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I’m obsessed with Rome: Total War. I eat, drink, and sleep RTW. If that sounds like you, subscribe to my channel! Currently posting a new part of my VH/VH Spanish campaign in Rome: Total War every Wednesday and Friday at 7:00PM MST.
I speedrun:
Rome: Total War
Rome: Barbarian Invasion (Former WR Holder)
I speedrun:
Rome: Total War
Rome: Barbarian Invasion (Former WR Holder)
Spain VH/VH - BONUS EPISODE - "The Recap Episode"
Join me as we take a walk down memory lane and see what was going on in the rest of the world as we played the Spain VH/VH campaign.
Today I uploaded the final episode of the long campaign for Spain, so you might want to watch that before this episode! That being said, I will still be working on the Spain campaign and will be completing the world conquest, as promised.
In this bonus episode we're taking a look at the first 15 parts of my Spain series with fog of war lifted to see what was going on with the wacky Julii and Brutii in my campaign. I won't be going past 15 today simply because with fog of war lifted, I would accidentally spoil empire development in the rest of the world if I looked at recent saves with FOW lifted. In another 10 or 15 parts we'll check out parts 16-30, once we have seen enough of the world that there are no more spoilers.
Let me know if you enjoy this video! It's different but I thought it was interesting.
As always, thanks for watching, and have a great day!
⚔️ #RomeTotalWar #HistoricalBattles #VeryHardDifficulty #Scipii #Spain #GamingSaga #EpicBattle #StrategyGaming #TotalWarSeries
Today I uploaded the final episode of the long campaign for Spain, so you might want to watch that before this episode! That being said, I will still be working on the Spain campaign and will be completing the world conquest, as promised.
In this bonus episode we're taking a look at the first 15 parts of my Spain series with fog of war lifted to see what was going on with the wacky Julii and Brutii in my campaign. I won't be going past 15 today simply because with fog of war lifted, I would accidentally spoil empire development in the rest of the world if I looked at recent saves with FOW lifted. In another 10 or 15 parts we'll check out parts 16-30, once we have seen enough of the world that there are no more spoilers.
Let me know if you enjoy this video! It's different but I thought it was interesting.
As always, thanks for watching, and have a great day!
⚔️ #RomeTotalWar #HistoricalBattles #VeryHardDifficulty #Scipii #Spain #GamingSaga #EpicBattle #StrategyGaming #TotalWarSeries
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Spain VH/VH - Part 29 - "The 50th Region" - Rome: Total War
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We finally cross the finish line and complete the long campaign on VH/VH difficulty. Become a patron: www.patreon.com/TDSNIPER After 29 parts, we come to the thrilling conclusion that we've all been waiting for. But of course, this is not the end of this series. I have completed the long campaign victory conditions, but I still need to exterminate the Brutii, Egyptians, and the other weaklings....
Dacia VH/VH - Part 16 - "What Coast Knows Not Our Blood" - Rome: Total War
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This week I face full stack armies in Southern Italy, Asia Minor, and Switzerland. Become a patron: www.patreon.com/TDSNIPER We fight against all odds on four different fronts and make and take decisive blows. As always, thank you for watching! Timestamps: 0:00:00 Intro 0:13:51 Archer Skirmish 0:22:07 Freeing Larissa 0:28:12 The Onagers of Vezina 0:52:04 The Siege of Chersonesos 0:56:53 Zalmoxi...
Spain VH/VH - Part 28 - "Almost There" - Rome: Total War
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We arrive at 49 regions out of the 50 required to complete the long campaign. Become a patron: www.patreon.com/TDSNIPER We are making massive progress against the crumbling Brutii and nearly defeated Britannians, and now we just need to pick which enemy city will be our 50th region. From our humble beginnings to here, it's been a journey. We have almost completed the final official win conditio...
Dacia VH/VH - Part 15 - "Back on the Saddle" - Rome: Total War
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My grand return to this series after a month and a half break. Become a patron: www.patreon.com/TDSNIPER We fight on all fronts against Romans, Scythians, Pontus, and the Gauls, and solidify our position in Europe as the strongest faction on Earth. If you'd like an additional way to support this channel, I just started a Patreon for this channel. For as little as $3 a month, you can get exclusi...
