Rome: Total War - Part 2 - At the Barbarians' Gates

Rome: Total War continues, as we get a bit of historical revenge on those darn barbarians by going up to their gates and seeing how they like it when we wreck all their stuff...
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[@AnthroTsuneon]

1 denari from looting. A hastati found a penny and offered it for the glory of Rome

[@Krontok]

Probably being a wise ass

[@PrivateSlacker]

"We found a spoon!" - Life of Brian

[@willnash7907]

lol made my day!

[@wr0ng569]

*Communism in ye old days*

[@NobleKorhedron]

@@Krontok: It is a little bit funny...

[@quintusquail]

A character named Cassius Brutus has an increased chance of falling victim to assassination? Oh, the irony.

[@NobleKorhedron]

You're thinking of the two guys Ceasar fought in Greece, right? The Pompeians, Brutus and Cassius?

[@machfiver753]

I don't mean to be a douchebag but it's not irony. It's coincidence. Irony would be if he was meant to be a force to stop assassination and then got assassinated because of that trait. And don't blame me for pointing this out blame George Carlin's stand up routine that clarified the meaning of irony and that people seem to name something as ironic when it is coincidence. Anyway, I'm off to fuck my hand and smoke some crack... I love the internet... and crack

[@the_tactician9858]

​@@NobleKorhedron Brutus and Cassius are 2 big names in the murder of Caesar.

[@NobleKorhedron]

​@@the_tactician9858 "Et tu, brute?"

[@TheAmcamca]

Disbanding peasants in enemy territory is actually an awesome tactic, since it also adds to the culture. So if you were to disbanding an entire stack of peasants in an enemy city, instant rebellion.

[@FXIIBeaver]

Jesus christ. Been playing this game for years and never connected dots on pop moving, but that and the bio warfare never crossed my mind.

[@atlaswilliams9639]

Sinsinsinan Wow, I never would have thought of that! Good thinking!

[@magistermilitum1206]

Well I be fucked, I never in thought of that! You made my look stupid😞

[@Supadubya]

Think you mean it adds to the population. Culture doesn't change. In fact it helps assimilate cities, since you can build palace upgrades sooner (palace culture has a HUGE impact on Culture Penalty...) Awesome way to build up your core cities early on, though, to get some decent units early. Or frontier towns later in the game, to get highways built ASAP...

[@krisc4618]

No way....really?

[@TheRadar758]

My favorite thing in this game is getting sixteen-year-olds who have "Been in the Wars"

[@samreid6010]

He was just a toddler bumbling about the field of battle

[@tomwors]

stangled a spartan toddler at age 4

[@michaelsanders7484]

Idk y? It seems like every kid I meet in a COD lobby has “been in the wars” lol

[@novaiscool1]

They were the Roman equivalent of a squire.

[@perigeedynamics5941]

WW2 Style lol

[@danielcharman9550]

You were quoting Pyrrhus of Epirus who won several close victories against the Romans. The phrase Pyrrhic victory comes from this.

[@RainaThrownAway]

I suspect he knew that, and was deliberately avoiding directly naming the concept.

[@louisplace7057]

That'sthejoke.jpg

[@danielcharman9550]

Perhaps, it would be odd not knowing that having a Classics degree.

[@TheAnon03]

Possible it just slipped his mind. Knowing something and remembering something are two different things.

[@patrickirwin7111]

Um... I think it was a joke.

[@XL1813]

So *this* is how this game is played. When I was around 10 years old and played this I always got my arse beat since I just charged into towns head on.

[@stanrobinson3838]

Oh god, I can relate, I used to send all troops in at the same time :P

[@TheConfidentNoob]

Jonathan Gréen Yes, I did the similar sort of thing when I was 9 years old! Omg, the cringy and painful flashbacks from when I thought I was cool while playing this game XD

[@hinobino6775]

the same to me

[@NanoLT]

Hey man, roleplaying isn't cringy

[@arctic_shadow578]

I tactically place my army together and send them in all at once

[@harrygrant4122]

its time for Rome: total economy & politics!! now including a little bit of war!

