How detailed is your game’s lore? 40K invasion of Terra: “A bunch of biological freaks with demons from hell invade somewhere and try to kill a guy in a palace Battletech invasion of Terra: “Here is what General Smithington, commander of the 394th BattleMech regiment ate for breakfast before the final victory.”
Two-part finale premiering this weekend. This chapter is almost two hours long so you might want to bring some snacks. Look forward to seeing you there.
If I had to guess: part two would be the months after the Stefan Amaris surrendered and what lead up to the First Sucssesion War and the departure of the SLDF under General Kerensky.
Central Washington native here: your pronunciation of all of the Washington and Oregon cities was spot on, no mean feat considering the various renditions of "Spokane," "Wenatchee," and "Yakima" I've heard in my life. I love the thought of battered SLDF forces pausing for a microbrew and bratwurst in the psuedo-Bavarian tourist town of Leavenworth as the newly-recovered leader of the Goddamn Black Watch regaled them with tales of her exploits over the previous decade.
When I was a kid, my first introduction to this wonderful world of Battletech/Mechwarrior was MW3. Little did I know that there was so much more to it all. I’ve been watching all of you and learning so fucking much. From Clanners to Word of Blake and everything else, this universe is something special
I also started with the games in the late 90s, oblivious to the fact there was a wider franchise. Wasn't until circa 2016 that I discovered BattleTech.
After I finished my part of the video I went back and watched Tex's "Guerra on Terra" for the first time in years. Towards the end he mentioned making the McKenna-class part 987 of Tex Talks BattleTech as a joke so I thought it would be fitting if I let him go over it. Probably would have fit better earlier in the series but oh well.
Kinda threw me for a loop when you mentioned a major battle happened at Cumberland Maryland. I live about ten miles from there. It was well worth waiting for the story of Terra's liberation.
Take. A. Bow. The sheer scale and density of the timeline in this chapter in particular is insane, I understand why it was such a nightmare to get it done. But you did it, and it was fantastic. Get Tex to recommend a good whisky or something, you've more than earned it.
There are so many things I would like to say and so many questions I would like to ask you about the making of this work. Suffice it to say I sincerely hope that the creators of Battletech realize the value of resourcs like the one you have crafted here. The funny thing is that I am listening to this during part of the day, and then I listen to Shelby Foote's massive American Civil War History and I find that there is a sort of battle going on in my head when I imagine mechs on the battlefields of VIrginia, and formations of troops arrayed Napoelonic style marching on Puget Sound. I am very proud of what you have achieved here.
Never doing this again? Sad times, I would love to see more of these for the other great conflicts across the succession wars and beyond. Ticking off the places I've been across the campaign was a fun time. Thanks for such a deep and detailed dive!
Thank you for your passion for Battletech. I love the resurgence of Battletech, and the dedication of the grognards to continue the greatest science fiction universe!
This is one heck of a campaign for Terra. WW2 in a more grander scale. Been a BT fan for a awhile and didn't realized how huge this was. Got used to the novels wherein the battles are regimental-sized at most and small skirmishes in between. I am amazed on how much resources were used by both sides. Kudos to you mate. This is just like watching Nat Geo. 👌 I hope Catalyst would have an event focusing on this. Multiple tables for multiple theaters.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video. It would be a huge undertaking to represent this campaign in its entirety even in something like BattleForce, let alone Alpha Strike or, god forbid, vanilla BattleTech. It would be very cool to see a collection that size, given that there's around 100,000 'Mechs participating.
Thank you, I'm glad it lived up to your expectations. When I was working on the original intro for this whole series, I always knew I wanted to use that specific song from Kestrel Lancers, but I also had a vague idea of using the one I ended up playing at the start of this chapter for just this purpose. Couldn't really visualise how it would work though but when I plugged it in it all seemed to come together. I was so happy with the result that I'd continually rewatch those opening two minutes to motivate myself whenever I hit another roadblock.
Malaysia Battlegroup? Maaaaan, I don't know what to say about my country being the first to be liberated, though I would have to say that I wished that I had like fifty sticks (or so) of mutton satay in front of me while I was watching this totally amazing clip. Other than Changi (Pronounced Chang-Eee like how we say the letter 'E' in English), you've got the names of the cities correct for the Malaysian campaign in Malaysia and Singapore, but that's not noticeable to people not from the region. Also... there was a Castle Brian in Ipoh? That sure raised my eyebrows. This had been a great ride, folks, and all the creators need to be commended for their effort in making the series such a success.
Always interesting to hear where in the world people are watching from. Glad I managed to say most of the names reasonably okay. Pleased to hear you've been enjoying the series.
