The Byzantine Threat - EU4 MP Mega Campaign In A Nutshell

The Byzantine Threat - EU4 MP Mega Campaign In A Nutshell
I've never seen that event before... Also most of Europe started at like 3-5 dev lmao
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[@Bokoen1]

Due to the early conversion Europe had like an average dev of 3-5 Also thanks to Alpmapper for designing the new Byzantine and ruthenia balls!

[@bubbanator79]

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[@equilintogo5378]

What about the new Austriaball

[@Tovalokodonc]

​@@equilintogo5378It's not new

[@Bokoen1]

@@equilintogo5378 that’s been used before

[@Charle596]

@@Bokoen1 Why was the Austrian flag in game the Bavarian flag if you don’t know it doesn’t matter

[@laurencetrowbridge6022]

“Conflict over very small stuff” I agree a continental war over Serbia is very small stuff.

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

Fricking WW1 but Medieval version. Always some damn foolish thing in the Balkans

[@Tlhague998]

When would something like that ever happen?

[@ljubicica7102]

Serbia is the ‘small stuff’ that they decided to make big stuff and go to war over, lol.

[@endaburns2121]

@@jaredjosephsongheng372 *renaissance.

[@utemt6]

Rule of Eu4 mp is that regardless of session length, people associate it so much with 24 hour games that they just automatically start losing their minds

[@aaroncabatingan5238]

So basically everyone's PTSD start kicking in when they play EU4

[@idiotadebilbezmozg]

that's why EU4 is the best

[@rainbowappleslice]

It’s a conditioned response

[@jonhawk117]

@@aaroncabatingan5238 I would say its more of a Pavla response than PTSD.

[@warsawpoland7807]

Golden forgot it wasn’t hoi4 and decided to destroy any chance of diplomacy with anyone

[@WJ4321]

Glory to bysantium

[@wittyreviewer]

So Bo and Braun both offered to put a laugh track over Peef's joke in the video, and neither of them did.

[@ethanduncan1646]

The snake of Denmark strikes again

[@patriksagi5571]

I would pay for a Peef laugh track

[@mr_confuse]

A classic "I'M SO HAPPY FOR BIDEN" would've been exquisite as well

[@patriksagi5571]

@@mr_confuse that comment makes me sad

[@snarkymoosesshack8793]

@@patriksagi5571 Take my money for that shit, right goddamn now.

[@Ronald98]

"major European war over Serbia" Where have i seen this before? 🤔

[@ThePikminCaptain]

One day, a Great War will start because of some damned foolish thing in the balkans - Otto Von Bismarck

[@DarthMunchkin]

I just watched the First World War if it happened in the 16th century. Even Bo’s Heir being named Adolf so he can serve in the First World War and rise to power in the sequel. Clever script writing right there

[@omegaalpha-th8mf]

will scandinavia even count as a civilised state in vicky with that tech and all?

[@yaboi_elf]

It shouldn't count as civilised irl

[@MrOceMcCool]

@@yaboi_elf no u

[@tanjeeschuan4999]

Just wasteland

[@kamikazesopp]

​@@yaboi_elfDang dude, good thing they've got free healthcare or they'd never recover from that savage burn.

[@danielhollick1708]

It is not even civilised right now (bladee fans) so I doubt it will be in Vic.

[@terrified057t4]

Wait what, ISP went from Mali to the United States??? XD

[@equilintogo5378]

Sounds like isp honestly

[@geneticTechnician]

Most normal ISP megacampaign moment

[@xx7956]

Just wait until you see that flag.

[@terrified057t4]

@@xx7956 If it's not the Malian States of America, imma be miffed

[@kamikazesopp]

I'd assume he'd be the USPS, since that's who delivers all the Mali over there.

[@petermann6761]

I love how Bo skipped the part where he released Hanover by accident on stream lol

[@kylereed7307]

He also skipped that he forgot to click the colonize button for a solid 5 minutes before realizing ISP got it

[@Elenrai]

@@kylereed7307Snake of Denmark, or well, Jutland really, most of them are very skaven by nature

[@rotmistrzjanm8776]

​@@kylereed7307 it's literally in the video WTF xD

[@johannjohansson9568]

I think starting at 9:21, every Serbian collectively started to spam the dislike button lol

[@MekarWB]

Swimmy is hilarious

[@DiegoES2531]

​@@MekarWBthey hated jesus because he spoke the truth

[@maciejbala477]

@@MekarWB wish he also said Serbia is Kosovo or something :D

[@cobysuk-3294]

"I Do not recognize Serbia as a nation" - Sigma Swimmy 2024

[@parkedcar3411]

Add it to the list of Redpilled swimmy quotes

[@kamikazesopp]

More of a Sugma statement, really.

[@romanplays1]

the most based thing to come out of swimmy's mouth in the last 5 years.

