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NEWS: Total War: Pharaoh Q&A - Everything You Need To Know
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ส.ค. 2024
- Unique models for minor factions, minor faction mechanics, Sea Peoples rework, campaign customization, which Total War Saga Troy characters lead which factions, and more. Here's what we learned from the Total War: Pharaoh Update Q&A on June 11th.
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0:00 - Intro
0:23 - Troy's characters and their factions
1:11 - Why would we even play Minor Factions?
1:34 - Unique models for minor faction leaders
2:15 - Does the Trojan War happen in game?
2:35 - What mechanics do the minors get?
3:22 - Turns Per Year!
4:11 - Sea Peoples rework
A huge problem in Rome II was that characters would always die of old age before coming into their own. Customizable turns per year is fantastic.
Agreed. I always used a 4tpy mod for Rome 2.
Pharaoh comeback arc is looking mad crazy.
Total war domain expansion looking full of potential!!!
Domain expansion: Infinite Pharaoh?
@@happycompy Can't wait for Achilles Black flash record 😂 😂
@@releca3735Hector: "nah, I'd win"
Can't wait for Eneias to use dismantle and cleave....
Ppl are smoking hard if they think this will save pharaoh that barely has 370 active players versus Rome 2 with a whooping 4700 players....
@@claudioquintas4281 If it can be saved, this has a chance. They can't ever get that initial sales period back, but maybe they pick up some more sales and word of mouth gives it a slow burn. Attracting more modders would help.
I am so surprised they havent abandonded this, fair play to them.
Same here I figured this game was dead as as a doornail.
My guess is that they know the historical fans aren't going to be getting anything for a good while so making Pharoah into a decent game is our consolation prize
@@thunderbagel3886pretty solid theory tbh. Sad but probably true.
It had something ridiculous like 700 players a few weeks ago, I did think they'd just sack it off.
@thunderbagel3886 yeah that's absolutely true. Looks like star wars total war is the next game likely to come out and thats gonna be a few years off
You know it's gonna go hard when Merneptah survives another grape and....actually leads the faction.
All hail the Great Grapeneptah!
@@happycompy Choking on...deez grapes :|
Amenmesse gave him the grape.
@@ancienthistorygaming Kushite delight
I cannot describe my joy with every news we get about this game expansion. Total War Pharaoh will become my favorite Total war ever
I want them to reveal the Dynasty system. Really curious how it'll be implemented.
@@happycompy Me also, to be fair I am more excited for that, that the max expansion
The Pharoah news just keeps getting better and better.
I'm so glad that Greece isn't just a couple regions!
Yeah that would have been really disappointing, especially since that area is so crowded with playable factions. The one we're getting is bigger than Rome 2's Greece by a good margin.
More good steps in the right direction by CA Sofia, liking what I'm seeing so far.
Good to see you making videos again.
Thanks man 🙏
@happycompy why die you stop? What about the sweet, sweet ad revenue? 😊 Don't leave this pal, keep posting and within 2 years you'll get to 1m subs
Best TW youtuber hands down.
@@nelson_sauvin holy cow you're too kind man! Thank you so much ❤️
Moving your capital is not just flavour! There is exactly 1 royal decree that provides you with +3 happiness in the capital :P
Ayeeeeee this guy plays Pharaoh lmao
I thought it was global +3 happiness for all provinces
Well, now then we will move our capital each time we conquer a new land ;) it will be kind of unrealistic.. although we have example of Ottoman Empire, when they made Constantinopole their capital immediately after conquering, but they did not do it with the next occupied regions..
Im so excited for the updated campaign
Same here
Thank you for making this video I had no idea where to look for their q and a on discord
No problem! Thankfully I was able to catch the Q&A live and took notes 👍
So let me get this straight
Troy is it's own game and timeline?
Pharoah is adding Troy?
All of the game ?
What has more content Pharoah or Troy?
A 2 in 1 game??
I guess pharao doesnt have a mythological gamemode so theres that.