[@preuensgloria8725]

Well, to be fair economy and politics are a major part of warfare

[@magistermilitum1206]

Well, u r managing an empire, right?

[@hamontequila1104]

Preußens Gloria you are right

[@nerdymidgetkid]

It's really cool how stories emerge with the characters in Rome Total War. I recognized Captain Useless immediately, because in my most memorable game he was a faction leader who presided over a massive expansion of my Empire, conquering Greece and Macedonia and moving into Asia Minor. He wasn't a great general, but he was a fantastic administrator and lived into his mid 80s, so he must have ruled the faction for at least half a century. He never really did anything special, but I'll always remember him as the guy who took me from rags to riches, and when he died it really felt like the end of an era; this was all years ago and he's the only one I really remember. Put him in a city with a library, he might just surprise you!

[@platypipope328]

this should be called 'history lessons with Jon'

[@TheUlquiorraCifer]

Based off the accidental alternate history of this game.

[@Sheepy-pq2sg]

Guys I think Jon doesn't want to help his allies

[@TheConfidentNoob]

Sean Mcleish Correction to ur comment as there was a lack of grammar "Guys, I don't think Jon wants to help his allies"

[@TheConfidentNoob]

Crusader Templar It's such a small thing to correct, don't make such a big deal out of it!

[@CaptainDecimus]

"It's such a small thing to correct, don't make such a big deal out of it" - The grammar Nazi who literally made a big deal of the lack of a comma in a KZbin comment.

[@FXIIBeaver]

@@TheConfidentNoob kettle meet pot.

[@mitsvanmitsvanio6106]

He also forgot to put a period. (What a nice comment chain).

[@pipipoe5486]

Damn, watching the first vid was difficult. Now having to watch the second one within 2 days is just too much. I caved in, started playing Rome TW again.... Damn you Jon, damn you. Exams start the 9th of January, should be studying my ass off, not wasting my time on this renewed, hot, passionate relationship with a forgotten love

[@maverick4900]

pipi poe I hope u didn’t fail.

[@diegonunez3492]

Wishing you luck from the future

[@robinkuijper8032]

Daughters are really really bloody usefull - Jon, 2016

[@elllpts_yt7090]

I’ve came from thi future

[@polygondwanaland8390]

@@elllpts_yt7090 hello fellow future person

[@Caffie000]

You quoted King Pyrrhus of Epirus, at 4:00 He made a speech after his 'victories' which were later called as 'Pyrrhic victories ' for the heavy casualties and almost non beneficial victory.

[@AstroPsych_]

Ohhh, that's where that comes from. I always thought it had something to do with the root "pyro," as in "fire." Like, a victory that burns you as well.

[@shqiperia60]

Its pirro he wos illyrian aka albanian

[@ocbee6175]

@@shqiperia60 hid name was Pyrrhus, and he was Greek, shut the fuck up.

[@the_tactician9858]

​​@@shqiperia60 Technically he was an Epirot, which was more like a mix between Greek and Illyrian. But Epirus is still more or less in modern-day Albania/Northwest-Greece, so close enough. Edit: In fact, Apollonia, the town Jon first took over, was the ancient capital of Epirus, and as you can see, it is basically in Albania. That also explains why he was fighting Rome, Tarento is basically a quick skip over the pond.

[@Olmelliah]

27:00 about the temples. I've started a Scipii game myself! Medium/medium because I'm a softy like that. I quickly took over syracuse, made it my capitol, and started grooming Messana to be my Super Unit production city. Sent over "settler" peasants, put my best educated generals there, built up the infrastructure etc. As of 147 turns into the game, that city is pumping out standard legionary cohorts every turn for my war in Egypt. They all come standard with 13 attack 21 defense (gold/gold, 2 chevrons). I love the scipii!

