Paradox Interactive has confirmed that Europa Universalis V will be released on November 4th, with the trailer confirming Kingdom of France, Ming Dynasty, the Mali Empire, the Aztec Empire, and the Kingdom of Sicily will all be present in the game, as Europa Universalis V will have the earliest start date for the series, with that year being 1337.
The world in Europa Universalis V will span 500 years from a time before the Black Death, but it will be an event in the game, and the start of the Hundreds Year War in England. Of course, as this is alternate history how things unfold will depend on your actions. The map itself is going to be the biggest map in a Paradox game, expanded research, a more detailed economy, a new government system where work can be delegated to cabinet members, and a more in depth military system that allows you to get soldiers from your population, increase levies, and mercenaries.
Europa Universalis V Preview – A grand strategy sequel with a positively bubonic opening
In our preview, Stefan said, “Europa Universalis 5 remains a deep and complex historical grand strategy game, and it certainly looks to build and integrate, not only idea that came from a decade of updates and expansions to EU4, but also to some of the more fundamental shifts and ideas that we saw in Victoria 3 and Imperator: Rome. Importantly, there is that on-ramp for newcomers, with the deeper automation set to lift some of the burdens of leaning the ropes, at the same time as lifting some of the micromanagement that can become a chore deeper into a campaign.”
Source: Press Release