Spain VH/VH - Part 27 - "The Grand Return" - Rome: Total War
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I finally make my long-awaited return to Rome: Total War. Become a patron: www.patreon.com/TDSNIPER After a month and a half away from the channel, I'm finally settled in at the new house, in my new job, and I've repaired my computer after some damage from the move. I'm so excited to be back and making videos for you guys. Leaving these series unfinished was on my mind all the time. Hope you en...
Dacia VH/VH - Part 14 - "Setting the Record Straight" - Rome: Total War
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Let's redefine the rules and fix the issues from the shakeup episode. Become a patron: www.patreon.com/TDSNIPER A shakeup episode happens when a campaign has become too easy to sustain a fun level of difficulty. In short, it means we have beaten the difficulty curve of a campaign and have to make up for it artificially. I overdid the correction in episode 13 and took it in the wrong direction. ...
Spain VH/VH - Part 26 - "The Fall of the Old World" - Rome: Total War
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In this episode we send out spies into our enemies' territory to reveal how weak they are. Become a patron: www.patreon.com/TDSNIPER Finally, the Egyptians declare war on us as the remaining enemies in this campaign begin to fall away. After much wondering about the strength of the Brutii, Germans, and Britons, we now know that their remaining strength pales in comparison to us. It should be a ...
Dacia VH/VH - Part 13 - "The Shakeup Episode" - Rome: Total War
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Welcome to the first shakeup episode on this channel! Become a patron: www.patreon.com/TDSNIPER A shakeup episode happens when a campaign has become too easy to sustain a fun level of difficulty. In short, it means we have beaten the difficulty curve of a campaign and have to make up for it artificially. In this case, we get to have the extremely fun solution of increasing the aggressiveness of...
Spain VH/VH - Part 25 - "Filling out the Map" - Rome: Total War
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We map out the final stretch of this campaign and look forward to the epilogue. Become a patron: www.patreon.com/TDSNIPER With just 8 regions left in the long campaign, we look to destroy the final strength of the Brutii in Greece so we can wrap up the rest of their land. We also discuss the way forward after the end of the long campaign. If you'd like an additional way to support this channel,...
Dacia VH/VH - Part 12 - "The Invasion of Italy" - Rome: Total War
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This week we take the fight to the Romans on their homeland at the same time as we push back on the Scythians and besiege their capital. Hit subscribe if you haven't done so yet! As we land Scyles the Conqueror on the shores of Italy to begin finishing off the Brutii in their homeland, they pull a surprise counterattack and land an army on the shores of Apolonia. Meanwhile, we attack Tanais, an...
Spain VH/VH - Part 24 - "Crumbling Resistance" - Rome: Total War
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We are over 80% done with the long campaign and the Brutii are crumbling. If you haven't subscribed yet, hit the subscribe button so you never miss an upload! In this part we foil the Briton's plans to control France once and for all and take several Brutii cities with ease. Will they be able to muster a defense, or will they crumble completely? If you'd like an additional way to support this c...
