Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Campaign - 4. Battles of the Conquerors - Vindlandsaga (1000)

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Certain names ring down through history as men and women who shaped the world. Some were forces of chaos, destructive and rapacious. Some were men of honor who fought for the right. Some defended their homelands from invaders, while others used their military might to violently acquire the lands of others. Battles such as Agincourt, Manzikert, and Hastings are remembered as turning points in world history, and names such as Henry V, Yi Sun-shin, and Erik the Red are etched forever as great conquerors. Now relive their tragedies and triumphs.
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[@thomasvrielink299]

20:14 The moment we were all waiting for

[@MALEMization]

The Sea Worm took care of Erik! But that worm was nothing but a Viper in disguise!

[@kevsmith1980]

AWKWARD SILENCE AF!

[@Herooook3]

Indeed!!

[@TheFreebirdforever]

Thomas Vrielink hahaha, yep :p

[@1EVERTONION]

Thomas Vrielink I love your profile picture

[@leont.3730]

Fast Speed and 56 min, whats going on here? "Erik the Red must survive" welllll....

[@harryefsa2]

my thoughts exactly :D

[@aidanverhoef4352]

Leon Thomes haha yes

[@NguyenVu-ih7hp]

facebook.com/nt.thanhvu/

[@mkaali]

"Wonder if Erik is good enough to take on Ornlu." Here we go again...

[@daguroswaldson257]

I've tried it didn't work.

[@Neverhead35811]

*gets 5 feet off the coast of Norway* "Is this the New World?"

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway

[@the_rover1]

ironically, the viper actually is from norway 😂

[@satrancci5081]

48:59 of course it's a viper, it killed a hero

[@michaelpothoven1041]

Satrancci this comment is underappreciated.

[@maistromann136]

nice one

[@Mr0Anonymous0]

up you go

[@Bestsuk]

lmao

[@Goldenblade14]

*"A hero has fallen..."*

[@Junghee001]

I think this is one of my favorites campaigns ever done by viper, this campaign is complete, a death hero, a deer attacking his outpost, lots of Oh no, hilarious reactions 11

[@aidanverhoef4352]

Jung Hee Lee plus the fact it's his homeland

[@Junghee001]

the reaction when viper sees the deer attacking was epic

[@HECKproductions]

that was literally what i was like when i played this the first time

[@tomscorpion6288]

I was so much looking forward to that moment

[@Junghee001]

Yes imagine it, he has been playing like 10 years or more, and seeing something so inusual, must be a little scary for him 11

[@SirSpamaIot]

Type "natural wonders" in game.

[@Tatokun92]

That's probably an easter egg or a reference of the 1st AoE because they look the same when they attack.

[@supafly0345]

Biper I thought you would at least spare the Norwegian hero. It appears your scythe is swift and merciless.

[@MultiSanzo]

I like how you used the word "scythe" and made Viper seem like the grim reaper of AOE2 heroes xD

[@anuragvaishnav1115]

Wherever Viper goes, Ornlu the wolf follows. First Mongolia, then Mexico and now Norway. #InternationalWolf #T90 woowoo

[@Wtf_is_this_handle_thing_YT]

Le Sanzo That was his intention.

[@carolynharris4993]

what about mexico?

[@mj11181]

there are some mean deer in Norway

[@thecomradered]

If Ornlu the wolf can attack buildings...why not

[@NoirOrchestre]

I know, a Møøse once bit my sister.

[@santiagobarrera452]

Ornlu the deer, the revenge of the fallen

[@MegaDonker]

7:23

[@araulen4820]

"Erik the Red must survive" LUL mission failed... we'll get em next time

[@stinkycheese1173]

nice cod memes

[@samwisegamgee8318]

well meme'd my friend

[@Jullan-M]

