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I always wonder how the game would evolve if it got the same attention as the Age of Empires series.

Glad you enjoyed it! :D

I lived there for roughly 10 years. 🇦🇺 Man, how time flies.

At this point in time, I've recently beaten Kalameet but not Manus. I'm a bit of a completionist, so I definitely feel the DLC is necessary but I get your point, haha. So far the run hasn't been too bad, there's been some frustrating moments for sure, but nothing where I feel helpless as of yet. I have just Manus and Gwyn left and I agree. Manus is definitely proving to be the hardest obstacle.

@@vcq8856 Actually I agree now. I thought about it and if you really are doing a challenge run then depending on what you want to do, trying to beat everything as level 1 is more glorious than just beating the game. And like you beating the black knights in the undead berg as well is a part of that challenge. It's not necessary to do but it makes it more interesting to watch.

@@zonefreakman Well said and it's a bit of fun and exploration. Some areas and enemies are a lot harder when you don't have as much health, stamina, poise or damage. That's it, gotta go for glory!

Thanks mate! Thanks for your support!

Less upsetting in the endgame but always hurts to lose a decent amount

Yup, the transition is a bit of a jump since you also have to split your focus between managing your military and economy. Getting too caught up in one can see you lose track of the other.

Greetings from Aus!

Well this is awful. I hardly used any metal l; I built two towers to guard my mines. Once I had my first tower, I built my first mine. The enemies went straight for the mine and I defended it easily plus I researched attrition. However I accumulated more than 3000 metal and Lakota raiders ability to steal resources didn't apply, neither did any plunder bonuses from destroying enemy mines. 😡 No fun at all. Just an awful scenario.

It's quite different from most scenarios, which can be good but also bad depending on how the scenario is made. It might have been better if you had to fight over metal merchants king of the hill style or have permanent mines that you capture or some other mechanic other than a gather resource race. That Lakota ability is nice and incentivises raiding but the long ranged cavalry are more for picking off citizens than damaging buildings, but it is nice though.

@@luthavandross7390 That is correct. I tried market buy/sell tactics as well but in this scenario it ONLY counts metal gathered from mines and rare resources. Plunder, building bonuses, the market and civilisation bonuses do not apply. There's no explanation on which metal gathering methods will count towards the total or not. I think if this was added it would eliminate a bit of frustration but I'd also like to see how a different scenario would pan out with gathering the metal with merchants or permanent mines.

Champion effort! Thanks for the support!

I do occasionally get tempted to get greedy with an extra hit or sometimes I get a lapse in concentration, so it was nice to close this one out. I find Artorius for me isn't too bad, but Kalameet and Manus are next level.

I was surprised I didn't die there. Lucked out big time! Blighttown is tough if you aren't well equipped for it! Always take some moss!

The bow is quite handy and even better once it's upgraded. I think they'd compliment most builds. Grass crest shield can still be used for its stamina regeneration effect for example, or you can go without! They definitely require a more methodical approach than a melee build but that's half the fun! The patience comes with practice, but thanks!

Thanks for the kind words!

Thanks for the kind words!

Glad I could bring back some good memories. :D

Thanks for your support! With the microphone, mine is garbage, just a USB plugin, but I'll tweak it in newer videos to sound louder. Should see changes in videos uploaded after the 1st week in May, as all the older videos may still have that issue. I usually do a quick sound pre-check before recording but I'm aware my sound may change during recording due to my set-up and mic. But thanks for the feedback!

Really? I'll have to try that and see if it applies to the other difficulties as well. They should probably have made it easier for a 2v1 and harder for a 1v1 to make it more competitive.

Rise of Nations, it's in the description....

That’s sad, I can’t get the game :( I’m on mobile

@@IAmThyHuman-Totally Yeah, unfortunately, it's only available on PC. A mobile version of the game would be cool, but it'd probably be difficult to play on your phone.