[@ManyATrueNerd]

Oh, Scipii are fine, but I hold the Brutii are objectively better - because Pantheon of Mars + Foundry would be pushing out those legions just as fast, but they'd be 15 attack 23 defence with silver/silver on the upgrades, but 3 XP which more than compensates...

[@Olmelliah]

Oh dear! Um, so I sort of got my statistics wrong. I was going off of a website's statics for the roman armies rather than actually checking in game. I made a terrible mistake. Okay, so between the foundry and the Pantheon of Vulcan, the standard legionary cohort actually comes up to 14 attack, 27 defense (chevrons and upgrades included). Also, I've been meaning to ask, if you know the answer: do you know what hit points do? All units have 1 hit point, except for general's bodyguards, which come with 2. If you answered it in the video, I apologize. >.>

[@weerribben47]

I think hitpoints make units tougher, so they take more hits before they die. That's why a bodyguards is a stronger than a regular unit.

[@DannyMakesVideosIGuess]

+Anthony Bondoc At 40:40 there's popup of what hitpoints do so there ya go

[@Jenthura]

I played Shogun 2 many years ago. It's pretty damn fun, but the best parts where the ninja scenes. Will never forget playing that.

[@Supadubya]

26:00 no, actually there are HUGE differences between Law and Happiness. Law reduces Corruption: directly increasing your tax income by a percentage in a settlement (or rather, not losing a % you normally would). This becomes massively powerful in very large/rich cities. Happiness just reduces garrison requirements (which Law does as well)

[@Nutty31313]

Bacchus (being the god of wine and parties) also seems to increase the chances of governors in that city getting drinking traits, which are usually bad. So in other words, Jupiter is just way better than Bacchus.

[@samreid6010]

3:54 the quote is “One more victory like that and we’re finished”. It was said by King Pyrrhus of Epirus after he lost the majority of his army winning the fairly inconsequential battle of Heraclea.

[@Cookiesdiefrombehind]

yeess, I was so hoping for this. I love it when Jon plays classically themed games, he is so knowledgeable about the history...

[@namynamerson7155]

趙 憲 I love the history lesson

[@superduper853]

*homer simpson shouting NEEEERRRRRDDDDD* it is pretty great though

[@vallytine]

WAIT Squalor is represented by a rat? FOR 10 YEARS I THOUGHT IT WAS A DARK BLUE BERET, DAMMIT JOHN!

[@pineutrino]

I thought it looked like a steak! And always scratched my head about why the hell the RtW designers chose a flippin' steak to represent squalor. Rats. Right.

[@samreid6010]

Mikey Clarke I thought it was like a rotten steak or something. Rat does make more sense

[@aojpictures]

Oh my god, I've played this game for years and I've never known that you can refill units by moving soldiers from another group.

[@TheIbney00]

Aidan Owen-Jones I didn't know that units got injured either. This game continues to amaze me

[@juliuszondag5515]

Aidan Owen-Jones I know right? :O

[@Konkajou]

Did you know that the romans can "take over" certain gods from other nations? i distinctly remember that in my julii campaign, i conquered a gaul city, and they had a shrine which gave experience to cavalry. And i could actually turn that god "roman" and upgrade it to level 5. PS: always build siege equipment, even if you dont need it. youmight get a useful trait that way. also, hilariously, if you skip a generals speeches all the time, he might get the "boring speaker" negative trait

[@sadwoman3188]

Wait really? I've tried but I can't figure it out! I'm not saying that it's not true but I can't do it.

[@smith9157]

You can’t do that

[@thecrazytophatman7304]

Perhaps it was the replica of one of your roman ones.

