A Return to The Settlers 2 in 'The Snake'!

[@GamerZakh]

After many years of rest, we continue our journey home, settling one new island at a time. Buy The Settlers II (or any other game) AND support the channel using this GOG referral link: af.gog.com/en/game/the_settlers_2_gold_edition?as=1715648857

[@blamauciXXX]

hell yeah, so nice that ur gonna finish this

[@Normandy1412]

Are you going to do the Other mission soon too? :)

[@GamerZakh]

@@Normandy1412 I'll try finish the last 3 missions over the next month or so.

[@Normandy1412]

@@GamerZakh I am looking forward to watch you playing them🤗

[@mattjames6349]

as for the whale graveyard, send one of your scouts out! they don't have a problem in water remember!

[@no21toedio]

There is something about these old graphics that really warms me up inside. Those unrepeatable moments entched in our memories really come forth watching these videos.

[@CosyJoeLive]

Beloved memory! This is the favorite game of my childhood. I remember that I struggled quite heavy at first with this mission before I learned how to use catapults properly and that I basically had all the time in the world to weaken the enemies before I had to attack them with my soldiers.

[@Amoth_oth_ras_shash]

reminds me of how i played it to....though i have to say i got 'stronger' memories of tiberian sun and the 'tiberian grim world' it hinted at myself....hmm... how many years was it between settlers 2 and that rts...not to many i dont think.. when you think on it...dam , the 90's realy saw the software of games advance in leaps and bounds...from early 90's 2d cartons and 'score' puzzles...to settlers and the first true 3d , fps , rts , city building , and some sweet hybrids that saddly where more or lees abandoned by all the big studios during the 2000's

[@Timmyyy1990]

I always start with a fortress, stack the building with troops and give them coins for an early jump in training. Its also very handy to give coins to buildings with multiple soldiers, 1 coin can train 4 soldiers

[@milquetoastmotorcyclist9800]

Btw, when I was ill recently, I put this video on and just listened to it, eyes shut, dark room. It was just so calming and soothing somehow, and fun when you're figuring out how workers become soldiers, etc. Thank you for helping me when I was under the weather! x

[@GamerZakh]

That's great! I'm really happy I was able to help you through that. I do the same thing on sick days, just need something on.

[@milquetoastmotorcyclist9800]

@@GamerZakh I actually got very ill again last night (different thing but still unable to do anything but listen to something), and it was just as effective as before and I finished the video like that. So, thank you again! I'm going to continue watching. Are you still making these videos? x

[@GamerZakh]

@@milquetoastmotorcyclist9800 Glad I could help again! Yeah I'm slowly making my way through this game. There are 2 more missions to go.

[@meinacco]

I loved the original first Settlers game and when the sequal was released it was like a revelation. I lpayed countless hours of Settlers 2 and played through the campaign just about once every year. I've read every guide, every walkthrough and talked to the developers back in the early days of Gamescom. It is true that some information and mechanics are a bit obtuse. That's why I took the time and tested everything that was unclear. And one conclusion was: yes, even the official manual and 3rd party printed guides lie to you, probably because they didn't know any better. I could answer every question you have about the gameplay. But to give you 2 bits of info you frequently question: (1) The mission story texts don't always match the actual map because there were last minute changes after QA to map layouts and enemy placement and no one bothered to update the text blurbs, which were narrated in the german original so they would've had to bring back the narrator. (2) It's only mostly a rumor that ships don't work if you have too many of them. This is a quite persistent opinion in the community because it is already brought up in the manual of the original release and every release since. However they aren't as bad as most people make them out to be. My advice is: have 1 ship per connection between your main port and each "colony" but no more than 4 total. In other words [number of ports] - 1 = [recommended number of ships] < 5 I could even explain how the AI manages the distribution and transport of wares between ports but that would make this post way too long. If someone wants to know, contact me and we could exchange via e-mail.

[@neme-ye5kl]

Had a full playthrough of this after more than a decade and it is still fun.

[@negrusz]

Definitely recommended The Settlers II - 10th Anniversary also

[@Naggstek]

It's been a while but i always enjoy looking at a clear field of little yellow castle icons, so much potential!

[@lukemajewski4823]

I was maybe 8 years old, playing this on an amiga 500. Amazing days.

