This start location had NO ROOM

[@PotatoMcWhiskey]

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[@DamagedDingo]

I honestly don’t know how you survived that. I would have died on King because I can never keep my units alive once they drop in health unless I have a massive army that it doesn’t matter if I lose heaps.

[@lucasharvey8990]

I love watching you stack the odds against yourself only to somehow crawl through a minefield of glass on your stomach until you somehow get to the finish line first, despite the AI having steel boots and laser guns to fight you with while you only have a couple sticks and a ball of dirt. That was a run-on sentence, but I will not apologize. It's endlessly entertaining to see unbeatable challenges be beaten, and you always seem to be able to pull cards out of an oracle or wherever.

[@jonathonvoegtli4699]

Keep this up. I have no idea how you plan your attacks so we'll but dam I love it. You take a small advantage like Japan's +5 combat by coast and make it huge for you.

[@mellon3891]

If only turn speed was always that quick.

[@ClockworkOuroborous]

@@mellon3891 I feel your pain. I need to sell a kidney to upgrade my video card.

[@d23iu4hr]

Turning barbs off then role-playing as them, very nice

[@thedirtbagstash]

Turn 0 - "we're in trouble" This is my kinda game. War in the first 10 turns. Early game chaos is ALWAYS my favorite start to a game.

[@keltongillanders5736]

Me too I always feel like it's a more realistic start to a game, humans were barbaric In our early days, we shouldnt be peaceful and civilized in the ancient era, so I'm usually a bit of a warmonger in the early game, I always try to take a second capital if someone is in the way of my expansion.

[@HuorNolatari]

Maybe that's why our ancestors did it too

[@Dunkle0steus]

19:48 it's so weird that the city with 1 population has such low loyalty. That one guy REALLY hates you.

[@lavafoxx]

Lol, probably the old dude that is yelling at the clouds

[@Butterpants1987]

potato was skateboarding on his side walk

[@mjw907]

"my science is already starting to recover" literally went from 6 to 7.6

[@andrewsercer9538]

Yes. That's almost 30% increase. That's huge! After 10 turns of just half that % increase he'd be at 18.5 20 turns he'd be at 64.7 100 turns he'd be well over 1.4 million science per turn.

[@Leonyoung11]

@@andrewsercer9538 Stonks

[@MrBlahblah22]

Potato: "You know what? Forever war. I'm declaring war upon the world. I am public enemy number one. My birthright to be the world's enemy." Entire world: Declares war on Potato Potato: "OH GOD. OH GOD."

[@nicholasleon434]

Bro just, that double formal war OUT OF NOWHERE had me absolutely rolling.

[@0th_Law]

To be fair, from the perspective of Eleanor and Gitarja, your aggression was 100% unprovoked. Granted, Gitarja was probably going to merc you once she had the chance, but she had no way of knowing that.

[@Tempest-jc3me]

Naw, Potato was just role-playing the AI better than the AI.

[@c_splash]

Me in this situation: "Oh god Indonesia spawned literally right next to me I hope they ignore me or something" Potato: "So anyway, I started blasting"

[@eddievedderface]

Brutal Deity is back! Old school Potato.

[@Kujeful]

Potato at setup: "Let's turn off the barbs." Potato when heat builds up: "Lets use discipline against non-existing barbs."

[@boesthius]

this game is just a simulation of my normal living situation here in Los Angeles - no room anywhere and neighbors breathing down your neck also this game was just ridiculous to watch - at least we have BASED Cleopatra who would never declare war on you

[@parrot1442]

Oh you too have surprised war both neighboors and took their bedroom and living room in one fell swoop?

[@boesthius]

@@parrot1442 only on Wednesdays

[@TheAntoine185]

4:15 the bonus applies on the tile where the fight goes. You're going on the warrior's tile which isn't a coastal tile sadly :(, you only have divine wind defensively

[@brandonkelbe]

Damn, this makes sense but is also rough. edit; wait his slinger should have the bonus though cause he’s staying next to the coast and throwing projectile!

