MASSIVE SIEGE OF CAIR ANDROS - Third Age Total War Gameplay

[@PixelatedApollo1]

*Hey guys! This is the 100th upload of Third Age Total War online battle! Enjoy!* *Also Drinking game: Drink when I say Position :D*

[@ΧρήστοςΜαντόπουλος-ζ8σ]

I havent drinks in my house except water :(

[@tomdunne255]

Apollo you are a God

[@bannjoe]

Pixelated Apollo ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

[@Tend0Pain516]

I am at the 6th minute and doing well with drinking... lets continue and watch how messed up I get with that Game xD Love your Videos Pix, keep up the good work!

[@liot_7]

u said that catapults are trebuches and sauroman when it is saruon lol

[@PixelatedApollo1]

Before I get a comments about this. I accidentally switched up Saruman and Sauron. I'm sorry is was a slip of the tongue, also im dyslexic and the names are very similar......Forgive me :P

[@bxuzabc]

Hi bro ho is it going

[@steniegames6828]

Pixelated Apollo R.I.P

[@iamyoutube2631]

gondor might of had a chance if there was one less mordor army

[@arthurprevot2547]

We can't apologise you, you are irrecuperable... Give me your channel and that's it 😂

[@rstoeckler]

RIP in Peace

[@vilhelmulmstedt7799]

Not gonna lie. The defenders played insanely well in this battle. Just think about it, the attackers had 13867 troops. While the defenders had 2507. If the defenders were to win this one, they would have to take out about 5,5 enemies for every 1 soilder.

[@jameshenderson5705]

Yeah, you don't really stand much of a chance when the balance of power is 4 to 1 against you

[@danielbergeespe1636]

Väg Verket these battles are boring af because you know that the defenders are gonna loose!! The best defender in the world couldnt win against the worst attacker in the world in this battle. This really makes the video extremely boring to watch because there is no question about who is going to win

[@milkman6883]

Daniel Berge Espe Yes you could say that about most of the battle but when the rangers held the corsairs you couldn’t tell who was gonna win!

[@seanmaguire8538]

We could've killed more troops but the catapults just glitched out quite a few times when they were near a cliff or our own troops were right in front of us. But what could 2,5k brave men of Gondor do against 14k servants of the Dark Lord?

[@SynnoftheDarkCloud]

it was a tough battle indeed...

[@simonplimon]

Ey I remember you from Galu's vid :P

[@seanmaguire8538]

The AoE game? Yeah i played that one as well.

[@kaaskikkerkoning9186]

U played very well, lord Aragorn is proud of you. :D

[@kaaskikkerkoning9186]

yes indeed

[@kylepessell1350]

Let's be honest Apollo. Every fight that involves Orcs becomes D-day for them.

[@Azivegu]

14000 vs 2500 Well, gondor at least put up a good fight

[@Azivegu]

wtf is going on here?

[@Onchification]

That was a looooong but goooood battle ! Keep doing ! You're one of my favorite youtuber !

[@kaaskikkerkoning9186]

Apollo I just love this video so far. I really enjoy all the catapults shots and the 300 strategy. THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS WITH US. :D

[@TB--sp9wy]

this is a battle worthy of snacks

[@Ganonmustdie2]

So that was about 13,700-ish troops vs. 2500 defenders. Attackers played very well and had roughly 5600 troops left after the battle. It seems like the only way for the defenders to win is to have much better luck with the artillery than they did here. Buffing up Gondor's army will only cause the choke point fights to go on longer because they can commit more troops, whereas decreasing the size of each attacking army somewhat shouldn't change that much unless they're nerfed too hard. I look forward to seeing this scenario again after some balance changes have been made!

[@stephannel414]

NECROPOST(sorry) they could buff the ammo capacity of the defending archers? Its very simple to do in the game files, and would fit with the theme of a well stocked fortress

[@DiZtheJedi]

36:30 KNOCK KNOCK "Uh-oh, it's Isaac Newton, and he's pissed." P.S. The Corsair army probably held off its attack until Mordor and Rhun armies got past that first defense point so that when they were passing by, the Corsairs could distract those Gondorian archers and catapults and keep them from continuing to pepper Mordor and Rhun to death. And once they reached a point where they could finish those Gondorians off, the rest of the Corsairs moved to join the main fight.