I live in British Columbia, Canada. I didn't know that my province played that big of a roll. And yes, you got the names 100%, right ? Love these videos
Springtime for the Periphery Winter for Amaris and the SLDF. Who would have tought back in the 90s that some day user made documentaries in something called internet would be a thing eh?e
Springtime? I don't think so. While they won the "Freedom War", it was by the slimmest of margins, and they had taken extensive damage to their own holdings. This time there would be no Star League Reconstruction Fund or Dame Catherine Humphreys to help fix the damage either. In addition, they'd been so focused upon winning the war that they didn't think on how to win the peace that was supposed to come after, case in point, all those anti-Star League terrorists that turned on them after the SLDF packed up and left. Oh, and the Rim Worlds Republic just collapsed. I'm sure they're enjoying that springtime though.
I'm a little late to the party but it was fun hearing about all the fights in the Pacific Northwest. I live between Olympia and Portland, so hearing about the gun emplacements in the cascades, the battles in Portland, and then mentions of Aberdeen, Wenatchee, the Puget Sound, is honestly kinda surreal.
Always interesting to hear where folks are watching from. I think FASA (the game's original creators) were based in that part of the world so there are more than a few references and things named after places in that area.
The last stand of Stephan "The Man" Amaris. Truly an epic and worth the two hours to explain why such an upstanding man was brutally overthrown by the Terran Imperialist SLDF.
Absolutely love this lore videos ! Funny part, I was in the subway at station École Militaire when you told about the hidden nuke 😂 for about a second I thought what Amaris goons had for me at the exit of the station xD
Honestly, hearing about the part of the combat out in Florida kind of gave me goosebumps! I was born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and I'm currently living out in Western Illinois, so hearing about that certainly got me curious! Granted, there's not much out here, aside from the Rock Island Arsenal, so I'm not upset, but it does make me really curious what the games could do, given enough time, to possibly allow us to more-or-less LIVE the battles that took place in Operation Liberation!
That was fantastic. It brings back memories of reading about the Terran campaign in the original Star League Sourcebook put out by FASA back in the 80's.
as a puget sound native, the entire north america campaign was edge of my seat. even knowing how it ended i couldnt wait to see what came next! good job! I was a navy brat growing up, so i dont really have a hometown, but i spent more time here growing up than other bases and eventually decided to stay. I couldnt help but smile as the SLDF liberated what was left of my home lol
@@KillerOrca yeah, same. Ive aways assumed everett got incorporated into something else, but it should be mentioned too cause carriers do occasionally dock there
@@marsar1775 Maybe Unity City swallowed it. The Black Watch did hold at a place called "Gorst Flats" (presumably the abandoned city of Gorst), and that was supposedly outside of Unity City proper so.
I actually grew up in the Puget Sound area of Washington State and was stationed in Japan for a few years so it was awesome seeing how everything played out during the liberation of Earth.
Just want to say thanks for the wonderful video. You, Tex and others of the community always reminds me of my character sitting in his Warhammer listening to the history's he found on old drives.
I have tried to write them as someone living in 3025 looking back so that new fans to series won't have the events of the novels/games spoiled for them. I'll need to give some thought as to how to cover post-3025 events once we reach that point.
For the longest time I was a huge 40k fan. I started reading the books back when I was in Middle School. But I've come to love the Battletech universe much more intensely. While creators like Tex may cover the same topics as you with their own eccentric spin, I love how in depth your videos are. When I see your videos, even if it's one that I've listened to before, I smile because I know it's gonna be a good time. You don't understand how much I appreciate your dedication to the craft.
Inshallah, Shah Steffan Amaris will surely win against the imperialist SLDF. What a great series, thank you Sven for making the best battletech content on youtube
Fantastic work! I'm excited for the next part and sincerely hope you continue with a treatise on the Clans and what happened during the Succession Wars!
Amazing amount of work! I can't imagine coordinating all the Google Earth screenshots and animation slides to the well-written script. (FIVE drafts??!) The Historian of Battletech!
Amaris was misunderstood. he saw the rot and sham that the Star League truly was and wanted to reform it into the shining example of humanity for all to admire... honest.
There have been many many deranged despots who slaughtered millions because they believed they were justified by their cause. In their wake, destruction and devastation. Amaris was one such individual bent on obtaining absolute power. The ensuing madness fed souls into a meat grinder. Any good intent he might have had was shown to be false.
Amaris, like many other people, looked out at humanity, saw the worst in it, and was disgusted. And like many others, as soon as he gained some semblance of power, he made sure they lived down to his expectations because that's all he could ever see afterwards. He played the stupidest of games and won the stupidest of prizes.
@@malcolmtudor8039 Yep, isn't it fun just how dark and nasty the 'Strong Man' mindset for a ruler can be. Shame so many people didn't bother to learn that.
