But it's a "B game" at best. If you want more views, play more mainstream games. Since you seem to choose niche games, for me atleast, it's then obvious why "not so many ppl watch". i`m trying to think out loud, i don't want to be negative, i watch you for years. my "by far"favorite content was also deadnoughts. Maybe a campaign with a "smaller goal" and a handicap of not being able to build BB. kept myself busy for a few weeks :) or CL only... i hate cl's, they are underpowered IMO
Been watching your stuff since the Wargame Red Dragon days, and was a die hard fan of your Avorion series, so I'm exactly the wrong person to ask because I'd be interested in you reading the dictionary xD You absolutely hit the nail on the head for content creation and the problem with it; because that intersection of passion and popularity is really hard to find, and you have to make sure it isn't in an overcrowded space as well.
XCom might be cool, but I'm not so interested in the old games. I hopped on the Xcom train with Firaxis, even though many people think they made the games too easy. Xcom2 in particular is fantastic.
Hey there, I just wanted to chip in and say that I am a recent subscriber of yours and really enjoy the content, especially Sea Power !! But there another side to your work and content that you don't see and are probably totally unaware of. Your content played a big part in my recovery from major surgery and I find your style very informative and very easy going, so much so I even purchased Sea Power (early access) because of you and I always go to your channel when I'm struggling with a scenario. So whatever you decide to play I for one will watch and will most likely end up buying what you play 😊
Hey, I have been subscribed since 2020 or 2021. Strengths of yours that you might not have realized yet: - Community. I still remember this Gosrith guy and others you played wargame matches with. That was fun because it was a bunch of friends trying new stuff. This sub-niche is not very common. For example for Warno it is a lot of ladder junkies. Maybe explore this more? - Communication. You can communicate complex stuff well. This plus ASMR: How about you create side content to the games you cover, and dive deeper into tech. For example look how Sea Power's most popular mods work under the hood. Do interviews with mod authors. Expand towards smart background content on more mainstream games if this works? - Your ASMR personality is something very positive. You are not trying to get in my way, no HEY GUYS YO WASSUP AMAZEBALLS yelling. More like the buddy you hang out with when the kids are finally in bed. I would build on that. Also the tenacity and dedication you show in growing your channel is really inspirational to me.
Stealth, I'm also a content creator and chose my YT channel to be a hobby in order to support my family with a more traditional job. It was absolutely the right call for me. It might be worth considering, as it takes the pressure off. Life is great now! Good luck.
@@Stealth17Gaming I wish you the best and hope YT keeps working out for you, but I might suggest considering what else you could do if you didn't have a choice. TH-cam didn't exist as a career 20 years ago, and it might not always be there for you before you're ready to retire. You mentioned in your video that you made content for a volunteer organization and seemed to enjoy it. While they may not have paid you, there are companies that might pay for similar work through contract work. Building a portfolio of that type of content could help you start your own consulting or contract-based business. This way, you’d still be your own boss while offering your services to others. Additionally, community management roles for a game you’re passionate about might be something you’d enjoy pursuing. A lot of corporate jobs can be fairly independent, it all just depends on what you're doing. Best of luck and well wishes!
It's good to see you airing your thoughts, and looking after your wellbeing. It's always hard when it comes to thinking about what you're good at etc. What I can tell you from what I've observed since your wargame red dragon days is you have a knack for story telling, script writing and have always done best when you've combined these skills with a campaign type game. Using a game to tell a story helps to keep it relevant longer, and more engaging past the life of that game. If you are looking at expanding your sources of revenue, you could offer a paid service to write/or produce series for others, like your viewers for example. Maybe not the most helpful of responses but I hope you reading this will help with your search for thoughts and ideas :)
I came to your channel on the back of Cold Waters and have stayed for the Sea Power content. You’re one of my favourite naval sim content creators and I think that if you enjoy the subject you should push that narrative. Also, maybe some collaboration with other channels? Wolfpack maybe? I also know Cap from the Grim Reapers TH-cam channel is a big fan of Sea Power and is always wanting to learn, perhaps the two of you could collab on some projects, maybe a campaign or two each when that option comes into play?
As many have commented your commentary is as much the drawer as the game - just floating it out there but developer interviews, naval staff interviews with sea power - bridge the game to reality
Get in touch with Larry Bond, the guy who created the game Harpoon. I got to know him while doing the art for the first pencil paper and miniatures rules book. He's a good sort. He also played an important role in the writing of Red Strom Rising by Tom Clancey. Not to mention being an author in his own right.
I still watch your videos because I love the commentary you provide. Beautiful views especially at 11:11! A few game suggestions: - Automation: The Car Company Tycoon A sandbox game where you control a car company, making profits creating any types of cars you like - Starsector A space naval game. Completely sandbox, you can do whatever you want in it. Be a pirate armada and ally yourself with other pirates, or be a smuggler/trader, or start your own colony and grow your empire
Thank you! I used to play a lot of X2 and X3. Didn't really like the way they progressed into X4 (which was a hot mess when released). I'll look into the Car Company!
X4 is REALLY cool in concept, the execution is just... A lot of gameplay systems with the depth of a puddle, and a lot of background simulations. X4 Midgame and Endgame can be fantastically fun, the early game is just such a Soulless slog through repetitive missions to amass enough Capital in order to start trading and producing goods.
@ I think Star Citizen is better compared to Elite: Dangerous. These games exist on a spectrum of scale, Star Citizen is on the micro end and X4 is on the Macro End, with Elite inbetween.
English isn't my native language, and one of the thing I like in your videos is easy to listen to and understand language. Also, I like your "common player" approach (possibly, unintended), you're playing like I'd would play the same games - making mistakes, sometimes not understanding what's going on, missing some info - for me it's like seating with my friends and playing together. Thank you for your work!
We watch you for you, I've been here since Red dragon throughout all the different games and there's only one constant which is you. Keep playing games that you like and that joy will show through the video.
War on the sea, Sea Power, UAD are still loved on youtube, I see people still going on with these games, and they are about the type you enjoy as well, you could try to get on War on the sea Mediterranean mod with its full galore of campaigns.
I joined you with Sea Power and am slowly working through your back catalogue. As far as other video types. Historical breakdowns as you seem to have a solid base of knowledge.
12:08 Yes, your sound is so comforting, i would love to watch a 5-hour video of you playing some games. It was your voice that actually made me sub your channel.
You may try Manor Lords. Still early release but it is robust enough, and I don’t know if you do city builders, but I loved UAD, I also enjoy Sea Power, and for some reason Manor Lords is just as fun. It meets the high historical interest requirements I have for games. What drew me to your channel was the narration with UAD, the scenario you created and narrated, that marked your channel apart from others. I think perhaps Manor Lords might give you the same narrative opportunity, since it has a year-period rhythm.
I for my part loved "From The Depths". Not sure how it did compared to other games and I think thats the reason you stopped it. But building a complex structure over multiple videos got me good and I started playing this game myself a bit because of your videos.
I really enjoy your content, and while I would love to see you continue to do Sea Power content you gotta do what is necessary to support your family. Sponsorships, especially one’s that aren’t Raid, are something that I think everyone fully understands and supports when they are in videos. Your commentary and personality are at least 50% of why people watch so if you branch out to other games I and many others will stick around because you are what makes your videos enjoyable.
I love your Seapower content. Have you looked at Regiments, which I believe is suited to breaking down into smaller videos as each warpath is broken down into phases. There is Boatcrew that could be good for some videos. Also historical wargaming whether naval or land
Boat Crew has a good mix of realistic and cartoonish aspects. It's a ton of fun. I haven't played it in a while though, so not sure how it has changed recently. The fact that is still in development could be a good thing, since it could be a steady stream of new content.
Perspective of a community manager who has worked with many content creators (I think I briefly chatted with you regarding Falling Frontier too): While fresh releases will attract more people, you are missing something important. There are games that are practically dead outside of private communities, but also rake in 100k views for a content creator who can make the content funny and unique (example would be Warcraft 3 and people like Grubby). Of course, to get there, either the game or the content creator had to be popular before the game itself stagnated. You have viewers, many of which are loyal to the point they will watch your non-series videos of 'random' games. Think less about which kind of game is popular (because competing with larger creators tends to be difficulty, and AI content is likely to take over for the most popular games in the future), but more about how you can make a game you like suit the taste of your viewers. In your videos, you usually tell stories while managing/building something. You mentioned Stormworks, which is a great game (personally love it) but I don't see how you could really make it fit your style without making it a roleplay endeavor in multiplayer or something like that. Automation was mentioned by some, and I want to direct you to videos of 'Der Bayer', specifically EP 1 of his latest campaign. It allows for great stories to be told since you can drive your own cars in BeamNG, but I need to warn you about the time it takes to make videos on it. You could spend easily 1-3 hours on decorating a single car, just for it to be a timelapse 5min long in a video. Starsector, which has also been mentioned repeatedly, and which you have made videos for, hits the sweet-spot in my opinon. You can tell a story, you don't have to spend hours of doing work off-'camera', and it is fairly customizable through mods. It is also a game that used to be very popular on youtube (for an indie title) and still has a big following and double the player numbers of Stormworks. Your videos on it so far do not have the narration you do so beautifully for games like Sea Power, instead focusing on explanation of the game and its mechanics. I think it is the dark horse that could easily become a longer term series and entertain until new games release. Put your admiral cap on and become John Starsector, start with a shabby salvaging fleet and create an empire that can conquer the core - or build a storyline around your character being a scientist, maybe trying to research domain era tech. Another piece of advice is to supplement your content with tutorial style content similar to your current Starsector videos. And you can always mix things up by filming a random session of some multiplayer game with your friends, could even be something like Gray Zone Warfare or Ready Or Not (shooters which promote a slow, tactical approach rather than running around like a superhuman). There is no harm in making additional content that the majority of viewers won't watch, if you are going to play the games anyways. Because it gives you more chances to be picked up by the algorithm.
Very cool read, James. Makes a lot of sense. (Although I think we are at least several years away from AI-generated videos that can rival human content creation.) Cheers.
Hey Stealth. Long(ish) viewer here. Really sorry to hear about the money problems. My family’s been going through it too and I’m still struggling to find employment. Here’s my thoughts on advice regarding the channel and TH-cam: - You gotta stick, in some way, to the niche you sit in. If you 180 your content, the channel dies. It really does suck, but that’s how it goes. “War Games” is a niche genre, but niche genre content brings long-term viewers. - Sponsors are, sadly, part of TH-cam’s reality. One of my favorite and avant-garde game devs, Suda51, had said how you sometimes need to do a licensed game to have money. Of course don’t take ANY sponsor that shows up, but the occasional World of Warships or indie war game sponsorship does mean a cheque. - Scrolling through your channel, I see that one-offs don’t do bad. Things like “checking out a new military game” or “this game has an update” type thing. Gameplay tips and strategy musings (“ranking the worst units in this game.”) - Retro strategy game stuff could be a content experiment. I feel most of your audience is probably millennials and late gen-z. A “retrospective” series looking at old war games? Maybe as an edited analysis/review video rather than a let’s play. - Paradox games are kinda popular, so maybe not bad to test the waters with some one-offs or three episode mini-series? - I’d really recommend doing some commission work with video editing. You got some credentials with the SAR volunteer stuff and everyone needs an editor. I know “do commission editing on the side” is the opposite of channel advice, but I’d take a slightly slower release schedule if it means you’re getting some shekels. Anyway, good luck. I look forward to your “Admiral BF Comforts You As The Submarine Sinks” ASMR video (dear god what a horrible thought)
No, you don't have to stick to a niche. You don't have to trap yourself in a box. You can break into other categories, and there are multiple ways to go about it.