[@Supadubya]

None of that is true. Boring Speaker isn't affected by skipping speeches. Its main triggers include rioting in a city you control (can also lead to "Rabble Rouser" or "Inspiring Speaker": basically riots force your governor to give speeches to try and calm the riots down...) And, you can't assimilate temples. You CAN *upgrade* temples of another nation ONLY if their God is of the same "type" as yours. For instance Saturn is a "God of Law" in the code, whereas Jupiter is a "God of Justice". If you take over a temple of justice as the Julii or a temple of law as the Scipii, you can upgrade it into a Temple of Jupiter (as the Julii) or Saturn (as the Scipii) of higher tier. However it's hard to know what temples you can do this with without looking at the code... FWIW, temples of the same type give identical benefits. This is a clue as to which gods are identical. For instance, Nike and Mars aren't the same: gods of Victory and War, respectively. But there is an Egyptian god of Law, if I remember correctly (forget which one it is...) and I think Isis (the Egyptian goddess) was the equivalent of Juno...

[@OnTheBalconyShow]

No you cant

[@dunadan1995]

Jon, will you play the Barbarian Invasion DLC with Western Roman Empire? Seems like a challenge that would be interesting for you.

[@deovindice2625]

It isn't that hard, I was playing it today and the Western Romans attacked my stone walled city which only had 3 units, and only killed 7 men.

[@jasonfenton8250]

ThatN00dle98 When you play as west rome though, it is very tough, starting with a large empire that isn't organized how you want, with enemies on multiple fronts, while also dealing with rebels and a bleeding economy.

[@RexOedipus.]

Jason Fenton Destroy everything for Denari, abandon the frontiers, and start the new Empire from Italy

[@deovindice2625]

I've never tried western Rome, seemed like too much work

[@DannyMakesVideosIGuess]

Sooooooooo you convinced me to get this game, i started up a major battle (the one with Sparta) and put it on easy (because I'm a noob at these strategy take-over-the-world games) and as you can probably guess... That ended terribly. I got chewed up into pieces. So at this point i realise i should probably do the tutorial. I do this and i learnt the game decently well but as i'm fighting a war on two fronts against not only Greece but the Gauls too (as the Julii), i get my second best family member- after Gaius (the faction and family leader), Secundus Julius murdered by a crappy Gaul rush in their weakest town. This game is stress :D So from there i panic, sent Gaius from the new city i just sacked from the Greeks with approx. 500 men- 100 of which are heavy cavalry, and destroyed the ever living crap out of every single Gaul family member i could find, revenge is sweet.

[@DannyMakesVideosIGuess]

PS Thank you so much for bringing this game into my attention

[@veel60]

Awesome, this is making me want to play it too. (And don't forget, there's quite a few good mods out there, if you want something different)

[@michealpulkka6809]

The historical battles are naturally stacked against you. I think you'd be better off toying around in custom battles or trying out the Julii Campaign.

[@DannyMakesVideosIGuess]

MallarRallam Yep that's the one Micheal Pulkka Mhm I'm in the middle of that one now, it's pretty great

[@enternamehere2222]

For what Micheal Pulka said, most historical battles you're playing as the losing side and are basically told to win a battle that was historically lost. Best example is the historical battle where you're Brutii vs Parthia, which is basically an excercise in masochism last time i checked. The other really hard battle is Teutoborg forest, which is the battle that curbed all of rome's ambitions of expanding into Germania and is by far one of the biggest losses in rome's history. The easiest historical battle is probably river trebia. There you're playing as the victor of the battle, one of the greatest generals in history, Hannibal Barca, and while the romans have a larger army, you have the strategic advantage. Just use your cavalry/ elephants wisely and you got this =P Just remember- in rome total war flanking is key, surround and rout units using infantry as the anvil and cavalry as the hammer, that's your bread and butter maneuver in the game, Other thing to remember is that phalanx, especially high tier phalanx like spartans slaughter anything in front of htem, but their flanks are really weak, isolate units and encircle/pelt with missiles.

[@SherlockHyde]

Ah, there's nothing like a nice hot cup of tea on a cold Autumn evening to go with watching a man determined to set the ancient world on fire.

[@shadowfragment]

Noo! It's over too soon. I need more. Just hook it too my veins!

