0:58 I love how the definitive edition of the opening song also upgrades the football field drawing board sketch of the previous one into an actual football field
That historical video about AoE II Civs would be so great, I love historical themed videos that are related to a video game !Lithuanians are a big surprise for me, I was really waiting for the Cumans and their steppe lancers and I wasn't paying attention to Lithuanians, but gosh when I first tried them it was a lot of fun to play, I like to play with a booming playstyle, and having these Leitis with +8 attack felt so strong, they were just melting everything in their path ! Keep up that awesome work Spirit, and I'm really looking forward to this historical video type ! :)
Aztecs and Liths seem to have some serious Synergy. Aztecs great Infantry with higher attack but no Cav Liths great cav with higher attack but sub par infantry. Aztecs can make amazing Monks which Liths bonus let's them do quicker, Liths want to horde Relics and Aztecs give them extra gold.
@@pe-peron8441they need to have an alliance and trade: an early alliance would give Lithuanians new world crops, the Aztecs would get steel and guns...
This might be the most historically accurate civilization in the entire game: Anti heavy focused cavalry -> Lithuanian resistance to germanic crusaders Realy strong monastery and relic bonus -> later zeal in converting the population Fast infantry and additional defense for towns -> resisting invasions and rapid response over a vast country This is absolute A+ for historic accuracy of a civilization.
Last time I was this early, the Teutonic Order were getting their arses kicked by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. (Rejoice, for Spirit is finally doing a DE civ overview
@@Avatrass Yes, sure, you can be that guy who points out that the entity called Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth wasn't established proper untill 1569. However, the first Polish-Lithuanian personal union already happened in 1385, and that it is usually considered the beginning of Polish-Lithuanian joined countryship. One of the reasons for that union btw was specifically beating the Teutonic Order.
Nice to see a new Civ overview again! I like the idea of connecting each civ's history irl with their civ bonuses in game, so I look forward to that! ^^
I haven't played this game since it came out, and I watched every one of your videos. I will continue to do so, and I'm looking forward to the historic comparison one. Keep up the good work.
@@huge7800 Pecheneg could be alright, but they existed for too short time before being swallowed by Kievan Russia (Slavs). Otherwise, there is not much from Europe to add. I'm not sure if we can agree for the Thai being posted as Malay. And there could be another Mesoamerican civ in the face of the Guarani. Unless Zululand and Malagasy can be added as new African civs, even if they seem to appear too late for the times AOE2 is situated in, I see nothing else.
Heavy Tatoh ship caused me to have an unexpected smile. Speaking about Tatoh, it would be cool if you revisited your Saracens overview and brought him in to talk a bit about some strategies since he seems to really like the civ.
Zetkin TaToH is a Spanish player (some would say second best in the world) who is known for making good use of demolition ships in competitive games and tournaments. If you search around on TH-cam you can find some really entertaining games!
Another benefit of the relic bonus: Your opponent is pressured into competing for relics or rushing monks out whether they want to or not (or if they let you have them, you're in a great position), and they are at disadvantage in the relic war because of your faster monk production. Ideally your bonus food can also get you to castle age (& monks) slightly faster
Yo Spirit I think that's an amazing idea looking into the history of a civilization and seeing how it matches up with the game. I'm a history buff and I love to do that kind of stuff. You always do a good job with your research so I think it'll be a well worth the wait video
I've been rewatching your videos lately, so this popped into my recommended and I was like "huh, I don't think I've watched that one before!". Well of course I haven't, this one's brand new...
I was the opposite, I was like I swear I've watched this video before and then I realised he did a video on just the unique unit a few days I was so confused.
I feel like the 10 % speed bonus would help in reinforcing your army from Ranges/ Barracks. In direct combat or especially the trashwars its not that important, but only for getting your units faster to the fight, so u can have more pop in fight rather than moving to the fight.
boy oh boy! yes, do this historic overview! my drive for history just nourishes the love i have for this game. both go and in hand. I would love to see, if the historic overview from the game itself hints some of the features of the civilizations.
I haven't seen the video yet. But I appreciate that you didn't jump to review civilizations like a week after release but waited not only for the patchs but also to actually have a deep understanding of the mechanics. This is why you are the best AOE channel
I played my first AoE 2 DE online game with Lituania after seeing this video. First game the enemy Persian built a town center next to mine! after recovering from the wtf-moment I managed to survive and win. Second game I picked up 2 relics and destroyed the enemy cavalry with my Leitis/pikeman/skirmisher/monk army, leading me to a win eventually. :D. Already at 1096 ELO now. Thanks for your video, I will be paying Lithuania for a while more
How to play Lithuanians proper : step 1 : build barracks and mill then age-up as fast as possible. step 2 : assign male peasants to wood (priority, for fields), stone (for castles) and gold, and female to food. step 3 : in castle age, grab as many relics as you can. step 4 : create as many Leitis as you can. step 5 : *go full [When the winged hussars arrived] with one opponent at the time* .