@@SlendyMctendies He is right, unfortunately. Your spectators expect a certain kind of video if they are long term subscribers. If this expectation isnt met, they will not watch or they will quit very fast. This is a cascade effect. It this happens TH-cam will not recommend your channel on the main page anymore. This is why a lot of content creators found new channels if they want to do different videos from their main content.
@@Gentleman...Driver I fear you are right. Free time is for most limited, and it isn't always a rainy day. There are few channels out reach that level, that I dare not to miss and have been following for a very very long time, and non of those are gaming channels: they are informative, topics of my interests and quite professional (Timeghost History, Drachinifel, etc). Exploring my own habits: I watch gaming channels to learn more about games that I fancy. UAD for sure was one, but also because it made me decide to not get it. Else it are usually streaming channels where the chat is causal enough that I notice I stick around. When I notice I'm hooked enough that it really keeps me of the streets, it's the moment to throw a few bucks at them. However, I don't think it should be underestimated how much longer existing channels bleed out active subscribers. Interests shift, life takes priority, and suddenly subscribers are looking into a channel and realize they haven't made time to view it in years. That is natural behavior for channels like this (and reinforced by algorithm) and you shouldn't feel the need to cling on it to much: people who subscribed this channel when in college, understandably have other priorities when being several years into professional or family life. 2020 effect is also very much gone.
Nebulous Fleet Command seems like it might be a good fit. The learning curve is pretty steep, but it might be really fun and informative to watch as you learn.
I came across your channel somehow last year during one of your drednaughts campaigns. Loved it. I've since gone back and pretty much watched all of the content you have made from the game. To go to your statement of "I sleep to your content." You should take this as a massive compliment. A lot of people struggle to get to sleep, and sometimes, a voice like yours is all it takes for that person. I will say I have fallen asleep, watching your content, and then woken up 10 episodes later thinking I was still watching the episode I was on before I fell asleep. Then just to go back and re watch everything again. I am sure I am not alone on this, but don't be upset if people say your content makes them sleep. I have to have something to watch to get me asleep, and your voice in my ears is one of them, and I very much appreciate all of your content!
Been watching since you had around 7k subscribers. Started back when you were doing mostly Wargame Red Dragon videos. Still like watching the military wargames you do.
Hey Stealth, Hello from the great state of Texas! I’ve been following you since you started to showcase Dreadnoughts, and you were the primary inspiration for me purchasing that game. I submitted a design for your battlecruiser tournament, and your weekly challenges with other creators were always a treat. Just wanted to say, keep it up! May 2025 be better than 2024!
I started watching you due to SeaPower but also have been watching and enjoying ICBM. But honestly I've not been getting the ICBM vids recommended for a long time. And it is really interesting to listen to you openly talk about not knowing what content you should create. I, sadly, do not have the answer to that. Maybe a series in which you try out games could help you gauge your and your viewerships interests? But its expensive to buy a game for one or two videos.
Hey Stealth - thanks for sharing - it tough finding you niche especially with that niche is forever evolving - all I can say is I am enthralled with your Dreadnought Campaigns - I wish you the best in your quest and look forward to enjoying whatever it is you find to do
Maybe some total war games would be for you. If you are into starwars there is Empire at war with tons of great mods. Some other games that come to my mind are Planetary Annihilation, Manor Lords, Age of mythology: Retold, Civilization 7, Crusader Kings 3. Hope this helps a little bit 😊
I found your channel through Sea Power and I enjoy the content that you put out. It's up to you to find something else to play as you have to enjoy the game as well. A couple of suggestions for "real word" sims that may appeal to you are: Gunner, Heat, PC! is a possible game to look at. A Tank/APC sim set in 1985 when the Warsaw Pact roll over the border into West Germany. Still in early access (like Sea Power) but it has good reviews and a few channels are showcasing it. IL-2 Battle of Stalingrad is a great WW2 plane sim that covers both the Western & Eastern fronts of Europe, it's been out a long time now and has many DLC's and is also mod friendly.
I’ve been subscribed for years, I have watched a lot of eras of your channel, and of course I will support anything you do, I wish only the best for you and your family!
Hey Stealth. I have been following your content since I got into Wargame Red Dragon, and continued watching especially because of Sea Power. One thing that I noticed you are good at is Fast Learning curve - you learn very well and fast. Faster than someone on average. Like when you started Sea Power, you were learning the game but your tactics were still on point and you did everything you can to make sure that your move was a good one, as opposed to some other youtubers who were learning the game and were lenient on themselves to make mistakes just to learn the mechanics, or the functionalities. As a suggestion, I think make Warno or Regiments videos, since they are both on par with Wargame, and also because not a lot of famous youtubers (maybe 2 off the top of my head) play it. Sea Power used to be the same but now so many people play it. Another good game to at least try because you are infatuated with Sea Power is Command Operations. It has 2 things that you are great at: Learning fast, and Sea Power-related Tactics. Good to hear about your Wife's start up and also your volunteering experience. Best of luck!
Terra Invicta is getting better and better, would love to see an Innitiative playthrough, i liked HF a lot and your story is very cool, maybe implement what you did in UAD
You probably saw them, but Perun's HF and Initiative playthroughs are incredibly well done. His Servants one is very entertaining too, for very different reasons.
I am tempted to get Terra Invicta but it looks like a huge learning curve. Perun has played other strategy games and suddenly exploded on his non-gaming side channel because of world events in Ukraine.
I've tried HoI4 but didn't enjoy it much, maybe due to learning curve that I was still on. Stellaris is a game I've played quite a bit of. Did videos on it back in the day but they didn't get much traction.
Things I like about your videos, in no particular order, are: - Your commentary style. - Your storytelling (think UAD) - Real gameplay, where sometimes you lose. Campaign style games are your forte for the above reasons. What I miss is when you did multi-player, like ICBM back in the day. Hearing you banter back and forth with your friends was quite enjoyable.
You're way too humble! I discovered your channel about five years ago, thanks to UAD. I remember discovering the game for the first time on another channel, but the presentation threw me off, then I found your videos on the subject and I was immediately hooked. You introduced me to Surviving Mars and Stormworks, not to mention Avorion, a game I still play today with friends. Oh, and don't forget Arms Trade Tycoon, a gem in the making! To me your biggest strength is the way you interact with your audience, you are earnest (and humble, as we said), but the really fresh thing is that you are never childish (or rather, child-oriented), you treat the viewer as someone you are talking to, and on the other side of the screen I feel like I am listening to an old friend, not some kind of entertainer. On the list of new games, even if it might take a bit to get started, there might be a good opportunity. The 27th of January the Space Engineers 2 Alpha will pre-launch, the new game engine will natively support water (even if in this first early access phase it won't be available) so it might be an excellent platform for future naval games, both in science fiction and in a more traditional sense. Whatever path you choose to walk, good luck! I sincerely hope to see soon something on your channel that makes you smile while you work.
Paradox games tend to do really well on TH-cam, at least as I recall. Maybe you could even play a casual game that's very popular, like Balatro? Those tend to be easy to pick up, hard to master - meaning casual viewers will be more easily drawn in and more hardcore players can still see how someone approaches the game for the first time. That is, if you are sure you want to turn this channel into a job and accept it won't always be the most fun thing.
Only been watching for 4 or 5 months, but i think I'd happily watch you paint your living room. Good luck with your choices, you are a quality content provider.
Hey, even when I am almost not on YT anymore, I enjoy seeing new videos from you suggested. I did join for Wargame content and during lockdown it was great to catch up with the long Xcom story. Which was amazing as it had a full storyline. :) So I can't give a good recommendation but I wish you good luck with whatever you come up with!
Your voice projects safety and security, very calming. I think that is why people say it puts them to sleep. We look for things in life and seem to never find it, but in the end it was right in front of you all along. Let your passion rule.
Big fan here. Just to throw out a suggestion: What about doing a series on the new Civilization game, but focus on the naval aspect. I think a lot of people don't really pay a lot of in-depth attention to that. You could set up games that would lean towards naval activity as demonstration platform. You could explore trade, how the tech tree works with regards to the naval side, what units do and don't age well, all that kind of stuff. I'd watch that!
Thank you for your videos, I hope for your success. Come what may I hope you still have fun playing those games. When the campaign for sea power comes out you definitely should go for it!
I started watching your videos like 8 years ago while still being in highschool, now I'm a whole adult with a job and still here 😂 frankly I'll watch anything, you've always been a beacon on TH-cam of someone who makes videos about what they enjoy, and it really shines through. Obviously I'd go crazy if you went back to like Wargame RD, some of those campaigns, maybe Ash&Shadow. But really I'd watch whatever!
I have been a subscriber since early Dreadnaught days, and just wanted to chime in and say thanks for all the great content over the years. I really like your style of not minmaxing or doing meta style builds or whatever. You play games in an immersive way the same way I would, without being some kind of super human” know it all” personality. Your humbleness and relaxing, grown up style is your greatest strength! I binged the Sea Power pre-release content and was looking forward to every new episode. It was a joy to watch you on the journey of learning the game. We all learned a lot from you, which made the game accessible when it finally released. After the release I had to stop watching. Not because of the content quality. I simply did not want to spoil all the best scenarios before I got a chance to play for myself. The limited amount of content in Sea Power itself reduces the watchability, at least for me. This is in stark contrast to sandbox games like Dreadnoughts which I prefer to watch you play instead of having to spend all my time grinding through the campaigns myself. I hope you manage to get the channel back on track. I will stick around as long as you keep being you! ❤
Have you tried Distant worlds 2 ? It is an underappreciated game in the Stellaris style. A French youtuber did a playthrough on it and gained a decent number of views. There is also Rule the waves 3 which is similar to UAD with bare bones graphics but more in depth. You can even build carriers.
Hi, I have been watching your videos since UAD and I just wanted to say thank you for all the effort. I don't really think I can advise you on your life, but I just want you to know that I believe in you. You will figure it out, I am absolutely sure. Your videos helped me a lot when I was depressed and didn't know what to do with my life so thank you and just know that we all are here and we support you.
