RISE OF THE REPUBLIC! Total War: Rome II - Rise of the Republic - Rome Campaign #1

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[@lionheartx10]

*You can learn more about this historical period by watching this documentary:* kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKW1mGWNrNJ9kJoa *Get Rise of the Republic Here (EU only) Save 20% off the DLC:* bit.ly/RiseLH *Can we hit 2,000 likes for an Early Hour Special at part 5? Feel free to check out my Patreon here:* www.patreon.com/lionheartx10

[@alexthedominator8443]

lionheartx10 sorry I haven't been watching you for a few months now I'm back

[@alexthedominator8443]

lionheartx10 also why Rome there are more factions you could play with but you play with the trush? Really?

[@Vikkin1218]

Di you replace the game's soundtrack with RTW's?

[@MASTERMIND-mr6er]

Alex the dominator Play with the trush like big boy you are..... XD

[@alexthedominator8443]

MASTER MIND I meant Rome you idiot there are better factions than rome besides they were Greece's bitch.

[@MAHGhost17]

8 minutes in, already planning to assassinate someone because you want someone else to lead the family.... certainly sounds like Rome XD

[@richardmacpherson7647]

Ghost17 👍

[@shamneo23]

Ghost17 or sounds like lionheart. lol

[@theotremmel605]

not assasinating just let him take a break (still sounds like an Assasination)

[@Waffalish]

Ehhh, sounds more like Crusader Kings 2 if you ask me

[@d0ugal83]

It's faster to get rid of a family member through succession... lame update. WTB hard battles no family minigame.

[@shoehorn2213]

The Rome 1 music track is very appropriate for this time period, very immersive just watching this

[@davidmcmanamy1386]

Yaa, it gave me goosebumps hearing it. The original is still my favorite TW game for some reason

[@shoehorn2213]

It’s still a popular one, I still play it along side Medieval II and that lets play series by manyatruenerd was entertaining

[@xgh1000]

THANK YOU! I thought it was TWR soundtrack, glad someone confirmed it :D

[@raider968]

Did CA add rome 1 music as the default, or is lionheart using the mod?

[@orarinnsnorrason4614]

My guess is the mod. It's updated very quickly I've noticed. Although I used it before and it is excellent, I switched recently to the Alexander soundtrack mod. It fits so well with this game it's unreal. Goosbumps every battle.

[@harrisondarby6044]

Ive missed seeing cities with more than one wall

[@totalwarlegendary326]

LOL!

[@fudgeyman99]

I forgot how much i love that city expansion animation.

[@braedenwestland2662]

Big mood

[@basvandeven1837]

As a bit of historical context: ''The second founding of Rome'', by Livy. After the seven mythological kings of Rome -- Romulus, the warrior; Numa, the priest; Tullius, the fighter; Ancus, de builder; Tarquinius, the reformer; Servius, the stabiliser; Superbus, the proud -- the Roman Republic was ruled by two annual consuls. Superbus' son was involved in a scandal, which made the Romans suspicious of kings and their seemingly endless power. Thus the consuls. After the sack of Rome, Camillus became dictator in order to ''refound'' Rome, a second Romulus. This is the period in which we will enjoy Lionheartx10's campaign! :) If you'd like me to do more historical bits and pieces, let me know!

[@AHumblePear]

thanks tim

[@elsasslotharingen7507]

What's the meaning of your profile picture?

[@basvandeven1837]

Bolshevik Leninist It's the "flag" of a podcast I find rather enjoyable: Hello Internet by Brady (Numberphile) and Grey (CGP Grey).

[@elsasslotharingen7507]

Thanks. I love gears in symbolism, as you can probably tell.

[@ronaldstreeter5937]

Thanks Tim.

[@Senorgusanos]

The guy who keeps telling you your men are wavering and fleeeing while you’re completely dominating the other army should be sent on a solo charge next time

[@aliasofanalias7448]

I call him captain obvious. He makes me rage so much. I can see the flags flashing! Stop telling me stuff I already know! I have shouted at my computer multiple times due to captain obvious.

[@zandertunes9602]

He never really dominated he destroyed his army when he outnumbered the enemy 3-1

[@parsman9914]

That "guy" is Mark Strong.

