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Europa Universalis V [Beta ] Patch Notes - 1.3.8 (30th June 2026)
The beta's biggest economy rework yet, plus military levies that finally hit hard enough to matter.
Europa Universalis V18 min read
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Europa Universalis V
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Europa Universalis V [Beta ] Patch Notes - 1.3.6 (23rd June 2026)
The beta gets a serious economy rework today, capping market discounts and fixing the grand strategy's most broken mechanics.
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Europa Universalis V [Beta ] Patch Notes - 1.3.4 (16th June 2026)
The open beta gets a serious economic rebalance and diplomacy overhaul, with casus belli durations doubled and market stockpiles cut down to size.
Europa Universalis V12 min read
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Europa Universalis V [Beta ] Patch Notes - 1.3.2 (9th June 2026)
The 1.3 open beta gets a major stability pass today, squashing the disease apocalypses and fixing the economy's broken price-locking system.
Europa Universalis V12 min read
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Europa Universalis V Patch 1.2.5 Notes (27th May 2026)
A small but focused patch for EU5 today, squashing a nasty crash tied to one of the game's biggest formable nations.
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Europa Universalis V Patch 1.2.4 Notes (20th May 2026)
Patch 1.2.4 is live for Europa Universalis V, tackling frustrating stack wipes, sluggish pop growth, and a Reform Society disaster that was demanding near-total subject annexation.
Europa Universalis V10 min read
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Europa Universalis V Hotfix 1.2.3 Out Now + Progress (15th May 2026)
Hotfix 1.2.3 is a small but focused drop for EU5, fixing AI behaviour around the Enforce Landfriede action and correcting Varangian unit visibility.
Europa Universalis V6 min read
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Europa Universalis V Patch 1.2.2 Notes (13th May 2026)
Patch 1.2.2 is live for Europa Universalis V, delivering a large batch of bug fixes with a heavy focus on Byzantine content and AI trade behaviour.
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Europa Universalis V Hotfix 1.2.1 Patch Notes (8th May 2026)
EU5's first hotfix after the 1.2 Encinades update targets two nasty issues: a multiplayer lobby blocker and a performance hit that was tanking framerates mid-session.
Europa Universalis V3 min read
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Europa Universalis V 1.2 Encinades is Patch Notes (6th May 2026)
EU5's biggest update yet lands today, touching the HRE, Orthodoxy, military systems, trade, and nearly everything else in between.
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Europa Universalis V Fate of the Phoenix + Update (23rd April 2026)
Paradox has locked in May 6th for Europa Universalis V's Fate of the Phoenix expansion and the free 1.2 Echinades Update, and the scope of what's coming is hard to ignore.
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Europa Universalis V Hotfix 1.1.10 Patch Notes (17th March 2026)
Europa Universalis V's Hotfix 1.1.10 is live today, targeting a nasty infinite loop bug that could lock up your game during bankruptcy events.
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Europa Universalis V Update 1.1 Rossbach Live Now Patch Notes (5th March 2026)
Europa Universalis V's first major post-launch patch, 1.1 Rossbach, went live today after a month-long open beta. Hundreds of changes are now in.
Europa Universalis V7 min read