[@thehunter7422]

with the orc horn blowing and people catching on fire and getting killed at 1:05:04 it's like a horror movie. so intense!!!! man!!!! thank you Pixels #1080p

[@codeyhiggins5879]

This is the most I've seen Apollo mess up army comps and words in general feel like he's just having and off day but still my favorite KZbinr seen every single of of your 3rd age keep Em comin

[@kurogurochan7957]

When i played this scenario with others for this first try(not this one ), as defenders, we accindentelly wiped out every single attacker....sad orcs

[@SynnoftheDarkCloud]

gg guys ^^ was a good battle. and nice design there pbob xD

[@ryelanbarrett1480]

Synn DarkCloud

[@MelkorGG]

13:59 He says my name :)

[@glasshead5230]

just FYI, Melkor was the first dark lord before sauron aka gorthaur

[@MelkorGG]

I know, but I have never heard the name Gorthaur before - is it his name in a different language?

[@glasshead5230]

Melkor gorthaur is saurons name before he became a necromancer or sauron, he was called gorthaur by the maiar

[@MelkorGG]

Ah. Thanks. :)

[@liot_7]

???

[@vccancerkill5047]

On choke points form a horse shoe and engage as much of your troops as possible if you're the defender. It also counts for a flanking attack.

[@valentinbalbinot5054]

I really like when you comment things, like for instance the small story about the captain leading the ithilien rangers, the fact that they probably wanted him to die because they didn't want to be led by a snobish captain XD, great job as usual Pix !

[@jollyjungler3166]

i bought the game today just cuz i watch your videos and even managed to get the mod going im so happy in life now lol ty apollo!

[@Jmat-tc8zs]

Sauron is the Dark Lord of Mordor, Saruman is the Wizard of Isengard.

[@PixelatedApollo1]

What??? No way

[@lr1594]

You called Sauron Saruman. 3:05

[@midomen100]

He says it problably because always if you speak of orcs or such shit from mordor you say Saruman instead of Sauron. I dont know if its some inside joke but its misleading.

[@BattlerEvil]

Well no, Sauron is called Sauron and Saruman is called Saruman, no way to sugarcoat that one xD

[@Jmat-tc8zs]

Pixelated Apollo I know it sounds crazy, but its true!

[@rham5817]

Happy to see more evil victories, the insane amount of troops needed to keep this steady was epic

[@MRFlackAttack1]

A slow game isn't always bad, I learn things and improve my game from these videos. I think you should put together a series of videos that contain examples of good generalship and well implemented tactics and strategies. I would love to hear you commentating on those.

[@opusdei1582]

This is way more enyoyable and exiting than one big blobbatteline. Keep it up, very nice !

[@bigchris1234]

10:37, a thing of beauty. Pikes overlapping with sword infantry will be very hard to get through, especially with garbage orc units.

[@PixelatedApollo1]

yeah always a great strategy, only thing that can beat it are skirmishers

[@paladinbob1236]

cant not disagree..pikemen are always a thing of beauty :D

[@7DestinedLegends]

In medieval 2 if you're against a large force in a choke point they will win, the way to counter that is to hold the choke point with a V formation, then you'll rack up kills quickly.

[@moregasmthepowerful2959]

7DestinedLegends This is true, if you've seen the Battle of the Five Armies (although shit) the elves formation against the dwarves is fantastic. I've used it in M2TW and it works really well.

[@7DestinedLegends]

Yeah, I agree, I know for a fact that the defenders would've won if he had done it.