Stealth, I enjoyed your content particularly when playing Red Dragon when i found you channel 6 years ago, and learnt how to play the game through your videos. Then Dreadnoughts, and even brought it when you were playing so I could learn how to do better and also watch the interesting commentary on games, or creating storytelling which was engaging. A lot of games from Quill18, who does more of the Paradox Games, but your channel was a combination of passion, mixed with storytelling and commentary which works. A lot of games don't have that mix, but I'm subscribed and still watch many of your videos. I know the issues regarding being a sole provider, and know I have returned to School to switch careers, so my wife is carrying the load at the moment which makes money tighter than normal. Maybe you can do a few videos about your area, search & rescue highlights.... Games? Manor Lords - though that may get boring for most viewers?? War on the Sea but you need to play the Mods to gain enough of a following. Otherwise, i will watch your videos....
@ Thanks! Looking forward to it Stealth! Your narration/explanations and PZ's depth and recent update make this a match made in post-apocalyptic heaven. Also, much respect for your candor in this video. You are doing great work. Thanks again!
I met you through the game War Game Red Dragon and thanks to you, I improved my English in an enjoyable way. I think one of the things you do best is to explain briefly. People may be eager to hear from you not only about games but also about scientific developments or other topics you can tell stories about. And you can turn to different strategy games that you like (such as Paradox production or Men of War series or Total War series.) and tell the story of them. One of the best things you did in War Game Red Dragon was re-watching and commenting on a game. Yes, you are a good player, but while playing the game, many points were missed due to the speed of the game. These are my thoughts on this subject, I hope they were useful, Stealth. Kind regards.
Heads up my man you are a great storyteller & narrator with lots of subscribers. I'd guess a lot of your audience is interested in "military" theme content no matter what it is. Whether gaming, podcasting, collabing with other youtubers just to chat, exploring IRL history, museums, etc, really anything. All the best.
Im a subscriber since early days of Red Dragon - you did a good job of explaining the mechanics of this rather complex game in a simple way. Also you did it from a position of someone who was not super experienced in the game which was in fact a good thing because it was easier for me to relate. In fact your commentary was so good that it was enaugh to convince me to start playing Wargame online... As for other vids - i watched many of the earlier Ultimate Admiral vids, but in feb 2022 i became a father myself - and that drastically reduced number of videos i was watching. For the very same reason it's hard for me to make recommendations because reality for me is that no matter what game you will record and narrate on, it is possible that i won't have time to watch it... I find it worth noting tough that it could be the algorithm or just my oversight, but i missed many of your vids that i would have found interesting - like WARNO Campaign, Sprocket - and it is only now that i had a look at the playlist on your channel i found that you made them at all. In fact WARNO should have been another great source of content for you, but for some reason this game just didn't feel right for lots of Wargame fans it kind faded away... From the games i know "War on the Sea" might be worth a shot - Guadalcanal campaign is fine, mechanics are not super hard to learn and it can be easily cut into episodes. One other idea that just come to my mind - and i know it's kind of a wild one - how about something like Warhammer : Battlefleet Gothic: Armada or Dawn of War? It could be something new for the viewers as likely its outside of their normal interests - and many would discover this universe alongside yourself? Again - just a wild guess - never played any of those - just i've been listening to a lot of 40k lore to sleep recently and thought trying those games might be interesting. Other than that - as one father to another: Best of luck to you. Hope everything will turn into the better again
This was many years ago, but I remember you did a video series and started an email news letter, course or something of sorts about body language and other such topics. I guess it either didn't do too well or you didn't find it satisfying for some other reason(s), but for one, I want to thank you for it, since it was so helpful for me back in the day that I still remember it. I also appreciated your courage to try out something completely different from your regular programming despite the outcome. I'm probably not as much your core audience at this point, but I still hop in from time to time if you're covering a game that interests me, especially new ones since I know I can get a very good look what the game is about and how it works from your commentary. When I was still working as a solo game developer, that is the reason I asked you to cover my game before its release and to my huge honor and surprise you did, which is another thing I'm greatly thankful for! I found your channel way back when I was starting to learn to play Red Dragon and I found your guides, play reviews and deck building videos easily the best content on TH-cam covering that game. I don't know if my random assortment of ideas and feelings will be much of use to you, but my conclusion is that I think you're at your best when you're making content that is either educational or informative to at least some extent. That is just my opinion, but that is the kind of content I keep coming back here for occasionally. Regardless which path you decide to take from here, I'm sure it'll be a good one! All the best, your channel is a rare gem on TH-cam and has been for many years!
Hi man, i can only give you some niche game ideas that i would love to see you play: - mud and blood - shortest trip to earth - xenonauts 2 - x4 foundations - stoneshard - terra invicta
What about Baldur's Gate 3? you will have a ton of competition but maye you can carve out your niche. And has a lot of players/viewers. Rimwolrd, stardew valley, terraria, factorio... And about the learning time you can try to stream while learning, so you can maybe monetizing a little with that time too.
Just wanna say you seem to be excellent at the genre of games where you play unique campaigns and careers, that being said it might be interesting to see you play such things as IL-2, crusader kings, total war, Uboat. I feel your type of commentary would be perfect for these, the examples may be a bit dated but the content is plentiful and views are steady
I feel like RPGs would do well. As many fellow viewers pointed out you're very good with narration and frankly i watch your UAD videos because your Admiral Logs are quite an interesting concept. Also, your UAD videos are the last videos i watch before sleeping 😂
The games I care about are WARNO, GHPC, Sea Power, Broken Arrow (once it’s released), Armored Brigade II (once released). Or branch out to Stellaris, Baldur’s Gate 3, Rogue Trader
What I learned since 2014: YT has channel hierarchies the top paid channels are financial, real estate, wealth related. These pay the highest CPM. The very bottom is Gaming channels. This is why I made a separate gaming channel (Jive Turkey) so I didn't ruin my Sub Brief news and naval technology channel. YT likes channels that stay consistent with scheduled posts and topic. If you change to anything outside gaming, make another channel and use this channel to promote it once in a while. I also recommend you do anything other than gaming if you want to make a living on YT. If you can explain how to buy stocks on your phone using an app, you have the best chance to earn a dollar here. I highly recommend creating money-related channel. You would be shocked at how many channels on YT are successful by people who have no idea what they are talking about, but earn a good living because they can explain what a P&L is. Good Luck.
I've only started watching your content very recently, and I came here because I was looking for some Tutorials for Sea Power. The reason why I'm still here is, as many others already said, your very sympathetic and sincere way of playing games and describing what you are doing in those game. I also joined your stream today of Project Zomboid and I think streaming might be something you could do regularly. You don't have to really edit the videos and can directly interact with your community. Maybe here you could also try out new games quicker and see how you and your community like them. Also, I think for streaming a game you don't really need to know how to play the game as many of us can help you, like we did today with Zomboid. Maybe here you could also try smaller games like "Breachway" or something similar. That's just my two cents, and I hope it helps somehow.
There's a few games I've seen and seem interesting as well as somewhat related to your content. Games: - Cold Waters. (Similar to Sea Power). - Stormworks. (Creative, sandbox style game about rescue or destruction). - Atlantic Fleet. (Similar to Sea Power, but Turn Based, more simple and WW2). Another suggestion would be doing challenges in games you already have (such as Sea Power, using only surface combatants, only aircraft, only certain weapon types, etc). Or even some of the games listed (hence why I still added Stormworks here). I wont necessarily know if you can get these, but I think they'd be nice to look at as they might give you other ideas. Also, being good at a game isn't necessary, often people failing at games or incorrectly doing things is still entertaining and shows a learning experience. Keep up the good work. :)
An x-com long war playthrough would be really cool. Can even add some viewer interactions with polls and give away's for character naming. And the mission by mission style of the game makes it easier to produce content. Plus the way you add your own fluff and lore could be cool. Love the content man, I came in with the David's March red dragon campaign and have stuck around every since
To me the best and most interesting content you have is what you do when do a bit of roleplaying with things which makes me think that games like Crusader Kings, Total War, or even something like Tropico 6 could be things where I can easily see your gameplay and contnt strengths potentially meshing well. Even non-military games like Planet Zoo, Roller Coaster Tycoon, Football Manager, and Farming Simulator I could see you being able to make interesting content with. I myself also love older games that get revisited by people. I just watched someone do a play through of the very broken and unbalanced Star Wars Rebellion game the other day. And I don't know about the feasibility of it but I would be really interested if there was a way to do something where you were playing some of the fantastic boardgames out there or using those systems to explore alternate histories. I know Drachinifel has talked about doing wargames over some historical simulations. Or just boardgames that have a historical focus like Twilight Struggle. I have no clue how much interest any of that has with you and definitely can't offer help on the content creator side of things because that isn't what I do but some thoughts from someone who has watched a good bit of your content.
Good 'thinking out loud' session and sharing it with your viewers. Take the future in small bites, one month, six months, etc. Set goals for your future time segments, use metrics you already use, views, revenue flow, etc. Don't get paralyzed with analysis, you can over-think the situation. What is working for you now and what can you build on. You will figure it out.
Well, i came to this channel in my early days of TH-cam. 20...19?18? As you can tell from the name - I'm a Slavic viewer, so in English-speaking segment of TH-cam i came for perfecting my understanding of English. And your channel was the perfect place for it! Slow, narrative, "literature" language caught my ear. Maybe I'm not watching all the videos, but stormworks, UAD, experimental stuff - I'm loving it. So cheers and keep on keeping on! For the suggestions - try making "snack - content" as much as you hate it on some multiplayer games, such as War thunder, WoT, maybe a GTA -RP series will be good. Also, personally, I'd like to see return of From the Depths videos.
Honestly, I've been an on and off viewer. loved your videos on the ww1 western front game. I would personally love a series on generals civil war and / or if you're up for something new, you could try doing reviews for historic military movies ?
Whatever you choose to do it’ll work out and we’ll be here in support 💪. I also wrote you a story a while back that you turned into a video, I’d be more then happy to send some more stories over if you’d wanna do a reading(don’t wanna make a wasted video though due to revenue) stay strong stealth 🎉
I first found your content and subbed because of Dreadnoughts, and I would like if that returned although I suspect that won't happen. Excellent commentary and the little admiral's logs you did were amazing. In the absence of Dreadnoughts, there's one game you covered briefly at the end of 2023, Last Train Home, which I at least thought was really cool. Also possibly revisit IXION, which you did a series on back in the day that was really entertaining? Although I know it's not a game with much replayability it has been a while. Maybe you could also do like, Dutch maritime history videos?
Hi Stealth, I watch your channel since you started on UAD. Still enjoying your content on a regular basis. I personally loved this type of VLOG you did here and saw your comment that you like doing interviews and such. What came to my mind is that you can probably visit some of your Viewers. A lot of us probably have very different/ interesting jobs/ things to show. For example, you could visit me, i work as a pushback driver / deicer at the Munich Airport. I can take you directly onto the apron, show you a lot of things in and around our Aircraft, Technical and Geeky stuff, having you join me during pushback being „hands-on“ with a lot of different aircraft. I think this would be interesting to see for a lot of people. And there are so many more viewers out there with different experiences to show to a community, i could see that being a good possibility or opportunity to gain reach and views, especially with your calm voice and your relaxing but interesting narrative. What ever you do, i will stay subscribed. Hang on bud, everything will be fine. 😁
I really like your productions. Got really interested in Ultimate Admirals Dreadnought and always watched it. Maybe branch out into X-COM 2? That's a fun game. Or go into U.S. Civil War genre? Whatever you do I will watch. Good luck and also nice walk around town!
