Despite having a lot of hours in this game I never realized that I could just give my front line ranged weapons and the importance of placing strong guys in the flanks
Placing strong units on the flanks is something I learned from Sun Tzu and ancient armies. Hannibal Barca defeated the Romans at Cannae with inferior numbers too, but placed his stronger soldiers on the flanks.
@@CptZhu as I understand, enemy units charge for the lower defense stat guys, so having the weaker guys in the middle and the stronger guys on the side creates a kind of bear trap funnel that you can close in and surround the enemy easily. It also protects your weaker range hybrids like in this video.
@@sci7zo correct. And those hybrids are indeed better protected and being bought more time this way if they get through your formation. The nice thing is that pure ranged builds would absolutely get ANNIHILATED in this same scenario, while my hybrids tanked and dodged a good dozen of hits, and fought back fiercely
@@sci7zo if you have quickhands, yes. Especially early game when rounds are usually over and decided after 3-4 rounds, and stamina isn't that important yet
If you like hybrid builds, there is a utility mod for bb that allows you to switch items quickly with numeric keys, without entering item menu during fight, along with many other improvements. Name is Autopilot, hope it helps!
Interesting to see ranged weapons on the front line. I use old tactics of spear and shield on the front and javelins in the rear, so I learned something new.
Nice Fight!! you where very lucky triggering the mass rout, luckily the warlord was not positioned on the left flank the fight may have taken to the worst if he buffed the majority of the fighters. The fight was great thank you for sharing !!!!
@@CptZhu if you think of it again, to orcs we are goblins trying to stab through their armor and we see goblins also trying to stab through our armor....
Every frontliner in my team gets Quick Hands and Pathfinder to maximize offensive ability....yet I never thought to equip ranged weapons to start. I always either waited or moved to a more advantagious position on those awkward turns where the enemy is outside of one tile movement plus reach weapon range. And I equipped a dagger in the extra pocket (which I never used!). But ranged weapons make so much sense - if the enemy is out of melée range you can take a free crossbow shot and when they do come into range, Quick Hands to Two Handed or Reach Weapon. Even with 30-40 range skill on the whole frontline, you'll get some lucky hits - completely free damage! Brilliant!
🥺🥺🥺🥰 man im getting emotional from this comment 😭, I'm always a bit nervous when I do slight variations on my content and worry that it's not enjoyable for my viewers
@@raifsevrence It should be upgraded as the prestige of your company grows imo. Inspiring the men even more. Just like a legionary standard the Romans used. Maybe give things like +3 melee defense in an aura or something!
I just tried for 4-5 hours to clear 22 orcs with same type ratio on day 150 and couldn’t do it. Learned a lot from this video! Makes me feel like I need to find new bros. I only have 3 pure ranged that die quick. Not all my 2 handers have the ranged variant wep. Also not all of them have quick hands. A lot I gotta change :( it’ll take a while to find good bros like the ones I saw here. Looking forward to watching your other vids too! Really interesting ideas
Probably one of the more rare builds which indeed does require a good brother with good base stats. These kind of brothers are rare, but once you spot them, you can build them into these hybrid beasts.
Man I remember my first encounter with the orcs I was very surprised there were orcs in the game then they proceeded to obliterate my ass cause they can run towards you and stun you very scary experience
Zhu, do you mind sharing a detailed breakdown of your 12-person comp including the perks/gear for each in another video? Very impressive, even with a dozen perks
A man splitter ended my game about 87 days in, rolled a perfect 1 on my main char head and deleted him on the 2nd round while on quarter hp. my guy rocking 108 hp, 210 helmet, steel brow n battle forged, absolutely decimated.
Can you link a post where you show the build that you use on your lads? I would love to see it and if you focus on any background or specific stats for your lads.
