The Spear Dane. | Project Zomboid ZERO to HERO Challenge #8
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Poet continues dragging starving homeless man through miserable life.
Isn't it the meaning of human life?
Well the starving part is no longer very accurate
A shack is a home too... Sorta...
But the poet was his dead son who lived as a poet and philosopher and returned home as a spirit to aid his own father in the tempestuous times of the zombie apocalypsis.
Yup, a standard living for a poet and or philosopher. Like seriously it's the default for those guys.
There's a reason why Spears dominated the ancient battlefields
Boring, but very practical weapon with low skill requirements.
Ye, just point it at the "bad" guy and poke
Horses don't like to run into big sharp things.
Most importantly, it's effective in formation. It's a lot harder to fight with a sword when you're bumping elbows with fellow soldiers, than it is to hold a spear. Denser firepower is very useful.
1v1 there are solid arguments and techniques that favor other weapons, but no sensible man fights 1v1 when he can help it.
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This feels like the 2nd act in a movie or play. The first act was the near death experience Williams faced and him essentially giving up on life until his cabbages suddenly grew. Now we're at the happy middle point in the movie where Williams has not only accepted the post-apocalypse but has come to the point of excelling in it. Nearly delirious with his newfound power, he easily carves through what had been his struggles but a few weeks ago. But that means, as all good movies show, there is a third act to come with a danger that far surpasses what Williams had experienced thus far. What will that experience be?
the helicopter event 2 : the sequel
Female companionship.
Well normally in movies this is where a young kid shows up and you start devoting your whole life protecting the child
*wakes up, 3 hordes on each side of the house.*
*massive migration of hordes*
@@mungil2005 Maybe, or maybe Sir Williams will try and seach for companionship after long years of loneliness, and then he will find his young aprentise
Leave it to Gerald Williams to find the rarest clothing item (lightning bolt helmet) before a watch.
He's simultaneously the most lucky and unlucky man in the world lol
even with unlucky i usually find a watch within the first day; half the time its like the first zombie i kill has one
if you watch he rarely checks zombies bodies , so its no surprise he hasnt found a watch.
@@thade7062 I know this is 10 month ago but he actually seems to be checking most the zombies. Don't know if you notice but this is edited.
Spears aren't overpowered. They're exactly as strong as they should be against an enemy that shambles towards you and makes no attempt to stop you from stabbing them.
I really like that spears seem to be correctly represented in this game
most videogames have such a strong "prejudice" against spears or maybe just lean strongly in favor of swords and axes etc. that makes them seem like the worst weapon possible
and holy shit how many horror movies have I seen where the protagonist would fight zombies with kitchen knives etc. the worst possible thing to use except if you literally got nothing
stick em with the pointy end is literally all you need to know to kill something like a zombie with a spear
@@brohvakiindova4452 itd possibly because spears are only effective if you have the space to properly thrust with them. In an urban flat you wont really have enough space to properly use a spear. Its great in the suburbs or open spaces tho
@@PalaDave99 it's basically the other way around, at least with a short spear because we're talking zombies, not a fighter capable of defending
with "classical" relatively slow zombies you have enough opportunity to get into a good position and the added range enables you to attack from behind furniture etc.
so as long as you're at least a tiny bit agile, you should be fine
it would suck with a wall in your back and a zombie up close but this situation should be avoided anyway and no one said you can't have a hunting knife or something for backup and a sword or axe wouldn't do too much better
a spear is also less likely to get stuck in the skull, which is why an axe for example would be horrible against more than a single zombie
@@PalaDave99 just read your other comment aight ;D
@@JohnTheRevelat0r you simply poke through the eyes into the brain, there is far less resistance
also to add on that getting a stuck spear out is easy push your foot against the zombie and pull, with an axe stuck it's possible you don't have the angle to get it out
at least while wood splitting it can be relatively hard to get the axe out and it's not gonna help that the head you're stuck in is flexibly attached to a neck ;D
it's mostly hypothetical but that's how my logic would make the spear preferable in 90% of situations
Note: The Crash Helmets only protect the head, the Motorcycle Helmet protects both the head AND neck, you can see this by inspecting them.
Additional Note: The devs have now nerfed motorcycle helmets and they no longer protect the neck.
Ah yes, the deadliest weapon invented by humanity - the sharp stick.
*THE POKEY STICK*
Well, it is the reason we evolved in the first place.
@@TheZenytram Yep, our shoulders are quite literally shaped to manoeuvre spears and also throw them at prey.
