BREAKING DOWN ALL NEW 25 PLAYABLE FACTIONS OF TOTAL WAR: PHARAOH'S BIGGEST UPDATE !

[@ReptilicusTV]

Which factions are you hyped for ? Elam/Cimmeria/Boeotia here

[@AlecFortescue]

Whatever Diomedes leads.

[@mariusbehm9874]

Troj

[@mariusbehm9874]

Troy

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@AlecFortescue Hopefully they make him the Boeotian faction leader even if realistically he should be leading Argos,most of the Illiad characters of Boeotia were fairly low relevance. Note,most,not all.

[@AlecFortescue]

@@ReptilicusTV If Boeotian, he could easily start from Thebes, no? Would be really stupid if they didnt make the most popular hero a faction leader.

[@ancienthistorygaming]

I think people is more excited about the 25 minor factions than the 4 major factions.

[@ReptilicusTV]

Honestly,same.

[@ancienthistorygaming]

We also have to remember Setnakhte is able to recruit some Pharaoh Elites due to him being the First Commander at the start of the game.

[@ReptilicusTV]

Gotta wait till after Shemsu hor + any Egyptian could do that just by plotting. I excluded it fgor that reason but I did mention his access to it once he Pharaohmaxxes.

[@TheGabrielbowater]

Can't wait for this. I wasn't interested in playing the Egyptian factions but love the timeframe, so I bought it anyway and tried a Hattusa campaign. It just felt so cul-de-sac'd though only having central Anatolia with no east-west axis, and i couldn't get into it. When the full map drops I'll probably do another Hittite campaign first.

[@ReptilicusTV]

Ikr,playing the Hittites without western Anatolia and the Assyrian threat is...not as dramatic as it should be. What's your favorite Hittite faction ? Kurunta is probably going to be a nightmare after the update considering he's right next to the Aegean hot spot.

[@MrGatonegroish]

The 'random start position' campaign mode is gonna go HARD with the minor factions. You could be playing as Tausret and be surrounded by whole new factions you would never meet otherwise

[@ReptilicusTV]

This is an insanely good point. Can't wait to fight the random Greeks in Babylon XD

[@MrGatonegroish]

​@@ReptilicusTV The lands will be well and truly scattered in the fray!

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@MrGatonegroish But we'll stand before their arms!

[@mariusbehm9874]

10 of the minor faction leaders will have unique appearances. Merneptahs death is no longer scripted Mesopotamian factions can expected Elamite invaders from east,invaders from south west and proto urartu invaders from north Number of turns per year Will be in customisation options and go up to 12 Minor Factions can access native rosters Minor factions can access court,they just won't have commands or special court interactions Memnon is a playable faction leader Capitals can be moved No Penthesilea or Amazon's coming over to game There will be Easter eggs for Ea Nasir so look out for Ea Nasir references. Dev talked about general with Ea Nasir name iirc Achilles will have a new skin for TWP. Don't expect anything over from Troy for that Sea peoples reworked. They are now controlled by campaign AI,so expect them to settle now,not just raze. Setnakhe confirmed for unique appearance alongside Merneptah and alot of Aegean because of Troy port. Devs relying on starting position for main appeal of Minor factions. So don't give too much hope on their units. We will have 8 native rosters iirc Trojan war can happen in the game but it won't be forced as some people suggested. Will be up to player decisions.

[@ReptilicusTV]

We're eating good

[@legiohysterius4624]

Mooooooooooods

[@kushgodreturns5873]

Hope we see Memmon as a playable general

[@ReptilicusTV]

They confirmed the TW : Troy characters are returning,so he'll be leading Napata!

[@MichaelThomas-p6q]

@@ReptilicusTVwhere did you hear that?, if he leads napata there will be two major issues:1. his troy mechanics are focused on using units from outside the map, that are inside it now, so they would have to change it a lot and 2. it would mean two factions that are ridiculously overpowered almost bordering each other. I think they would need to expand a little bit south and create a big kush/nubia/aethiopia culture, with amenmesse being hybrid(also having egypt) and memnon local.

