Caesar 3 - Mission 5b Mediolanum Military Playthrough Part 1 of 2 [HD]

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I concede, I can't reduce every mission to a single part. Well not if I want to keep it under half an hour. So this is going to be my first 2 parter. It was a tough mission okay!?
I've decided to finish games I never managed to from my childhood! Starting with Caesar III, a 1998 city-building game developed by Impressions Games and published by Sierra Entertainment, that has incredibly tough later levels.
All missions will be cut shorter; I'm not trying to upload as many videos as I can.
I HAVE RESTARTED THE SERIES! In 2017 I began playing through the Caesar III campaign for a 2nd time. Check it out here: • Caesar III ► #1 The Ne...
It's different from this series though, so they are both different experiences. Changes compared to this series are:
- Max Difficulty
- Facecam
- 1080p Widescreen
- No Cuts or Edits
- No Repeating Block Designs
- Better Production Value
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[@GamerZakh]

Want to buy Caesar 3 (or other games) AND support this channel? Use this GOG referral link! af.gog.com/game/caesar_3?as=1715648857 I HAVE RESTARTED THE SERIES! In 2017 I began playing through the Caesar III campaign for a 2nd time. Check it out here: kzbin.info/aero/PLYVqUDxY6COh1bGEO_-gc-cD8FQTrSuxb It's different from this series though, so they are both different experiences. Changes compared to this series are: - Max Difficulty - Facecam - 1080p Widescreen - No Cuts or Edits - No Repeating Block Designs - Better Production Value

[@DestructiveDeity]

This was the first mission in this game (and probably the first ever game to do so in general) that properly made me rage... the number of times I lost that when I was on the brink of victory because of the invading hordes of elephants!

[@GamerZakh]

Haha, that's why I distinctly remember not getting past this mission when I played it as a kid. Carthago is much tougher though.

[@edricdayne3571]

10:14 "They look pretty tough" ROFL. I wanted to be there when later invasions happened

[@charcodublin]

What I did for this assignment... started trading furniture before weapons as your armies rely heavily on the production of weapons. The enemies attack in really large numbers very quickly... its important to focus on weapons for army and furniture to make money.

[@Haast1225]

After watching your videos I discovered that Ive been setting up my residential areas like a moron.... Thank You!

[@GamerZakh]

Haast1225 You're welcome! Don't worry, it's easy to get that wrong. Caesar has terrible tutorials.

[@fatman3785]

GamerZakh It was made in a time where they didnt tell you exactly how to play each level. You had to work it out yourself.

[@GamerZakh]

Fatman™ Haha yeah! Most games back then had terrible tutorials. I think one main problem was that even if you read all the in-game explanations it doesn't cover all the points. Lethis was a bit better at introducing walker mechanics but it's still not clear for newbies.

[@fatman3785]

This game especially is one that is easy to play but hard to become a true master. C3 had a huge manual (>1cm thick) but it didnt cover a lot of hte tactics that make the game more playable/fun.

[@1Fresh_Water]

"5 points to slytherin" lmao

[@GamerZakh]

Did I say that? Haha

[@o0oSM00THo0o]

14:22

[@IgorWelkenbach]

Man, what a shrewd planning! My cities end up looking like a mess!

[@derrickbonsell]

I like how you actually edit these. Too many people make videos and then show off how long it takes them to load.

[@bunchofsarcasm8614]

Ahh memories... remember playing this when I was 10 or so. And this map.. first hated it but when I learned to play properly this was my favorite. Great series man! Really enjoying watching this and feeling nostalgic :)

[@tiffles3890]

I don't think you really needed to place that third 9x9 housing colony where you put it, especially considering it was farmland.

[@GamerZakh]

Controlling routes. If you build a housing block, a gate would ensure that walkers cover all the houses every time they spawn, but gates are good for all kinds of control.

[@GamerZakh]

Prefectures are undesirable, but not by a huge amount. With a few statues and gardens, or even temples, will allow the houses to evolve decently. If you're going for palaces though, best keep them away. The gates are actually much worse.