[@Lucas61616]

@@brandonkelbe slinger behavior is dumb. From the times I've used them, they seem to use a lot of melee unit logic to determine how they attack. I honestly hate slingers.

[@hundvd_7]

I'm pretty sure it's that the *Combat* Strength of the Slinger is higher, but the *Ranged* Strength is unchanged?

[@thedirtbagstash]

Great cliff hanger. Your whole system of streaming/edited videos has really come a LONG way. Thanks for uploading!

[@twothousandgt]

Potato did NOT have to go that hard, but he did, and we all appreciate him for it.

[@torgor_]

classic discipline policy in a no barbs game, we've all done it (granted neither one mattered but I like pointing it out anyway)

[@serg9320]

Just in case, you know.

[@yuwish6320]

Turn 34, and Gitarja already has city walls built. Friggin AI bonuses are absurd.

[@piotrkosakowski7071]

its idiotic that you can build walls when your city is taking damage..

[@australiananarchist480]

I really dislike that form of difficulty. It's the same issue with paradox games, they don't make the AI more skilled, they just pump them full of buffs and pump you full of maluses

[@lucjanl1262]

@@australiananarchist480 yeah, it's just makes you catch up to AI for half of the game and the other half is just steamrolling them, cuz they are too stupid to improve.

[@khalilrahme5227]

@@australiananarchist480 at some point it gets too difficult to code good AI. Ai that would compete with pros is an entire project in itself

[@australiananarchist480]

@@khalilrahme5227 eh, not really with modern day machine learning. Crazy what you can accomplish in a few hours with enough processing power

[@yuwish6320]

When I get into situations like this, I usually just raze everything. Its the only way to deal with the loyalty bullcrap.

[@julianogodoy964]

Can't raze capitals

[@jamesdinius7769]

Plugs in discipline when there are no barbs. I mean, you don't have a scout either, but at least Recon has a potential to be useful.

[@LordMarcus]

These are my favorite types of Civ "scenarios" to play. It's one of the only ways I can feel anything anymore.

[@TooSmalley]

Lol, that "Fuck it dude we're in" was perfect.

[@JoycenatorGaming]

“Lemme tell you boys about the Samurai: I’m not gonna build it because it’s fucking useless.” 🤣

[@bobbehboi3309]

Here’s an idea for a challenge: never change your government. (And if you’re REALLY crazy try and win a culture game too)

[@thedirtbagstash]

"It's the year 2021, we have the internet and renewables coming online, space travel is becoming common place, and a global society is beginning to emerge. But you know what, fuck it, this unorganized tribe we just found in the jungle, they've got it figured out. Let's all of us, world wide, start to emulate the lifestyles of the potato chiefdom."

[@Da_Shark]

Omg yes I honestly want a civ 6 mod that makes you start further back civ should begin at monkey and go from there like literally start when we get down ot if the trees

[@erisesoteric7571]

@@Da_Shark In that kind of a game you should get to pick a hominid species instead of a Civ at the start of a game.

[@thebenqisme]

colonize mars as a chiefdom tribe

[@mohandasjung]

@@Da_Shark have you played Spore?

[@mitmatgames604]

1:02 ... I'm not ok with that callout mr potato

[@DJDarkDarsi]

*Denies a Trade of Horses* Potato Immediately after : I could probably sell my Horses to someone

[@seejayfrujay]

26:00 approximately, PM snaps. "No more Mr Nice Potato". I'm hurting.

[@LynxxXVI]

Majapahit was a literal hellscape for a very long time there

[@lavafoxx]

Dude, I haven't seen such a brutal start such as this. I hope the upgrades of your units transfer over when you eventually upgrade them.

[@hippiblue]

I think legendary start would make captured cities worth keeping.

[@BrentThu]

I like the map over your face, thank you.

[@FlippieCocu]

I have to say Potato, the quality of your content has really improved a lot. Keep up the great work and major props to your editor as well!

[@Bitsmap]

It reminds me when Japan was in a forever war with you in the last game, now the tables turned.

[@jas7256]

He’s playing Japan’s POV this time around

[@Brandonhayes-r6e]

Even just watching you play this game gave me high blood pressure

[@NIO4LIFE]

This episode shall be placed in the hall of fame!

