EPIC Game On The Lord of The Rings Custom Map | AoE2

[@pabloperez4389]

You defeated Mordor by distracting the with a battle at the Black Gate while Frodo sneaked into mount doom... Why is nobody pointing out how lore acurate this is?!?

[@HeraAgeofEmpires2]

Lmaooooo true

[@ngwangloret]

That’s so accurate I really loved it the adrenaline

[@racernatorde5318]

That was glorious! Some really intensen moments and MANY dead heroes! One more thing: Don't do Denethor dirty. The movies did that already, which is why many people straight up dislike him, but there's more to it. He spent his entire life fighting against the forces of Mordor and defending his country (And holding the front line, preventing Mordor from reaching the realms west of Gondor). If you remember the Palantir (The round stone that Pippin picks up in Isengard): There is another one in the Minas Tirith ("The eyes of the white tower") and Denethor uses that one frequently. But Sauron has at least one Palantir of his own and whilst Denethor battled against Sauron over the control of the Palantir (Yes, a battle of mind against Sauron) and kept control over Gondor's Palantir, Sauron does still influences the stone and mostly shows him stuff that makes Denethor believe the war is hopeless (Which it actually is *). This is the reason for him slowly turning mad, but this development isn't seen in the movies. Now comes the crucial part: Denethor actually knows of the quest to destroy the ring and he uses the Palantir to watch over Frodo and Sam to some extend - up until the point when Frodo gets captured by Orks and brought to Cirith Ungol (The fortress guarding the mountain pass into Mordor). He then concludes that it is just a matter of time until Sauron would wield the one ring again and completely falls into dispair, resulting in the pure madness we see in the movies. He is a quite the tragic character and did much more for the fight against Sauron than he gets credit for. * Never forget that, if the ring is not destroyed, Sauron wins anyway. He does not even need to get the ring PS: The image of Frodo and Sam hauling ass up Mount Doom with Sauron right on their heels is quite the sight to behold!

[@3Dthinker-]

Denethor also saw the Corsair ships coming not knowing Aragorn and the reinforcements from the southern fiefs was on them (the army of the dead was not on them in the books. They fought in an earlier battle against the Corsairs). So, that added to his despair. He was not the worst in the books. Though even in the books he did say he wished Faramir had died rather than Boromir 😢 But he has a lot more character development in the books and is seen as a noble lord who fell to despair rather than just an arrogant jerk.

[@ShamilJiyad]

the effort and thought put into making this map is just beyond me. amazing job!

[@ruidasilvamartins]

OH MY GOD ! This is the best custom map I ever seen in my life, and I speak for all games ! What a great work, this is realy cool, every litle details, the voices, the quests, the characters, damn !!! The people who made this can be very proud of them, and more proud for giving such good time to other people playing this map ! Awesome !!!

[@streamofthought8662]

lmao sauron chasing frodo then dying so fking epic ajhahahha

[@davyw.2571]

You should play this map with Viper, tatoh, daut, t90 etc

[@BigJoe6000]

I think I speak for everyone when I say I'd love to see Hera now play as Mordor

[@victorfinberg8595]

this scenario is so cool, it's FROZEN the devs must have spent YEARS building this. a HUGE map, with EVERY bit of terrain made by hand. then all the dynamic details ... a legend

[@BlueBerry-ot4qb]

Man this map is legendary , it would be so epic to see the gl guys and the am guys play this out one team as the eveil and one as the good , but its probably not gonna happen 11

[@Debrijja]

yo this is a great idea

[@simonmankel941]

And each pro will get a coach from the community like Sirak in this one, so the guys get an idea what to do :D

[@mateobonofiglio2082]

when you want to play it?

[@EaglebeakGaming]

So glad you uploaded this! was dying to see it after your video explaining the map

[@umbreezy9117]

That defeat of Mordor was so Epic!!!😂

[@mrtoth7613]

This map was well made by Sirak. He is a legendary Map Maker on AOE. This content is amazing and well detailed. I look forward to seeing more Custom Scenarios!