Shadiversity has about 4-5 videos on the stick and how good of a weapon it is. The vids are about 20 min long each.
I feel like your video prep is 25% recording, 25% editing and 50% sneaking your philosophy dissertation into the script. I love it
The spear is also an OP weapon in real-life. It's realistic you're not even cheesing it.
maybe 4u
I studied the blade
@@tictacterminator it's about reach, a spear has far better reach. Though the halberd was a war time weapon much like the spear only designed to be more effective against armoured opponents.
The blade is pretty much useless against armour, you defeated a properly armoured opponent by grounding them or with blunt force trauma. You could not cut them.
You could slip a blade in between spaces in the armour but that was close to impossible in a real combat situation, and increasingly difficult depending on the era of the armour.
The blade as you say, was primarily a side arm for self-defence,like a pistol it's nowhere near as effective a combat weapon as say a modern rifle would be.
The spear can't be matched in effectiveness against mounted troops, not to mention other weapons used in conjunction with the spear, such as an axe or shield.
@@mtdewramen relevance? Oh, not found.
Classic 404
Wait till the apocalypse rediscovers arrows, bolts, pit traps, snares, and dead falls...
The quote, "if we didn't have statistics nothing would matter" is probably the saddest quote I've seen since the one about dead puppies being just piles of meat in a dog-shaped pile.
from parasyte?
@@tombirdman8900 yup
But statistics can help you become better
It's a sad quote, but true. Remember, he showed allot of compassion towards the dog while it was dying. Once the dog was dead what good would treating the body like a dog do? There was nothing there to receive compassion. Anything done afterwards for the body is only done for the peace of mind of the living left behind.
Live puppies are also piles of meat in dog-shaped piles, but those piles also move.
"A knife is nature's ultimate gift to man.
A knife that can cut at a distance is man's ultimate triumph over nature."
-Flavor Text of the [Stickknife of Loathing], _The Kingdom Of Loathing_
Oh my god seeing a Kingdom of Loathing reference in the wild is, well, wild
“I’ve killed 500 zombies and still haven’t found a watch”
I laughed so hard at this. Wtf are the odds?
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Next character will be Hrothgar...
What?!
Who's Hrothgar?
High Hrothgarian?
Hrothgar. Who had a warned about the dangers of fame and the mutability of time to Beowolf? Neat and oddly fitting for PZ :)
Nani !?
Episode #8, in which AA discovers why spears were the dominant melee weapon class throughout the majority of human history.
The empty platitudes mixed in with Clair de Lune have superseded irony to become genuinely profound.
"Some consider me a man............Of violence."
Me after playing kenshi for 400 hours and finally beat Cat-Lon
The wizard somehow beat 3 of my fighters with 60~ combat stats PEPEHANDS
Me storming the Wizards tower with 4 50-60 combat stat bois and 2 big dogs
Not sure which mod it was
@@mattjones2183 you can always cheese with crossbows :P or good micro
@@brohvakiindova4452 True but i hate the strat of running away whenever your opponent attacks and at that point I didn't have what it took to train up a good crossbowmen
@@mattjones2183 training crossbow to decent enough level is simple: just use only toothpick on high armored enemies or slow animals you can outrun, xp is granted per shot I think so dealing less damage with highest ammo is definetly the best way
in my most recent game I played with 1.5 xp multiplier and I still think this game is too grindy
supposedly strong enemies are only on absurdly high levels because you can abuse AI behaviour and training up even a small fighting squad to even 40 to 50 in fighting skill and other stuff takes ages
it's not even hard it's just insanely grindy
same as training strength or athletics etc. the best strategy is boring af although you can level athletics well by just playing
the game encourages you to use imprisoned paladins etc. to train up skills because it takes just waaaay too much time fighting thugs that usually cap out at 30-ish fighting
This series is better than The Walking Dead has been for the last five years.
Ya got that right 😂
In my opinion it’s been downhill since season 3.
@@PugnaciousProductions it jumped the shark after the Negan head bash.
Objectively, people in the walking dead series are too busy to fight among themselves than the zombie itself. So yes, Gerald McWilliams is indeed better than them
Well Walking Dead is a bunch of whiny, modern humans having way too much drama plus a few zombies bumbling about in the background, while this is figuring out how to make things work and then survive the hordes with none of that pesky plot-armor getting in the way. If you die, you die.
AA: Fat people are just happier.
Me: Yeah but we have huge depression.
That's because you can't stop eating rotten cabbages
A huge depression in the gravitational field amiright?
