FOR THE EMPEROR! Shogun 2 Total War - Fall of the Samurai - Satsuma Campaign #1

[@lionheartx10]

*I prefer Oranges but Satsuma are pretty good too... ;)*

[@connorholt6965]

No cav and a strong navy you can’t possibly mess it up

[@gabrielg5630]

Lionheart that was the best trailer I ever saw😢❤!

[@gabrielg5630]

White Lionheart I mean opening!😅

[@iwantcrawfish6110]

hay lionheart I'm right in the thick of my independent Satsuma playthrough. same settings as you and all that. I can give you plenty of tips and heads up. but if you see this now and before I start watching (sure you already know) but rush that gunsmith building in your capital province and definitely try and get a firing rang ASAP . It's best to pretty much make Satsuma your military city. Save building military ports in the two provinces to the north that have coal natural resources. you can work with a wooden navy until you research steel plating. save that navel spending until then and sail the oak. (or whatever they used in Japan) Secure your island as quickly as possible and don't loot cities so you can retain honor. make two more vassals and win heroic battles to build honor, your gonna need it for independence. After everyone is at war with you, you'll be able to loot settlements like a Kahn with Armstrong guns. don't invest too much in shin shushemi agents for spreading influence, you will just lose them when you gain independence. instead, turn them into temporary killers and disrupters and send them out with a preemptive bang before the big war.

[@shadowwolf2608]

If I'm remembering the Obama let's play correctly, the ironclads were okay because of their armor but they had few cannons and I think that the 21 gun Kiao Maru (Butchered 200) not only proved to be very durable but also had more cannons which resulted in them performing better for you back then. Oh and torpedo boats didn't seem to be worth the effort because they weren't super durable and the torpedoes would often miss, all for a considerable price. Lastly, there was a bug in your Obama let's play where you couldn't get what you needed to recruit your top tier troops because your trade with the west was disrupted either by an agent or something else. The best way to fix that is to not establish trade with the west until you're ready to recruit those troops and can secure it from enemy agents and hostile forces.

[@jonreich9483]

Fall of the Samurai was the best Total War ever made hands down from the historical perspective. Maybe I'm biased because of guns and ironclads but thats my era of history.

[@armoredchimp]

I didn't appreciate it at the time since I've been playing total war since Shogun 1 and was feeling pretty burnt out of the series by 2012. But I got back into it a few months ago and it's definitely one of the best in the entire series, probably top 3 out of all of them for me

[@pancakes429]

I like attila even do a bunch hate it. Visually the best historical title.

[@dylanmorgan2752]

@@pancakes429I can get behind Attila always liked it. Also revolutionised the overall rts combat making units far more mobile and articulate while also making big improvements to unit banners actually showing troop type rather than just faction.

[@dylanmorgan2752]

It’s definitely up there but best of all time is subjective. I’d give that to Empire personally.

[@Ghostwarrior3500]

It's up there for sure, for me 2nd to Rome 2. I loved getting lost in the ancient map

[@owlthemolfar4690]

Other Total War titles: here is small enemy stack for you to train. Fall of the Samurai: here is enemy army, enjoy the pain.

[@harisali104]

Since you plan on going republic, keep in mind that your imperial infantry will disband automatically as well as your Ishin Shishi agents. So perhaps relying on line infantry or black bear infantry (Satsuma's unique unit which is better than line infantry but worse than imperial infantry) until you go republic is a viable option. Yeah, allies and vassals suck in this game. You can't trust them and sometimes they switch allegiance to backstab you when you least expect it. But you can kinda predict it if they start moving their armies to your borders.

[@francocontreras9093]

A good tip for future battles is that you can easily deploy firearm infantry behind each other in two tiers in FotS. One of the few games I don’t have to worry about friendly fire as long as the hill is steep enough.

