Hi there š Wanted to have all the news for Europa Universalis IV Dev Diaries for Patch 1.24 in one place, for you (and sometimes me) to look things up and to enjoy the development. Paradox told it would launch “as a Christmas Present” so something to look forward to š
(Videos / TLDRs will be there within 1 or 2 days typically)
Organization: First You see the Playlist (Newest Video first), then the Dev Diaries for Patch 1.24 from latest to first with Video / Summary / Original Dev Diary Link.
Have fun watching and happy gaming š
Playlist (Newest Video First)
Europa Universalis 4 Dev Diary 12th December 2017, Patch 1.24 Japan Full Changelog / Patch Notes
TLDR; Well, everything summed up and more: Love for the Philippine region and Japan (countries, ideas, clans, events, …), a lot of bugfixes and balancing the speed of modern armies while adding more ways to make them faster again. Performance improvements. Full readout in the video.
Europa Universalis 4 Dev Diary 5th December 2017, Patch 1.24 Japan
TLDR; EU4 gets a big performance boost through better programming. Modern Unit Movement gets nerfed but there are more methods to increase the speed (depending mostly on government, e.g. Nomads or Tribes get big bonuses), so possible top speed is similar. Interest rates are now at minimum 1.0%; whole interest / loan system tweaked. Drill also gives a movement % bonus now and Army Professionalism gets some tweaks in general.
Europa Universalis 4 Dev Diary 28th of November 2017, Patch 1.24 Philippines / Japan
TLDR; New Nation Tags in the Philippines: Pangasinan (Mahayana), Tondo (Hindu), Maynila (Animist), including own Luzon ideas for their small culture group. Magyas, Cebu, Butuan (Hindu) and Maguindanao (Animist) added further south with own Mindanao ideas. Also, the Oda clan alongside Kibatake and Tokugawa are now playable from the start in Japan, each with their own National Ideas. Great stuff š
Europa Universalis 4 Dev Diary 21st of November 2017 Patch 1.24 First Glimpse
TLDR; Patch 1.23.1 will come and fix a lot, is also available as an opt-in beta. Patch 1.24 will give love to the Japan, Ryukyu and Philippine region. Nice š