Also on another note I agree that one of your strongest points is being able to explain all your decisions in your Gameplay. Maybe you can find a complex game that is popular at the same time?. Project Zomboid comes to mind, also the games from Paradox like EU4 or Victoria 3 but i don,t know if you like them. Maybe WARNO or regiments considering your Channel used to be very focused on wargame red dragon!. Whatever you do, i,ll be here watching!. Good luck 🤙
Thanks. Like I said in the video: I never really got into WARNO. Regiments is fun, but videos on it have performed poorly. It has a tiny playerbase (30 people?)
Seems like I agree with most people here as in I’m here for you and your knowledge and love for historical games more than others but I would watch anything you post brother and I’m just one person but I can promise one viewer on every video
I watch you while I play hoi4 or ck3 or cities skylines. I think you would be great at either of those. Also may be cyber punk 2077. I think you would appreciate the role play aspect. Either way I always find your content enjoyable. You got me hooked on war game red dragon by the way. Thanks for all your work.
Greetings. Pretty sure that before Sea Power I watched some of your war on the sea or cold waters content though i subscribed because of the excellent Sea Power content. Best wishes with whatever you do.
I’m sorry to hear that you are at something of a crossroads in your TH-cam channel and career. I enjoy your content and believe you have a knack to explaining complex things clearly and succinctly. Were I to suggest a potential new area of work to explore, it would be to look into the creation of resources for corporate training. You have the ability to learn about a complex subject, synthesize the key concepts, and explain them in what I think is an engaging way. Large companies, in particular, have extensive training requirements and self-directed training modules is how these are delivered. This would include working with the company to lay out the training course, objectives, and format. Preparing the curriculum structure, doing the technical writing and editing to make sure the curriculum is fulfilled, creating supporting graphics, writing scripts, narrating, and editing video. Though, like audio books, I think it is increasingly likely that most narration will soon be done by AI, in part, so as to offer different languages, but also so they do not have to pay for talent. While you might make the video content yourself, it would also likely be a case of overseeing the creation of animation. Now, I have no idea whatsoever how to break into this field. But I do know that the Netherlands is absolutely full to the brim with professional services firms and management consultancies. Were you interested, and able to find a way to break in, you would be almost uniquely well positioned to do this type of work freelance/on contract or to work for the type of company that does this work. You speak perfect english, and I have to assume passable Dutch (does anyone actually speak it well?), so you should be in good shape for producing content for the de facto lingua franca (English) while working in Dutch or English as needed. I hope you find something that makes you happy and challenges you and lets you earn a comfortable income. I’m not going to directly comment on your wife’s business with respect to your household finances, since I don’t believe that’s any of my business. I will say that I appreciate you are both in a tricky position and I hope you both can continue sharing your talents in some way. If whatever comes next for you still includes TH-cam, great. I’ll keep watching and enjoy your work. If not, then this was a great run and you’re moving on to the next phase of your life. Good luck and thank you for sharing your story. PS, if I were to specifically suggest TH-cam content for you to consider, what about playing and contrasting two games of the same genre: A retro/older game and its modern equivalent? Imagine playing a scenario or a campaign in Harpoon and then recreating it in Sea Power? Not only would it let you react in a very genuine and TH-cam algorithm friendly way, but I feel like you could really pull apart the similarities and differences and have something original to say. I haven’t seen anyone do that before and would be very keen to see how you tackle that. If the games have editors, you could even create your own narrative structure and jump between the games each mission. Just an idea. Take care.
I'm still watching whatever you put out. I loved the back and forth between you and Brother Munro!! At 72 years of age, TH-cam is my entertainment. If I had the money, I would support you on Patreon. At 1437.00 a month on Social Security, I count pennies!! You make it, I'll be watching!! Good luck!! P.S. I like seeing byour walk baround!! Country looks very pretty. I would like to see it in t5he summer time!!!
Hey Stealth, i watch you for a long time and saw so many games and played them myself just because of you. And i like you content because, and here is the big youtube problem, its a really niche content. I like statagie games and love to see some other ways to play a mission then i do but people like me are more or less rare. Most people dosent watch such content and this is what many content creator i watched had i the last few years .. sadly ... But in any case, i watch your content and like it. Hope you find a good way and even if i cant give you a good anwser for your question, i hope my words gove a a bit of hope or even joy :)
Loved your wargame vids maybe some warno idk but I'd be pretty interested in seeing your take on a mount and blade bannerlord campaign with your unique narration and story building
Hi Stealth, I subscribed due to SeaPower: I really loved your calm attitude and way more importantly your way of explaining the complex (naval) systems. You could have a look at ArmA Reforger, its not as fast paced as CS and it might give you a nice platform to explain Systems and why they might be cool / interesting. E.g. why the jeep is a cool vehicle and try to quickly go into a bit of history, that obviously would also work for other vehicle, Helicpters, guns,... I have no idea how much effort that would be or would need to be, but that might be a nice idea (especially since that game is exploding right now, so some people WILL be interested in certain systems). I think the same thing could work for Sea Power, e.g. use the engine / game as a showcase for a shipclass, talk about it, show it off, basically run down the wikipedia page using visuals out of the game, so basically what you are talking about at 18:00 just more settled in the real world. There is also a modern RTS (I think its Broken Arrow) where the say could be possible, but I think its in closed beta right now. I hope that makes sorta sense, wish you all the best!
Maybe broken arrow once it comes out, there are also always the paradox games since those are popular as hell(stellaris still has 25k player peaks). Total war games are also popular, its tough though because there is a lot of competition in that sphere and they are long sessions. Something you could do is also fan analysis of fictional battles in games or movies and try and say how they would be fought logically or with modern forces. Been following since the early wargame red dragon era so I wish you the best.
"The creator is struggling to find new content for their TH-cam channel. They discuss the challenges of finding a game that is both interesting to them and popular with viewers. They also explore other potential content ideas, including ASMR and voice-over work."
Stealth, you certainly have a lot going for you. As you already know, you have a good voice, your diction is very good, and you are an organized thinker. This makes you great at explaining the details of a game in a way that is very clear and helpful. Perhaps you could try emphasizing that tutorial aspect in more of your video titles and thumbnails? "Sea Power" was a great opportunity and you got in on the ground floor. Unfortunately, I believe the publisher made a mistake in pricing the game so high in Early Access, and that has depressed interest in the game for now. I'm sure it will get better when the game is more complete, but that could take a while. Don't necessarily count out UA:D yet, either. Now that they have apparently closed out game development, the modders can really take over. Perhaps they can fix some of the more serious issues with that game and finally let it achieve some of its potential. We can hope. I was going to ask if you had an interest in survival games, which seem to be very popular right now, but then I see your next video (stream) is "Project Zomboid", so I guess -- yes? But, if you do survival, remember that a big part of the fun is recklessly getting into danger and experiencing horrible deaths, so let it loose a little bit! I DON'T think the best bet is to go for the top-played Steam games. There is too much competition there. Instead, go for the second or third tier of games, where the videos are still likely to do well, but there might be fewer good tutorial/let's play videos to compete against. Good luck!
Thanks for your ideas :). Yes, I've always had an interest in survival games. The thing about them is finding a way to turn them into content. Most of what you do in 7 Days, for example, is just busywork, such as gathering resources. That's what I tried to address in the video: editing would take a lot of time. Not very time-efficient content.
Some game suggestions for you: - Project Zomboid - Open RCT2 or Planet Coaster - City Bus Manager - Airport CEO - NIMBY Rails - Cities Skylines or some old SimCity games, like 4 or 3000 Also you can make "game genre of the day", for example: Monday - Simulation Tuesday - RTS Wednesday - Terror And etc Doing this, you can see what people are most interested in and eventually focus on that. Sorry if I mispronounced a word or two, English is not my native language :(
Howdy Sir , I'm happy to say I avidly watch your channel. Sea Power plays on my computer , but very low Fps , so I watch you and Wolfpack and Grimm Reapers play and I enjoy all of the content. I also enjoy you're Project Zomboid vids. You have a very easy going voice and demeanor about you so as you're educational and entertaining. My only advice would be to play what makes you happy. God bless you.
many thoughts...but honestly you just keep doing you, find games you enjoy and we'll follow if you just keep doing your thing. You could try doing some hobbies, model painting, drawing/painting, whatever, and see who comes.
Drednoughts were fantastic, because of your naration and story timeline, each and every campaign
Thank you :)
@@Stealth17Gaminghe is right tho
But it's a "B game" at best. If you want more views, play more mainstream games. Since you seem to choose niche games, for me atleast, it's then obvious why "not so many ppl watch". i`m trying to think out loud, i don't want to be negative, i watch you for years. my "by far"favorite content was also deadnoughts. Maybe a campaign with a "smaller goal" and a handicap of not being able to build BB. kept myself busy for a few weeks :) or CL only... i hate cl's, they are underpowered IMO
@@tinc82 suffering is content
Been watching your stuff since the Wargame Red Dragon days, and was a die hard fan of your Avorion series, so I'm exactly the wrong person to ask because I'd be interested in you reading the dictionary xD You absolutely hit the nail on the head for content creation and the problem with it; because that intersection of passion and popularity is really hard to find, and you have to make sure it isn't in an overcrowded space as well.
I would burst from nostalgia for a return to Wargame RD, Xcom and maybe surviving mars
XCom might be cool, but I'm not so interested in the old games.
I hopped on the Xcom train with Firaxis, even though many people think they made the games too easy.
Xcom2 in particular is fantastic.
Hey there, I just wanted to chip in and say that I am a recent subscriber of yours and really enjoy the content, especially Sea Power !!
But there another side to your work and content that you don't see and are probably totally unaware of. Your content played a big part in my recovery from major surgery and I find your style very informative and very easy going, so much so I even purchased Sea Power (early access) because of you and I always go to your channel when I'm struggling with a scenario. So whatever you decide to play I for one will watch and will most likely end up buying what you play 😊
Thanks Mike! Hope you recover soon :)
Hey, I have been subscribed since 2020 or 2021. Strengths of yours that you might not have realized yet:
- Community. I still remember this Gosrith guy and others you played wargame matches with. That was fun because it was a bunch of friends trying new stuff. This sub-niche is not very common. For example for Warno it is a lot of ladder junkies. Maybe explore this more?
- Communication. You can communicate complex stuff well. This plus ASMR: How about you create side content to the games you cover, and dive deeper into tech. For example look how Sea Power's most popular mods work under the hood. Do interviews with mod authors. Expand towards smart background content on more mainstream games if this works?
- Your ASMR personality is something very positive. You are not trying to get in my way, no HEY GUYS YO WASSUP AMAZEBALLS yelling. More like the buddy you hang out with when the kids are finally in bed. I would build on that.
Also the tenacity and dedication you show in growing your channel is really inspirational to me.