[@jammyjimmy666]

Lionheart I have some advice as someone who spent a long time abusing certain game mechanics of FotS - naval bombardment is entirely broken as a tool to win battles. Use it, use it again, keep using it. Smash their toughest units with it every time whilst keeping your troops back so they have to march to you (giving you more time to bombard). Use in sieges to just obliterate their defences. Secondly - spread your rifle units as thin as they go every time to maximise the number of troops firing effectively. Thirdly - make use of flanking fire. Position melee units in the open as a bait, then have rifle units hidden (if possible) in the flanks with fire at will disabled. Wait for the enemy to engage on your melee units then wheel your rifle units to blast them from the sides and rear. Fourthly - cavalry are even more powerful in FotS than they are in the base game. Use your generals units (and other cav units) to ride down and roll over any distracted enemy rifle units you can get to (you don't want them firing at your cav as they charge which is why you want them distracted first). Fifth - always get the British. Don't worry about the others. HMS Warrior is a doomstack on its own its like the Black Ship but more scary. Royal Marines are also really strong even if not quite as good as the French unit. The Americans suck never get the Americans. The French naval ship sucks also. Sixth - as the Satsuma you have the ability to quickly obtain a powerhouse recruitment centre in your capital for maximum accuracy infantry. You don't even need to spend on line infantry when you can recruit levy infantry with massively upgraded accuracy, they're way cheaper to maintain so you can have huge stacks of sniper-quality levy infantry running around for pennies. Good luck out there I'm looking forward to watching this series.

[@Rupertssons]

I find it doesn't make too much of a difference which foreign power you choose. The American and French ships are worse than the HMS Warrior but you can get two of them, letting you spread your ironclads across multiple fronts. And the American, British, and French Marines are the third-, second-, and most-powerful infantry units available, respectively, so they'll still stomp anybody they fight.

[@jammyjimmy666]

@@Rupertssons depends on how in detail you want to go I guess. HMS Warrior is so strong that you can basically sit it with only 4-5 other ships and it can function as a navy. The French ironclad is genuinely terrible, you can beat it with a Kaiyo Maru. Same for the American ironclad, if slightly better. They simply aren't worth the recruitment cost or the upkeep. I would go so far as to call them a handicap. I agree that the foreign marine units are (by design) the strongest individually in the game. That's why it's worth it to try and grab the British, as the infantry difference is marginal but the naval difference is huge. If you're playing as a Shogunate faction and getting the British is difficult, then it depends on your playstyle - French if your land armies are your strongest focus, Americans if your navy is your strength. Just my opinion of course, but it's been borne out through years of playing and experimenting.

[@swordsnspearguy5945]

It’s the nature of time that the old ways must give in

[@inductivegrunt94]

It's the nature of time that the new ways come in sin

[@nathangathercole6888]

When the new meets the old it always ends the ancient ways

[@NatanInJapan]

And as history told, the old ways go out with a blaze

[@El_Tanque_]

Encircled by a vulture, the end of ancient culture

[@mercerholt8299]

The dawn of destiny draws near

[@AudioCalibrator]

So about the HMS warrior, I've been in it and it's honestly huge. It was the first armoured frigate of the British navy and was also along with her sister ship (the HMS Black Prince) the first Iron-hulled ships produced in retaliation to Frances commission of the first Ironclads. Though she never saw combat and never fired her guns at any enemy targets during her service. She's still around, she currently resides at Portsmouth in the UK as a museum ship.

[@Wolfeson28]

Yup, a very interesting ship, and a leap into a new technological age for warships. Pretty much the most overpowered ship relative to her contemporaries in history.

[@forcea1454]

First British ironclad, not the first British iron-hulled warship (of which there were several previous examples, including four screw frigates ordered in 1845).

[@AudioCalibrator]

@@forcea1454 the National museum of the royal navy states on their website: "As Britain's first iron-hulled, armoured battleship, HMS Warrior represents the innovation and might of the Royal Navy as it revolutionised naval architecture."

[@forcea1454]

@@AudioCalibrator It is the first iron-hulled battleship, and Britain's first ironclad (two different things, it was possible to have wooden-hulled ironclads, Gloire is an example of one), but it was not Britain's first iron-hulled warship, there several examples of warships with wrought iron hulls, such as the East India Company's Nemesis (which didn't confer any benefit in protection, quite the opposite, wrought iron tended to be very brittle, hence why the 1845 iron-hulled screw frigates were converted to troopships).

[@AudioCalibrator]

@@forcea1454 I see, well thanks for the info, clears a lot of stuff up as it's very confusing as a lot of the information sources seem to use the terms "ironclad" and "Iron-hulled" interchangeably without specifying what exactly that entails.

