A Precarious Situation - ROME 2 Total War ~ Let's Play SELEUCIDS [Divide Et Impera] #1

[@cerdic6586]

Love the diversity and aesthetics of the Seleucid roster. I usually make Pergamon my satrapy so that I can levy some of their elite thureos spears and elite melee cavalry.

[@TWSummary]

Indeed, the Seleucids have a crazy good roster. Incredibly diverse, mostly warrior pop 2 class and elite. I prefer to take Pergamon for myself, however, as it is a region with the best economic province, Asia.

[@rodrigoron5406]

@@TWSummary dont forget that the backtrian late catafract is better than your hellenic one

[@rodrigoron5406]

also you can get to recruit not only cretan toxotai but backtrian late horse-archers

[@TWSummary]

@rodrigoron5406 Bactrian Cataphracts are the same stats as the Seleucid Nisean ones. The Hellenic Cataphracts are inferior to both. But yes, the Cretan settlers are good and also horse archers.

[@Soudrah]

Awesome! Very few creators have a cadence that really brings me back excited for a total war campaign through to the end. Especially DEI seleucids are intimidating so excited to come back and finish this over the next couple days!

[@TWSummary]

Thank you for the kind words. Hope you enjoy this campaign.

[@mariuss1590]

I was waiting for this, time to reunite Alexander's Empire boys, Praised be Sol

[@TWSummary]

Sol Invictus!

[@mariuss1590]

​@@TWSummary indeed, also welcome back friend, i am glad to hear you are doing well

[@TWSummary]

@@mariuss1590 thank you. Hope you're well too.

[@naturalbornpatriot6369]

A tip for phalangites (pikes), once the maneuvering of the cavalry is finished, and only melee infantry of your opponent remains that are engaged with the phalangite line, select your units (individually is more efficient) and click once on the enemy they are fighting. This will have them engage fully, instead of defensively, meaning they will start churning their grinder. Same goes for hoplites. Double clicking they will push a few steps into the enemy. It is really cool, especially if you pause and individually order the line to push forward and un-pause to see them do it in synchronicity

[@TWSummary]

@@naturalbornpatriot6369 great tip. Thank you for that.

[@TWSummary]

@naturalbornpatriot6369 loved the tip and used it in episode 06 check it out when the episode releases.

[@naturalbornpatriot6369]

@@TWSummary Sweet! I certainly will

[@yaranzo5pwns]

Super happy to have found your channel. Really enjoyed the history introduction to the region and your diplomatic outlook. This is just solid Rome 2 Total War content all around!

[@TWSummary]

Thank you bruh glad you enjoyed it.

[@BuckleyBukowski]

What a timing, i started a new seleucids campaign a few hours ago, closed the game and now i see you uploaded this video 👍

[@TWSummary]

Great timing!

[@rodricuhtredson413]

Its great to see you back, my friend!

[@TWSummary]

Thank you Rodric. Great to be back.

[@johnsmith91528]

so glad i found this channel, can't wait to see how the campaign unfolds

[@Dr_Doofenschmirtz97]

So happy to see you back with new content. Keep up the great work! 🙂

[@TWSummary]

Thank you! Will do!

[@LetsSeeYourKungFu]

welcome back man. really glad youre feeling better. Thank You for sharing your extensive mod list! i just built my first PC so im going to grab these up for my campaigns. Best of luck friend!

[@TWSummary]

@@LetsSeeYourKungFu thank you 😊

[@steviet6878]

Hey Summary glad to see you back Happy and Healthy! Looking forward to this Lets Play!!

[@TWSummary]

Glad to be back bruh.

[@BoomaRanga72]

Let's go!! Glad to see you back my friend, looking foward to this, love the Selucids

[@TWSummary]

Let's gooooo!

[@Miller09095]

I love playing the Seleucids in Rome 2 and especially DEI. Playing the failing Empire is a nice switch from playing a rising power. You have all these resources and money, but enemies on all sides, limited population and culture problems. If you survive, the reward is Silver Shields and Cataphracts which is basically all the tools needed to rule the East and some of the best provinces in easy reach. I've had the early game blow up on me though where all the Satraps turn on me, Egypt is aggressive and Galatians and Greeks in the West picking off my scraps. The victory felt earned.

[@TWSummary]

It is usually the most fulfilling experience and the closest Rome 2 comed to the ATW experience. 😂

[@BitterSP]

so glad you are back my friend! Hope everything works out for you!