[@GamerZakh]

Nope, it doesn't have to be connected by road. Gatehouses don't block anything except random walkers. Try put a few more tents or housing around the mines. Just a few plots. The brown walkers come out of the mines and they need to walk by a house to access the worker pool. Also, make sure you actually have enough population to support the number of industries you have.

[@perolito1989]

I always built strong walls with bolts for defence between the mountains and kept the city safe behind, Wall bolts are very effective against the elephants.

[@Rtkat3]

For future reference, you should have armies at different points of the city in case enemies come from random directions.

[@SoyCrxzadoo]

Im doing that's mission now. i am just try to do the best and i make house. in one line that's mean eight houses to the right or left. you are awesome i never think in builds houses like that.

[@arteaza-C.R]

¿¿ Elefantes ?? ohh !! ésta partida estuvo muy interesante. =D

[@rileygestwa5042]

Such a hard map, im gonna go back and try after watching this!

[@GamerZakh]

This one is definitely a tougher one, good luck!

[@nequrix]

I have one question. How you deal with crimes, when i put some 2x2 house in some weapon area or any other i alwyas in late game problem with that.

[@GamerZakh]

Yeah later missions I get about that composition, though I've stopped building static defenses too. The final missions might require them.

[@user-wu9tj7fz3g]

супер! спасибо за толковый показ, как и чего! особенно понравилось как вы посадили волков в акведук! Very fine! Thank's for show! Great about wolf ))))

[@ShinjiTomi]

I love and appreciate tOut enthusiasm towards the game. Subbed for life

[@omegapsi847]

18:03 there is actually a way to get a 2nd baracks, but it is kind of a glitch. I think you have to slow the game completely down, and either delete a baracks and immediately build 2 new ones, or just build 2 barracks in less than a second. however, I heard that there can only be 1 baracks which has access to weapons. so basically only this one is able to produce legionaires. the additional baracks is only useful for tower guards and standard javelin thrower or cavalry

[@GamerZakh]

Yeah it's an exploit. I purposefully never used that trick but it's interesting to know that it's a thing.

[@GamerZakh]

@countingtls Haha yes I'm surprised I made it without dying the first time round. I think I'll try avoid bugs so I don't mess up a level by accident =S Will upload part 2 in a few hours =)

[@RollerCoaster233]

You can build a second barracks, after you build a barracks quickly build a second one before the first one has workers. I haven't had the need for or have tried for three barracks.

[@GamerZakh]

Yeah that is a thing, though it's considered an exploit since it's not meant to be done and can make military missions too easy.

[@spasjt]

If that glitch with your housing occurs again, try cutting them off from the rest of your city. Surround them with aqueducts or similar barrier so that nothing can happen and they will simply die out and hopefully take the glitch with them.

[@lorisferrari3257]

Ahhh, Mediolanum, I grew up there! :)

[@rivenoak]

Mediolanum = today's Milan, for those not so knowledgeable in latin and ancient geography :)

[@user-ru4xd9dt1m]

Cửa này phải xây nhiều tường thành có nỏ lớn phòng thủ, 1 đội lính khiên 5 đội lính phóng lao.

[@GamerZakh]

I record the video and game audio using Fraps, the my vocals separately using Audacity =)

[@adamrules01]

you can press P to pause the game and look aorund the map, saves fucking about with the speed.

[@sarielycera8837]

we love you zack

[@captainsicarius1]

BTW i know its done and over but if anyboy still plays like i do when you place barracks and mil academies if you set the game speed to the lowest speed you can place more then one barracks and mil academy.

[@RuSosan]

Hannibal's at the gates! xD

[@Andi1simple]

That was probably the best cut off for a video ever, lol.

[@dewe1184]

Man you dont build FORUM for TAXES! Its important here :p

[@ugurcankalayc7480]

Why are you using gatehoouses ? What's the work they do or what is their importance ? Controling the citizen routes or just in case enemy ruins the city?

[@Rtkat3]

If you have enough soldiers, you can take care of the wolf problem.

[@arjunnava]

It's been a long time since I played this, but in some missions where building an army is not easy at the start, I build intermediate houses (near the wolf population) and then build a lot of prefectures since they can help kill them wolfies :)

[@thefirstspartan1]

I absolutely like these videos!! Nice work! (Seems like you always forget to collect taxes :p)

[@ivanjedi801116]

Lol the same thing happened to me when I played it for the first time. The second time, however, fully towered double walls at the choke points and six legions did the trick. The third time i tried the mission, I simply finished before the invasion came :)

[@Geobacter]

I just played this mission and used gates as roadblocks for the first time. It worked so well that it actually felt a bit too easy compared to how it is without. O.o How complicated do these challenging missions become if you don't use this strategy which to me looks a bit like an abuse of a game mechanic? How does one have to design the city layout to avoid constantly devolving houses because they just lost access to something?

[@RoyalDog214]

lol you trapped those people inside with the wolves.

[@caesarzx]

Loved your city building series videos and your voice commentary! But why don't you make Zeus videos？

[@GamerZakh]

Crime? Crime only happens if people are unhappy. Low wages, high taxes, high unemployment. Prefects are supposed to deal with crime though.

[@RolandTemplar]

Is viable for ALL missions create cities in one well centered only?, i mean that square shaped?

[@GamerZakh]

You can stick to it but it's not the best for every mission. You can come up with much more interesting and effective blocks as long as you stick to the fundamentals of the walker system.

[@Adir155]

Dude I wanted to ask you dont you think the walls will protect your city and you can build towers as well with ballistras on them they make much more effects and you can finish the enemy much faster. but anyway great videos :)

[@ew0054]

How are you able to have the minicities without road to Rome connections?

[@matthewsteele99]

i love this map, so much farm land and mountains for iron and marble, too bad no one buys marble

[@captainsicarius1]

dont you get compaints from the housing about prefectures so close by?

[@matthewsteele99]

i've had this glitch in my unpatched russian version, the workshops just wouldn't make furniture, workers were there, wood was there, everything was fine

[@Suhi]

The most hard mission for me, when I was child) And the most intresting. Really nice video. Like and subscribe after it)) Thank u.

[@GamerZakh]

+Suh The Little Dictator - Yeah I actually never got through this mission when I was a kid. This playthrough was the first time I ever beat it.

[@Suhi]

I got it first time when i study in university. Now i try to repeat your chalenge in russian youtube) I never got ALL Caesar III missions (military and peacefull). Your videos is my inspiration.

[@441greenleaf]

in your trade panel, i saw you set weapon exports to " 0 " .. so if it exports automatically even you set it to "0" , what is the different between setting that value 5 or 10 or anyother number?

[@GamerZakh]

It's not exporting '0', it's export when 'over 0'. Which means if I set it to 600 it will only sell if I have 700 units or more. Setting it to 0 means sell as much as possible.

[@441greenleaf]

aaaaaaaaaa Zakh thank you mate! now i know why i cant export goods even i have some of them in my warehouses, cause i always set it on 10 or more xD..

[@antonistzekakis]

Ohhh this music...!!!

[@GamerZakh]

Music always gets you in these old games haha.

[@GamerZakh]

Oh you don't actually have to connect your city to the main road. Immigrants can walk off the road and you can build anywhere.

[@darthparallax5207]

Ummm….I'm new and all....but why do you never build Senates and Forums? :P

[@GamerZakh]

This is an old video, so I'm better in my latest playthrough, but senates don't really do anything and I kind of just forget to build forums haha. Tax income doesn't really matter until you start getting past the casa level and it's easy to forget at that point.

[@darthparallax5207]

I tend to throw in cheap buildings even if it's not really the best way to do things. like, barber shops when they won't make a difference. Forums seem cheap to throw in and really give a huge return. Also, it's really hard for me to forget ''the Forum'' because I'm a musical geek and "A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum" is a musical. I haven't actually seen it, but I want to. Like, how can you possibly have a Roman city without a Senate and Forum? It would be like a Greek city without a College or Podium!

[@jackyarnell4707]

what about the wolves??

[@nequrix]

Yeaa You have right, in my games that was high unemployment. Thanks for answer i love yours vids :D

[@prnghats]

lol water thingy trap lol

[@MissArBell]

This map is such a bitch! I keep losing!