[@AntonStruzik]

7DestinedLegends i was kinda wondering why gondor lost all the percentage advantage as soon as they engaged the choke point so i guess you are right

[@jakob2946]

"to many artilllery and to much archers" guys i think Apollo is doge

[@PixelatedApollo1]

i am :D

[@TheMinarus]

Things that Apollo says during battle that I love: 1) Clumping up their troops... 2)A bit of a tussle going on here 3)Sending suppressing fire 4)Silencing those archers 5)That catapult is going to wrack up a ton of kills 6)They're getting them to waste their amo 7)It's getting hard but they're still trying to turn this one around 8)The amount of orcs here IS INSANE... 9) Defenders forming up a nice shield wall here. 10) The archers are taking a great position here Best One yet. 11)We know that Orc lives don't matter... When he says that can't you imagine like a bunch of dirty orcs in washington DC with signs petitioning for OLM "Orc Lives Matter" HAHAHA What others are there? LOVE U APOLLO!

[@jevandme7019]

OH MY FUCKING GOD PIXEY!!!! BEST UPLOAD YET!!! Thank you soooo much!!!

[@Zoey--]

52:25 most satisfying double kill ever on the catapults.

[@PinoyRicochet]

In the Last Days of the Third Age mod for M&B Warband, this place was fun to defend while playing as Gondor.

[@emielcooreman8711]

hey apollo, just want to say i really enjoy your video's I don't give a damn about youtube and I never comment on video's But for you I will make an exception because you already made me waste so much time by watching your videos! Love your commentary ,your stupid (but funny) jokes, content, typical style and more Keep up the amazing work :)

[@samtheman9002]

Ahhhh, another battle at the famous Cair Andros as if huh XD

[@samtheman9002]

another day another septim.

[@elvenslimeczt5208]

59:14 those javelines stuck in the hitbox of the destroyed catapult

[@jerimigalligory5327]

When Pixelated Apollo said "saviours of the broken" I couldn't help but think MCR.

[@NickButler-hr5df]

13,867 evil doers versus 2,507 brave and heroic Gondorian souls. They stood no chance of winning

[@nobodyknows1750]

An hour long siege on a friday? yyyyyeeeeeeeaaaaaaaahh bbbooooooiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[@PixelatedApollo1]

:D

[@conorstewart9520]

More battles similar to this one on that map would be fantastic

[@zachiboi5253]

Wow, this is one of the best battles I've ever seen. It had so much connection to the Spartans and the Persians. One thing that could have turned the battle in Gondor's favour, was to sent most of their troops to the chokepoint were the battle started and send the rest of the troops to take out the Corsairs, but the battle however was awesome R.I.P Gondor, your epic stand will not be forgotten.

[@ayobios]

I especially enjoyed your commentary on the inter dynamics of Gondorian military units "They probably want him to die"

[@galbert117]

Gondor needed the 25-killstreak MOAB. Definitely would have helped.

[@WolfKnight22]

that one way part is called a hold out. its meant to draw an enemy and trap them so archers and siege engines can annihilate them while they try to find another way farther into a fortress.

[@mikem5514]

I love your third age uploads

[@nicksingh8061]

Another third age vid! This made my eve lol, thanks Murican

[@Lemuriam]

34:04 "there's too many artillery, too much archers" :D

[@qwertyqwerty-ek7dy]

Hmmm eating ork flesh... Could it get you high? 🤔

[@BlueVentricle]

Late to this one I know, but a great match. Have never played this game, hope to start soon and hope people still do play this, it looks great. Great job by the defenders

[@ilialadiguin368]

5 vs 2? I knew deffenders will fall, battle was not fair.

[@Blaze_Razgriz501st]

i have won 5v2..........but i had an army of elves spam archers and balista and was gondor with high tier units and catapults...worst unit i had was the pelagir marines and my ally managed to snipe 3 of the generals with archers and balista ....so yeah....very hard....but not impossible...there was lots of prayers and sacrifices to the RNG God

[@christkourou]

Just a fool's hope... More third age siege battles please

[@Andrew-fe9jc]

Very nice video apollo I wish I could make these kind of videos looks like a lot of fun!

