As a Polish person, i can confirm, i do deal more damage to archers and recover ~5hp per minute.
@alejandrosmusic86852 жыл бұрын
Thanks mate I hope you’re able to counter the Slavs when they come to Poland
@prussianblue93162 жыл бұрын
We really be in the dark age
@thegreenpianist76832 жыл бұрын
This made me laugh way more that it should have
@ian_b2 жыл бұрын
As a non-Polish archer, I can confirm this😥
@tr4spyable2 жыл бұрын
As a polish person I can confirm it even applies to Winged Hussars
@pramodn90772 жыл бұрын
+10 for bringing back the intro!
@andrewjohnhodge65992 жыл бұрын
It was a lovely surprise!
@00rasengan2 жыл бұрын
We want this intro in aoe4 videos as well!
@Krissieo2 жыл бұрын
+15 in imperial age
@Eustathe2 жыл бұрын
He didn't bring it back, it's always been there in civ overviews
@wyrdplae85862 жыл бұрын
does anyone know if the opening song an original work? If there's a full version somewhere I'd love to grab it??? It slaps.
@bare_bear_hands2 жыл бұрын
The simple fact that folwarks are 3x3, just like farms, makes them aesthetically ideal.
@azsswim2 жыл бұрын
I love the model for the castle, its Bedzin in Poland. My dad was lived across the street from it, and has many childhood memories from having played in its moats and its walls.
@T0mek872 жыл бұрын
Hope he didn't get hurt when the Chinese empire did a rush on Będzin.
@Apocalypso642 жыл бұрын
Did you show him the Polish Castle in-game?
@ratulxy Жыл бұрын
Wait, your dad lived across a castle? That's so cool.
@weswolverine Жыл бұрын
@@T0mek87ironically I was just playing as the poles and the Chinese just did this to me
@HistoricalWeapons2 жыл бұрын
And the Winged Hussars Arrived!!
@boarfaceswinejaw45162 жыл бұрын
Making their way to heaven!
@toddv72572 жыл бұрын
Coming down the mountainside!
@Zapper19932 жыл бұрын
They could use some southeast right now.
@MiSt33002 жыл бұрын
I am Polish and I can tell you that when I mine I produce gold all the time!
@kwdblade46832 жыл бұрын
deepest lore
@MiSt33002 жыл бұрын
@@kwdblade4683 you know it!
@watchman8352 жыл бұрын
From your arse.
@Mephistopheles92 жыл бұрын
@@watchman835 from yours
@randomturd14152 жыл бұрын
But can the hun player confirm if they don't need houses?🤨
@Adunapheth2 жыл бұрын
You forgot about their secret bonus, if you are raiding the enemy with winged hussars, you type in chat "And the Winged Hussars arrived" to assert dominance.
@toddv72572 жыл бұрын
Coming down the mountainside
@GarkKahn2 жыл бұрын
Highly effective in september When we remember
@eruantien99322 жыл бұрын
It does amuse me how hussars have had wings since... The Conquerors? Were they in the original Age of the Kings or were they added in the expansion? I can't remember anymore. Anyway, hussars have always had wings but we're only so recently getting Poles as a civ. I find this amusing.
@Neon-Lines2 жыл бұрын
but their Hussars are literally the worst for Raiding and against Archers lol
@danpower74162 жыл бұрын
@@eruantien9932 They were added in Conquerors, same for halbs.^^ But Liths also get winged hussars and were introduced much earlier than poles.
@ingwio24852 жыл бұрын
That Sponsor transition was soo smooth! Thanks for the overview. I really enjoyed it!
@x2cer2 жыл бұрын
Had a huge smile on my face when I heard the classic SOTL intro music :D
@michaelandreipalon3592 жыл бұрын
Farming = A+ for me. Look at that proper squaring of the Farms. *Look at it!* Hmm, needs more Winged Hussars breakdowns (unless that's already a previous video).
@LordRavensong2 жыл бұрын
It is
@ottokarl54272 жыл бұрын
"It's a square tomato! We have nature on the run!" - Adrian Monk
@kwdblade46832 жыл бұрын
The polls are in on the Poles, and their polearms held by Pole arms are polling well, although not with the pols.
@popopduck8772 жыл бұрын
What about Paul the Pole?
@kouron2 жыл бұрын
@@popopduck877 he's a politician, politely polluting polish ponds with polonium, we don't talk about him.
@ArawnOfAnnwn2 жыл бұрын
Damn Poles, they ruined Poland!
@Wtf_is_this_handle_thing_YT2 жыл бұрын
I don't get the last pun. What are the pols?
@piotrjasielski2 жыл бұрын
You polished this sentence to perfection.
@XtReMz982 жыл бұрын
SotL says the Poles aren’t good on water, but then grants them a Sea+. Go figure!
@rhalfik2 жыл бұрын
It's a stab at Bochemians for saying 'ahoj' despite not having sea access.
@Popebug2 жыл бұрын
Its because they have screen doors on their submarines.
@jarom68942 жыл бұрын
Szlachta tech fits excellent into Polish history - nobility/knight class (in Polish Szlachta) was numerous compared to other countries in late medieval era
@Diana-le7oh2 жыл бұрын
Poles arew my favorite civ in Aoe 2 now. The square farms is the biggest reason but I also have a much better win rate with playing them as an infantry civ than with any other civ.
@RESURRECT22 жыл бұрын
The ultimate skill is that when you defeat Poles, you never know if they won't return in the next 2 minutes.
@samfire306710 ай бұрын
*gets revived more 4 times during The game *
@LordOfNothingreally2 жыл бұрын
Normally I always skip the ad, or switch videos...but for truly exceptional KZbinrs I will, as a professional courtesy and sign of respect, always watch their sponsorship sections. Spirit of the Law is one such KZbinr, so marketing people looking for effective partners take note!
@Dinnye012 жыл бұрын
You so deserve the sponsorship! And the transition was flawless!
@MrShirial2 жыл бұрын
I love poles for their farm sized mill
@tyranitararmaldo2 жыл бұрын
It is also the only unique building with a Dark Age skin.
@jameskindschuh932 жыл бұрын
I love poles for their folwark sized farms
@Saltyoven2 жыл бұрын
Folwark allowing you to easily surround with farms and not need a complicated farm build order is real nice too.
@michabaron41292 жыл бұрын
Id almost count Obuchs as a bonus to the archer score, since with that 2 unit army comp (obuch + either skirm or arb) your ranged unita get more dps than most civs, even if ever so slightly. Its not gamebreaking amount but never detrimental E: Spirit of the Lawn
@obesechicken132 жыл бұрын
Yeah especially vs units with insane pierce armor like incan or mayan plumes and eagles, huskarls, or malian Champskarls. Then again just massing more Obuch probably works against those too.
@gauravminz83372 жыл бұрын
Not sure about this, but the way I see this, Szlachta Priveleges is supposed to be used as soon as one hits Castle Age while continuing producing Light Cavalry. This strategy is supported by the Folwark bonus. Of course this means that people using this strategy would have to take a chunk of their villagers to build a Castle, and upon its completion immediately research the unique tech all the while continuing producing Light Cavalry for offence/defence. Once the research is completed, Knights can be produced. This would free up lot of gold, and can be a potential source for the Imperial upgrade.
@timothydoyle96352 жыл бұрын
It just does not quite feel like a Spirit of the Law video without the bamf supremacy vil mercing that cobra car. Glad to see him return.
@Piccolino_2 жыл бұрын
I used to play aoe back when I was a little child during the 2000s and I always get a feeling of nostalgia thinking about this game, at the moment I have the game on my steam but never play it, even though I love watching your videos about it, they're so well edited and curious to watch and they make me feel relaxed and happy :0(!)
@arandomwalk Жыл бұрын
“Obuch” with a small exhale at the end of the word, is what made this video complete
@BryanLikesCandy2 жыл бұрын
Spirit of the Law could talk about anything. As long as that intro music plays, I'm there.
@Sallafar2 жыл бұрын
So.... the historical polish Winged Hussars where known as a (a bit late to the party but still) formidable, state of the art, *heavy shock cavalry* . And in AoE II they are not only a light melee cav, but also the poles as such are lacking in the final heavy cav-armour upgrade *and* the competetive lategame heavy cavalry.... WOOOT?? Am i the only one here feeling put off by this?
@ArthurDraco2 жыл бұрын
Not the first time AoE 2 ignored historical accuracy over gameplay balance.
@Sallafar2 жыл бұрын
@@ArthurDraco yes, but this bad? They basically engineered an entirely new civ, while still advertising them for what they aren't in-game anymore... To whom else did they do something on that level?
@lscibor2 жыл бұрын
Early polish hussars were very much light cavalry, gradually becoming kinda "medium" and then heavy shock cavalry towards last third of 16th century, while AoE2 supposedly portraits mostly events from before ~1550. So you can kinda understand why they made that choice, I guess. Their shock aspect is kinda covered by trample, it seems.
@ArthurDraco2 жыл бұрын
@@Sallafar There are a few that i could mention here(not sure if there are as bad as this). Chinese for example, had invented quite a few (most in fact) medieval technologies, yet don't have access to them in game. Also, many Spanish Conquistadors have written about how the Macuahuitl, the weapon used by the Jaguar warriors, could decapitate horses, yet it's an anti-infantry unit. The Saracen unique unit is also a weird one: from what i read, they never threw swords at enemies.
@johnxina51262 жыл бұрын
Game balance>historical accuracy Deal with it bro, this has been the priority by the developers since day one
@spd76932 жыл бұрын
I wonder how they would fend with Mongols as allies. I feel like both civs complement each other perfectly - both in their strengths and their versatility - and can make up for unpredictable plays. The only problem is the late game when both lack Ring Archer Armor and Plate Barding Armor, but both are strong in the late game anyways. Also, factor in the fast Mongol siege if you pair it with Obuch.
@Kjorn902 жыл бұрын
Historically, we actually get well with Tatars most of the time. Prince Vitold, brother of King Vladislaus Jagiello, gave them land on Polish and Lithuanian borders in exchange for a title of Khan. Those warriors were perfect allies and fearsome foes for next centuries. Mongols wasn't a monolite. Much of the horde swore loyalty to Ottoman Turks, some got under Russian Tzars. But those raised near Baltic Sea are still brothers to us, who helped us survive russian regime. Even religion wasn't an issue to them. They taught us horse riding, archery and their tactics. It would be nice if AoE would make some synnergy
@marianmarkovic5881 Жыл бұрын
@@Kjorn90 actualy those civ bonusses complement each other,...
@kurt47352 жыл бұрын
Great video. All of these are very well out together. Thank you for doing these.
@holemas2 жыл бұрын
Haven’t visited your channel in a long time, but congratulations on having a sponsor!
@iwersonsch51312 жыл бұрын
I wonder if with the mechanics of the Folwark, the original Korean bonus could make a comeback... "Fortifications within 20 tiles of the starting TC are built 50% faster and cost 15% less." "War wagons are now classified as siege, no longer classified as cavalry archers, and no longer benefit from archer armor."
@littleumbrella17632 жыл бұрын
Yes you have pronounced the Obuch correctly 👏
@andrzejandrzejski2292 жыл бұрын
Unlile folwark...
@crc52442 жыл бұрын
3:00 Interesting point that Poles are incentivised to do mill upgrades early, because of the 10% value dropped off immediately after farm construction. However, not sure if it's a good reason to do farm upgrades early. Because while a farm upgrade means you get more food up front, it also means you need to wait longer until the farm next renews.
@SteelRatVT2 жыл бұрын
16:21 those perfectly placed farms are our OCD dreams come true!
@jizz2252 жыл бұрын
15:15 That stuck villager is killing me
@TadeoDOria2 жыл бұрын
Love your overviews, but you forgot to highlight the Winged Hussar as a unique unit and to show its differences to the regular Hussar. You went straight from the Obuch to the unique techs.
@tonyschrock6272 жыл бұрын
There's a separate video on the winged hussars
@tonyschrock6272 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3vZYXSerrCqg8U
@TadeoDOria2 жыл бұрын
@@tonyschrock627 I know, but that's like saying there's a separate video about the Obuch; you should at least cover the basics in a civ overview, it is on the unique units list after all.
@Vlaew2 жыл бұрын
Poles has been my favorite, replacing Spanish in team games with friends. Prioritizing mining stone into castle usually gets me a good amount of gold and the stone I need to put up castles. Plus a mill that actually fits around the farms is nice AND the instant food from 10% of 8 farms is really nice in a pinch. I wish more civs were well rounded like this.