Dacia VH/VH - Part 11 - "Dacia United" - Rome: Total War
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Dacia VH/VH - Part 11 - "Dacia United" - Rome: Total War
Spain VH/VH - Part 23 - "Turning the Tide" - Rome: Total War
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Spain VH/VH - Part 23 - "Turning the Tide" - Rome: Total War
Dacia VH/VH - Part 10 - "Brutii Butchery" - Rome: Total War
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Dacia VH/VH - Part 10 - "Brutii Butchery" - Rome: Total War
Spain VH/VH - Part 22 - "The Siege of Sparta" - Rome: Total War
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Spain VH/VH - Part 22 - "The Siege of Sparta" - Rome: Total War
The Battle of the River Trebia (VH Difficulty) - Historical Battles - Rome: Total War
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The Battle of the River Trebia (VH Difficulty) - Historical Battles - Rome: Total War
Spain VH/VH - Part 21 - "On the Offensive" - Rome: Total War
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Spain VH/VH - Part 21 - "On the Offensive" - Rome: Total War
Dacia VH/VH - Part 8 - "An Innocent Bystander" - Rome: Total War
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Dacia VH/VH - Part 8 - "An Innocent Bystander" - Rome: Total War
The Battle of Lake Trasimene (VH Difficulty) - Historical Battles - Rome: Total War
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The Battle of Lake Trasimene (VH Difficulty) - Historical Battles - Rome: Total War
Dacia VH/VH - Part 9 - "Pushing Back" - Rome: Total War (repost)
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Dacia VH/VH - Part 9 - "Pushing Back" - Rome: Total War (repost)
Spain VH/VH - Part 20 - "Last Stand" - Rome: Total War
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Spain VH/VH - Part 20 - "Last Stand" - Rome: Total War
Unlock ALL Factions in Rome: Total War (Easy + SAFE) - Step by Step instructions (Steam Version)
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Unlock ALL Factions in Rome: Total War (Easy SAFE) - Step by Step instructions (Steam Version)
Dacia VH/VH - Part 7 - "Death Stalks Macedonia" - Rome: Total War
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Dacia VH/VH - Part 7 - "Death Stalks Macedonia" - Rome: Total War
Spain VH/VH - Part 19 - "A Hill To Die On" - Rome: Total War
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Spain VH/VH - Part 19 - "A Hill To Die On" - Rome: Total War
Dacia Faction Guide - Rome Total War (Full Breakdown)
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Dacia Faction Guide - Rome Total War (Full Breakdown)
Dacia VH/VH - Part 6 - "Vezina, Bounty Hunter" - Rome: Total War
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Dacia VH/VH - Part 6 - "Vezina, Bounty Hunter" - Rome: Total War
Spain VH/VH - Part 18 - "The Sparta Incident" - Rome: Total War
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Spain VH/VH - Part 18 - "The Sparta Incident" - Rome: Total War
Dacia VH/VH - Part 5 - "Macedonian Massacre" - Rome: Total War
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Dacia VH/VH - Part 5 - "Macedonian Massacre" - Rome: Total War
Dacia VH/VH - Part 4 - "Bylazora Bloodbath" - Rome: Total War
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Dacia VH/VH - Part 4 - "Bylazora Bloodbath" - Rome: Total War
Nice recap. Would you be interested in trying to save my disaster campaign?
I’d definitely be interested! Any more details about the campaign? Sounds fun! (I can’t fully commit to anything because I think the people will grab their pitchforks if I commit to any more campaigns before completing the Germania and Dacia campaigns)
@@tdsniper215 It's a julii campaign close to destruction. I tried sharing a google drive link to the save but youtube removed the comment.
Yeah TH-cam doesn’t like links in comments. Maybe you could link to it in your TH-cam bio?
@@tdsniper215 I put the link in my youtube about.
@@tdsniper215 I added it to my youtube bio
''These are my early generals... I don't really remember too much about them''. Let me help you out there: died in battle, died in battle, died in battle and died in battle! Ah, memories. It is fun to look at the early turns again. It's usually the most interesting period in any campaign. One thing I always wished for in Rome 1 was more variety in the late campaign. It was inevitably always the Romans, the Egyptians and sometimes the Britons that would end up dominating the map. I guess we got to see the map painted brown in this campaign though!
I was wondering why that was…. Yeah we did not have a strong generals union in the early days of the Spanish campaign, horrible working conditions!
great recap episode!!!
Thank you! I’m excited to do more once I’ve discovered more of the map
Holy crap, you’re alive!!
Allegedly!
I'm glad you're back. Great concept with this bonus episode to see what other factions are doing. God Bless you and your Family!!!
Thanks 😊 I hope you and your family are doing well too!
you forgot to finish your Germanic campaign.... C'mon
and dacian
Aye aye 🫡 I’m gonna try to lock in
I hope you are doing well. God Bless you and your Family!!!
Great campaign content mate
Thanks for the support! Appreciate it :)
excited for the new campaign
Me too! It’s super fun, I just need to find the time to edit with my work schedule but it’s coming! Meow 🐈⬛
Buying an empire with I.O.U.s now thats banking
I didn’t get a finance degree for nothing 🤑💸
Been watching since day one, so happy to see the progress!
