Europa Universalis IV: Mare Nostrum

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Mare Nostrum is the newest expansion to Paradox Development Studio’s best-selling historical grand strategy game, Europa Universalis IV. You now have even more tools at your disposal as you guide your nation through the early modern world.

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Developer:
Paradox Development Studio
Publisher:
Paradox Interactive
Engine:
Clausewitz Engine
Release date:
05 April 2016
Recent Steam reviews:
Not specified
All Steam reviews:
Mixed (275)

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Description

Mare Nostrum is the newest expansion to Paradox Development Studio’s best-selling historical grand strategy game, Europa Universalis IV. You now have even more tools at your disposal as you guide your nation through the early modern world. As its name suggests, Mare Nostrum introduces new systems connected to naval warfare and control of trade. The power of your fleets will depend on the number of sailors your nation can gather, and your ships can now be given missions and areas to patrol. There are also new options for creating trade leagues, and a host of other improvements.

Main Features

Map Sharing

This is a new diplomatic action, where you can ask other nations for their map of a certain region.

Naval Missions

New mission system makes it easier to send your fleets to a region, and expect them to survive.

Barbary Pirates

North African Muslim states can raid the coastlines of their neighbors for gold and sailors.

Trade Leagues

Merchant republics can recruit minor nations into their Trade League for common defense and, more importantly, common riches.

Condottieri

Nations can rent their armies out to fight in other people’s wars, earning valuable coin for the realm.

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8
Processor:
Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz eller AMD 3500+
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900, 512mb video memory required
DirectX®:
9.0c
Hard Drive:
2 GB HD space
Sound:
Direct X- compatible soundcard
Other Requirements:
Broadband Internet connection
Additional:
Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer

recommended*

OS *:
Vista/Windows 7/Windows 8
Processor:
Intel® Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz or AMD 3500+
Memory:
2 GB RAM
Graphics:
NVIDIA® GeForce 8800 or ATI Radeon® X1900, 1024mb video memory recommended
DirectX®:
9.0c
Hard Drive:
2 GB HD space
Sound:
Direct X-compatible soundcard
Other Requirements:
Broadband Internet connection
Additional:
Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers. Internet Connection or LAN for multiplayer

User reviews

Tomiko
Not recommended | 05 May 2021

Paradox is calling their community toxic for criticising their overpriced, broken, unfinished DLCs. That's some though move. Now I'm gonna be toxic and call you the worst Consumer friendly company there is around. Even

Helpful: 59
Seoul Noir
Not recommended | 14 Aug 2019

Weak tea. This should've been, 100%, part of a free update. The features, while good, are so unnoticeable I had forgotten they weren't part of the base game. Most of them are minor tweeks. The only real additions are

Helpful: 18
Skysti
Not recommended | 28 Feb 2021

This one doesn't add anything for the player. The condottieri feature can be used as cheese to scam a country out of 15-40 gold. You'll rarely see the AI do it themselves. The other feature is the trade leagues. Which

Helpful: 15
the_walking_kyle
Recommended | 24 Dec 2020

Condottieri: -Any nation can 'rent out' a 20 unit army to almost any other nation. This can be useful if you want to attack your rivals or help an ally without getting attacked yourself. -I don't find the AI too

Helpful: 10
ragequitting inc
Not recommended | 03 May 2020

-Be me -Playing as Kuba in Africa -Surrounded by enemies -No allies -Fight Yaka, Kulundwe, and Kazembe, outnumbered 3-1 -Annihilate two of the armies separately, actually have a chance of winning -Try to recooperate to

Helpful: 10
Kamil
Not recommended | 07 May 2024

These features should just be a part of the base game at this point. Very expensive DLC, worth maybe 1€. Complete scam.

Helpful: 13