[@TWSummary]

Thank you bruh hope you're doing well too.

[@Bdog40]

Love the after battle commentary btw. So much more cinematic

[@TWSummary]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Soudrah]

Agree 100% I know other total war folks do it but the strategy and commentary >>>> other folks. Ideally we just have your brain and narration stylized like OG officiallydevin Massalia Tales!

[@OsseusTheDJ]

Holy moly, that's a lot of mods. My PC would blow up. I highly recommend the Rome 1 music mod if you get tired of Rome 2 music.

[@TWSummary]

I'd recommend manual install your mods for better performance. I have a video explaining how.

[@mikealpha2611]

You have defiantly converted me to the use of light troops like the Euznoi.

[@TWSummary]

@mikealpha2611 they are very cost effective and allow for you to not put too much strain on your better population classes in the early game allowing them to grow when you really need to spam them out in the mid game.

[@nikolailic-y2e]

Man I have never watched better total war youtuber, Thanks man❤

[@TWSummary]

Thank you my man!

[@AvengeThat]

Greetings! Gound your Channel by pure luck. Anyhow Im very glad to have done so. Very good explaining, with good knowledge and a nice, emotional and emphatic voice! Cheers to u good Sir! :)

[@TWSummary]

Thank you for the compliment. I am trying to work on my voice, which tends to be monotonous, so I'm making more of a conscious effort towards better intonation .

[@Smityvon37]

Good to have you back good sir, hope your R&R was good.

[@TWSummary]

Glad to be back Smityvon! Yes I had a very good RnR

[@MadDrummer95]

Just started a new Seleucid playthrough! Let’s go!

[@TWSummary]

Let's gooooo!

[@pushyoch.8252]

You have the most pleasant Indian accent I've heard. Reminds me of a good friend in highschool

[@TWSummary]

@pushyoch.8252 thank you bruh 😄

[@waleed8153]

Glad you're back mate like before watching the video

[@TWSummary]

Haha thank you for the vote of confidence. Glad to be back myself.

[@tillmen4444]

Good to see you back 👍🏾

[@TWSummary]

Good to be back.

[@kafon6368]

Awesome stuff! Glad you're back :)

[@TWSummary]

Thanks, glad to be back bruh.

[@Jayson1988x]

Welcome back, looking forward to this.✌

[@TWSummary]

Thank you. Me too!

[@mariuss1590]

I am curios about thing, in your Roma lets play, we saw unique historical characters such as Caesar and Augustus, could we maybe have and Antiochus III the Great in this one, later on?

[@TWSummary]

He is already scripted in DEI.

[@Rusty35]

Been waiting since the Rome campaign finished wooo 🎉

[@TWSummary]

Me too!

[@KashTube-n8y]

My usual strategy for the Selucids is to rush and destroy Galatia with Antiochus, then move and strike Egypt. If you can control Jerusalem you can effectively make a choke point against the Egyptian and Nabateans. For the Easterm front, I usually take out Asagarta, making my relation with Parsa and Parthava much better. The Mauryans, the Bactrians and the Parthians are next in the same order.

[@TWSummary]

Absolutely 💯

[@barcotics1880]

glad your doing better

[@TWSummary]

Thank you.

[@farisabri7209]

After battle commentary? This is my favourite Campaign already

[@TWSummary]

Haha glad you liked it.

[@cloudcity2217]

Hi summary! great video!

[@TWSummary]

Hello cloudcity thank you.

[@macentertainment8134]

nice to see u back

[@TWSummary]

Nice to be back bruh.

[@swaudssandoo6256]

Glad your back! great video❤

[@TWSummary]

Glad to be back.

[@swaudssandoo6256]

Btw what are your graphic settings your game looks amazing?

[@Zombie_King93]

HE'S BACK!!!

[@TWSummary]

I'm back indeed.

[@el52]

"A fine addition to my collection" Looking forward for more episodes. Awesome work, man! 😀😀 Edit: Can't wait to see more of Alexander-style armies and tactics (including Hammer and Anvil). Appreciate the immersive gameplay and solid strategies!

[@TWSummary]

Thank you. Yes it is going to be a very hammer and anvil campaign.

[@spanishsrilambo]

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay you're back :D

[@TWSummary]

Yes I am and glad I am.

[@andrewfish3141]

welcome back bro ^^

[@TWSummary]

Hello Andrew, glad to be back.