Troy is its own game. A lot of the content is getting ported to Pharaoh for free, but not all. None of the mythological elements, for example. When this update drops, Pharaoh will have much more content than Troy overall.
@@happycompy awesome thank you - definitely gonna no life it when it drops !!
I really want a setting that allows for major historical events to occur. Like Merneptah passing away, The Trojan War, etc.
holy shit, are we getting the good ending?
Fingers crossed 🤞
This is a step in the right direction, if TW games launch as complete as this (without waiting for big updates), we could be back to playing new good games.
Lol if only. Imagine if the game launched like this? Would be a whole different conversation.
Customizable turns per year is a perfect solution. I know some people might like to stick with the original characters as long as they can, but I am dedicated dynasty tree builder, so I was affraid, that if we stay with 6 turns per year, we would likely get up to third generation only after 200-300 turns deep into the game. I hope, they really offer us shorter terms. Two turns per year would be ideal probably, just like in good old Rome I ☺
You and me are of the EXACT same mind on this. Give me 2tpy!
Bravo to the studio they always put in so much work into a game with bad foundation with little resources and in the end at least making it interesting
Agreed. The CA Sophia studio has carried Total War for me for the last few years for a fraction of the pay and a fraction of the operating budget ever since they started fixing Rome 2 in 2017. The number of fuck ups the main studio has had compared to them is downright embarrassing.
Pharaoh's launch was the first disaster they've had, but I wonder how much of that was on the devs and how much of it was on management.
That's 1 disaster since 2017, compared to Thrones of Britannia, 3K's death, WH3's launch, WH3's DLC, and Hyenas courtesy of the main studio with the big budget.
@@happycompy Well said. About pharaoh's disastrous launch i personally blame the management 100% because they decided to give them Troy's engine which is a bad engine for melee combat
And size of the game is also the management' call.
I’d be really cool if they added an expansion DLC later on that adds the fall of the Neo-Assyrian Empire and the later rise of the Cyrus the Great.
agreed!
This sound really promising! When the update drop I will buy Pharao
I'm really hoping it delivers 🤞. I'm cautiously optimistic.
I appreciate the overview! Always glad to see a new video of yours pop up 💪
Thank you Punggles. I recently watched your "What battlefield game should you play" vid and I agreed with most of what you said. Have you played BF5 since the anti-cheat implementation?
@@happycompy Thanks for checking it out! I have a bit and so far I've been able to tell a difference. The state of Battlefield is so depressing man I've had no drive to create any content for it.
Props to CA trying to get our goodwill back. Picked up Pharoah today and am having a blast. Can’t wait for all the exciting updates
I can't wait either! Who are you playing as?
iam so hyped kepps getting beter Ca sofia has saied they are working on the generic portraits for more variartie Because of the dinasty system
Wait when did they say that?
It is looking good what they are doing to try and redeem themselves. For me tho, I am happy enough with Troy if I want the Bronze Age even if limited to a smaller map and for me to purchase a new Total War they are going to have to bring back naval battles... especially in settings such as this. My Troy campaign as Oddesyus battling over the islands was painfully stupid, similar as it is with Warhammer when playing them vampire pirates.
Troy does feel weird without naval battles because of how much water there is. That being said, I always found them boring in the non-gunpowder games so I don't miss them and would rather they focus on improving other areas.
That said, the next TW game with gunpowder NEEDS to have them.
Pharaoh is still below med 2, Shogun 2 and Attila for me, but at least it seems to becoming decent
I'm really hoping this update delivers and elevates the game to greatness, man.
Honestly, sounds like a really good time. Respect to CA and Sofia study for wrapping up this project for the fans - I'm sure the early backlash took a lot out of them.
So it got 33% cheaper and basically tripled in size?
And people were saying online it was not feasible for CA to make the original game for less than 60$ 😂
Game was WAY overpriced on release for a "full size" title (we all know it was a SAGA). They also denied that they were planning on expanding the map after launch during a Q&A, which was an incredibly stupid thing to say if they actually were planning on it. I figured that this was it. This was all we would get, and it was DOA.