[@flaviusbelisarius4276]

"Awesome Temple of Mars" I didn't realize the God's measured worship levels by how awesome it is XD

[@Ferdy1337]

This is the best shit ever to watch while hung over :D I love this game and I've never seen any of your content before. Subbed

[@legrosdupont3894]

What is nice about this let's play is that you can enjoy a really good game while receiving a crash course about the classical era. Jon, you are the best!

[@Sp33dyStallion]

Correction on the temples for anyone curious: The Brutii DO get a temple with 10% bonus to happiness each level, it's just disguised as the temple of health (Juno). Basically it's 5% from the temple itself, and another 5% from the health bonus. BUT! When you have a settlement with a growth rate that's over 5% per turn, then any added growth (in increments of .5%) adds another 5% to your happiness. So if I have a settlement with a growth rate of 5% and i build a temple to Juno, thus pushing the growth rate to 5.5%, then I effectively have a temple that can provide a 15%!!! happiness boost per level of temple, which is insane. Also of note, the Scipii with the temple of Vulcan can actually train the best troops. Having better weapons and armor is far superior to having more experience. A one level increase to both weapons and armor is about the same as 3 levels of experience (despite what the stat card says), as I've found in custom battles.

[@joaogomes9405]

Also Jupiter is way better than Bacchus for the Julii. Law improves public order and reduces garrison requirements but also reduces the money siphoned off by the corruption effect, making it a great choice for large cities. General happiness only improves public order and reduce garrison requirements, so it's weaker.

[@brianseguel5308]

I can't get enough of this

[@alexmcd378]

I've logged almost 400 hours across several total war games in the last 6 weeks or so. I've enjoyed it thoroughly and it began with this Rome series. Thanks Jon

[@alexmcd378]

One tip I don't remember you mentioning. A tired unit can recover all the way to fresh if they are left standing or walking slowly for a couple minutes. Discovered that in a skin of my teeth battle. I took so long organizing the last attack, they had started recovering.

[@CarlMarx]

New video, and it's 60 mins long. Guess I won't go to bed for an hour.

[@CarlMarx]

@@jachpodcast748 No.

[@CarlMarx]

@Dark Wings Thanks for your concern. The answer is no.

[@stuartharam1742]

Meanwhile I'm the guy who enjoys playing as the Scipii.

[@trombonegamer14]

I like the blue color, and the punic wars are fun to roleplay

[@MyWorldO]

The Brutii temple of Mars can cause generals to get some bad traits as can the drinking one for the Julii also the Scipii temples don't and the pantheon level forging one gives +2 exp rank for troops better equipment which you can't earn in battle like exp and 10% law which reduces your income loss from corruption and its so easy to just go east and take what the Brutii should and cripple them for the entire game and its not to hard to do it to the Julii as well. I enjoy the Scipii too.

[@perigeedynamics5941]

I am so glad they left the Divinitas song in the Remaster. Underrated map music.

[@richardhawkins3100]

This series is fascinating. I originally subscribed during YOLO New Vegas because I was interested in an 'expert' level playthrough of the game, and I loved it. Now hearing Jon describe all the mechanics in detail is absolutely enthralling and I can't wait for next tuesday.

[@bryanweeks3843]

Jon I cant even explain how flipping AWESOME this series is so far! Ive spent countless lifetimes playing the total war games, and your style of explaining your every move in detail is just perfect for this game. After a long day of work this is better than a cold beer :)

[@marciomaiajr]

The disband unit to gain population trick is absolutely gold! Thanks Jon. Awesome tips. I think you may have been a general in your past life. :-P

[@schawty]

I still remember how my most beloved died 10 years ago. He drowned in a river because he missed the bridge.

[@TheVen56]

I hope this will be a full playthrough,I love Rome: Total War :3 And the fact that you actually know a lot about the era makes it just that much better.

[@jordanbarrett7754]

Really enjoy matn commentary it seems unique to all other gamers i have found. Now he's the only channel that plays game that I can sit down and enjoy a full series off without getting bored of it.