An Update since this video was posted: As of June 3rd of 2023, the Lithuanians are now missing Blast furnace, meaning that they have 2 less attack than a generic melee unit of any kind. To compensate a little, they now receive the Winged Hussar instead of the regular Hussar, which has a built in +2 attack over the generic Hussar, making up for lacking Blast furnace. Unfortunately, their Paladins now deal 2 less attack than a generic Paladin, meaning that you need to find at least 2 relics be be evenly matched after all upgrades. This incentivizes use of the Leitis over the Paladin in situations where you were able to secure 2 or less Relics. Their starting +150 food bonus was changes as well. They now get 100 bonus food each time they build a Town Center, but don't worry, this does count your starting Town center as something you just built, so you will still get 100 extra food at the start, but the dark age rush is a bit slower. Lastly, their unique tech, Tower Shields now gives +2 pierce armor, instead of +1, so that's nice.
I really miss the full intro. The timing is just wrong with the shortened version. No buildup so the breakdown feels off (and it doesn't help that the cut is still out of sync...)
so let me understand this. they now have a unique tech to allow their town centers to have +3 range... i must be getting old but i remember the teutons having a +5 range on their town centers back in age of kings as a civ bonous and was changed twice for balancing puposes
Spearmen and Skirmishers speed bonus: "As it turns out, they're not that great in late-game trash fights though for a slightly different reason." Gasp! Do they not have Bracer?
Actually there might be a little different side to trash bonus that You might've missed. Halbs and Skirms are quite high turnover units. And while it's true that pure trash in this case is weakish, though I found that bonus helpful especially in team games, where strong cavalry and hand cannons in some cases carry, while skirms and halbs are just the meat that has to be around ASAP. Doesn't make them great, but it is 10% of off how much of the map has to go before battle
FUN FACT! The Leičiai were a Lithuanian military caste responsible for both acting as a standing army and overseeing crafts and industry that supported the military. While prominent in the early medieval era, their prominence declined under the various social reforms of the high middle ages and early renaissance. So popping out a Leitis or two in castle for early pushing, then switching to the knight line for your upgrade buys is not only strategically valid but historically accurate!
Big idea for video here, comparison between infantry in HD and DE. To check how much "nerf" the melee units are with the "new" path-finding, maybe just test 3 or 4 common situations of fighting and see the data zoomed out. Love the vid, nice work.
Unique unit : exists
Spirit of the Law : it has the disadvantage of having to be created from a castle
Imperial Camel: Am I a joke to you
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Anarchy and Karambit have entered the chat.
@@wolfgangbr1576 Longboat, Turtle ship, Marauders, missionary, condotierro have entered the chat
Castle: Now look what you've done, Spirit!
Haha, hello Leitis and gentlemen
He took the suggestion from the last video's top comment!
Had to rewind, "Did he..." hah
Lietis*
@@JM-qv7fe *Leitis
Look it up
@@dominusalicorn3684 i know. I prefer that pronunciation
0:58 I love how the definitive edition of the opening song also upgrades the football field drawing board sketch of the previous one into an actual football field
3:50 Man these ostriches having a tough day there
Also the Marlin at 13:29 "Don't mind me, just jumping around while everything around me is on fire"
Somehow I didn't see them before your comment.
Although I've heard this many times I couldn't resist smiling at 13:35
heavy Tatoh ship! that one also got me inmediatly
I had to double take haha
Spirit's meme game is strong ^^
Darn, Teutonic knight has yet another counter.
They cant swagger their way into Lithuania
canon
literally canon kek
They need to do someting about that!
Add Poles and make it double
"Leitis & Gentlemen" That's a like right there
That historical video about AoE II Civs would be so great, I love historical themed videos that are related to a video game !Lithuanians are a big surprise for me, I was really waiting for the Cumans and their steppe lancers and I wasn't paying attention to Lithuanians, but gosh when I first tried them it was a lot of fun to play, I like to play with a booming playstyle, and having these Leitis with +8 attack felt so strong, they were just melting everything in their path !
Keep up that awesome work Spirit, and I'm really looking forward to this historical video type ! :)
Teutons: (exist)
Lithuanians:
*_YOU DARE OPPOSE ME MORTAL_*
Laugh in spamming halberdier
@@thewanderingdoomed4883 laughs in Battle of Saule, Battle of Durbe and Battle of Grunwald.