[@LIDOOOL]

Ahhhh yes, the classical gondor boom

[@haltin55]

That was so incredibly fun to watch. So many highlights. Sauron chasing Frodo and dying was soo intense. You can't script that better.

[@mcarmine2]

great stuff, was really looking forward for this after yesterday's teaser

[@MrFluffytheTurtle]

SAMMEEE

[@TheMoe-z8q]

hera so invested when breaking into mordor with frodo. never seen this expression in his face xD

[@Mattroid99]

Heragorn

[@TheTWH9]

@TheViperAOE 19:58 Gonna need to see you and Hera play this boss

[@tbsilva2905]

more of this please, this is awesome

[@Benibis]

This was epic, the map is awesome, the heroes and quests are super fun to watch, and the whole storytelling around the game is gold. Loved it, loved every minute of it. Thx!

[@joshuastanaland7099]

Lord of the rings is such a great story you can read the books, watch the movies countless times and still only be considered a "decent fan."

[@Obbliteration]

Please get the pros to play and t90 to commentate. It would be epic

[@jacobwood3326]

Awesome video! Been anticipating it ever since the map overview video on Monday!

[@victorfinberg8595]

3:00 bergond, captain of the guard in gondor. committed "treason" when he prevented denethor from burning faramir, was later "exiled" to ithilien, and charged to protect faramir 4:13 glorfindel dead ?? NOOO !! how could you let this happen ?? he lives thousands of years, gets resurrected, and now he is tossed away like so much dirt ? 6:25 denethor, steward of gondor. probably more of a hindrance than help 8:53 top score ... by a large margin 9:45 why the fnck is strider chopping bill the pony ?? what that pony ever did to you ? might be an instant loss if he dies here. 18:58 the watcher eats bill

[@slimjim665]

SPOILER ALERT: That was one of the most epic climaxes I've ever seen in gaming!! Frodo and Sam making it to Mount Doom with Sauron two steps behind them and Sauron's allies screaming in chat. HAHAHA WOW!!

[@tomtenthij5676]

Thank you HEra FOr this masterpiece!!! :D:D:D:D Truly a blessing to watch!!!

[@flowerpower555]

The most gripping story of the year

[@JonathanWoodall]

How many trilogies could people read the book multiple times and watch the movies a ton and still be a surface level nerd lol. LOTR people are deep. Got multiple friends with elvish tats. -Jomenall

[@chadwicktenderstem2646]

If Galadriel was there she'd be one shotting the trolls

[@daarom3472]

actually Amazon Galadriel is severely underpowered. Canon Galadriel wouldnt need a sword to kill a troll

[@danehopwood4198]

Never said with what.

[@RambinoYT]

You're referring to Rings Of Powers, not to be consumed with LOTR. One is a master piece and the other is hot garbage

[@noakeyharding9437]

@@RambinoYT i've no idéa what you talking about man x)

[@jorgedelamora5905]

Hahahahahaha thats what i thought

[@mingelcoac]

This looks incredible! Must try it!

[@mourka01]

wow this looks awesome can you play one as evil forces as well?

[@solomon6382]

@mourka01 yes you can :) there s 8 players in the lobby, 4 are evil side

[@HvacHeathen]

@@solomon6382no he is asking Hera to make a video playing the evil side haha

[@si8085]

Ofc we want viper playin this map

[@rham5817]

What a crazy map. There are so many event triggers it's super cool. A big concern for a map like this is the amount of micro between building your civ up, moving multiple different heroes to different places, and holding off enemy armies makes it a lot to put together. Making one of the factions handle the fellowship would probably be a good idea. Probably dwarves, it looks like dwarves have mostly one enemy to focus. I may be wrong. But it seems like there's wayy too much for a gondor player to do at first look. This is just a suggestion, putting the fellowship on one person also means they move together. As the characters meet trigger points and sort of 'complete' their part of the journey they can return to parent factions. Like when Pippin declares for Rohan, give him a buff and transfer him to Rohan if that is possible. If Boromir lives transfer him to Gondor when he returns, same with Aragorn. I don't make maps these just seemed like fair suggestions. I love lotr and this is super insane. There's just so much going on its wild.

[@DudeStone]

Here come the Eagles!!!!