Stealth, I'm also a content creator and chose my YT channel to be a hobby in order to support my family with a more traditional job. It was absolutely the right call for me. It might be worth considering, as it takes the pressure off. Life is great now! Good luck.
Tortuga! Holy heck I'm an old fan of yours!!
@@TortugaPower A regular job isn't for me. I don't fit into a team as I'm used to working solo.
@@Stealth17Gaming I wish you the best and hope YT keeps working out for you, but I might suggest considering what else you could do if you didn't have a choice.
TH-cam didn't exist as a career 20 years ago, and it might not always be there for you before you're ready to retire.
You mentioned in your video that you made content for a volunteer organization and seemed to enjoy it. While they may not have paid you, there are companies that might pay for similar work through contract work. Building a portfolio of that type of content could help you start your own consulting or contract-based business. This way, you’d still be your own boss while offering your services to others.
Additionally, community management roles for a game you’re passionate about might be something you’d enjoy pursuing.
A lot of corporate jobs can be fairly independent, it all just depends on what you're doing.
Best of luck and well wishes!
@thehistoricalgamer Thanks mate. Appreciate it
Bro it's obvious he don't want to work in corpo jobs. Those jobs suck the life out of you.
It's good to see you airing your thoughts, and looking after your wellbeing. It's always hard when it comes to thinking about what you're good at etc.
What I can tell you from what I've observed since your wargame red dragon days is you have a knack for story telling, script writing and have always done best when you've combined these skills with a campaign type game.
Using a game to tell a story helps to keep it relevant longer, and more engaging past the life of that game.
If you are looking at expanding your sources of revenue, you could offer a paid service to write/or produce series for others, like your viewers for example. Maybe not the most helpful of responses but I hope you reading this will help with your search for thoughts and ideas :)
I came to your channel on the back of Cold Waters and have stayed for the Sea Power content. You’re one of my favourite naval sim content creators and I think that if you enjoy the subject you should push that narrative.
Also, maybe some collaboration with other channels? Wolfpack maybe? I also know Cap from the Grim Reapers TH-cam channel is a big fan of Sea Power and is always wanting to learn, perhaps the two of you could collab on some projects, maybe a campaign or two each when that option comes into play?
Yeah I should do more collaborations, good point.
As many have commented your commentary is as much the drawer as the game - just floating it out there but developer interviews, naval staff interviews with sea power - bridge the game to reality
Interviews would definitely be interesting to do. Thanks for the idea :)
@Stealth17Gaming happy to see you succeed mate :)
Get in touch with Larry Bond, the guy who created the game Harpoon. I got to know him while doing the art for the first pencil paper and miniatures rules book. He's a good sort. He also played an important role in the writing of Red Strom Rising by Tom Clancey. Not to mention being an author in his own right.
I still watch your videos because I love the commentary you provide. Beautiful views especially at 11:11!
A few game suggestions:
- Automation: The Car Company Tycoon
A sandbox game where you control a car company, making profits creating any types of cars you like
- Starsector
A space naval game. Completely sandbox, you can do whatever you want in it. Be a pirate armada and ally yourself with other pirates, or be a smuggler/trader, or start your own colony and grow your empire
Thank you! I used to play a lot of X2 and X3. Didn't really like the way they progressed into X4 (which was a hot mess when released). I'll look into the Car Company!
X4 is REALLY cool in concept, the execution is just... A lot of gameplay systems with the depth of a puddle, and a lot of background simulations. X4 Midgame and Endgame can be fantastically fun, the early game is just such a Soulless slog through repetitive missions to amass enough Capital in order to start trading and producing goods.
Automation would really be a very probable excellent fit to the channel. Narrative can be created and has strategic elements.
@ I think Star Citizen is better compared to Elite: Dangerous. These games exist on a spectrum of scale, Star Citizen is on the micro end and X4 is on the Macro End, with Elite inbetween.
English isn't my native language, and one of the thing I like in your videos is easy to listen to and understand language. Also, I like your "common player" approach (possibly, unintended), you're playing like I'd would play the same games - making mistakes, sometimes not understanding what's going on, missing some info - for me it's like seating with my friends and playing together. Thank you for your work!
Thank you :)
I think you might enjoy Gunner, HEAT, PC. Regardless, thanks for your content and I hope for your continued success.
This is a great idea too!
We watch you for you, I've been here since Red dragon throughout all the different games and there's only one constant which is you. Keep playing games that you like and that joy will show through the video.
You literally didn't watch the video, did you?
2:29
The problem is the algo will bury you if you don't chase trends or games that make you popular.
@@MichaelTheRead That's not what onesixright7068 is saying.
War on the sea, Sea Power, UAD are still loved on youtube, I see people still going on with these games, and they are about the type you enjoy as well, you could try to get on War on the sea Mediterranean mod with its full galore of campaigns.
I could spend ages watching War on the Sea gameplays
I joined you with Sea Power and am slowly working through your back catalogue. As far as other video types. Historical breakdowns as you seem to have a solid base of knowledge.
12:08 Yes, your sound is so comforting, i would love to watch a 5-hour video of you playing some games. It was your voice that actually made me sub your channel.
You may try Manor Lords. Still early release but it is robust enough, and I don’t know if you do city builders, but I loved UAD, I also enjoy Sea Power, and for some reason Manor Lords is just as fun. It meets the high historical interest requirements I have for games.
What drew me to your channel was the narration with UAD, the scenario you created and narrated, that marked your channel apart from others. I think perhaps Manor Lords might give you the same narrative opportunity, since it has a year-period rhythm.
Secound this^
Huh. Never woulda figured my favorite YT account is a dedicated viewer of my other favorite YT channel. What a small world!
Medieval Dynasty is mostly replacing Manor Lords in my feed, the game has taken off since the " autumn" update.
I for my part loved "From The Depths". Not sure how it did compared to other games and I think thats the reason you stopped it.
But building a complex structure over multiple videos got me good and I started playing this game myself a bit because of your videos.
Glad to hear that :). FtD is still a good game. I indeed stopped it because of a lack of views.
I really enjoy your content, and while I would love to see you continue to do Sea Power content you gotta do what is necessary to support your family. Sponsorships, especially one’s that aren’t Raid, are something that I think everyone fully understands and supports when they are in videos. Your commentary and personality are at least 50% of why people watch so if you branch out to other games I and many others will stick around because you are what makes your videos enjoyable.
Thanks man
I love your Seapower content. Have you looked at Regiments, which I believe is suited to breaking down into smaller videos as each warpath is broken down into phases. There is Boatcrew that could be good for some videos. Also historical wargaming whether naval or land
Boat Crew has a good mix of realistic and cartoonish aspects. It's a ton of fun. I haven't played it in a while though, so not sure how it has changed recently. The fact that is still in development could be a good thing, since it could be a steady stream of new content.
Yeah I did videos on both. Both are fun games :)
Perspective of a community manager who has worked with many content creators (I think I briefly chatted with you regarding Falling Frontier too):
While fresh releases will attract more people, you are missing something important.
There are games that are practically dead outside of private communities, but also rake in 100k views for a content creator who can make the content funny and unique (example would be Warcraft 3 and people like Grubby).
Of course, to get there, either the game or the content creator had to be popular before the game itself stagnated.
You have viewers, many of which are loyal to the point they will watch your non-series videos of 'random' games. Think less about which kind of game is popular (because competing with larger creators tends to be difficulty, and AI content is likely to take over for the most popular games in the future), but more about how you can make a game you like suit the taste of your viewers. In your videos, you usually tell stories while managing/building something.
You mentioned Stormworks, which is a great game (personally love it) but I don't see how you could really make it fit your style without making it a roleplay endeavor in multiplayer or something like that.
Automation was mentioned by some, and I want to direct you to videos of 'Der Bayer', specifically EP 1 of his latest campaign. It allows for great stories to be told since you can drive your own cars in BeamNG, but I need to warn you about the time it takes to make videos on it. You could spend easily 1-3 hours on decorating a single car, just for it to be a timelapse 5min long in a video.
Starsector, which has also been mentioned repeatedly, and which you have made videos for, hits the sweet-spot in my opinon. You can tell a story, you don't have to spend hours of doing work off-'camera', and it is fairly customizable through mods. It is also a game that used to be very popular on youtube (for an indie title) and still has a big following and double the player numbers of Stormworks. Your videos on it so far do not have the narration you do so beautifully for games like Sea Power, instead focusing on explanation of the game and its mechanics. I think it is the dark horse that could easily become a longer term series and entertain until new games release. Put your admiral cap on and become John Starsector, start with a shabby salvaging fleet and create an empire that can conquer the core - or build a storyline around your character being a scientist, maybe trying to research domain era tech.
Another piece of advice is to supplement your content with tutorial style content similar to your current Starsector videos. And you can always mix things up by filming a random session of some multiplayer game with your friends, could even be something like Gray Zone Warfare or Ready Or Not (shooters which promote a slow, tactical approach rather than running around like a superhuman). There is no harm in making additional content that the majority of viewers won't watch, if you are going to play the games anyways. Because it gives you more chances to be picked up by the algorithm.
Very cool read, James. Makes a lot of sense. (Although I think we are at least several years away from AI-generated videos that can rival human content creation.)
Cheers.
Hey Stealth. Long(ish) viewer here. Really sorry to hear about the money problems. My family’s been going through it too and I’m still struggling to find employment. Here’s my thoughts on advice regarding the channel and TH-cam:
- You gotta stick, in some way, to the niche you sit in. If you 180 your content, the channel dies. It really does suck, but that’s how it goes. “War Games” is a niche genre, but niche genre content brings long-term viewers.
- Sponsors are, sadly, part of TH-cam’s reality. One of my favorite and avant-garde game devs, Suda51, had said how you sometimes need to do a licensed game to have money. Of course don’t take ANY sponsor that shows up, but the occasional World of Warships or indie war game sponsorship does mean a cheque.
- Scrolling through your channel, I see that one-offs don’t do bad. Things like “checking out a new military game” or “this game has an update” type thing. Gameplay tips and strategy musings (“ranking the worst units in this game.”)
- Retro strategy game stuff could be a content experiment. I feel most of your audience is probably millennials and late gen-z. A “retrospective” series looking at old war games? Maybe as an edited analysis/review video rather than a let’s play.
- Paradox games are kinda popular, so maybe not bad to test the waters with some one-offs or three episode mini-series?
- I’d really recommend doing some commission work with video editing. You got some credentials with the SAR volunteer stuff and everyone needs an editor. I know “do commission editing on the side” is the opposite of channel advice, but I’d take a slightly slower release schedule if it means you’re getting some shekels.
Anyway, good luck. I look forward to your “Admiral BF Comforts You As The Submarine Sinks” ASMR video (dear god what a horrible thought)
No, you don't have to stick to a niche. You don't have to trap yourself in a box. You can break into other categories, and there are multiple ways to go about it.
@@SlendyMctendies He is right, unfortunately. Your spectators expect a certain kind of video if they are long term subscribers. If this expectation isnt met, they will not watch or they will quit very fast. This is a cascade effect. It this happens TH-cam will not recommend your channel on the main page anymore. This is why a lot of content creators found new channels if they want to do different videos from their main content.