Hmm, I have none yet. I tried going over some of my characters in this video to give my viewers a chance to pause the video and look at the builds. An idea for the next video maybe? I love guiding new players with builds and what to look out for
yeah haha. swordmasters were probably Ser Arthur Dayne's or Jaime Lannisters back in their prime days. But when they get old, I think Roleplay wise they still have the hand coordination and strength, but not stamina anymore. So they choose a big weapon to smash with one time for devastating damage
loved the video, should i keep equipping my first line with shields and maces or should i switch to two handed weapons and maybe mix it with javelins, i started playing like three days ago so any advice is welcome lmao
In the early game, shield as frontline is fine with a few polearms in the backline. However you want to transition to BF 2handers in the lategame or you will get roflstomped by these orcs, and undead
Im always trying to learn more about this game. Why would you have crossbows in the front and give them two different non equipped items with the heaviest of armor? That sounds like a recipe for constant fatigue
The idea is that you want your bro's to be fatigue neutral. If you're not familiar with that it means that they don't use more stamina per turn than what they would gain, which let's them act every turn. Balancing that means you can have really low fatigue on your heaviest armor bros and they'll never have to skip a turn.
Usually the fight ends in the first 3-5 turns. I like being able to fire a volley of deadly crossbow bolts into the enemies and injuring them or softening up their armor/morale before they hit my line. You can even shoot crossbows from point blank range, which only costs 3 AP. An attack with a 2H weapon usually costs 6 AP, so usually I get to shoot another and then one pointblank, quickhands into 2H and get another attack. This fight was an exception as the fight was very long, but I still wanted to showcase this playstyle. For the 3rd weapon, it's a 2 tile ranged 2H (poleaxe, polemace or polehammer) which synergizes incredibly well with quickhands, and gives your 2handers incredible mobility and reach.
@@CptZhu Watching this through a second time to look more closely at the builds and breakdowns to fully understand the theory. Finally noticed Wilderich has 13 perk points. Have you gone the other way with the Sunken Library ? I haven't beaten it yet on my current playthrough. I am pretty torn on whether I want the shield or the potions. I only have 1 real tank at this point in my playthrough and I only bring him out when I fight lindwurms or big groups of unholds.
@@raifsevrence Wilderich has some flair perks like executioner and crippling stikes, which aren't that important or game changing. I too always have 1 dedicated tank for lindwurms. Those things are a menace.
Hello! I like your BB videos: they're memeful and informative. Will you at some point make campaign playthroughs (extreme E/E/L or based V/V/M) with various scenarios (gladiators, militia, barbs etc)? Or something that might help new players to understand what to do in game(or at least to not immediately die)?
Gratitude for your comment and feedback. I was planning to make a video for new players on what to do in-game to have a better game experience. Usuallly the early game new players are indeed very lost on what to do or what to look for, which may hurt the game experience, or result in ragequitting. Also please check out my community post on my YT channel! You can join my Discord and get a chance to win Overhype's Witch hunter e-book =) if you're interested.
I am shocked that your brothers actualy hit and the orcs miss the attacks, man i think i am very unlucky, because with a brother 90 attack and 40 defense he missed much more than hit, and get hit much more than evade... Even on easy mode.
i know im late to the party here. im new to the game so im not sure on all the mechanics or whatever but some of your guys with xbows have very little ranged attack. Do they still get good hits or mostly miss?
just one question, how does your lone wolf have 13 perks? The only way I can think of getting another perk beyond veteran level is through the mysterious jug, which i think is a one-time use item
I had the lonewolf with the moderate veteran buff (1 extra perk every three levels). The rest were not benefitting from this, I still think that the tips in this video are helpful. Hope you still enjoyed the video, and sorry if you didn't.
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Despite having a lot of hours in this game I never realized that I could just give my front line ranged weapons and the importance of placing strong guys in the flanks
What I’m trying to say is it’s a really good video
@@Dude-1887 Glad you learned something :] thank you for your comment dude 188755
Placing strong units on the flanks is something I learned from Sun Tzu and ancient armies. Hannibal Barca defeated the Romans at Cannae with inferior numbers too, but placed his stronger soldiers on the flanks.
@@CptZhu as I understand, enemy units charge for the lower defense stat guys, so having the weaker guys in the middle and the stronger guys on the side creates a kind of bear trap funnel that you can close in and surround the enemy easily. It also protects your weaker range hybrids like in this video.
@@sci7zo correct. And those hybrids are indeed better protected and being bought more time this way if they get through your formation. The nice thing is that pure ranged builds would absolutely get ANNIHILATED in this same scenario, while my hybrids tanked and dodged a good dozen of hits, and fought back fiercely
Never thought to give crossbows to the Frontline. Makes so much sense since it's only 3 ap. Gamechanger.
