EU4 Save Location, Screenshot & Mods Folder
Save Game Location, Mod Folder, Screenshot Location
Europa Universalis IV is the fourth installment in the Europa Universalis series, released on 13th August 2013. In gameplay, players are given control over a land to develop and rule into a leading global empire. They must do so by ensuring the effective management of the provinces within their nation, making decisions with the resources they are provided with to balance diplomacy, manage their economic growth and military organization.
The game was published by Paradox Interactive, also known for games such as Heart of Iron and Crusader Kings. Users can currently access Europa Universalis IV on the following platforms: macOS, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Macintosh operating systems.
With a favorable response from players, Europa Universalis IV has received strong ratings of 87% on Metacritic and 91% on PC Gamer. Highlights of the game have been said to include its vast amount of content, strong strategy element and re-playability, with it being hailed as a leader in the strategy simulation game market.
EU4 Save File Location
With some EU4 saves taking hundreds of hours to build up, the thought of losing a save to a seasoned player is nothing short of a nightmare. Taking a minute or two to create copies of your saves can save you from this trauma. In order to do this, you'll need to know where your save files are located. Thankfully, Save Location (us!) has the answer. See help for your operating system below.
Windows
On Windows, your Europa Universalis IV save files will be in the following folder:
%UserProfile%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Europa Universalis IV\save games
To access that path, just paste it into the address bar of a File Explorer window and hit enter, like so:
Mac
If you're playing EU4 on a Mac computer, your save games will be in this directory:
~/Documents/Paradox Interactive/Europa Universalis IV/save games
Simply open up a Finder window, press COMMAND
+ SHIFT
+ G
, paste the above path into the text field and hit Go
to quickly go to that folder.
Linux
For players on Linux-based operating systems, you can find your saves at this path:
~/.local/share/Paradox Interactive/Europa Universalis IV/save games
EU4 Screenshot Folder
Right, so first we've gotta' clear up some misconceptions. There isn't only one screenshot option in most games. In the case of EU4, there are two: those taken through Steam (F12
key), and those taken via EU4 (F10
key). See help for your type of screenshot below:
Steam Screenshots
Screenshots taken with the F12
key are Steam screenshots. See this guide to locate these sorts of screenshots. Once you know how to find them for one Steam game, it's super easy to find them for all your others!
EU4 Screenshots
If you've taken an EU4 "whole map" screenshot with the F10
key, you can find the image file saved in the following location:
Windows:
%UserProfile%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Europa Universalis IV\screenshots
Mac:
~/Documents/Paradox Interactive/Europa Universalis IV/screenshots
Linux:
~/.local/share/Paradox Interactive/Europa Universalis IV/save games
EU4 Mod Folder
If you're installing a mod, or have previously installed a mod (and forgotten where it's saved), you'll need to know where the mods folder is located. It's easy to access this folder, but the location varies based on your OS, so see help specific to your device below.
Windows
Mods for Europa Universalis IV on Windows PCs should be saved in the following folder:
%HomePath%\Documents\Paradox Interactive\Europa Universalis IV\mod
Paste the above path into the address bar at the top of a File Explorer window and hit ENTER
to go to it. Alternatively, go into your Documents
folder, then Paradox Interactive
> Europa Universalis IV
> mod
.
Mac
For Mac editions of EU4, mods should be placed in this directory:
~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Europa Universalis IV/mod
To access that path, just open up a Finder window, press COMMAND
+ SHIFT
+ G
on your keyboard, paste ~/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps/common/Europa Universalis IV/mod
into the text field and hit the Go
button.
Linux
Playing EU4 on a Linux-based OS and want to know where your mods folder is? We've got you covered! You can find it at the following path:
~/.steam/steam/SteamApps/common/Europa Universalis IV/mod