Thank you. I think seeing it all laid out on screen like this is really useful in understanding how things played out. It's difficult to picture these ground battles in your mind from just the text. They were clearly written from modern city maps but unless you lived in those locations I don't think you could follow the action.
Was hoping to see a bit more than a passing mention of what happened in the Great Lakes area, but I'm sure that was probably a lack of sources. Great vid as always, loved it!
Apart from a few names and dates, there isn't really much known of the fighting in that region. In fact the sourcebook doesn't go into detail on any North America city apart from the capital. New York is the only one and that came from either the Wolf Clan or Jade Falcon sourcebook if I remember correctly.
Sven this is a bombastic and absolutely amazing series you have produced there. Perfect for us Battletech autists to rewatch many times into the future. Also I love the way you used the maps to give some geografic reference. Maybe something to do as well in a future Tukayyid video as part of you upcoming Operation Revival Series...... But no pressure! ;) Thanks for all you do for the hobby and the community. Best regards from Germany (and you got the names mostly right, I'm glad Potsdam didn't get nuked by them sharks.)
Thank you for the kind words. I think a large part of the reason I put so much effort into the ground battles of this one is that I knew it was a unique opportunity to use maps extensively. I know there are other planetary maps for key worlds available but obviously nothing compared to Google Earth. I'll try to use them where possible in the future. Always open to pronunciation corrections as well if there was something particularly egregious.
@@SvenVanDerPlank Sven, that is great to hear. I'm taking you up on the pronounciation thing: It is Magdeburg not Madgeburg and the northern Part of Berlin is called "Prenzlauer Berg" (these days a super gentrified yuppie area, it's acutally quite infamous). The Havel river has is pronounciation on the "a" so its HAvel. Also the Ruhr is in the West of our county, not in the east. The rest is pronounced very well! But nevermind these little mistakes, you did an amazing job and again - I'm very grateful for you work and whish you all the best for the future.
Thank you for the corrections. Sorry about "Madgeburg," that was me misreading the sourcebook and not bothering to double check the name. When did I say the Ruhr was in the East? That's probably a copy/paste I forgot to correct if it's text.
I think it is great that you collaborated with so many people. Covering Battltech is a monumental task in dealing with hardcore fans. Accuracy of the history is very important. I appreciate the work you put into this. Please give me a link for a time payment. Coming from an old Battltech fan, I dig it! Look forward to the IIClan era. Thank you.
Well done. Despite a few errors, this video is still the best ever regarding this subject. The only way to get any more detail would be the sourcebooks themselves. The nightmare is over...or is it?
For me the nightmare is over, but for the Inner Sphere its only just beginning. Are you able to recall any specific errors as I can go back and fix them before reuploading the 8-hour compilation later this month.
@@SvenVanDerPlank One was noted by another commenter here, WTFViewer, regarding a confusion between Eastern and Western China. I hadn't confirmed it, but as of this post it appears you have already have and fixed it. The other error was as the video transitions into the Unity City portion from 1:39:45 to 1:40:19, where the subtitles halt at mentioning the hunt for Outerbridge and skip over the description of Unity City's condition to mentioning Kerensky taking the field again. The swap occurs at 1:40:01, even as you're still mentioning the city. In hindsight, this may not be necessarily an error but simply omitting those details due to not having time to fit them in, but it seemed odd for the subtitles to skip over that portion completely without even offering an abridged version of what you were saying.
Thank you. I've identified the problem with the subtitles. I must have switched paragraphs around in the edit but not in my script so when I uploaded it, those missing sentences cycle through over silence a couple minutes earlier. I'll make sure it's fixed for the compilation.
As usual, thank you so much for this video Sven. Your presentation and editing of these videos is stellar; your voice over is great for the information being presented. Big cool-teacher vibes for me. A shout-out for the participants in this video as well, it's neat to see a community come together for such wonderful Battletech educational videos. You have ever out-done yourself time and time again with these videos and I'm so glad you chose this (at this time) humble property to add your talents too.
I did an alternate version of the Black Watch final stand from the Coup chapter using some bagpipes if you haven't seen it. As someone living in Scotland, I can tell you they can be a godawful racket to hear in person, but when used by someone with talent they can be incredibly impressive.
@@SvenVanDerPlank I live on the edge of Dundee city centre and I can clearly hear when there's a piper in town. It's a lovely sound, but not so much when I'm right next to them :D
This reminds me of old History Channel specials, from the time when History was about, well, history. This was about the same time that I discovered BattleTech. So double nostalgia for me.
I held on through the whole thing, and when I went to relieve myself afterward, I may have committed a war crime of the chemical persuasion, worthy of Amaris. I guess I prepared Adelaide for the impending occupation.