[@ccreasman]

Your first battle here reminds me of the first battle for Cruise’s troops when they fought the samurai and were obliterated. Though they had the guns, the warriors of the old way were superior. I’m sure you will pull it out and grow dominant over time, but still, thought it revealing that the spear line dominated you in that battle.

[@thebluekraken7469]

The Ryukyu (Re-yook-you) Islands are a chain of islands that run from just south of Kyushu all the way to Taiwan. Okinawa is the largest and most famous of these.

[@Gitsmasher]

Somehow your comment make me miss kill bill movie😂

[@kurokaze511]

"Japan prospered. The people were content." But that all changed when the Fire nation attac- no wait, that's not it. I meant to say, when the Americans showed up with our special brand of gun-point diplomacy. Not a whole lot of difference to be honest though. "The Shogun abandoned his people and signed the Treaty of Peace and Amity." Not exactly. More accurately the captain of the American flagship rolled up and said "Hey. We heard you guys might have some money and we want it. Your capital city is within range of our cannons so you can either sign this trade agreement or we can start shelling your people. Your choice."

[@bjornf8518]

Commodore Matthew Perry came with steam ships and guns. How are they not the Fire Nation?

[@kurokaze511]

@@bjornf8518I was trying to make a joke but when you phrase it like that I start to wonder if the people who wrote Avatar were trying to make a point. I mean when you think about it the similarities are startling.

[@yy6zhen]

Ryukyu Kingom is now Okinawa Island, it used to be independent state until Japan annexed in 1879.

[@shawntoyotomi3851]

Satsuma is on the imperial side of the bosin war because they were on the losing side of the battle of sekigara they were branded tozama(outsiders) so they couldn’t grow in the new government and was always look at with suspicion

[@Wolfeson28]

That first battle was remarkably close to a fair fight, and we know what militaries usually say about fair fights. As you said, early-game armies in FotS have such a diverse collection of traditional and modern units, so these battles will require a lot of attention and micro to ensure the various types are all used effectively. The gun units have to stay safe and shooting, while the melee units have to strike at the right times.

[@ackbarfan5556]

Kyushu. The island you're on is Kyushu. The others are Shikoku, which is the other island near Kyushu. Honshu which is the main island, and Hokkaido which is the northern island.

[@ДушманКакдела]

Nothing like dweebs sobbing in the comment section.

[@joshuabuckman6800]

Nothing like watching a new LionHeart campaign on my Birthday

[@lionheartx10]

Happy Birthday!

[@joshuabuckman6800]

​@lionheartx10, thank you! I really enjoyed your Obama campaign, so I'm super excited for this one!!

[@thevenbede767]

Well the imperial faction wasn't mad at modernization. They were mad at how modernization was happening. The shogun signed a bunch of unequal treaties with the west that caused economic issues leading to some groups deciding to support the emperor to stop those unequal treaties and get rid of the shogun

[@Fallub]

I am so excited for this series. Great choice.

[@quangtrungfromvietnam7243]

It is time to relive the history, as Lionheart command the mighty Satsuma army, with the aid of legendary commander/samurai Saigo Takamori, on his journey to unite Japan. I'm so hyped for this series, and I hope that you will be able to keep Saigo alive til the very end of the campaign

[@owlthemolfar4690]

Thank you for the video! So basicaly Shogunate sided with Americans, Emperor with the British (Anglo-Japan alliance was formed later and hold on up to post WWI period). And the short lived republican uprising were helped by some French officers and unofficially by France (because the Third Republic just kick in at that peirod). But it is only true if my memory serve me well.

[@Rupertssons]

In the early game a traditional army can be extremely effective for claiming lots of territory quickly. You can get powerful samurai melee units with the first two tiers of buildings, and they can bully early modern units quite effectively.

[@sebastianfaustus]

French: Best infatry (better accuracy and better reload) American: Best Artillery (Better accuracy and maybe more range) British: Best Ships. (Can't remember how, but Rule Britania, Britania rule the waves.)