@@amoniousbt1110 We have a huge depression, but yes, our gravitational field is so strong no-one can see it. Even more, some of us are so dence that our gravity attracts women !
Take a skinny person and a fat person, both equally depressed. The fat person has less depression per square inch, therefore, the depression is diffused, making happier. It's science.
The best option would be being fat while doing exercise and living in a nice place with nice people.
I need a compilation of every time this amphibious creature says “helow”
As a friend was fond of saying, "Weight is power! Overweight is overpower!"
I laughed at it then, but later on, when I went from underweight to overweight, physical labor became far easier. Funny how things go.
The scary thing about fat people is that you have no way of knowing how much muscle is hiding underneath. You'd think a big target would be easy to hit, but he was *fast*.
Conservation of momentum.
weight means muscle as well as fat, after all one cannot move the fat without strength so they are given strength like their body is a training weight that one cannot take off.
Ah yes, time for another episode of my favourite show: Gerald Williams and the Grand Search for a Goddamn Watch.
This guy tells a fictional's characters story so well that it sounds like something that he lived throught.
There is a reason the spear was the choice armament for most of human history. Cheap, long, fast, intimidating, and deadly.
Also easy to train.
Pointy end goes in bad guy. Blunt end smacks bad guy in face. Plant blunt end in dirt to get pointy end in horse or pig. Throw.
Incredibly low skill floor, incredibly high skill ceiling.
Truly, humanity has yet to develop a melee weapon that consistently outclasses the long and pointed stick.
The spear is an incredible weapon. Good to see that Zomboid acknowledges this fact.
I love how you were so enamoured with the spear, saying its OP, praising it trough the video, like it wasn't exactly made to keep things away from you while you make them dead.
All hail the pointy stikk
Sticc protecc
Sticc attacc
But most importantly...
Sticc make sure the enemy doesn't fight bacc.
I love how mysteriousfrogman has become so excited by the discovery of the spear that it stops the existential poetry and he just kinda goes stabbin.
Blessed night when we get another episode in the saga
I love this series huge fan of the pseudo philosophizing going on and the character building :)))
Nowhere else on Earth's Internet does "Hello" accompany a fast zoom in to a cold man's face. Nowhere.
I find it kind of hilarious that you only just realized that using a spear would be broken I mean it's only the most successful weapon in human history with more kills to its name than even the atom bomb. The ability to stab things at a distance makes it the first weapon of mass destruction.
And it hasn't changed much since the stone age. Shaft is practically the same becase it needs to fit human proportions and heads have to have pointy end.
The atom bomb hasn't caused that much death in the grand scheme of things.
atom bombs only discovered in this century, just give it enough time
@@waahaah861 we will glass a planet within the next 1000 years Im certain of it. Probably a Saturn people’s commune or something or a pluton anarcho republic
I don't know enough about medieval history to contest the spear's claim to fame in total kill-count, but if it's the case that the spear has a tough time getting past full plate body armor, then in that kind of warfare, it's not the best weapon. Especially in something closer to 1v1s (or skirmishes, consisting of lots of 1v1s), I've been told that most kills were achieved by knocking down and grappling an opponent so you can shove a long, thin blade between the plates.
The frequency of those situations would be I suppose what determines whether or not the spear or the good ol' *dagger* actually has the most kills.
Been watching the worm man stuff, the difference in how effective he and g e r a l d w i l l i a m s are at basic tasks is stark
My love for this series is like that of my love for a stray night sky. It entrances me. Steals my attention. It fills me with wonder and awe. And the realization of its ephemeral nature dawns on me with a sadness. Yet, as realization dawns, the dawn of a new day also dawns. The dawn of ambigousamphibian's next series will one day dawn on the horizons of my youtube subscription feed. Perhaps it will be Until Dawn. Dawn of War. Or Dawn. It is a mystery.
Cant tell if the monologue at the start of the video is getting more unhinged or if it's just going way over my head...
Definitely the latter.
Both
it's a reference to the theme from Shaft (1971) lol
as a long time zomboid fan i'd like to thank you for bringing more attention to the game with this amazing content, keep up the good work man :)
Starting at 4:38...
"This is great, look at this, you cant do this with any other thing. Its.. very good."
I got serious Jeff Goldblum vibes from this.
The greatest poet of this age
It's once again 3 AM in Brazil, yet I am still watching your videos when they are released... I feel Gerald's dread in my exhaustion.
Same
Boa!