[@Lykas_mitts]

Alright, Let's get the memes out. "ANAKIN, MY ALLEGIANCE IS TO THE REPUBLIC! TO DEMOCRACY!"

[@ToneRetroGaming]

LOL

[@Scorpion51123314512]

If your not with me....then you're my enemy.

[@matthewpreston28]

Mitts its over anakin i have the high ground

[@orarinnsnorrason4614]

Only a barbarian deals in absolutes!

[@Scorpion51123314512]

YOU WILL TRY!

[@sturmtruppler6909]

Three battles in one episode... Mars favors rome on this day.

[@lasombramagister2668]

Because of you, everytime I start a Rise of the Republic campaign, when the guy says "May Mars watch over you" I invariably say, "May Mars watch over us all" in a British accent. Its become tradition

[@BenjinWS]

6:56 There is a difference between Faction Leader and Family Leader. Within your own family, you have a leader who has two intrigues that only he / she (only men can be leaders, generals or admirals for factions with the "Family Duty" trait for women, such as Rome) can use. These intrigues are "Educate" (for children) and "Declare Heir". Both of these intrigues are supposed to require a lot of gravitas, so whoever is Family Leader should be someone who can accumulate a lot of gravitas per turn. One intrigue is locked off from the Family Leader, which is "Usurp Legacy" - that is available for all other characters in your bloodline who are eligible for Family Leader, and is supposed to require a lot of gravitas to initiate. That intrigue is also supposed to be used to replace the Family Leader if his / her gravitas accumulation is too slow and there is someone else in the family who is better suited for the role. I think a Family Leader who has a lot of gravitas may also affect loyalty from other parties as well, but I'm not sure whether it's positive or negative. The Faction Leader is just a trait that gives a few buffs (increased gravitas accumulation per turn, more morale / public order to leading an army / navy etc) to whoever has it and also represents their faction in the diplomacy screen. In a Republic government type, I think the trait moves to anyone with the top three highest gravitas values in your faction, including characters from a different party - it doesn't just stay with your family like it used to and is supposed to move around a bit unpredictably, unless you're in a different government type like a Monarchy or Empire which ties the Faction Leader trait to the Family Leader. EDIT: A CA representative said on the forums that, in a Republic, the Faction Leader trait is moved to whoever has the highest gravitas, but I once had a character in another party - who had the highest gravitas - not get the trait after the previous Faction Leader died, so I don't think that's true. I'm just assuming that it's the top few, since it's a bit random.

[@ToneRetroGaming]

Are you Benjin the mod guy? Man your mods are awesome

[@BenjinWS]

Thank you - yes, I'm the same dude :)

[@brandonwatson4820]

Benjin yes same!

[@australisplays7615]

Marcus "Furius" Camilus ok this man has the coolest Latin name ever! If Marvel had been around in roman times this man would have his own action figure and movie series ;-p

[@thepursuer2401]

He actually followed the old hoplite fighting style of putting your best on the left flank

[@maxpotter6181]

This DLC is the first Total War content I've preordered. I consider it an early birthday gift for myself since its release is the day before my birthday.

[@JPShadow]

I love this game. Wish I had a strong enough pc to play it. The Roman era is my favorite in all of human history. I play rome tw all the time but this game is so much more fleshed out.. I want it

[@DB4331]

Rome 2 has turned into a great game recently. If you get a strong enough pc to play it, get it.

[@shasotaualfa]

I have a strong enough PC, but welp older TW games are not made to run on AMD CPUs. ;( But atleast i can play both Warhammers.

[@Malik-ni1qo]

Tbh I like the Germanic tribes better

[@DaniboyBR2]

I can't play Warhammer TWs for some reason, they crash, but I run Rome 2 great and I just got it yesterday, it looks pretty neat, I was addicted to Rome 1 too, but the TW game I played the most was Shogun 1.

[@ivancheyt]

@@Malik-ni1qo tbh actually they are all Slavic tribes.

[@OneofInfinity.]

Always wanted to play as the Samnites, I kept hoping for a faction mod. This is way better I could have imagined.

[@chrissobiech2677]

Lionhart it makes only sense to kill enemy General if you can finish his Army in same turn. If not its better to leave him alive with depleted Bodyguards or you face a new general with full Bodyguards.