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@MichaelThomas-p6q They mentioned the Troy leaders returning in the blog,and it's been confirmed on the Q & A as well. No unique mechanics like laid out in the video,so Napata will be a struggle compared to Amenmesse's superior roster....but we do love a good challenge!

[@MichaelThomas-p6q]

@@ReptilicusTV yes,but I think with the troy leaders returning they referred to greeks, trojans and thrace. like specified in the post

[@امیرعباسدریکوند]

Thank you❤❤ For video I have always been interested in knowing about Bronze Age civilizations

[@ReptilicusTV]

Glad you enjoyed it,more Bronze on the way!

[@امیرعباسدریکوند]

@@ReptilicusTV I was curious to know about it. It was interesting to me. In general, I played its ancient dlc, and the quality is excellent.Anyway, thank you

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@امیرعباسدریکوند Glad you enjoyed it ! If you have any reccomendation for content you might be interested in,feel free to comment1

[@branwhite5141]

So excellent your show. I truly hope you are enjoying this game as I am. What a masterpiece. Would love to see a compilation of all your Pharaoh presentations. A priceless collection.

[@ReptilicusTV]

I'm glad you are enjoying it ! I'm really immersed into it atm! I have stuff organised by playlist but more will be on the way!

[@Saphrax89]

I'm really hyped for playing Assyria

[@ReptilicusTV]

Good choice!

[@Arutima]

That would be fire If they were making a Troy x Pharaoh Mortal Empire like map

[@ReptilicusTV]

This is basically it,the only question is how many regions will they squish in the Aegean area

[@Vileurple]

Thank you for this!

[@ReptilicusTV]

total war 🐒 together strong!

[@juanochoa8925]

I need an exclusive and extended video of that lil buddy dancing in the outro

[@ReptilicusTV]

I can send you this version on disc rn if you can find me there somehow,otherwise i'll have to make an extended dance vid xd

[@MightHaveADHD]

20:12 RASH BRAVA BLYAT!!!

[@kantez2872]

Why be concerned that some faction may start with weaker units? Many of us unlock worse, most unplayable factions that are supposed to be gone in few turns just for the fun of struggle. One of the first mods i downloaded for rome2 was unlocking poor Etruscan League:D In times of rome 1 i was building empires with Numidia and Thrace(thrace required path because it was crashing often). Minor factions may be sometimes pain to play with, but its few times more rewarding if you succed!

[@ReptilicusTV]

Of course,it's a big part of the challenge + fun factor. But having the same few units unless you end up conquering a third of the map or something might get boring fast for some people. Me ? I love a good challenge! Numidia was my favorite Rome 1 faction so respect!

[@laurbster2680]

Total war games never have navies anymore

[@ReptilicusTV]

I miss naval battles too much,that wound won't ever heal.

[@ryanperry7897]

Great tips for these factions thank you.

[@ReptilicusTV]

Glad you liked them ! now try them out on the campaign next week :D

[@BestICanDoIs20]

What game has more factions and bigger maps? Pharoah or Troy??

[@ReptilicusTV]

Pharaoh for sure once the update hits,it'll have wayyyyyyyyy more settlements and cultures and playables.

[@BestICanDoIs20]

@@ReptilicusTV oooo shut up and take my money!

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@BestICanDoIs20 💵

[@vukasinvlajic152]

Aegean ones, either Aechaea or Troy. Probably the former, i just hope the minor factions don't disappoint. Like, i never even played once with Agamemnon in TW: Troy, i ran Achilles, Aeneas, Rhesus and Odysseus. Menelaus, Agamemnon playstyles were boring as hell, in Troy - they didn't suit me at least. Ajax was also fun.

[@ReptilicusTV]

Yeah Agamemnon was wayyyyyyyyyy too streamlined and easy,especially with his tribute mechanic. I played the same factions as you in Troy though Lycia stood out for me personally because they had access to khopesh units. Odysseus/Achilles will be a blast in Pharaoh for sure,ain't no way they won't get some of their unique units added.