@@Gentleman...Driver I fear you are right. Free time is for most limited, and it isn't always a rainy day. There are few channels out reach that level, that I dare not to miss and have been following for a very very long time, and non of those are gaming channels: they are informative, topics of my interests and quite professional (Timeghost History, Drachinifel, etc).
Exploring my own habits: I watch gaming channels to learn more about games that I fancy. UAD for sure was one, but also because it made me decide to not get it. Else it are usually streaming channels where the chat is causal enough that I notice I stick around. When I notice I'm hooked enough that it really keeps me of the streets, it's the moment to throw a few bucks at them.
However, I don't think it should be underestimated how much longer existing channels bleed out active subscribers. Interests shift, life takes priority, and suddenly subscribers are looking into a channel and realize they haven't made time to view it in years. That is natural behavior for channels like this (and reinforced by algorithm) and you shouldn't feel the need to cling on it to much: people who subscribed this channel when in college, understandably have other priorities when being several years into professional or family life. 2020 effect is also very much gone.
Nebulous Fleet Command seems like it might be a good fit. The learning curve is pretty steep, but it might be really fun and informative to watch as you learn.
Certainly an interesting and very deep game. I have yet to climb that learning cliff.
I would love to learn at the same time as you. But it may be too time consuming
I came across your channel somehow last year during one of your drednaughts campaigns. Loved it. I've since gone back and pretty much watched all of the content you have made from the game.
To go to your statement of "I sleep to your content." You should take this as a massive compliment. A lot of people struggle to get to sleep, and sometimes, a voice like yours is all it takes for that person. I will say I have fallen asleep, watching your content, and then woken up 10 episodes later thinking I was still watching the episode I was on before I fell asleep. Then just to go back and re watch everything again. I am sure I am not alone on this, but don't be upset if people say your content makes them sleep. I have to have something to watch to get me asleep, and your voice in my ears is one of them, and I very much appreciate all of your content!
Task force admiral and broken arrow seem to be coming out this year. Those are absolutely right up your alley.
Been watching since you had around 7k subscribers. Started back when you were doing mostly Wargame Red Dragon videos. Still like watching the military wargames you do.
Your content is top notch, lately ive been binging your Sea Power content.
Hey Stealth,
Hello from the great state of Texas! I’ve been following you since you started to showcase Dreadnoughts, and you were the primary inspiration for me purchasing that game. I submitted a design for your battlecruiser tournament, and your weekly challenges with other creators were always a treat. Just wanted to say, keep it up! May 2025 be better than 2024!
Thanks man! Live long and prosper
I started watching you due to SeaPower but also have been watching and enjoying ICBM. But honestly I've not been getting the ICBM vids recommended for a long time. And it is really interesting to listen to you openly talk about not knowing what content you should create. I, sadly, do not have the answer to that. Maybe a series in which you try out games could help you gauge your and your viewerships interests? But its expensive to buy a game for one or two videos.
Hey Stealth - thanks for sharing - it tough finding you niche especially with that niche is forever evolving - all I can say is I am enthralled with your Dreadnought Campaigns - I wish you the best in your quest and look forward to enjoying whatever it is you find to do
Maybe some total war games would be for you. If you are into starwars there is Empire at war with tons of great mods. Some other games that come to my mind are Planetary Annihilation, Manor Lords, Age of mythology: Retold, Civilization 7, Crusader Kings 3.
Hope this helps a little bit 😊
I found your channel through Sea Power and I enjoy the content that you put out. It's up to you to find something else to play as you have to enjoy the game as well. A couple of suggestions for "real word" sims that may appeal to you are:
Gunner, Heat, PC! is a possible game to look at. A Tank/APC sim set in 1985 when the Warsaw Pact roll over the border into West Germany. Still in early access (like Sea Power) but it has good reviews and a few channels are showcasing it.
IL-2 Battle of Stalingrad is a great WW2 plane sim that covers both the Western & Eastern fronts of Europe, it's been out a long time now and has many DLC's and is also mod friendly.
I’ve been subscribed for years, I have watched a lot of eras of your channel, and of course I will support anything you do, I wish only the best for you and your family!
Thanks Nova!
Honestly bud, been watching you for a long while. I'll watch anything you post because I like anything you do and honestly I want to support
Hey Stealth. I have been following your content since I got into Wargame Red Dragon, and continued watching especially because of Sea Power. One thing that I noticed you are good at is Fast Learning curve - you learn very well and fast. Faster than someone on average. Like when you started Sea Power, you were learning the game but your tactics were still on point and you did everything you can to make sure that your move was a good one, as opposed to some other youtubers who were learning the game and were lenient on themselves to make mistakes just to learn the mechanics, or the functionalities.
As a suggestion, I think make Warno or Regiments videos, since they are both on par with Wargame, and also because not a lot of famous youtubers (maybe 2 off the top of my head) play it. Sea Power used to be the same but now so many people play it.
Another good game to at least try because you are infatuated with Sea Power is Command Operations. It has 2 things that you are great at: Learning fast, and Sea Power-related Tactics.
Good to hear about your Wife's start up and also your volunteering experience. Best of luck!
I would love to see some more WARNO. Don't know how well those videos did though. I really enjoyed both the solo campaign and the multiplayer one.
Terra Invicta is getting better and better, would love to see an Innitiative playthrough, i liked HF a lot and your story is very cool, maybe implement what you did in UAD
You probably saw them, but Perun's HF and Initiative playthroughs are incredibly well done. His Servants one is very entertaining too, for very different reasons.
@@balaurizburatori8607 yes I saw peruns HF but not the servants
I am tempted to get Terra Invicta but it looks like a huge learning curve. Perun has played other strategy games and suddenly exploded on his non-gaming side channel because of world events in Ukraine.
Have you considered grand strategy games?
I just started playing HoI4 and actually looked for a guide from Stealth 😅
I've tried HoI4 but didn't enjoy it much, maybe due to learning curve that I was still on. Stellaris is a game I've played quite a bit of. Did videos on it back in the day but they didn't get much traction.
@@Stealth17Gamingthere are other grand strategy games - Crusader Kings, EU, Victoria 3, I would add Steel Division 1-2 would be a good one to watch.
@@Stealth17Gaming I second AEsir2023, I think Crusader Kings with or without your "Admiral's Log" style would be very fun.
Things I like about your videos, in no particular order, are:
- Your commentary style.
- Your storytelling (think UAD)
- Real gameplay, where sometimes you lose.
Campaign style games are your forte for the above reasons.
What I miss is when you did multi-player, like ICBM back in the day. Hearing you banter back and forth with your friends was quite enjoyable.
You're way too humble! I discovered your channel about five years ago, thanks to UAD. I remember discovering the game for the first time on another channel, but the presentation threw me off, then I found your videos on the subject and I was immediately hooked.
You introduced me to Surviving Mars and Stormworks, not to mention Avorion, a game I still play today with friends. Oh, and don't forget Arms Trade Tycoon, a gem in the making!
To me your biggest strength is the way you interact with your audience, you are earnest (and humble, as we said), but the really fresh thing is that you are never childish (or rather, child-oriented), you treat the viewer as someone you are talking to, and on the other side of the screen I feel like I am listening to an old friend, not some kind of entertainer.
On the list of new games, even if it might take a bit to get started, there might be a good opportunity. The 27th of January the Space Engineers 2 Alpha will pre-launch, the new game engine will natively support water (even if in this first early access phase it won't be available) so it might be an excellent platform for future naval games, both in science fiction and in a more traditional sense.
Whatever path you choose to walk, good luck! I sincerely hope to see soon something on your channel that makes you smile while you work.
Paradox games tend to do really well on TH-cam, at least as I recall. Maybe you could even play a casual game that's very popular, like Balatro? Those tend to be easy to pick up, hard to master - meaning casual viewers will be more easily drawn in and more hardcore players can still see how someone approaches the game for the first time.
That is, if you are sure you want to turn this channel into a job and accept it won't always be the most fun thing.
Only been watching for 4 or 5 months, but i think I'd happily watch you paint your living room. Good luck with your choices, you are a quality content provider.
U r a great person and a great father. Do not let others toke that away from u
Hey, even when I am almost not on YT anymore, I enjoy seeing new videos from you suggested. I did join for Wargame content and during lockdown it was great to catch up with the long Xcom story. Which was amazing as it had a full storyline. :)
So I can't give a good recommendation but I wish you good luck with whatever you come up with!
Your voice projects safety and security, very calming. I think that is why people say it puts them to sleep. We look for things in life and seem to never find it, but in the end it was right in front of you all along. Let your passion rule.
Big fan here. Just to throw out a suggestion: What about doing a series on the new Civilization game, but focus on the naval aspect. I think a lot of people don't really pay a lot of in-depth attention to that. You could set up games that would lean towards naval activity as demonstration platform. You could explore trade, how the tech tree works with regards to the naval side, what units do and don't age well, all that kind of stuff. I'd watch that!
Thank you for your videos, I hope for your success.
Come what may I hope you still have fun playing those games.
When the campaign for sea power comes out you definitely should go for it!
I started watching your videos like 8 years ago while still being in highschool, now I'm a whole adult with a job and still here 😂 frankly I'll watch anything, you've always been a beacon on TH-cam of someone who makes videos about what they enjoy, and it really shines through. Obviously I'd go crazy if you went back to like Wargame RD, some of those campaigns, maybe Ash&Shadow. But really I'd watch whatever!
I have been a subscriber since early Dreadnaught days, and just wanted to chime in and say thanks for all the great content over the years. I really like your style of not minmaxing or doing meta style builds or whatever. You play games in an immersive way the same way I would, without being some kind of super human” know it all” personality. Your humbleness and relaxing, grown up style is your greatest strength!
I binged the Sea Power pre-release content and was looking forward to every new episode. It was a joy to watch you on the journey of learning the game. We all learned a lot from you, which made the game accessible when it finally released.
After the release I had to stop watching. Not because of the content quality. I simply did not want to spoil all the best scenarios before I got a chance to play for myself. The limited amount of content in Sea Power itself reduces the watchability, at least for me. This is in stark contrast to sandbox games like Dreadnoughts which I prefer to watch you play instead of having to spend all my time grinding through the campaigns myself.
I hope you manage to get the channel back on track. I will stick around as long as you keep being you! ❤
Have you tried Distant worlds 2 ? It is an underappreciated game in the Stellaris style. A French youtuber did a playthrough on it and gained a decent number of views.
There is also Rule the waves 3 which is similar to UAD with bare bones graphics but more in depth. You can even build carriers.
Hi, I have been watching your videos since UAD and I just wanted to say thank you for all the effort. I don't really think I can advise you on your life, but I just want you to know that I believe in you. You will figure it out, I am absolutely sure. Your videos helped me a lot when I was depressed and didn't know what to do with my life so thank you and just know that we all are here and we support you.
