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Europa Universalis V Adds Expeditions and Tariffs in 1.4 Update
Paradox Interactive released the 1.4 update for Europa Universalis V on October 29, adding expeditions, a system where players send a character to explore or go on pilgrimage, with events resolving based on player choices.
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Why it matters
The update routes government actions through a dedicated political influence resource and makes market center control pay through tariffs, which shifts how players weigh administration against expansion.
Key Facts
- Paradox Interactive released the 1.4 update for Europa Universalis V on October 29.
- Expeditions let players send a character to explore or go on pilgrimage, with events resolving from player choices.
- Circumnavigation is a high-difficulty expedition that grants a large bonus to the country that completes it.
- Tariffs let players tax or subsidize specific products to control import and export volume, with payments going to the market center holder.
- The Across the Pillars DLC released alongside the 1.4 update, and the game is available on PC via Steam.
The update adds tariffs for controlling import and export volume, regional industry bonuses, and political influence as a national resource, alongside the Across the Pillars DLC.
The 1.4 update, titled Rio Salado, also adds circumnavigation as a high-difficulty expedition, with a large bonus going to whichever country accomplishes it. Expeditions run their events automatically once launched, so a Christian nation can send a character on pilgrimage or into the Atlantic and then react to what comes back.
Tariffs let players tax or subsidize specific products to steer trade volume, and the money goes to the country holding the market center. Political influence now covers laws and ministerial appointments, drawing on the ruler's abilities and the country's stability and drifting day by day. Previously those actions consumed stability or legitimacy directly.
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