[@vukasinvlajic152]

@@ReptilicusTV I agree mate, heck i played Amazons the least and even they seemed more fun than Agamemnon. Let's hope they migrate Greek factions properly eh.

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@vukasinvlajic152 Oh yeah,Amazons were hilariously broken with the right units... They'll do the Greeks justice surely,I won't be surprised if the minor factions end up A LOT more fun than Aga Memnović

[@TheZerech]

Canaan is what I'm pumped for.

[@ReptilicusTV]

Same TBH,they have such good startpos and units.

[@uzumaki3457]

I am looking forward to play Troy and Greek 🎉🎉❤

[@ReptilicusTV]

Love to hear that 💪

[@曾家旸]

Will here be local court mechanics for the troy and Mycena, sth like a greek empire? The current greek map in plan seems too small for an empire that requires enough sacred land though

[@ReptilicusTV]

Yeah there will be court mechanics for the Aegean,the question is how detailed the regions are with settlements. Might be more ways to earn legitimacy besides that!

[@lolcatjunior]

So its basically total war troy 2 now.

[@ReptilicusTV]

Unsurprisingly.At least one half of the map.

[@BestICanDoIs20]

​@ReptilicusTV not all of the Troy map is not ported over?

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@BestICanDoIs20 All of it but idk how detailed it will be. The current pharaoh map has super high detail when it comes to settlement density and regions.

[@BestICanDoIs20]

@@ReptilicusTV ooooo I like that!!!!

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@BestICanDoIs20 Yup we're looking at the potentially most detailed campaign map yet

[@mariusbehm9874]

iam so hyped

[@ReptilicusTV]

LET'S GOOOOO 💪

[@worganfreeman2694]

Bronze age total war lezzgoooo We got bronze age total war before Gta6 I cant believe it hahaha

[@ReptilicusTV]

What a timeline we live in. Tbh no joke I legit thought they'd never do a bronze age setting.

[@worganfreeman2694]

@@ReptilicusTV Me too. Perceived as too dry a time period. Thankful for Troy. Troy swam and almost drowned so that we could have this now.

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@worganfreeman2694 Well fucking said lmao. The thing about the whole "dryness", pop culture just doesn't give as much of a damn about the period,there is so much material for reconstructing armies without needing to sci fi it....it's just burried under too much literature. That's why I never took those "it'll never happen" arguments seriously,but I never thought they would actually do it.

[@brothermathisgoon]

No Hebrews. How historically accurate.

[@MichaelThomas-p6q]

will boeiotia be orchomenos or thebes

[@ReptilicusTV]

Thebes though it might start with more than one city

[@MichaelThomas-p6q]

@@ReptilicusTV okay, since orchomenes and thebes both tried to control the boeoitian league

[@malice9830]

We hope we not waiting dec 1st to get this

[@ReptilicusTV]

Probably will be out @ summer at this rate

[@malice9830]

@@ReptilicusTV verry nice

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@malice9830 yup we just play the waiting game now

[@DrakenhofTemplars]

Soooo what's exactly new I've been able to play minor fractions since release with workshop mods...?????

[@j.bbailey6275]

thumbs up!!!

[@ReptilicusTV]

LET'S GOOOOOOO 💪

[@Steelersfootball45]

Is this game worth it seems like this the most unpopular total war

[@ReptilicusTV]

I'll be 100 % honest - when the update hits it'll be 100 % worth it. The biggest map ( settlement wise), a great cultural variety and important factions. If the update wasn't coming out i'd say wait for a sale but now,it's honestly so worth.

[@Steelersfootball45]

@@ReptilicusTV when will the update hit ?

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@Steelersfootball45 They said late summer.

[@pedrozepeda6930]

Cool video

[@ReptilicusTV]

Thanks! :D

[@redjacc7581]

CA are only doing this update due to the really poor response from the TW community regarding this game. Its a saga game using stuff from other games.

