Bring Up The Imperial Support Ships! | AOTR | Empire Campaign 3, Episode 18

[@tjlnn22]

Just FYI Shack, your gunship transports can still be targeted by AA even when landed, the turrets just lock onto air units regardless if they're landed it not. That’s how your gunships died this episode

[@franciscogalvez8891]

That Turbolaser turret was taking shots at them, too. Not the best choice of a landing zone but hey, it's the Imperial Army. They've seen worst.

[@RoyalFusilier]

"Do the tides command this ship? Or the enemy AA batteries and turbolaser towers?"

[@TT-Rex]

Hey shack, four quick things: 1. you can build Tagge Battlecruisers over Tepasi, you just need to upgrade it's shipyard. 2.The Imperial Defectors missions can earn you Thrawn, and potentially a second minor hero if you can keep them alive during the fight against the defecting warlord. 3. The Secutor is not currently in AOTR, but it's also not a full blown carrier, it actually carries less fighters (in lore) then the Venator, so it actually takes the role of a mix between ISD and Venator, heavier weaponry, armour, and shields then a Venator, but more fighters than an ISD. 4. If you build the Arc Hammer, then you can build Dark Troopers on any planet the Arc Hammer is occupying.

[@simpleviewer1334]

I'm surprised he forgot about the the Tagge Battlecruisers. He spent a whole episode taking it and my character is patiently waiting for one

[@TT-Rex]

@@simpleviewer1334 I am too honestly, I've mentioned it every episode since about episode 7 or 9 or something. Many commentors brought it up 3 or 4 episodes ago, and he responded by capturing Tepasi, and upgrading their shipyard to a medium. However, since then he's either forgotten or lost interest, which I somewhat understand, as the Tagge isn't great for capital ship combat, but personally I think it would work well alongside Tectors, as it provides a good shield to keep fire off the Tectors, and fighters to make up for the Tectors lack of hangers.

[@mikefischer8576]

@@TT-Rex i found its good in ship vs ship but that is due to its long range firepower that increases as the ship closes in. The goal is to use your bombers to pound it down as its closing in and then the Tagge finishes it off

[@TT-Rex]

@@mikefischer8576 Yep, I've seen them before, which is why I recommended it back when the Empire was struggling with fighter battles.

[@lightspeedvictory]

FYI, you did receive two Starwing squadrons. The other one is attached to your army. You just didn’t bring it over to your fleet when you transferred the first squadron

[@jacksonmulville2200]

Thanks for the uploads shack! Ive been watching you for about 10 years now, crazy how time flies. I remember first seeing you on TGN and then finding your channel from there cause I enjoyed your videos the most. You’ve been a wonderful addition to the world and I thank you for everything. Heres to the next 10 years!

[@nagayafamm1006]

I watch him just because hes nice to hear...

[@austinguthrie5528]

Maannnn! Time has flown by! About a decade of "sweet babies" and "I'm bad and I should feel bad". All are sayings I have corrupted my friends with over the years.

[@comradesniper7507]

I’ve watched him since he played his republic at war series, can’t believe it’s been that long !

[@SterlingWhitehead]

&nagayafam1006 I agree. Good personality, wholesome and his voice is not grating. Lots of EAW gamers have grating voices

[@isaacdestura7495]

Similar here. I started watching when I was 10 or so. I am about to finish Uni

[@42meep13]

14:00 if I remember correctly from my black sun playthrough (before the new map update) the Luckerhulk had a build cap of 3 like the Bellator. But IG-88D comes as a special Luckerhulk so that makes 4 if the AI goes that route. Like how the Executor class has a build cap of 1 but you get the executor itself from a mission and that counts separately, and the MC-80 Independence has a build cap of 3, but Ackbar in Home-One counts separately. 31:20 Also, on the topic of the Venator fleet, you should consider swinging them by one of your fighter yards to upgrade their fighter wing

[@masonworker2670]

How do you get the Hoth mission line to trigger? Never was able to make it happen in my campaign

[@nick-iv8ox]

@@masonworker2670 You need to conquer Allyuen to trigger the mission

[@masonworker2670]

@@nick-iv8ox Really? Huh, guess mine just didn’t work then.

[@nungfish]

@@masonworker2670 Think you have to send probe droids to the planets including Hoth in that area.

[@mycure0498]

That drop was the second battle of Geonosis all over again

[@AonghasMcTavish]

32:20 you had constructed turbo laser towers and not the ground to space cannon. Gotta read the fine print as it can be confusing. All loyal imperials like this so he sees this report. Otherwise you'll get a visit from the ISB.

[@michaelray3865]

H6 bombers are what Nym the pirate on Lok flew in. The Clone Wars. His had an experimental energy bomb generator. They were powerfully armed for their size.

[@michaelray3865]

Shack, ET’s race is canonically represented in the Senate in the background of the second or third movie. Yes, the “galaxy far far away” has visited Earth. When Elliott showed ET his action figures and they went out among the trick-or-treaters and encountered thw Yoda kid? That was the history of his own galaxy, and he recognized them!