[@suomusintti]

Sorry I'm late but you should kill it if you have no worries of losing men and you are winning the war anyways. Your units get experience

[@TheSpicyLeg]

26:41 His mother warned him. Oh, sure, you’ll make some coin now, she said. But they’ll be back when the war starts, whisk you away to a battle, she said. Publius did not worry, he was in a crack unit or swordsman, and besides, he was always in the back row. Nothing could get to him there. He’d return a hero of Rome, and surely THEN Lucia would notice him. His mother warned him, but he did not listen.

[@shamneo23]

80min video?! is it my birthday? getting popcorn before watching

[@xar9499]

Now this is a campaign that I can get excited about!

[@gwapongnilalang4481]

Again quality content and strategies from lionheart❤👍

[@majorbowie776]

this was my first LP from you I watched, it seriously was one of my favourites and got me into Rome 2, saw this in my recommended after forever, feels strangely nostalgic. Thanks dude

[@pefayl9367]

This is one of your best videos! I have watched it countless times, and you inspired me to start playing this game. Amazing channel here guys.

[@danielgreen511]

In Roman society the family was a huge deal. Respecting the head of the family (the father) was paramount, even if the son held the highest office. There is a story that illustrates this. The father approached his son on horseback: he demanded (as a father) that his son (as consul) use his powers to order him (the father) to dismount.

[@SkyGuy4991]

Are you also aware of one more new feature: just like in ToB, ships now back off from the beach to make room for more after disembarking their troops, allowing you to disembark your entire army.

[@Imbadatvideogames]

I love how it has total war rome music, it's nostalgic

[@tylerman39]

its a mod

[@BaronVonMott]

Ah, this brings back some memories... the original Rome 2 campaign was the first lionheart series I watched, and the first Total War gameplay I ever saw. And I've been hooked on watching more of both ever since 😁👍

[@jeeshadow1]

Not sure if you entirely figured it out, but after doing some reading on the forums, looks like Faction leader is the leader of the Entire faction (in this case Rome) and has the most gravitas period, where as Family leader is obviously just the head of your family. Not sure what makes it so they are different people in this case though. Also, when first saw Rise of the Republic coming out, I was confused by why Consuls were temporary things, but now I realize it is because the Consular Tribune system was in place!

[@somnius2519]

Ah, and a return to the nostalgia. I wonder if A Humble Pear will show up for this one. Sure hope so.

[@AHumblePear]

Hi

[@somnius2519]

What's up! :D

[@samkeller3325]

A Humble Pear are you going to do a series for this series?

[@AHumblePear]

I would have loved to, but I know from experience that I can only handle one series at a time. It's a shame that we're missing stories for this series though

[@thurbine2411]

A Humble Pear are you only doing stories for historical total war campaigns or war hammer etc to?

[@zaubererwudini1791]

It will greatly increase the sustain of your units if you aktivate the phalanx ability

[@ZhengIsRight]

Heh, the intro cutscene is actually the ending cutscene of the tutorial campaign. Makes sense since you more or less pick up where you left that one off.

[@Lykas_mitts]

they should start making mini-campaigns for each era of roman power and conquest then string it up as another way of playing the grand campaign.

[@ZhengIsRight]

Well, it currently goes like this: Tutorial, Rise of the Republic, Grand Campaign, (Hannibal at the Gates), (Caesar in Gaul), Imperator Augustus, Empire Divided, >Total War Attila< Grand Campaign, The Last Roman, Age of Charlemagne. So I think you more or less already have most of the important history of Rome and its medieval revival in there.

[@michanycz7166]

Is it? I was under the impression that the prologue followed the third and last war. This is before that.

[@MrJakeasaur98]

Michał Nycz I think you are right, but for some reason the developers chose to reuse characters and scenes from the prologue. It is roughly the same period, but slightly off as you suggest.

