This confidant is the game's interface, which is representative of how far the studio has come from even newer titles like Crusader Kings II. Your command center for the Enlightenment But just as your nation's ruler can employ advisers to make up for deficiencies, EU IV has provided a peerless ally to aid your transition to world conqueror. Values like Naval Tradition and Trade Steering will continue to cause head-scratching among the uninitiated. Par for the course with a Paradox Development Studio game, there is a lot going on. Starting in 1444, EU IV gives the player the opportunity to select any significant nation on Earth, shepherding it through to 1821 amid war, dynastic politics, scientific advances, and the discovery of the New World.