[@jaydenbegley3004]

love your videos watch them everyday by far my most favorite channel

[@thebadman7072]

what do you think about a giant open battle with all badies against good factions in huge units's size and properly equilibrated (enough orcs but not too much)

[@sebastianwozniak5740]

thanks Apollo i never realized that the Saruman had armor and was from Mordor :D

[@gotiyamunda]

Actually when your archers are out of Ammo,its a good idea to get them to the town sqare because you are just gonna have some infantry with your general at that final push.its smarter,same with your artillery crew.

[@ΧρήστοςΜαντόπουλος-ζ8σ]

wow I saw you did company of heroes. Keep up the great work

[@elvenslimeczt5208]

"Someone's hair is gone" - Pixelated apollo, 2016

[@alexandrusilviu7977]

You did not tell about Djokodal's army man.. besieds that you doing a good job ..keep going :)

[@eddymercan7487]

This was a beautiful battle, so glad I subscribed. Don't worry about messing up names and words every now and then, frankly I think it adds to the charm of this channel. Keep up the excellent work! Also, moar Elder Scrolls TW please? Without all the other commentators? I came here for your glorious visage and wondrous speeches, not the rest.

[@PixelatedApollo1]

Thanks dude :D

[@ETZ_godlevel]

32:48 is that pirates of the Caribbean music playing in the background?

[@zezimarules1]

Awesome Video :D keep up the good work. :P

[@matts2208]

this was honestly one of my favorite matches to watch

[@saggyskittles981]

Love your videos keep up the grate work

[@gondoriansmith8042]

Love the vid! I always watch them

[@keltonhill9570]

What is the music that plays around 15:15?

[@nadershabro5150]

wow That Video is mind blowing mate .... i enjoyed it . man these games goes silly and boring after 10 time playing but this is the 100 vid of your third age jurney . i want to say that its all about your talking skill and commentary that im really really enjoying :D thanks for your time

[@chrisholland8811]

I think if the defenders just held up on that canyon chokepoint right before the castle walls with everything the had...placing catapults and archers on the hills and and infantry layered within the chokepoint possibly forming a horseshoe where it widened...allowing the enemy to amass their army within the plains it might have been enough. That rising that they couldn't get down from even if it went uncontended from the defenders might have been too far for the orc archers to harass the catapults and archers accurately on the cliffs. Even with the orc numbers I think it could be done if the infantry was layered properly to hold back the attackers. The attackers couldn't just send in waves or they'd be cut down by too much missile fire. So a large force all at once would be needed to break through. Even if all else fails it would make for an epic stand.

[@LiamRedmondVideo]

Hey Apollo you should do a top 10 list of all the battles you've had on your channel so far. If you can remember them all that is lol. I'm sure some probably stick in your mind.

[@raphaelchristiansaroca1362]

this kind of videos never gets old

[@Neerus2007]

Awesome battle as always and I realize it was rather historic, but those defenders were sooooooooo out matched

[@fairygoodmuller8065]

hey, great vids! however, can you show more open field battles because holding choke points is quite boring after a couple of vids :)

[@mysticleo1446]

Hey Pixelated Apollo!!! I love your videos! I don't know how long I've been watching your videos but why have gotten me addicted to Third Age Total War even though sadly I'm too broke to play it. Do you take suggestions for videos?

[@dainironfoot5198]

Good lost to evil on a Gondor map today. In other news, the sun rose in the morning and set at dusk.

[@joshvir262]

Defending that choke point was a huge mistake they lost more men than they sent in!

[@FortuneFaded2006]

I played a drinking game: took a shot for every time you said Saruman instead of Sauron.

[@michaelprodonovich4392]

I was about halfway through when I realised it's as long as a feature film.

[@Themostawesomestvids]

That was good.

[@spongmongler6760]

the lack of saruman - sauron knowledge angers me

[@PixelatedApollo1]

its not a lack of knowledge, it was a lip of the tongue. just mixed up the names

[@spongmongler6760]

Pixelated Apollo and it makes me rage

[@ttlpwn34]

slip of the tongue happens once, bruh, not the whole video lol

[@joebob7483]

I've got one reply for that: Deal with it.