[@Pessivesto]

One true total war guider left on the unierse. You are precious.

[@TWSummary]

Thank you bruh 🥰

[@GorinStudios]

I've been reading up a bit on the Seleucid Empire when you first announced this. I know it was a prominent Hellenic Dynasty that despite its ups and downs, you see that it lasted up until Pompeius Magnus came to Syria in 63 BC.

[@cerdic6586]

The Empire came close to reuniting Alexander's empire under Antiochus the Great, but the Romans cunningly divided and played the Greeks against the Seleucids.

[@TWSummary]

Seleucus Nicator also nearly reunited the empire but was assassinated by the Ptolemids. Meanwhile, you're right, Antiochus III. The Great actually reconquered the East all the way to India and even got a foothold in Thrace, but the Romans just couldn't be messed with.

[@cerdic6586]

@@TWSummary That's it. You have compelled me to start a Seleucid campaign and avert the fate of Antiochus III and his successors!

[@ganeshtadiboyina9463]

Long awaited campaign started 🎉🎉 and when are the faction guide videos of arverni and galatia are releasing

[@TWSummary]

Soon in the coming weeks.

[@LetsSeeYourKungFu]

your link for Marian style uniforms actually takes you to Better Vassel Levies submod. No biggie. just thought id let you know

[@TWSummary]

@@LetsSeeYourKungFu most welcome.

[@Matthew-xv1gc]

Nice video 💯💯

[@TWSummary]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Raider1377]

When are you going to play with some lesser power Factions?

[@TWSummary]

@@Raider1377 soon hopefully I think this series will be short cause I'm dominating like mad.

[@furiousscotsman2916]

Meanwhile in my selecid campaign nobody wants to pey me for shit on my start turn ahahahha.

[@TWSummary]

@furiousscotsman2916 believe it has to do with AI perception of your economic might, combines with other factors. This is why diplomacy is the very first thing I do before spending my starting treasury.

[@furiousscotsman2916]

@@TWSummary I think it's cause I'm on hard 😆. Tool me a while to realise.

[@haris6835]

Hope you be in your daily pace again

[@TWSummary]

Second episode already recorded. Will upload soon.

[@josegutierrez4969]

Im doing a Seleucid campaign on legendary difficulty, and holy shit its hard . Egypt makes like 12k in their main province 😅

[@TWSummary]

@josegutierrez4969 legendary difficult is legendary for a reason. But personally I would have preferred difficulty levels to add intelligence not Stat handicaps.

[@Sungka101]

So, no more 41 unit armies?

[@TWSummary]

@Sungka101 nope they really mess the CAI balance of power.

[@XVRKMOVIES]

What mod do you use to change the culture group icons in pre campaign menu? Also the the dei cultural ui crashes when rise of the republic campaign is loaded.

[@TWSummary]

@@XVRKMOVIES dei cultural ui mod itself. I must be because of 1.3.4 patch.

[@XVRKMOVIES]

@@TWSummary Oh i see. Btw i am midway through this video and i have to say, that the way you approach the game and thoroughly explain your plan for the series is just perfect for my liking. Keep it up

[@TWSummary]

@@XVRKMOVIES thank you.

[@K-Man123]

Bro I thought you died lol glad you’re back.

[@TWSummary]

Haha glad to be back bruh and alive.

[@jampoh3909]

Why no more elphqnts general do you know why? I downloaded the 1.3 verision

[@TWSummary]

There are no Seleucid elephant generals.

[@blitz3391]

I don't understand why but i can't get the same start as yours. Got the same mods, same order, everything, but when i start the game i have 1k less money, a few units missing from recruitment and not the same diplomacy relations.

[@TWSummary]

Every start is slightly different. But if you follow the exact same order of how I do the steps. Then, most likely, you will be closer to my start.

[@tapendrashahi4300]

Finally!

[@TWSummary]

Haha yes finally

[@asirry3144]

From where you get the brush ?. I've been looking for it for a long time now, is it s dlc or a mod ? 16:30

[@TWSummary]

@@asirry3144 you can activate it in the preference script in your document folder for the game. Called UI Telestration (I'm sure I butchered the spelling). Change from "false" to "true".

[@asirry3144]

@@TWSummary thank you

[@ttvRagingBrit]

What Campaign difficult are you on?

[@TWSummary]

@@ttvRagingBrit normal normal. Which Dei is balanced for.

