Thanks again to the Dawnless Days team for giving me the chance to play out the Erebor campaign! I've honestly had such a fab time playing, making this video & hopefully by spreading some awareness we can get some more 2D, 3D, Level Designers & more game testers to speed up development and get a public release! Check out the Discord link to join the Dawnless Days discord and apply for open roles - discord.gg/tdd
I Love your channel and I’m shure you are very busy, as a Strategie gamer you might wanna look into Nobunagas Ambition:awakening it’s a true gem of TW like Strategie gaming in sengoku period of Japan. Don’t get fooled by the manga style, it’s a fully fledged hardcore Strategie game but not easy to get into. Sry for my englisch it’s not my mother language. Cheers
Why do I feel like this is the most hyped total war game we've had in so long for this group of people lol. All done by amazing modders is just the cherry on top.
Honestly, if they had me pay to play this, id gladly give them 20 bucks for a basically new total war game. I cant believe CA cant get their heads together and manage to give us this same amount of passion and hardwork, only half assed mechanics and some new graphics, with terrible gameplay. Props to the devs, they really deserve the world
That's quite harsh on them. Total war warhammer is a fantastic series honestly. Getting the rights of the LOTR IP officially is where the problems really lie...
@@JenoSnetrem except that its not.. most mechanics of total war are out the window.. sieges are insanely terrible they are making the game so campaigns and fights are very fast pace and very arcady.. recent total war games are an insult to their players..
@@JenoSnetrem TWW is a sh**show compared to what was promised. sieges are crap (have been forever) and the trilogy is just a massive cashgrab/unbalanced mess
Been following the development for years, chasing the high that The Third Age mod game me back in the days. And I have a feeling this will exceed that feeling! Very excited, great work for both the development team as well as from the reviewer. The future looks bright.
while Ca struggle to make a nice game to be kind,these people with only their free hours and with 0 budget are making the best total war from ages. Thank you guys,keep the passion
Showed this to my wife out of excitement. She said, "looks nice but I dunno why you're so excited about this. I said, "Honey, you don't understand. I've been waiting for this campaign since before we go married." For context, we got married in 2016.
im. so. excited. i've been waiting for this for SO LONG. it's still a decent bit away i know, but seeing how far its come since it was just some rumbling on the total war forums has been really inspiring.
Mostly just the Tolkien Estate being notoriously ornery. With the passing of Christopher they should theoretically be a little more lax and it could very well become a possibility
@@nikeaddict55 So bullshit that Lord of the Rings is still in the hands of the Tolkien Estate, I mean he wrote the return of the king 68 years ago and is long dead. But that's a different debate really. But yeah, they can be difficult to work with.
@@d.cirovic1695 Most of them are a long time ago. The main problem is just that it is really expensive to get rights to use Lord of the Rings, the kind of money that CA just doesn't have. Maybe 1 day now that Warhammer has proven that fantasy Total War is definitely something that has an audience and is something that they can make. Total War has flying units now, single entity lords and hero's, and magic (although that would be really rare of course in a LotR Total War). So sad that Warhammer is so difficult to mod, since it would be by far the best game to make a LotR mod with. But CA of course could do it. And if they could get hold of the rights to LotR, there is absolutely no doubt they would.
@@AWMuloccupation doesn’t do anything. Converting the settlement main building will change the map, ONCE we make all the variations. As for forts, no, since it’s not in the base game, just the fortification stance (if I understood your question correctly).
I literally buyed this Game like 2-3 Years ago just for the LotR Mod. When the Campaign is out im not gonna touch grass the next half of a Year. Cant Wait! Thanks for the Work of all of you guys, who create this Masterpiece :)
AAAAAAAAAA *AAAAAAAA!!!* (Explodes) I'm so excited! As if my week (in gaming at least) couldn't get any better. 1212 updates, DD news, Thrawn's Revenge update for EaW, and even an update for No Man's Sky!
Looks wonderful....I am so insanely jealous right now. That obligatory joke aside, a toast to the developers and everyone involved with this particular gem.
Excellent, they have future plans to add the dwarves of the blue mountains (?) It would also be wonderful if settlements from the orocarni mountains are added
We'll be focusing mainly on the two Orocarni factions comprised of two clans each, which are already in the campaign albeit copied from Erebor until we make their own assets. The Dwarves of the Blue Mountains will be in the mod, but will be unplayable.