[@catsinbed7634]

Dude i loved my Amiga 500! I'd love to be able to remember more of the games i played because i really wanna replay them! It was my first computer of my own, a few years younger than you and i remember having an amazing time with it! 😄

[@jarkkoasukas7287]

Mini amiga IS coming soon. Great For nostalgia trip

[@catsinbed7634]

@@jarkkoasukas7287 Oh right, now that you say it, i think i've heard of that!

[@jarkkoasukas7287]

@@catsinbed7634 commadore mini allready on market. Also Great nostalgia trip

[@sokarash]

I kinda doubt you played The Settlers _2_ on an Amiga, as it was a PC-only title. The first Settlers was Amiga game, before getting ported to PC. I know its a nitpick, but a quiet important one.

[@TobyDaBeagle]

Thanks for finishing this out! Loved the video man just a genuine thanks again for your hard work!

[@emmavenvell]

I'm so glad you picked this up again, I've only just finished your playthrough you did 3 years ago! I've had another go playing this now things are a lot clearer than they were when I was 9. 😅

[@gemsdirtykitchen3658]

I can't wait when you try the Anniversary Edition (yes, WHEN not IF, I believe in you ;)) and discover all of the QoL things that must frustrate you right now. After your last video I finally purchased the Gold Edition from GoG but I could stand it only for 2 hours, then I went back to AE. AE has 3rd speed option, you can upgrade your military buildings if the terrain allows it, you can evacuate soldiers from them as well and they will keep their territory. If you hit someone with catapult, you will see what rank you hit, if you destroy your own building, you will get some planks back (so you won't get stuck if you forget to build forester early on). AE has it's own quirks as well, most notably the too quick/annoying day/night cycle where you can't really see much in the night but that could be disabled in the menu. Another thing is that you need much more food for your mines and each type prefers different type of food (apparently). This could be fixed through some unofficial patch. Until then, good luck (and patience) with this one :)

[@maxsollie]

Great content. Old amiga settler gamer here that just returned to the games(1-2 and 3)

[@Cenot4ph]

Yippee! Played this a lot back in the day on my 486 DX40, good times

[@dr_astalor]

I'm definitely waiting for Chapter 8. It is the hardest imho and I am curious about your tactics

[@AlexandroTrevisan]

Mannn!!!! 3 hours! Thanks! This is like terapy for me S2

[@TomTomLo1]

Most chilled RTS ever... its time will come again.

[@catsinbed7634]

Well after they messed up the new one, i can see Ubisoft thinking it's the game's fault, not theirs 😅. I was really excited for the reboot, never played The Settlers, but would love to start (just don't know where) and the reboot looked wonderful. Too bad it didn't turn out like the fans had hoped :/.

[@neme-ye5kl]

@@catsinbed7634 2 is a better version of 1 and 4 is a better version of 3. 5 and 6 can (and should) be ignored and 7 is an alright game. So now you can make your choice.

[@catsinbed7634]

@@neme-ye5klAppreciate it! I was honestly hoping for someone to give me a quick rundown of it like that 😄

[@dani390z]

This level is somehow easier compared to levels 5 and 6, but nearly as tedious as those two. There are plenty of resources except maybe coal and stone. You will thrive on iron and gold. I ended game with 100 unused coins. Enemies don't even attack you until you start attacking them (with troops). Stone is the key here, you know why: catapults!!!! I reached a point in which I wasted all rocks and granite mines, I couldn't even build new stuff except barracks. I spent so much time defeating the yellow player only to find that..... stargate was not there. So after some crazy troop management (seriously this game drives me crazy) I sent all my army to west and voila!!!! P.S. I dont know what would I do without the Alt+6 "cheat" although I usually play at Alt+3 speed.

[@Camponotus100]

I think the problem is, that you are not fast enough and the enemy have enough time, also the catapult style ( which i dont believe was intended) give them even more time. At the start baracks, only guardhouse/tower if the barracks wont reach enough. At the start, you have to get land by all means. From HQ, no attacks possible, The materials are distributed and not only when you have more than the building can store... The viwers give you so much wrong informations, its sad that you are often under wrong assumptions and frustrated.

[@airforceone83]

Awesome to see this return!

[@mercurialdanny]

The snake was the misinformation of that captured viking hahaha he was the snake all along

[@airforceone83]

Your mint factories were the closest to your coal mines, so most of your coal were streamlined to your mints. There is an option to prioritize the distribution of goods and that should help with your next mission!