Great playtrough as always. This one has always been a very memorable sceniario for me because of how well made it is. I guess the same can be said with most of the other Battles of the Conquerors sceniarios, they're all great! An interesting thing about the deer is that they're not really supposed to attack the outpost. Since the trigger that makes Ornlu attack the outpost is an *area* trigger, it makes any gaia units in the said area attack the outpost, including deer of course. Theoretically you could make every deer in the island attack the outpost by just "luring" them to this area. Someone else also mentioned that the attacking sprite of the deer is just the gazelle from aoe1, which further indicates that the attacking deer is a bug, since it seems like a placeholder sprite. That said though, I've always thought that the attacking deer, Ornlu howling, and the superstrong wolf was a fantastic way to set up the tone for the sceniario. Norway was (and probably still is) such an hardass place in the winter, that even the deer hate your guts. All this in addition to the "dragon of the sea which kills you" reveal when you defeat Greenland makes this sceniario exceptional when it comes down to atmosphere. And in order to address the elephant in the room, I love how you say that the worm is a Viper, as it makes you (metaphorically speaking) directly responsible for the death of your one and only hero, Erik the red. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@carolynharris4993]

But during the age of the vikings it was much warmer around the world so the winters wernt as harsh as they make it out in this game

[@KamleshMallick]

This was such a wonderful historic mission - so beautifully recreated here in AOE 2. I mean i really was compelled to read about The Vinland Sagas having now known anything about it. That is what AOE 2 campaigns are all about. Recreating and enacting scenes from history. The sagas report that a considerable number of Vikings were in parties that visited Vinland - which is essentially northern Newfoundland - modern Canada. Essentially in this scenario, you boom, visit England pillage them, visit Greenland - destroy them and then take your Viking explorers to the new world. You are in the new world five centuries before the voyages of Christopher Columbus and John Cabot! You encounter some locals who you kill and establish the first European colony in the Americas. Some cool aspects of the scenario - You can get a Penguin unit (yes! a frigging Penguin!) as an Easter egg by visiting the northeastern part of Greenland in the map behind a pile of rocks and a forest. This will unlock the achievement "Eternal Gratitude". - Once Greenland is defeated, they would immediately ally with you, showing the "Sea of Worms" - a huge area of sea where ships that sailed in those waters did not return! How spooky! Test it out! Take some ships and see them instantly sink! - At the southernmost point on the map just before the sea of worms, there is a Skraeling Woad Raider Unit named "Bert" after Forgotten Empires developer Bert Beeckman! - Skraelings are now represented by a unique civilization of the same name. Just amazing. This one.

[@tomscorpion6288]

7:30 priceless... I mean, you live in Norway and your house was never attacked by deer?

[@Shinigginaz]

Erik vs Ornlu... the true defintion of instant regret

[@Gwfe]

This is a very interesting scenario. With some unusual stuff (very low ressources, need to raid, large map, not really knowing what to expect, somewhat vague instructions with hints conveyed through ingame dialogue) they really nail that exploring vibe.

[@adityapawar1428]

True that

[@deejay7693]

20:21 TRIGGERED *Viper having Joan of Arc flashbacks*

[@pekkalaitinen8769]

20:14 I almost screamed out loud. Also I love the sound scorpion makes when it dies *CCRUNCH*

[@cornicheck500]

You know what would have been hilarious? If Viper first lost Erik to Ornlu, then restarted and lost him again to the Sea of WOrms. :D

[@matthewbunker1078]

Lol! His reaction would be priceless

[@jakobrosenqvist4691]

I prefer normal speed, maybe with a speedup during economy buildup and other action less periods.

[@LegendKingY2j]

it's called normal for some reason, people thinks it makes game easier but it's them who make their game harder by increasing the speed lol

[@Viper60589]

20:30 The silence is deafening here. Legendary stuff 🤣

[@hivestalker]

did you know the deer that attack the buildings briefly turn into a gazelle from aoe1 while attacking

[@dubistdrann]

Do you know if its a bug? Or a little AoE1 easter egg by the devs?

[@TriRemo]

dubistdrann kind of both at the time, the deer attacking is a bug but it's not a bug that deer have the gazelle graphics when attacking

[@samrodrigues3199]

+dubistrann Yeah, essentially a bug. The trigger is meant to make Ornlu attack the outpost, but if a deer walks into the vicinity where Ornlu is tasked to attack it will also attack.

[@frostaxis1219]

The gazelle transformation is a left over from AoE1. In AoE1 there was a cheat code which would let you control the animals, and you could attack with them, meaning that every animal had an attack animation. Since AoE2 is an upgrade version of the AoE1 Genie Engine, the deers is just reskinned gazelles. But thinking that a deer attack animation would never be needed, the designers didn't bother to reskin the gazelle attack animation when making AoE2.