[@MultiLoska]

The rage you feel when Shack moves one Star Wing! Then complains he has one lol... and doesnt send Probe Droid rofl......

[@sadlerbw9]

Yep. I watched him only grab one rather than the whole stack and started grinding my teeth!

[@Katarian80]

Clciks on Chardaan "We are still only one planet away" *Yag'Dhul exists* It's been multiple episodes now since you took Thyferra and still not realised that it connects to Sullust, through a bright orange hyperlane as well. I wouldn't abandon the south you get around 2k in income from Ord Ibanna, Eriadu and Gerrenthum, and I assume Sullust is a good planet for producing units. Plus you are next to Bespin which could get you even more money.

[@gallitheenbyfox]

agreed. probably dont want to give the rebels sullust either, unless shack wants to start brawling liberators and dauntlesses, with quasars sending fighter waves. Lots of good income and a very important planet for the rebels to not own = protect

[@goldenguardian8753]

Operations report 6: Commander Turner, Imperial Venator “Enterprise” Redesignated 226th defense fleet. Location: Byss It appears that these new reinforcements these past few weeks have yet to cease. With a duo of strike cruisers and an entire small battle group of older republic vessels led by another Venator, with rumors of a possible ISD 2, one of the Empires most advanced vessels in talks of being assigned to my battle group. Perhaps I shall be ‘assigned’ to ‘assist’ its captain, yet, with more and more old guard seeming to be assigned to this group, I’ve grown weary. Old guard and new blood, mixing ranks and roles among the fleet. Perhaps I’ve grown to bold with my influence to gather loyal crews to my side, yet, I guess that is the game of imperial politics. We shall see where this goes, but even with these changes, I’m not worried about my position. What was it my father used to say? Youth and exuberance is no match for old age and treachery? Let’s see if that still holds true.

[@shawnlahey1317]

A lot of people don’t realize those holes on the bottom front of the AATs are rocket tubes.. and those fancy bombers are actually called TIE Interdictors

[@havoc3742]

Before that they were called T.I.E Bombards, and are also now known as TIE Punishers. also, am I the only one who thought those tubes being placed on the shoes of the AAT was absolutely just, brain-dead? I mean, a large rock or a rise in the terrain, and you've lost use of half your firepower, not to mention the Turret's cannon has no depression.

[@mrat0m316]

I love it when Shack says "alright i'm gonna save money to get the Belator", then proceeds to ignore it and spend money on something else. Also the Blank Suns stopped the Lukerhulk from being built at the 44 second mark lol

[@SolitarySpade_Davon]

[ Personal Log ] [ Subject: Reagel Felrin, 457th TIE Squadron Flight Lead ] "Under his wing" We've been doing well in our missions thus far. Hosnian Prime and Koensayr were nothing to write home about, except what happened just a few weeks ago. Baron Soontir Fel was assigned to our fleet. We flew alongside him for a couple of missions, nothing much. Our performance caught his eye, apparently. At least according to what Parrel said. He's put in a request to Parrel, offering unofficial ace training. Y'know, training sessions in between missions. Standard stuff. So far, we've had a few mock dogfights. A few of them were him against all five of the 457th- yes, even Rienn- which he struggled against. Against us individually however, there we do need a bit of proper training. Kears and I managed to win once against him, however. Whether it was pure luck or he had let us win is still up for debate. We were also given basic infantry training onboard their carrier. Guess it's more of a precaution than a skill we actively need to use. Fel's told us we'll have to be trained somewhere proper, like the flight academies at Coruscant, as he doesn't really have the equipment. We are somewhere up there with those other Imperial Aces, yeah. But we do need a bit more combat experience. Parrel might follow through with that offer for a temporary transfer to Coruscant after all. [ Log End ]

[@jurepec5779]

Can't help but feel that the last bit of the intro is some shade thrown at us in the comments telling Shack how to play.

[@NP3GA]

So we shouldn't?

[@jurepec5779]

@@NP3GA quite the opposite, we should double down

[@sonofjack6286]

​@@NP3GA The opposite.

[@NP3GA]

@@jurepec5779 from your mouth to everyone else's ears

[@Marinealver]

32:26 Natural Shed moment

[@sniperstudios3635]

Hey shack, an idea for your next objective should be to make a play for the Kashyyyk system. Hitting the rebels hard and deep you could knock out a handful of there best hero’s and ships that start there. Also Umbara and Kashyyyk can serve as a forward position for your eventual attack on the hutts and moncala. These attacks would be crippling if you pull it off. Anyway love the content keep it up 👍 👍

[@SamuelJamesNary]