Always love seeing the OGs who have stuck around 🐈⬛
On RTW mods: Rome Total War mods are fun, but they are not mod-foldered like Medieval II mods (RTW doesn't have a mod folder, M2TW does), meaning installing a mod on RTW will replace RTW with the mod. so, to keep normal RTW, you need a 2nd install, which is possible but fiddly. Each RTW Mod will have its own installer guide or wizard. I know of Darth Mod, BareBones, Europa Barbarorum, Extended Cultures/realism and Rome Total Realism that they have proper install-wizard programs. There was a time, long ago, that I had installations of normal RTW and 3-4 of those mods. Most mods are a new challenge and a slight jump in difficulty. Darth Mod is a good vanilla difficulty booster, BareBones is of a similar style but adds some historicity. Rome Total Realism and Extended Cultures are fun Europa Barbarorum-light mods and Europa Barbarorum is the one for the extreme history nerd who wants as much historical accuracy as possible in RTW ;)
That’s good to know! Thanks :)
RTW mods can use a mod folder. I know for a fact that Extended Greek Mod for RTW uses a mod folder.
Turn Germania into a campaign as well. I hope all is well. God Bless you and your Family!!!
Yesss I want to.
A good alternative to "not using unit X" is to have another limit or house rule, such as only being allowed 1 chosen archer for every chosen swordsman in the army, or no more chosen archers than there are regular basic warband units in the army. i.e. only if you have 5 units of basic warband, you can have up to 5 Chosen Archer warbands. Another option is the 1-in-5 rule, of infantry warbands in an army, only 1 in 5 can be Chosen Swordsmen, only 1 in 5 archer warbands can be Chosen Archer. For cav, 1-in-3 can be Noble cav. Things like that. It avoids elite spam but you can still have some. And it's a bit more realistic or logical; what's the point of being a Chosen Warrior if that is the default? ;) Or for every unit of Noble or Chosen the army must include a unit of peasants to represent the servants of these selected and wealthy men :P
I like the idea of one chosen per army! That’s makes sense
Gaul is better
Gaul is so good
Peasants ONLY Challenge 😃
Hahah that would definitely be interesting on very hard!
@tdsniper215 well as a reference I tried a peasant only on Barbarian invasion with the Western Romans who are VH but played on easy. Manage victory pretty well tbh. I think with your skills on VH/VH it would be possible and very entertaining. I will attempt Medium/VH next and see how that goes
Great work with the shake up. It definitely would have gotten stale. Well done.
Thanks! Had to do something to spice it up :)
They Should Use Archer Elephants as back up while the Rest are charging. But the Berserk are Wild and don’t drop Morality since they a brave men. Great Battle! Edit: Scratch That, I see the archer at the Unit picture. Silly me I haven’t finished my first campaign yet🥹
Played with every factions. Egypts are easy on veryhard. Numidians sucks, germans are funny. No exploits or cheats used
I fear Numidia VH/VH in my sweatiest nightmares
Personally I send in the mercenaries first
While Romans have more overall public order buildings (from games and races and whatnot) I’m fairly sure if you build temples of Set and max out the secret police/executions squares Egypt has the max potential bonuses to Law reducing corruption more than any other faction which adds up when doing a world conquest.
Bro, you should start a campaign with Macedon or play Alexander The Great expansion!
That’s a good idea! Gotta find time for all the fun campaigns I could do
i just got recommended this channel and i love it bro. great job! also cause like it’s the only campaign i’ve seen on youtube with my playstyle, in terms of wars i’m always pretty aggressive and trying to win them as soon as possible, but i’m not legends of total war levels of rush. i also like the explanations and the simple editing, even if its simple its very effective bc a lot of campaigns are unadulterated and end up being a slog to get through! anyways great job man keep it up
Thanks for the kind comment! My style definitely isn’t for everyone but I make these series with love so it’s always refreshing to find other people who see RTW like I do. Thanks for watching! :)
Babe. Wake up. New TDsniper is out
😂 I love it
Remember years ago playing as span and just massing cavalry with +3 exp in every city and streamrolling everything. They're chraper to maintain, moves faster around the map and can hire a mercenary just before taking a city. Was fun but wouldnt say hardest campaign really.