[@pinkfluffypandicornblub2706]

26:03 the deer runs from the other side of norway to attack the outpost though. It doesn't look like a bug to me.

[@Heranara]

The Deer attacking the outpost always happens.

[@TheAmericanPrometheus]

Sometimes it's the deer,other times from what I've experienced Ornlu the Wolf shows up and attacks the Outpost instead.

[@tomscorpion6288]

It makes sense. Set area - task object - gaia - attack outpost. They should have made the trigger activated only after Ornlu is spawned though.

[@Siddios]

Chitturi Ornlus spawn is triggered when a blacksmith is built.

[@g00dbyemisterA]

51:38 Viper just pulled a Hernan Cortes

[@yonokhanman654]

7:29 Oh deer...

[@hckoo1683]

48:55 '' I see it, it is a Viper! " LOL

[@HECKproductions]

i was like how the fuck is this video one hour long especially if he is playing on fast then the sea of worms happened

[@alexpsp00]

just do adjustable, speed up when neccessary and slow down if neccessary.

[@Heranara]

Best of both worlds. could be nice if he just speeds up to build up the base and than slow down as he moves out to explore.

[@paulwurst1661]

I agree

[@SchokoChip1]

fast speed is unneccesary. I want to watch viper be chilling

[@kvmbeast4366]

why dont you abuse the markets, the one that gives 600 just trade with it overtime you get more then 600 gold.

[@harryefsa2]

population space. island is too small so he would need a lot of carts to make it profitable

[@travishardy943]

will somebody make a hero death compilation at some point?

[@scobra5941]

How about you do it?

[@ArRafiFerdousZaman]

great going TheViper. i wanted to see your face when you lost Eric!!!

[@pleaob08]

LOL!! Joan of Arc send her regrets.

[@homre0790]

I like to see normal speed. you can speed up the vid for boring parts but remain at normal speed

[@PilgrimEnge]

Hahaha! It's incredible how you make these vids so entertaining! The most mundane stuff becomes hillarious

[@Horstmaniacman]

There is a trigger that makes the deer attack (the text was somehow missing) but if you look closely the deers attacking animation is actually just a deer from AoE 1!

[@rogerondzie5877]

You can put whatever speed you want Viper,you are still going to lose the heroes...

[@MSeroga]

I was waiting for u to ship Eric the Red in a transport into the deadzone =D. Anyone else?

[@Taeerom]

"Erik the Red" is known as Eirik Raude and not really that known in Norway. He is probably more well known on Iceland and Greenland though. He was banished from Norway due to political affiliations and settled on Greenland. It was his son, Leiv Eriksson that is both more well known today and the first one to actually sail to America from norse lands intentionally. It is rumored that he heard about a land west of Greenland from someone who missed Greenland (miss the course by one degree south when setting off from Iceland and you can't see Greenland over the horizon as you pass) and kept sailing west.

[@pierrez8570]

Really nice episode. The battles of the Conquerors are quite enjoyable, happy to see you like playing them! From what my Icelandic friends told me, apparently Erik the Red was the first to discover Greenland. He or his father was banned from Norway for manslaughter and they moved to Iceland. Erik the Red went on to discover Greenland and his son Leif later set foot in America (the settlement called Vinland).

[@josephs6846]

The Viper done in by some measly worms. Rip Erik

[@rossrockomurphy2277]

8:20 WAIT The deer is angry you killed its fellow kind. IT'S COMING RIGHT NOW TO ATTACK YOUR VILLAGE!

[@ironwolfnl7365]

I'm already looking forward to Kyoto...

[@EmilicoYamigos]

I inmediatelly clicked the video with High expectetions on wich reaction would have Viper when..... *HE SEES DEER ATTACKING HIM!*

[@gmwdim]

Just opened up the video, noticed it's 56 minutes long. I already know this will be comedy gold.

[@jamaly77]

Normal speed = longer videos = more viper for us, so why should I watch first to know my answer? :D

[@TheBloofyx]

but honestly this campaign is too long for what it's worth

[@zaugelgoldring214]

Lonely Hermit easter egg is cool.

[@1stRider]

viper it doesnt matter what speed you go at, i can never keep up anyway 11, you are too quick! xD

[@hergendy]

That's what she said.