Well, if you ever wondered why the spear was all but ubiquitous to every pre-gun army on the planet- now you know.
Spears OP. Reach is amazing.
old man eats moldy cabbage and stabs the dead with long sticks while contemplating the meaning of life
I'd like to think that the narrator of this is just Gerald talking to himself throughout all of this journey slowly getting more and more insane as time goes on.
I cant let it go... I dont know why but i broke Into tears of laughter from the whole "extreamly, absurdly, distastefully, deliciously, morbidly obese, i wanna be morbidly obese" it's killing me 😂
Not only has Gerald William evolved and grown with his abilities and skill, you, the player have also grown. As you take the arduous path less taken, you discover new ways of getting things done, better ways of getting things done. Spear>knife. Very good series, ive loved it from start to its unknown end.
aa, after bringing gerald back from starvation with almost 600 zombie kills: "i'm terrible at this"
me, not being able to make my guys live past 30 hours in super weenie hut jr's sandbox: :')
Thats what you ALMOST will never see in zombie movies:
FARMING FOOD.
Well, you also don't see a single person stabbing an entire hoard to death with a sharp stick...
@@creeperizak8971 welp, in almost every zombie movie, zombiea have different stats + it is the GAME.
Into the movie they are actually solid and can easily overpower the MC by just outnumbering him, so...
Your point is POINTLESS, HA!
@@deadgnome3432 and because the zombies can easily overpower the MC, if a hoard decides to hobble over to their vegetable patch they can't do anything about it.
@@creeperizak8971 zombies cant decide, they cant even think.
Its all happens spontaneously, so if survivors or MC going for farming and cant save the garden from zombies-its their own fault, zombies are just walking in where they hear/see/smell anything.
@@deadgnome3432 I know that they can't think, but whatever combination of unlucky happenings that lead the zombies near wouldn't be much different from the zombies just up and deciding to go there.
You know, you need to do a 'co-op' collab like this, having your genetic dead end character try his best at not being a genetic dead end vs a cycling genetic lottery winners that try their own success attempt alongside you, but at a different part of the map.
Say they're Riverside, you're not, and how much would they die to due to overconfidence in their characters capabilities vs you who is far too cautious to succeed not starving to death.
bruh I was just thinking about how much I wanted to see this episode
love the vids stay ambiguous
watching these videos at night when im tired and drifting to sleep feels like a fever dream when ur doing poetry
"Man's Search for Meaning" really is a life changing book.
I look forwards to this series. Every time I open this website, I first check for an amphibian posting. Perhaps I am disappointed but perhaps I am rewarded. A find before the youtube overlords may alter me of it themselves. There is something so... immersive of this series. Not within the game but being immersed into life.
Thank you AA support man and the group that finances his exploits.
"A watch cannot be pursued, it must ensue." - Viktor Frankl, maybe.
I love a good spear. There are literally 0 situations that can't be improved by a spear.
AA:
"The modern life is one of ennui. as I said before."
Me, a gerald william's scholar:
"Ah yes, the 3:46 second mark of episode 2"
Back to see you after watching the end of Unnus Annus, This was a good way to cap off a late night when I have to get up early to do chores and some vehicle work. Cheers to you for keeping up the vids despite intense stuff *DiCaprio glass raise*
I haven't laughed so much in ages. Thank you!
Have you ever played Darkest Dungeon? id like to watch you kill eldritch horrors while reciting poetry.
Dude Man's search for meaning by Viktor E Frankl is such a good book. Fuck I love this guy.
The Window Strategy reminds me of Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
My position is one of greater dignity
I found this channel today and am binge watching the hell out of it. This is such an experience, it's soothing and pleasing to hear his narration and I'm genuinely interested in the gameplay. A very enthralling experience.
Spears actually are an objectively amazing hand to hand weapon, it's why spearmen were mainstays in the early Roman army and pikes changed the world with Alexander.
"He was so ugly that everyone died" This quote is also in Spongebob (the story about The Ugly Barnacle)
My friend told me about Project Zomboid and suggested I watch the first video of this series to learn more about the game and learn how the game acts and how it should be played. But here I am, having just finished this episode and heading onto the next. I find this series not only helpful and entertaining but immaculate. I can’t wait to see more. I thank you for making such great videos
i have to say thank you for showing me to this series plan to get it the next time there is a sale since im poor and i cant wait to see what you do next
Same really want the game thanks to AA lately just been playing dark souls
I don't often say that, but i really appreciate your innovation on game narration content. It brings back the spark of storytellers of old when they narrated the state of mind of characters in a fable to be of the same importance as the fable itself. A lot of that has been lost on entertainment industry due to overuse of image and "funny faces". But you kept the joy of ages past in your content. I can only hope that more would get inspired by you, much love and appreciation, hope this message finds you well and bring the happiness of labor recognition in your heart.