@@thewanderingdoomed4883 laughs in Bostonian
Wait....
@@furretthefuzzynoodle3896 laughs in resist conversion
13:35 - "Heavy TaToH ship"
Spirit of the Law: ,,finishes all civ reviews"
*Aoe2 DE gets released*
Spirit of the Law: ,,Aw shit here we go again"
The Karambitcoin value going down always cracks me up
Aztecs and Liths seem to have some serious Synergy. Aztecs great Infantry with higher attack but no Cav Liths great cav with higher attack but sub par infantry. Aztecs can make amazing Monks which Liths bonus let's them do quicker, Liths want to horde Relics and Aztecs give them extra gold.
TIL I need an alt history in which Lithuanians colonized the New World and founded a Mesoamerican state
@@pe-peron8441they need to have an alliance and trade: an early alliance would give Lithuanians new world crops, the Aztecs would get steel and guns...
"If you have a rough dark age" - I feel everyone had a rough dark age.
This might be the most historically accurate civilization in the entire game:
Anti heavy focused cavalry -> Lithuanian resistance to germanic crusaders
Realy strong monastery and relic bonus -> later zeal in converting the population
Fast infantry and additional defense for towns -> resisting invasions and rapid response over a vast country
This is absolute A+ for historic accuracy of a civilization.
Zu The Grand Duchy of Lithuania converted in 1387, so still well within the games timeframe of (roughly) 500-1550AD
Probably because one of the dev is a Lithuanian?
Now if only the other civs in previous expansions got the same treatment
@Hubert Schoen yeah its called leitis absolutely reks teutonic knights
they have Heresy. 0/10 for historical accuracy. since they were Pagans
idk, mongols are pretty accurate too
Last time I was this early, the Teutonic Order were getting their arses kicked by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
(Rejoice, for Spirit is finally doing a DE civ overview
@@Avatrass yes, Lithuanians destroyed it
@@Avatrass Yes, sure, you can be that guy who points out that the entity called Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth wasn't established proper untill 1569. However, the first Polish-Lithuanian personal union already happened in 1385, and that it is usually considered the beginning of Polish-Lithuanian joined countryship. One of the reasons for that union btw was specifically beating the Teutonic Order.
@@MykolaSternenkoDroneBoyHoleMan I think their last conflict of note before their final decline was in 1519 against Poland though?
@@xL4RG0x You misspelled Lithuania wrong
@@MykolaSternenkoDroneBoyHoleMan could you elaborate how Lithuanians destroyed the commonwealth?
Nice to see a new Civ overview again! I like the idea of connecting each civ's history irl with their civ bonuses in game, so I look forward to that! ^^
the new civ overviews! :) i loudly said "yaaaay" when i saw it pop up
God I cannot wait for that historical comparison video, that sounds amazing
Anyone else appreciate how SpiritOfTheLaw recreated his opening into the new graphics?
I haven't played this game since it came out, and I watched every one of your videos. I will continue to do so, and I'm looking forward to the historic comparison one. Keep up the good work.
It's nice to know that great TH-camrs are up to date with the memes.
I love your vids, please don't stop.
Who wants Microsoft to just keep releasing new AOE expansions just so we get more civ overviews from spirit?
@STORM LORD Poland, Serbia, Jurchen, Khwarazm, Oman, Netherland, Sweden, Tibet, Mapuche, Bantu, Czech, Swiss
@STORM LORD Oh, I know. Finns or Sami would be fun
@@huge7800
Pecheneg could be alright, but they existed for too short time before being swallowed by Kievan Russia (Slavs). Otherwise, there is not much from Europe to add. I'm not sure if we can agree for the Thai being posted as Malay. And there could be another Mesoamerican civ in the face of the Guarani. Unless Zululand and Malagasy can be added as new African civs, even if they seem to appear too late for the times AOE2 is situated in, I see nothing else.
Poland
@@spd-kv6sd there are countless nations in europe left to cover, what are you talking about
Heavy Tatoh ship caused me to have an unexpected smile. Speaking about Tatoh, it would be cool if you revisited your Saracens overview and brought him in to talk a bit about some strategies since he seems to really like the civ.
Leitis and Gentlemen. I heard you, you cheeky goofball.
I didn't catch it at once, but well noticed !
Thank you for paying attention how to pronounce Leitis correctly!
late+is
Oh I do love when Spirit posts a Video during my lunch break 😊
Where ya livin?
“Heavy Tatoh ship” lmao
can you explain this?