[@1stRider]

better too quick than not at all ;P

[@iceluffy9055]

Michael Taylor Dude its a bit too far

[@Grumpy_Pirate]

Knock knock Who's there? Erik Erik who? Erik th.... oh nevermind he's dead

[@vigatcb4894]

Erik the Dead, you mean?

[@Kenny-Blankenship]

40:17 Viper made a dock right where enemy transport ships were going to land

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

Erik Thorvaldsson (Old Norse: Eiríkr Þorvaldsson; 950 - c. 1003), known as Erik the Red (Old Norse: Eiríkr hinn rauði) was a Norwegian Viking, remembered in medieval and Icelandic saga sources as having founded the first Norse settlement in Greenland. The Icelandic tradition indicates that he was born in the Jæren district of Rogaland, Norway, as the son of Þorvald Ásvaldsson, he therefore also appears, patronymically, as Erik Thorvaldsson (Eiríkr Þorvaldsson). The appellation "the Red" most likely refers to his hair color and the color of his beard. Leif Erikson, the famous Icelandic explorer, was Erik's son.

[@77Relax]

Yeah normal speed is better, however I do like to play longer campaigns on fast myself, but seeing you micro everything works better in normal speed.

[@yuyang3991]

20:37 The moment of Silence..

[@PartialViewmusic]

Oh the Sea Of worms. I recall now the times of my youth when I played this scenario. I sent out Erik The Red in a transport and it sunk when it reached the Sea Of Worms :( Such a great scenario :)

[@Mathemarius]

17:14 Siege rams in Castle Age. Good luck!

[@MultiSanzo]

20:11 Man I've never laughed that hard. "What?! Run run run run run!"

[@tonyjiang94]

8:24 Meanwhile in Norway...

[@MALEMization]

Well he's Norwegian so yeah!

[@matthewbunker1078]

Sinking his own transport ship....like Cortez

[@peppybocan]

fast speed and 1h? WAT?

[@roberdeisidro7767]

Peter Bočan around 20:50 min elegiggle

[@peppybocan]

Yes, that explained it :D

[@Reluxthelegend]

well... it involves a hero...

[@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor]

For anyone wondering... The Deer does that because of a trigger fuck up. When you place a Blacksmith, Ornlu the Wolf is programmed to show up and attack your outpost. The problem is, they made the trigger kinda shitty; so it makes any units (that includes deer) that wander in to it attack your outpost... *EDIT:* I should also mention, when deer attack, their sprite turns into the Gazelle from Age of Empires 1. That's all folks. Good video as always BTW.

[@yuyang3991]

Fan Fact: The sea-worm on land bug is now on AoK wiki page. Let’s all thanks theViper made such sacrifice using his countryman to explored this bug out for us. 11

[@user-unos111]

That fucking all devouring sea always creeped me out.

[@C00l4l1f3]

I like normal because i get to listen to the Viper talk more and I really like this content.

[@inlazlowetrust]

It all comes to full circle now. The Sea of Worms is the personification of Biper. Of course Erik doesn't stand a chance against our history-killing snake.

[@marcdedouvan]

Remember: you can't "sacrifice" Erik here because then YOU LOSE!

[@harooooo1]

deer was attacking cos the trigger that made the wolves attack somehow triggered the deer to atk aswell, and combined with the bug where units with no atk can deal 1 dmg at a very slow rate, it happened edit: Erik the Rekt 20:14

[@MALEMization]

7:30 THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, or should I say THE SILENCE OF THE DEER!

[@Southeast_Asian_Devil]

The Viper retracing his roots. Odin never told him about the hostile deer

[@applelppaify]

The best part in this episode is Viper's reaction in deer attacking.

[@r4nd0m1zer2]

20:00 that was unexpected

[@llKirosll]

you mean that was highly expected and anticipated right?

[@r4nd0m1zer2]

Mateus Cavanholi​ finally someone that understands irony, you sir deserve not one but two cookies #bibernoob #clearly

[@marcdedouvan]

Glad to play the story of an illustrious compatriot Viper? Yes, Christopher Columbus was just a small player with bigger boats and smaller balls!

[@DjZorlag]

20:18 The speechless Viper. I can totally relate to how discouraging these missions sometimes are. Not saving is a form of masochism.