[@PezzaHando]

Ha makes sense i was thinking how did they get that actor to come back in just for that couple lines this late on after the games out

[@alextettenborn269]

I know it's a slightly cheap tactic but imo you should be doing more flanking with your ranged units

[@PezzaHando]

Alex Tettenborn Not cheap at all its a good tactic making the most of there ammo and damage instead of it getting shield blocked and damage dropped from armour to the front

[@TheSpicyLeg]

Nothing cheap about it. In war you use whatever advantages you can get. I routinely use cavalry to lure enemy units away from the main battle line so they don’t have any impact until it is in my advantage to do so. Particularly things like hoplites or oathsworn. You should always be flanking with any non-defensive unit, ranged or otherwise. I’ve won battles by killing less than 25% of a full stack by using feints to pull enemy units far apart, using fire on flanked enemies, and cavalry charges combined with perfectly timed morale shocks/general abilities and some prep from a champion. In total war the best weapon is morale. If the enemy is in a chain rout then that’s how you kill more while losing less.

[@pp-wo1sd]

Lionheart don't do no weather changing for offensive sieges since if you are sieging you decide when to attack

[@baseballjustin5]

Dank Bullet for army v army i get the no choosing the weather though

[@DB4331]

22 minutes - Totally agree about just playing with the first weather condition. Battles look so damn sweet in thunder or snow!

[@shogunisheremistaa3432]

36:10 "I love democracy, I love the republic. The power you give me, I will lay down once this crisis has abated"

[@jensibowable]

Next time you outnumber an enemy, deploy a double line. This way you wont be spread thin as in the first field battle. Cause some units get trapped and you get triple sandwiches. Thats no good for anyone

[@damiank8838]

I think that the sountrack is from total war rome 1

[@daniellake8500]

Mr Gamer it is, he has a mod for it.

[@damiank8838]

Pineappleator oh i didn't know that Any way thanks for the info

[@thepursuer2401]

Mr Gamer it is I love that soundtrack so much better then Rome 2 soundtrack

[@brykit1972]

Thanks for saying something. That was bugging me.

[@chrisk_nfl4120]

If history has taught me anything LH, I'd say family leader is just the oldest family member. While faction leader actually governs something. Think of the dynasty system in CKII

[@kingjimmycraftofcalderonia2017]

Rise of the Roman Republic!!! We shall show our enemies our power by growing strong!!!! We will show that we are a powerful republic!!!!

[@Faraci999]

In Latin, oddly enough, “V” is pronounced as a “W” and vice versa. Be careful as well due to most of these names/words are in the Nominative a.k.a stand alone words/subject of a sentence

[@basvandeven1837]

Weni, widi, wiki; eh?

[@MasterMcPvP]

Also, C's are pronounced as K, always

[@TobiasduPuis]

and AE is actually pronounced as eye

[@grandstrategos1144]

Ū is pronounced as “oo” as in gooey

[@victuz]

Roma Inwicta

[@squidly2983]

i dont know if anyone said it yet but you can demand a payment and you should be able to pick whatever cost then change to offer and it should keep the price you set when you did demand payment

[@pagansquaddie]

I know this map well. In my Rome 2 I'm playing the Iceni with an alliance with the Germans and I took this city, before fighting scipio's forces. I placed my cavalry in that woods as as with your map the harbour is to the right and left but because the capture point is to the right of the city the enemy disembarked to the right, right into the charge of my chariots and horseman. Ahhh memories.

[@raydudgeon8390]

Watched most if not all of your Rome 2 Videos, Can't wait to see more parts or this Campaign. Keep up the Awesome work!

[@samuelmargueret9626]

I'v been a huge fan of all total war , the problem is my computer crashed up ..... so now i Can only watch good séries like this one you are doing ....i'm actually watching your new séries on total war Attila and i saw that ... you are just an insane player !!

[@kapo6439]

You should, in battles, place your slingers on an elevation in the ground, however slight, and fire at the enemy from above. They will deploy their own slingers. Whilst they are distracted, charge the front of their lines with your cavalry, then run away, and attack their flanks, and then, their back. Keep up this cycle until the enemy is tired enough for you to destroy them in one fell swoop. Only do this if the enemy outnumbers you by a quarter of your forces or more.

[@AverageBelieverInGod]

honestly my favorite thing to do is put my units in guard mode. They would last until literally the last man and can seriously help defense even if your flanked by other melee.