Exactly! And they can be shot in pointblank range, unlike bows and throwing weapons.
@@CptZhu is it worth it on lower stat brothers? Like the early game "you're lucky if you get 40 range" frontliners?
@@sci7zo if you have quickhands, yes. Especially early game when rounds are usually over and decided after 3-4 rounds, and stamina isn't that important yet
It's more for pulling enemies to you so you may have a stronger formation when the fighting starts.
If you like hybrid builds, there is a utility mod for bb that allows you to switch items quickly with numeric keys, without entering item menu during fight, along with many other improvements. Name is Autopilot, hope it helps!
Wow, that sounds great, thanks for sharing. Definitely gonna check that out
Interesting to see ranged weapons on the front line. I use old tactics of spear and shield on the front and javelins in the rear, so I learned something new.
Nice Fight!! you where very lucky triggering the mass rout, luckily the warlord was not positioned on the left flank the fight may have taken to the worst if he buffed the majority of the fighters. The fight was great thank you for sharing !!!!
This comment is based and gets me PUMPED
Never heard of this game till today but I'm sold on it, seems fun and looks cool.
losing is fun
-battle brothers loading tips
this game is like the dark souls of strategy games. you will either go hollow and give up or endure
@@CptZhu if you think of it again, to orcs we are goblins trying to stab through their armor and we see goblins also trying to stab through our armor....
yes especially when u miss these 95s
Age of Empires music
Jesus christ, they can?! I've luckily never had that happened yet so far
yeah happend twice to my tank :v
Every frontliner in my team gets Quick Hands and Pathfinder to maximize offensive ability....yet I never thought to equip ranged weapons to start. I always either waited or moved to a more advantagious position on those awkward turns where the enemy is outside of one tile movement plus reach weapon range. And I equipped a dagger in the extra pocket (which I never used!).
But ranged weapons make so much sense - if the enemy is out of melée range you can take a free crossbow shot and when they do come into range, Quick Hands to Two Handed or Reach Weapon. Even with 30-40 range skill on the whole frontline, you'll get some lucky hits - completely free damage! Brilliant!
Hello, I loved reading your extensive comment! It's maybe not the most optimal way to play, but it's extremely fun to play this way!
Good job with the video! informative and fun to watch! I really do enjoy your usual style of content, and this type was also very entertaining!
🥺🥺🥺🥰 man im getting emotional from this comment 😭, I'm always a bit nervous when I do slight variations on my content and worry that it's not enjoyable for my viewers
You make the content that you like to make and we will too! 😁
Once again, good job and thanks for taking your time to share these creations!
FYI injuries don't do anything to orc beserkers, so at 0:39 the orc does not take a damage penalty
Yeah true. But it is still useful for executioner and more damage on the opening round c:
I felt that anger @ 6:32 lmao
I really wish they would add tiers of banners just like everything else. It's such a lousy late game weapon.
@@raifsevrence It should be upgraded as the prestige of your company grows imo. Inspiring the men even more. Just like a legionary standard the Romans used. Maybe give things like +3 melee defense in an aura or something!
@@CptZhu that would be cool. I would just be happy with better melee damage 🙃
Nice one man, like the crossbows in front
I just tried for 4-5 hours to clear 22 orcs with same type ratio on day 150 and couldn’t do it. Learned a lot from this video! Makes me feel like I need to find new bros. I only have 3 pure ranged that die quick. Not all my 2 handers have the ranged variant wep. Also not all of them have quick hands. A lot I gotta change :( it’ll take a while to find good bros like the ones I saw here. Looking forward to watching your other vids too! Really interesting ideas
There's something cathartic about the sound of fleeing orcs. They kinda sound like they are calling for their momma or something lol.
What a great vid! I never realized a ranged hybrid like the ones you showed were possible. I would just assume they are too stat intensive.
Probably one of the more rare builds which indeed does require a good brother with good base stats. These kind of brothers are rare, but once you spot them, you can build them into these hybrid beasts.
good stuff
thank you Mr. Tophatcat 🐱
"The balance has shifted in our favour"
Orc Warlord: "But that was a while ago!"