@W-G2 жыл бұрын
Intro is the best part of your videos for some reason, its just so hype.
@gaberielpendragon2 жыл бұрын
Folwark can be built around the farms around your TC as you expand, giving you both safety and extra food.
@konradpyszniak9762 жыл бұрын
Yes but not the first folwark which you build near berries.
@gaberielpendragon2 жыл бұрын
@@konradpyszniak976 As they are also houses, you are likely to need to build many of them, possibly before even starting up your farm eco. Can position two near TC to cover future farms. The first of which would likely be best placed either to the top or the left of the TC if I'm remembering the farming video well enough.
@sgtflintlock69042 жыл бұрын
Yaaaaay! The intro is back!!
@Krokmaniak2 жыл бұрын
About winged hussars. It actually makes sense. Historically Winged Hussars were seen as one use unit to deal decisive blow. But other cavalry units like armored companions were actually doing most of the job to make this one decisive charge possible
@WyattGoslingIsCool2 жыл бұрын
Poles are great on forest nothing because you can micro your farms to get a respectable food income in the early game. You should be able to get a lead off of that compared to other civs. How about a remake of the Slavs?
@mastodon111111112 жыл бұрын
Nah. I play forest nothing at a very high level. The poles needing a 3by3 space for the mill hurts alot. They do catch up but they don't have anything that stands out in imp that make them a good civ. Not saying they are bad but they aren't even a top 10 civ on forest nothing
@mastodon111111112 жыл бұрын
Also you need wood for gold early on so deleting farms and remaking them hurts your early gold income. If you want an imp time less then an hour in you need to sell All the wood you collect. To get to imp you need at least 1600 gold to also get onager upgrade and an onager to use to cut. That's roughly 10k wood sold at 14 per 100 wood
@srbishkrst2 жыл бұрын
@@mastodon11111111 why wood for gold early on?
@hikatoyshi2 жыл бұрын
Going castle.
@WyattGoslingIsCool2 жыл бұрын
@@mastodon11111111 I'm surprised, but I'll believe you since you're much better than me. What civs are good on forest nothing?
@reubendias182 жыл бұрын
Spirit of the "smooth transitions of puns"
@joelcarrizales24352 жыл бұрын
Thanks for bringing back the intro :)
@ArthurDraco2 жыл бұрын
4:05 We're the Rise of Nations Incas now.
@radiahmed12616 күн бұрын
Imagine if Chinese instant villagers were added to the Chinese
@thedyvyne27802 жыл бұрын
Love the content you make! Would you ever consider doing a video on conquistadors? I know Im not alone in wondering a lot of things about them, such as bonus damage/class type damage, how they stack up against other units, etc. An overview of the spanish civ would also be pretty neat, I think theyre a really well rounded overall civ
@popopduck8772 жыл бұрын
They're like cav archer take bonus dommages from both pike and skirmisher
@josephbrandenburg4373 Жыл бұрын
Ask and ye shall receive, eventually. Good for you
@PBspartanPAGE2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for correct obuch pronunciation. It was so frustrating to hear it said as “obuk” in some other youtubers’ videos😅
@rafad90442 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for szachta privilige :|
@Turalcar2 жыл бұрын
He described it correctly and then started calling it "obuh" which is even worse than "obuk"
@Turalcar2 жыл бұрын
@@rafad9044 Considering it makes for less mining this name would make sense
@Gojong_Emperor_Qianlong2 жыл бұрын
In the game, Poles cannot use Paladins, but in real history, there were heavy cavalry like Paladin in Poland, right? In other games, the Poles come out with powerful cavalry that won't be pushed back even if they go head-to-head with the Teutonic Knights.
@Daniel-ob2ev2 жыл бұрын
Yea we got winged hussars as our heavy cavalry.
@sahilambawade86362 жыл бұрын
Yeah infact Lithuanian had more light cavalry and poles had heavy cavalry and in game Lithuanians have strong paladins and poles have stronger light cavalry 😂
@ChrisZukowski882 жыл бұрын
@@sahilambawade8636 exactly makes 0 sense. The winged hussars were also the last heavy cavalry in history while everyone else shifted focus towards lightly armored infantry with rocket launchers lol.