[@TheSmartGuy1234]

It's worth noting that there is a difference between Bacchus and Jupiter. The bonus to law that Jupiter yields also reduces corruption which can increase your settlement's profitability later down the line. I've also heard, though haven't confirmed, that Bacchus can make it more likely for any family members in that settlement to pick up drinking related traits.

[@Cba409]

Top_Tier_Dilettante baccus also gives the best retinue

[@darkassassin4800]

wait wait wait, three hundred thousand subscribers, hour long video, one ad... this guy is a lot better than some 500k sub people I know... look at the lack of ads... I give up, this guy has a new subscriber.

[@danieldeburgh8437]

Scipio: 'Don't leave me high, don't leave me dry.'

[@vanjajusufovic4151]

Im rewatching this series for the 3rd time and i don't know why i like watching someone play when I can play it myself

[@ohhellyeah2878]

Because youre able to sit back and relax and just enjoy the show. That and Jon is fun to listen to.

[@jackb7054]

Ah I had no idea that you're not supposed to stack units, makes so much sense!

[@yourethatmantis5178]

the Bruttii do have one weakness though, they lack buildings that provide law, law reduces corruption in settlements, which means each new city will be slightly worth less than the ones before it.

[@StellariumSound]

Classics Jon may be best Jon yet. EDIT: Keep never stopping. The best gameplay is from a commentator who is so good at the game, replays are required to understand what's going on. I'm starting to fall in love with this series.

[@steepo101]

I'm so glad this is a series, Jon, you've got me playing the game again.

[@carmencr]

I couldn't tell if you were being cheeky or not, but your quote is spectacularly appropriate in this context, since it comes from Pyrrhus of Epirus, after winning a battle against Rome, as quoted by Plutarch: "If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined" ... the origin of our expression of Pyrrhic victory.

[@Armandoch54]

carmencr yes he was being cheeky - the tone of voice alone should’ve given it away

[@the_baldy_scotsman6210]

"Plague is awful and maybe we'll see it later in this game because plague is awful fantastically good fun" Really Jon? I think medieval Europe would disagree with you on that one. haha

[@off2u4ea99]

I'm sure he's not laughing here in 2020

[@samjames5552]

Brilliant videos. This is one of my favourite childhood games. One feature from medieval total war that didn't make it into Rome that i really miss is the ability to turn on your ally at any point in the battle. I loved it.

[@PanicChord]

I could easily watch you play this for another 2000 hours

[@grindstone4910]

33:04 I always moved "useless" young generals like that into an army that is currently on campaign so the "good" general there can tutor him. He'll also gain the XP and other bonuses for being in fights. After a few upgrades while at war, I'll then move him to a medium wealth city with a good administrator to learn from him. Characters can gain good traits by being with other characters. Just don't put him into an impoverished backwater where he'll just stagnate and don't put him into a rich city where he'll spoil, and he can make up for those early negatives quite quickly.

[@jamesmcpherson8599]

I'm supposed to be playing Game of War but this one player keeps kicking my ass.

[@CanadianOreoable]

James McPherson is it the Legend27?

[@jamesmair4085]

CanadianOreoable yeah, the legend27

[@UncannyXander]

James Mair Who is theLegend27?

[@jamesmair4085]

Some say the Legend27 is the first game of war player ever

[@tylerparziale868]

THANK YOU JON! After your last rome video I ( as a Diehard AOE veteran ) was at first skeptical but went out and got total war rome and instantly fell in love with it ! Im currently addicted to it as of being 48 hours into owning it ! Although im not the best ive been looking foreward to your videos on the game so i can get better. Keep it up!

[@jamesocallaghan2699]

Watching this again in 2021. This series is peak MATN.

[@stuthefinch]

Jon would be the best siege master. He would just shout at the people inside about how they shouldn't be there or aren't equipped as they should be.