Wow, so thats actualy a late game fight! My longest run is in day 79 lmao
good luck in your travels fellow mercenary captain
Day 200+ orc warlord camps are super scary, duelist bros who doesnt have more than 40+ defense wont make it long
Nice video :) happy to see more BB content being made!
Very nice AOE II music.. And a wonderful gameplay
Heads flying everywhere! 🤣
That was clean
When The Warlord went through your Guys i got Flashbacks where He slew my entire Bow Backline^^
Get capable 💪 hybrids
Oof bows against heavy armor orcs sounds rough. at least you can overwhelm them a bit
i got Crossbows too but they went through my Backline anyways due to Bad positioning
14 PERKS ?
Hell ya! Good playthrough
Nice play
I stop playing BB, but i enjoy BB contents.
Just comment for YT algo
U deserve more subs, cheer.
You have my gratitude for your gratefulness, good sir
Subscribed for the amazing aoe2 music, a cultured man ❤
Man I remember my first encounter with the orcs I was very surprised there were orcs in the game then they proceeded to obliterate my ass cause they can run towards you and stun you very scary experience
I thought you were in danger here, but no you ARE the danger
Care for your men and they will fight well :]
Really nice Video, just a small thing orc Berserkers are immune to the effects of the injury but it still procw for executioner
@@tobsejoto yes you're right! Thanks!
You absolutely obliterated them lol. That was satisfying to watch. Great fight.
Zhu, do you mind sharing a detailed breakdown of your 12-person comp including the perks/gear for each in another video? Very impressive, even with a dozen perks
Man, I'd loved to play Battle Brothers with AoE 2 OSTs hahaha
This is so BB beating one of the hardest enemy in the game and getting a shield from it
Love the age of empires 2 music remix
A man splitter ended my game about 87 days in, rolled a perfect 1 on my main char head and deleted him on the 2nd round while on quarter hp.
my guy rocking 108 hp, 210 helmet, steel brow n battle forged, absolutely decimated.
Can you link a post where you show the build that you use on your lads? I would love to see it and if you focus on any background or specific stats for your lads.
Hmm, I have none yet. I tried going over some of my characters in this video to give my viewers a chance to pause the video and look at the builds. An idea for the next video maybe? I love guiding new players with builds and what to look out for
Carsten 'the Swordmaster', runs with a massive 2H mace.
yeah haha. swordmasters were probably Ser Arthur Dayne's or Jaime Lannisters back in their prime days. But when they get old, I think Roleplay wise they still have the hand coordination and strength, but not stamina anymore. So they choose a big weapon to smash with one time for devastating damage
loved the video, should i keep equipping my first line with shields and maces or should i switch to two handed weapons and maybe mix it with javelins, i started playing like three days ago so any advice is welcome lmao
In the early game, shield as frontline is fine with a few polearms in the backline. However you want to transition to BF 2handers in the lategame or you will get roflstomped by these orcs, and undead
Just speaking out for desires. You should make a play through video with a little more stress on rp. I would totally watch that
Your suggestion is noted and appreciated, an idea for the future mayhaps
Impressive.
Awesome AoE2 music.
Im always trying to learn more about this game. Why would you have crossbows in the front and give them two different non equipped items with the heaviest of armor? That sounds like a recipe for constant fatigue
The idea is that you want your bro's to be fatigue neutral. If you're not familiar with that it means that they don't use more stamina per turn than what they would gain, which let's them act every turn. Balancing that means you can have really low fatigue on your heaviest armor bros and they'll never have to skip a turn.
Usually the fight ends in the first 3-5 turns. I like being able to fire a volley of deadly crossbow bolts into the enemies and injuring them or softening up their armor/morale before they hit my line. You can even shoot crossbows from point blank range, which only costs 3 AP. An attack with a 2H weapon usually costs 6 AP, so usually I get to shoot another and then one pointblank, quickhands into 2H and get another attack. This fight was an exception as the fight was very long, but I still wanted to showcase this playstyle. For the 3rd weapon, it's a 2 tile ranged 2H (poleaxe, polemace or polehammer) which synergizes incredibly well with quickhands, and gives your 2handers incredible mobility and reach.
