Let's Play Empire Total War: Darthmod - United Provinces #1

[@holland13100]

What you said in the begining, that with New Spain is very smart. Never thought of that!

[@devinsweeting4978]

As a matter of fact. The Broken Staff quote was by none other than General George Washington.

[@eugenecoleman8525]

@ 21:20 upgrade port. Not only does upgrading the port increase trade capacity, it also gives increased region wealth and plus town wealth per turn. Always better to do the port over a plantation, as long as you have the tech to do either/both.

[@Giga_Chad_2281]

That one dislike is from a pirate

[@1812AndMore]

I just came across your channel today, I enjoy these Empire mod let's plays good job on all of these Darthmod videos :)

[@TheRiflemanUK]

Cheers! Been a bit inactive recently because i've been moving, but in the next couple of days should be up and running again! :)

[@1812AndMore]

TheRiflemanUK Glad to hear it! :)

[@kaanjel]

In my honest opinion; United Provinces is the only genuinely fun campaign in this very game.

[@HarhanDerMann]

You will bring the dutch glory my friend!

[@yodaman1131]

My best United Provinces play through I took over all of India, Persia, South America, all the Caribbean (except British), drove France to North Africa, and sold all my North American holdings to the British for New York.

[@TheRiflemanUK]

Nice one!

[@The_InfantMalePollockFrancis]

Painting the map isn't really that fun idk why people think that's something worth bragging about. Playing tall is way better

[@redcoatgaming4141]

I know I'm late to the party but the to rely on militia quote was a George Washington quote

[@akilla214u2c]

I've watched a few ETW, and you are the only one that I've seen use the Dutch to dominate the map. But what's more impressive... you actually have a strategy that I can learn from. Being an American, I find that uncanny that Brit can teach me something. Well, good to you, yank.

[@edvinkarf]

OfficiallyDevin recently finished a 22 hour lets play playing as the United Provinces, with some really nice narrative elements. It is really worth a watch.

[@akilla214u2c]

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[@akilla214u2c]

Nikola Tesla What does an American look like? not sure why we call America, America when it should be something like Expanola-Cherok-epinese. Being America is really, Chinese, Native American and Indo-Chinese.

[@stepennwolf]

Should have watched this before starting my Dutch campaign...I declared war on Spain for Flanders...I have it, but i've been having nothing but trouble since :/

[@TheRiflemanUK]

Yeah, it'll be a struggle because you'll have France in there too :(

[@Cos_Why_Not]

I just started my campaign too, I didn't declare on the Spanish though. I'm invading Sweden :P

[@JiroInagaki416]

Is it just me or does any one when facing an enemy army just keep your infantry in a fortified position in one line and then pounding the enemy with cavalry so they run into your infantry and die, because thats what i do and it works out real well

[@apotato5567]

I only do it if i also have artillery

[@Stankium]

This is awesome

[@TheRiflemanUK]

donovan tomasiewicz Cheers bud! :)

[@caitlinwilliams5188]

I'm 6 years late like dad getting the milk

[@caitlinwilliams5188]

@TheRifleManUK thanks for the heart, this is a very nice series

[@roan_3593]

Haha same mate

[@bradyvail6341]

Awesome Video!

[@CullenSpeaks]

Being a experienced player with the United Provinces, I highly recommend making allies with Bavaria, Hannover and other small countries in order to take down Spain and France. You should be good from there!

[@saucydaddy6931]

CDub Stuff personally I made peace with France and Spain and mainly focused on taking India and the smaller nations

[@CullenSpeaks]

@@saucydaddy6931 That strategy is a good one too, might actually work out better in the long run to make peace instead of getting involved in big wars with them!

[@FueledByAdobo03]

nice video!!!!!!! can you make a NTW playing as france?

[@wonkasensation2268]

Just started on this campaign nice start.

[@TheRiflemanUK]

Bear in mind it's very old (the first series I started I think) so there's going to be audio hiccups and stuff to deal with, but thank you :)

[@wonkasensation2268]

I figured lol

[@KingBarnes860]

How much does the recording software you use cost

[@rhyswheeler19]

One pirate disliked

[@JiroInagaki416]

does the darthmod add insanely large troops?

[@apotato5567]

Yes

[@kaptain_krunch]

Interesting tips

[@jamiengo4987]

Why did you remove your trade fleet in the East Indies?

[@mistahsusan2650]

it was damaged after the battle with the pirates.

[@jelleabeleven3782]