[@muhammadawais2492]

Bro upload more videos of third age kindly

[@elireeves22]

I actually walked to the corner store for drink and snack. This better be worth it!

[@seanpower3072]

What is the music that plays at 32:40

[@Gr1nd0r]

That ballance of power should have told you from the start who was going to win

[@NightFiron]

What music is playing at 4:15?

[@jejeakle]

That southern defense was awesome

[@theflyingdutchman1432]

if you think about it, if you were a Gondor soldier in the vally you do not know what is coming around the curve. for all they now Soron himself could come

[@Blaze_Razgriz501st]

in this type of final stand, wouldnt it be better to have the trebuchet use standard shot instead of flaming, since it would give them more accuracy? i mean, yes, flaming shot kills more, but since most of the shots miss, does it really matter? if you could increase the amount of hits, that means more kills....but keep the catapults on flaming shot....they are accurate enuff with it

[@shanepealow2052]

I am hoping we are getting a third age Halloween siege

[@CrazyPinkStalion69]

hey apollo what is the music you use beeides the m2tw vanilla music

[@praiseyahwehandyeshua6543]

lord of the rings is basically just a long magical race war

[@ashleyhall8156]

Hey @Pixelated Apollo how do you play/get these online matches? in my client it says ArcadeSpy shut down, are these LAN's?

[@Ericson412]

Hey Apollo I´ve got a little question. Once you´ve made a video named "How to play Medieval 2 TW Online without Gamespy" or something like that. I can play the standard Medieval 2 Total War version without Gamespy, but if I try to play an online battle with Third Age or any other mod, I have to create a Gamespy account... So do I have to create one or is there another way to play? Thanks in advance :)

[@burkesullivan9086]

I love siege battles, thank you Total War Warhammer, Humans vs giants.

[@007NowOnline]

Fun video. Fantastic match. It was exactly 13,867 vs 2,507. And it was a fight to the last man standing. Just wish non of the attacking troops retreated off the map. P.S. At the end of the battle, on the battle results list, under the enemies killed column, what does the numbers within the parentheses represent? Is that like the number of troops that retreated off the map or something?

[@paladinbob1236]

that represents those troops who surrendered...being that it would be unlikely that either side would take them as prisoners...add them to the casualty list ...so make the defenders kills around 9k :D

[@007NowOnline]

paladinbob 123 Thanks so much for replying. Also, are you the real paladinbob?

[@paladinbob1236]

i hope so...[checks himself :D]

[@nickgardner4950]

PixelatedApollo what kind of graphics card do you use I would love to know since I am building a pic myself.

[@jevandme7019]

Plz tell me what's the music you used for this video!!

[@Kozas15]

I know this doesn't matter but at the beginning you said that this is kinda like medieval times so travel using boats is fastest. Well now we have airplanes but still cheapiest way of transporting goods is by using ships. Just wanted to mention this fun fact(I feel like Ted Mosby now)

[@Joe-dh1ib]

New favorite youtuber

[@MattStappJesusFreak]

I don't see how good would ever win in these situations. It doesn't matter if specific factions are better when they are so horribly outmatched. Honestly, even if ranged factions never ran out of ammunition eventually the sheer numbers would finish them off. The enemy had 5, 660 men left after the fight. That's just...insane.

[@brunokopte1347]

At a situation like this, you can afford to lose a catapult crew. Another crew can take their place and fire it. The ammo stays with the weapon, not the crew.

[@knight_insane4676]

After this battle, it is really interesting to think about what happen to Caer Andros, after the war is over and Sauron is defeated. Are the people trying to come back and try to life here again. Or they seeing in Caer Andros a new darkness, that something make this place now very dangerous, like the dead marshes. Ok, the dead marshes are really older than that we see in the second movie, but it is iterresting at all to think about it.

[@gotiyamunda]

Hey Apollo,whens more Divide and Conquer mod for TATW.

[@QuinSkew]

The orcs could have attacked from behind or is the river to deep behind the Gondorian defenders?