[@rhyanwesthassel7980]

Ah Terra maps. The choice for people who really want a crap tonne of land for themselves.

[@jas7256]

This was the most insane early game I’ve ever seen. I honestly thought you’d re-roll 50 turns in cause of how insanely behind you were

[@raptorofwar4415]

This is the best ending for a Civ video you've ever had.

[@Deathborn668]

"...unless you just play on Prince and don't build a military for the first 40 turns and get overrun by barbarians." I'm in this quote and I hate it.

[@LBullockPW]

This is the most exciting thing I’ve watched in a long time. And it ended in a cliffhanger!

[@RagdyAndy]

Soo glad this is just audio!!!!

[@matthewnapoleon125]

Your vids always rope me back to the game

[@willbrolley262]

As a bonus, the government plaza gives an extra +8 loyalty to Indonesia's former capital, making it that much easier to keep.

[@sleekmagician7778]

"Fuck it dude we're in" are words to live by

[@hamclapper2654]

Never gets old. So satisfying to watch this

[@LordRavensong]

Did the warrior lose to the city because of the chariot defending the city? I'd be curious to know if you would win in that situation if the city was ungarrisoned.

[@paperxplane1]

He did. Little known fact: in order to take a city the melee unit must have enough health to survive combat with the garrisoned unit, even if the city has no health left.

[@adiaromaine-figueroa3066]

damn what a ride lol brilliant stuff vodka mcgrainmash

[@pitohui9430]

3:06 discipline while there's no barbs in the game lol

[@tlobrill1]

Lol. Amazing cliff hanger cut at the end. Well played.

[@pouet843]

By far the most entertaining game I've seen so far, kuddos for keeping it alive !

[@tomtom1501tm]

Theater square and encampment would have been better swapped. Gives the theater square +1 adjacency. Edit: Nvm it ended up being better with the entertainment complex.

[@KayDizzelVids]

That ending...oh dear...The AI really wants to make mashed potatoes...

[@Pierre-gk5ky]

"You don't build any units until turn 40 and your capital gets overrun by barbarian horsemen." HEY. I resemble that remark.

[@arthuralpaca]

Seriosly, coolest game of Civ I've seen in a while. Well played mr. potatow

[@sarysa]

Prince? No military units for the first 40 turns? ....sounds about right.... This is looking to be a hilarious series.

[@2gtomkins]

Combat bonuses based on terrain go with the terrain of the defender

[@pants9969]

i love the way you narrate your actions and thoughts its very entertaining

[@KrzOstr]

Just imagine how much more intense this video would've been with barbarians! :D

[@mikeschlau4501]

35:43 That was really good German.... 😂😁

[@shawnb2636]

That was an amazing start. Love it

[@MrMolova]

You know, I really like watching you "struggle"

[@spritemon98]

Yay!! We got the minimap back!!

[@scifugitive2]

What a cliffie!

[@D1craigRob]

this is exactly the type of game we want to see.

[@SimpleSapper]

“Unless you play in prince…” Deity is just too hard for me to play 😂

[@MCYonazz]

In this episode: Potato turns into Count von Count multiple times. Also, shit is going down.

[@Nerfunkal]

Boy what an ending for that episode. Nails bitten!

[@funnyphrog9745]

I loved the part where he turned of barbs and then also used discipline.

[@rogermusson4110]

That's the first game of yours I have seen with QUITE such a desperate start!

[@flxgxdent3767]

The no money thing is a bug happens to me all the time the only way to combat is to make a deal (make it equal) where the ai makes the deal snd change the money accordingly idk how to make it work during a peace deal tho

[@ikmalkamal5830]

That monologue is legit anime villain levels of awesome. I can imagine a Gundam dictator saying right after he nukes earth and destroy the polar ice caps, not to torment his enemies, but because he can

[@louiszeugin2704]

Wait, wasn't swapping out god king one turn before the pantheon kinda counter-productive ?

[@PotatoMcWhiskey]

yes

[@GameOne13]

Chad

[@tammaz]

lol hilarious game. Cant wait for next episode.

