That is partially true....Europe is not the only advance civilization, but history written by the conquerors...Melaka was advance, we have guns and cannons, but we lost...western people razed everything and re-write our history. Melaka was Ottoman little brother, we trade with them, that's how we got guns, (western traders also sell guns), we are highly technological...
Below is a movie made by our neighbor, Thailand, about Malay kingdom Pattani, because of some political sensitivity (with Malaysia, Pattani is a Malay region but under Thailand) they changed the title into Langkasuka, the old name of a former kingdom. Yes it is a mix of fantasy and real history, but it is quite accurate...look on how Malay people look like back then....
Full movie with English subtitle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_iDWI-7ljo
In EU4 Malacca (english spelling I guess?) always seems to get conquered by Majapahit.