Part 1

A comprehensive guide and walkthrough for Europa Universalis IV, covering game mechanics, nations, ideas, research, buildings, advisors, units, religion, spies, trade goods, policies, governments, and provinces.

Welcome to the first part of this Europa Universalis IV guide and walkthrough. This FAQ, created by Warfreak, aims to cover a vast array of game mechanics and content, including buildings, research, province statistics, and much more. While the author is new to Europa Universalis IV, their extensive experience with similar games like Civilization IV and Command & Conquer is expected to help in creating a thorough guide. The game features a substantial 1741 provinces, indicating a comprehensive and lengthy guide.

Version History:

1. Version 0.1 (26/8/07): Guide started, focusing on Chapter 2.
2. Version 0.2 (27/8/07): Chapter 2 completed. Chapter 3 started, covering 13 countries.
3. Version 0.3 (29/8/07): Progress made on the extensive Chapter 3.
4. Version 0.4 (30/8/07): Further progress on Chapter 3. Chapter 4 completed.
5. Version 0.5 (5/9/07): Continued work on the guide.
6. Version 0.6 (7/9/07): More progress on Chapter 3 (13 additional countries). Chapters 5 and 6 completed.
7. Version 0.7 (8/9/07): Chapter 3 updated with 13 more countries. Chapter 7 and all 260 units in Chapter 8 completed.
8. Version 0.8 (9/9/07): Chapter 3 updated with 13 more countries (total 78/282). Chapters 9, 10, and 11 completed. Chapter 12 completed. 26 more countries added (total 104/282).
9. Version 0.9 (10/9/07): 39 countries added, bringing the total to 145 (past the halfway mark).
10. Version 1.0 (23/9/07): An additional 39 countries completed, totaling 184 out of 282.
11. Version 1.1 (29/10/07): Two chapters removed, reducing the guide to 14 chapters. Chapter 13 completed. Province count at 100/1741. Nation count at 210/286 after adding 26 more.
12. Version 1.2 (6/12/07): Nation tally at 251/286. Province count at 100/1248.
13. Version 1.3 (9/12/07): All nations are now complete. 600/1248 provinces completed. This is the penultimate update.
14. Version 1.4 (10/12/07): The guide is now complete. All land nations and provinces are covered. This is the author's largest guide to date.

Table of Contents Overview:

• [1] Introduction: Covers the guide's introduction and version history.
• [2] Global Modifiers: Details difficulty modifiers and static modifiers for provinces and globally.
• [3] Nations: Categorizes nations by continent (Africa, Americas, Arabia, Asia, Europe).
• [4] Ideas: Explains various idea groups including Naval, Land, Exploration, State Business, and Culture.
• [5] Research: Covers research categories: Government, Land, Naval, Production, and Trade.
• [6] Buildings: Details general buildings, manufactories, and fortresses.
• [7] Advisors: Information on the available advisors.
• [8] Units: Breakdown of Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, and various ship types (Big Ships, Light Ships, Galleys, Transports).
• [9] Religion: Covers religious groups: Christian, Muslim, Eastern, and Pagan.
• [10] Spies: Information on spy missions.
• [11] Trade Goods: Details base resources, metals, and specific regional resources (African, Eastern, New World).
• [12] Policies: Compares opposing policy pairs such as Aristocracy vs. Plutocracy, Centralisation vs. Decentralisation, etc.
• [13] Governments: Lists and describes various government types from Feudal Monarchy to Tribal Democracy.
• [14] Provinces: Detailed information on provinces, numbered from #1 to #1248.
• [A-E]: Contact Information, Webmaster Information, Credits, Sites FAQ is on, and Copyright details.