This is so impressive. This is what I want out of a lord of the rings game or even just a total war game. I have been thinking of buying Attila but now I might just do it to play this mod and I don’t even play many mods. Truly impressive
Thank you very much for making videos about this much desired mod, we are all very excited to play it. We will definitely like it, the work is incredible
This is incredible and I cannot wait to see more! This mod is shaping up to be a great successor to DAC and frankly this is so much better than any CA has released in recent memory. Keep up the good work, we cannot wait to play this mod in full. As a wise man once said Mae Govannen Mello nin and may your dedication be rewarded soon!
It looks insanely good, The new mechanics for resolve/militancy ties the economic and will of the people into the campaign in such a way that doesnt really exist in other total wars. Sure, you could say war wariness is kinda similar but lets be honest it was just a negative debuff to public order. Same as religion, these mechanics sound so much more engaging and the expanding build system is exactly what you would need to manage it. Bravo, honestly this team is doing an amazing service to the total war community.
I of course, am envious that you got early access lol But at the same time, this campaign is still a WIP, but this already looks amazing. It is a ton of work to do this. This is what CA should be doing to be honest with you (I'm talking about last year). This is the equivalent to a major project at CA. It's just mind boggling. TW modders have saved this franchise and given it more replayability than anything else
Actually the AI didn't respond well to that, so we're creating a lot of unplayable, one-province factions in order to fill the map. The first versione was extremely desolate in order to keep with the lore, but gameplay takes precedence in these cases.
More than anything I hope the campaign captures the atmosphere of the og third age tw as that’s what keeps me coming back despite the aged m2tw graphics and mechanics
I hope you're open to a new atmosphere, because our objective isn't to port TA to a modern engine. It's to create something new and lasting with a ton of replayability, like TA did way back when.
@@TheDawnlessDayssounds great. Have been following this for ages and can’t wait to see it develop fully into something special. Thanks for all the work you guys put in.
I love those guys. It will be the best LotR mod ever in any game. Respect to Medieval LotR of course. And Rome I, with flying Nazguls. A proud succesor.
I wish that there was a way I could contribute to the fantastic work that this team are putting in! I’ve got no experience to be able to assist but I wish there was some way that I could help! Just fantastic to see the dedication the team have to making this probably the best mod!
"I recently begun a Test campaign in Darthmod Total War(Ottomans) result i begun expanding and "Venice" decided to lay an assault to Athens,i will recapture it shortly."
Why not use INTEGRITY? It was such a good mechanic on Attilla, it was realistic and a good way to put pressure on your battles and decisions of army management.
Man I'm so hiped for this... Lord of the rings are my all time favorite movies... Also is total war atilla with over 800 hours of game time my second most played Total war game in my steam library.. I can't wait to experience this myself and to take 2 weeks of vacation for it ( at least) 😅
8:07 - it feels like we have a brand new LOTR stragety game that could have been released so many years ago. And all this for FREE. FOR FREE. And to think at Attila's launch, to where Attila is now. This is the dark horse for total war, and it may prove some great mods in the future.
Thanks again to the Dawnless Days team for giving me the chance to play out the Erebor campaign! I've honestly had such a fab time playing, making this video & hopefully by spreading some awareness we can get some more 2D, 3D, Level Designers & more game testers to speed up development and get a public release! Check out the Discord link to join the Dawnless Days discord and apply for open roles - discord.gg/tdd
I Love your channel and I’m shure you are very busy, as a Strategie gamer you might wanna look into Nobunagas Ambition:awakening it’s a true gem of TW like Strategie gaming in sengoku period of Japan. Don’t get fooled by the manga style, it’s a fully fledged hardcore Strategie game but not easy to get into.
Sry for my englisch it’s not my mother language.
Cheers
It's so good to see our handy work come to life! I'm glad I could work on this alongside my fellow developers! Good job everyone!
You still have some assets to rig… 😂
All of you have done an amazing job.
Go learn Chemistry Pahemius :aragrin:
not you too @@Gyrosmeister
Hey just a question but do I have to have a channel to have this experience!
