RISE OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE! Empire Total War: Empire 2 Mod - Great Britain Campaign #1

[@lionheartx10]

*The British Empire shall Rise!!! Hope you all enjoy part 1 of this brand New Series! Part 2 will be out Sunday & I'll be streaming and recording parts 3-6 Tuesday 29th! Feel free to leave a Like or Dislike and drop a Comment on the video below!*

[@unicornad1018]

Love it ❤

[@thesubzerozone]

11 and a half years is literally insane. It was one of the first series I followed devoutly on youtube

[@lionheartx10]

Welcome back! ;)

[@rumbologin]

Same here. I even remember Lionheart messaging me directly with advice on how to get empire running on my new PC. Oh the good ole days :)

[@adamrodriguez6101]

Sameeeee

[@Matt-ch9pu]

Same

[@paulflater8615]

Same!

[@andydonaldson5958]

Lionheart, when you get rifle troops you must call one unit "Sharpe's Rifles" and another unit "Chosen Men" and a unit of red coat's "The South Essex" in honour of our favourite swashbuckling hero! Great stuff! 🇬🇧⚔️🇬🇧

[@darthcheese7971]

Name one of the gentlemen Major Lennox.

[@willc1294]

@@darthcheese7971 Major Lennox answered with his life!!!!!

[@johndaarteest]

@@darthcheese7971 Surely the newly gazzetted Captain Gibbon sir?

[@DraconimLt]

@@johndaarteest the newly gazzetted Captain Sharpe, sir.

[@elih9700]

That's my style sir.

[@WolfMcCullen]

One big tip for Empire that was easy to forget, (at least for me); you need to upgrade trade ports to export more quantities of goods from your colonies, as well as being able to have more trade partners in your home region.

[@lionheartx10]

Solid tip thank you!

[@liamgoldsworthy8243]

Your Great Britain Darthmod series was how I found this channel so I'm pumped for this series. Empire is certainly up there as one of my top Total War games. Had a mild crisis when you mentioned the Darthmod series was 11 years ago.

[@lionheartx10]

Tell me about it I'm not sure I'm quite over the realisation that it was 11 years ago.. 🙃🙃🙃

[@brandonspivey5282]

Same here dude. This series popped up on KZbin when I was first discovering the Total War series in general and it hit me that the month I graduated high school was the very first episode of that series

[@MNH73]

I love this and so glad Empire is back! The early TW games were hugely important to me. Like many fans I was left cold by Warhammer and then frustrated by the regression and lack of ambition in the newer historical games. I loved when we were all young and playing Medievel 2 for 1000s of hours and then watching some university student called Lionheart uploading episodes in between exams and lectures. They were the true glory days. That era of Med 2, Rome 2, Shogun 2 and Empire really was the peak of TW, we just didn't realise it at the time.

[@willc1294]

not Rome 2..

[@Then9002]

@@willc1294Rome 2 really was the signal of the beginning of the end to truly great TW games. Who knows, maybe it’s just the nostalgia talking 🤣

[@xXBisquitsXx]

@@Then9002 I remember being disappointed in Rome 2 on release and going back and playing Rome 1. It was much more enjoyable despite the dated graphics, still think that Rome 1 was one of the best TWs.

[@sliverofacity1236]

​@willc1294 Rome 2 was actually how I found Lionheart. It was senior year in highschool and I wanted to know about the hype. He had like 25k subs or something back in 2014. Charming man. So I watched his other stuff. Silver lining mate

[@kobiriffe5779]

Absolutely STOKED for this. I remember staying up late on middle school nights just to watch the original series long ago. Thanks for being awesome Lionheart

[@lionheartx10]

@@kobiriffe5779 aww that's awesome! :)

[@darkangels1988]

Literally just been watching your Britain and Sweden playthroughs and out comes Britain part two: Electric boogaloo

[@WolfMcCullen]

Over 11 years since the Darthmod British campaign? I remember watching it when it came out...feel old now!!! I am definitely interested in seeing you play this new mod. Might make me go back to Empire myself!

[@lionheartx10]

@WolfMcCullen tell me about it i swear it was only a couple of years back 🤣

[@patricktracy4371]

@@lionheartx10 Understand, Ive been playing WWII online since 2002, folks have gotten old and died. I guess thats the norm now.

