Paradox Interactive announces two preorder bonuses for
Europa Universalis IV,
their upcoming strategy sequel. Those who buy the game in advance will get a
prior game to play in the meantime, though those quick to guess this will be
Europa Universalis III would be wrong, as they are actually offering
Crusader
Kings II. This relates to the other bonus, a Save Converter utility for
Europa Universalis IV to allow players to continue their progress from Crusader
Kings II. This sounds like the type of thing they'd want to release for all
Crusader Kings II owners, but for now this is a preorder incentive. Here are
some details:
Players who pre-order Europa Universalis IV will be given a
free copy of critically acclaimed strategy/RPG Crusader Kings II, Paradox’s hit
title of diplomacy, dynasties, and double-dealing set in the Middle Ages, to add
to their own library or to give to a friend.
Early adopters will also receive a new Saved Game Converter for Crusader Kings
II, which will read the details of a saved game from a Crusader Kings II and
convert that into a game that can be played in Europa Universalis IV. Fans of
Crusader Kings II will be able to maintain the empires they have established and
guide them through the age of exploration in an all-new strategic experience,
continuing their personal stories of expansion and conquest.
Both the saved converter and copy of Crusader Kings II will be available as
pre-order bonuses on August 1, and players that have already pre-purchased
Europa Universalis IV will receive these additional bonuses. Strategy fans can
prepare for the long road to conquest by pre-ordering Europa Universalis IV,
details on all pre-order bonuses can be found here:
www.europauniversalis4.com/buy
To demonstrate how converted saved games will work in Europa Universalis IV,
Paradox will be showing off the converter in a live stream on Twitch.tv. Eager
conquerors can tune in on July 30 at 11 a.m. PDT (6 p.m. GMT, 7 p.m. BST, 8 p.m
CEST). The stream will be live at
http://twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive.