Paradox Interactive has announced yet another expansion for Europa Universalis IV.

The new “Golden Century” expansion was announced for the game – it lets you finally run your very own pirate republic, or fight them if you want to be boring. A launch is set for December 11th, on Windows PC, and a price point is set at $9.99.

Featured above, you can view the announcement trailer for the game. Here’s the first screenshots:

Here’s a rundown on the new expansion:

Columbus might not have been the first, but he was the most important. His voyages to the New World were quickly exploited by an ascendant Spanish Crown, leading that great Catholic kingdom to over a century of dominance at the center of European politics. The gold of the Aztecs and silver of Peru laid the foundations of a global empire that stretched from Mexico to Madrid to Manila. Relive those days of empire building from the Reconquista to the treasure fleets in Europa Universalis IV: Golden Century, a new immersion pack from Paradox Development Studios.

Features of Golden Century include:

• Minority Expulsion: Settle your distant colonies with homeland minorities, promoting greater cohesion at home, while adding more diversity to your subject nations.
• Establish Orders: Iberian nations can appoint Jesuit, Franciscan or Dominican clerics to govern their states to reduce unrest or ease conversion..
• New Mission Trees: New missions and objectives for the nations of Iberia and Northwest Africa, including Spain and Andalucia.
• Pirate Republics: Play as or combat against pirate nations in dangerous sea zones, with their own flavor and game style.
• Flagships: Appoint a Flagship to lead your navy, adding combat and trade power to your fleets.
• Naval Barrage: Use your ships to help besiege coastal forts by bombarding the walls.

Golden Century includes a Content Pack that includes:

• New Iberian Army Units: 20 unique infantry units for Granada/Andalucia, Navarra, Leon/Galicia, Salé and Pirates.
• New Iberian Ship Models: 17 new ship models for the Iberian nations (Portugal, Spain, Aragon, Navarra, Galicia, Leon, Andalucia and Granada.)
• New Berber Ship Models: 17 new ship models for Berber nations (Morocco, Tlemcen, Algiers, Tunis, Fezzan, Mzab, Toggourt, Djerid, Tripoli, Tafilalt, Sus, Fez, Salé.)
• New Music: 10 to 12 minutes of original music inspired by the discovery of the New World.

For now, you can view the official website for the expansion here and its Steam page here. In case you missed it, you can find our review for Europa Universalis IV here (we highly recommend it!).