[@giaktour]

Funny little story, was working the summer season as a tour leader in Greece. While staying with an American group in a hotel in Santorini I got to chatting with the barman- an awesome guy, got me a lot of coffee & beers- and it turned out we both watch only a couple KZbinrs, yourself included. I was, at the time, re-watching your old Great Britain campaign (ETW was an unfulfilled dream for me as a teen so I rarely rewatch some playthroughs even now) You've come a long way.

[@lionheartx10]

@giaktour ah that's awesome!! Thanks for sharing i love hearing stories like this! :)

[@RossGoneRogue]

I remember finding your videos in 2012 and buying this game because of it. I didn't have a gaming PC so I overclocked the hell out of my laptop with no graphic card. I put about 1200 hours into Empire on Darthmod over the next 3 years and never really played it after that, but this video is bringing back all the nostalgia.

[@pdermug4]

Funny story, I just finished rewatching your original Darthmod GB campaign! Can't believe it's been 11 years since then! I've always enjoyed your Empire series and that one was one of favorites. Looking forward to some Empire 2 action!

[@lionheartx10]

Oh wow! Great timing haha!

[@SpencerEdwards-py3vu]

glory fall upon you, oh elated one. may the sun never set upon the vastness of your empire. i too remember the olden days gone by, when i would wait all week for lion to upload the OG darthmod series. i would download it at school onto my phone and watch it at home because we had no wifi out in the country yet. i recently rewatched the whole series again earlier this year. many thanks for this dose of nostalgia today

[@jessewilliams1422]

I've long awaited this. Thank you again for such quality hosting. Always a treat to watch

[@lionheartx10]

Cannot wait to share more of the series with you all! :)

[@Sipsy301]

I was literally in the process of re-watching the og GB ETW:DM campaign, I had no idea what this was coming but hell yeah! Going to be tuned in all the way through for this one!!

[@lionheartx10]

Ahhhh haha perfect timing then!

[@mcjesus9975]

This was probably the first Lionhearrx series I watched ( this or his Viking conquest series) crazy to be back after 11 and half years

[@Ghostwarrior3500]

Glad to see some new content. For a unit of highland infantry assuming you take Scotland would have to be the Haggis hunters

[@DM-qt8wr]

Yes!!!! Finally!!!! Some of my favorite total wars series is your empire series!

[@Then9002]

Nothing quite like a big dose of nostalgia to start the week. Popped up in my recommended feed and brought back so many fun memories of playing TW and watching your videos when I wasn’t playing myself… so glad to see you’re still producing content all these years later!

[@davidzucker1048]

This gives me memories to when I was 12 and first found your channel in 2009 with the Portugal play through. Happy to see another empire let’s play!

[@larryitalia9128]

Been waiting for so long. This was the series that got me to watch you

[@CheezeN7]

So glad to see you back on Empire!!! It's how I first saw your channel WAYYY back. Maybe 2013.

[@benkelly6440]

Your Great Britain empire series was the first let’s play I ever watched, it’s what got me into total war, and I’ve followed your channel ever since. I’m so happy you’ve come back to historical total war and I can’t wait for the next episode

[@lionheartx10]

It's good to be back 'Home' in Toral Wars again:)

[@LoneTophat]

Pure nostalgia, I'll be honest. I used to watch your videos back when I was in my late teens, and I just turned 30 a month ago. Wild, I'll give it a watch just for the hell of it.

[@lionheartx10]

Welcome back ;)

[@chessell256]

Hello Mr. LH, Sir! I look forward to this campaign! It has been too long since Empire has been premiered on your channel. Trade and defending Trade is king in this game as I recall. You will need to be building an Indiamen every turn as I recall. Wipe out the Carribean Pirates is the first few moves I should think, then the risks to your trading fleets are drastically reduced. Love this content!🍻

[@lionheartx10]

So glad you're excited for it!

[@fudge417]

Your British Empire Darth Mod series is what got me Subscribed to you back in the day

[@JRimbeck]

I remember the first videos I watched of yours, back 11 years ago, your content has helped me through some low times and find my spark for historical fantasies ( book coming soon) so don't mind me doing more letters from home on this one too. Thank you lionheart and good luck

[@lionheartx10]

So glad that my videos could have helped you some way! Looking forward to your letters once again!