Imp Rep 18 - Operation Purge has continued as Lord Vader has conducted successful landings on Duro, Koensayr, and another world in the march southward to relieve the pressure on Ozzel, and potentially remove him if his explanation for his dishonesty does not meet Lord Vader's satisfaction. The worlds were all minor independent ones and had only minimal forces. Lord Vader took some measure of satisfaction in this, largely writing it up to groups simply reaching for more at the destruction of the Death Star and that actual support for the Empire was higher than these local governors anticipated. Given that we were able to capture some recently completed Dreadnaught class cruisers at Koensayr, that would be quite believable. Though, not all things are good news. On Denon, while the ground was captured, it would appear that someone was very inattentive in training the new landing gunships. They flew into an area where these Rebels had put up AA turrets... and while they did manage to get in and let their troopers disembark, they then sat there in front of the AA turrets until they were destroyed. I've already come across derogatory nicknames calling them "Suicide Squadron" from the stormtroopers that were landed there. Had these pilots not already been dead, I think Lord Vader may have killed them. And some of this already did happen... as a Moff came in to claim that the "fear" of the Empire dropped because Lord Vader didn't build something on his world. The discussion didn't last long, and heard the Moff gasping and apologizing between gaps. Lord Vader answered, "apology accepted, Moff Lai-Zhee... but production on your world is YOUR department. I am already confronted with a lying Admiral... who's competence is questionable. I'm not going to deal with you." From there, all sounds ceased apart from Lord Vader's breathing. The good news, that aside from capturing three worlds and taking only minimal losses, the loss of the gunships notwithstanding, is that the Rebels have been relatively inactive. And Moff Jerjerrod thinks that they may have removed ships from their blockade of Eriadu. I would like to hope that they sense Lord Vader's approach and are fearful... or have been battling the Black Sun. Perhaps it has been both... Though, Lord Vader reports that for the moment, the connection with Ozzel, even if it secures the orbit over Eriadu from the Rebels will mostly be aimed as providing some immediate security and seeing what can be done in the local area. There may be weak targets that could be struck with the combined fleets... particularly if local Rebel shipping can be interdicted. Beyond that... Lord Vader may return to continue securing the core once he is certain that Ozzel can be trusted to tell the truth... Though from the way Lord Vader finished that... I suspect that Lord Vader will simply take Ozzel with him to keep the Admiral under supervision. - Ensign Iam Minion.

[@garrettobrien5197]

Your uploads are perfect for me. Mondays and Thursdays I have a break in my school schedule and I always watch your videos in that break

[@simpleviewer1334]

Commander's log Log 3 Imperial star destroyer "exactor" The invasions of Duro and Denon went by smoothly. nobody died and we only had minor injuries and had to pull the pilots out of the TIEs and dropships.We were able to move immediately after the invasion was called to be over. Over Koensayr I hired some professional scrappers to make both us and I a quick buck. On the ground, Vader built up a bold strategy of rapidly dropping troops onto a shield generator where locals were willing to help, not unlike General Skywalker's plans at Geonosis Command has finally approved the Bellator Design, I advised them using it for an aggressive strategies with its speed and firepower, they probably won't here me though. With fighter and corvette support of course, maybe a few Ton-Falks and Gladiators, plus I hope the exactor is moved to its fleet instead, serving under Vader is terrifying since a small amount of his officers are dead the next time after I see them after a meeting with Vader. The organized Rebels in the outer rim have been quiet recently, no new attacks or anything, and the northern Moffs have been incredibly quiet, and the further we push, the more crime lords we find, I suspect no moffs are in that area, not anymore at least

[@alexi4829]

"You can't compare being on a Ton-Falk to a Gozanti, it's glorious! you don't have to worry about your Tie taking damage before you launch due to a stray turbolaser and you're safe as houses on Coruscant right up until you launch - at which point, well, war is war and all bets are off anyway... "My 1st deployment from my new home was over Koensayr, the local authority needed some... persuasion to realign their interests with the Empire. The orbital defences weren't much to look at but I hear the ground invasion was a little more substantial, if a little cobbled together. The locals weren't happy with their treatment and many took up arms and joined the fight alongside our forces. I heard some are even being considered for proper military positions as a reward for their efforts and bravery. "We're still intending to head towards Eriadu to back up the forces there, but I think the urgency has wayned a little given the rebels haven't attacked the region again for quite some time now." Beady stretched and lay back in his bunk, not only was the Ton-Falk safer, but the amenities were fare better than on any Gozanti.

[@jellydoughnut8620]

I’m pretty sure the upper corner on the duro map is where the power generator or whatever it’s called spawns

[@MajorHickE]

And the tanks came from the abandoned factory in the other corner

[@sonofjack6286]

Lieutenant's Log Week 103 Koensayer North, that is the direction we have gone. We had plans to take Denon and advance southwards to Eriadu, and what does Command do? They send us north to take Koensayer. How do they flub up orders that simple? Well, Denon was nothing to write home about, it was another city planet, and it was beaten down by our forces. Thankfully, the locals were not as good as we thought they would be. Losses were actually quite light. As for Koensayer, we fought during a downpour that left me and the other snipers basically useless. That's not to say things were a challenge for the other troops. Losses were taken, but nothing that wouldn't be replenished in a couple of days. In other news, my sixth anniversary of enlistment is in a couple of days. Lucius offered to have a little party for last year's, but I turned him down. This year, I accepted the offer. Apparently, it's a Tanarithian tradition for troops to celebrate anniversaries of enlistment for men in their company or cohort. If it's for a major, the entire regiment celebrates. I know the marksmen detail will be present for mine. I wonder who else will be joining in.