There’s games like it but not a war version:( there’s tropico on android and theotown on android and iOS there is more but I’m too lazy to type them

Do it! I think it'd be a pretty fun run! With high INT as well you could add in the Moonlight Butterfly horn or Velka's Rapier!

It seems some of the soul arrows will chase their targets a little if the trajectory is nice, but other times it'll just miss completely. It'd be nice to know the details!

Make sure to grab all the Sorceries you can! Good luck!

It's always cool to see how someone else plays it. Brings back the first playthrough memories...

Can be overwhelming quickly if you aren't on your toes!

I'd love to see an expansion. Maybe some new civilizations as well. As for the campaigns, maybe a focus on the Vietnam war? Or maybe the expansions of the British and Spanish Empires? There are all sorts of ideas that could be explored I feel.

@@vcq8856 The extended edition was like an expansion pack I feel but with the important addition of governments. But yeah Vietnam war campaign would have been amazing, also world war campaigns would be nice.

Thanks!

Mm, I don't really do much editing and I have pretty basic equipment, as well as being niche content, it doesn't surprise me that much. But thanks for the kind feedback! But anyway, yep, that's the way I came across this scenario. Invade West Prussia after the Russians grab it. The March to Moscow, the Battle of Eylau and the Battle of Friedland are all up there as contenders for the toughest scenario of the Napoleon campaign. One foot wrong in any of them and you'll be staring at defeat.

Just waiting on the Rise of Nations: Birth of the United States campaign to come out. :P

@@vcq8856 yea

Uhhh, no idea what that error is, perhaps try reinstalling RoN.

Unique maps and scenarios are always the best!

It's a tough level for sure! What seems to be the problem? The start or the end?

@@vcq8856 I just get into a cycle of losing all my troops defending that outlying city, then I don’t have enough for a counterattack. Any tips of how to preserve troops? I need to use them as the catapults out range my fort.

@@bencollis3421 This is a tough scenario! I have a few ideas: 1) Decoys from generals. They soak up a few hits and distract units. Very useful with additional fortress fire although very temporary. 2) Entrenching in front of or next to a fort. Entrenching will help keep troops alive for longer as they take less damage. You can then garrison a few archers or injured units in the fort while the entrenched units will act as bait. Eventually the army will die down and you can be aggressive on the catapults. You can also add the healthy units back into the entrenchment. Works even better when you use decoys on top of that. 3) Use light cavalry to rush/target catapults, leaving your main army out of combat while you build up numbers. This lets forts/towers soak up any army damage. 4) Keep the generals around your units. They provide a passive +2 to Armour and +4 to your Companions. 5) Garrison injured units from leftover battles in forts, cities and towers. 6) Build multiple towers and forts within range of each other. Having buildings fight will keep more units alive in the long run. 7) if you can, build near the river. Units crossing rivers move slower and take more damage. Having a well-positioned, fully garrisoned fort close to the river can decimate opposing armies. That said, this is all to hold the east side until you get your economy up and running. Then you can build 2-3x more barracks and stables so you can make more troops than you lose. I hope this helps!

@@vcq8856 thank you so much!! 🙏

@@bencollis3421 would love to hear back if and when you beat it!

I'm almost 30 now and I can't remember when I first started (would have been late 00's or early 10's). Thrones and Patriots was my first introduction to the game.

Right@@vcq8856 amazing game, even got my friends to play it

I'm 26 and I got this game in middle school at the school book sale. Never thought it would still have such a dedicated following to this day 😅

@@BurningStonersMusic I think a lot of people have a fondness for RoN, so that's probably why it's still got a dedicated following today. 😄

@@vcq8856 still holds up as one of the best strategy games every made 👍

Very aesthetically pleasing!

I've played Hollow knight and Fallout 4 in the past, but I like to fully complete a game before moving onto another one. Mmm, minecraft isn't really my type of game. Good suggestion though!