[@sirpickelhelm3335]

This what we have been waiting for!!! 🥹

[@xtremetecher9187]

First found your channel with the darthmod let’s play, all those years ago. Great to see things come full circle!

[@strategygamemike]

Haven't played Empire in forever, really interesting to see it with a mod update!

[@enricototi5906]

It's great to see you coming back to this awsome game ! Looking forward for the next episode

[@lionheartx10]

It's great to be back!

[@bjornf8518]

Lol! I thought the soldier in the intro had hidden behind the desk to play peek-a-boo. 🤣

[@BellyLint1]

Really looking forward to this. Darthmod was the first series i watched of yours and was amazing.

[@thepurpleprince9691]

I remember watching your first Great Britain campaign, good times. So excited to see this one!

[@ryanabercrombie7966]

Awesome to see you getting back into Empire :) One of my favorite campaigns on your channel was Sweden back in 2013 or 2014 i think.

[@lionheartx10]

Ah yes Sweden was another great Empire series!

[@CJ-kq7ly]

I’ve waited so long for a new empire campaign!!

[@PimpBacca]

Literally made my account to watch that British empire let’s play! I was there for that and I’m here this!

[@galacticironmike4516]

Your Great Britain let's play was the first let's play of yours I ever watched!!

[@lionheartx10]

OMG love it!

[@maddoggamer9005]

Can't wait for part 2 love it

[@josephinevivian356]

I used to watch the OG series as it was uploaded everyday before school in middle school!! So happy to see this series!

[@lionheartx10]

Ahhhh amazing!!

[@logs4708]

Chat we are so back, I’ve been watching Lion pretty close to the start of his channel and the content is some of my favorite

[@CharlesMCFC]

Oh I was so looking forward to this!

[@Mr.Anderson02]

This Brings me back to when I was 12 Years Old learning how to play Empire Total War through your British campaign 11 years ago WOW !

[@lionheartx10]

Ah that's wild! Really great to see so many return to this series :)

[@Mr.Anderson02]

@@lionheartx10 I'm Really happy to see you coming back and playing Empire At war one of my favourite games thanks to you !

[@Major-Dan]

Now, I understand you focus on CK3 and Warhammer, but this and KCD are why I subscribed. I was never able to get into CK3, though I did try it. Warhammer, I'm afraid does nothing for me at all. That said. you play what you want and I'll watch what I want and we should all be happy.

[@lionheartx10]

All good man, totally understand, just glad you've found a new series of mine to enjoy! :)

[@republicrising2128]

Been here since rome 2 days always come back when inmood for total war best channel on youtube

[@lionheartx10]

Thank you so much!

[@dearoll9899]

Yes!!! I couldn’t wait!! Great video thanks!

[@kind_Kyle]

Looking forward to seeing how you make out in this lets play. First time suggesting and I think a unit named after a battalion from my home city would be fun to see. Royal Winnipeg Rifles or the Little Black Devils. A military history that dates from the 1885 North West Rebellion all the way to Afghanistan in the 2000's.

[@rodelvaldez8640]

Go again for world domination. This is one of the first series I hooked up with your channel aside from the fall of the samurai and third age total war vids you have way back then

[@Grpier]

Started a PUA Britain campaign only two weeks ago, first ETW playthrough in 8 years... was looking for new ETW let's plays from you last thursday. The stars must be alligned or something. 😂 Lookig forward to the series!

[@markdoherty3286]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Nice one LH great start to an epic campaign

[@novazoid1717]

I remember watching the OG Empire campaign those so many years ago when Lionheart only had a few thousand subscribers. Nice to see a fresh campaign!

[@charlesmiv3842]

Lionheart returning to the oldies! I love it!

[@lionheartx10]

Can't beat a Classic!

[@ccreasman]

Let’s go! I don’t believe I have ever seen this TW before. As a Historian, I hope I get to enjoy some cool bits from the game as you are going along. Eager to see if you enjoy the mod, since in the past you’ve spoken often about how the base game is broken or has major issues.

[@lionheartx10]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@ccreasman]

@@lionheartx10 how long does the game go? I looked online for the base game but only saw “18th century.” Does it stop with the French Revolution? Go into those years? Can you keep going into the mid-19th century?

