32:39, almost screamed at my screen. Saying one thing, doing the other, keeping Serfdom in and tossing out the holy site adjacency multiplier. Haha. This is an absolutely riveting series.
I think what I like best about this series immediately is that you were put on the back foot with this island despite starting so optimistic. Its really fun watching someone play back from a horrible swing like that.
If I was playing that map I would have started a new game as soon as I saw how close all the city states were. Of course, I'm a Civ 5 player, so I don't crowd my cities together, and I don't believe in conquering city states, just possibly stealing workers off them and farming XP.
This episode highlights the absolute bananas strength of Babylon, and specifically how *fantastic* Babylon becomes in Tech/Civic Shuffle. Getting the entire tech instead of 40% for achieving a tech boost is *insane*. The episode starting with Babylon attacking with Warrior, Spear, and Archer, being technologically equal to Potato. Half way through the episode, Babylon has Men-at-Arms, Knights, Coursers, and Crossbows. But the thing to remember is that, despite Babylon's crazy ability to blast through the tech tree, they are ABSOLUTELY NOT a Science Victory civ. The -50% to normal Science output combined with the last couple of Eras on the Tech Tree only getting boosted by Spy actions (meaning someone has to be ahead of you technologically) pretty much make Science a non-viable option for Victory. Possible, sure. Probably, not even close.
Pretty sure the earliest science victories anyone has ever done was with Babylon. Some people were getting sub-100 science victories. There are strategies that overcome their -50% SPT
Science victories are easy with Babylon. Yes, you have a 50% science penalty and that technically hurts for the Future Era techs. However that can be circumvented with the Great Library (giving free boost whenever someone else gets a scientist, so it'd have to grab a freebie Future tech), as well as the fact that rushing as many eurekas as possible means you'll approach the Future era techs 100+ turns sooner than any other civ, so any slowdown is only a mild annoyance because you've bought yourself a lot of time.
@@Deathborn668 Plus you can pillage science in the late game. Build cavalry, get the depredation promotion and you can pillage through the techs that can't be boosted.
I'm not usually a fan of shuffle games, but this has been a fun one. That choke point between Potato and Zanzibar was a blessing, getting to focus fire everything Babylon sent through it was probably what saved the empire. I do wonder if getting suzerainty over Zanzibar rather than Fez might have been the play though. Could have then sent Z a trade route and walked straight through to Babylon for a much earlier Domrey attack.
Can I just say that I like these extreme videos a lot more than your normal videos? Seeing you desperately trying to cling onto your religion, my favorite part of the game, is nice.
An hour ago: "oh nice Khmer, my favourite civ they have so many nice abilities with food and housing, we can get a nice religion and culture game going, it'll be comfy!" Now: "that's it, my single win condition is to raze every Babylonian city to the ground. I will not rest until I have crushed him entirely and resettled his entire empire."
This was hilarious. I've watched up until part 3 of this series and it's my favorite so far. It's amazing the precarious game you were playing. Very very entertaining, and omg you are good at this game 😂
I’ve listened to potato slowly descend into madness so many times… first time I’ve been a bit worried about him was when he said “my religion isn’t based around dams”… 😢
A quick heads up for war optimization: Warriors are the only unit that do not benefit from Flanking and Support bonuses. I believe they can provide it for other units, but they cannot make use of it themselves. This is likely due to the fact that they have 0 gold upkeep cost. Also, if you notice the AI embarking troops to invade you, *BUILD A GALLEY* You won't have to do that unit positioning dance if you control the seas.
"These expert maneuvers aren't possible unless you've played a lot of civ." *Takes out holy site adjacency card and leaves serfdom on accident* You're right, I would need to be a pro to make that work.
Ngl potato I would love if you could do another video about Civ Blitz and maybe do a multiplayer game with the community/other creators where u play a custom Civ and the rest of the players play as normal Civs. Or another video where everyone has their own created Civs
"Exodus of The Evangelists"... Potato, saw your collab last week and the followup. Believe (Strongly) have a collab suggestion that could, potentially, expand Your viewership Significantly and right up your alley. Have no idea how to connect. "And, now, The War with Babylon actually begins. But, this is The Moment I actually get to Strike Back.".