[@rahmspinat]

Leave it to Zakh to constantly get me reinstalling games ... what a nice little cosmos that Settlers 2 game was!

[@karelvalecka7653]

Caesar games, Settlers and Knights and merchants (you should try KaM again :p) are all games of my childhood :) keep it up

[@asholegoogle985]

Ahhh. My top 3 fav games ever has this one in it

[@waaromn]

I had a great time watching this

[@GamerZakh]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@VxMxPx]

Please do more of these! :)

[@P_Luke_12345]

You can prevent the gold coins distribution from the HQ if you click on the icon within HQ (once or twice, I don't remember). Also the farmd have to be spread out a bit further, no roads or buildings in their immediate vicinity or they won't be 100% efficient.

[@JohnnyFinnQB5]

I really enjoy the campaign but playing your own created maps is the best. Settler's 2 is my all time fave RTS.

[@Naggstek]

I had no idea where abouts on the map the gate would be, but as soon as you attacked yellow I just knew it had to be in reds base...

[@Elfcheg]

I wish this game was hard only for good reasons :) I still hope you'll finish the playthrough!

[@foot8sativa]

I loved this game as a kid, you need to make your roads more efficient & stop the headquarters excepting wood & stone, this will push it to you storehouses which are closer to construction sites

[@dani390z]

Level 8 is a total nightmare, full of bugs, frustrating as hell. Level 9 is the most entertaining then, lots of resources in the starting zone and you can make total war.

[@joeyhollenberg4055]

My best combination always was a watchtower and a catapult as a team with a guard house they could take. The catapult will empty out that guard house almost every shot a hit.

[@oddysseey]

So great!

[@brianmaphar9685]

Oh wow!! I love this game!!

[@mihaitod9354]

next chapter please !!! :-D (there is also a "world campaign", you know.... ? :-) )

[@oneeye8497]

Try out the Return to the Roots (rttr) version if you've got time. There are Babylonians. And Nebuchadnezzar gets a new update soon with military and such(1.4)

[@GamerZakh]

Yeah once I finish this playthrough I'm gonna have to check out all the other Settlers games. And it's great to see the Nebu devs stick with the game and keep updating it. It's reflecting in their playerbase, which has been slowly increasing the past few months.

[@oneeye8497]

RttR is to Settlers2 like Augustus to C3. Keep up the great work youre doing 👌

[@yoshihamato6171]

Эта миссия меня вымораживала тем, что почему-то нельзя было построить вервь и свалить на другой остров, чтобы не бодаться с изначально мощным соперником.. 🗻🛳

[@tdcsguy]

The way those fortresses determine where your borders are really is strange... makes me think all your "frontline" fortresses contribute to building up "border pressure" and if you burn one farther back you have less pressure, thus the 3 yellow towers exert more pressure, allowing them to burn your catapults...

[@Hakan89]

You should try the return to the roots mod , it adds zoom , a new civilization , multiplayer, more speed , more maps , and a map creator

[@GamerZakh]

Yeah but it doesn't have the campaign. It's been promising the campaign for like 6 years now.

[@Romarik]

Привет. Класс игра 👍

2:58:15 it didn't lie, they were just from the far north. You can actually see the two arriving in just a moment.

[@Wafelkowiec]

Ahh, nostalgia hits like China white. Question to you Zakh: Have you played the Cultures series?

[@GamerZakh]

I know the series but never played it myself.

[@rcookie5128]

This game surely does not give away the victories without having to reload xD

[@pacshb]

2:48:07 the storehouse is *right there* and has a fortress next to it. Why would you attack a random watchtower when you can get a fortress and destroy their storehouse?

[@EffraBulbizarre]

1:43:50 "Huh! Yes! Yeess!!!"

[@Ranyanya]

One catapult is way enough. I even find it better as AI will slowy won't be able to send soldiers anywhere once you depleted their reserve.

[@Malins2000]

the time, when streamer butchers game of your childhood :D Mr. Zakh - want some S2 tips? ;)

[@GamerZakh]

Haha only if they actually apply to S2 and not another Settlers game.

