Europa Universalis V: Across the Pillars

Decide the fate of the strategically vital Straits of Gibraltar and the future of the Iberian Peninsula in Across the Pillars, a Chronicle Pack for Europa Universalis V. This pack includes historically themed content for Castile, Morocco and Granada in their competition for dominion in Southwestern Europe.

Features of Europa Universalis V: Across the Pillars include:

• The Battle of the Strait: A new historical situation focused on the conflict between Castile, Marinid Morocco and Granada over the remnants of Muslim rule in Iberia.

  • New decisions, cabinet actions and country interactions themed around this contest

  • New events and special actions related to the struggle over the Straits of Gibraltar

  • The winner of the Battle of the Strait proceeds to the Golden Century situation, allowing the victor to continue to project power beyond the region.

  • More historical flavor

• Unique Expeditions: Special Expedition content available only in Across the Pillars, including unique explorations, gold caravans, and treasure fleets.

• Religious Orders: New unique military orders for Iberian nations.

• Iberian Union: Choose the path of a centralized Iberian monarchy or a federalized Iberian state in a reworked Iberian Wedding scenario. Unite the thrones of the peninsula through new laws and policies.

• Iberian Bureaucracies: 12 new bureaucracy options drawn from Spanish and Portuguese history.

• Maghrebi Bureaucracies: 8 new bureaucracy options drawn from North African history.

• New Iberian Historical Events: Many new historical events for the region, including general Iberian content as well as unique dynamic events for Castile/Spain, Portugal, Aragon, and Navarre.

• New Maghrebi Historical Events: Many new historical events for the region, including general Maghrebi content as well as unique dynamic events for Morocco, Granada and other nations in the region.

• New Technological Advances: Dozens of new advances to research, unique to Iberian or Maghrebi nations.

• New Jewish Flavor including new events.

• New Cosmetic Flavor: New unit and ship models, portrait assets, event illustrations, monuments and Works of Art are available for Iberian and Maghrebi nations.

• New music: 6 new Castilian themed songs, played on baroque instruments and sung in medieval Spanish plus 3 new Moroccan themed songs inspired by 16th century call-and-response songs, played on the guembri and qraqeb.