[@kreg857]

That's nice, but they should have just postponed the release of Pharaoh until now, and released all of the factions all at once...

[@ReptilicusTV]

I completely agree. If the game came out like this,it wouldn't have been as poorly received.

[@vazhasilagadze9745]

Why there is no Kolchians or moskhi people ?

[@ReptilicusTV]

I wish they were in game but the map cuts off just before the Caucausus unfortunately. The Kaskians are in the game at least and a part of them surely lived in the Kolchis area - so you can at least recruit those units into your armies.

[@vazhasilagadze9745]

@@ReptilicusTV kaskians are kolchis too 😃 thay are our brothers.

[@adrianrafaelmagana804]

Why do Manorlords battles look so much better than these visuals...TW looks particularly bad now that I am seeing it after getting use to Manorlords weightier and more grounded animations and physics

[@ReptilicusTV]

The matched combat they returnd to for Pharaoh still looks like most soldiers are randomly swinging and kicking at air,haven't seen a Rome 2 level of a duel yet. Didn't get to play Manorlords yet,how would you rate it?

[@filipkiseloski]

Assyria

[@ReptilicusTV]

Good choice

[@AlecFortescue]

comment for the algo

[@ReptilicusTV]

we going hard with this one

[@rwouwenaarrw]

Stop reptbecca your mother and i miss you. Please come home.

[@ReptilicusTV]

NO MOM IM ON THE BRONZEHUB GRIND

[@JayKahns]

@@ReptilicusTV😂

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@JayKahns 😇

[@damiandamiano3651]

We wuz kangz is real on 2024, total war did it

[@kyawhan5398]

Still not gonna play this one

[@orhannberk1491]

Still garbage game compared to shogun 2 and rome 2. Ca is just disappointing last 12 years.

[@ReptilicusTV]

Good ol days are long gone sadly,wonder if they'll ever return.

[@raveninvictus8353]

Very unlikely. It's very hard to be hyped for games nowadays when many of them end up disappointing or are underwhelming.

[@migueldeuna3261]

"Historical" is too much to say about this game. Is an eurocentric orientalist stereotypical compendium. Especially regarding the general 3d and units. Just the topic is generically "alright".

[@ryanthompson1981]

They're still trying wasting resources on this game?

[@elkingoh4543]

Still no Biblical Accurate Israelites, Shame!

[@caligero3000]

Whh did ca make greece so small?? Why didn't they just import greece from troy??

[@tylerman39]

This update will basically make Troy obsolete

[@ReptilicusTV]

Yup,unless you REALLY wanna play Mythos

[@vsp8599]

Mythos is better than warhammer bullshit

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@vsp8599 Bro you can't imagine my reaction when I saw the Hydra ingame for the first time......aaaaaaaaaa

[@BestICanDoIs20]

So this game was supposed to be a DLC for Troy??

[@Toshiro_Mifune]

@@BestICanDoIs20 yup, just like Attila should have been a dlc for r2, and napoleon for empire.

[@HistoricalWeapons]

From the tomb of Thebes we have the only evidence of “Fastest Archery Technique” depicted where you hold the arrows in a magazine like how Lars Anderson shoots. This allowed 3 arrows in 1.5 seconds or 10 arrows 5 seconds which would be a very interesting technique

[@ReptilicusTV]

Perfect timing,watched Lars Andersen and some Lajos Kassai very recently. I doubt CA will pay finer detail to equipment accuracy when it comes to bows but at least the rapid fire can be simulated with abilities.

[@HistoricalWeapons]

@@ReptilicusTV yes something special for Theban units, or turn them into stats similar to repeating crossbows shooting exaggerated speeds for unit variety fun. By the way look up tomb of neferhotep tomb a.5 for the painting of the technique

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@HistoricalWeapons I wouldn't be surprised to see more rapid fire,some units in the game like the elite Sherden bowmen have almost essentially repeating crossbow firing rate. And thanks for the reccomendation,I'll take a look,I forgot that It got opened to the public recently

[@greyfells2829]

You can't shoot properly that fast. Lars is nothing more than a performer. He uses boys unsuitable for even hunting, much less warfare. Kassai is much more credible.

