I played EU4'S BIGGEST MOD

[@mykin3945]

If you had told me back when I was writing up the concept document for Balrijin that Laith would one day play with them, I'd laugh. I wish I had done more for these little guys than just come up with the concept and create their flag, but my life was just too hectic at the time and my lack of programming knowledge meant that everyone else had to pick up the slack. But they did come out as I had envisioned them to be (give or take a few changes), so I'm proud of what I helped create in the end. Shoutout to all of the other devs that put in the time and effort to make this work too! Seriously, it was a blast to watch you play with them, Laith. Glad you had fun with them!

[@jasonmain6398]

The azjakuma are DEFINITELY ogres 😂

[@tides8464]

now write a concept for a nation full of big buff hot black men please 🙂

[@TheSocialStreamers]

It was honestly so much fun and super immersive! Take a bow, and thanks for the run!

[@mrrodgers0]

@@TheSocialStreamers One of the co-authors of the tree here! So glad you liked it! Mykin really set us up well with the great concept!

[@nwnecrowl]

@@mrrodgers0 @mykin3945 Thank yall so much for this beautiful nation, I think I can genuinely say it is one of my favorite playthroughs in all of EU4.

[@palmarium]

Sometimes in an EU4 game, I get a little sad after I've conquered the continent or integrated my vassals. The map looks so much more boring. It's literally like ruling the world but nobody else is there. Thus, I understand this wierd emotional attachment Laith experiences.

[@sherklastic6073]

I'm sorry

[@FrederikJolle]

Facts I love my little vassals

[@pohorex6834]

So true, I feel awful integrating vassals. They are my little buddies, they are doing great

[@radec5437]

Idem

[@odlfmariner470]

@@pohorex6834 Always nice to have marches and map paint like a civilized person. Blobbing too hard isn't fun anyways.

[@DamnedWulf]

Anbennar is unbelievable good. So much Love and content spilled in it

[@SunsetInStone]

i took a break from eu4 for a couple years, but last time i played anbennar (like 2021 i think), i played as one of the dwarven factions, and the fun i had just going up and down those dwarven roads and conquering them, as i made my way through all the mountains of the game, it was indescribable. genuinely such an amazing project. it basically is it's own game with EU4 as the mechanical basis. so much love to the devs who made/continue to make it happen.

[@elefantepolski7456]

Heya, thanks for checking out our mod! I’m ele, the guy in charge of Haless, our version of Asia that you played in. Hope you decide to continue with the mod, we love seeing others’ reactions to our work!

[@carltonleboss]

Nice job.

[@CT--dd7iv]

ele go back to work. no break for u

[@daanvanwilligenburg6504]

Dude, I played about 200 hours of this mod now and my god, I’m in love, the idea of having different buffs with different races is amazing, there is even a spy nation that can assassinate rulers!?!?!? Much love ❤❤

[@marcosstorino8171]

keep up the good work man. Mod is sublime in all senses

[@DD-nb9rn]

30:47 Laith there is an event that colonizes that uncolonized province for you :I and also after the mission tree expands when balris returns, there are several branches to the mission tree that only show up when you elect people from specific factions that you created earlier

[@batavi4568]

As the creator of this mission tree and a long time Laith enjoyer, this was an absolute blast to watch! I'm glad you enjoyed the first and best chapter of the tree. The MT does go on, but its certainly less awesome than the first chapter... It expands every time you elect a different party when you turn into a republic, so its 5 times the size as you saw. Thanks for playing our mod! (shoutout to the whole Haless team, but especially to Mykin for designing the country itself & Paxattax for co-creating the tree with me)

[@anonymousperson-vh5bb]

I'd love to see Laith play more Anbennar - especially in Haless (The region you're playing in) - Azjakuma, Feiten and Hon Sai are always fun starts. Probably my biggest recommendation would be Azkare - probably the most wholesome campaigns in Anbennar - basically conquering a lot, but still being incredibly tolerant, and a bit of playing tall. They also have a unique Parliament, where you have to give seats to different cultures, to ensure happiness, overall really fun and really wholesome. I would also recommend Nimscodd for a Gnomish playthrough, basically having a technocracy, and really useful to get into Artificery (basically science, mixed with magic).

[@anonymousperson-vh5bb]

Also, the Azjakuma are ogres. - but different from the other Ogres in Anbennar, as they're inspired by the Japanese ideas of ogres (or Oni).

[@darkpurpleinsanity9461]

Feiten was the first nation I played as I that area, and I instantly fell in love with it once I learned that it's gimmick is steampunk airships. And also the fact it has a massive mission tree helps

[@sirmonsoon337]

The Goldscales were my first playthrough when this region of the world was added to the mod. I'm glad you enjoyed it just as much! It's such a good story. Hope you'll play more (maybe finish these newly revealed missions as well?! ;)

[@SpaceKaiser]

Anbennar is a very special kind of mod, almost an entirely different game with how expansive it is. There are so many nations that I could recommend but if you want something recent I love Dwarves and the new Gor Burad tree is fun and flavorful. If you want something in Aelantir (new world) Brelar and Gemradcurt both are in depth, Gemradcurt's especially since it's more focused on a character and the nation drives the story. Kheterata also got an expansive rework where it now has the mandate system and different faith paths.

[@Harl3inger]

You played a real hard start, respect! Also, I do agree that I love the fact that some nations are incentivized to be friendly with specific neighbors. Honestly makes them really useable for a co-op campaign. Maybe not this particular one, but certain nations work focus in nearby independent zones as allies.

[@wildfire5181]

That first war against The Command you had with a lot of allied AI armies just sitting back, either they were disloyal subjects, or you needed to restart your game. Noticed that the AI in EU4 will sometimes crap out and do nothing until you restart.

[@FrederikJolle]

Yep had that happen many times where vassals just don't do anything

[@JaddarJexiszuir]

If you like the long-time friendship aspect of Balrijin, I would recommend the remnant hold Odval Lodhum. They are almost meant to be played as co-op with other players on the wood elves and gelkalis, but it works well enough in singleplayer.

[@almgaming186]

I would argue that it’s almost required to have two other players on wood elves and gelkalis I played them and that was so frustrating

[@Cheyis_]

When he almost rivaled his historical friend, I screamed.

[@Red_Scales]

If you decide to continue, when you form a republic, picking a leader from a different "faction" unlocks new missions. Great vid. :)

[@ajstewart3521]

Anbennar is always a beast of a playthrough. I had EU4 before I found it, but Anbennar it is what got me actually invested in the game. So happy to see you enjoying a run of it!

[@tomsteenblok5080]

Really nice playthrough! I love Anbennar, and these little kobolds are some of the friendliest fellas in the mod :)

[@StalwartTirith]

Easily the most content and lore filled mod I've ever come across for any EU game.

[@aruik8332]

Anbennar is so fun in regard of thing MT's make you do, some are vanilla-like, some are story-based like Goldscales, some are very highly based on conquest like Command or Centaurs and there are many many more types of content you can find in this mod, would love to see more of Anbennar runs in the near future!

[@JK-qi7pp]

Anbennar is far and away the best total conversion mod for any game I've ever played. The amount of detail is absolutely ridiculous, by now this has become a Tolkienesque universe. The whole mod only suffers from a single thing really and that is that it is so different from regular EU4 and if you want to play it well you need to put a lot of hours just into this mod. You don't need any prior knowledge to have a lot of fun though, unless you play certain nations such as the Centaurs. I failed terribly because I had no idea how any of their mechanics worked, nor the mechanics of the surrounding areas (lake federation uprising events are fun).

[@lsdrad]

Day 15 asking for a Mega Campaign with Koifish

[@kingston3956]

Please play more of it!!!! I know it ma not be as popular as usual videos but the Balrijin tree is one of my very favorites. That one line is missions is not all, more and more keep unlocking and there are missions themed around all the clans you've gotten over time. The Kobolds warm my heart every time I play them.

[@nwnecrowl]

I havent finished the video yet, but oh my god I'm so happy to see you playing Balijin and the Goldscale Kobolds! I spent a good month of my life grinding this start, it was so unimaginably hard for me lmao. That experience, combined with the truly heart-touching writing - I literally cried reading the final events surrounding Balris.

[@Michael-xd8bc]

WOOO MORE ANBENNAR

[@ParanoidPigeon]

So happy that you are playing Anbennar. Only eight minutes into the video, but would love to see more Anbennar content

[@jesuscristianorobertodedet9651]

Laith if you're interested, the kobolds in the west are fun as well. Their content is older but they are in a very difficult position that pretty much forces you take advantage of the attrition the kobolds get.

[@commanderbilliam]

Anbennar cab really change the standard EU4 experience, its just great.

[@ryleyreishus1089]

Defeating the command at that fate is actually decently impressive. You have gotten better over the last few years

[@JRefumee]

There are also the Darkscales in the Mountains.

[@sizanogreen9900]

Hon Sai is pretty neat as well, I'd love to see a playthrough as them:) You start as a ghost emperor after he literally just assassinated his own heirs.

[@jasonlange9637]

I had a really hard time with the early game as Balrijin (you seemed to do better then me) but once you get past that it is a pretty fun MT! There is actually quite a bit more from where you left off(a lot of the MT is hidden for some reason - which is something I don't know if I care for or not, but it's common both base game EU4 and Anbennar), the Dragon invents democracy and decides fascism is bad - among other things.

[@theguynamedmoney9676]

Anbennar is, honestly, so good, and Laith playing more of it would be amazing

[@carlanderson9068]

If you want the opposite sort of playthrough, playing Gemradcurt in the far northwest is a similarly immersive, but alltogether darker experience

[@jackmurray302]

Ah yes the kobold attrition fort wall, I had a lot of fun defeating both lorent and gawed as the blue scales a while back

[@taured500]

Holy shit that was such a good video. I'm waiting for a continuation video in which you will complete the rest of the mission tree

[@huntre111]

Hey, if you're a huge fan of the Blue Scarves thing, try out Ovdal Lodhum, the pink country in the giant mountain range with a heart on its flag. Their mission tree is half 'colonize their region', half 'feed your allies everything they need to succeed'

[@jellynjam_]

All the hair comments got to Laith in the end. Now he’s hiding. He’s a broken man. Look what you’ve done.

[@TheSocialStreamers]

The hair outgrew the camera

[@johntoad123]

Hey man been watching for so long! Keep up the good work!

[@TheSocialStreamers]

Thanks mate!

[@FairyRat]

We do not deserve Anbennar.

[@Gamereal6286]

Cool more Anbennar! I wouldnt mind a stream to be honest. Also poor Balrus. 😭 Suggestion: You could play with a special branch of the explorers which come from the south and get a mission tree when they finally settle. They are very interesting as they will get their own culture and religion, totally recommend it.

[@tankmaster1093]

Wooo another laity anbennar video ❤❤

[@KayveePlays]

Woohoo! We get Kobold shit! Edit: side note the Kobolds in the dwarf mountains are getting a mission tree in the next update.

[@griffinhunter3206]

once you're done with the golden kobolds you should play the green kobolds because they're probably as hard as granada at least

[@Somebodynobody10]

... How in the world has Laith never heard of kobolds before? He kept calling them dragons. EDIT: he can't even properly identifies ogres from vampires! XD

[@merlierjo]

Time to play as a dwarf

[@Tome1a]

What happened to your Dwarven run? I really enjoyed watching that one, back in the day. It would be very fun to watch you try and survive the Hoardcurse

[@Nosewrecky]

My favorite mod ever!!! So happy when streamers give it attentions

[@theshotapple1331]

Yes, MORE ANBENNAR!

[@flyinwombat3618]

Best of the Anbennar videos you have made so far displaying thing like the racial modifiers is greatly appreciate

[@ayyyyylmao]

Please play more Anbennar, this is so fun to watch

[@spearhead7777]

3:09 ... no one tell him Kobolds are considered a house pet by some of those communities...

[@christiannipales9937]

Ive legit just restarted playing EU4 to play anbennar. Its been a year lol and now you release a video?! This cant be a coincidence lol

[@WHaste3]

You should definitely learn the magic system. Most of it is fun and games, but going down the necromancy and infamy route is a whole another deal. With it you can change your army type to undead quite easily. When starting from nothing (no magic ruler, basic vanilla human kingdom) it should be possible to get it within 50 years (through the magic heir spell and ruler magic learning). From there you just cast 1 spell and boom - now you can support twice as many soldiers with almost endless manpower and very minor quality penalties. It was a long time ago when I tried this, so the modders may have patched it, but this strat should be compatible with a lot of nations.

[@Smileyreal]

I'm currently playing as Esthil which is an evil necromancer nation formed from the Order of the Iron Sceptre and i can confirm that undead armies are stupidly powerful. They have almost no downsides, are really cheap to make, you get 1k manpower for every single battle you win, and you also have +150% land force limit which means you can field 2.5x the amount of armies you normally would.

[@blvckbeard3398]

Love anbennar and i would love to see more of it on ur channel :33

[@frostdrake8942]

Kobold! seriously though very nice and flavorful nation. one of my favorites from the mod.

[@Madderf]

I think a Frosthides campaign would be amazing to watch you play. Immortal Ogre lord is so fun

[@TheVoltaro]

Yes! More Anbennar please!