[@walterengler5709]

I had a game recently where I started and almost immediately ran into Elizabeth. So I rushed her, took her out .. and Egypt appeared. So I rushed Egypt took it out .. and then discovered Persia and the Mayan just to the North on the other side of mountains with a small pass between the ranges. Weirdest dang game. Then the Mayn had no space to expand and they send a settler down the pass so war, took it, thank you very much. Then Persia did the same thing after I got peace with the Mayans. So there I am sitting with five cities (two enemy capitals, original capital, and two from stolen settlers) So I try to go around the mountains to attack Mayan from the sea and run into Mansu?! So I took him out as he was doing nothing and finished him off and *poof* there is Malaysia right next to him. All of these civs within a small portion of the map. It was freaking ridiculous. But I took so many temples I converted Mayans and Persia to my religion before they established anything .. and then as I tried exploring world ran into Germany. Quick rush of religious units and win before 1400. I would say a good 50% of the globe was still unexplored by any civs due to how everything got placed so weird.

[@bagitalegit9600]

You literally went like: i rather betray the world then have the world betray me

[@markox.9665]

This is one of your most instructive videos (next to the Arabia overexplained). After that I grasped the tactics behind the national parks and hit a culture win in 252 turns on immortal (my personal record).

[@Jimblefy]

Brilliant editing to finish the video :) Very funny. Thanks dude :)

[@tomasmugicamoreno8499]

Love the cliffhanger at the end

[@baronmunro1494]

I'm pretty sure with ranged units and the Divine Wind bonus you have to be attacking into the coastal tile. Vietnam works the same way, with ranged units sitting in forests attacking a featureless tile getting no bonus, but getting one if they attack into a forest. It's weird, but it still means your archers/slingers will be stronger defending.

[@KaminkoMcMad]

I liked this game so much that I watched the vods and Now I am watching the series

[@CornBredCrusader]

I was so confused as to why he was struggling so much with loyalty, but then i remembered that he was in a dark age

[@sl796]

This was the most entertaining Civ video I've ever seen.

[@Merrick1995]

“If I kill the slinger, Oh how’s it going Eleanor”

[@alantremonti1381]

I'm amped for this.

[@woomy8971]

I did this once with Georgia, so I could colonize the second continent and then win a domination victory for the Georgia memes

[@KnightofBretonnia]

Now that's how you do a cliffhanger ending!

[@mastykidemiai]

Man this is one of the best Patato's videos :D

[@cameronsilva551]

LMAO the music at the end. Give your editor a bonus please

[@stevenhuxley2866]

"What we can do is have a can-do attitude. And do the best we can...do." -Hojo Tokimune

[@Groaker]

This is probably the most CURSED starts I have ever seen played until completion. It's a real testament to your ability as a player.

[@alexparker5127]

The most cursed start I ever had was a pvp game with friends where my settler started with a mountain on every side except for a lake on one side. I was England. We immediately restarted started the game, but I regret not playing through. In retrospect in might have been a fun challenge and with how good our one friend was I had no chance of winning anyway.

[@dm74dm74]

Nice! I have been trying to play Japan on a Terra map lately. Nothing crazy, just regular deity and I have still had issues with spawning right next to people and having loyalty issues super early. This is helpful.

[@Chakeis]

Potato has the best evil laugh

[@laurenzmichel2558]

This is one of the funniest videos I have seen so far 😂😂😂😂

[@prebenandrejensen6172]

Yea, things are looking good. If you close your eyes 😂 nice one

[@urangtuai5583]

Turn off barb. Potato: Im the barb now.

[@shalalameowmeow3601]

This is the most entertaining civ video I have ever watched. lol

[@ISUCKATANYOFTHIS]

This would be the God game for Nubia

[@paperxplane1]

Dido be looking powerful in this game lol

[@WilliamTehConqueror]

"my only hope is murder" -potatomcwhisky 2021

[@salinatsai4799]

Discipline policy with no barbs? Sure!

[@sizze3998]

this is the civ content i never knew i needed!!!!!