[@lionheartx10]

@@ccreasman ends in 1799

[@TheBadAimGaming]

Holy cow has it been 11 years since the Darthmod campaign! Still remember that campaign, was one of the first series I saw from you. If there is room I would love a line infantry named Wallner’s Wikings

[@patteyh]

YEEEEES Finally more Empire!

[@crimsonwolf5397]

Looking forward to this series, and as for unit suggestions i was thinking a historical regiment which was active around this time like the "18th foot Royal irish"

[@kalsaari4670]

New series, hooray! This is quickly turning into 'gotta catch em all' shiny ships! A 58 guns one this time no less!

[@joecaza6]

Been watching you for years keep the bideos coming 😀

[@austinandika857]

Try to get in front or behind the ships to destroy their sails, i love that you start this series ! Always fascinating with lionheart !

[@austinandika857]

Also put militia in every single port to defend it so that the ships can't raid the port

[@WDGaming010]

It was an Empire total war video, how I found your channel years ago. Great to see the series back on your channel.

[@lionheartx10]

So glad you're back for this one!

[@shawnbyrne4809]

I love this I’ve been playing so much empire lately with the pirate Uber alles mod. Now I might get sucked back in another 40 hours with this mod noooo

[@jackmehoffe9372]

This is one of the best days ever

[@Coachmattyj]

You mentioned Pirates Uber Alles which is the mod for empire I love. Will need to check out Empire 2

[@ricochet_hs8348]

Literally first started watching your channel during your empire total war days.

[@LoneWolffanwriter]

Found your channel with your original Darthmod Empire Total War campaign with Great Britain. Can't believe it's been over 11 years. Greatly looking forward to the continuation of this new campaign! Might have to dust off ETW myself, and test out the Empire 2 Mod. Hadn't heard of it until you mentioned it.

[@lionheartx10]

Let me know what you think of it!

[@antonlindgren9660]

I got the giggles when you did change your prime minister. The picture of Benedict Thorne is taken from a painting of the swedish inventor Christopher Polhem with a filter over 😁

[@adamd5849]

I believe that the last TW: Empire campaign was the USA one. Adding this as well; I'm glad to see a return to TW: Empire, and I'm excited to start the journals again

[@ThePhantom6121]

I've a few unit names for troops recruited in Ireland. Enniskillen Fusiliers, Dublin Fusiliers, Connaught Rangers and Irish Grenadiers. Looking forward to this series.

[@willc1294]

Need a Patrick Harper bogtrotters special unit too 🤣

[@TheRealLazyBacon]

Round two I remember watching this years ago when you last did it keep up the great work man

[@neilhurd]

Enjoying the news campaign my suggestion is to take out the pirate nation in the carribean as it make ur trade ship access to the ivory cost etc more easier plus staging port and bases for explanation into south and central America nations

[@josephhammond917]

It has been so long since I've played this game - this mod looks awesome! Definitely along for the ride on this one.

[@MedjayofFaiyum]

I absolutely love the way the thumbnail is made, classic total war!!

[@lionheartx10]

Thank you so glad you like it!

[@MedjayofFaiyum]

@@lionheartx10 keep making total war great as you've always done! It's really gladdening to see a guy that built up total war's reputation is still here - Rambler and Warrior aren't there anymore, Apollo not so - so seeing one of the old guard still persisting to this day - hats off.

[@MedjayofFaiyum]

@@lionheartx10 Also we want to see your children play total war - I grew up when I was in school watching your videos. When I have my kids (god knows when!) - they shall learn total war itself!

[@MedjayofFaiyum]

@@lionheartx10 May I kindly ask you do a Maratha campaign playthrough once again on this mod? The Marathas have a HUGE roster this time round.

[@lionheartx10]

@@MedjayofFaiyum haha still a few years off me trying my Eldest with some Total War I think but one day for sure!

[@spencersanderson1894]

That bit at the end about the seeds is amazing. You could, potentially, bring back extinct species of flower/plants back to life if you find some viable seeds.

[@JasonSeaton-j7r]

In early game we British seem to be in a weak position so I personally would first take Scotland to secure the homeland then take the carribean islands, Jamaica etc then take the Dutch colonies in america and then March north slowly while building up a full professional army in London to send wherever they are needed. Remember to make note of the nations with one settlement and no alies there would be the easiest targets

[@alaric3415]

With the mod Scotland joins the union by turn 69 so there is no need to advance on Scotland by force

[@JasonSeaton-j7r]

@alaric3415 thanks

[@ltandrew1951]

Man. I love this series but now I feel old because I remember watching the Darth mod playthrough as it aired. 😂

[@god-emperorbrolly7759]

God it feels like it has been years since the last ETW video. I remember first subscribing back in the Great Britain Darthmod playthrough, how times have flown by.