Not sure how I feel about all of the campaign customization options. On one hand, its great that we get to tailor our campaign experience to our exact tastes. On the other hand, is this just CA throwing their hands up because they can't craft a fun and engaging campaign themselves? To me, it screams a lack of confidence in their product and they're just hoping these options can allow players to squeeze an extra ounce of fun out of it. Maybe I'm being too cynical
Most of these customization options are basically just the usual mods that every single game has had since Rome 2. Paradox games like Stellaris have a ton of customization options too and I think it's strictly a good thing with no downsides. Whether CA is shit at balancing the campaign or not, more options is always a positive and it's been sorely needed in Total War for at least a decade.
I like the sound of these. But I'm disappointed no one asked about a third Canaanite major-faction lord where you can play as the ancient israelites, with Yahweh as god where you can basically reeanact the old testament battle against the Peleset. Their leader should be a David-expy with a sling to take out Walwetes of course.
Yeah I see a lot of people asking for this. The Israelites seemed to have existed as a culture during the time of the game, so it wouldn't be a historical stretch. Certainly no more of a stretch than giving the Assyrians heavy cavalry lol.
I mean it's kinda more proof that Pharaoh started life as a Troy expansion even though they tried to cover that up, at least it looks cool tho!
The Amazons could be a good basis for a Scythian faction. But anyway, this is a huge free update as is so no complaints about lacking that.
Agreed. They could have also folded them into the Cimmerians as an easter egg.
and you can turn now aso the land invaders off
Good to see that there are changes in the right direction. I do not own this game yet, but seeing these changes may get me to buy it.
It seems like you've played a chunk. How replayable would you say this game is for you on a scale of 1 to 10? Where 1 is you would play one campaign and be done with it and 10 is you will probably get back to the game multiple times over the next 10 years.
On top of that, do you think the changes will impact the replayability for you?
What a great question. Based on your scale, off the top of my head, I'd say Rome II was a 10 for me (2100+ hours since 2013). WH2 Mortal Empires was an 8. Attila was a 6, 3K was a 5, Pharaoh is a 4, and Troy was a 3.
That being said, I think this expansion could bring Pharaoh up to a 7 or an 8 for me. It looks like it's going to check all the right boxes for me in a way a historical TW hasn't since Rome 2.
I would wait to buy it until the expansion, personally.
@@happycompy cool! I think for me Rome 2 is an 8 and Attila a 9. I love Rome 2, but during most campaigns I lose interest around about midgame because the odds of the autoresolve just make it whack and the AI doesn't put up much of a fight even if you do fight every battle. Attila is much more interesting imho so Im way more likely to go for at least some victory conditions in an Attila campaigb.
Never played WH2, 3K, or Troy, since I have a feeling the numbers would be the same for me and I feel the value of a total war game would be in the replayability for me.
I will definitely check out some more stuff about Pharaoh to see if it will persuade me to buy it this time around. Thanks for your insights!
@@Realtimehammer yeah I exclusively play Rome 2 with mods because the base game is just not challenging after the early game. Attila is only as low as it is for me because of the turn times.
@@happycompy I will go back to your mod spotlight videos and try something new for my future campaigns! That will probably help.
And the turn times on Attila are brutal idd.
I like your list, gives me some insights and something to think about :)
This is all just more proof that they could have made a Total War: Bronze Age but no they had to stick to their shitty Saga model that has literally never worked out once for them just yet
Absolute truth right here 👍. SAGA was is, and always will be a disaster.
@happycompy Hope all this makes them realise this and maybe idk they retroactively make Troy and Pharaoh our TW: Bronze Age! They seem to be moving towards it but there's some way to go...
Ready to create the Trojan empire in Anatolia
That sounds dope. Hector ftw!
As if the Hittites needed another reason to collapse 😅
lol, the names of the provinces (that the Achaeans lead) are correct, but those highlighted starting locations are off for Boeotia and Aeolia ;)
Damn, I tried 😂.
@@happycompy I mean, it really doesn’t matter. Loved the video!
Will the Myceanaen and Trojan leaders have access to the faction units that they had in Troy?