[@NP3GA]

Deaths squadron log: Hunting down that punny light sider was fun, a few of my shipmates said that I probably had too much fun, the fools, they don't understand what is at stake, thankfully our lord did, but as all fun things, the hunt had to end as we moved to assist in the ground invasions of Duro, the world who's orbit we clear up a previous battle. It was a world populated by miger farmers, easy pickings, we did to them what they did to their livestock, as Naila said, to my amusement. With that business over we moved on to reunite with the rest of the fleet above Denon, as much I hate to admit it, I was happy to see the them. The ground assault wasn't something hard, at least from what the troops said, though we suffered casualties, especially among the local garrison that sided with us. I don't understand why they felt bad about, they had a glorious end, a rarity for people of their station. With that one sorted out too we quickly moved to our next target, Koensayr. We were the first into the system, as we should, along with a squadron of XG-1 star wings we picked up on Denon, we were supposed to have two with us, but due to high command idiocy the second was left behind. This of course was not enough to hinder us and moved forward, capturing a few dreadnoughts along the way before the rest of fleet even arrived. The battle itself proved rather mandane, we suffered a few casualties but nothing we haven't seen before, nothing hard to replace was lost and the enemy was destroyed. Not that it I did not enjoyed the carnage, I think I scored five different types of kills, not to mention the space stations all around, it made for quite the scene. The ground invasion was of course to follow, this was the hardest moment for me. Lord Vader and the 501st were big parts of the last few attacks, so I was not surprised they took part in this one as well, I knew Lord Vader would be okay but I could not take the worry I had about Naila throughout the whole affair. Koensyar is a jungle planet, the ambushes were many and the foliage made it hard for vehicles to move, not to mention that the rain made difficult for both the soldiers and the orbital cannons to spot targets, which in turned meant that Naila and her team had to be right in front of the targets to give reliable signals. I don't know what came over me, when I heard that she was close to an orbital hit, my legs gave in I fell back on to some crates. I really don't know what happened, nor do I know why I rushed to the infirmary when I learned that she okay, nor why I hugged her, the dark side is testing me in weird ways.

[@commanderguardian7292]

TK-1158 Journal #4 Duro was a quick and clean operation. In and out. Denon however was a messy battle. By the time my transport raised up off the ground it was blown out of the sky. No survivors… my platoon pushed through and watched as our new LAAT’s were destroyed. By the time Lord Vader reinforced us we were down to 67% strength. By the time the battle was over we were at 32% strength. Honestly I’ve got to give it to the Duros, they’ve got guts. Koensayer was an even bigger mess. A straight down pour the entire time. The battle was practically an uphill struggle to find the enemy defense forces base. We found it deep within one of the many forest of the planet. By the end some officer called not online a bombing run but also an ORBITAL STRIKE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF US!! Because of the friendly fire the 501st began to recruit from the other stormtrooper’s. I was the first to indicated into the new 501st platoon. In any other scenario I’d be extremely excited. But with the context of why they’re recruiting is unsettling. But on the other hand… to be apart of the greatest fighting force in the galaxy, it makes me excited. Maybe it’s worth it to be a survivor of a botched strike…

[@nicolasledo2500]

Love these series, you should upgrade Shed’s lore flagship to a larger ship, that Vader had made for him from the shattered hull of the Liberation, both as a reminder of his victory over Kuat and his brother’s treachery. Call it the Subjugator.

[@captainfierce8508]

Lieutenant commander log: (week 96) Started questing what faction is our true enemy. Going from a small company that own 2 capital warships in the inner rim to the north to engage the pirates and then back down Rendili to Corellia engage the locals plus the rebellion. The rebellion has sunk so much time in strengthen their bond with local systems that they can manage to slip in and out of spots that not even the empire can easily manage to. The Empire still trying to produce more and more warships to help with securing the empire's assists in each region. I've been trying to keep up with everything since got back a couple months ago from my vacation. it's been rough trying to be at my post, I can even feel my deck gun crew feel the stress to. they feel like we've been fighting someone new every day. The fleet is currently over Hosnian Prime, IM currently waiting on Sams return from the surface. Him and his men have poured their blood to take Hosnian prime the locals. The locals were very uncooperative and refuse to supply the fleet with fuel and resources to help are push to the outer rim in the south. (Shuttle 368 is coming aboard, clear the landing bay, I repeat clear landing bay for shuttle 368 for docking) I move to side of the hanger where I wouldn't cause any problems. As the shuttle finally landed, I move to the shuttle and waited for Sam to come out. Eventually he did but not before I saw the bruises he had over his head and arms. "You alright" I Ask him. He said that he got these during some of the engagements their base. I'm guessing the locals didn't give up their supplies so easily. He also told me that Vader is currently in talks with the government to establish a political government over this world. SAm said he would talk more but he has to go get his head check for any sever drama to his head, don't want to lose his mental capabilities during a fight. I gave him my waves and off I went. News and fleet actions around the empire have been mostly uneventful, empire has built up forces over Byss to protect its key values while the R&D departments I heard have been helping the chancellor with something. I Don't know but its only rumors, We Don't question Rumors about are chancellor, we only do as what we are ordered to do. Currently as I passed the on to my quarters, Jessica manages to catch up with me, Ghost she calls out and manage to turn and wait for her to catch up. I not used to see running after me like this. I ask her what she wants. She told me that a bunch of us crew are due for a promotion in these coming weeks and the already highlighted a few names. She said that she is finally becoming a squadron leader for once. I started to act very excited for her. she's been wanting to be a leader of an entire squadron on her own. She said that Sam was also getting promoted ground commander he will be guiding his men and where to go. I thought that was amazing for him. Now he can boss a few people around that he's been wanting to do for a very long time. She Paused for a minute though and her happiness slowly turn to a glum look. I ask Her what's wrong. she told me that I'm getting promoted to deck gun commander over ISD over Byss. she says that the commander who was original the commander was found as traitor and executed for his crime against the empire and that it would be my post. One Hand, I thought it be awesome being a commander but that means that I won't be seeing Sam and Jessica for a while. I gave her hug after that and told her that will talk more before the promotion and will see what happens after all of this is set in stone. As i got to my quarters, A message on my hollow emitter was pinging meaning someone has been trying to call me all day. Hopefully This call is more important than my lieutenants calling me and asking me about my promotion. I sigh and finish this log before I open it emitter, It was Korsica. (Log ended)

[@Zaeikil]

Field Agent Log: Maj. [ERROR: Unauthorized Clearance] Imperial Intelligence Agent “Harbinger” The people’s of Duro claimed neutrality in this war. Feigned is more like it, however, as the planets leaders wished to aid the rebellion, this is something Vader would not allow. The assault on Duro was quick and clean. Those who resisted didn’t know what hit them. The next planet in line was Denon. The Imperial citizenry was under persecution from the majority of the population that supported the alliance. We arrived and attempted to save the loyal citizens who had come under attack. Unfortunately, the 501st units mobilized to save them didn’t make it in time. In response to the slaughter, Lord Vader personally led the charge against the local headquarters. With his rage, he tore the resistance and even the building asunder. The situation at Koensayr wasn’t much different. Lord Vader deployed the 501st along with my squad via gunship to various different towns and villages that had come under attack, not wanting a repeat of Denon. My squad alone was deployed to a village 5 klicks south of the governors palace. The defenders, while many, were unskilled compared to me and my squad. Within minutes all the defenders were dead, and their vehicles nothing more than smoking wrecks. The survivors of the town graciously thanked us, even heard that the rebel criminals at the town thought that they were under attack from at least 2 platoons, not a single squad. After that, we were ordered to converge on the governors palace. By the time we arrived, the ugly SOB was hanging from his own statue, the price of rebellion on full display. Agent Harbinger, signing off. [END OF LOG]

[@SolitarySpade_Davon]

[Yo hey wait, is anyone rp'ing as Fel? I do plan on having Soontir Fel train the 457th as aces, and i don't know if billy, you, or jack have done a few threads with him as of recent.]

[@Zaeikil]

@@SolitarySpade_Davon [We haven’t done anything with that character. Only other Imp character I plan on bringing in is the Baron from last campaign.]

[@sonofjack6286]

​@SolitarySpade_Davon [All I've done is written in one of my logs he was a dinner guest of Lucius, that's it.]

[@billygrantham5380]

​@@SolitarySpade_Davon[No. I have enough characters to juggle between Triton and the Darkstar cast. I'm actually trying to give some of the other characters in the group proper screen time this season. I didn't do that for the Rogues last time.]

[@SolitarySpade_Davon]

​@@billygrantham5380 [Alright, thanks. I'll have Fel appear in a few logs, just being a secondary character like Rienn.]

[@Sapherzz]

39:50 - I've always wondered what it would be like to have a ship similar to Halo's Infinity in Star Wars. So for example, if there was a larger version of the Bothan or Correllian Battleships that, upon dropping out of hyperspace, just vertically drops several correllian corvettes alongside fighter support, I feel like that would be quite a sight to witness.

[@Vandicoup]

5:20 I wouldn't say "shockingly" as they have been portrayed taking down whole AT-TEs all throughout TCW show--the M1 Abrams of the GAR haha

[@abelhuszar9312]

Regarding your Stellaris question. I am using a few mods right now, they basically make fleet positioning much more important. You HAVE to split your armada, build more dockyards, look out for possible dangers and react in time, because ship travel time is much longer. Real Space System Scale (makes star systems bigger) Real Space Ships in Scaling (makes ships smaller, tougher, slower both in and out of battles, reduces dps thus battles are longer and look way better) -> no more speedracing corvettes and clusterfck of ships ASB (Amazing Space Battles) Ironman (lite version of the full mod, more compatible, mostly the graphical elements remain, makes battles much more cinematic with better weapon/explosion effects ASB Addon: More Particles (does what the name implies :D , makes battles great to watch) I used to use NSC (New ships and classes), because the battles looked good, but some of the changes like the 20 slot space stations and 7 segment ships were too much for me... These mods works fine as a replacement, i have like 10 hours with them and had no compatibility issues so far.

[@tk-6967]

INN News Report: Denon saved from terrorist threat! Denon, the homeworld of the great General Veers, had been violently occupied by the so-called 'Rodian Freedom Fighters', a group of terrorists that Imperial Intelligence reports is in league with the infamous Free Ryloth Movement led by disgraced militia leader Cham Syndulla. The RFF had previously hijacked several Imperial ships in order to fool civilian and military ships alike passing through, and it was only after a thorough search by the military's excellent probe droids that the insurgent occupation was discovered. Thanks to the efforts of brave, loyal Imperial Army reservists, most of whom were locals, to aid the destroy the insurgents' secondary shield generator, Imperial forces under Darth Vader were able to land with gunships and walkers to deal with the insurgents. Sadly, most the reservists who risked their lives to aid in the liberation were murdered by the insurgents before imperial aid could arrive. The ISB claims that both the RFF and the FRM are linked to the Rebel Alliance, but Military Intelligence suggested that the RFF and FRM are merely regional cells, and that their collaboration on Denon may in fact be a failed attempt at direct competition to the Alliance, and that with the defeat of insurgent forces on Denon, this secondary group will most likely fracture and fail without the Empire having to dedicate more resources to dealing with it. The whereabouts of the crew of the hijacked ships is currently unknown, but Military Intelligence has assured our correspondent that the Empire is undergoing an extensive search for the crews. Combined with the presence of Santhe Co. security troops and Espos who aided the insurgents, adding to numerous incidents where Espos and Santhe Co. forces have directly engaged imperial forces, this has lead many to come to the conclusion that Santhe Co. and the CSA may be aiding insurgent groups

[@KingCARROT19]

10:38 Not Shack with the evil spongebob laugh 😂

[@michaelray3865]

E-web is roughly equivalent to a mobile .50 cal at low end, something like a short-barreled revolver principle 20 mm aircraft cannon at high end. The more power you feed into it via things like hover-carts and stationary installation power gen, the more powerful the individual bolt can get, and often the longer it can sustain a burst or have a shield.

[@wolfpack95805]

9:35 "they went to Ba Sing Se's great walls and BROUGHT THEM DOWN!"

[@unequivocalsuffering2734]

The space defense was for a hypervelocity cannon not turbo laser ground defenses. The game just calls it a ground planetary turbo laser cannon, which is confusing

[@drakenwing2030]

GO SOUTH!!! Almost every world in that southern area can have Imperial Mines on it and you can start cranking in SERIOUS cash per week if you take those worlds and turn them into generators!!!

[@Spartn-lgt]

Shack I’ve been playing a lot of stellaris recently. The mod community is expanding every day. I actually found a new mod which keeps all your ships together and fires from long range so it’s kinda like an actual formation. And it changes depending on what ai you have on your ship. I’ll share the name when I get a chance to hop on next since I don’t remember the name of it. It’s also got a lot of new starts and techs for the xpg empire

[@TheOnlyMonroni]

Friendly reminder to post the mod pls

[@Spartn-lgt]

Update. I found a few including the one that I used to use ( amazing space battles ). But the game got updated so idk if that is no longer valid. The new one I’m using ( sso formations in battle ) moves the battle group together and fires from ranged. Not like the swarm attacks of the base game. There are a lot more out there that I haven’t tested but hopefully this helps people.

[@winniethepooh5554]

ck loving the season this far. Hope all is well at the homefront. Open suggestions: - Build Tespasi Shipyard to pump out their Star destroyers - Build Denon Shipyard to pump out the large Dreadnought starships Hope you have a wonderful day

[@agamer8752]

"of all ssd class vessels the secutor is my favorite" shack the secutor is a battle cruiser though

[@edwardbuott9270]

Hey Shack Ive been playing Stellaris recently, and while I dont use any mods, I will say that the new DLC's make significant changes to the gameplay/playstyle

[@blackburn1489]

Like what?

[@edwardbuott9270]

@blackburn1489 the empires council, having only 1 scientist for research instead of 3 the new civics, the new events, the new origins, the spy/infiltration system, getting new unique technology from archeological sites, the new relics, etc.

