Europa Universalis V Fate of the Phoenix Update Notes

Paradox has confirmed May 6th as the release date for Europa Universalis V's first major expansion, Fate of the Phoenix, and the free 1.2 "Echinades" Update that ships alongside it. The official announcement dropped today, and if you've been waiting for a reason to dive into EU5, this looks like it.

Fate of the Phoenix centres on the Byzantine Empire, letting players wrestle with its bureaucratic systems, survive the titular disaster chain, and rewrite history by keeping Rome alive. On the free side, the 1.2 Echinades Update is doing serious heavy lifting: economy, military, diplomacy, and AI have all been reworked, there's new content for Orthodoxy and the Balkans, and Paradox is claiming over 2,000 fixes. Over 2,000 is a number that either means the base game had real rough edges, or the team has been thorough to an impressive degree. Probably both.

Here's everything that changed.

Full Patch Notes

The Empire Endures.

Let history remember this day, May 6th, the day the Roman Empire reawakens in Europa Universalis V: Fate of the Phoenix. Master the intricacies of Byzantine Bureaucracies, navigate the deadly Fate of the Phoenix disaster and shape its identity as you defy history itself.

Don’t miss the trailer here:

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Alongside Fate of the Phoenix, comes the free 1.2 “Echinades” Update packed with new mechanics, reworks to the economy, military, diplomacy and AI, and new content for the Orthodoxy and the Balkans. It also includes over 2,000 fixes.