[@DariusOfPersia]

As bad as the Greeks are depicted in this game, I think the absolute worst travesty to historical accuracy in Rome Total War is Egypt, who, according to this game, never left the Bronze Age.

[@reg074]

For me, one of the best parts of the game was the relaxing campaign map music

[@Tommy-5684]

you paraphrased Pyrrhus of epirus from whom we get the term Pyrrhic victory a victory that cost so much that it spelt doom for the wider campaign

[@AmnesiaDream75]

39:56 the origin of Spurius Scapula :D

[@Smi7h1sH3r3]

Jon, Claire.....if you all took a break, it's cool. there's always the Rome series to entertain us ^_^

[@MusicmatchJukebox]

Your videos have become one of my main videos to download to kill time on the numerous flights I have to be on each month. Thanks for your hard work and keep it up!

[@fordenic100]

Thanks Jon you convinced me to play this amazing game again after 3 years thanks mate!

[@JACKP26]

Don't forget when you enslave a new settlement the new pop is dispersed across all of your settlements. As another strategy to boost the small towns pop level.

[@thelargeemployer8442]

fun fact: ceasar from fallout NV used the flanking tactic on his war campaigns from how they were described.

[@JBadventuretravels]

I like how organic this game is, things that are clearly not in manual or anywhere, like if u disband unit, people obviously go somewhere, harvest is different every year, dont train in queue and more...some games are just nicely thought trough

[@SacredDaturaa]

If I'm not mistaken, law also has the additional effect of countering corruption, which makes law temples very good in far-flung provinces, possibly even better than trade temples. That's why the "harsh ruler" series of traits that increase unrest but also increase law are still net positive traits.

[@thoughtfulpug1333]

3:50 Phyrus of Epirus, the man whose name will go on in military history to describe a victory that was so bloody it might as well have been a defeat.

[@pale2457]

1:50 was one of the rejected titles for this game...

[@jbal6956]

Oh i love watching 1hr videos before 3 hours of science from 8:50 am and an english mock exam

[@artyomavich8794]

4:00 I think it was during the Phyric war when the king of Epirus declared "One more victory and the whole war shall be lost"

[@cscearce2000]

Best Empire campaign play through I've ever watched

[@weaselweasel6601]

Also, happy 230,000 Subscribers!

[@ManyATrueNerd]

Thanks :) I'm not doing anything for it, though - next big milestone will be at 250,000.

[@weaselweasel6601]

Many A True Nerd Can't wait for that.

[@donkeydawejr8902]

Many A True Nerd you deserve 100 times more subs than that as your an amazing KZbinr and I'm surprised your so small compared to what you should be

[@MarcoJosephCheung]

KZbin must be going down the toilet if a channel like this has 230k and some other shit youtuber has 5 mil

[@theborg6024]

welp... 251k as or march 27th, cheers :)

[@Masterkavi]

I'm loving how much you're loving this series. Great fun to watch.

[@Nikolabojic375]

Best total war game ever!

[@ulture]

'The Greek Cities being one polity is the most painful thing about this game'... I think you forgot about the Egyptians, Jon

[@XEN0-M0RPH]

What a privilege we have to live in this day and age and play rome total war.

[@jonathanenciso]

Just realized after all these years. Jon was saying that the Julia temples don't make a difference in game. But the temple of Bacchus, I believe, since that was dedicated to like the God of wine, generals stationed there actually could go down the acoholic personality trait chain. Where at first I believe your general gives morale boost but then he can turn into a drunk and give negative effects lol. At least I believe thats why I thought a lot of my generals would develop that lol

[@machfiver753]

Wow! I've played this game for about 10yrs now off and on and have figured out a few of its nuances especially with negotiating extras when being asked to trade with a nation and getting rome to pay me money for a few turns if i promise to attack rebels or getting the higher up factions like greek and macedonians to pay 10k if i stop the war with them, but i've never realized or even known that certain settlements were more favourable to roman rule than others based on their cultures. There's certainly a lot more going on in this game than I gave it credit for. Now I'm going to have to google on its nuances and such. It certainly gives the game a differen't dimension for me to explore

[@Fastball115]

Fantastic channel Jon, really love your series. Rome TW is what brought me into the series and I was always amazed by the depth of strategy on the world map. I was surprised to learn it's far deeper than I imagined as you alluded to in your commentary (i.e. population management of cities). Looking forward to more of this. Thank you.