[@raven_1133]

Northern Albania

[@MichalisG1821]

All I'm saying is that Golden making an enemy of everyone around him while simultaneously losing his entire army is the most Swimmy thing he could have done.

[@klikker1000]

He's just doing his job as the Byzantines and keeping things historical!

[@matthewy2j]

Golden is becoming more Swimmy then even Swimmy.

[@fubarrossi1234]

"ancient ruthenian warcry" had me on the floor like Jake with his new chair

[@ljubicica7102]

“Other nations have a major European war over Serbia.” I see Bo is pulling out a classic script from 1914.

[@rnpola9408]

no context "Stalin had to have been cooking in 39" is the funniest shit I've ever heard

[@staticunlawful7315]

One of the funniest sentences in a Bo video

[@Pikaclev]

Could you give the timestamp for it again, I forgot where it was lol.

[@rnpola9408]

@@Pikaclev 8:10

[@Pikaclev]

@@rnpola9408THANKS!

[@huzaifa8665]

i dont get it, can u explain please

[@GavinTheFifer]

So happy Bo’s finally doing a Mega Campaign. Now I get to see Golden lose in 4 different games in a row

[@MekarWB]

That was a genius play by Golden at the end. Swimmy has to protect him now and die together or they'll both die separately..

[@kamikazesopp]

And as we know, them working together always works out.

[@vitriolic666]

@@kamikazesopp 60 percent of the time it works every time

[@kostakole9876]

"Bayahah! Oh, I'm sorry, Le'Bayahah!" A true man of culture.

[@helwrecht1637]

What’s this in reference to?

[@kostakole9876]

@@helwrecht1637 the video.

[@Hai-Fat]

@@helwrecht1637 They're referencing a meme where someone grew up watching French Spongebob and got bullied by their classmates for talking about Bob L'éponge

[@Ronald98]

I missed EU4 on this channel. ❤

[@Mankorra_Gomorrah]

Vicky 2 beggars at the end of this video: “ WE ARE SO BACK!”

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

Why is it that whenever Peef is on screen in a video, you just know he's gonna say something or someone says something to/about him or whatever's going on that's gonna make both him & you start to both laugh and wheeze at the same time?

[@liladoodle]

Because loud = funny.

[@JohnDoe-dd7ne]

I audibly started questioning my own sanity when it was revealed Swimmy fucking helped Golden for no reason whatsoever in a war most people sided with Austria on, THAT HE IS ALSO IN ON AUSTRIA'S SIDE

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

He probably just wants The Austrians to lose a lot of men and gold fighting the greeks

[@mappingshaman5280]

Swimmy's goals are beyond your understanding

[@vivalafelix681]

How did Golden go from being declared on by two coalitions as Greece to owning all ottoman lands as Byzantium? Honestly impressive

[@horstschlemmer9578]

Im always surprised how bad bo is at eu4, like he is so good at hoi4 you would think he would be better at the other paradox games too.

[@Bokoen1]

I’m always surprised how people call me bad at eu4 with what I accomplish. Like there’s so much worse than what I do out there. I’m just mediocre at the game

[@MrOceMcCool]

@@Bokoen1cope

[@kirby1225]

Bo got ratio'd

[@frogchip6484]

@@MrOceMcCool you lot are so insufferable I swear

[@michaelvalentinoyo1259]

​@@frogchip6484he did accidentally release Hannover.

[@AGrumpyPanda]

Threatening anyone with excommunication in the 1500s is just asking them to flip Protestant, especially if it's a German or Nordic nation.

[@fireironthesecond2909]

2:40 Mr Sultan. There’s been a second coalition

[@MyUsersDark]

Sultan?

[@fireironthesecond2909]

@@MyUsersDark sorry that’s just my racism against the Greeks showing

[@MyUsersDark]

@@fireironthesecond2909 what

[@BaronVonMott]

Even in this crazy timeline, the Balkans are still a goddamn powderkeg 😂

[@peter_de_Jong817]

To be continued in vicky 2?! Finally, vicky is back!

[@spencerdurette2859]

This is the least chaotic ISP has been, I'm scared for later on

[@captainkeyes1523]

Golden making sure Swimmy goes down with him in Vicky is peak cinema

[@LeeAndergen]

I didn't know you can make mega campaigns with these games, that's pretty damn cool to be honest

[@kamikazesopp]

The modders deserve all the praise in the world for going through the colossal amount of pain and effort to make these possible.