[@josefmoucka9584]

I add another detail about those three western infantry: 1) French - best accuracy and reload, but worst melee stats out of three 2) American - exact opposite, worst accuracy and reload, but best melee stats out of three 3) British - medium in both areas out of three

[@Wolfeson28]

Makes sense historically, I guess. The British were obviously the greatest naval power at the time, and historically were Japan's model for developing their navy. The French were initially the model for the Japanese army...until a certain new power kicked their butts and became the standard for modern armies. But that event hasn't happened yet. :)

[@CAD9686]

Really excited for this series! Loved the Shogun/Napoleon series!

[@anhnguyenminh8114]

Ryukyu Kingdom was a small kingdom on the Okinawa Island and a lot of surrounding isles. It was invaded by the Satsuma in 1609 and kept as a vassal until 1879.

[@JBS482]

I'd just like to advocate for Total War: Troy - especially the mythical DLC. Very thematic stories and I really enjoyed the trade of goods.

[@orcachuen-im8417]

Yes! Back to Satsuma again! FOR THE EMPEROR!

[@PizzaHunter420]

May you have the best pizza today and everyday after. May the power of the pizza be with you always. 🍕 thanks for the series 👍

[@LifeInGeneral-z6f]

The sound of armstrong guns in this game is asmr...

[@Sensaytions]

Just some advice for this faction, I would definitely invest in your navy. I’m pretty sure one of your neighbors has a gold mine too. Loving the Napoleon and Shogun playthroughs!

[@legitspartan9102]

It’s always kind of sad going back to the older titles and realizing how far we’ve fallen from total wars better days.

[@lionheartx10]

@legitspartan9102 I don't think the fall is as big as some think but definitely agree it's fallen. I think a large part of more recent 'hostorical' titles is simply them doing odd abstract settings and eras rather than say Empire 2 or Medieval 3. I think that despite CA saying time and time again they could manage putting out a mainline Fantasy title & still keep mainline historicals coming too at the same time they actually couldn't. Hence why we've had so many SAGA titles, Thrones, troy and Pharoah with 3K being the only proper mainline title but that was a hybrid part Fantasy part historical. Hopefully they're next historical is a proper return to actual mainline historical content otherwise they'll really struggle keeping that part of the fan base imo.

[@jasonpickens9839]

I was watching some old Shogun 2 videos, and it does seem like legendary is more difficult. Even so, I understand your reasoning to stick to very hard.

[@TheBoyd12]

taking over all of kyushu and the 3 tiny islands will be enough for realm divide, it kicks off right as you hit legendary status

[@AToriginal]

Shogun 2 in 2024, you are based brother

[@inductivegrunt94]

For the Emperor! Let the Age of the Samurai end and the Age of Progress begin! Time for Japan to rise and become a great power to rival those in the west!

[@dantanskymonsterhunter]

The insanity of men with spears vs Gatling guns always astounded me.

[@codybrox4693]

FOR THE GOD EMPEROR!!!! Oh wait you meant the Japanese emperor… eh still works

[@phalange2021]

pronunciation help: Ryukyu is pronounced ReeyooCue and it was the nation state that is now the Okinawan islands Nobeoka: NohBayOhKah Hirado: HeeRahDoh Goto: GohToh

[@stephenstowe9711]

The island you start on is Kyushu island

[@Gitsmasher]

Certain provinces got Natural resources.. i hope you going to take advantage of that. Example province with coal give discount in recruiting ship so its profitabe to make that province your main shipyard

[@A_Random_Commenter]

You can only buy modern infantry and a flag ship from one of them, Britian has the best broadside ship, the French have a Ram based on the CSS Stonewall Jackson and the US ship has turrets that don't rotate.

[@derrickrowe9533]

Ryukyu Kingdom, is president day Okinawa Island, and the other islands to the south of that island towards Taiwan.

[@jasonpickens9839]

BTW you can recruit directly to your armies in the field

[@philiphughes7481]

I’m a long time viewer of your channel and love the content as well as the wit and banter. I would love to see an Imperial /Traditionalist campaign in the future. Can you do be both or is the Imperial path always come with westernization? I really would like to see the Imperial faction adopt a more Traditionalist approach but I’ll watch this one too.

[@Psycked]

Reason number what the heck ever we need a new Shogun. It’s the original and it’s still the best.

[@darthkingedededbobo6117]

when the unit yells "on the double!" am i the only one hearing them yelling "and the devil!"

[@aegrisomnia]

The Ryukyu Kingdom is the islands south of japan including okinawa.