[@countingtls]

MissArBell This is the stepping stone mission where Caesar 3 "actual campaigns" started, before that it's mostly training missions. If you have trouble with this mission, usually means there are aspect of the game you are still not grasping well. Try replay previous missions, and get more familiar with basic mechanics, and find a layout that your are comfortable with. There are 3 major aspects that are crucial, 1) the commerce and import/export, the first priority of any mission, no matter how many funds you start with, without a positive income, it will run out sooner or later. When starting a game, slow down/pause, and look at the empire map, finding what you can export/import, and what you can make yourself. Establish industry early and don't evolve houses unless necessary. 2) Food and services, always make sure everyone can be fed, and services are provided. Try to stay at Small Casa level housing if possible. It's a level only require water, food, religion, basic entertainment, and basic education, no goods like pottery/furniture/oil, so you can export any goods as you like. Remember to place food production as highest priority and build more markets if you find some area don't get food regularly. 3) Defense. This is the first mission where enemy is a real threat. Start you fort as early as the first day if possible, or at least 3 within the first 2 years. Build javelin as basic before you have weapons to equip real legions. Legions are very strong, and can withstand a lot of attack, as long as you place them in square formation. And remember not to give excessive order once they've engaging the enemy, otherwise they will move instead of defense and attack. Trying luring enemy using fast moving javelin toward favorable terrain. A lot of the time, a series of towers very close to each other is a good supporting spot if you build them in choke point. They are especially effective if you can stale enemy elephant in place with legions nearby. Hopefully these tips can help.

[@MissArBell]

***** Thanks for the tips! Commerce and food usually go fine, but I guess things don't go fine fast enough, as I get attacked and the enemies break through my fort (with the spears on) and kill all my soldiers. If I manage to push them off the first 1-2 times, on the 3rd time, there aren't enough of my soldiers [or the morale is too low and they run] to defend the city, so the enemies just wreck havoc!:(

[@countingtls]

MissArBell That's why you need to build forts early to get enough legions as early as possible. The more you have to fight the nemy, the less casualty you suffered, and thus next time more solders left. Early advantage is extremely crucial. Any causaulty has exponential effect on future defense. The best senario is obviously no casualty at all, and this would require some delay tactics, and tower defenses to inflict damage and walls to obsorb damage. There are some of defense tactics that are useful, the first one is th maze wall, where you place series of disconnected but passable wall maze near the invasion spawning points, hence delay part of the enemy. Combined with luring tactics toward choke point towers, you can always be sure that only engaging part of the enemy legions at any given time, thus greatly decrease causulty. The other is the kiting tactic, deviding javinlins into groups, and put them just outside enemy aggro range. After everyon in place, advance one javilin legion within aggro range to lure a part of the enemy out, and then pull it back behind next groups of javinlings. When lured out enemy sucides toward major groups, pull the front line javalin back, so no enemy can engage javinlines in hand-to-hand battle. Repeat this process when there is still manuvor space between enemy spawning point and your defense tower position. Usually you can cut down majority of the enemy except elephants before they reach your infantry standing in front of the towers. One unorthodox tactic is to use civil defense, like lions and gladiators on route toward the theaters. Create long route passing by envasion routes from training school. They are very good fighters, and can delay part of the enemy when they are engaged. Hopefully these tactic tips help.

[@fatman3785]

MissArBell If you build extra temples to Mars then sometimes he will kill some enemies for you. Other than that, build early.

[@eddis1574]

You can build 2 barracks you must be quick

[@felipegracetto5631]

you stopped the video in the climax

[@GamerZakh]

+Felipe Gracetto Well you can watch part 2 anytime. This was years ago.

[@davidsicilypk]

I did this today and got destroyed by the massive invasion.........

[@19reinier19]

You can build much more then two, speed the game down;)

[@GamerZakh]

Haha that was what I found tiresome and the main reason I started these. I don't have time to watch 100+ parts of a lets play and I guessed other people don't too =P

[@GamerZakh]

Haha yes you can do that. It's cheating though =P which is why I didn't wanna do it in my playthough.

[@shreKolpe]

cut trees and get money

[@Adir155]

oh you did lol sorry

[@GamerZakh]

Yeah but that's cheating =P