I'm not sure. They haven't revealed the rosters yet.
Is Babylon and Assyria going to only have one faction leader for each of them or more?
@@jacobcowgill886 Both of them are going to have only one leader per culture, unlike Egypt, Canaan, the Hittites, and the Sea Peoples who all have at least two. Kind of disappointing but the 25 extra minor factions helps smooth it over for me.
So there will be a family mechanic coming in this update? I haven´t heard of it before. Although it would be great :)
I really missed it
Yeah they're adding in some sort of succession/dynasty system but they've yet to reveal any details.
@@happycompy Thanks that makes me even more excited for the update :)
I hope they remove Denuvo and also update the modding tools. CA is finally on the right path now. I hope they can capitalize and earn back our trust
Yeah seriously where is the creation kit?
Wow I really said creation kit 😂😂😂 Bethesda living rent free in my head. I meant Assembly Kit.
So we have family trees in the game now?
yes
Technically we don't know. We know for sure that there will be a "dynasty system" with succession. A family tree seems logical but we just don't know until they show off the new system.
Nice video👌
Thank you comrade!
cant wait for this game
Same
Nice
Omg we getting the troy roster yayyy
Wish they had reworked the Amazons into a Scythian Faction or at least given their characters and some units to Troy but oh well, maybe in a coming DLC eventually. Either way, really hope this update is what makes Pharaoh a proper mainstay in the TW series.
That's true! They could have snuck them into the Cimmerians even as an Easter egg. Oh well...
Maybe in a coming dlc…
Did they say whether or not the mesopotamians would have multiple leaders with their own facrion units and mechanics yet?
yes baylon and assyria
Yes, but keep in mind there will only be two major Mesopotamian factions: Hanigalbat and Babylon
Please bring customisation turns option to rome 2
While they're at it, fix Rome 2's battle AI.
I was the one that asked about Merneptah's passing.
Yo that's awesome! It was a good question and I'm glad you asked it.
@@happycompy Yeah, the 12 turns a year choice is amazing. Like the standard 6 was good but 12 is better.
@@ancienthistorygaming I want 2 or 4 TPY so that I can interact more with the dynasty system. Hopefully that's an option and it's not just 6 or 12 lol.
My predicton is
3 6 9 12
@@happycompy
dude this game is insane!!!
The only thing I did not like from this update is the inclusion of cavalry. That does not belong in a bronze age game. It just makes the other faction's use of inferior chariots illogical. Also, they do efforts to not include some contents from TW Troy because it's not justifiable for the historical setting of Pharaoh, and yet here we are with the cavalry.
So I'm in favor of them 'tastefully' adding in cavalry the way they appear to be doing, but you make a great point. It does then make their decision not to add Amazons because "there is no historical evidence for them" pretty dumb lmao
Having Amazonian women fighting in combat is no less historically absurd than having heavy cavalry GALLOPING into infantry formations like medieval knights or classical era cataphracts.
Wondering how the Aramean invasion will look like
I just confirmed on their discord that it's going to be Ahlamu tribesmen. Historically speaking, I'm fairly sure the Arameans were one of the Ahlamu peoples! Pretty hype. The Arameans were a MENACE!!! The absolute HATRED between them and Assyria was legendary.
@@happycompy maybe they get a diplomacy buff with karkemis. 😃
@@PeteL-u1d why would they be friendly towards them? 🤔 Did they ally with each other against Assyria or something?
@@happycompy i read they quiet often allied with the hittites and simce karkemis was the last known hittite state entity and also in close proximity to both, it would be logical...i guess...
cant wait for this update, when its gonna drop?
Same here. From what we know, it's supposed to drop by the end of the summer.
@@happycompy ooh cool, thanks friend
oh wow CA's making a comeback? massive update news to pharaoh, massive free stuff for twwh
where's that liu bei rework and nomadic tribes tho
I'm pumped for the Pharaoh update, but I'm still "wait and see" with CA as a whole. Like you said, 3K was unceremoniously shot dead. I'm shocked that Pharaoh wasn't as well. I'm out of the loop with the WH3 free content? Wasn't it just a new legendary hero for the Skulls event?