Your soul was taken from you, and a soulless creature knows nothing but revenge, the world will call you a monster, but your people will call you salvation.
You had to muck around a lot. Holy site on the river in the mountains to the right of the capital, with 1 archer with +10 district defence would have completely changed the game, both for military and religious defence.
The reason all of this worked is 1 Potatoe knows unit interactions so well. But mainly 2, the chocke point. That choke point between Ankor and Sansibar made all the difference
I'll be honest. If I saw that ranger come out when you did, I would have just called the game dead and quit there. Like you're not even to medieval units yet and they've got an industrial unit out.
I feel like whenever Potato starts the series by saying he's going for a peaceful/simming victory he is immediately cursed to 100 turns of war.
It's like when he talks about doing a tall game, then it immediately devolves into conquering an entire AI
@@fishraposo7192It’s the exact opposite for me, I always go tall and even when I say I’m gonna go wide I end up getting 4-6 cities at most.
This is how every game goes for me as well. On Deity it just feels so personal
22:15 Potato: *playing as ancient Cambodia*
Also Potato: "He just stepped forward into my killing field"
Right, the Khmer have no history of brutal oppression or conflict.
@@BlandgeGoogle the word "joke", you cantaloupe
@@boyxgamerwould this count as r/rareinsults?
@@Civlover10redditor spotted
@@samcase8088 lol yes I’m a Redditor
32:39, almost screamed at my screen. Saying one thing, doing the other, keeping Serfdom in and tossing out the holy site adjacency multiplier. Haha. This is an absolutely riveting series.
I think what I like best about this series immediately is that you were put on the back foot with this island despite starting so optimistic. Its really fun watching someone play back from a horrible swing like that.
If I was playing that map I would have started a new game as soon as I saw how close all the city states were. Of course, I'm a Civ 5 player, so I don't crowd my cities together, and I don't believe in conquering city states, just possibly stealing workers off them and farming XP.
This playthrough is so pure - establishing your own win conditions is the way to go. I absolutely love it!
Potato tilted cause Babylon pulled a gigachad move on him. Declares war razes city declares peace leaves. Converts capital declares war again
How dare and AI use player tactics on me! :D
Giga stupid is what Babylon is.
His antics has condemned his civilization to a footnote of annoyance in history.
Feel like it was the city state that razed it
Love the grudge against Babylon. All rational goes out of the window when I'm losing too😅
Strike fear in your opponents.
They must learn that if they strike you down, you will take them with you.
What is best in life? To crush deity level empires, to see their tiles yields pillaged by your units and to hear the lamentations of their mothers.
I love how Potato realises that he is falling into Tunnel Vision and then shortly afterwards re-inforces his desire to tunnel even harder
That damned CPU player is gonna learn, yo
I love how awkward and dramatic this series is with all the setbacks
This episode highlights the absolute bananas strength of Babylon, and specifically how *fantastic* Babylon becomes in Tech/Civic Shuffle. Getting the entire tech instead of 40% for achieving a tech boost is *insane*. The episode starting with Babylon attacking with Warrior, Spear, and Archer, being technologically equal to Potato. Half way through the episode, Babylon has Men-at-Arms, Knights, Coursers, and Crossbows.
But the thing to remember is that, despite Babylon's crazy ability to blast through the tech tree, they are ABSOLUTELY NOT a Science Victory civ. The -50% to normal Science output combined with the last couple of Eras on the Tech Tree only getting boosted by Spy actions (meaning someone has to be ahead of you technologically) pretty much make Science a non-viable option for Victory. Possible, sure. Probably, not even close.
Pretty sure the earliest science victories anyone has ever done was with Babylon. Some people were getting sub-100 science victories. There are strategies that overcome their -50% SPT
Boesthius did a 150 turn deity Babylon science victory last week.
Science victories are easy with Babylon.