[@mirtios]

the ryuku kingdom is modern okinawa

[@owlthemolfar4690]

As well as 2 island archipelagos of which I forgot the names... old wealthy maritime trade kingdom.

[@hxon_9570]

Damn! if there were ever a Pyrrhic victory, whewww!!!

[@haindrodutoit5674]

That first battle was a mess but it was an excellent battle none the less

[@paulliston8561]

Yes! More Shogun 2 please!

[@lucasportasio]

Im currently in the last few turns of my satsuma campaign... All i can say is bolt for the railway and build it FAST

[@Maul222]

I love the music for this game

[@Wolfeson28]

Plus, of course, it has its own Sabaton song. :)

[@Maul222]

@@Wolfeson28 Really what's its name?

[@Wolfeson28]

@@Maul222 That was mostly a joke, but I was referring to Shiroyama.

[@Maul222]

@@Wolfeson28 ok thanks I like sabaton so I was just curios :)

[@KasumitheFoxDog]

for real fall of the samurai was my favorite total war expac

[@ericanger8368]

Ryukyu is the southern islands of Japan, including Okinawa

[@sanjnamous]

Funny last time I played this was my faction, pretty OP

[@kellehendrosencanton6227]

I believe that your Western alliance options are also limited by your allegiance. If you're Pro-Emp, you can get British or US, and if you're Pro-Shogun you can get French or US.

[@Xlr8UrL1f3]

FOTS & Shogun 2 really needs a remaster.

[@Finndu]

And by the way the general is a pretty powerful unit. if you do not trust yourself with cav, use them as infantry maybe they will survive longer with you :)

[@ShawnHCorey]

GG. I thought the first battle was suppose to be easy.

[@silentwolf3106]

Its a good idea to take the small island to the north

[@nakotei808]

When fots first came out I had to restart like 20 times lol

[@koolaidman117]

What mod do you use for the graphics? They look amazing!

[@lionheartx10]

@bunnity2767 no graphics mod just base game settings at ultra

[@koolaidman117]

@@lionheartx10ah okay, thanks

[@koolaidman117]

@@lionheartx10do you recommend any mods for FOTS?

[@Bubbleztoo]

Just wanna say, don't feel the need to play Darthmod if you don't want to. Take this as an official vote for vanilla rise of the samurai... Whenever you get around to it

[@adamramos9924]

Love satsuma

[@anthonygillham6863]

🍿oh boy here we go

[@lionheartx10]

🍿🍿🍿

[@reaganrebellion]

At the double

[@deis114]

At the double

[@josefmoucka9584]

little bit of topic question. Lionheartx10, when it comes to some conditions influencing the settlements in some ways like growth, number of inhabitants, religion, culture, what do you prefer? Do you prefer the way of Medieval2TW/Third age total war, basically it has influence on public order and on being able to train certain units only if specific culture or religion is present in sufficient amount, or TWRome, where if you recruit too many units from one settlements, you significantly cripple the growth of the settlement and you won't be able to upgrade settlements anytime soon, or Warhammer, where it's just corruption influencing just public order? And second question about diplomacy. I am not talking about the options in diplomatic actions, but about the options how to start diplomatic action. Do you prefer the old option, where you have to recruit diplomat and send him to another faction's settlement/army, or the new option - just discover them and then you will be able to do it wherever you want to?

[@jamesthach2504]

Hey Lionheart, 1. Generals can still get bad traits by siting into settlements for doing nothing for too long and I strongly suggest you park them outside, Into the forest in Ambush Stances to prevent them of having bad traits like eyes for the Ladies or Likes his food. 2. 15:10 Please consider adopting that unrelated family member General you start with and this is not just a random General this is the Legendary Samurai and General Saigō Takamori that would personally lead the Emperor's Finest Troops to Victory in the Boshin War and also lead a Rebellion against the Meiji government in 1877 and died with honor. And he was also the true last Samurai in history and inspired the Ken Watanabe Character of Lord Moritsugu Katsumoto in the movie The Last Samurai and please adopt him and make him lead the next stack. And he is also playable in the historical battles for Fall of the Samurai and given his own model and Portrait but CA choice not to reuse that model in the Campaign gameplay for some reason. 3. Before you turn Republic, make sure the Cadet School is fully upgraded to the Army War College to get access to elite republican guard infantry and order to do that you have trade with the foreign powers as soon as possible or sail a ship around japan to see who has cotton and Light Machine and remember before you turn Republic and that was your mistake in your Obama Campaign and after you turn republic the foreign powers Bug out and you no longer have cotton and Light Machine for republican guard infantry.