I just got a little teared up when I got to the end. I LOVE YOUR WORK proffesor! I lived in Olympia Washington, and Portland... and it is indeed beautiful. It's a shame Olympia (Capital of Washington state) got abandoned 1000 years from now. That place is (was) magical and a definite home-of-the-gods back in 2001. Amaris went and ruined it! DAMN THAT USURPER!
Is Kerensky's return to Terra during the Periphery uprising actually documented anywhere, or is it assumed because Andery is acknowledged as his son? It strikes me as odd that he would head home for any reason (and the transit time on such a trip would be quite extensive, even during the Star League) while his forces were mired in some of the nastiest fighting that the SLDF had seen to date. I've always wondered, based on his birthdate and Alexander's apparent favouritism towards Nicholas, if Andery is actually scion of House Cameron that the Black Watch hid as a contingency right under Amaris' nose.
Well we only know the dates that they liberated the cities. We don't know when they set out or how long the battle lasted in either instance. Kabul might have been a lower priority they didn't assign anyone to at first.
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Sven "This video needs Tex-support"
BPL "You mean tech-support?"
Sven "No I need someone with an awesome voice to do some reading."
the assault on terra, :3 100k deaths before even touchdown. goddamn drones.
How detailed is your game’s lore?
40K invasion of Terra: “A bunch of biological freaks with demons from hell invade somewhere and try to kill a guy in a palace
Battletech invasion of Terra: “Here is what General Smithington, commander of the 394th BattleMech regiment ate for breakfast before the final victory.”
Two-part finale premiering this weekend. This chapter is almost two hours long so you might want to bring some snacks. Look forward to seeing you there.
I have jalepeno chips and beer!
If I had to guess: part two would be the months after the Stefan Amaris surrendered and what lead up to the First Sucssesion War and the departure of the SLDF under General Kerensky.
Dude this is just bloody amazing!!!!
Perfect timing, gotta reflash my OS, build a cabinet and set up my TV, perfect timing
who do we credit for the fantastic and thematic music?
- this is a weird audiobook [just kidding]
- so many Castle Brian.
Thus ends the reign of the Usurper, Amaris. Sic semper tyrannis.
Well worth the wait! I really love seeing BT content creators working together. To paraphrase Tex individually you are each just a voice in the choir.
It's been great to have such support from other folks in the community. Very grateful that they lent their time to the project.
@@SvenVanDerPlank
I'm glad you finally got out of the Terran Minefield, you did amazing!
13:13 Well. Guess we know what *really* happened to the Myrmidon.
Central Washington native here: your pronunciation of all of the Washington and Oregon cities was spot on, no mean feat considering the various renditions of "Spokane," "Wenatchee," and "Yakima" I've heard in my life.
I love the thought of battered SLDF forces pausing for a microbrew and bratwurst in the psuedo-Bavarian tourist town of Leavenworth as the newly-recovered leader of the Goddamn Black Watch regaled them with tales of her exploits over the previous decade.
can't wait ... i got a feeling Stefan Amaris is going to pull victory out of the jaws of defeat!!!!
Nah, they decide to kiss and make up. They all live happily ever after.
If only...
Pretty sure Amaris is going to pull defeat from the crushing jaws of victory instead.
When I was a kid, my first introduction to this wonderful world of Battletech/Mechwarrior was MW3. Little did I know that there was so much more to it all. I’ve been watching all of you and learning so fucking much. From Clanners to Word of Blake and everything else, this universe is something special
I also started with the games in the late 90s, oblivious to the fact there was a wider franchise. Wasn't until circa 2016 that I discovered BattleTech.
You gave Tex, the Mckenna's command Warship description. Oh God, I love it so much I relistened that bit in and of itself.
After I finished my part of the video I went back and watched Tex's "Guerra on Terra" for the first time in years. Towards the end he mentioned making the McKenna-class part 987 of Tex Talks BattleTech as a joke so I thought it would be fitting if I let him go over it. Probably would have fit better earlier in the series but oh well.
I can’t overstate how much I love these long video/compilations. They are amazing! Fantastic work by everyone involved!
Thank you, I glad you've been enjoying them.
Kinda threw me for a loop when you mentioned a major battle happened at Cumberland Maryland. I live about ten miles from there. It was well worth waiting for the story of Terra's liberation.
Take. A. Bow.
The sheer scale and density of the timeline in this chapter in particular is insane, I understand why it was such a nightmare to get it done. But you did it, and it was fantastic.
Get Tex to recommend a good whisky or something, you've more than earned it.
I live in Adelaide. Even though was brief, I had a vision in my head of mechs galloping across the Nullarbor from Perth. Would be an awesome site.