[@MedjayofFaiyum]

Your comment has reminded me that we need a Empire II at this point

[@Hugh_Morris]

My first campaign of yours i followed was Great Britain on Empire, the nostalgia is hitting hard. All these years later here we are! A few less hairs on both of us lol

[@sullivanlaramie2901]

Oh man. I only saw the announcement of this series this morning and was immediately pumped. As for a unit suggestion, none of my Empire GB campaigns are complete with the **13th Foot "The Black Cats"**

[@int0thecha0s39]

I love this game! This is by far one of my favorite total war games. I loved having my extremely experienced troops invading India or the America's hell 3ven Europe 😂

[@Knight7562]

wooo Empire total war. i just hope someday we see empire total war 2 with more depth

[@samtheman9002]

Man it's literally what Empire should've been.

[@mantequilia2016]

Man i remember watching you play this back in highschool cant believe it made a comeback 😂

[@michaelcouch66]

Rather than "Take out sails - get close - grapeshot - board and capture", you could try "Take out sails - get close - grapeshot - more greapshot - yet more grapeshot" until the target is so denuded of crew that they surrender. It minimises your own casualties and reduces the chance of "Leakie panic" episodes.

[@mmmm_CrunchWrap]

As soon as I get back into playing empire, the TW goat himself drops a series

[@lionheartx10]

[@christopherstone4336]

I remember watching your last british series 11 years ago lol.

[@Krdragon6]

I've always said that for an Empire campaign to be historically accurate, everyone has to do terrible except for two countries: Great Britain has to beat the tar out of everyone for almost the entire game, and the US has to do really well to survive rebelling against the one faction beating the tar out of everyone else. Good luck doing as well as Great Britain did historically.

[@alancraig2879]

if you check all the various abilities of the units some have things like "inspires friends" etc ; also some skirmish ability troops fire from prone position ; I have found that longest range is important as you can get the first shot in; also check road building

[@Whitty144]

I cannot wait for more episodes of this

[@Quite_Gaming_3312]

Holy cow i still remember watching you 11 years ago this is nostalgic

[@ForgottenRedeye]

Really looking forward to this campaign

[@stuartparkinson8168]

I remember your Portugal campaign, which crashed when you were about to go conquer India.

[@darkdavey]

Still one of my Favorite TW games, even with all it's issues. Going to have to check out this mod...

[@SFGreggs]

God, I remember binging the shit out of your old Darthmod Britain campaign. It wasn't the first of your series that I had watched (I think that goes to a really old medieval 2 campaign, potentially stainless steel Genoa ) but it was the first one i remember binging the whole series in quick succession. Its hard to believe it's been 11 years. Got giddy when I saw you announced this campaign a little while ago

[@Dan19870]

Alright, Alright you convinced me! I'm downloading it now. 20 gig has to be more than the base game.

[@lionheartx10]

@@Dan19870 enjoy!

[@KillerSniper55]

I can’t wait for the next Empire Total war game. I’m hoping for it to span over more years though so we can get Victorian tech or even WW1 tech but I’m not holding my breath for the latter since I’m sure they will likely make a separate game for that at some point.

[@pineapplesand556ers]

The longevity of the interest in this game is tremendous. I still fire it up from time to time.

[@liama2846]

At last! Buzzing for this. To begin, make taxes low to boost your annual income growth to help long term as it will compound over time

[@mikeh2989]

Of course you have to have a lot of Sharpe references in this series just like in Napoleon but some other names could be. Cavalry: Durham Dragoons Infantry: Kings Royal Border Regiment Cannon: From Gloucester with Love Ship: Pride of Whitehaven

[@davidmiller636]

Love this game and now I can play it with this great mod

[@Fumtimes19]

Been watching since your napoleon peninsula campaigns and the days of 10 minute long videos 😂

[@lionheartx10]

@Fumtimes19 wow proper OG times haha!! So glad you've enjoyed it this long!