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EU4 ’s trade system—a one-way flow from nodes to end nodes—is elegant but deterministic (e.g., colonial wealth always flows to Seville/English Channel). It ignores shifting demand and overland routes.
The goal of EU5 should not be to offer more buttons to click than EU4 , but to offer fewer, more meaningful decisions whose consequences ripple across centuries. Only then will it truly be an Imperium Renovatum —a renewed empire of the genre. europa universalis v
Imperium Renovatum: Systems Dynamics, Historical Flow, and Player Agency in a Hypothetical Europa Universalis V EU4 ’s trade system—a one-way flow from nodes