Yes, you have a 50% science penalty and that technically hurts for the Future Era techs. However that can be circumvented with the Great Library (giving free boost whenever someone else gets a scientist, so it'd have to grab a freebie Future tech), as well as the fact that rushing as many eurekas as possible means you'll approach the Future era techs 100+ turns sooner than any other civ, so any slowdown is only a mild annoyance because you've bought yourself a lot of time.
@@Deathborn668 Plus you can pillage science in the late game. Build cavalry, get the depredation promotion and you can pillage through the techs that can't be boosted.
13:35 I died laughing, this is such a civ thing to do
The AI deserves it sometimes..
The episode yesterday was so exciting! I'm happy to see more of this game
Babylon: Bad holy site placement
Potato: KILL! MAIM! BURN!
I'm not usually a fan of shuffle games, but this has been a fun one. That choke point between Potato and Zanzibar was a blessing, getting to focus fire everything Babylon sent through it was probably what saved the empire. I do wonder if getting suzerainty over Zanzibar rather than Fez might have been the play though. Could have then sent Z a trade route and walked straight through to Babylon for a much earlier Domrey attack.
Can I just say that I like these extreme videos a lot more than your normal videos? Seeing you desperately trying to cling onto your religion, my favorite part of the game, is nice.
my man has finally embraced his chaotic aligment fully.
surpised he took so long, finally he get to play warlock on D&D
Babylon: *pushes Potato to the brink*
Potato: *builds Domreys and pushes back*
Babylon: 🎶 _We've made the wrong decision and it's easy to see_ 🎶
This might be a horror session for you to play but it sure is a blast watching it
If the next episode isn’t titled ‘The potato strikes back’ I’m gonna be mildly upset
An hour ago: "oh nice Khmer, my favourite civ they have so many nice abilities with food and housing, we can get a nice religion and culture game going, it'll be comfy!"
Now: "that's it, my single win condition is to raze every Babylonian city to the ground. I will not rest until I have crushed him entirely and resettled his entire empire."
I have never been more excited for a Civ 6 video!!
Scorched earth Potato is probably my favorite.
I honestly play Civ mostly to take revenge on the AI, so I'm really into this let everything burn Potato arc
This was hilarious. I've watched up until part 3 of this series and it's my favorite so far. It's amazing the precarious game you were playing. Very very entertaining, and omg you are good at this game 😂
Seeing potato doing the same thing as me when the AI unreasonably angers me is quite satisfying.
I’ve listened to potato slowly descend into madness so many times… first time I’ve been a bit worried about him was when he said “my religion isn’t based around dams”… 😢
You pettyness isn't tactical, but man is it entertaining.
A quick heads up for war optimization:
Warriors are the only unit that do not benefit from Flanking and Support bonuses. I believe they can provide it for other units, but they cannot make use of it themselves. This is likely due to the fact that they have 0 gold upkeep cost.
Also, if you notice the AI embarking troops to invade you, *BUILD A GALLEY*
You won't have to do that unit positioning dance if you control the seas.
Potato, what is best in life?
Crush the Babylonians, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women.
Love the title! I don't know how many times I have had the same thought.
36:55 “because they are dogshit” you crack me up bro hahaha.
Bad holy sites or not, looking forward to you razing it all to the ground
0:02 Already liked the video. You're a legend.
The next episode is gonna be R rated💀💀💀
Not sure I've seen Potato so flustered. Down with Babylon!
LET THE HATE FLOW THROUGH YOU, PETTY POTATO!
You get a like for a quick upload I NEED to see this.
Civ Wars-The potato strikes back
You play civ the way God intended it to be played
These mountains are the only thing giving potato a fighting chance here. What an interesting game!
Just started watching you again, glad you’re back at it with the civ content:)
The pure hatred is just beautiful 😂going from a super sim game to razing another empire first is wonderful 😂
10:21 -Warrior vs almost dead horseman, game said ''Major defeat''. -Attack anyway and die. -Potato : ''Surprise Pikachu Face''!
What an EPIC episode :,D Oh boi.... This was amazing!
This has the greatest thumbnail in Potato's vast catalog of vids
32:26 potato unlocks monarchy and proceeds to not use it.