The time has finally come,
It's finally over for Amaris
The Flying Nuns...the most feared unit since My Mother, the Car
There are so many things I would like to say and so many questions I would like to ask you about the making of this work. Suffice it to say I sincerely hope that the creators of Battletech realize the value of resourcs like the one you have crafted here. The funny thing is that I am listening to this during part of the day, and then I listen to Shelby Foote's massive American Civil War History and I find that there is a sort of battle going on in my head when I imagine mechs on the battlefields of VIrginia, and formations of troops arrayed Napoelonic style marching on Puget Sound. I am very proud of what you have achieved here.
Never doing this again? Sad times, I would love to see more of these for the other great conflicts across the succession wars and beyond.
Ticking off the places I've been across the campaign was a fun time. Thanks for such a deep and detailed dive!
I'm meant I'm never doing another 105 minute video in this level of detail. I'll absolutely continue with the history & lore series into later eras.
Thank you for your passion for Battletech. I love the resurgence of Battletech, and the dedication of the grognards to continue the greatest science fiction universe!
This is one heck of a campaign for Terra. WW2 in a more grander scale. Been a BT fan for a awhile and didn't realized how huge this was. Got used to the novels wherein the battles are regimental-sized at most and small skirmishes in between. I am amazed on how much resources were used by both sides.
Kudos to you mate. This is just like watching Nat Geo. 👌
I hope Catalyst would have an event focusing on this. Multiple tables for multiple theaters.
Thanks, glad you enjoyed the video.
It would be a huge undertaking to represent this campaign in its entirety even in something like BattleForce, let alone Alpha Strike or, god forbid, vanilla BattleTech. It would be very cool to see a collection that size, given that there's around 100,000 'Mechs participating.
An absolutely exceptional production and documentary. o7
Well worth the wait, and an amazing endeavor.
Great score too. The music selection reminds the listener of the tempo of continuous pitched battles.
Thank you, I'm glad it lived up to your expectations. When I was working on the original intro for this whole series, I always knew I wanted to use that specific song from Kestrel Lancers, but I also had a vague idea of using the one I ended up playing at the start of this chapter for just this purpose. Couldn't really visualise how it would work though but when I plugged it in it all seemed to come together. I was so happy with the result that I'd continually rewatch those opening two minutes to motivate myself whenever I hit another roadblock.
Congratulations on getting the Australian place names correct , easy to stuff up
Malaysia Battlegroup? Maaaaan, I don't know what to say about my country being the first to be liberated, though I would have to say that I wished that I had like fifty sticks (or so) of mutton satay in front of me while I was watching this totally amazing clip. Other than Changi (Pronounced Chang-Eee like how we say the letter 'E' in English), you've got the names of the cities correct for the Malaysian campaign in Malaysia and Singapore, but that's not noticeable to people not from the region. Also... there was a Castle Brian in Ipoh? That sure raised my eyebrows.
This had been a great ride, folks, and all the creators need to be commended for their effort in making the series such a success.
Always interesting to hear where in the world people are watching from. Glad I managed to say most of the names reasonably okay. Pleased to hear you've been enjoying the series.
I live in British Columbia, Canada. I didn't know that my province played that big of a roll. And yes, you got the names 100%, right ? Love these videos
awesome, loved it! Also was fun hearing my hometown and the city I'm living in get mentioned. That was a thorough video
Springtime for the Periphery
Winter for Amaris and the SLDF.
Who would have tought back in the 90s that some day user made documentaries in something called internet would be a thing eh?e
Springtime? I don't think so. While they won the "Freedom War", it was by the slimmest of margins, and they had taken extensive damage to their own holdings. This time there would be no Star League Reconstruction Fund or Dame Catherine Humphreys to help fix the damage either.
In addition, they'd been so focused upon winning the war that they didn't think on how to win the peace that was supposed to come after, case in point, all those anti-Star League terrorists that turned on them after the SLDF packed up and left.
Oh, and the Rim Worlds Republic just collapsed. I'm sure they're enjoying that springtime though.
I'm a little late to the party but it was fun hearing about all the fights in the Pacific Northwest. I live between Olympia and Portland, so hearing about the gun emplacements in the cascades, the battles in Portland, and then mentions of Aberdeen, Wenatchee, the Puget Sound, is honestly kinda surreal.
Always interesting to hear where folks are watching from. I think FASA (the game's original creators) were based in that part of the world so there are more than a few references and things named after places in that area.
The last stand of Stephan "The Man" Amaris. Truly an epic and worth the two hours to explain why such an upstanding man was brutally overthrown by the Terran Imperialist SLDF.
LONG LIVE AMARIS!
- bagpipes play menacingly -
Absolutely love this lore videos !
