Colonial World (European)
Colonial World is an mod that radically transforms Europa Universalis IV’s colonial system. It extends colonial regions to the entire globe (Africa, Middle East, Asia, Siberia, Oceania) on top of the classic American regions. In total, 61 colonial regions are available, compared to only 13 in the base game.
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1. European nations only
Colonization is only possible when playing a nation whose capital is located in Europe. This is a restriction tied to the base game’s mechanics: only nations from the European continent/technology group can form Colonial Nations in colonial regions.
2. "Overseas" province restriction
Europa Universalis IV enforces a hardcoded restriction: it is impossible to colonize provinces that are not considered "overseas". A province is NOT overseas if it is directly connected to your capital by land.
This means certain nations will be affected:
- Ottoman Empire Middle Eastern, Egyptian, North African and Caucasian regions will likely be connected by land to Istanbul, making them non-colonizable.
- Spain / Portugal Morocco and parts of North Africa may be connected by land via Gibraltar, preventing colony formation.
- Russia Siberia and Central Asia may be connected by land to Moscow, blocking colonization of these regions.
- Any country with significant land expansion towards adjacent colonial regions will potentially be affected.
This behavior is unfortunately hardcoded by Paradox in the game engine and cannot be modified by a mod. Plan your conquests and expansion accordingly!
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- Colonial Alaska
- Colonial Canada
- Colonial Eastern America
- Colonial Louisiana
- Colonial California
- Colonial Mexico
- Colonial Haiti
- Colonial Cuba
- Colonial The Caribbean
- Colonial Colombia
- Colonial Peru
- Colonial La Plata
- Colonial Brazil
- Colonial Morocco
- Colonial Tunis
- Colonial Egypt
- Colonial West Africa
- Colonial Niger
- Colonial Abyssinia
- Colonial East Africa
- Colonial Great Lakes
- Colonial Kongo
- Colonial Zambezi
- Colonial South Africa
- Colonial Madagascar
- Colonial Arabia
- Colonial Mashriq
- Colonial Persia
- Colonial Khorasan
- Colonial Caspian
- Colonial Central Asia
- Colonial Hindustan
- Colonial Western India
- Colonial Deccan
- Colonial Bengal
- Colonial Lanka
- Colonial Coromandel
- Colonial Burma
- Colonial Siam
- Colonial Indochina
- Colonial Sumatra
- Colonial Java
- Colonial Borneo
- Colonial Sulawesi
- Colonial Tibet
- Colonial Xinan
- Colonial South China
- Colonial North China
- Colonial Mongolia
- Colonial Manchuria
- Colonial Korea
- Colonial Japan
- Colonial Moluccas
- Colonial Philippines
- Colonial Timor
- Colonial Australia
- Colonial New Zealand
- Colonial Pacific
- Colonial West Siberia
- Colonial East Siberia
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- 61 colonial regions covering the entire world (compared to 13 in vanilla)
- Native populations, religions and trade goods tailored to each region
- Compatible with version 1.37.* (tested on v1.37.5.0)
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- Colonial nations that can form unique countries when released (e.g. releasing Colonial Brazil creates an independent Brazilian nation)
- Dynamic colony names based on the colonizing nation (French, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch names, etc.)
- Multi-language localization support
- Colonial culture shifts depending on the colonizer (e.g. Afrikaans culture appearing in South Africa when colonized by the Dutch)
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- Supported version: v1.37.5.0
- This mod modifies colonial region and trade company files, so it will be incompatible with other mods that modify these same files.
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If you encounter any bugs or have suggestions, feel free to leave a comment!