Hope you are better now. Thanks for your comment
Stealth, I enjoyed your content particularly when playing Red Dragon when i found you channel 6 years ago, and learnt how to play the game through your videos. Then Dreadnoughts, and even brought it when you were playing so I could learn how to do better and also watch the interesting commentary on games, or creating storytelling which was engaging. A lot of games from Quill18, who does more of the Paradox Games, but your channel was a combination of passion, mixed with storytelling and commentary which works. A lot of games don't have that mix, but I'm subscribed and still watch many of your videos. I know the issues regarding being a sole provider, and know I have returned to School to switch careers, so my wife is carrying the load at the moment which makes money tighter than normal.
Maybe you can do a few videos about your area, search & rescue highlights.... Games? Manor Lords - though that may get boring for most viewers?? War on the Sea but you need to play the Mods to gain enough of a following. Otherwise, i will watch your videos....
Thanks man. Not sure about many SAR games. Stormworks and the Emergency series are the only that come to mind
Been around since Wargame, but would love to see something like Wartales, Project Zomboid, and/or Crusader Kings.
Project Zomboid coming up
@ Thanks! Looking forward to it Stealth! Your narration/explanations and PZ's depth and recent update make this a match made in post-apocalyptic heaven. Also, much respect for your candor in this video. You are doing great work. Thanks again!
I met you through the game War Game Red Dragon and thanks to you, I improved my English in an enjoyable way. I think one of the things you do best is to explain briefly. People may be eager to hear from you not only about games but also about scientific developments or other topics you can tell stories about. And you can turn to different strategy games that you like (such as Paradox production or Men of War series or Total War series.) and tell the story of them.
One of the best things you did in War Game Red Dragon was re-watching and commenting on a game. Yes, you are a good player, but while playing the game, many points were missed due to the speed of the game. These are my thoughts on this subject, I hope they were useful, Stealth. Kind regards.
Thanks!
Heads up my man you are a great storyteller & narrator with lots of subscribers. I'd guess a lot of your audience is interested in "military" theme content no matter what it is. Whether gaming, podcasting, collabing with other youtubers just to chat, exploring IRL history, museums, etc, really anything. All the best.
Im a subscriber since early days of Red Dragon - you did a good job of explaining the mechanics of this rather complex game in a simple way. Also you did it from a position of someone who was not super experienced in the game which was in fact a good thing because it was easier for me to relate. In fact your commentary was so good that it was enaugh to convince me to start playing Wargame online... As for other vids - i watched many of the earlier Ultimate Admiral vids, but in feb 2022 i became a father myself - and that drastically reduced number of videos i was watching. For the very same reason it's hard for me to make recommendations because reality for me is that no matter what game you will record and narrate on, it is possible that i won't have time to watch it... I find it worth noting tough that it could be the algorithm or just my oversight, but i missed many of your vids that i would have found interesting - like WARNO Campaign, Sprocket - and it is only now that i had a look at the playlist on your channel i found that you made them at all. In fact WARNO should have been another great source of content for you, but for some reason this game just didn't feel right for lots of Wargame fans it kind faded away... From the games i know "War on the Sea" might be worth a shot - Guadalcanal campaign is fine, mechanics are not super hard to learn and it can be easily cut into episodes. One other idea that just come to my mind - and i know it's kind of a wild one - how about something like Warhammer : Battlefleet Gothic: Armada or Dawn of War? It could be something new for the viewers as likely its outside of their normal interests - and many would discover this universe alongside yourself? Again - just a wild guess - never played any of those - just i've been listening to a lot of 40k lore to sleep recently and thought trying those games might be interesting. Other than that - as one father to another: Best of luck to you. Hope everything will turn into the better again
Congrats on becoming a dad! Yes kids will drastically reduce your (free) time. Thanks for the kind words :)
Thanks for sharing, I subscribed because of the "Sea Power" videos, they were great to watch.
Hi Stealth, I used to watch all your wargame RD multiplayer vids. I miss you multiplayer action, as you never shifted to Warno.
The good old days
This was many years ago, but I remember you did a video series and started an email news letter, course or something of sorts about body language and other such topics. I guess it either didn't do too well or you didn't find it satisfying for some other reason(s), but for one, I want to thank you for it, since it was so helpful for me back in the day that I still remember it. I also appreciated your courage to try out something completely different from your regular programming despite the outcome.
I'm probably not as much your core audience at this point, but I still hop in from time to time if you're covering a game that interests me, especially new ones since I know I can get a very good look what the game is about and how it works from your commentary. When I was still working as a solo game developer, that is the reason I asked you to cover my game before its release and to my huge honor and surprise you did, which is another thing I'm greatly thankful for!
I found your channel way back when I was starting to learn to play Red Dragon and I found your guides, play reviews and deck building videos easily the best content on TH-cam covering that game.
I don't know if my random assortment of ideas and feelings will be much of use to you, but my conclusion is that I think you're at your best when you're making content that is either educational or informative to at least some extent. That is just my opinion, but that is the kind of content I keep coming back here for occasionally.
Regardless which path you decide to take from here, I'm sure it'll be a good one! All the best, your channel is a rare gem on TH-cam and has been for many years!
Thanks for your kind words! Which game of yours did I cover?
@Stealth17Gaming Para Bellum - Hold the Line back in fall 2021. Really meant a lot to me
I loved the commander logs. I could also see your voice and gameplay to be nice on starsector or maybe star valor.
Hi man, i can only give you some niche game ideas that i would love to see you play:
- mud and blood
- shortest trip to earth
- xenonauts 2
- x4 foundations
- stoneshard
- terra invicta
What about Baldur's Gate 3? you will have a ton of competition but maye you can carve out your niche. And has a lot of players/viewers.
Rimwolrd, stardew valley, terraria, factorio...
And about the learning time you can try to stream while learning, so you can maybe monetizing a little with that time too.
Maybe try Gates of Hell Ostfront.. it's a nice ww2 strategy game
Just wanna say you seem to be excellent at the genre of games where you play unique campaigns and careers, that being said it might be interesting to see you play such things as IL-2, crusader kings, total war, Uboat. I feel your type of commentary would be perfect for these, the examples may be a bit dated but the content is plentiful and views are steady
Maybe Space Engineers 2 when it comes out could be very fun to watch
I feel like RPGs would do well. As many fellow viewers pointed out you're very good with narration and frankly i watch your UAD videos because your Admiral Logs are quite an interesting concept. Also, your UAD videos are the last videos i watch before sleeping 😂
The games I care about are WARNO, GHPC, Sea Power, Broken Arrow (once it’s released), Armored Brigade II (once released). Or branch out to Stellaris, Baldur’s Gate 3, Rogue Trader
What I learned since 2014: YT has channel hierarchies the top paid channels are financial, real estate, wealth related. These pay the highest CPM. The very bottom is Gaming channels. This is why I made a separate gaming channel (Jive Turkey) so I didn't ruin my Sub Brief news and naval technology channel. YT likes channels that stay consistent with scheduled posts and topic. If you change to anything outside gaming, make another channel and use this channel to promote it once in a while. I also recommend you do anything other than gaming if you want to make a living on YT. If you can explain how to buy stocks on your phone using an app, you have the best chance to earn a dollar here. I highly recommend creating money-related channel. You would be shocked at how many channels on YT are successful by people who have no idea what they are talking about, but earn a good living because they can explain what a P&L is. Good Luck.
Thanks mate, appreciate it
When Subnautica 2 comes out, maybe try that if it’s popular
If it even comes out
I've only started watching your content very recently, and I came here because I was looking for some Tutorials for Sea Power. The reason why I'm still here is, as many others already said, your very sympathetic and sincere way of playing games and describing what you are doing in those game.
I also joined your stream today of Project Zomboid and I think streaming might be something you could do regularly. You don't have to really edit the videos and can directly interact with your community. Maybe here you could also try out new games quicker and see how you and your community like them. Also, I think for streaming a game you don't really need to know how to play the game as many of us can help you, like we did today with Zomboid. Maybe here you could also try smaller games like "Breachway" or something similar.
That's just my two cents, and I hope it helps somehow.
There's a few games I've seen and seem interesting as well as somewhat related to your content.
Games:
- Cold Waters. (Similar to Sea Power).
- Stormworks. (Creative, sandbox style game about rescue or destruction).
- Atlantic Fleet. (Similar to Sea Power, but Turn Based, more simple and WW2).
Another suggestion would be doing challenges in games you already have (such as Sea Power, using only surface combatants, only aircraft, only certain weapon types, etc). Or even some of the games listed (hence why I still added Stormworks here).
I wont necessarily know if you can get these, but I think they'd be nice to look at as they might give you other ideas.
Also, being good at a game isn't necessary, often people failing at games or incorrectly doing things is still entertaining and shows a learning experience.
Keep up the good work. :)
An x-com long war playthrough would be really cool. Can even add some viewer interactions with polls and give away's for character naming. And the mission by mission style of the game makes it easier to produce content. Plus the way you add your own fluff and lore could be cool. Love the content man, I came in with the David's March red dragon campaign and have stuck around every since
To me the best and most interesting content you have is what you do when do a bit of roleplaying with things which makes me think that games like Crusader Kings, Total War, or even something like Tropico 6 could be things where I can easily see your gameplay and contnt strengths potentially meshing well. Even non-military games like Planet Zoo, Roller Coaster Tycoon, Football Manager, and Farming Simulator I could see you being able to make interesting content with. I myself also love older games that get revisited by people. I just watched someone do a play through of the very broken and unbalanced Star Wars Rebellion game the other day.
And I don't know about the feasibility of it but I would be really interested if there was a way to do something where you were playing some of the fantastic boardgames out there or using those systems to explore alternate histories. I know Drachinifel has talked about doing wargames over some historical simulations. Or just boardgames that have a historical focus like Twilight Struggle.
I have no clue how much interest any of that has with you and definitely can't offer help on the content creator side of things because that isn't what I do but some thoughts from someone who has watched a good bit of your content.
Thanks for your input! Didn't consider Tropico 6. I'll add it to the ideas list for videos
Good 'thinking out loud' session and sharing it with your viewers. Take the future in small bites, one month, six months, etc. Set goals for your future time segments, use metrics you already use, views, revenue flow, etc. Don't get paralyzed with analysis, you can over-think the situation. What is working for you now and what can you build on. You will figure it out.
Well, i came to this channel in my early days of TH-cam. 20...19?18? As you can tell from the name - I'm a Slavic viewer, so in English-speaking segment of TH-cam i came for perfecting my understanding of English. And your channel was the perfect place for it! Slow, narrative, "literature" language caught my ear. Maybe I'm not watching all the videos, but stormworks, UAD, experimental stuff - I'm loving it. So cheers and keep on keeping on! For the suggestions - try making "snack - content" as much as you hate it on some multiplayer games, such as War thunder, WoT, maybe a GTA -RP series will be good. Also, personally, I'd like to see return of From the Depths videos.
Honestly, I've been an on and off viewer. loved your videos on the ww1 western front game. I would personally love a series on generals civil war and / or if you're up for something new, you could try doing reviews for historic military movies ?
War on the Sea with your Narration like Admiral Dreadnought would be Perfect!!