[@youtubeadministration8037]

I was caught off guard when ISPs ball changed to the US this game's gonna be fun to watch

[@stillbrian9448]

Go on Bo, give em the heat

[@marxussy]

I'm so happy peef is in this megacampaign 😭

[@keizervanenerc5180]

Poggers Vicky 2 incomming. Still so much better than Nothing Simulator 3

[@Bokoen1]

It’s funny to see all the people hyped for Vicky2, not realizing that the upcoming game of Vicky 2 made a lot of the players realize how dogshit the Vicky 2 economy system is compared to Vicky 3. Like you straight up had Swimmy and Jake sitting there calling Vicky 2 a shit game lmao. Nr1 gp just sat there shift clicking his industry and prevented everyone from building lmao. Also the dogshit frame rate

[@keizervanenerc5180]

@@Bokoen1 ok. I don't agree, but who am i to judge what people like or not. I have played Victoria 3, for like 2 campaigns. But i just find it tedious and repetative. The endless construction, the bullsh*t RNG plays, the nonexistant wars, etc. Don't get me wrong, victoria 2 is far from perfect, expessially with rebel spam. But it to me is still so much more enjoyable to both play and watch than Victoria 3.

[@BeigeEyesCroissantDragon]

@@Bokoen1 The only reason people dislike the vic 2 economics simulator is because it relies on artisans to build machine parts early on. It was never made with mutiplayer as the primary focus of the game.

[@Bokoen1]

And you know how it’s a singular market. Everyone has the same market access, so what determines if you can buy a good is your gp status lmao. Shit system

[@jeremielarin1979]

Why not continue in Vic 3? I thought the converter was ready. Or is ISP blocking it.

[@Bokoen1]

Converter isn’t fleshed out

[@southernbear736]

Morgen Freeman: "Braun did in fact, not have Bo covered"

[@MyUsersDark]

Morgan*

[@lemonsisu686]

Thomas on uk again, bro please keep Thomas off uk.

[@timesnewlogan2032]

ISP’s gonna seize Canada next session.

[@elitely6748]

Its always great when a new video of Bokoen and the boys gets uploaded, plus its great to see the mega campaign continue! The chaos is hilarious

[@sanfander]

that vicky 2 ukraine is a political statement

[@juanvilas5341]

Classic Swimmy move 10:12 I cant wait for him to start screaming as he gets coalitioned for this.

[@Obi-Wan_Kiddobi]

Wait a minute, isn’t that like the one session that inspired you to make these vids Bo? „greedy Byzantium“and all that?

[@CoryMueller]

Bob L’éponge is top tier 🧽

[@TheColdOnez]

Your comment just made me realize it was a spongebob joke.

[@matthewdavis4629]

European war starts over Serbia, you really changed up the script lol

[@llamaboxx]

Thomas on UK will NEVER end well

[@PBSA]

I think is funny how Ukraine basically owns Russia.

[@MorphingReality]

this was a good idea, you should do this once a month

[@kotetsu4820]

How long was the average session?You guys sound like you lost your minds

[@Bokoen1]

8 hours

[@jimnicholas7334]

"To be continued in Vick 2" Never have I wanted to throw money so fast at Bo.

[@floriandebontdelbarre2700]

I hate how bob l’eponge is stuck in my head now

[@walnzell9328]

"Other nations have conflicts over very simple stuff, such as a major European war over Serbia." Hang on, I've seen this one!

[@kamikazesopp]

Who knew there was a prequel, right?

[@walnzell9328]

So who's Germany in this war? Who's gonna get all the blame?

[@maxm.2630]

Out of all the Paradox games, I personally like EU4 the least, but just cuz it’s Bo and the gang, I gotta watch! lol

[@kendrox0994]

Outta curiosity, why is that? Personally it’s my favorite, but I’ve also been playing it for 10 years now. Which one is yours?

[@maxm.2630]

@@kendrox0994 Honestly can’t say for certain. I gave it a good try. About 20 hours of playing but it just didn’t vibe with me. Neither did Crusader Kings 2. I think it’s because I was introduced to paradox games with HOI4 + Crusader Kings 3? My favorite is HOI4!

[@kendrox0994]

@@maxm.2630 man you and I are like fire and ice haha, after eu4 I’d probably say ck2. Actually just started another ck2 Ironman last night haha. Whereas I think id say HOI4 is my least favorite paradox title I’ve played. But that doesn’t matter haha, all that does is we both like our PDX games lol!

[@maxm.2630]

@@kendrox0994 damn right brother! Cheers! 🍻

[@britishgaming6]

7:07 zeep glorp? gleeb morp gralp lacka

[@R3GARnator]

"A major European war over Serbia" Hey, I've seen this one!

[@FrozenLake]

Byzantine empire: Give me Serbia Austria: Everything but Serbia

[@JM-mg4el]

Bo you cut off the best part at the end. Swimmys full quote was "the fact that you said that makes me respect you."

[@GAarcher]

*swigma male grindset: tell locations of your allied troops to the enemy and abandon the war*

[@lopatnik]

Och damn looks like vicky 2 is back on the menu boys.

[@voidentente]

The prophecy is fulfilled. Another Victoria 2 game.