This also works for avoiding the Roman civil war late game. When you’re ready to march in Rome but before the civil war starts, buy the entire empires of your fellow romans, break the deal and take over their final cities with your armies before they can retake any.
That’s a really good idea I haven’t tried before. Especially in the early game, if you could buy their regions you would stunt their growth so completely that they would basically just sit in their capital the whole game. The only issue I can see with doing the purchase in the mid to late game is that most factions lose trust in your diplomacy after the first 15-20 turns or after you’ve been at war with any faction. That being said, I haven’t tested this with buying off of your Roman Allies so I could see it working because of the unique alliance you have with them. Have you tried it?
@@tdsniper215 I did it recently in a Brutii game (Mobile version tho) where I controlled Greece and much of Anatolia and what was the Seleucid Empire. From what I recall, I got the "popular support to march on Rome" message, moved my armies west. Bought Sicily and most of north africa off the Scipii, and much of Northern Italy and some of southern Gaul off the Julii, before declaring war and taking both their capitals. Year was 250bc, so it was still pretty early which might be why. Later than I expected it would work though. I know in Medieval 2, unfulfilled trade rights agreements tank your reputation hard and are a major reason why everyone in the world randomly starts treating you like you're a con artist - and obviously it's very easy to end up with unfulfilled trade. I have a habit from Medieval still of only accepting trade deals I am sure I'll be fulfilling them, so was mostly just bargaining for map info outside of that - maybe it is the case in Rome as well that trade rights is a major source of trust loss and that's why it worked. Or it might be that the unique Roman alliance means they trust trust you implicitly and so were open to the deal anyway. It might need some testing.
21:00 Did you just let your Archer Warband face tank a Falx charge? Lol.
My strategies are ✋🏻advanced✋🏻
@@tdsniper215 I do some pretty _advanced_ stuff myself sometimes. 😂
Just ask my mass burial ground of Spanish generals I got killed in random charges in the Spanish campaign… 😔
Dacia is one of the easiest with only one disadvantage - their war band can't form phalanx like Germanic (but you can easily mod all spear units in the game to phalanx as it only makes sense). 1. Dacia has long range archers at 2nd tier building = big advantage. 2. population growth is good and I supplement with mercenaries to grow faster. 3. You have access to 2 easy slave lands on start, easy take over, I would take at least 1 of them. 4. immediately taking Macedon, ally with Rome. If Macedon grows you are in trouble because of long pike-phalanx spamming. 5. Push to the sea for ports to boost economy and naval access by taking on Thrace with your long range Archers by now.
Now that I’ve played out Dacia, the claims of it being difficult are wild in my opinion. Definitely easy if you include the long range archers. In order to make it a challenge, you have to roleplay challenges into the campaign, even on very hard. In my mind, the really hard campaigns definitely include Numidia, and probably Spain, (but I’m biased by that being the first VH/VH campaign I played on the channel so a lot of the difficulty was a skill issue). I’m sure there are others, but most factions have an exploitable strength that makes them OP.
@@tdsniper215 Numidia is not hard but extremely boring because their units suck big time and you spend much time against Egypt spamming armies like crazy. For Numidia you need to take Cartage immediately (wait for their garrison to leave defending against Rome), then it is simple expansion towards Egypt just to hold them off, I would not waste time on Siwa (near the Egypt border, it is a sink hole. When Egypt leaves Alexandria and the 2 southern cities unprotected go take them with ships, this will insure your expansion to destroy Egypt or simply holding them off so you can concentrate efforts on Sicily and north to Rome. Egypt makes it very boring, just spam spam spam, I honestly believe this faction is broken.
Please don’t stop at 50 provinces!! Need to see some Spanish/egyptian battles
I need to see a long shield vs chariot battle before this campaign is over, mayhem
Haha, an all-mercenary challenge in Med II would be interesting if you started as the Turks, or Egypt, because almost all the mercs early on out that way are cavalry. Good for field battles, but not sure how you assault a settlement.. Of course it depends if crusade/jihad mercenaries are included. If so, no problem in the Middle East, plenty of disposable infantry in that case. In Europe, it's not hard to keep adding spearmen and crossbows up to a point, so your actual armies won't suck. You'd need to abuse the crusade mechanic to get access to cavalry though. Sounds like fun, because it would force you to really refine your battle approach. Can't just feed units into the meat grinder, or rely on mass routs from the enemy. You'd have to be extremely methodological. Seems like the kind of campaign where it'd be advisable to limit it to 45-region win conditions, because the episodes themselves would be slower paced.