[@HistoricalWeapons]

@@greyfells2829 if its slowed down slightly to 10 arrows in 6 seconds then it would be quite a practical technique. The 10 arrows in 4 seconds or faster are designed specifically for breaking records not practical use. In terms of conventional archery techniques used in military we are talking about 10 arrows in 40 seconds instead in real life

[@TheHazmate]

The... heck? that's alotta factions!

[@ReptilicusTV]

Looks like historicals are eating good again

[@happycompy]

BRONZEMAXXING TIME! Ugarit, Alashiya, Elam, Napata and Damascas are my top 5 rn.

[@ReptilicusTV]

Quality choices there my friend. Ugarit's gonna be a wild fkn ride lemme tell ya.

[@kirilld6206]

They definitely should make at least 10 unique units for each minor factions. And maybe even some buildings, for Odysseus for example. Otherwise it makes almost no point at all. Also if you think a lil bit, some descr tell this - no heavy units or no archers. If they would get only local roster they would have archers or heavy units. They couldnt avoid heavy units near Anatolia. Therefore they are making unique units for each faction I suppose.

[@ReptilicusTV]

Yeah,I agree that they should get unique units - I'm not worried about the Aegean and Mesopotamian minor factions as they're definately getting attention + a lot of unique stuff from Troy would be easy to add to the minor factions. I do hope the older cultures get something but it's not looking good for them.

[@kheionai8380]

Elam, Boeotia, Shubru (Please Be Hurrian representation), Ugarit, Setnakhte, Lycia, Suteans, and Lullubi

[@ReptilicusTV]

Good choices,honestly can't wait to descent south as the Lullubi

[@gadyariv2456]

Someone explain to me, Do I need to own Troy totalwar to make some of the new factions playable, aka warhammer rules, or not, i don't get ca, i want to buy the game but i need to know if i can buy it on steam, or am i tied to epic via the free triy they gave me? Can't they make it clear?

[@ReptilicusTV]

You get this update for free if you own Pharaoh. You don;'t need Troy at all!

[@warforged144]

Personally I am pumped for the minor assyrian faction. I am hoping they are difficult trying to hold together the old kingdom from titanic and Babylon sounds like a challenge!

[@ReptilicusTV]

Oh yeah sandwiched between two major factions is gonna be one hell of an experience since you won't have access to unique court mechanics or commands!

[@ZombolicBand]

I really wish they named the faction after a region/city or group of people. Not a person... it ruins the immersion for me so much

[@ReptilicusTV]

I agree,we'll see what happens to that with the new Dynasty system. In the WORST case scenario there are mods that rename the factions,Benjin made one on steam,to be a bit more historically accurate.

[@mariusbehm9874]

i wonder when mernaptar dies does this men you become setis faction

[@ReptilicusTV]

It would be great if you actually could combine the factions/territory but somehow I doubt it'll happen.

[@mariusbehm9874]

@@ReptilicusTV but we get dynastie system and when seti is you heir?

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@mariusbehm9874 That's the thing,logically it makes sense Seti should inherit / combine the lands,but idk how they'll handle it. IF they do,it'll be insane

[@mariusbehm9874]

@@ReptilicusTV we will see

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@mariusbehm9874 Yup still got some time

[@irontuth]

Im lookin for a historical game with a good online player base. Warhammer fun and all yet its not strategic when you can take out 4 units with a vortex fire shadow tornado

[@ReptilicusTV]

Right now Pharaoh is pretty dead but the update will bring some life into it. Most of the historical playerbase for MP rn is pretty small in other games but maybe it'll pop off here.

[@lovefrompraha]

I just wanted Minoans for the sake of diversity. They did a similar resurgence story in the Rome 2 main campaign for Sparta.