[@Diegomax22]

As a French I just want to say that we recognize Serbia as a nation. And that I absolutely love our WW1 brothers ! 🇫🇷❤️🇷🇸

[@aheadyayman1376]

First

[@staticunlawful7315]

8:09 For some reason this is one of my favorite quotes in any of Bo’s videos

[@NoMouthNoScream]

They speak language I do not understand, what are they saying? They're laughing a lot...

[@ryancromer3511]

They’re losing their sanity

[@kamikazesopp]

I can almost guarantee it's an inside joke manifested from the brainrot you can only get from playing map games for 10 years with roughly the same crew.

[@therealspicybadger5071]

How will swimmy kill himself this time?

[@kraus4915]

10:13 so thats where swimmy's mappies went

[@Coopie0]

Man these mega campaign videos have actually been hilarious we have to see them more in the future

[@createrz8433]

Didn't realize how much I missed jack

[@helwrecht1637]

I didn’t get the Abra joke

[@wetwillyis_1881]

The great Swimmy betrayal sure was something.

[@kamikazesopp]

Swimmy has a gift for rationalizing his current stance, no matter how wildly it changes minute-to-minute.

[@vroomkaboom108]

Damn, EU4 MP usually stinks but throwkoen and the cringe lads really kicked it up eleven notches

[@Ren3gaid]

That's so cool that you guys do this grand campaign! I love you all!

[@Demonsquirrel]

Hi

[@Crowned159]

Glad that golden finally went to the coctor to attend an eu4 game

[@Krox_JUK]

Glad to see the Byzantines get some action for once.

[@bigweevil]

5.8% literacy in 1836, a fate I wouldn't wish upon my worst enemy.

[@Bokoen1]

The Netherlands had the highest literacy rate, 18% I think?

[@equilintogo5378]

New countryballs? Blessed

[@paulvonhindenburg367]

you gave frisia player a dutch flag. I am frisian pls use our pompebladen flag

[@baileygregory9192]

Pink prussia, blue ruthenia. My eye's!!!!

[@varminthevermin8371]

Ah the kingdom of Ukraine, the way it should be

[@matteobuccellato8474]

Two videos in one day? This is a blessing thanks Bo

[@Bokoen1]

What, last video was 2 days ago?

[@EarnestVictory]

@@Bokoen1 Time is relative. More relative to some than others.

[@matteobuccellato8474]

I can’t count

[@guacamoleman3253]

Mmm mega campaigns they should do 100 more

[@TheRiskyBrothers]

coulda normalized the audio on this one a bit also kekekekek 0 greek soldiers

[@lilkurva180]

"I dont recognize serbia as a nation" beyond based

[@ddandymann]

I love that while everyone in Europe is busy tearing each other apart ISP is just chilling and forming that Malian States of America.

[@ryankasch5561]

The byz event is something I noticed when I did a personal jerusalem megacampaign. Seems a really stupid event, especially in mp because its not like turks get a coalition when they take Constantinople, nor do people get them when forming an empire. Basically just need a rule to make people choose the other option for that event

[@theinternetshavecome1640]

This is the timeline where Danish colonists killed all the native population of St. Thomas, went off to get troops and supplies from home and in that time Mali sailed up like 'Hey empty island, not bad we'll have that'.

[@acemd4589]

Finally someone playing morocco

[@TheRealKaare]

5.8% literacy scandinavia? i think someone will be clapping danish cheeks next game

[@LaRaGEourney]

I would like to see ISP as Mail in Vicky 2

[@irohn]

I would also like to see ISP as a mailbox instead of a countryball in Vicky 2

[@LaRaGEourney]

@@irohn I wrote MAIL instead of Mali.

[@kamikazesopp]

It would fit, since most people can't get their mail without their Internet Service Provider.

[@julius6889]

holy shit, the fucking chant at 7:05 was so unexpected, laughed for a solid few minutes, lol.

[@MrWartime2]

Swimmy really is such a rat 🤣

[@ryancromer3511]

Most underrated channel

[@elyisusking3603]

*"Major European war over Serbia"* Me: hey, i've seen this one before, it's a classic

[@lucashoffmann950]

How do they can see the troop count and manpower from other coutrys, normaly it is blocked in mp

[@DJHASDIMONDS]

what happened to swimmy's conquering of the HRE?

[@losisansgaming2628]

So considering how many kids bo killed for cho king in ck3 they are now rivaled.

[@BurgydaHerky]

Why are you guys still doing megacampaigns in VIC2 instead of VIC3? Not judging, just genuinely curious...

[@Bokoen1]

Converter is better atm

[@BurgydaHerky]

@Bokoen1 makes sense. It was pretty buggy with names and such the last time I used it, but it played fine. I figured they'd have caught up by now, hopefully soon.

[@UCUCUC27]

wish eu4 mp was more common big eu4 mp sessions are compleatly diferent from sp