[@ar1sm70]

The level of detail on this map/mod is just crazy!

[@times1132]

Great stuff

[@hanktheplank]

what a crazy map i really felt the story in this map

[@BigJoe6000]

Best ep yet mate

[@aaronarguijo8293]

There and back again

[@joshrobinett249]

YOOOOOOOO I'm so happy to see a top AoE streamer finally play BFME! Sirak deserves so much praise for his dedication to his awesome map

[@joshrobinett249]

Wow, just got around to watching it this morning, and what a perfect showcase of the map. Credit to Sirak for not force feeding you too much information too quickly and letting you learn as you go. Credit to the players for going for the lore accurate quests. And Credit to you for Frodo sniping Curly(Mordor Player), which is a fun trash talk win for the regulars in Sirak's community. Epic game, thanks so much for showing off this awesome map!

[@tomaszs.4219]

there was a total conversion mod in 2013 hd edition, it was really fun

[@squashedkebab6927]

Congratz for blowing up Mordor. ..also Gandalf Khan lol

[@kay4x4]

So close to the real story! WOW!

[@marnixdejong201]

50:35 Yes, please play with Viper and let him be Gondor with all the heroes!

[@thomas1644]

I checked this map out a bit myself. Its a really cool scenario, and it is obvious that the creators put a lot of work into the map. My main issue is that it all seems waaaaaaaay too complicated. The number of different possible interactions and quests within the game is crazy, and its difficult to understand what you should be trying to do without studying your specific civilization for several hours before you play, let alone understand the 7 other civs. There is literally a 51 page word document and a 21 page PDF in their discord that just explains what all the different units do, and how to unlock them. Take what i say with a grain of salt, but it seems like too much. Still definitely check it out if you're a LOTR fan - the design of the physical map itself is really neat and clearly had a lot of good thought put into it.

[@solomon6382]

While it's true that the map is complex, if you have decent aoe2 skills you just need to learn a few key locations/heroes/quests for 1 civ then you can easily start playing and learn the rest along the way without studying too much

[@joranfokker7477]

skill issue ngl git gut scrub

[@thomas1644]

@@joranfokker7477 Yep, skill issue for sure. That's why the best aoe2 player in the world had to be coached through the entire game by the creator of the scenario to have any idea what was going on.

[@racernatorde5318]

I supposed it's generally expected that this map is beeing played by people that know the events of the books/movies and thus have a good grasp on where to move their heroes

[@josephruck6585]

The scenario IS complicated, but it looks far more complex than it actually is. There's a ton of units and quests that won't realistically be made or completed, and you only really need to know the main objectives of the civ you are playing! If yoy look at the PDF, your "Elite Buff" quests are generally going to point you in the right direction. Just pick an enemy close to you and go kill!

[@isaacberger2561]

We need Hera and Viper to play as Isengard and Mordor Button!!!

[@CoffeeAndBusiness]

Hey I’ve played this!! Dude you have to try Castle Arena. It took AOE by storm!

[@annaairahala9462]

Yeah! I've been really enjoying castle arena. There are still some issues with it, but the creator seems to still be fixing and adjusting it

[@CoffeeAndBusiness]

@@annaairahala9462 every week he resolves and changes things. It’s honestly one of the best mods out there right now imo

[@MeanderingMikesManCave]

So much chaotic action! What an awesome battle!

[@jacobbos2208]

This was awesome!!

[@alexanderzhen5914]

Video idea: make a quiz that tells you which civilisation best suits your playstyle. Similar to sotl's, just for fun :)

[@jason75166]

got a little hyped for a sec thought you were showing age of the ring mod for bfme

[@freyafanboy]

Jesus this looks like an interesting one but there's so freaking much going on I'd get completely overwhelmed I feel. Call it "skill issue" or whatever but I never do well with games or scenarios having 20 different things going at once.

[@josephruck6585]

I'm the same way, but if yoy are interested in playing, give either Isengard (grey) or Rohan (teal) a shot! They basically just tunnel vision eachother outside of helms deep, so you don't have too much to worry about and can get used to the map without getting too overwhelmed!

