
The HRT was created in 1982 by Danny Coulson, a visionary special agent. HRT members debrief after a training exercise at their facility in Quantico, Virginia. In a nutshell, the main difference between the HRT and its military counterparts, who are barred from deploying in the US, are rules of engagement and area of responsibilities. A small fleet of helicopters and boats ensures HRT operators can operate in any environment, but they also often train with military special-operations units that specialize in inserting commandos, such as the Army's Night Stalkers. The HRT uses specialized vehicles and platforms to support its operations. The unit's roughly 100 operators are divided into two teams (Gold and Blue) that contain assault and sniper teams and train for a range of contingencies, including rescuing hostages, counterterrorism, executing warrants on high-threat suspects, and aircraft and ship hijackings. The HRT is the law-enforcement equivalent of the military's Delta Force and SEAL Team 6 and has the authority to conduct operations overseas. Over time, you can embrace national ideas that represent both your historic legacy and your ambitions for the future.įrom grand voyages of discovery to religious wars to revolutionary governments, the entire history of the early modern world waits for you to rewrite it in Europa Universalis IV.The FBI's Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) is the Tier 1 law-enforcement special-operations unit and the go-to choice for domestic counterterrorism and hostage rescue. Unlock new weapons, new buildings and new ship types. Plan for the future by spending monarch power wisely.Ī Scientific Revolution: Four hundred years of research into new ways of war, administration and trade are available. Experience rapid development under a skilled monarch only to see things slow down when a less competent heir takes over. Good Rulers Mean Good Times: Your nation’s pace of development will be heavily influenced by the person on the throne. Strike when your enemies are weak, using your armies to grab new land and new potential riches.

War and Peace: Build alliances into iron bonds, cemented by royal marriage or play a flexible hand, keeping your options open. Discover and settle the New World, or resist European conquest.įill Your Pockets: Control the flow of trade by developing your trade power in key provinces, using ships and governmental policy to bring the wealth of the world to your own ports.

Or, if you wish, start your game at any date in the span, with historical monarchs and other leaders.Įxperience history coming to life: Hundreds of dynamic historical events are yours to experience, from merely troubling civil wars to world changing moments like the Protestant Reformation. Choose from any of hundreds of nations and then rule up to the Age of Revolutions. Write a new history of the world and build an empire for the ages.ĭeep Historical Setting: Start before the Renaissance on a map of the world as it was then.

Rule your land and dominate the world with unparalleled freedom, depth and historical accuracy. This classic grand strategy game gives you control of a nation through four dramatic centuries. Paradox Development Studio is back with the fourth installment of the award-winning Europa Universalis series.