[@lionheartx10]

Could you just clarify with point 3. What exactly do I need to do to ensure that same bug doesn't occur? Build the army college or claim regions with both the cotton and light machines resource? Or is it that I need both those resources to build an army college first?

[@jamesthach2504]

Hello Lionheart, 1. You can only get both Cotton and Light Machines by trading with the foreign powers as soon you hit the third level of your Clan Development tree and there are no settlements on the map with cotton and light machines or a building you need to construct. And all you need is Light Machines to Construct the Army College for Republican Guard Infantry. 2. And I watch your Obama Series and you briefly had both cotton and light machines when you reach the third level of your tech until you turn Republic, Then after that it bug out both the cotton and light machines And you were able to research Modern Army but Barracks was converting in to the Military Academy at Kaga at that turn when you turn Republic and I also watch MrSmartDonkey's Fall of the Samurai turn Republic series, This bug only happen when you turn Republic not when you stay loyal to the Emperor or Shogun. 3. Conquer all of kyushu and destroy the Saga and research Modern Army and begin upgrading that Cadet School to Army War College at your Capital ASAP.

[@lionheartx10]

@jamesthach2504 sorry James I'm still unsure of what I need to do to avoid the bug as a republic is it that I need to have already built the Army College BEFORE going republic as I won't be able to after going independent?

[@jamesthach2504]

Hello again Lionheart, 1. Just try to get through research Modern Army and get that Army War College building done before you turn Republic and that Bug is unavoidable and its also present in MrSmartDonkey's Fall of the Samurai turn Republic series, This bug only happen when you turn Republic not when you stay loyal to the Emperor or Shogun and This bug was never fix what so ever. 2. When you have the time would you please build the British Trading District at the Capital so the Royal Marines will have accuracy & armour and build the Armourer this time so both accuracy & armour is Gold and "Perfectly balanced, as all things should be". 3. You should make Saigō Takamori the new heir sense he will lead the next stack and if something happens to the faction leader and the current heir's level is lower then Takamori, then he will gain Delusions of Grandeur, then start a Rebellion. Just remove Takamori current office by right clicking the picture of a foot then finally declare heir by left clicking the picture of a raising sun. 4.And One more thing, You also got the Resources of Cotton from the foreign powers so you can upgrade your Cottage Industry to Cotton Processing Plant for more funds!

[@matthommel3546]

Yess!

[@A_Random_Commenter]

I suppose Napoleon could be considered a saga game too, that and FotS are their best games imho

[@Amir_8271]

Great

[@mango2005]

For the Shogun!

[@wargriz8213]

Just go to Line Infantry, the leve infantry is only worth it if you need troops to calm a populace or need guns for a defensive siege

[@Finndu]

I recommend you nearly always put your Line INfantery in defensive mode. Than thy keep on shooting while maybe their flank is in meele. I do not look forward to a rise of teh samurai playthrogh. although would love a Darthmod Shogun 2 campign.

[@brendansipes3225]

yeeessss!

[@beaumassie3845]

Dude you gotta use kill boxes more. You could take a whole settlement with 3 riffle regimens

[@tomprescott1094]

Loving the total war content. What's the plan with Warhammer 3? You waiting on the new update?

[@lionheartx10]

Yeah once 4.2 hits I'll be doing an Ostankya Campaign :)

[@tomprescott1094]

@@lionheartx10 great news. I've actually uninstalled it myself due to limited memory lol. Pretty sure once I start watching your videos on it again I'll be re-installing.

[@kartikasarinawangwulan3562]

(Rise of the samurai left the chat)

[@johnbertrand4135]

Hey Lionheart, I have a request, if it's ok with you, could I make comments that are like letters to loved ones as the clan grows and fights other clans?