@rohansharma5812 жыл бұрын
The world needs Spirit's intro !
@Zappygunshot2 жыл бұрын
You never really got into the idea of Obuch as a support unit for other things, which is where I believe (and the numbers seem to agree given their winrate on closed maps) their real strength lies. The Obuch may not win a fight against a Boyar or a Teutonic Knight one-on-one, but as a front line with something like ranged behind to capitalise on that armour stripping ability may well do much better. I'd like to see how well they do vs high armour unique units when they are used in tandem with something else, either in a 1v1 where that'd require a more closed map or much more intense micro; or in a team game where the Poles player just churns out their Obuch and a teammate covers the other half of the comp.
@Jaageful2 жыл бұрын
Folwark is so enjoyable to farm. Maybe all mills should be that way, or farm size could be smaller so you can fit them in similar fashion.
@sauromatae97282 жыл бұрын
Ah, perfect mill
@the_picard2 жыл бұрын
100% liking the video for that sweet ad transition.
@game-devin2 жыл бұрын
You can think of the stone/gold bonus like this: For every two villagers you send to either gold or stone, you are choosing between two gold miners, or two stone miners and a bonus gold miner.
@6zslim6272 жыл бұрын
I love how after seeing so many comments about the intro, Spirit really listened to his audience and brought it back. Much love SoTL, great overview as always
@windibd2 жыл бұрын
I think he only keeps it for civ overviews, he didn't use it in the Saracen market video.
@ayush8852 жыл бұрын
I don't know about the poles,but the intro is enough to make me subscribe again.
@TheDunestyler2 жыл бұрын
The winged hussar has always won against helebardiers, when I played them. even in terms of cost-effectiveness. They also perform extremely well against ranged units. And they win against all cavalry, except the cataphracts and elephants, but that's not a problem if you can outproduce your enemy with trash units.
@arnavnandan2 жыл бұрын
They are good against gunpowder units too. I tested them in equal numbers and almost half of them survived
@0507MAZ2 жыл бұрын
im glad the intro is back!
@pupsworld93122 жыл бұрын
Bro been waiting so long for this XD
@pupsworld93122 жыл бұрын
@Navaneerh Krishna poles are insane
@tomczhigland13222 жыл бұрын
16:41 spirit of the lawn 😄
@GarkKahn2 жыл бұрын
1:01 holy... relics! It's back!
@Miasanmia72 жыл бұрын
You pronounce "Obuch" correctly. It's not the hardest Polish word (actually quite easy), but it's nice to hear a non-slav pronouncing Polish word correctly. It's not too often to hear that. Sincerely, Krzysztof ;)
@Blooticus2 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile he refuses to pronounce the unique techs for no reason lmfao
@MrSergeantSnort2 жыл бұрын
Im not an expert player, and I’d like to get some opinion from other players. I recently used poles in a standard mid-open map (scandinavia). I stood struggling in defence for 1:30 hour against mongols, byzantines and mayas (moderate level CD), using arbalester behind the walls +castles and winged hussars to crush siege weapons, and finally attacked with cavalry, obuch, w hussars end trebuchet. What could I improve in tactics, in ur opinions? Thanks SotL for doing this video
@TheMrMatx2 жыл бұрын
I liked the video specifically for that 'Spirit of the Lawn' pun, hilarious
@jehuvargas40272 жыл бұрын
Good to see the intro back
@moketote48532 жыл бұрын
Is it just me, or does the pulse of the audio exactly match the attack sequence of the Obuch? 6:50
@KANEISNINJA2 жыл бұрын
WHEN THE WINGED HUSSARS ARRIVED
@165_josephlcna32 жыл бұрын
video : farm, sponsor : spirit of the lawn - chefs kiss
@BlueBolt50002 жыл бұрын
The biggest bonus the Poles have is the Folwark actually being the same size as farms.
@alexxpetra40972 жыл бұрын
You're the reason I won a small tournament with my friends 🔥
@SoulOfGmod2 жыл бұрын
Oh my god the intro is back; I cant come up with an arguement to keep it but I love it do death and I want you to know it
@HellStamp2 жыл бұрын
Love to see the intro back. Kamabitcoin is life.