Funny part, I was in the subway at station École Militaire when you told about the hidden nuke 😂 for about a second I thought what Amaris goons had for me at the exit of the station xD
Your work is incredible. So cool to see Tex here too. Great stuff
Honestly, hearing about the part of the combat out in Florida kind of gave me goosebumps! I was born in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and I'm currently living out in Western Illinois, so hearing about that certainly got me curious! Granted, there's not much out here, aside from the Rock Island Arsenal, so I'm not upset, but it does make me really curious what the games could do, given enough time, to possibly allow us to more-or-less LIVE the battles that took place in Operation Liberation!
Here for the engagement, can't watch now, will be back. Thank you Sven.
Thank you, I appreciate the support. Hope you enjoy the vid when you get to it.
The sheer detail here is incredible! Amazing work, Sven.
That was fantastic. It brings back memories of reading about the Terran campaign in the original Star League Sourcebook put out by FASA back in the 80's.
as a puget sound native, the entire north america campaign was edge of my seat. even knowing how it ended i couldnt wait to see what came next! good job!
I was a navy brat growing up, so i dont really have a hometown, but i spent more time here growing up than other bases and eventually decided to stay. I couldnt help but smile as the SLDF liberated what was left of my home lol
Im still kinda dissapointed that they didnt mention Bremerton or Bangor at all. Having an STS at Bangor would makes sense.
@@KillerOrca yeah, same. Ive aways assumed everett got incorporated into something else, but it should be mentioned too cause carriers do occasionally dock there
@@marsar1775 Maybe Unity City swallowed it. The Black Watch did hold at a place called "Gorst Flats" (presumably the abandoned city of Gorst), and that was supposedly outside of Unity City proper so.
@@KillerOrca that could be, or maybe it was fort cameron?
I actually grew up in the Puget Sound area of Washington State and was stationed in Japan for a few years so it was awesome seeing how everything played out during the liberation of Earth.
Just want to say thanks for the wonderful video. You, Tex and others of the community always reminds me of my character sitting in his Warhammer listening to the history's he found on old drives.
That would be a little of cassettes. Gives me flashbacks to the 80's & digging through a case of 100 cassette tapes.
I have tried to write them as someone living in 3025 looking back so that new fans to series won't have the events of the novels/games spoiled for them. I'll need to give some thought as to how to cover post-3025 events once we reach that point.
Honestly? This is a big moment for long-time but casual enthusiasts of the lore. Thank you.
Awesome video Sven can’t wait for the finale! Also Stefan was right.
Stefan did nothing wrong! Hope you enjoy the final chapter.
Thank You my Friend!
Brilliant totally brilliant! Well done to you mate.
For the longest time I was a huge 40k fan. I started reading the books back when I was in Middle School. But I've come to love the Battletech universe much more intensely. While creators like Tex may cover the same topics as you with their own eccentric spin, I love how in depth your videos are. When I see your videos, even if it's one that I've listened to before, I smile because I know it's gonna be a good time. You don't understand how much I appreciate your dedication to the craft.
Well worth waiting for Historian. With this, you have secured your place in annals of the finest of your kind. I salute you Sir
o7
Inshallah, Shah Steffan Amaris will surely win against the imperialist SLDF.
What a great series, thank you Sven for making the best battletech content on youtube
Thank you for the very high praise.
And here I am painting a griffin perfectly timed
Wow this is simply amazing as ever. Make sure you take a break after this, you clearly need a break. Your hard work is clearly showing.
This is a fantastic production as always! I love seeing all of the Battletech creators working together! You are all wonderful story tellers!
Fantastic work! I'm excited for the next part and sincerely hope you continue with a treatise on the Clans and what happened during the Succession Wars!
Just great work!
A star-studded Presentation!
These series are fantastic. how are you squeeze this much detail out of all the books is amazing.
Thank you. It’s amazing how much lore is really out there for BattleTech.
I said it before and I'll say it again - THIS IS SOME OF THE BEST BATTLETECH CONTENT ON THE INTERNET!
Amazing amount of work! I can't imagine coordinating all the Google Earth screenshots and animation slides to the well-written script. (FIVE drafts??!)
The Historian of Battletech!
Amaris was misunderstood. he saw the rot and sham that the Star League truly was and wanted to reform it into the shining example of humanity for all to admire... honest.
There have been many many deranged despots who slaughtered millions because they believed they were justified by their cause. In their wake, destruction and devastation. Amaris was one such individual bent on obtaining absolute power. The ensuing madness fed souls into a meat grinder. Any good intent he might have had was shown to be false.
It's true. Definitely not RWR propaganda, honest.
RWR propaganda be like...
Amaris, like many other people, looked out at humanity, saw the worst in it, and was disgusted. And like many others, as soon as he gained some semblance of power, he made sure they lived down to his expectations because that's all he could ever see afterwards.
He played the stupidest of games and won the stupidest of prizes.