[@lionheartx10]

Yeah go for it you never need to ask about that! Write away I look forward to the letters! :)

[@johnbertrand4135]

thanks@@lionheartx10, I jsut like asking before I do. Next video of this playthrough expect the first letter

[@linuxares]

Thought about doing another Three Kingdoms series?

[@lionheartx10]

No plans to right now, never really been happy with how just abandoned it in favour of supposedly developing another Three Kingdoms title...

[@nexusofboredom]

I really want to play this game again too.. but every time I launch the campaign the game crashes so I gave up lol

[@DeValiere_]

Ah yes, the good old gunpowder units constantly reforming rather than firing issue. Self preservation must always come second to keeping proper order wot wot?

[@WillJackson-wi1nw]

Geishas can affect total income on their last 3 skills

[@anttisonninen7801]

To be honest Japanese had The Opium wars as an example what is going to happen if they don't modernize.

[@jasonpickens9839]

What's going to be the rationale from a role play perspective for going independent? If the Satsuma have been loyal to the emperor ever since the first shogun it would be a bit out of character. Could it be some orange bearded British influence perhaps?

[@lionheartx10]

Yeah I think something along the lines of western British tech shows the Satsuma the overwhelming positives to modernising and embrace ING various western ideals and while the Emperor utilises it too he never fully embraces it which lead the Satsuma to feel isolated from their new British Allies, over time this resentment festers and prompted by British ear whispering of power, wealth and emerging as a new player on the global stage. The Satsuma will in time turn against their Emperor.

[@nelly3666]

Hey lionheart I always wondered why you never played the warpath campaign on empire total war

[@lionheartx10]

There was never much interest when I put it to a vote tbh

[@joshlangston4605]

I had a 3rd great uncle who fought under Lee in the Civil War and later went to Japan for 7 years before coming home and dieing just before ww1

[@alessandraleonardi982]

pls do rise of the samurai next

[@Hailmary-mb7gd]

I have a question why is it that I can’t play the other dlcs but I can play the base game. And I have all the dlcs

[@lionheartx10]

Honestly have no idea can't say I've heard of that issue before. Have you had a look on the official forums or Discord?

[@hobbypinas]

there's no mode to change name of the unit?

[@lionheartx10]

Don't believe so.

[@impaviddecem9092]

Why you have bayonet ?? Mine does not have it

[@lionheartx10]

@impaviddecem9092 it's a visual mod

[@impaviddecem9092]

@@lionheartx10 oh isee thanks

[@michaelciaccio7093]

hi everybody

[@mares3048]

Looking to buy Fall of Samurai and it seems its now ...standalone game or what? Its not under Shogun 2 but " Fall of Samurai Saga" ? Whats the difference what did they do with it lol.... Reviews are pretty negative

[@benthehuman8503]

Someone that clearly hasn't played EU4 to think Ryukyu is Korea

[@Emoseasider95]

HOW ARE YOU PLAYING FALL OF THE SAMURAI, IT WONT WORK ON SHOGUN 2? AND I DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER WAY TO ACCESS IT, I SEE THERES A SAGA BUT I BOUGHT ALL THE DLC BACK IN 2012 WHY THE HECK CAN'T I PLAY THIS GAME?

[@lionheartx10]

Not sure what you mean exactly. I load up shogun 2 and select the fall of the samurai campaign and play.

[@georgebyford7296]

Firstly

[@-nav-398]

Warhammer has ruined the word 'emperor' for me. Heard you saying 'Hail the emperor' and immediately said 'for Sigmar!'

[@PizzaHunter420]

when this first came out it took 20 minutes to load into battles even with a i9 and 4080 it takes awhile wonder what causes it i guess i am spoiled by ps5 and m.2

[@lionheartx10]

Thankfully the game has always loaded fast for me, CPU and GPU wont effect loading speeds much more to do with SSD type whether SSD or NVME, M.2 won't effect speed as thats just the form factor of the SSD chip itself. But most likely the reason is that back in 2011 when this released we didnt have the fast storage options we do today so the game isnt optimised for faster loading at least no more than it can handle based off of the tech it was built on back in 2011.

[@aleckazamproductions8139]

everyone but legend who plays this seems to have absolutely no idea what they're doing. second guessing themselves every step of the way.

[@danielpeton5500]

I wish these players would play with the formations given and not put the units in a straight line 😒.