[@freyafanboy]

I appreciate that, I'll keep it in mind if I ever give this scenario a shot c:@@josephruck6585

[@ianaranda4640]

Love this so much. PLEASE do a top players gameplay, advised by the creators in both sides

[@Obbliteration]

Sirak is the only creator

[@simonotto5674]

sooooo cool loved it!!!

[@EugeneOneguine]

Man, those mods where you need friends to play with break my heart.

[@autumnthriller]

Sweet mod! I like the mix of RTS combat and lore events

[@streamofthought8662]

VIPER PLAY LOTR

[@oswinhull4203]

This is cool. If you haven't done a ASOIAF scenario you should.

[@j.p.691]

Go my boy, great video. Do another round with the viper

[@MacTheKnife]

Wow man what an epic game! Those buffs are insane 11. Might have to check this out for myself, thanks for sharing dude, this is ever sick! 🤜🤛

[@3Dthinker-]

It would be so fun to watch you and Viper play this. If he doesn’t, I’d be happy to play this with you Hera 😁

[@repeets5455]

Man this is freaking awesome!

[@sloppsmcfloppy]

This was the greatest thing i've seen since Lord of the Rings

[@Dethleffff]

That was crazy. But I have one question: What are the special units, why were they not built? In the top right corner, you could build 10 beorns? Also for the Viper thing. Too many heros, they will all die :D

[@josephruck6585]

Those are specifically for Rohan and Mordor. That shows the maximum amount of those units you can have at any given time! For hera on Gondor however it had no effect for him

[@Dethleffff]

@@josephruck6585 ahh, I see. I wonder how you even manage to start playing this map if you are not the developer of it :D

[@solomon6382]

​@@Dethleffff you can watch some replays of how more experienced people play or ask questions.. plus if you play with other new players no one will have any idea of what s going on so you ll have free time to tab out or pause and read about your quests

[@Twigizy1]

this map looks so dope but it seems like a nightmare for a noob like myself with all the macros

[@tamaskosa4456]

Including the Bagains tech is a meme 😄

[@EaglebeakGaming]

Where was Gondor when the west fold fell? 35:00

[@at3649]

Really cool! Visual mods should be off playing this IMO.

[@kiwiblood5876]

the hours spent on this would be fuckn crazy

[@Ilkeyacutg]

Finally, been waiting for this 🎉😊

[@ngwangloret]

Wow I enjoyed like a child. Really want to see the stats and the evil side play

[@cheems418]

Attacking Bill should have auto-kicked that player.

[@tarsisisterval5964]

You deserved a second like just for the title, sadly i could give you only 1.

[@simonotto5674]

Since I discovered that scenario, I barely play something else anymore! Its sooo good! (im 1400 Elo 1v1)

[@David-qs7yv]

this seems like it would be better as a multi scenario campaign.

[@laurivaisanen6918]

Would be cool to see Viper playing this. He is good with heroes :D.

[@arcan762]

Fun to watch, but I'm kinda glad I'm not the one playing, as it looks like a mess to deal with and I can see why many people say this isn't an approachable scenario to play due to how much stuff you need to already know how to do, on top of all the rest of the regular game stuff, you basically had to have the creator hold your hand through the whole thing... Could maybe do with scaling back the eco aspects and automate some troop spawning with triggers, i.e. you get a trickle of troops (or waves of them) automatically after meeting some quest conditions, and removing the ability to produce most regular units at production buildings (especially the ones that end up just becoming irrelevant later on and a noob trap to keep producing) to reduce the amount of stuff the player needs to worry about. I feel like the fun of the interesting quest objectives, hero characters, and great overall map design just get lost in the chaos of the arbitrary buffs coming out of nowhere, and how what is currently your best units available to make and which specific locations you can make them at changes all the time. Much of the purpose of a lot of the hero units seems wasted, as for many of them it was basically to make them sit back somewhere safe and make sure they don't die, which is kinda boring imo. Maybe if they could come back after some condition is met, or if were re-trainable but had a super long train time/cost a ton of res, it would make using them to fight an option that the player can weigh up (vs keeping them safe for the passive buffs, which just seem always like a better idea), especially when you are pop capped and floating res they seem like they would be a very population efficient unit to be worth using if they could be brought back. Overall it just seems like there is just way too much going on (for an initial impression at least) and I can see why there is a perception of the community around this scenario being a bunch of sweats with low tolerance for mistakes.

[@solomon6382]

As you can see in the video green and yellow lost some heroes in the beginning of the game for no reason really but it wasn't the end of the world Obviously generally higher elo people will learn quicker but there are people around 1000 elo casually playing the map and managing And don't forget what Hera played is Gondor which is one of the most difficult ones to play For the eco most civs are the same, just get to castle age put a few tcs down, be imp arpund min 20-22 with 100-120 vills and you're good.. The buffs aren't exactly arbitrary, each civ has more or less the same number of "elite" buffs and they're based on lore + game balance, it's chaos for you right now because you don't know how things usually play out, but even if you watch just a couple of games you will start noticing patterns and what usually happens and it won't be that hard anymore And the most important thing is you can choose who to play with, plenty of new people learning the map right now and more experienced ones looking to relax and teach them with info all around This is just my opinion after starting playing this 3-4 months ago

[@solomon6382]

Oh and there's lots of heroes yes, some of them do sit afk for most of the game, but there are also extremely strong heroes you can use to fight (witch king, smaug, aragorn, thorin, legolas) and especially Mordor has 8 nazguls which should always be used in combat, they're strong units and you can recreate them

[@Pume]

This is why to have a competitive game on this mod, and use the factions to their max, you need a solid aoe base, else you will feel overwhelmed and supertired very fast

[@oowaz]

would be nice if you could hear the lines regardless of where the focus is but i'm guessing that's an actual limitation of the engine or something

[@HvacHeathen]

It would be a little anoyying because they would overlap you know?

[@HvacHeathen]

It would be a little anoyying because they would overlap you know? It is def not a limitation since you can hear the crys from the marshes when your troops pass over them no matter where you look

[@oowaz]

truue, i though that it could lead to overlapping as well, but if there's no way to play the lines one by one(in the sequence the events are triggered), for example, that would count as a limitation as well, still, not bad for a 23 year old game

[@samadams2203]

It seems weird to assign Gondor the most important heroes. Gondor seems to have the most to do already.

[@why_wait]

Think that each section could be made into a playable quest

[@Thomas-mg4pu]

as a giga lotr fan i respect this too much

[@Dinofaustivoro]

Where was Here when Thoeden fell?

[@michelecazzaniga1763]

Please Hera and Viper on this map!! 🔥🔥

[@rickweijers500]

A nice game. But goodness, the play was baddddd. My goodness. Love you, but pls pay pay Pay! attention hahaha. But: the save at 1.06 was EPIC!

[@oswinhull4203]

Seems like Evil Men should be easterlings

[@jeejbeej]

And/or haradrim

[@dripznflipz9543]

Plz do another vid where u try out The dark side, already watched The vid 3 times and its just so good😄

[@0LLY1997]

play with viper that will be sick

[@jaco7826]

please play another one as the evil side.

[@streamofthought8662]

hell yes

[@burakbaysal9829]

wow just wowv

[@coxandrewj]

If you don't have time to watch this all, jump to 1:00:00

[@jumaga579]

oh my fucking god

[@edmis90]

I don't understand how does one know what objectives are there to do? They don't seem to show up in the objectives list.

[@josephruck6585]

There's the objective list in game, but the best source is there is a PDF on the discord thst has all the quests. Honestly though you can figure out a lot by just playing a few games!

[@jackiedan2450]

This is so cool!

[@martingomezsantiago5532]

Great! Would be open access to this map for other players?

[@Ilkeyacutg]

Pls do another one!❤

[@Scarface693]

What’s the name of the Mod?

[@lionhuntinwolf]

He tells you to spam the special units and you make paladins for 16 mins..😂

[@brolafdanaross9787]

Two old legends working hands in hands. That's sweet. Hope we Can get a Ring of Power mod for AoE 4 !

[@evanjacob8463]

I love LOTR!