Cheers! Yeah, there's two routes of three at the start of the campaign and then you get another 2 routes of 3 scenarios once you complete the first three. So you can avoid those scenarios and come back later once you've got more rare resources under your control. Yeah, landing prematurely on the island will grant an instant defeat, you need those troop numbers for the capital and the hordes of cavalry are too strong to engage. Best to let the ketches do the work and weaken everything first before assaulting the capital. Those bomb ketches are the MVP in this scenario. They pave the path to victory in this map. I have faith you'll get the job done! Keen to hear how you go! Assuming there's no naval force (there isn't as far as I know), then yeah you can get them in there to get some hits on the cannons. I would do that if my micro skills were better but it's also much harder at the capital when there are towers, forts, the city and cannons going raining hellfire from above. Ideally you use them as meatshields for the ketches to mop up any troublesome buildings or cannons.

@@vcq8856Heh-heh. My "micro skills" are so underwhelming I can't even manage Ketches vs Cannon at Slow speed. Just too slow myself. Apparently micro isn't my thing so I'll stick to Standard Solo from now on as (mostly) peaceful builder with Green Patriot until around Gunpowder or Enlightenment Age. At least Tough is doable for this old codger with that strategy. Thanks for all your detailed replies. They may be of considerable use to more skilled players. Cheers and good luck!

I do like how the attrition is similar to Russian winter, with units perishing without supplies. I do know of the scorched earth tactics as well and the cities do get razed to the ground, so there's some things worth mentioning there. But you're right, it's good fun! You can always take the alternate route for the second lot of three scenarios and always come back to Spain later if it's giving you a whopping. :P

@@vcq8856Seems like I've already tried a different route but the game won't let me. Or maybe I simply don't know what I'm doing. I'll check it out again to make sure. Thanks for the reminder. Cheers!

Nice work! I feel tough is the beginning where the AI actually tries to put you down, so if it was easy, you should try tougher for a bit more of an arm wrestle. :P This scenario wasn't particularly tricky but you do have to make sure you can get 3-4 cities. Without them it's hard to defend yourself or make progress. That's quite the compliment! I'm happy i made it LOOK easy. Means I'm doing something right. :P

Sorry for the delayed reply! Thanks! Yeah, they have a lot of potential to disrupt enemy lines or gather intel that can help you make decisions! uhm, not at home so I can't double check, but i'm reasonably confident that it depends on your settings. I prefer having one spy to bribe one unit instead of the whole group. Feels easier to target multiple units that way. They are quite good and I feel there's a fair bit of replay value in them as well and depending how you play, each campaign can be unique or tricky when you unexpectedly fail a scenario or put in self imposed limitations, haha!

Losing the capital definitely put me into a state of defiance and I hated losing it so I was determined to get it back. It's honestly a tricky little scenario that will give many players a hard time. Oh really? I haven't browsed any forums, I'm kinda making it up as I go along and trying to figure what works is part of the fun. But it's kinda cool we come to the same/similar conclusion. Yep, you definitely need to raze those front three encampments ASAP and then defend. Again, I recommend building compactly as there's less space to defend and it's easier to protect those villagers. I kinda disagree with the idea of storing the metal for siege. You don't really need more than the 2 cannons you start off with and you'll want to add fusiliers to get numbers up in your army. Cannons don't fight well against infantry whereas the infantry can take down buildings (although a lot slower than cannons obviously). So i think keeping unit numbers up is better. They trade well with Tercios but obviously get smacked by highlanders and they'll do more damage to them compared to cannons. Just my reasoning anyway. I'd try building 2 towers instead of a fort in the early game. Cheaper, quicker to construct. Any spare resources can go into techs or army. Use decoys or entrench (preferred) if you're able to get into a solid position early enough. Keep the second city close and you should find some progress being made. But it's a tough scenario to get the balance right!

Thanks for the feedback. I'll adjust my microphone and game music in the settings. I've got videos recorded up until the 24th, so you should see a change in them after that.