[@carrotsgaming7980]

maybe a Scurrg H-6 prototype bomber was what you were thinking about 45:59

[@OutdoorHydra2]

This series is something I look forward to watch

[@natalielyric2950]

I think a fun idea would be to push in the south to the outer rim, then you could build your tier 3 infantry production near the map edge and use them to raid income/research planets while you push out from the core. Not to mention that such a remote facility could be perfect for Shed to build up loyal forces away from prying eyes... 👀

[@RoyalFusilier]

I was just thinking about how this new map reminded me of the excellent work on the history of the Old Republic done by Geetsly's when you brought up the Duros being explorers and having that Arilou 'little green man' energy. Very plausible in the distant past, when Coruscant was basically just Earthlike, they could have shown up in flying saucers then... I want a 4X game about the Galactic Republic starting from the word go 25,000 BBY or whatever the date was and just proceeding through all the totally insane background lore sections of time. Tion Sector, the Hutts, those forty civil wars with that random planet, Corellia being Corellia, the forty Jedi civil wars, that time dragons attacked but then were convinced like, to stop... Even if it was just more traditional 4X antics, it sounds great. Star Wars really contains within itself nearly every genre imaginable.

[@Majorblack]

I don’t know why but I love your empire at war series’ so much. You’re amazing man keep up the great work.

[@Paulangelo93]

Shack scuff: it's not a bug, it's a feature! Even though Shack forgets/misplaces things frequently it adds a layer of difficulty and charm to the campaign and I think I speak for all of us when I say never change cap!

[@michaelray3865]

Yes, you want Arc Hammer for the Dark Trooper droids! Those kick butt when properly used!

[@jaywerner8415]

Genuinely Curious what Sheds fleet doctrine looks like, Id imagine he would be a more of a Thrawn Doctrine guy rather then Tarkins Doctrine. GOD i wish you could Recruit Yularen as Venator hero.... pity he died on the Death Star. Also.... Remember that Tepasi can build those Tagga Battlecruisers, just need to upgrade its shipyard more.

[@Ilovenoodlesrip]

I hope the next intro thingy mentions the rebel’s cowardly massacre of loyal imperial citizens of Denon

[@jacobhuot3056]

Just finished the last one to find this one uploaded. It's a good day for EAW!

[@finnkillingstad3639]

*fiending for more Correllian Mining Corporation shareholder value* Hey Shack, it would be pretty cash money if you built mines and taxation facilities on Brentaal IV

[@WallNutBreaker524]

I come for the immersive intros.

[@gavinaspenson2373]

Man I can’t get enough of these series

[@milamberpuc7059]

Yea Shack you should clear that corner near the edge of the map like Hoth and such, you’re almost there go go go!

[@ninjamasterbuilder8675]

10% extra health isn't a lot but to the TIE fighter line that 10% means heaven to them

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

I'm with ya on the Secutor, it's basically the SSD version of a Venator, which is rad as hell.

[@danteinferno117]

That spot at duro is for the shield generator

[@sumptuarysun]

To entice you into building the arc hammer, I’ll say that dark troopers are infiltrators and can raid planets

[@jonimusprime6202]

Loving this playthrough. I would love to see you focus primarily on one quarter of the galaxy at a time.

[@angusrosecranz4178]

those gunships with the occupier tank that has the repair station built would be a potent combo, he could cycle them in and out as he needs

[@edwardbuott9270]

Hey Shack in Stellaris they added a new start where you begin as a subject to a Fallen Empire, Perhaps the XPG Galactic Empire could make a return?

[@Sigma0283]

Since you mentioned Empire at War 2, I'm actually thinking up ideas on how the game would be done.

[@michaelray3865]

Original EatEWar the E had the Lancer artillery shuttle, which looked like a Tie fighter mated with Lambda and developed a modified composite artillery laser up front. Without anti-air opposition, it was great!

[@phantomdestroyer192]

In the base game, the empire had the AA, while the rebel’s had the snow speeders. It was a good balance. Empire didn’t get Air units until the dlc

[@wraththeawd279]

If I remember correctly the E-WEP is basically the star wars equivalent to the US M-2 50cal machine gun. Basically anti infantry and vehicle

[@keithfrederick877]

If you take the two rebel planets neighboring Cato Neimordia, you would have a neutral planet protecting you at the bottom planet. If you can build up at the upper planet, you would be able to get them in a choke point.

[@baxtermortimer1550]

I think the best strategy is just pushing along the hyperspace lanes towards the south, it will give you more income as you go along and if you can secure rebel territory (specifically Bespin and Naboo direction) you could weaken their income generation dramatically.

[@cerenity4835]

Shack i fell in love with your channel when in 2015 never stop what you're doing man

[@Kirkmaximus]

Huh, never thought I would hear Shack use a quote from president Regan. May be this campaign is changing his views? Anywho, Xg-1 Star Wings were a blast to fly in the TIE fighter game! There was no better choice to use if you wanted a capital ship to be obliterated. A bit of a pain to use vs fighters, due to their slow turn rate, but made up for it with their tough hulls and deadly guns. Plus, it was the 1st time in the game that the player could use Ion Cannons. Which was fantastic for tearing down shields. I like use them in this mod. However, they feel much less powerful that one would expect. Still, I'm happy that they are an option to build. It brings back some fond memories...