w if I remember well how I did this firs turn. Indonesian trade theatre Take out pirates in Indonesian trade theatre, (they are at left side up trade hup) don't destroy the ships but catch them. Sail the catched pirate ships to all the other trade hups in giving you the famish dutch species trade monopoly on the east. Indian theatre Develop the mine and roads in Ceylon destroy the industry and make a university. Keep your religion agent here for the time. You need him to cool things down because of rebellions that a university might give. When religious unrest is gone send him to India to cause trouble there and make easier future occupation. Get rid of the batallion to save cost, keep the general because he's cool and put him in the harbor. Send your fleet to Indonesian trade theatre for some extra money. Start building the best ships to get a fleet to send to Madagascar asap. You need at least a fleet of 5 to be able to take the trade hubs (and defend them) in Madagascar. (Timearrival of this fleet with construction of ships in Americs as you have more harbours here.) Mongols and Marathas will not bother with you as they are busy amongst themselves. European theatre Get rid of canons, bad troops (who needs pikeman and militia we're professional), cut down on cost. Build the farm because it's cheep. Build roads because we are a developed country... You need to build ships and you need the best to protect Rotterdam, When someone blocks Rotterdam you are gone. Building ships is a preference everywhere, but absolute in Rotterdam. Keep an eye on the French fleet and make sure you can match them. American theatre. Devolep the mines and road in Suriname, but give preference to building ships if you need to choose. Take your army from Curacao by ship to Trinidad, on route catching all, not destroying the pirate fleet (shoot at there sails). Change the maritime port for a trade port. Abuse your militia in the battle. Left overs are cheap garison for Suriname port later. After that just slightly damage the other pirate port with one ship, not your fleet. So that they can't produce ships there. Don't forget to get your ship out, otherwise they'll put a garison there. Keep doing that every turn. Don't take the second pirate island out yet. You need there heracement in the other trade theatres (Madagascar and ivory coast specialty) to prevent other navies of taking the trade hubs) This will loose you some money in beginning as they will raid your trade in Madagascar and Ivory coast. At this moment you need only one ship in the Americas. If you gained more from your battle with the pirates send those to the trade theatre of Brasil for $ugar. The Portuguese are already there, but you should be able to get 4 trade hubs meaning a lot of money. Also here start building the best ships in every port. Diplomacy Get trade with the to German states. For alliance they will except. (Don't respect these alliances in the future though in case they get attacked) Check your ministers every time and replace. You can only change one each turn. Research the one to be able to build bigger university at first and every turn try to trade techs with other countries (don't be cheap) it will save you time for having to research them yourselves, specialty military

[@grahambird2208]

Recognised the theme in the first battle although I prefer the version of The Last of the Mohicans that Leo Rojas did

[@Genralix]

GW on the first battle, I could only say, pikemen are purely defensive, you could have won by drawing fire with them or the horse from the mortars, and move your 24 pounders? err Idk what the mm is on those babies but, move them into position and take out the mortars, and wait for him to make an attempt on the cannons, then blow them away with a defensive line, supporting eachother with 45 degree angle flanks, and use horse from behind, charge in line, I think I lost 100 men in total fighting pirates, they're an awful unit I should mention that, your campaign methods are far better than mine were, lol

[@jamesgood1058]

How do you have so many men in a unit

[@TheRiflemanUK]

Increase the unit size in your game settings :)

[@jamesslone6345]

It was a British General who said your saying,

[@qorou9855]

Goeie video maat (good vid mate)

[@GamenMetBartjeeehhh]

Why call it united provinces when it has a dutch flag my homeland :) and good thinking in this serie

[@TheRiflemanUK]

Sir Crispers Cheers bud! That's the name of the faction in ETW so I just continued it :)

[@GamenMetBartjeeehhh]

but i still love that you play holland or the united provinces

[@GamenMetBartjeeehhh]

but i dont know when you upload a video

[@TheRiflemanUK]

ahh ok :)

[@JurrevandenHeuvel]

In this time period the Netherlands was still a republic. "De zeven verenigde Nederlanden" or the United Provinces in English. It turned into a monarchy in 1815. By the way, Holland is still an incorrect term for the whole country. Holland just consists of North and South Holland, back then just Holland, which was the richest province during the time, hence the confusion.

[@lisaboyse5716]

Why does Spain own Belgium, or are my eye deceiving me.

[@TheRiflemanUK]

My knowledge there is pretty poor so I couldn't explain :(

[@Danssaert007]

Lisa Boyse spain annexed flanders after the seven years war from austria, how inhereded from the burgundian kingdom after the death of their monnarch without having a legal heir. hoop this clears out the subject. sorry for my english

[@georgelupas3499]

Bart Danssaert but the seven yars war was in 1750 and the year in empire is 1700 i think you are talking about the 48 years war or austrian succesion war

[@Danssaert007]

Vasile LupasgamingRO yeah your right! i loked it up, bud it's the 30 years war between catholics en protestants. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Years'_War thx for correcting me ;)

[@georgelupas3499]

Bart Danssaert XD i said 48 years war beacouse it ended in 1648 , Lol XD i really forget the beggining date

[@geraldimhof2875]

I know this is very late, but what difficulty do you play on in our campaigns?

[@TheRiflemanUK]

gerald Imhof still get the notifications ;) this is H/H

[@barcephus2]

@@TheRiflemanUK how do you get 37500 gold to start?

[@KingGeorgeV1914]

Scott Stensland he cheated it in you don’t start with that much

[@eugenecoleman8525]

@@barcephus2 darthmod gives you a bunch of starting money

[@JiroInagaki416]

lol i played as united provinces, bought new york(120k) killed spain, france poland, prussia, and pushed into russia, also whenever i play it seems that maratha kills mughals, then persia, then freaking expands into russia. But thats just me lol

[@jacobmacaree3063]

took me 143 turns to conquer the world. most of the turns was due to how far my soldiers had to go. my tactic was: create a peace treaty with a nation build many massive armies. place each army next to each city launch attacks all at the same time in 1 turn i conquered the ottoman empire which reached from egypt to greece to india.

[@artardsanonymous2103]

George Washington