15:52 well said, my dude
Scorched Earth potato is awesome, also a bit scary
that narrow mountain pass adds dramatic value in this war
Civ Wars: The Potato Strikes Back
It gotta be the first time I hear Potato swear
Yo I loved the video with the spithing Brit
"These expert maneuvers aren't possible unless you've played a lot of civ."
*Takes out holy site adjacency card and leaves serfdom on accident*
You're right, I would need to be a pro to make that work.
"Im going to raze this whole fucking empire" ...I'm a simple man...take my upvote lol
This may be your most cursed start ever, but this is just my standard deity experience.
Also promotions of range damage do not work on defense because your ranged units defend themselves via melee strength
You should definitely play more civ6 games like this one
Potato said 'So, you have chosen death."
I wish you would've gotten Timur. I love the mental image of him leading your Domreys against Babylon like some sort of Uzbeki Hannibal Barca. XD
Lmao when he realized they had guns. Classic babylon
I like the tactical misspelling in the thumbnail
Ngl potato I would love if you could do another video about Civ Blitz and maybe do a multiplayer game with the community/other creators where u play a custom Civ and the rest of the players play as normal Civs. Or another video where everyone has their own created Civs
Hope that capturing the city state doesn't trigger a military emergency against you! Loving that Civ6 content is back and Potato is tilted!
I only clicked on part 2 because of the thumbnail Potato. I love it
I ain't never seen Potato so mad at an AI. Burn it all down! This is the way.
Also really thought he was gonna put the encampment on the hill to block the pass, but he put it on the flat. :/
when he said "fucking" it got real
Can’t wait for the next part
Potato: "Fuck my shit up, fam!"
Babylon: "Sure thing, fam!"
Yay! Civ's back!
The lost wonders of Babylon shall be a thing.
Just finished the last ep. I want to see that babylon on knees.
"Exodus of The Evangelists"... Potato, saw your collab last week and the followup. Believe (Strongly) have a collab suggestion that could, potentially, expand Your viewership Significantly and right up your alley. Have no idea how to connect.
"And, now, The War with Babylon actually begins. But, this is The Moment I actually get to Strike Back.".
I love seeing Potato Struggling 😂
so happy to go back to a regular civ game
Your soul was taken from you, and a soulless creature knows nothing but revenge, the world will call you a monster, but your people will call you salvation.
It is always about sending a message to the AI.
"This land ain't your land, this land is my land, get off this island, or I'll kick your ass in!"
Unkowingly recreates the battle of thermopoly.
i like salty coffee. looking forward to the next episode lol
I love you Potato, burn it down. :D
"It's not enough that I win, Hammurabi should fail".
Remember kids!
Spite is the most powerful motivator!
The horsemen hearing you call them trash 😢
You had to muck around a lot. Holy site on the river in the mountains to the right of the capital, with 1 archer with +10 district defence would have completely changed the game, both for military and religious defence.
Timur literally one of the best elephant generals in history (after Hanibal Barca offcourse.)
never beflre have i related so much to a civ6 video title
I've never heard potato so angered at an ai civ before
It is not enough for dogs to win, but cats must also fail.
The first video for this playthrough seems to be missing from the Playlist
It says "not available" for me :(
The reason all of this worked is 1 Potatoe knows unit interactions so well. But mainly 2, the chocke point.
That choke point between Ankor and Sansibar made all the difference
And the barb boats in the water, without them the coke point would have been meaningless and it would have been almost impossible to defend
I thought your rage reaction to Korea in the last game was amusing. But it looks like Babs has hit all your rage buttons. XD
babylon should have realized their folly as soon as the quill etched their name in the great book of grudges
Honestly, I'd probably build an encampment on that mountain pass. Significantly more defensive power.
/fires up a tech & civic shuffle game
//spawns next to Babylon; missile cruisers arrive on turn 50
“let me tell you about our Lord and Saviour… JESUS CHRIST! not him” 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Potato is swearing so much Wjesus himself is going to appear
"I am not making builders" removes scriptures and leaves serfdom in
I'll be honest. If I saw that ranger come out when you did, I would have just called the game dead and quit there. Like you're not even to medieval units yet and they've got an industrial unit out.