This will be amazing. So glad to work on this epic project!
Same kid, same
Whipy
@@GyrosmeisterΟ αρουραίος θα φάει τον γύρο
Thank you to the team for keeping total war fun
❤
The amount of dedication put in by the devs is incredible, the campaign look fantastic so far
Reminds me of my first Third Age Total War campaign. An journey i'll never forget!
Whoever is making this, we all love you
❤ Thanks!
Why do I feel like this is the most hyped total war game we've had in so long for this group of people lol. All done by amazing modders is just the cherry on top.
I love those devs, really commited
Honestly, if they had me pay to play this, id gladly give them 20 bucks for a basically new total war game. I cant believe CA cant get their heads together and manage to give us this same amount of passion and hardwork, only half assed mechanics and some new graphics, with terrible gameplay. Props to the devs, they really deserve the world
That's quite harsh on them. Total war warhammer is a fantastic series honestly. Getting the rights of the LOTR IP officially is where the problems really lie...
@@JenoSnetrem except that its not.. most mechanics of total war are out the window.. sieges are insanely terrible they are making the game so campaigns and fights are very fast pace and very arcady.. recent total war games are an insult to their players..
@@JenoSnetrem TWW is a sh**show compared to what was promised.
sieges are crap (have been forever) and the trilogy is just a massive cashgrab/unbalanced mess
I agree
I’d pay $40 for this not gonna lie.
Been following the development for years, chasing the high that The Third Age mod game me back in the days. And I have a feeling this will exceed that feeling! Very excited, great work for both the development team as well as from the reviewer. The future looks bright.
So jealous right now. But, happy it was you Termi. Great video.
So looking forward to this.
while Ca struggle to make a nice game to be kind,these people with only their free hours and with 0 budget are making the best total war from ages.
Thank you guys,keep the passion
These modders are some of the best I've ever seen. God this is so good.
Can't wait to play this. It looks absolutely stunning
Showed this to my wife out of excitement. She said, "looks nice but I dunno why you're so excited about this. I said, "Honey, you don't understand. I've been waiting for this campaign since before we go married."
For context, we got married in 2016.
It’s time to photoshop our logo in one of your family pictures 😏
Best mod team of all time! I was waiting years for this and now we are so close!
im. so. excited. i've been waiting for this for SO LONG. it's still a decent bit away i know, but seeing how far its come since it was just some rumbling on the total war forums has been really inspiring.
Man I am looking forward till it's competed
Far over the misty mountains cold...
Great to see our work in its glory
to dungeons deep... and caverns old...
@@faspelliviv585 And Feanor... did nothing wrong
@@GyrosmeisterHe went away...
To this day it still absolutely baffles me how CA has never made an official LOTR Total War game.
Mostly just the Tolkien Estate being notoriously ornery. With the passing of Christopher they should theoretically be a little more lax and it could very well become a possibility
@@nikeaddict55the funny thing is the load of dogshit stupid lotr games that got the license. But not total war 😂.
Makes you wonder how tf they got the rights for a fucking gollum game 💀@@d.cirovic1695
@@nikeaddict55 So bullshit that Lord of the Rings is still in the hands of the Tolkien Estate, I mean he wrote the return of the king 68 years ago and is long dead. But that's a different debate really. But yeah, they can be difficult to work with.
@@d.cirovic1695 Most of them are a long time ago. The main problem is just that it is really expensive to get rights to use Lord of the Rings, the kind of money that CA just doesn't have. Maybe 1 day now that Warhammer has proven that fantasy Total War is definitely something that has an audience and is something that they can make. Total War has flying units now, single entity lords and hero's, and magic (although that would be really rare of course in a LotR Total War). So sad that Warhammer is so difficult to mod, since it would be by far the best game to make a LotR mod with. But CA of course could do it. And if they could get hold of the rights to LotR, there is absolutely no doubt they would.
Mind blowing mod, such a hard work 🔥🔥🔥
YES! We're getting closer and closer! Fantastic video and congrats to the Dawnless Team this looks amazing!
The work on this has been an epic undertaking…with proportionately EPIC RESULTS. I’m speechless.
Some kind words ❤️ Thanks!
