


It’s difficult to point to a direct Western counterpart of this concept, but it broadly can broadly be thought of as an origins story, and the time when Ancestral Spirits created life and the world’s form. The dev diary notes that religious beliefs across Aboriginal Australians were vast and diverse, although most shared a concept of “The Dreaming”. These vary in their requirements, from defeating enemies, to building naval vessels, to dominating sea trade.

They will also have access to the new Alcheringa religion, through which they can unlock ‘Dreaming Stories’ by completing missions. Playable Aboriginal nations are being added to the continent, including the Eora people, who were the first inhabitants of the Sydney area, the Palawa people of Tasmania, the Kaurna people, who originally inhabited the area surrounding Adelaide, the Gamilaraay, whose lands extended across modern-day New South Wales and Queensland, and the northern Larrakia people.Īboriginal Australians will have new unit models, as well as a separate tech group and their own unit tree, progressing from the pre-colonial Australian era through to the post-British invasion. It has not yet been revealed when the rework will go live. New provinces have also been added to the Australian continent. Revealed in a dev diary posted to the Paradox Forum earlier today, changes are being made to the Aboriginal peoples represented in-game, to give them their own tech trees, religion, and units – with thought given to their distinct cultures and histories. Europa Universalis 4 is giving Australia a rework.