We are thinking along exactly the same lines as far as which faction to choose 😉 I don’t think I’m going to allow Jihad / Crusade mercenaries unless it’s for a few very specific units I want to grab. I don’t love the feeling of being able to materialize entire full stack armies out of thin air and rampage through 4-5 cities in a row. But if it proves impossibly difficult, I might change my mind about that. I want to see if I can manage an empire with the extremely limited unit pool of standard mercs. It’s going to be a much slower paced campaign, but it will be a really fun exploration of Medieval II’s unique mechanics
Looking forward to the new series! Thanks for putting so much effort into all this.
I’m excited for the new series too! Thanks for watching and supporting :)
Oh hey, it's back! I think your economy is slowly recovering, still a bit precarious though. I wonder if it might be worth closing off at least one of the - four, five? - theatres of war currently going on. Probably Scythia, or in Greece once you knock out Macedon. A lot of wars means a lot of troops draining the economy. It's one reason why I'm not sure it's even worth marching over to the north east corner at the moment, the settlements there don't even pay for themselves. You'll have to have a long-term plan for fighting in the East in general, re. hoplites or lack thereof. I think you'll need some, not just to fight Pontus, but Egypt and Parthia thereafter. Once your economy is in order, it might be worth leaving a general or two in some recruiting hotspots to hire every mercenary hoplite you can get your hands on. Something to deter chariots and also soak up horse-archer ammo in field battles. For city sieges it's not as important though.
I’ve been feeling the same thing honestly. I always feel strongly about finishing my enemies before leaving them alone, so I think I’ll finish off Macedon and Scythia before leaving them alone, but after that I have no real conflict with Greece or Parthia until they start one so I’m liking the sound of disbanding the expensive armies and training new chosen swordsmen in Italy / mercenaries to send over to Asia Minor. Those chariots definitely need to be addressed, especially if I’m going to continue with the Egyptians after Pontus, so hoplites are going to be very important going forward. I’ll have to buy as many as I can.
Oh boy, your false VH campaign that isn't actually set on VH Campaign is back.
Again I’ll offer that I will send you the original source video if it makes you feel better with all the edits removed so you can see I didn’t splice anything.
Bro why full of hate? Any senior Rome total war player knows this is very hard difficulty. All the signs are there.
Hell yeah ! Dacia is back baby! I don't wanna sound nosy but I'm curious. Where did you move from and to where ?
All good! Moved from Phoenix, AZ to Orlando, FL. I’ve been in AZ all my life and it was great but wanted a change because it’s a bit boring. I just turned 25 so being close to things to do and people to meet was a big priority for me 👍🏻 So far loving it :)
Missed your plays boo
🙏🏻🙏🏻 Appreciate it
this is absurdly funny! Genius
I love it hahaha, Rome is very silly when you push its limits
A darthmod campaign ?
Welcome back loving all 3 campaigns plus you do an excellent job on the campaign guides as well. 1 suggestion especially on this campaign queue up more buildings you have over 224000 denari it will speed up the campaign. I'm excited for your future campaigns and guides. God Bless you and this great community that you have built.
Yes James good advice, I’ve started doing that as of this part and will keep doing this and other things to speed up the more boring bits of the campaign :) Thank you for the kind words as always!
A little secret about the temples is their effects on the governors traits. Dacia has 2 religions that effect the economy very positively Bendis turns governors into keen farmers who boost money from farming & population growth in any settlement they govern Zalmoxis turns governors into keen miners who boost money from mining in any settlement they govern. That's especially useful in Segestica which has both gold & silver!
RTW is so elegant it’s insane. I knew some of the more obvious temple effects on generals like taverns and bacchus ruining your generals with alcoholism but I honestly had no idea about these effects from Zalmoxis and Bendis and will definitely incorporate these in the rest of my Dacia campaign! Thanks!