[@finallyfree12]

my favorite thing about this mod is the engines falling off an old recusant when you destroy them

[@CAmelia332]

Build the tagge battlecruisers over tepasi upgrade the planet shipyard use them to be a long range brawler to those ships that generate shield and to fight the luckerhulks

[@guxtse]

Playlist is out of alignment. Episode 17 is missing

[@raffiivker8584]

Commander, you built ground Turbolasers. The mission was for a ground-to-space planetary turbolaser

[@davidlivingston9169]

Denon has GROUND UNIT PRODUCTION BONUSES that you definitely want to take advantage of!!!!!!!!

[@tophercaesar5375]

Great video mate. Keep in mind strike cruisers aren’t powerful ships, yes they have ion but if your going to try to knock down shield bubbles with them your going to need a few. I’ve found 5 work decently but Victory II are much better at it.

[@ObiKesnowbi]

If you want to see a true hard core Empire. Be sure to stop by. Gotta admit great intro... Peanut butter and jealous..

[@nathanskeen5865]

17:20 the saber tanks weren’t doing the damage, AA can target drop ships even when they’re landed. It’s best to either fly them so they can attack or GTFO so they don’t get sniped

[@skelatron4552]

Hey shack,love your videos! The bombers you were trying to name were TIE punishers

[@skelatron4552]

Also the amount of things this guy doesn’t see

[@forealdo25]

Since you mentioned Star Wars Squadrons, you might be interested in Fate of the Galaxy. It’s a fan made Star Wars game in the Freespace 2 open engine. I think it’s still a way off, but it’s still worth checking out.

[@fbleyn]

I love seeing Shed's rise to power? in the intros!

[@keithclark9719]

don't forget the dreaded tie mauler. the tracked menace of infantry. hated that thing, running over all the troops

[@devangsingh1689]

not in aotr tho

[@inderezzed8454]

Am I the only one who noticed the Ion Cannon had a super-elongated shadow on the ground at 23:55? xD

[@cartermccall5228]

A crusade to secure the whole left side of the map would likely be of great benefit in the long run.

[@Paludion]

I don't know if Koensayr was worth it. You didn't lose much resources conquering it, but you're the one who has to defend it now, and it's right next to a planet hold by rebels. It could have served as a buffer zone between you and the rebels, since Koensayr wouldn't have raided you but the Alliance sure will.

[@tomfreeland3165]

Hi Captain, l have a few questions, that probably are silly but never the less. 1. Ground troop/engineers, when being transported in vehicles, do they repair that vehicle at the same time? 2. You have ground planetary defense with the big ION Cannon. Why aren't there any orbital space versions, that give out the same damage? Thinking of getting a PC to play games on etc, what's PC would be good to get to play these games on. I haven't a clue when it comes to computers lol. The channel is amazing and l enjoy watching it on my phone 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🙂👍🏻

[@MrCjlillie]

H-6 is the legendary havoc bomber flown by NYM in Star Wars star fighter and Jedi star fighter great games love to see it recanon

[@cappedclient759]

3:50 parkour parkour 😂

[@wanderlegion]

You left starwing sqadron, with ground forces!

[@fishmandaman]

Shack you have another mission from last episode to build a ground planetary turbo laser but you misinterpreted it as just building turbolasers on Corellia. It wants you to build a hypervelocity cannon.

[@fishmandaman]

That’s why it failed just got to that part sorry

[@CanisMythson]

Ah yes, the most bomber damage, won by the guy that was actually in the Air Force. Checks out.

[@lowtier]

Shack I would suggest you move you Byss fleet out after you get the victory 2's and ISD 2's added to it to clear that entire sector to allow vader to clear the nothern part of the map

[@juicebox6581]

Stellaris has recently overhauled its own combat system and its now completely different. The size of ships matter. The range of weapons matter. Most weapons have a use and theres no 1 weapon to kill all weapons anymore

[@yester8039]

If you want a massive carrier just build the Arc Hammer, it literally makes fighters during battle

[@thecombatwombat7652]

Shack, you need to pay closer attention to missions. I am pretty sure that Space Defence mission was for a Ground Based Planetary Turbolaser (a renamed Hypervelocity Cannon), and you put in an order for normal Turbolasers. That's why it failed. There have been other instances when the mission says you need to build 2 of something and you only order one.

[@foxleader3253]

Black suns canceled the doom donut for the fourth time, they're going to have a massive fleet soon.

[@deamontana596]

I more or less finished a long Stellaris campaign recently. Space combat has been rather overhauled over the years, but ground combat has not changed. Economics has changed a lot too. I havn't played any mods though

[@TheGM2004]

There's a new ground assault mod for stellaris, where you can recruit CAS, light fighters, bombers, mech and armored corps

[@jayplayz7937]

Just picked up watching empire at war vids again like 2 episodes ago but I have a question boarding/capturing a ship do you get to keep them for future battles or only for the planetary space attack? 42:30

[@xd.gamers5670]

You have done well lord vader would be pleased with your progress