Essential dlc eu4?

[tkonicz]

Hello, I am considering to seriously engage in playing EU4. Which DLC would you consider essential - when it comes to enhancing (or completing) the core game expirience?

[AlienWired]

Each DLC adds it's own expanded flavor to the game. The best way to go about this is to figure out what would be your most favored nation to play, and then download the corresponding DLC's that would enhance that play.

So, if for instance, I wanted to play China as a my favorite nation to play, I would buy the Mandate of Heaven pack...

[Laladen]

In general, the two DLC the community consensus repeatedly says the DLC that are must have are (In order of importance):

Art of War
Common Sense

After that there are many features yet to be had, but are not really deemed as necessary to all players

I suggest you try researching which features you would like to activate by reading the following:

http://www.strategygamer.com/articles/europa-universalis-iv-dlc-buying-guide/

https://www.reddit.com/r/eu4/comments/5et9si/which_dlcs_should_i_get_a_help_for_people_new_to/

http://www.eu4wiki.com/Downloadable_content

[AlienWired]

So if you like the Revolutionary war era for America, you'd buy the American Dream DLC, and I personally would throw in the Common sense DLC and the American indian DLC.

along wiht their corresponding unit packs.

[tkonicz]

Thank you, guys!

[Iron Man]

Art of war and common sense. El dorado for replayability with the custom nation thing.

[tkonicz]

OK, I will get Art of War, Common Sense and maybe El Dorado....
Once again: thanks!

[Ordinary Dark]

common sense

to raise the base tax, base productio nand base manpower with powers

unplayable without it

[CTHOMP]

Also, if you wait like a week you should be able to get the game and most dlc for deep discounts during steam summer sale. Buying the dlc when on sale is the way to go.

[tkonicz]

Yes, I know. Hence the question. I already own EU4.

[tiberiansun371alexw]

Автор сообщения: tkonicz

Yes, I know. Hence the question. I already own EU4.

Then get DLC or yuo wasted 10 bucks on an unplayable mess

[tkonicz]

Common Sense and Art of War, tiberiansun? They fix the game? (I am playing Stellaris right now without any DLC, and it is quite good)..

[tiberiansun371alexw]

Автор сообщения: tkonicz

Common Sense and Art of War, tiberiansun? They fix the game? (I am playing Stellaris right now without any DLC, and it is quite good)..

Actually that game is fine without DLC. CK2 for exmaple if you don't want to be a Muslim, you don't need swords of Islam. If you hate deailing with counsils, you don't need Conclave (although annoyingly you can't buy the DLC, replace the counsil with crown laws and keep the favor system).

The problem is that there is absolutly no way to improve your provinces without CS. If you try to have a nice slow game with minimal expantion, you're sunk.

Art of War has things like tranferring province occupation, which some people think should ahve been in the base game.

[tkonicz]

Okm thanks, I know what to do now.

[Akleughuglouh]

Really surprised the Cossaks hasnt been mentioned yet. A quick glance at the EU4 wiki will tell you all you need to know about why to get it. It improves the way relations with other nations works, adds a new religion (tengri), adds new unique hoard mechanics, some culture changes, native policy which totally changes the way colinizers can play, better espionage, estates which provide passive bonuses and can be abused for short term upgrades, such as turning a passive +%10 manpower recovery for a few years into -%5 or so to get 3000 manpower right now. Cossakcs is good, improves so many different things, definitely what you want to pick up after the big 2, which are art of war and commen sense.

[tiberiansun371alexw]

Some people hate estates so much that they won't touch it despire likeing everything else. That said, it's not a bad buy if you already have the base game, just get Common Sense, Art of War, and Wealth of nations first.