After this I recommend you play spore! Hearing your tales while evolution would be amazing
I been subbed for like 2 days and watch the solo torso video keep up the great work
"I'm terrible at this"
The opening to this series is getting more and more unhinged as Gerald Williams himself becomes more unwound.
damm, youtube just recommended me the first episode of this series, and i am already watching everything, every time an episode ends i'm scared to check if there is another episode. I think i'm addictated to your poems.
Genuinely amazes me from time to time that one of humanity's greatest martial accomplishments is sharpening a stick. So simple. So effective.
It is really gratifying to watch Mr. Williams finally faring past the chokehold of weakness and starvation. It was an uphill battle, but now he seems to have reached a summit of sorts, and can get to enjoy some hard-earned smooth sailing, however long it may last.
Watching your series's on Project Zomboid and discovering your channel made me try the game again. My review was negative and I had about 10 hours in the game. Now that I've started playing again my review is now positive and I have over one hundred hours in the game. I enjoy your content. The newer poetic stuff with cuts is a little much sometimes compared to the older series's, but it does show you love working on the channel and making it better over time and putting in more effort. Keep up the good work.
"Wherever there is a game, there is exploits"
The Spiffing Brit would be proud
0:07 I knew where it was going...and I choked hard on a biscuit on the "Can you dig it"....
I don’t even play this game and I watch your series... 😅 Love the videos!
Just a suggestion - maybe work in some before and after stuff once in a while? Like a clip of how hard it was a few episodes back side by side with the current episode, or all your old debuffs and such.
i don't have anything to say other than this series is great. you're great. heres a comment to hopefully put you higher on the recommended algorithm to show other people how great this is
Spongebob reference at 6:12 was perfect. Just discovered your channel and am so thrilled.
Gerald William's Inventory is the greatest of names. Truly magnificent.
The Deadbeater is the perfect name for Gerald Williams. The double meaning pun is perfect.
I, too, yearned for the monastic occupation as a youth, a simple life where the purpose of my existence was the edification of self and service toward others. I, too, dreamt of the agrarian profession, where I could humbly work the earth and directly reap the fruit of my labors. I thank you, Gerald Williams, for teaching me that it is a dream within reach, a yearning that may yet be satisfied. I *can* dig it, Jerry, I truly can.
Spears are amazing, as soon as you hit a few levels in maintainance it's a night and day comparison.
Really loving all these moments of deep monologues and quotes. Hilarious. 😂So happy I stumbled upon this content. It truly is fantastic. 👍
This playthrough is so fun. I really love your narration! This smooth positive nihilism is so 2020! I love it! More! MORE!
I love your videos. Your narrating of your videos is the absolute best. Please enjoy making these vids and keep making them. they bring me so much joy.
So glad I discovered this channel. These Zomboid vids are some of the most entertaining things I’ve ever watched on YT. Thank you!
love the "man's search for meaning" reference, you are a true og
Starving poet discovers a simple tool that turned a tree-climbing monke to a spacefaring civilization in 400 000 years flat.
love the new editing style. glad ur back
I started watching your zomboid and kenshi series today, and i already watched them, they are really cool and fun, thank you for doing that!
I`ve never thought someone could make poetic content out of Project Zomboid (my favorite game).... BUT YOU, SIR!!! You made it! Thanxx for your content.... I enjoy every episode.... Keep up the great work! Greetings from Germany!
I've been thinking of getting this game, since you've been showing it off. The worm man playthrough was great. Now, this one, both surpasses it and possesses sublime narration!
I am absolutely in love with your narration
Ah the sounds of spring…Birds chirping, snow melting and of course face stabbing.
"Some consider me a Man." - Gerald Williams
Cabbage: is this ambrosia?
We are witnessing the descent of Gerald Williams as madness overtakes his mind during the opening years of the apocalypse
The first ambiguousamphibian video I watched. The start of something great.
Hands down the funniest narrated lets play on TH-cam
Great video man! The editing was mint too!
0:05 Shaft reference? Shaft reference. And shovel joke
You are not horrible, you're the reason I bought and got to enjoy this game in the first place, and you're the muse for at least 200 hours of my kenshi time played
Beautiful, ive been watching this series since yesterday.