[@kralkralovsky8416]

nothing beats the chaingraspers when you want to do an attrition build after all who is willing to sit on a fort province with nearly 500% local defensiveness with a naverage siege tick being somewhere around 120-150 days

[@incognitomigueljimenez807]

love it ! more anbennar !!

[@brandondonahue2746]

I want more of this

[@ArninoStorm]

For Balris!

[@thraxs7091]

Another fun nation in that area is the Karak with arty ability, it gets absurd.

[@Lincy7734]

You should try out Aelnar, well one of the 4 mission trees that they have, yes they have 4 mission trees you can select depending on which ruler leads the country

[@ruairidhlloyd282]

5:28 says he's from Tunisia so therefore he has sailing in his blood. British Royal Navy: Am I a joke to you

[@skollgrimmson]

Please more Anbennar! Like Wesdam to Emporer or Corintar Crusade or Coruvia Vsmpires... damn this mod eats time xD

[@damirk3]

If you would like a long campaigne in Anbennar try to make Black Demesne its really fun

[@carltonleboss]

Very cool mission tree.

[@lordkilljoy9652]

You should play more, specifically you should try a serpentspine adventurer faction, they are wild

[@loganzac596]

Ya should try biekdugang(I think that's how you spell it) next. It has by far the biggest mission tree I've ever seen.

[@Skurkowany21]

I see anbennar I click like button

[@Felderk5]

We need more Anbennar

[@Kagekaott]

Hey Laith, you should traid erbothil (i think that is the name) from Castanor region, its one of the evil adventure parties and later you can become the black demese which is a evil kingdom reing by a lich queen and have one of the biggest mission trees I ever seen (yeah, bigger than aelnar mission tree)

[@unilajamuha91]

Esthil, they start as the order of the iron sceptre Eborthil is the island nation in South Cannor

[@imaxinsertnounherex]

This is really cool.

[@theporkin8tor227]

You should do a multiplayer anbennar game where u form amldihr and every other player is also a dwarf remnant/adventure company into hold and u reclaim all the mountains together from the orcs n gobbos n stuff :))))

[@Aaron24371]

hey if you do end up playing more of the mod I'd love to see a game in castanor preferably as esthil but anyone in the region

[@B100inCP]

Yeahhhhh I love Anbennar!

[@TheJonnyjoh]

For the past 6 months I have played nothing but Anbennar in EU4 and you won't believe A) how much stuff you have still left to play that is beyond amazing compared to vanilla EU4 and B) how much more you will fuck up the pronounciation in coming anbennar videos xD

[@daanvanwilligenburg6504]

Hello laith, may I reccomend playing as iron scepter and making your campaign goal forming black demesne?

[@felixsocke2434]

More anbennar please❤

[@andrewhughes7181]

That’s not the full mission tree! There’s more! It keeps expanding! Keep playing!

[@commanderstorm8874]

Damn got here really quickly and just when I was reinstalling eu4 to play the new update

[@hennill3336]

Hey do you remember random new world? Neither do I. You should play a native on the randomized americas

[@sizanogreen9900]

hell yeah. Or maybe as one of the silly fantasy states that sometimes pop up there;)

[@breadbaskets2772]

Please more of this mod

[@GrayeH]

I LOVE ANBENNAR!!!!! 🐺🐺🐺🐺🐺

[@melon_man_dan6888]

Play THE DWARVES

[@elliottgamble8268]

i havent tried anbennar but i guess its about time

[@sahilhossain8204]

Lore of I played EU4'S BIGGEST MOD momentum 100

[@gurrtug9213]

this is so cool!

[@hangingjester668]

It's great whenever you are playing anbennar and an anbennar video come out also where's the map laith show me the map

[@skitsfossil16]

New Last Train Home video Laith. When is it coming?

[@tobiaschristensen2691]

more anbennar plz

[@juanmendez3290]

pt 2 please

[@TheSumisus]

Azkare, do azkare.

[@TranscendedChaos]

The next nation you should play in Anbennar should be British Cyprus.

[@thomasdunkelberger394]

commenting for more anbennar

[@KingofTrondelag]

Norwegian woods pls

[@jacopogherardi8404]

sequel?

[@gabrielaldworth7476]

Ante Bellum England plssssssssss

[@Pilloot.]

If laith doesn’t play a mega campaign soon I’m going to eat my sock

[@decimusmaximus9978]

How was the sock?

[@MasterBeiberEverything]

cool