PDXCON2019 is coming and we couldn’t be more excited to meet our community at the event - which takes place on October 18th - 20th, 2019. Tickets go on sale on May 7th, but we’ve got a secret to tell you…

If you head over to the PDXCON 2019 website at https://pdxcon.paradoxplaza.com/ you can sign up to the mailing list. Anyone that signs up will be given 8 HOURS early access before the public availability of the tickets to buy before everyone else! Sign up now and keep your eyes on the news we’ll be sending out because tickets will sell out.

Today Jake takes a look at some of the Quality of life changes that are on the teams agenda.



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Today MatRopert takes a look at all the work we have been doing on Tech Debt - from rendering, to startup time, to teaching our crash reporter that some of you really dislike hunting accidents!



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Today Jake is taking a look at the Estates system and how we plan to change it going forwards!



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Jake gives some details the past, present and future of Mercenaries - what the problems are and how we plan to go about tackling them!



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Starting Monday the 25th of March 2019 at around 14:00CET we will be offering everyone that owns Europa Universalis IV, but not Mare Nostrum, a chance to try this expansion for free for one week!



What’s happening?
For one week we’ll be offering everyone to try a selected Europa Universalis IV expansion for free. Once the week is over, the expansion will be deactivated again if you didn’t purchase it.

How do I partake?
Simply start Europa Universalis IV, log in to your Paradox Account in the launcher and ensure the expansion is selected under the DLC tab in the launcher before pressing play.

Do I get to keep the expansion?
It is a time limited trial only. If you don’t purchase the expansion, it will be deactivated once the week is over.

Can I continue my ongoing campaign?
There should be no problem continuing a save started without the expansion, with the expansion. However: A campaign played with the free expansion activated will not be possible to continue without it, so be wary about this fact.

I already own this expansion, can I pick which one I want then?
No. We are focusing on this one particular expansion. If you Already own it, thank you for supporting us by buying our games! Hopefully next time it will be an expansion you don't already own.

Why are you doing this?
We want to give people the opportunity to try out some content they might not own before buying it!

I’m having problems starting the game, with my Paradox Account or the expansion!
Please submit a ticket through support.paradoxplaza.com

When is the free trial over?
The free trial will end around noon CET on Monday the 1st of April, at which point you will no longer be able to access Mare Nostrum. Any campaigns started using the expansion will not be possible to continue without it.

Are the cosmetic content packs included?
At this time no, sorry. We are looking into a way of also including them for future trials.

How to activate specific expansions in the launcher!

Today I thought I would talk a little bit about Realms. Most of all we will look at those tempting targets scattered around the map, the Non-Player Realms (NPRs)



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For a look at our philosophy when designing mission trees as well as a recap of how missions have changed over time check out today's Dev Diary!



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We're continuing our series of Development Diaries on the topic of map changes. This week we'll talk about the German map



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Who is the Master of Universalis? This is the question we’ll try to answer, starting Thursday March 14th, with 8 players clashing in carefully crafted challenge matches over the course of 7 days.

Format
The tournament format is an eight player bracket over three rounds. Each day, two players go head to head in a best of three game, each session drawn from a list of challenges based in Europa Universalis IV. The game sessions are designed to be completed in about 30 minutes.

The first player in each game to win two sessions will move on to the next round.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUbtOkER5ZM

How to Watch
This spectacle will be broadcast live through Paradox’s channels on Twitch, Youtube, Steam and Mixer. And each player will have the choice to simultaneously broadcast their side of the battle through their own channels, so you won’t lack choices in how you want to view Masters of Universalis.

Each match will be played at 8pm to 10pm CET every day, starting on Thursday March 14th, and with the grand final taking place on Wednesday the 20th of March.

http://twitch.tv/ParadoxInteractive
http://mixer.com/ParadoxInteractive
http://youtube.com/ParadoxGrandStrategy

Challenges
Each individual challenge will be presented to the public on the day of competition, and we welcome everyone to have their own go at the challenge, and to share their results with us. Who knows? Maybe you will be selected to partake in the next Masters of Universalis?

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