@@malcolmtudor8039 Yep, isn't it fun just how dark and nasty the 'Strong Man' mindset for a ruler can be. Shame so many people didn't bother to learn that.
Just getting into the Battletech universe, and "watching"/listening to these vids while painting my Mechs is just perfect! Keep up the grear work!
Awesome! These videos really make BT lore history come alive!
Thank you. I think seeing it all laid out on screen like this is really useful in understanding how things played out. It's difficult to picture these ground battles in your mind from just the text. They were clearly written from modern city maps but unless you lived in those locations I don't think you could follow the action.
I feel like the Pride of Puget Sound being a pair of D6s is a reference...
Unfortunately that's the Corps insignia, not the division. Would have been a great reference otherwise.
Was hoping to see a bit more than a passing mention of what happened in the Great Lakes area, but I'm sure that was probably a lack of sources. Great vid as always, loved it!
Apart from a few names and dates, there isn't really much known of the fighting in that region. In fact the sourcebook doesn't go into detail on any North America city apart from the capital. New York is the only one and that came from either the Wolf Clan or Jade Falcon sourcebook if I remember correctly.
@@SvenVanDerPlank I figured, I noticed there didn't seem to be much detail on Australia either.
Pretty cool to get all the other BattleTech Streamers/TH-camrs to do Voice Overs
Well done lads. Great video.
Sven this is a bombastic and absolutely amazing series you have produced there. Perfect for us Battletech autists to rewatch many times into the future. Also I love the way you used the maps to give some geografic reference. Maybe something to do as well in a future Tukayyid video as part of you upcoming Operation Revival Series...... But no pressure! ;) Thanks for all you do for the hobby and the community. Best regards from Germany (and you got the names mostly right, I'm glad Potsdam didn't get nuked by them sharks.)
Thank you for the kind words. I think a large part of the reason I put so much effort into the ground battles of this one is that I knew it was a unique opportunity to use maps extensively. I know there are other planetary maps for key worlds available but obviously nothing compared to Google Earth. I'll try to use them where possible in the future. Always open to pronunciation corrections as well if there was something particularly egregious.
@@SvenVanDerPlank Sven, that is great to hear. I'm taking you up on the pronounciation thing: It is Magdeburg not Madgeburg and the northern Part of Berlin is called "Prenzlauer Berg" (these days a super gentrified yuppie area, it's acutally quite infamous). The Havel river has is pronounciation on the "a" so its HAvel. Also the Ruhr is in the West of our county, not in the east. The rest is pronounced very well! But nevermind these little mistakes, you did an amazing job and again - I'm very grateful for you work and whish you all the best for the future.
Thank you for the corrections. Sorry about "Madgeburg," that was me misreading the sourcebook and not bothering to double check the name. When did I say the Ruhr was in the East? That's probably a copy/paste I forgot to correct if it's text.
This Lore of the BT Universe must be among if not THE most detailed Battletech lore ever made.
Loved it.
Great work.
No one had ever dared to attempt doing things sequentially loke this, never mind in this kind of depth
Sven is absolutely amazing
@@jamesperkins191 Indeed.
I think it is great that you collaborated with so many people.
Covering Battltech is a monumental task in dealing with hardcore fans. Accuracy of the history is very important.
I appreciate the work you put into this. Please give me a link for a time payment.
Coming from an old Battltech fan, I dig it!
Look forward to the IIClan era.
Thank you.
Well done. Despite a few errors, this video is still the best ever regarding this subject. The only way to get any more detail would be the sourcebooks themselves.
The nightmare is over...or is it?
For me the nightmare is over, but for the Inner Sphere its only just beginning.
Are you able to recall any specific errors as I can go back and fix them before reuploading the 8-hour compilation later this month.
@@SvenVanDerPlank One was noted by another commenter here, WTFViewer, regarding a confusion between Eastern and Western China. I hadn't confirmed it, but as of this post it appears you have already have and fixed it.
The other error was as the video transitions into the Unity City portion from 1:39:45 to 1:40:19, where the subtitles halt at mentioning the hunt for Outerbridge and skip over the description of Unity City's condition to mentioning Kerensky taking the field again. The swap occurs at 1:40:01, even as you're still mentioning the city.
In hindsight, this may not be necessarily an error but simply omitting those details due to not having time to fit them in, but it seemed odd for the subtitles to skip over that portion completely without even offering an abridged version of what you were saying.
Thank you. I've identified the problem with the subtitles. I must have switched paragraphs around in the edit but not in my script so when I uploaded it, those missing sentences cycle through over silence a couple minutes earlier. I'll make sure it's fixed for the compilation.