Zetkin TaToH is a Spanish player (some would say second best in the world) who is known for making good use of demolition ships in competitive games and tournaments. If you search around on TH-cam you can find some really entertaining games!
@@MrTheQuestioner thanks. ive heard the name before but could draw the line to demo ships.
@@RandomBeing Check out this if you want some Tatoh action th-cam.com/video/cU-OJLDXBy4/w-d-xo.html
@@tomaszsmol3920 Thanks
Armor: *Exist
Leitis: "what armor?"
I just realised the "Leitis and gentlemen" you snuck in at the start. Three years later. Spirit of the law you mad genius I watched your guide!
Finally a new civ overview! Respect!
Another benefit of the relic bonus: Your opponent is pressured into competing for relics or rushing monks out whether they want to or not (or if they let you have them, you're in a great position), and they are at disadvantage in the relic war because of your faster monk production.
Ideally your bonus food can also get you to castle age (& monks) slightly faster
I was just about to go out for breakfast, but I saw your video about my new favorite civ's overview, I have to stop by. Worth it, every time. :P
I'm all in for more historical stuff. Really like the comparison of game and real life idea.
Dude, I really like the idea of a video talking about the historical aspects associated with the bonus. Waiting to see. Keep up the excelent work.
Yo Spirit I think that's an amazing idea looking into the history of a civilization and seeing how it matches up with the game. I'm a history buff and I love to do that kind of stuff. You always do a good job with your research so I think it'll be a well worth the wait video
Love history, I believe almost every AoE series fan has that curiosity itch that helped them get into games live Civ, EU, AoE...
Thanks for bringing back the intro, loving your work as always !
Clicked so fast on this video my phone just fell out of my hand and my screen shattered😂 Worth it though!
So glad the overviews have started for the new civs. Very exciting!
Hey, Spirit! Your idea of relating the civ bonuses with their actual history is great! Looking forward to it!
I think it will be a good idea to showcase the historical connection with bonuses!! Thanks keep up the good work!!👍🏼
Great overview! I'm very interested in your historical civ video and will definitely be watching it, thanks for the hard work!
Man YOUR videos are simply AWESOME. Thanks a lot!
I've been rewatching your videos lately, so this popped into my recommended and I was like "huh, I don't think I've watched that one before!". Well of course I haven't, this one's brand new...
I was the opposite, I was like I swear I've watched this video before and then I realised he did a video on just the unique unit a few days I was so confused.
I love the next video idea! It's great the devs put focus on that!
I feel like the 10 % speed bonus would help in reinforcing your army from Ranges/ Barracks. In direct combat or especially the trashwars its not that important, but only for getting your units faster to the fight, so u can have more pop in fight rather than moving to the fight.
Historical comparison sounds awesome! You should do more for the campaigns too, I like those few that you did.
"Relic nothing" would never be the same again...
boy oh boy! yes, do this historic overview! my drive for history just nourishes the love i have for this game. both go and in hand. I would love to see, if the historic overview from the game itself hints some of the features of the civilizations.
Seriously, this is a work of art. I can't wait for law's next DE civ overviews!!!
Lithuanian Skirms in Feudal Age are terrifying if you tried to go for Archers. You just can't get away from them.
Super stoked for the historical overview. That shit is my jam!
A Legendary sección is back, i'm happy for that, stats, numbers, sarracens team bonus jokes
12:26 attention the detail: That villager on the bottom of the screen farming an empty land 🤔🤔🤔
Thanks for the amazing content over these past years
I haven't seen the video yet. But I appreciate that you didn't jump to review civilizations like a week after release but waited not only for the patchs but also to actually have a deep understanding of the mechanics. This is why you are the best AOE channel
3:47 the most chill ostriches I've ever seen. Respect.
Lol, Leitis is literally "Lithuanian" in Latvian...
13:35 "Heavy TaToh Ship" 😂😂😂 loved that.
I would love more historical content from your channel! Love all your content
I played my first AoE 2 DE online game with Lituania after seeing this video. First game the enemy Persian built a town center next to mine! after recovering from the wtf-moment I managed to survive and win. Second game I picked up 2 relics and destroyed the enemy cavalry with my Leitis/pikeman/skirmisher/monk army, leading me to a win eventually. :D. Already at 1096 ELO now. Thanks for your video, I will be paying Lithuania for a while more
Oh boy! A new Faction Overview!
Love to see more new music, it fits your style. Keep up the good work
The historic precedence for bonuses sounds like a great idea!
Looking very much forward to the next video!!
3:46 When the ostriches dodge projectiles better than I do.