@@happycompy i mean, the massive rework for existing factions were just insane like they were fleshed out, it's like playing a completely new factions for wh3, the amount of added mechanics and reworks for the 2 races (dwarves and empire) are just so amazing. basically means if you don't pay for the dlc and already has twwh1, you still can enjoy some of the content in ToD with the reworks and changes
and they also added a legendary lord + a hero which is crazy since they only added a legendary hero back then
the LH was not on the roadmap and kinda just came out of nowhere as far as i know. everyone thought the skulls event = sales, turns out we're getting a free legendary hero too
@@oooeee5556oh okay, that sounds good! I'm glad to hear things are looking up for WH3, because it's been a BUMPY ride. How do you feel about the DLC leaks?
@@happycompy im really skeptical about how an entire DLC is filled with original characters. Does CA really wanna poke the hornet nest that much? people want already-existing lore characters, in my opinion
I never played Total War Troy, ive always wanted to but it seems like its a miss among the community. However i bought Pharaoh for cheao on G2A and i love it. CA Sophia did amazing on the game and I'm glad they get to improve upon it more.
Yeah me too! I love this mysterious, apocalyptic setting and I was crushed thinking that Pharaoh's failure meant we'd never get a Bronze Age Collapse Total War. Boy does it feel good to be wrong.
I dont know what to comment. But commenting fools the algorithm. 💪
I appreciate you, king 👑
Pharaoh is so legit now
I want them to release the damn thing already so we can see for ourselves.
and what about Assiria, Babylon and Mesopotamia?
What about them?
@@happycompy will be playable or will they be in the game? And do you know maybe when will those updates come out?
@@riseofatlas7969 Assyria and Babylon will be playable major factions yeah. The update is supposed to come out at the end of summer.
@@happycompy thanks bro!
Any word on WHEN this expansion is dropping??
Later this year. It looks like a Fall release. If I would have to guess, I would say around October but I hope for sometime sooner. :)
Late summer @@martinian8
@@mariusbehm9874 Great. Now I can hope for August. 😁
@@martinian8 yes or september
i miss when you could have a family tree
Same
memnon its from anatolia, not south of egipt, aethiopia was the land of the East of the Homeric world, were the sun rises.
he is kibg of athipoia he will sart in napata is confirmed
ok but, when ?
They said late summer.
Thank u sr
Dead on arrival as I said...
Good for campaign but nothing for battles. Still gonna fail as historical title
I think the battles are fine, but they aren't anything special so I get why people don't enjoy them 👍
@@happycompy Battles have this arcade feel. They are terible. It ok for warhammer but for historical immersion isnt there older games 10 years ago doing better.
@@cryptogodstan respect
To bad game play sucks … like every game since Attila
3K sucked? I Thought Records mode 3K was solid af.
It is he is just a hater @@happycompy
The wrong kid died
"Moving your capital adds nothing but some flavor and serves no purpose" oh tell me you never actually played real total war games with actual difficulty without telling us you never did play an actual total war game with actual difficulty.
What is the point of this comment? Capital location hasn't meaningfully affected gameplay since RTW/M2TW. Has there not been a difficult Total War game in 18 years?
😴mimimimimmi
Why does CA refuse to listen to its customer base? They pedal stupid games like Pharaoh and overpriced Warhammer DLCs and ignore games that people have been asking for sequels/remasters for years now like Medieval 2 and Empire.
So I'm obviously pumped for this big expansion for Pharaoh, since I love this setting, but this is a small bright spot in an overall depressing direction that CA has been on for the past few years. If you notice, I completely stopped making TH-cam content for years until a month ago when they announced this update because Total War has been dead for me. CA has all but left historical TW to rot, and the WH-only people aren't doing that much better, honestly.
Pharoah? lmao, unsub.
Hey, sorry to see you go, but I get it. Out of curiosity, what content did you originally subscribe for or wanted to see more of?