Europa Universalis III
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Europa Universalis III | |
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Developer(s) | Paradox Interactive |
Release date(s) | January 23, 2007 |
Genre(s) | Strategy |
Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
Platform(s) | Windows |
Europa Universalis III is a grand strategy computer game, currently scheduled for release on January 23, 2007.
The game starts in 1453 right after the Fall of Constantinople and continues up until the revolutions of France and America.
Unlike previous Europa Universalis games, EUIII has a totally new 3D engine. The new map has 1,700 land and sea provinces and there are 250 playable historical nations in game. The game also uses features and ideas of other Paradox games such as Crusader Kings, Victoria and Hearts of Iron II. Another change from previous Paradox games is that EUIII will no longer rely on fixed tags for nations, but will allow any 3-letter or number code to be used for nations. This resolves a major modding issue in previous versions, where only a fixed number of free tags is available.
[edit] External links
- Paradox's official announcement
- EU III Official home page
- Official forum
- Gamespot's article
- Europa Universalis III wiki
Paradox Interactive games | |
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EU line | Europa Universalis | Europa Universalis II | Europa Universalis II: Asian Chapters |
HOI line | Hearts of Iron | Hearts of Iron II | Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday |
Victoria line | Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun | Victoria: Revolutions |
Other | Crusader Kings | Crown of the North | Two Thrones |
Third party titles | Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords (Europe) | Knights of Honor | Rush for Berlin | Heart of Empire - Rome | Take Command: 2nd Manassas | Perimeter: Emperor’s Testament | Silent Heroes | Sword of the Stars |
In development | Europa Universalis III |