UI looks great ! It all looks very well done !
Question: Does the settlements design change once it has been occupied ? Can you build forts ?
@@AWMuloccupation doesn’t do anything. Converting the settlement main building will change the map, ONCE we make all the variations. As for forts, no, since it’s not in the base game, just the fortification stance (if I understood your question correctly).
@@TheDawnlessDays Thank you for your swift reply !
Man, that is a dream come true.
can’t wait to play this, i’ve been a fan of this mod for so long. looking great
It looks unbelievable fun! I’m so exited to finally play a lotr campaign, thanks dev for bringing a dream to life!
I literally buyed this Game like 2-3 Years ago just for the LotR Mod. When the Campaign is out im not gonna touch grass the next half of a Year. Cant Wait! Thanks for the Work of all of you guys, who create this Masterpiece :)
AAAAAAAAAA
*AAAAAAAA!!!*
(Explodes)
I'm so excited! As if my week (in gaming at least) couldn't get any better. 1212 updates, DD news, Thrawn's Revenge update for EaW, and even an update for No Man's Sky!
One day ill get to play this, and oh my what a day it shall be!
This is wonderful. I haven't been this hyped for Total War content since the announcement of Rome II.
I can’t wait for this mod. Well done to everyone involved in making this.
Thank you ♥
great mod coverages as usual Terminator, it's always enjoyable watching your videos.
Looks fantastically great. Especially those mechanics. Just wow.
Thanks!
Looks wonderful....I am so insanely jealous right now.
That obligatory joke aside, a toast to the developers and everyone involved with this particular gem.
The amount of detail makes me appreciate the wait for this. This is insane. I'm excited to see this play out.
Looks excellent, so nostalgic for TA:TW but with all the added flavour Atilla can offer. Great video!
Excellent, they have future plans to add the dwarves of the blue mountains (?) It would also be wonderful if settlements from the orocarni mountains are added
We'll be focusing mainly on the two Orocarni factions comprised of two clans each, which are already in the campaign albeit copied from Erebor until we make their own assets. The Dwarves of the Blue Mountains will be in the mod, but will be unplayable.
Ughhhhh can't wait for this
Only one word to describe the modding team behind this. Passionate.
So much hype. Been following for last 2 years? Keep it up and can't wait for 1.0
This is so impressive. This is what I want out of a lord of the rings game or even just a total war game. I have been thinking of buying Attila but now I might just do it to play this mod and I don’t even play many mods. Truly impressive
This is such a tease, great work by the team keep it up!
Simply breathtaking to see it finally in action :o
3:32 The Celduin should be a sailable river with fleets!
Thank you very much for making videos about this much desired mod, we are all very excited to play it. We will definitely like it, the work is incredible
Wow. Awesome work by the modders.
hope is kindled... be it a fools hope ❤
Man, they nailed the themes. I want some of these changes in core TW now
OMGOMGOMG, i have waited forever and will continue to do so.
I can’t wait to play it, it’s huge and amazing 🤩
I found about fireforge yesterday from you,now lord of the rings? insane,thanks for your work
This is incredible and I cannot wait to see more! This mod is shaping up to be a great successor to DAC and frankly this is so much better than any CA has released in recent memory. Keep up the good work, we cannot wait to play this mod in full. As a wise man once said Mae Govannen Mello nin and may your dedication be rewarded soon!
It looks insanely good, The new mechanics for resolve/militancy ties the economic and will of the people into the campaign in such a way that doesnt really exist in other total wars. Sure, you could say war wariness is kinda similar but lets be honest it was just a negative debuff to public order. Same as religion, these mechanics sound so much more engaging and the expanding build system is exactly what you would need to manage it. Bravo, honestly this team is doing an amazing service to the total war community.
you modders are on fire! cant wait to play it, more hyped than any real AAA game release
im honestly super excited for when this releases
props to the great developers and good testers working on this mod! 😏
A good thing that dwarves are well fleshed out first
My God, CA could make such huge amounts of money if they had pursued such ambitions
So hype lest goo
Ty modders and TheTherminator
🔥👁️🔥
Im in love.... so happy about it!