Spain doesn’t seem like a bad starting position in terms of surrounding factions. The parts of Gaul and Carthage that are on the peninsula very seldom get rescuing reinforcements, and Gaul have far more pressing problems to deal with normally. It’s just that the romans will crush you once you reach each other that’s the problem, such a bad army. A Mediterranean port in Osca is my top priority for spend
Spain is an okay early game unless the Romans land a full stack army on your shores, in which case you’re absolutely screwed. The Spanish armada is a necessity to bounce Roman and Carthaginian armies that come every few turns by fleet. Other than that, the campaign is pretty simple. Unfortunately you have to use almost exclusively long shield cavalry because you have the worst missile troops in the game. The infantry is interesting but pretty much unusable against decent armies on VH/VH difficulty. They just break way too easily because of their poor defense stats. Bull warriors will get chewed up by praetorians even when they outnumber them 3 to 1. It’s pretty bad 😅 I LOVE a challenging RTW campaign but Spain is probably best as a short campaign because the unit composition gets so boring over time.
Love all your content! Thanks so much
Thanks! I’m working on getting back up to speed and getting more out for ya :)👍🏻
Recently found your channel and binge watched this Dacia campaign everyday after work. I'll now go check out your Spain campaign while this one is on halt. Keep up the good work my friend !
I really appreciate the support :) The Spain one has its own charm as I struggled with the difficulty much more on it. Planning to bring back both series ASAP but waiting on a fix to my computer which broke during the move.
Loving all 3 campaigns. 1 request is for you to queue up more buildings since you have lots of money & it will speed up the campaign for you.. God Bless you and your Family!!!
Good idea! I will keep that in mind. Hoping to get some more videos out soon. Hope you and your family are doing well James!
You are a liar.
You were never playing on VH Campaign difficulty.
I’ll send you the original source video if it makes you feel better with all the edits removed
Hmmm. After what I said yesterday, and after playing many Dacia VH campaigns including yet another one I started earlier today, it's clear your Dacia campaign is NOT on VH campaign difficulty. I don't know if that's purposeful on your part, because I don't have a reason to assume out of hand that you're a liar, or if your game bugged and isn't operating on VH campaign rules. But in either event, despite your video showing VH/VH in your faction select screen, your Dacia campaign is ABSOLUTELY NOT behaving as if it were VH campaign. Battle sure. But not campaign. I hope it's not you lying and showing a different faction select screen. That whole "buggy" thing, if I were cynical, would sound like BS to me. But like I said I have no reason to just assume........... At the very least, Germania should have attacked you by the second part of your Dacia series. Especially when you beelined to Segestica and left Aquincum open. Germania will go for Lovisce and then try to come down and attack Campus Iazagys from the north, whether you put a tower/spy there or not. You have much too easy a time and experienced none of that.
Bro I don’t know. This game is 20 years old. I’ve never heard of that as a bug and I certainly am not faking videos for 419 subs. In fact, the lack of difficulty really messed with this series progression. Maybe you’ll enjoy the Spain playthrough more? It didn’t go nearly as well
Your Dacia VH Campaign Difficulty is incredibly strange. VH Campaign AI dogpiles Dacia the moment Dacia starts to either build up or takes a rebel settlement, no matter which one it is. That didn't happen to you. The AI goes insane when you're about to bulldoze a faction out of existence, yet nobody messed with you at all while you took your time with Thrace. That's VERY strange. Scythia or Germania "should" have attacked you. Also on VH Campaign Difficulty, you typically can only pull off the 1000 to 2000 for map info 1, maybe 2 times, before factions start declining it or forcing it down to low 100s. You were able to do it multiple times. I'm not entirely certain your entire Dacia playthrough actually had VH Campaign Difficulty. Your were able to control the pace in the beginning to a degree that is very strange for VH Campaign, especially in that area of the map. Do you think it's possible your game bugged and defaulted the Campaign back to Medium? That's happened to me once or twice.
Nice
Facing Thrace sounds weird ngl(not your fault)... Since Dacians were but a tribe of the Thracian people, as were lots of them.
Cool, I didn’t know that! Honestly I don’t know anything about the history of that region
this original strategy is so scandalous and I love it