[@notbob9865]

Hi Jon, Thanks for making great videos!

[@yurithegreatest5930]

I'm really looking forward to seeing you helping your allies, if they ever decide to make a move.

[@frosyfire24]

holy shit... I miss this childhood game! I want to watch so much more of this!!! Keep up the awesome work!

[@goughrmp]

Doing a playthrough of the Brutii atm. I got to Segestica only to find the Gauls sieging it. Then the senate wanted me to take Patavium so I defeated the Gauls and pursued them to Patavium and brought up a smaller army to take segestica. Only for the Macedonians to show up and take it. People really want that wine.

[@anthonywilson6861]

you should try mount and blade

[@matthewslentz5481]

Good news

[@sratheart17]

Thank you! My undying love for you and this game makes my day.

[@Josh-gz2gi]

Hey I found a penny I'll give it to the glory of rome. THE GENERAL: SURE why not its a penny IT MIGHT HELP BUT WHATEVER

[@clumsyturtle8544]

This is my favourite series on YT right now, I'm a fan of Total War games just not very good at them and I really enjoy watching this. Just have to wait till Tuesday now lol.

[@grindstone4910]

Also 18:40 IIRC (again, years ago last played) you can actually move the retinue among your generals. Which helps with min-maxing (command retinue to your field generals, admin retinue to your administrators, etc)

[@Albukhshi]

About the War with the Greeks: I played as the Julii, and I actually had to send a force there, since the Brutii couldn't handle it with the AI. Wound up conquering Greece myself. Actually, I ended up doing the work for both the Scipii and Brutii in Greece, Egypt, Thrace, and the Levant--to say nothing of my warring against the Gauls, Germans, Spaniards, and worst of all, the Britons.

[@AstroPsych_]

Loving the Maccabee tactics on display here

[@Incognito-vc9wj]

Best when slowed to 75%. Jesus it's hard to keep up with this guy but I love the series!

[@TiagoJRToledo]

Wrong. Law-based happiness decreases the effects of public disorder, and also decreases the effects of corruption losses. Happiness-based happiness is just a flat value that deals with nothing else.Law shrines are best if you just want an empire to run more smoothly and make more money in distant cities from the capital.

[@mrk45]

Another video? That's lovely.

[@cobrazax]

there IS a MASSIVE difference to law bonuses compared to happiness bonuses. law bonus not only increases public order...it also REDUCES CORRUPTION! which is awesome for improving income especially at later stages when corruption is draining your income extremely quickly. temple of ceres does NOT increase farm output...but simply increases population growth

[@beaus_fake]

So during the battle of Salona, I actually found that more often than not the Cilician Pirates will draw up near the equites (if you have them of course). So what I have done ever since I've discovered that, I would find a patch of tall grass and group my equites next to a unit of hidden velites. When the Cilician pirates would (supposedly) charge my equites, they would not only be pelted with a surprise rain of javelins, the javelins would be followed up with a charge of equites. I found this to be much more effective to rid the town of one of the (arguably) stronger units. Just thought I'd share (two years later, that is)

[@malinsky6434]

Omg why didn't i think of this myself !? Recruiting peasants and dismanteling them near another settlement ! Genius !!

[@jackmoore3246]

That population movement tip blew my mind....in 2020....

[@Chickidydow]

"Another victory like that and we are done for." - Pyyrhus of Epirus. Also in Total War Warhammer any unit can technically run up to a gate and whittle it down, but you can't initiate a siege without either siege equipment or a unit with the 'living siege engine' trait, like giants. Also most basic infantry will take ages to knock down a gate.