[@Malins2000]

@@GamerZakh sure :) I spend a lot with S2 but not much with other parts :) 1 - S2 is a game of balance. You need soldiers, then move production of coal to support Iron Smelters/armories. You cannot just randomly place things in hope they will work. you will end up with "why we have no soldiers, while having 7 coal mines?" well.. to much of gold production ate up all your coal. 2 - For each coal consumer you need one Coal mine (so, for example 2 Iron Smelters, 2 Armories and 1 Mint needs 5 coal mines in total to work good) 3 - same goes for grain production and consumption (1 mill need one farm. 1 bakery needs one mill) 4 - to produce soldiers you need brewery and armory (beer, sword and shield) - put them close to warehouse/castle to optimize production 5 - when you expland from your castle build warehouses and wood/stone production close too it. It will allow to store building materials closer to border. Thus, buildings at border (new Forts or guardhouses) will be construdcted faster. 6 - expand with barracks. they build faster and only with wood, which is renewable resource. Good armory optimization will allow you to keep soldiers count up) 7 - when you see the neemy, then start build bigger buildings like Forts. Remember - stone is valuable 8 - build warehouse need food production places 9 - keep things in groups. I mean - designate area to produce food only (Farms, Mills bakeries) but keep forestry away - trees compete for area to grow with grain. Keep brewery close to warehouse where aromories are - but not far from grain. 10 - Tweak transport priority. For me most importantly is to transport wood and stone first (to build things faster), then coal, iron, weapons, food, gold.

[@Malins2000]

@@GamerZakh actually one more thing. when you see enemy millitary buildings with just one guy inside it's a perfect oportunity to strike - Because there will be no reinforcements from other guardhouses. Send out the attack with target max capacity + 1 dude. your soldiers will take the building and fill it up. This allow you to lunch another attack deeper into enemy lands. That way you can even cut enemy in half grately reducing its capabilities. Later you can always burn conquered military buildings to get soldiers back and prevent enemy from reconquering. But damage has been done! also when you are attacked and about to loose, you can burn your millitary building after last defender is defeted, but enemy soldier not yet enter the bulilding - But your clicks has be fast! That will prevent from annoying reconquering lost fortress for example ;)

[@Kessra]

It is such a pitty what they did to the settler series after the 4th game. They clearly went down the RTS route which most old settler fans however didn't enjoy that much. Now they wanted Settlers 8 to return to its roots but the alpha and beta's were just ... don't talk about it. Now that its delayed to unforseeable future let's hope that they are somehow able to get the game right. It's clearly visible that Ubisoft and BlueByte had two different takes on where the game should evolve into an the compromises both had to make was just the wrong decision for that game and the players in general

[@FARBerserker]

Which settlers 2 is this? Gold? So no Harbours and Ships? RTTR?

[@GamerZakh]

It's the History Collection, which is basically Gold but cheats don't work.

[@catsinbed7634]

Uhmmmm you weren't finished with my childhood games list and you already ventured into my cousin's list? Well okay, a little rude but whatever 😤. I remember walking into my cousin's room and she was playing this weird looking game. It was The Settlers! I feel like i should try these games at some point, but i don't know where to start. I like the look of the more modern ones but the old ones seem to be the most beloved entries in the franchise!

[@faldrya3057]

How to play this game it's just a black screen with a white box in the left corner for me when i try start it :(

[@GamerZakh]

Which version of the game did you get? GOG, History Collection, old CD?

[@Manifibell]

Anyone here 8 months after? How does he do the zoom way out? I can only find the zoom in keybind? I am playing gold edition

[@GamerZakh]

Hey I just press Z, but also keep in mind there are multiple 'gold editions' now. I'm using the History Collection gold edition, which isn't exactly the same as the original gold edition.

[@Manifibell]

@@GamerZakh Hm okay. I must have an "old" collection game without that feature sadly 😕 Thanks for the reply 😁

[@lennon6092]

SNAKE!!!

[@Tucumarco]

where can i download it? i loved the game as a child.

[@GamerZakh]

It's on GOG if you want the Gold Edition. There's the re-release of the History Collection but note cheats don't work for Settlers 2 in the History Collection.

[@Stormy2142]

The Snake was the viking

[@GamerZakh]

That would make sense lol

[@SAITO2]

maybe the snake was in the grass

[@jaceklutrzykowski]

💻🖥️🕹️🎮👍👍👍👍

[@albertobenvenuto9314]

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