I of course, am envious that you got early access lol
But at the same time, this campaign is still a WIP, but this already looks amazing. It is a ton of work to do this. This is what CA should be doing to be honest with you (I'm talking about last year). This is the equivalent to a major project at CA.
It's just mind boggling. TW modders have saved this franchise and given it more replayability than anything else
The desolate-mechanic is so perfect for representing the vast uninhabited regions of Middle earth in the late third age
Actually the AI didn't respond well to that, so we're creating a lot of unplayable, one-province factions in order to fill the map. The first versione was extremely desolate in order to keep with the lore, but gameplay takes precedence in these cases.
Oh, wow! Time to download Attila again!
Thank u so much to the modders. I’ve been waiting forever for something like this!
We all appreciate their work!
No i cant take this anymore. so much time to wait. So much Desire. I starve for this. May the Dark Lord rule over the weak and decadent humanity again
Whoa, looks like they added the Thrones Of Britannia character traits screen.
CANT WAIT
You had me at Erebor. Definitely checking this out!
More than anything I hope the campaign captures the atmosphere of the og third age tw as that’s what keeps me coming back despite the aged m2tw graphics and mechanics
I hope you're open to a new atmosphere, because our objective isn't to port TA to a modern engine. It's to create something new and lasting with a ton of replayability, like TA did way back when.
@@TheDawnlessDayssounds great. Have been following this for ages and can’t wait to see it develop fully into something special. Thanks for all the work you guys put in.
This is looking truly amazing! Can't wait to play the Grand Campaign when it comes!
Das ist das am längsten ersehnte total war. Jeder von uns hat so lange darauf gewartet.❤
I love those guys. It will be the best LotR mod ever in any game. Respect to Medieval LotR of course. And Rome I, with flying Nazguls. A proud succesor.
*This is a funny positive comment that gives away happiness*
I cannot wait to play this, these modders don’t get enough praise for their work, anyone knows any way to donate to them? They deserve it more than CA
I wish that there was a way I could contribute to the fantastic work that this team are putting in! I’ve got no experience to be able to assist but I wish there was some way that I could help! Just fantastic to see the dedication the team have to making this probably the best mod!
Multiplayer Campaign? Wait, what? Is it like hotseat in the Medieval II Kingdoms?
"I recently begun a Test campaign in Darthmod Total War(Ottomans) result i begun expanding and "Venice" decided to lay an assault to Athens,i will recapture it shortly."
What awesome Tolkien-esque mechanics!
cant even fucking wait for this one !
Thank you so much for the vid! Looks so amazing! Cannot wait to play and livestream with my bros!😆
Loved the small cities! Imo much better than the huge metropolises in R2/Attila
Why not use INTEGRITY? It was such a good mechanic on Attilla, it was realistic and a good way to put pressure on your battles and decisions of army management.
Man I'm so hiped for this... Lord of the rings are my all time favorite movies... Also is total war atilla with over 800 hours of game time my second most played Total war game in my steam library.. I can't wait to experience this myself and to take 2 weeks of vacation for it ( at least) 😅
8:07 - it feels like we have a brand new LOTR stragety game that could have been released so many years ago. And all this for FREE.
FOR FREE.
And to think at Attila's launch, to where Attila is now. This is the dark horse for total war, and it may prove some great mods in the future.
One game to save them all
Id probably buy total war Attila just so i can play this mod when it releases, already put in hundreds of hours in DAC and DAC AGO in med 2
Will there be more videos on your testing?
Yep!
So hyped for this
Hell yeah 🥳
Finally after so many years❤️
Fuckin' hell this looks so good!
great work. just concerned about the stability of the base game Atilla. I hear it lags even on the best rigs.
The campaign has been playing very smoothly.
@@TheDawnlessDays awesome 😎
This looks INCREDIBLE can't wait to see Saruman and HOPEFULLY Sauron
Greeeeed amazing mechanic
it's comiiiiiing (and so am i)
TheTerminator 🤣😂🤣You Lucky Boy , you have the Chance to Testing Dwars Campaign 🤣😂🤣😂 good luck and have fan .🤣😂🤣😂😉👍
i had so much fun playing third age total war, i cant wait for this.
WOW! FINALLYYYYYYYY!
мы очень ждем)
поскорей бы эту красоту потрогать)