Game version on its page	Last Workshop update (checked 5 Nov 2026)
Anbennar	Fantasy total conversion	1.37.5	17 May 2026
Extended Timeline	Timeline total conversion (year 2 to 9999)	1.37.X	23 Nov 2025
MEIOU and Taxes v3.0	Realism overhaul (1356 to 1856)	1.37.*	17 Jul 2026
Voltaire’s Nightmare	Map overhaul, many small states	not stated	14 Nov 2025
1.37 Doge Shattered Europa	Content overhaul (formables, ideas, estates)	1.37.5	1 Jun 2026
Ante Bellum	Alternative-history Europe	not stated	28 May 2026
Warhammer Fantasy Universalis	Warhammer total conversion	not stated	2 Nov 2026
Europa Expanded	Missions and flavour (ex Missions Expanded)	not stated	Dec 2024
Graphical Map Improvements	Visual only	not stated	16 Apr 2025
Imperium Universalis	Ancient-world total conversion	not stated	5 Sep 2023

“Not stated” means the page gives no version number. We then only rely on the update date: any mod updated after October 2024 was published after the last patch.

Best EU4 total conversion mods

A total conversion replaces the map, the countries and often the rules. Treat each one as a separate game and never stack two.

Anbennar is the reference fantasy conversion. It swaps the world for an invented one with humans, elves, dwarves, orcs and magic, and keeps EU4’s diplomacy and expansion loop. Its page requires seven DLC: Conquest of Paradise, Wealth of Nations, Rights of Man, Mandate of Heaven, Cradle of Civilization, Rule Britannia and Dharma. It also has about 220,000 current subscribers on the Workshop, which means support threads are easy to find.

Extended Timeline extends the playable timeline from year 2 to year 9999, so you can start almost anywhere in history. Its page lists over 500 new countries, over 100 new provinces and dozens of new religions, needs no DLC, and warns that it is “not compatible with most other mods”. With roughly 528,000 current subscribers it is the most subscribed mod in this guide.

Warhammer Fantasy Universalis is the pick if you already love the setting: custom nations, mission trees for nearly every faction, and Chaos as a late-game threat. Ante Bellum is quieter. It is an alternative-history Europe where the Holy Roman Empire has just lost a crusade and a dynastic crisis is looming, which suits players who want a familiar map with a different story.

Imperium Universalis deserves a warning rather than a recommendation. Coverage of version 3.0 describes a start in 612 BC, but the Workshop page has not been updated since September 2023, and recent comments ask for updates. Try it only if antiquity is the whole point.

Best EU4 overhaul mods

Overhauls keep EU4’s shape and change how it plays.

MEIOU and Taxes is the deepest. Its v3.0 page says it targets EU4 1.37.* and runs from 1356 to 1856. It adds a new trade system, new estates, population and immigration systems, disease and unrest, and about 1,500 provinces. The Workshop entry follows an “Open Alpha” numbering. Earlier alpha notes warned that a new build can be incompatible with old saves, so read the latest change note before committing to a long campaign. A separate listing, “v2.60.6 Parsed”, was updated on 3 November 2025.

Voltaire’s Nightmare zooms in on Europe. Its authors describe it as staying as close to vanilla as possible while replacing the map with many small nations, which makes it the better pick for micro-nation wars and Holy Roman Empire play. Its latest update is 14 November 2025.

1.37 Doge Shattered Europa is the best overhaul for players who want vanilla’s map with more content. Its page lists 50 new trade goods, over 50 new formables, 30 new religions, reworked policies and a bigger estate system, and its newest version is 1.37.5 (1 June 2026).

Which EU4 mod should you start with?

If you want	Start with	Why
A fresh world with a story	Anbennar	Biggest fantasy campaign; check you own the seven DLC
Ancient Rome or the far future	Extended Timeline	No DLC required, widest date range
The most realistic simulation	MEIOU and Taxes v3.0	Deepest systems, accept alpha builds
Small countries in Europe	Voltaire’s Nightmare	Dense map, vanilla-like rules
Vanilla plus more flavour	Europa Expanded + Graphical Map Improvements	Light, add-on style
A one-evening experiment	Any small mod in a separate playset	Easy to remove

Our editorial pick is Anbennar for most players, MEIOU and Taxes for veterans, and Europa Expanded for anyone who simply wants vanilla to feel fresh. This is a judgement based on each page’s scope, update history and community size, not on hours played.

What changed since our previous list

This update removes or corrects several entries from the earlier version of this guide. Veritas et Fortitudo is gone because its page still says it is compatible with EU4 1.34 and has not been updated since December 2022. Missions Expanded is now listed under its new name, Europa Expanded, as its own page states. We could not find a Workshop mod called Flavor Nations Expanded, so it is no longer recommended. Shattered Europa is now described by what its current 1.37 page lists, which is extra content rather than a fully fragmented Europe. The Anbennar link also pointed to the wrong Workshop item and has been fixed.

What we could not verify: the exact game version for the mods marked “not stated”, and whether any of these projects will move to EU5. Check the change notes before a long campaign.

How to install EU4 mods and avoid conflicts

Subscribe on the Workshop, then open the Paradox launcher and use Playsets: create one playset per big mod, add the mod, and start a new campaign. Save compatibility matters more than most players expect, so never switch a running save to another playset.

Load order. As a general rule, place the total conversion first and small add-ons after it, because later entries override earlier files.
One conversion per playset. Anbennar, Extended Timeline, MEIOU and Voltaire’s Nightmare rewrite the same map files.
Light mods stack. Graphical Map Improvements says it is compatible with any mod that does not change the map’s look, with one exception: its Darker Water add-on and Extended Timeline need a dedicated combined version. The Great Exhibition says it does not change the checksum.
Multiplayer. Everyone needs the same mods in the same order, otherwise the checksum differs.

For testing ideas on a separate save, our EU4 console commands guide helps. For general background on the game, see Europa Universalis IV: history and strategy, and the Europa Universalis IV hub for the rest of our coverage.

Sources and official links: EU4 Steam Workshop, Paradox modding wiki and each mod’s own Workshop page linked above.