[@GhostofVegie]

Gotta love the muted mic after the catastrophe. Vote for normal speed.

[@adityapawar1428]

Viper I understand you losing Erik this time but I will never forgive you for Charles Martel!!!

[@CarrowMind]

Whenever he clicks on a unit, all I hear is "Ladida!" "La dee daa!"

[@Mangs1337]

Dat Lonely Hermit

[@Ethopiryna]

Best Viper campaign video to date!

[@4rc28]

Viper, you need to start using the save function, otherwise you won't complete the dlc campaings, especially the Forotten.

[@Cidofthedark]

greetings from POLAND !

[@ElBosquee]

He was so damn pissed he didn't even realised the snake drawing in the sea lol

[@sirajussalekin9239]

I remember when I first saw the deer attacking my outpost, I was confused as f. It was almost 15 years ago. Good Times.

[@aparnakv7]

Seeing the viper not do the automatic reseed farm option is killing me

[@marcdedouvan]

7:32 Norvegian crazy deer: nice country! Cold and half year night isn't enough? (^_-)

[@bluedarkdarklin2552]

In the Soviet Vindlandsaga, Deer hunt you.

[@theichytype]

Theviper: "Erik the Red must survive." MonkaS 20:20 There goes an awkward silence

[@Jullan-M]

20:02 - Literally went full titanic right there. 11

[@muhammedburakalver4353]

I realized that there will be lots of fun when I saw the duration of the video 11

[@jakobrosenqvist4691]

Well, I did expect Erik the red to have an unfortunate transport accident.

[@axlrose76]

What kind of deer do you have in Norway dude? They say that Australian wildlife is dangerous, but at least it doesn't destroy your houses and shit...

[@slkjvlkfsvnlsdfhgdght5447]

the thing attacking your outposts wasn't the deer it was "GAIA", I think it's meant to represent the harsh weather so your buildings just periodically take damage even though nothing is attacking them

[@Santadriver]

your reaction when the "worms" attacked! hahahaha priceless :'D

[@benja4411]

Jesus that death water rocked my world as a kid. Cruisin through another campaign on standard and then my whole army is gone.

[@ozzgonzalez7165]

5:51 Viper: ALLT I LAGI

[@caphalor08]

Wasn't it Leif Erikson that founded the Vinland colony? (It's been years since I read anything about it so it's all a bit fuzzy). Erik and his son were originally from Norway, but they actually settled on Greenland. Might be the reason you don't know all that much about it.

[@arnoldgok]

caphalor08 yeah this is not really historicly accurate

[@ruben6709]

The consensus at the moment is that the vikings actually did colonize america and that Erik and Leif did manage to go to Vinland: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norse_colonization_of_North_America

[@richardolson466]

Yeah, Erik the Red colonized Greenland and his son Leif Erikson was the major person in founding the ill fated Vinland Colony, now called L'anse Aux Meadow in Newfoundland.

[@TheArbiterSux]

caphalor08 Yeah, I was thinking it was Lief Erikson.

[@D3monL3A1]

viper the 1000 year old descendant of eric the red ready to play the game for a second round

[@antayac]

It's almost like he has a hockey for killing his heros.

[@olddoggeleventy2718]

once i got used to the speed it was okay.....what ever the decision, normal or fast is fine by me. i do like to study the moves a little, but majority rules.

[@jacques4703]

Erik the red catches a cold and dies

[@SuperGreatSphinx]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_cold

[@aaquib2010]

The Viper is searching for its prey!!!! And Lo!! He found AOE Hero Units!!

[@TheRealSpicke]

the return of orlu Kreygasm

[@rahulksmenon]

Happened to every AOE2 player ever who played this Campaign.

[@Mathemarius]

7:50 Viper confused and SCARED by a deer.

[@GGarrison1121]

This mission is not for the faint of heart.

[@Gin-toki]

First time I played this scenario I lost it the exact same way! Also the deer attacking the outpost is due to a bug. There is an area with a trigger set up to cause the wolf, that spawns later, to attack the outpost. The same trigger is active before the wolf spawns and causes any deer who wanders over the area to attack the outpost too. And since one of the deers are close to the area when the map is started, there is a high chance it will wander over it. It does however not happen every game but quite often.