@@CptZhu Watching this fight makes me realize I have come to rely on my handgonners entirely too much.
@@CptZhu Watching this through a second time to look more closely at the builds and breakdowns to fully understand the theory. Finally noticed Wilderich has 13 perk points. Have you gone the other way with the Sunken Library ? I haven't beaten it yet on my current playthrough. I am pretty torn on whether I want the shield or the potions. I only have 1 real tank at this point in my playthrough and I only bring him out when I fight lindwurms or big groups of unholds.
@@raifsevrence Wilderich has some flair perks like executioner and crippling stikes, which aren't that important or game changing. I too always have 1 dedicated tank for lindwurms. Those things are a menace.
impressive
That frontline crossbow is a mindblow. Btw why your tank dont have indomitable perk?
Hello!
I like your BB videos: they're memeful and informative.
Will you at some point make campaign playthroughs (extreme E/E/L or based V/V/M) with various scenarios (gladiators, militia, barbs etc)?
Or something that might help new players to understand what to do in game(or at least to not immediately die)?
Gratitude for your comment and feedback. I was planning to make a video for new players on what to do in-game to have a better game experience. Usuallly the early game new players are indeed very lost on what to do or what to look for, which may hurt the game experience, or result in ragequitting.
Also please check out my community post on my YT channel! You can join my Discord and get a chance to win Overhype's Witch hunter e-book =) if you're interested.
6:31 xD
Damn you fucked those orc’s up
i really should use javelins more
starting petition to change the name to 'game of torsos'
Bunny brothers
Orc is easier one for me. They can fear and tired .
I hate undead
absolutely
AOE II 🎶 🙌
Im a proud boomer
No wonder you can't use quick hands to switch between two two handed melee weapons in Legends! xD
I am shocked that your brothers actualy hit and the orcs miss the attacks, man i think i am very unlucky, because with a brother 90 attack and 40 defense he missed much more than hit, and get hit much more than evade... Even on easy mode.
And Kurt has 12 perks? did he also sample the jug?
AoE music feels kindah weird here.
i know im late to the party here. im new to the game so im not sure on all the mechanics or whatever but some of your guys with xbows have very little ranged attack. Do they still get good hits or mostly miss?
I just learnt, i'm really bad at battle Brothers haha
just one question, how does your lone wolf have 13 perks? The only way I can think of getting another perk beyond veteran level is through the mysterious jug, which i think is a one-time use item
Yes, he drank the jug :)
@@CptZhu I see, thanks!
Damn i love music that you choose.. that AoE?
yes sir, you can see the specific soundtracks in the description
yeah i learned im shit about this game lol
dont worry, we've all been there. Being shit is a big part of the fun in the journey.
also battle brothers loading tips "losing is fun!"
1:06 how come this bro has so many perks???
He drank the jug
@@CptZhu but im counting 14 perks.. is that correct? how many jugs? isent this event-thingy a 1 time deal?
injuries on berserkers do nothing
Ya, I found out about that just recently too... :S
Are u using mods or something?? Fight is so damn fast:D
Faster mod, it is mandatory imo to speed up the sluggish pace.
@@CptZhu Can u send me the link pls
@@venedik5680 links dont work in YT comments, they are blocked. Type in google: Battle Brothers faster mod and click on the first link
@@CptZhu Ty bro
I need to see your men stats
"Hope you learned something by watching this video"
Yeah... don't do orc camps without having a shit ton of famed items :D
да ты псих! 32 орка, что у тебя за отряд? круто
Overcapped lvl, mod for extra perks or something. Not a big deal
I had the lonewolf with the moderate veteran buff (1 extra perk every three levels). The rest were not benefitting from this, I still think that the tips in this video are helpful. Hope you still enjoyed the video, and sorry if you didn't.
I don't think injuries apply effects to berserkers !
They do, they don't apply to undead
@@CptZhu actually they dont. they can get injuries, yes, but they will ignore the effects of them.
The combat in this game is so ugly
Ugly as in, not pleasing to the eye, or brutal?
@@CptZhu I understand that this game must be fantastics but it is "not pleasing to the eyes", lack of combat animations, like less than Tibia
@@murtanieli really like the simplicity yet impactful sfx of the animations tbh