[@michanycz7166]

Hi, Lionheart! It makes me so happy to see Rome return to the channel. Here are a couple of observations: 1) You need money - loads of it. It would be worthwhile to establish an early game strategy for developing your finances. To that effect, I would suggest: as soon as you can - get a fleet and send it to Sicily (the Greeks or the Carthaginians should be willing to trade with you by that time); on your way back - pay Sardinians a visit - maybe they'll trade. prioritise growth buildings and money making buildings 2) You need to establish who you want to fight and quick - lest you get Gauls or the Samnites on your doorstep. You need to send out a spy, to establish which territories could be defended most easily. Due to the size of your military, you won't be able to fight a prolonged war - you will need a respite every so often. 3) You need to think about tactics. As far as I can see you have two choices on the battle map - play along with the troops you have or push heavily towards the swordsmen heavy army. In this part you have done the right thing trying to seek a balance. Still, as time goes on, I think you need to slowly phase out light hoplites in favour or swords and heavy spears. That's all for now. Looking forward to part 2. Regards M

[@richardmacpherson7647]

Is that Mister Mark Strong Again??

[@murielarchergalibourg386]

I love the way CA keeps adding DLC to old historical games like Rome 2 which is my favourite Total War by far.

[@JoshuaTaylor_]

If I remember correctly Rome didn't have a wall surrounding said city at this point, though I'm pretty sure it had defences it didn't get its famous walls until after the Senones sacked the city and Rome in consequence saw how vulnerable it was and used the old walls of Veii (city north of Rome) as their own, transporting them obviously. If I'm wrong feel free to correct me.

[@grandstrategos1144]

Joshua Taylor Think the Serbian Walls were constricted in the 4th century BC

[@grandstrategos1144]

I meant Servian

[@thepursuer2401]

Joshua Taylor I do believe they had a wall around captolin hill (not sure on spelling)

[@Malik-ni1qo]

A cool formation to do in this game is to make your infantry make a line (I prefer spear men for this) then put 2 infantry troops on the right and left then put 1 to 4 siege equipment behind the frontline so the siege equipment is protected then if you want you can put some missile troops to support the lines in front of the siege equipment

[@Kristaliorn]

Listening to a Rome podcast. So here I am to accompany it and play the game myself.

[@molnartibor1840]

I love your chanel,you look after your subscribers and you accept the bad and good opinion which is very rare at this moment...never give up and continue your work

[@sulla2499]

Emperor Lionheart. The Flavians stand with you wherever you go from the far corners of the East to open plains of Europe!

[@vortac4995]

Old Rome musics touched me in the soul

[@thepursuer2401]

VORTAC same here

[@pagansquaddie]

Family leader would deal with the wealth, who to marry into as well as dealing with the trade aspect of the house, their trade factors etc. The consular leader would be the houses representative in the seneate and all the family/house political dealings

[@sjinnie_boy4988]

Consider me intrigued...

[@mikewilliams8832]

Aye historical accuracy! Camilus was dictator when he conquered Veii

[@realnerdethan]

About 4 minutes in and the music is bringing me right back to Rome: Total War

[@alexsamurai1230]

Thought the point with choosing the weather is that, yes bad weather has an adverse effect on you, but it might have an even worse effect on your opponent. So for example rain will debuff archers, if i remember right; so choose rain if you have comparatively few missiles and you are fighting someone with a ton of archers

[@antikomartin3405]

Veii is pronounced like “ vaee “ in english-like pronunciation.

[@teaser6089]

Do I hear Rome 1 music^^ Great best total war music ever!

[@koreancowboy42]

When I bought Rome 2. 1. Plays faction Rome first in campaign. 2. Plays Sparta campaign later.

[@hugoboss917]

Never seen an AI Champion or other agent for that matter joining their army stack

[@weazelnewsliveaction9810]

How do you have a big army? Like for me it always like 934 or something but I be seeing your army and it ne have like 2000 or 3000

[@nobonobnob5174]

It's nice to see the different equipment of the men within units. I know its because of the period, but damn could warhammer use some in unit uniform diversity for the units where it makes sense.

[@NightfallMaster]

In Rome, the Pater Familias (father of the family) was a position of great respect. Presumably, this update is differentiating between the position of Pater Familias (here, the family leader), and a political position - which of course could be attained by a family member, without him necessarily being the Pater Familias of a particular Roman gens.