@ORy6522 жыл бұрын
my absolute most favourite civ! :) I play them on all maps, of course arena and BF are more favourable, but if you can get to a point you research Szlachta privileges and spam super cheap knights on open map, it's gg :)I would like to see the folwark garrisonable for 8 vills, similar to khmer houses
@MrAllmightyCornholioz2 жыл бұрын
Polacy są niesamowici!
@ogilvy852 жыл бұрын
yeo gratz on the sponsorship man!!
@arizonabusinessleague9182 жыл бұрын
New civs in AoE always have cooler and more innovative features. It makes original civs just feel handicapped and antiquated.
@gilbertodisai43922 жыл бұрын
SoTL: *promotes the sponsor in just 3 secs* (at the beg) Sponsor: Well, that's ok so here is your money
@acrenequintovex2 жыл бұрын
THE INTRO IS BACK WOOOOOOOOOOOO
@oregano192 жыл бұрын
I'm a simple person. I see SotL new video on my feed. I watch the video till the end. I'm happy.
@elduquecaradura14682 жыл бұрын
Wait, what if you build the Forkfarm three tiles away from Town Center? That would mix the protection of your town center with your special bonus. I usually build the mill three tiles away
@teamlulquit2 ай бұрын
depending on where the berry bushes are, but yes that's legit.
@-Kidzin2 жыл бұрын
Still baffled (and honestly annoyed) at how Winged Hussars are replacement to hussars instead of paladins and considered light cav given that their renown comes from them being an elite, very heavily armed and armored cavalry of early modern era.
@KingBobXVI2 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised you didn't mention the biggest benefit of the Folwark: it's actually the same size as a farm so you can put it in a reasonable grid :P
@lf22082 жыл бұрын
He mentions it at 16:20 actually
@GunsAndRoses8712 жыл бұрын
About Time we get Civ reviews.
@JRSasquatch2 жыл бұрын
Your overviews are such a joy. Thankyou for your content. You have such a niche channel, brings me joy that your still pumping out content.
@TisTheWay2 жыл бұрын
Finally! Thank you!
@KingBobXVI2 жыл бұрын
Eyyy, the intro music is back! I've missed it :)
@timothymurray6772 жыл бұрын
The intro is back!!! I love it!
@RaynmanPlays2 жыл бұрын
The meta these days for 4v4 is two archer civs and two cavalry civs. But I wonder if maybe including an infantry civ or a siege civ might be able to counter the meta.
@HazmanFTW2 жыл бұрын
Oh nice, you fixed up the Seige/Navy mistake for the actual release :)
@tomgymer77192 жыл бұрын
I hope you do a dive into the bagains tech, I can't get a handle on how good it makes bulgarians against generic champions myself.
@AndrewKeeleymegaak32 жыл бұрын
He talks about bagains here kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWPKgpihoKicmck
@RolfReibach2 жыл бұрын
man you are the only person who gets me excited about adds. love it :D
@arcisas2 жыл бұрын
You nailed Obuch pronunciation 😀
@bladactania2 жыл бұрын
Is it worth it to throw in some Pikemen with the Obuch against Cav rather than go full Obuch?
@fulgursagitta50492 жыл бұрын
that intro song is pure serotonin
@jjforcebreaker2 жыл бұрын
Great vid as always! But small pronunciation issue - It's not 'obuK' or 'obutsh'. 'Ch' is a grammar variation of 'h' and pronounced as such. Normal, short, dry 'h' like in 'hell' or 'home'. Obuh.
@wyrdplae85862 жыл бұрын
Is your opening song an original work? If there's a full version somewhere I'd love to grab it??? It slaps.
@Basilboy64 Жыл бұрын
Did the Folwork lose the +5 population space?
@joshuabritton35812 жыл бұрын
Spirit of the Lawn; 10/10 would recommend to a friend
@CommissarMitch2 жыл бұрын
I do not play AoE anymore but I will keep watching Spirit's videos because yes.
@kkagari2 жыл бұрын
SotL please redo all your old civ overview videos in DE! I love your civ overview series, its your top shelf content!
@Gecko998YT2 жыл бұрын
Yoooooo the intro is back !
@Duchess_Van_Hoof Жыл бұрын
A top 10 light cavalry line video would be intriguing. Especially if we count the Magyar Huszar.