As usual, thank you so much for this video Sven. Your presentation and editing of these videos is stellar; your voice over is great for the information being presented. Big cool-teacher vibes for me. A shout-out for the participants in this video as well, it's neat to see a community come together for such wonderful Battletech educational videos.
You have ever out-done yourself time and time again with these videos and I'm so glad you chose this (at this time) humble property to add your talents too.
Thanks Zenoflame, glad you enjoyed it.
Go Stephan ! Surely the sphere will be better for your righteous fight eventually !
Great video! I always find it hilarious that in the far future there are still all the same cities that already exist in our time.
Well there's a city built thousand years ago still exist in our time like Rome, Alexandra,...
@@duongquan4986 Right. But... EVERY city? It's a bit much imho.
I think the only two named locations outside of Unity City that don't exist are Queen Elizabeth II Park and Tikonov Avenue.
This is Outstanding. Great Job
thank you for creating this cool series . it has really drawn me into this world . big thanks :)
Excellent work, I have a friend in Sendai so that was a surprising easter egg to stumble across. You also pronounced Spokane correctly so well done. 😊
looking forward to it!
Only thing missing from this masterpiece, are the bagpipes when mentioning the Blackwatch.
I did an alternate version of the Black Watch final stand from the Coup chapter using some bagpipes if you haven't seen it. As someone living in Scotland, I can tell you they can be a godawful racket to hear in person, but when used by someone with talent they can be incredibly impressive.
@@SvenVanDerPlank I live on the edge of Dundee city centre and I can clearly hear when there's a piper in town. It's a lovely sound, but not so much when I'm right next to them :D
Hello fellow Scottish BattleTech fan. Shame you're from Scumdee, but hey, no one is perfect.
Stellar work as always! I hope to see more cross-channel projects like this one come in the future!
Just amazing, you did a phenomenal job!
This reminds me of old History Channel specials, from the time when History was about, well, history. This was about the same time that I discovered BattleTech. So double nostalgia for me.
This is immense, thank you. I never know any of this and it was enthralling.
Top quality video, thanks to these great Battletech channels to introduce me to this universe
You're welcome, always happy to hear of new people getting into the franchise.
Great work. What a slog. Congrats to all involved. Much to be proud of.
A slog to make and possibly to watch, lol. But it's over now.
I held on through the whole thing, and when I went to relieve myself afterward, I may have committed a war crime of the chemical persuasion, worthy of Amaris. I guess I prepared Adelaide for the impending occupation.
I just got a little teared up when I got to the end. I LOVE YOUR WORK proffesor! I lived in Olympia Washington, and Portland... and it is indeed beautiful. It's a shame Olympia (Capital of Washington state) got abandoned 1000 years from now. That place is (was) magical and a definite home-of-the-gods back in 2001. Amaris went and ruined it! DAMN THAT USURPER!
Thank you all for your efforts
This project is an absolute triumph. Thank you!
You have done a great job thru your trials and tribulations in this series, cant wait for what you do in the future... take care and be safe.
Thank you, you did very well, I sat media at Plymouth, so I have some idea what this must have cost you. Again thank you. Leona
Man, I love your work! Such respect to the IP and lore. It is the premier series. Thank you so much!
So glad I got back into MechWarrior and BattleTech this year. All you guys have brightened my year with all this lore and content
Wow, what great surprise to pop on youtube! Such epic story to tell. Thanks taking the time to tell it.
When they took Victoria. That's around where I live
Fantastic work. Unfortunately for me, I will forever see it as O RLY Spaceport.
He's back! Very exciting, here we go!
Is Kerensky's return to Terra during the Periphery uprising actually documented anywhere, or is it assumed because Andery is acknowledged as his son? It strikes me as odd that he would head home for any reason (and the transit time on such a trip would be quite extensive, even during the Star League) while his forces were mired in some of the nastiest fighting that the SLDF had seen to date. I've always wondered, based on his birthdate and Alexander's apparent favouritism towards Nicholas, if Andery is actually scion of House Cameron that the Black Watch hid as a contingency right under Amaris' nose.
Being a Canadian that was born in British Columbia and now living in Alberta It was interesting to hear Kamloops and Lake Louise mentioned.
Can’t wait the final battle is here! Amaris you will be hearing bagpipes in hell!
54:57 How did it take so much longer to get to the closer Kabul than to get to and win Isfahan?
Well we only know the dates that they liberated the cities. We don't know when they set out or how long the battle lasted in either instance. Kabul might have been a lower priority they didn't assign anyone to at first.
@@SvenVanDerPlank thank you for explaining!
That was an outstanding journey. Thank you for your amazing work ❤
Really enjoyed the collab!!
Brillaint as always. My favorite lore series on youtube. Thank you for all your effort Sven and all the others!
That was absolutely amazing. Definitely worth waiting for.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it.