Whatever you choose to do it’ll work out and we’ll be here in support 💪. I also wrote you a story a while back that you turned into a video, I’d be more then happy to send some more stories over if you’d wanna do a reading(don’t wanna make a wasted video though due to revenue) stay strong stealth 🎉
Thanks man
There is only one game in the universe: WG:RD. However, Sea Power is a good 2nd choice.
I first found your content and subbed because of Dreadnoughts, and I would like if that returned although I suspect that won't happen. Excellent commentary and the little admiral's logs you did were amazing. In the absence of Dreadnoughts, there's one game you covered briefly at the end of 2023, Last Train Home, which I at least thought was really cool. Also possibly revisit IXION, which you did a series on back in the day that was really entertaining? Although I know it's not a game with much replayability it has been a while. Maybe you could also do like, Dutch maritime history videos?
Hi Stealth,
I watch your channel since you started on UAD. Still enjoying your content on a regular basis. I personally loved this type of VLOG you did here and saw your comment that you like doing interviews and such. What came to my mind is that you can probably visit some of your Viewers. A lot of us probably have very different/ interesting jobs/ things to show.
For example, you could visit me, i work as a pushback driver / deicer at the Munich Airport. I can take you directly onto the apron, show you a lot of things in and around our Aircraft, Technical and Geeky stuff, having you join me during pushback being „hands-on“ with a lot of different aircraft. I think this would be interesting to see for a lot of people.
And there are so many more viewers out there with different experiences to show to a community, i could see that being a good possibility or opportunity to gain reach and views, especially with your calm voice and your relaxing but interesting narrative.
What ever you do, i will stay subscribed. Hang on bud, everything will be fine. 😁
That would be awesome! Great idea. Thanks!
I really like your productions. Got really interested in Ultimate Admirals Dreadnought and always watched it. Maybe branch out into X-COM 2? That's a fun game. Or go into U.S. Civil War genre? Whatever you do I will watch. Good luck and also nice walk around town!
Also on another note I agree that one of your strongest points is being able to explain all your decisions in your Gameplay. Maybe you can find a complex game that is popular at the same time?. Project Zomboid comes to mind, also the games from Paradox like EU4 or Victoria 3 but i don,t know if you like them. Maybe WARNO or regiments considering your Channel used to be very focused on wargame red dragon!. Whatever you do, i,ll be here watching!. Good luck 🤙
Thanks. Like I said in the video: I never really got into WARNO. Regiments is fun, but videos on it have performed poorly. It has a tiny playerbase (30 people?)
Been with you since Red Dragon!
Seems like I agree with most people here as in I’m here for you and your knowledge and love for historical games more than others but I would watch anything you post brother and I’m just one person but I can promise one viewer on every video
I watch you while I play hoi4 or ck3 or cities skylines. I think you would be great at either of those. Also may be cyber punk 2077. I think you would appreciate the role play aspect. Either way I always find your content enjoyable. You got me hooked on war game red dragon by the way. Thanks for all your work.
Greetings. Pretty sure that before Sea Power I watched some of your war on the sea or cold waters content though i subscribed because of the excellent Sea Power content.
Best wishes with whatever you do.
...I do watch Manor Lords TH-cam pretty regularly. I think it is popular across TH-cam
Well I hope you find what floats your boat per say. I've 3njoued the content, so like always I'll watch it when I see it.
I’m sorry to hear that you are at something of a crossroads in your TH-cam channel and career. I enjoy your content and believe you have a knack to explaining complex things clearly and succinctly.
Were I to suggest a potential new area of work to explore, it would be to look into the creation of resources for corporate training.
You have the ability to learn about a complex subject, synthesize the key concepts, and explain them in what I think is an engaging way. Large companies, in particular, have extensive training requirements and self-directed training modules is how these are delivered.
This would include working with the company to lay out the training course, objectives, and format. Preparing the curriculum structure, doing the technical writing and editing to make sure the curriculum is fulfilled, creating supporting graphics, writing scripts, narrating, and editing video. Though, like audio books, I think it is increasingly likely that most narration will soon be done by AI, in part, so as to offer different languages, but also so they do not have to pay for talent. While you might make the video content yourself, it would also likely be a case of overseeing the creation of animation.
Now, I have no idea whatsoever how to break into this field. But I do know that the Netherlands is absolutely full to the brim with professional services firms and management consultancies. Were you interested, and able to find a way to break in, you would be almost uniquely well positioned to do this type of work freelance/on contract or to work for the type of company that does this work. You speak perfect english, and I have to assume passable Dutch (does anyone actually speak it well?), so you should be in good shape for producing content for the de facto lingua franca (English) while working in Dutch or English as needed.
I hope you find something that makes you happy and challenges you and lets you earn a comfortable income. I’m not going to directly comment on your wife’s business with respect to your household finances, since I don’t believe that’s any of my business. I will say that I appreciate you are both in a tricky position and I hope you both can continue sharing your talents in some way. If whatever comes next for you still includes TH-cam, great. I’ll keep watching and enjoy your work. If not, then this was a great run and you’re moving on to the next phase of your life.
Good luck and thank you for sharing your story.
PS, if I were to specifically suggest TH-cam content for you to consider, what about playing and contrasting two games of the same genre: A retro/older game and its modern equivalent?
Imagine playing a scenario or a campaign in Harpoon and then recreating it in Sea Power? Not only would it let you react in a very genuine and TH-cam algorithm friendly way, but I feel like you could really pull apart the similarities and differences and have something original to say. I haven’t seen anyone do that before and would be very keen to see how you tackle that. If the games have editors, you could even create your own narrative structure and jump between the games each mission.
Just an idea. Take care.
I'm still watching whatever you put out. I loved the back and forth between you and Brother Munro!! At 72 years of age, TH-cam is my entertainment. If I had the money, I would support you on Patreon. At 1437.00 a month on Social Security, I count pennies!! You make it, I'll be watching!! Good luck!! P.S. I like seeing byour walk baround!! Country looks very pretty. I would like to see it in t5he summer time!!!
What about sim games like gunsmith sim, u have a great voice for talking about a vlog on local travel stops in ur area. Minecraft
Hey Stealth,
i watch you for a long time and saw so many games and played them myself just because of you. And i like you content because, and here is the big youtube problem, its a really niche content. I like statagie games and love to see some other ways to play a mission then i do but people like me are more or less rare. Most people dosent watch such content and this is what many content creator i watched had i the last few years .. sadly ...
But in any case, i watch your content and like it. Hope you find a good way and even if i cant give you a good anwser for your question, i hope my words gove a a bit of hope or even joy :)
Loved your wargame vids maybe some warno idk but I'd be pretty interested in seeing your take on a mount and blade bannerlord campaign with your unique narration and story building
Hi Stealth, I subscribed due to SeaPower: I really loved your calm attitude and way more importantly your way of explaining the complex (naval) systems.
You could have a look at ArmA Reforger, its not as fast paced as CS and it might give you a nice platform to explain Systems and why they might be cool / interesting.
E.g. why the jeep is a cool vehicle and try to quickly go into a bit of history, that obviously would also work for other vehicle, Helicpters, guns,... I have no idea how much effort that would be or would need to be, but that might be a nice idea (especially since that game is exploding right now, so some people WILL be interested in certain systems).
I think the same thing could work for Sea Power, e.g. use the engine / game as a showcase for a shipclass, talk about it, show it off, basically run down the wikipedia page using visuals out of the game, so basically what you are talking about at 18:00 just more settled in the real world.
There is also a modern RTS (I think its Broken Arrow) where the say could be possible, but I think its in closed beta right now.
I hope that makes sorta sense, wish you all the best!
Maybe broken arrow once it comes out, there are also always the paradox games since those are popular as hell(stellaris still has 25k player peaks). Total war games are also popular, its tough though because there is a lot of competition in that sphere and they are long sessions. Something you could do is also fan analysis of fictional battles in games or movies and try and say how they would be fought logically or with modern forces. Been following since the early wargame red dragon era so I wish you the best.
The AI summary on this video is scarily accurate
Really? What does it say?
"The creator is struggling to find new content for their TH-cam channel. They discuss the challenges of finding a game that is both interesting to them and popular with viewers. They also explore other potential content ideas, including ASMR and voice-over work."
@Shinzon23 Pretty good yeah
Stealth, you certainly have a lot going for you. As you already know, you have a good voice, your diction is very good, and you are an organized thinker. This makes you great at explaining the details of a game in a way that is very clear and helpful. Perhaps you could try emphasizing that tutorial aspect in more of your video titles and thumbnails?
"Sea Power" was a great opportunity and you got in on the ground floor. Unfortunately, I believe the publisher made a mistake in pricing the game so high in Early Access, and that has depressed interest in the game for now. I'm sure it will get better when the game is more complete, but that could take a while.
Don't necessarily count out UA:D yet, either. Now that they have apparently closed out game development, the modders can really take over. Perhaps they can fix some of the more serious issues with that game and finally let it achieve some of its potential. We can hope.
I was going to ask if you had an interest in survival games, which seem to be very popular right now, but then I see your next video (stream) is "Project Zomboid", so I guess -- yes? But, if you do survival, remember that a big part of the fun is recklessly getting into danger and experiencing horrible deaths, so let it loose a little bit!
I DON'T think the best bet is to go for the top-played Steam games. There is too much competition there. Instead, go for the second or third tier of games, where the videos are still likely to do well, but there might be fewer good tutorial/let's play videos to compete against.
Good luck!
Thanks for your ideas :). Yes, I've always had an interest in survival games. The thing about them is finding a way to turn them into content. Most of what you do in 7 Days, for example, is just busywork, such as gathering resources. That's what I tried to address in the video: editing would take a lot of time. Not very time-efficient content.
@@Stealth17Gaming You also have quite a healthy subscriber base, even if they are not growing that fast. Try to think positive about it.
Joined with Red Dragon as well, could do lore read out as others have suggested or more history walks like this.
Some game suggestions for you:
- Project Zomboid
- Open RCT2 or Planet Coaster
- City Bus Manager
- Airport CEO
- NIMBY Rails
- Cities Skylines or some old SimCity games, like 4 or 3000
Also you can make "game genre of the day", for example:
Monday - Simulation
Tuesday - RTS
Wednesday - Terror
And etc
Doing this, you can see what people are most interested in and eventually focus on that.
Sorry if I mispronounced a word or two, English is not my native language :(
Project Zomboid is a good idea, unlimited content with the mods
Howdy Sir , I'm happy to say I avidly watch your channel. Sea Power plays on my computer , but very low Fps , so I watch you and Wolfpack and Grimm Reapers play and I enjoy all of the content. I also enjoy you're Project Zomboid vids. You have a very easy going voice and demeanor about you so as you're educational and entertaining. My only advice would be to play what makes you happy. God bless you.
You have very good narration. Loved sea power videos
many thoughts...but honestly you just keep doing you, find games you enjoy and we'll follow if you just keep doing your thing. You could try doing some hobbies, model painting, drawing/painting, whatever, and see who comes.