How to play Lithuanians proper :
step 1 : build barracks and mill then age-up as fast as possible.
step 2 : assign male peasants to wood (priority, for fields), stone (for castles) and gold, and female to food.
step 3 : in castle age, grab as many relics as you can.
step 4 : create as many Leitis as you can.
step 5 : *go full [When the winged hussars arrived] with one opponent at the time* .
YEEEEEES!!Have been waited for that so much!
Excited for your next video. I love history.
very entertaining and professionally informing, as usual ;)
YES YES!! Another civ overview!! Thanks SotL!!
Please make more, because I can't run the game in my PC :(
Yes, historical Civ comparisons. Looking forward to it.
The first thing I tested when I got the game how the Leitis fared against the ETK, and it didn't disappoint. Grünwald never forget!
Can't wait for the historic overview!
im keeping up fot that video. YES! im interested!
Thanks for the content
Team games, Spirit! The Leitis is an insane Paladin counter and their skirms are an awesome archer counter.
Heavy Melee or Heavy Cavalry: Leitis
Archers: Cavalier/Paladin
I love the idea of historical videos for each civ
Really looking forward to the historical perspective!!!
I waites so long and there it is : a new Civ Overview ;D im happy:
geras video. šaunuolis, drauge!
It would be cool to see a civilization with a bonus where every 10 wood produced generates 1 gold and/or 1 stone.
well NOW I'm super interested in the next video.
SOTL use memes to explain the game and the units. that's high quality videos and humor. keep going man cheers from argentina
The weakness is to represent how they're always surrounded by warmongering neighbours
An Update since this video was posted:
As of June 3rd of 2023, the Lithuanians are now missing Blast furnace, meaning that they have 2 less attack than a generic melee unit of any kind. To compensate a little, they now receive the Winged Hussar instead of the regular Hussar, which has a built in +2 attack over the generic Hussar, making up for lacking Blast furnace. Unfortunately, their Paladins now deal 2 less attack than a generic Paladin, meaning that you need to find at least 2 relics be be evenly matched after all upgrades. This incentivizes use of the Leitis over the Paladin in situations where you were able to secure 2 or less Relics. Their starting +150 food bonus was changes as well. They now get 100 bonus food each time they build a Town Center, but don't worry, this does count your starting Town center as something you just built, so you will still get 100 extra food at the start, but the dark age rush is a bit slower. Lastly, their unique tech, Tower Shields now gives +2 pierce armor, instead of +1, so that's nice.
Where can I sign a petition to have the full intro back? While the cut is fine and all I still find it weird and missing something
I really miss the full intro. The timing is just wrong with the shortened version. No buildup so the breakdown feels off (and it doesn't help that the cut is still out of sync...)
so let me understand this. they now have a unique tech to allow their town centers to have +3 range... i must be getting old but i remember the teutons having a +5 range on their town centers back in age of kings as a civ bonous and was changed twice for balancing puposes
I love that they finally added an Baltic country into Age of Empires! Bunda jau Baltija, Lietuva, Latvija, Estija! From Estonia with love
Spearmen and Skirmishers speed bonus: "As it turns out, they're not that great in late-game trash fights though for a slightly different reason."
Gasp! Do they not have Bracer?
man yes pls do a video about historical consistency about every civ. hard work tho, good luck with that process
Yes please bring a historic overview on! :)
Actually there might be a little different side to trash bonus that You might've missed.
Halbs and Skirms are quite high turnover units. And while it's true that pure trash in this case is weakish, though I found that bonus helpful especially in team games, where strong cavalry and hand cannons in some cases carry, while skirms and halbs are just the meat that has to be around ASAP. Doesn't make them great, but it is 10% of off how much of the map has to go before battle
Its a bonus that gets better the larger the map is.
@@sherri3218 Oh, forgot. It helps a little vs onagers which are quite trash killer
I didn't even think about that. Yeah it would totally help avoid onager shots
i approve the history videos much much
Oooh, vietnam ally for imperial skirms with extra speed and even more pierce armour sounds super juicy!
FUN FACT! The Leičiai were a Lithuanian military caste responsible for both acting as a standing army and overseeing crafts and industry that supported the military. While prominent in the early medieval era, their prominence declined under the various social reforms of the high middle ages and early renaissance. So popping out a Leitis or two in castle for early pushing, then switching to the knight line for your upgrade buys is not only strategically valid but historically accurate!
Big idea for video here, comparison between infantry in HD and DE. To check how much "nerf" the melee units are with the "new" path-finding, maybe just test 3 or 4 common situations of fighting and see the data zoomed out. Love the vid, nice work.
Lithuanians great civ, thnx for the review!
didn't watch yet, still liked the video at the first moment I saw it