[@ReptilicusTV]

Yeah honestly wish they chose an earlier start date - Minoans and Mitanni my beloved

[@Spicy_Catt]

would the game be worth it for a new player like me who would like to join these types of games??? and is new to the game?

[@ReptilicusTV]

Pharaoh does have a learning curve,but luckily they're adding a lot of customisation options ( for gameplay) with the new update - if you're new it's perfect to jump in and tweak the settings so you can learn the game - and then take it higher.

[@irontuth]

Troy is underrated

[@moarpheen9708]

Waitt so you get all these factions on pharaoh?

[@ReptilicusTV]

Yup!

[@moarpheen9708]

@@ReptilicusTV When does this update drop btw? And is it free sir?

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@moarpheen9708 Late summer and it's free

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@moarpheen9708 Late summer and it's free

[@Kendji-the-Great]

I'm excited for all, I will play them all, the question is just which order.

[@ReptilicusTV]

That's the hardest choice!

[@TimmacTR]

Nice

[@ReptilicusTV]

Very!

[@Panoramix229]

What do you think in what state will the multiplayer be?

[@ReptilicusTV]

I'll be brutally honest as a MP vet - the current state of Pharaoh MP is beyond dead and shock infantry is broken af,a little bit less than launch but they're still busted.If they're fixed,the game has great MP potential,however IF the new cavalry units are overpowered in the update we'll be looking at everyone playing Assyria / Cimmerian native roster if they want to cheese wins. If that's the case,any tournament I'll host will have to be regulated with some heavy rules.

[@Panoramix229]

@@ReptilicusTV Shame , yes the game has massive MP potential. I would get into it if they fix some issues , but at least they did not give up on the game and the new factions are looking cool.

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@Panoramix229 Yeah it's looking cool for sure,I reccomend giving it a try even now / when the update is out. I'll host a tournament b4 launch and asap after launch.

[@Panoramix229]

@@ReptilicusTV Where can i contact you about the tournament?

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@Panoramix229 Discord DM if you can find me,the official TW or pharaoh community discord.

[@matthewhousewright8037]

Great video! Im really looking forward to the update.

[@ReptilicusTV]

Thank you ! Same,the minor factions are just such a welcome addition.

[@jordanpaok8685]

Do you know if Diomedes will be playable ??

[@ReptilicusTV]

Yeah he'll be in Boeotia with Ajax

[@jordanpaok8685]

@@ReptilicusTV Cool, thanks for the answer.

[@ReptilicusTV]

@@jordanpaok8685 Anytime !

[@motostradacompanhia6293]

The only thing that disappointed me was that they included Mesopotamian and Greek gods and forgot those from Egypt, since the game's proposal is the Pharaoh of Egypt.

[@ReptilicusTV]

It's a shame a lot of important Egyptian Gods are missing like Montu,for sure.

[@edlubitz2968]

my biggest issue with TW games are how they change lines, if you want to kill all of your men its a great tactic, spread your line out a few men and see what happens

[@ReptilicusTV]

Yeah formation width effectiveness can be so weird

[@davidc5191]

If you look at the actual depiction of a Mesopotamian sickle sword at 30:30 you'll see the tip of the curve is forward, not backward as is shown in the game in the next scene. It's not a cavalry sabre, but a true sickle design which curves forward. Cimmerians: do we get Conan?

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

:} F

[@sanjnamous]

Can we get an Achaemenid empire Cyrus campaign please?

[@SomeIdiotLUL]

as much as i really prefer historical totalwar... troy didnt do it for me, this is basically troy 2.0

[@mariusbehm9874]

no this is historical total war with family system with mortality with no Heros

[@bobthor9647]

I didnt know anyone played this game anymore - last dlc ?

[@ReptilicusTV]

Free update and we'll see,if the player retention is high enough maybe there'll be more content ?

[@sal6695]

shvatio sam da si naš po načinu na koj kažeš dž i r. baš prepoznatljiv naglasak a i svidja mi se

[@ReptilicusTV]

Brat prepoznaje brata,idemooo 💪