Best Mods for Europa Universalis 5

All grand strategy games made by Paradox have fantastic mod support and utilize the Steam workshop for the easiest user experience, resulting in some of the best mods in the industry. This is no different with Europa Universalis 5, and players can expect visual mods, gameplay tweaks, events full of flavor, as well as a few total conversion mods, where strategy is brought to fantasy realms. The following are the best EU5 mods so far, but expect plenty more to be released over the game's long life.

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How to Increase Control (& Reduce Proximity Cost) in Europa Universalis 5

It is important that players have a solid understanding of control and proximity in Europa Universalis 5, and this guide will provide exactly that.

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By William Parks

Community Flavor Pack

Historical Garments For Portrait Characters

Link to Mod by El Tyranos

Players coming over from Crusader Kings 3 will likely be familiar with El Tyranos's mods thanks to his Community Flavor Pack and work on a number of Content Creator DLCs for CK3. This mod has been officially ported over into Europa Universalis 5, providing players with a wider range of historically accurate garments for their rulers.

One of the aims is cultural variety in clothing, which not only provides immersion but can help players remember who is who, especially for areas of the map they are less familiar with. All in all, it is a simple but high-quality mod that makes the game look better, and it shouldn't cause any problems as other mods can.

Enhanced Papermap

A Prettier Map Inspired By Imperator Rome

Link to Mod by nael

One of the criticisms of Europa Universalis 5 is that it isn't as easy on the eye as other Paradox titles. The Enhanced Papermap mod aims to improve one aspect of the visuals by using Imperator: Rome as inspiration, although whether players prefer this to the vanilla map is up to them.

The changes make the water darker, introduce a different texture for the fog of war or terra incognita, use brighter colors for land, and utilize the same font as Imperator for nation names. If players only want the font, nael has a separate mod for it.

No Hour Ticks

Removes Hourly Ticks So The Game Runs On A Day-To-Day Basis

Link to Mod by etouf fement

One of the unique things about the fifth installment of the Europa Universalis franchise is that the game updates on an hourly basis rather than a daily basis. While some players enjoy the depth this change provides, others aren't fans of it. For example, it can make the game more laggy, and some believe it is redundant.

The No Hour Ticks mod fixes this problem, while also increasing the movement speed of armies and navies, as well as the speed at which battles play out to compensate. It is a mod that players will only know if they prefer after using it.

New World Improvement Project

Improves The Americas

Link to Mod by NullPointer

For those who like playing in or exploring and colonizing the Americas, the New World Improvement Project is a must try. It improves many aspects of the region, such as providing new and more accurate names for colonies, more colonies to form, and making the Colombian exhange more realistic.

As an ambitious mod with plans for the future, it is also one to keep an eye on, especially with a focus on improvements for the indigenous people of both North and South America.

Way Of The Dodo - Exploration Event Mod

An Event Pack Centered Around Discovering New Fauna & Flora

Link to Mod by Uber

From one of CK3's most respected modders, comes an exciting event pack for EU5, centered around exploration of the world. In Way of the Dodo, players can expect wonder and awe as they discover the unseen natural world. For example, explorers might be the first to set eyes on penguins, sea cows, and of course, dodos, which unfortunately might go extinct in-game as they did in real life.

This will help exploration feel more immersive, and give players better ties to the new land they find, perhaps even learning something in the process. It is also a mod that promises not to infringe too much on gameplay or other parts of the game, meaning it should be a stable mod for those who worry about bugs and crashes.

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How To Build Roads In Europa Universalis V

Building roads in Europa Universalis V is crucial to improving Proximity and Control; here's how to build roads in EU 5.

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By Nahda Nabiilah

Europa Universalis 5 - Burk's MEGA Cheat Menu

Link to Mod by burk

While players can use Console Commands in Europa Universalis 5 to help them out in their campaigns, it is arguably much easier to use a cheat menu, rather than having to remember or continuously copy and past commands.

This is where Burk's MEGA Cheat Menu mod comes in handy, and while it is a work in progress, it should reach a more stable status within a few weeks of release, with plenty of new features. There are different menus for economy cheats, society cheats and the like, making finding the desired cheat much easier in this complicated game.

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