[@valdimarinn]

❤

[@TWSummary]

😊

[@shaktisagarmohapatra4403]

bro finally rose from grave😌 p.s. hope u are fine

[@TWSummary]

Haha, indeed. I'm good. Hope you enjoyed the video.

[@levileyba8722]

Are you planning on using 41 stack armies again??

[@TWSummary]

No, it messes with campaign balance it makes the Germanic factions in particular way too overpowered.

[@ezio7907]

Can we have a campaign with Atropatkan?😊❤

[@TWSummary]

@ezio7907 would love to but it would be too similar to Parthia.

[@izuru_kamukura_23]

great video my friend

[@TWSummary]

Thank you for the submod. 🥰

[@TWSummary]

Noticed some variant tables need correction, namely the unit card section, to use my new updated unit cards.

[@ESS-11]

I almost use the same mods as you do, but when i fight the ai almost every battle some of the ai troops get stuck under ground, do you know the problem of this?

[@TWSummary]

@ESS-11 this is base game not DEI and not my mods.

[@TWSummary]

@ESS-11 if it prevents you from completing battles, I usually restart the battle with a time limit. And then once the battle is done I reset it to unlimited.

[@Rage4411]

Have you ever experienced and issue with selecting a priest and the game crashes?

[@TWSummary]

This is to do with the Timbe trade regions mod. Make sure the load order is right.

[@scipio0793]

U know u can get syrian elephants much faster through the syrian embassy building.. (dont know if the name is correct, its been awhile since i played)

[@TWSummary]

Yes you can get it with the immigration building

[@walker1tnranger]

Are you using a reshade?

[@TWSummary]

Yes it is linked in my discord under the guides section.

[@Yerassyl_Ozyqbay]

Would be better if you’d add mod: Stronger Rome)

[@TWSummary]

Could possibly be better. But Rome is strong as is. And I'm hoping for as always for a variety of factions to face off, rather than spend 100 turns eliminating Rome cause every other faction is wiped out.

[@Yerassyl_Ozyqbay]

@@TWSummary yeah) okkkkk^^

[@pablojesussantanatorres5721]

⚓🫵🏻The Seleucid Empire need you

[@TWSummary]

And Summary will answer.

[@SchettiNButter]

You had to wait for the HD mod, huh? 😂

[@TWSummary]

Destiny is all

[@اسہٰہٰطہٰہٰورہٰفہتتہىڪہٍّأ-غ4ط]

We want the wer elephant

[@TWSummary]

Me too but it's locked behind T3 stables and T4 for the Syrian ones 🙄

[@اسہٰہٰطہٰہٰورہٰفہتتہىڪہٍّأ-غ4ط]

​@@TWSummary😮

[@sergeantmemeswaraj7048]

weren't they not empire in the game because they always called themselves kingdom

[@TWSummary]

The Greek word Basileia means "kingdom" yes, but it stands for empire as well. Basileia ton Rhomaion = Roman Empire (Byzantines)

[@TWSummary]

Furthermore, Seleucid rulers styled themselves as both Megas Basileus and Shahanshah. The first is great king, and the second is king of kings in literal translation, but actually, both mean emperor.

[@Zarastro54]

Are you Indian or Sri Lankan yourself?

[@TWSummary]

Indian

[@Zarastro54]

@@TWSummary Cool. Great content. Subbed.

[@herostrates80]

rise like a Fenix

[@TWSummary]

Haha indeed.

[@andrewfish3141]

Hey again ^^ I don't know if is fate or something I want it to start a SELEUCIDS camp myself but on Europa Barbarorum and DEI but since you started one I'm gonna look yours first meanwhile got a GETAE DEI campaign going (just started) to see what changed in DEI with 1.3.3 can't wait to see your future development with Antiochus :P have to say want it you to play on relentless and with out garrison mod for penalty coz make the game so easy and to abuse AI in Rome 2 DEI is easy enough for a veteran player like yourself(with diplomacy and thing's) and take a way the challenge and even in mid Game will be more of a grind then Challenge and that kills immersion a little bit,but is just my opinion,let me know what you think ^^

[@TWSummary]

The problem with no garrison mod is that it will make my expansion easier. The problem with AI is that anything you mod to help them helps you more. The only thing that works is giving them more stats with the difficulty slider but to see levy citizens with a dagger beat silver shield swordsmen is game breaking and immersion breaking.