[@matteopaga1]

Even a woman technically could have been Pater Familia, that was if there wasn't any old enough man in the family, until like Imperial Rome

[@tonynovascotia1]

It beautiful, folks like you are here to help new players.I bottom when had bugs in and threw down and now 2019 and love it!

[@ahmadsherbeny5609]

That was some battle on the open field loving it already =) and salute to the swords men who perished fighting on the walls o7

[@enragedwings9117]

Enjoying it a year later

[@Theophan123]

53:15 "PULLO! SINGLE FORMATION!"

[@z0ro_62]

Uses hoplites and don't put them hoplite wall

[@MCshadr217]

'I wish I had more cav" Na mayn. 1 or 2 units is enough to route an entire army of the skirmisher bastards. Taking this from experience, and seeing literally 10-15 skirmisher units just waver and break from being chased by cav.

[@TDFrank]

It makes me so happy to see you doing so well mate. I thought I would send you a comment on the first video of yours that i watched. keep doing you mate.

[@usapanda7303]

This is the most difficult campaign of any total war game I think... It is just SOO difficult

[@elsasslotharingen7507]

The Veii patricians fought to the last man in that plaza. Quite literally.

[@iwantcrawfish6110]

Hay hay haaaay. Glad to see you and Jackie fish got this up. I was hoping this time period of rome and Italy would be included in rome 2 back when they first announced it, but its here now!!! HUZZZZA!!!

[@richardmacpherson7647]

Oooo.. Mark Strong!!!

[@Caesar_1415]

Lionheart that was a awesome first battle liked your moves can't wait to watch this series!!!!!!

[@peterpoulsen1210]

- " Rome shadows are fast. - Gaius Claudius Glaber." (From the Tv-show Spartacus) - Good work by the way :D

[@xXThePanzerXx]

Hey Lionheart, how would you feel if they made like a Total War Sagas of the war for Troy? They could use the TWWH hero system for great men like Achilles, Agamemnon, Hector, Ajax, Paris, etc.

[@grandstrategos1144]

Anthony Sauls The main problem is hat the events of the Iliad are only focused on the battle of Troy. So essentially, one could be sitting in a place for 10 years. We do not know much about the places, except for a handful of cities, and troop count has increased dramatically than the actual events. It would be short, so it has to be a DLC

[@xXThePanzerXx]

Well sure, but that is certainly no restraint. Total War has done plenty of stuff that, historically speaking, we know little about. A lot of it would have to be based off interpretation and imagination, which of course would be expected, especially with the heroes I was talking about as most of them are almost entirely myth and legend anyway. But furthermore, Total War games have never forced you to go on historical time nor has it forced you to be historically accurate. Just because Agamemnon united a Greek confederation, went to war with Troy, laying siege to the city for 10 years doesn't mean you have to do the same thing. Heck, you could play as Agamemnon and Ally with Troy if you wanted to because that is how Total War games work (unless its like a campaign or something). The way I pictured it would be a small map focused around Greece and Asia Minor, maybe even Egypt and Judea as well, with a lot of Greek factions, Troy, Egypt, the Hittites, etc.

[@TheHalo2fan]

Anthony Sauls Can we also make Achilles gay since he is gay in the books lmao.

[@xXThePanzerXx]

Ancient Greeks didn't have much of a concept of gay or straight, they loved and married women, but having sex with other men was also not uncommon. (of course preferences would still have been had as well)

[@xgh1000]

What they did care, though, was if a person was ''a giver of gay love'', they had no problem with him. If he was ''a taker'', they kinda disliked them, saw them like a lesser man. No idea what they thought about the dudes who liked it both ways hahahahaha

[@NickTheNickname]

As someone who has never played total war, why the hell were the Etruscan Heavy Hoplites so god damn tough? Completely surrounded by 4 times their number, they were absolutely brutal regardless

[@thepursuer2401]

Fluid Synergy Hoplites are extremely overpowered in these games

[@THEFRITZ23]

Cause LionHaert runs his troops everywhere, by the time they reached the end of the battle with the heavy Hoplites his troops are exhausted, which influences on how effective they are. Meanwhile, the H. Hoplites were well rested and ready to fight.

[@biornr.4031]

As far as I know/remember from studying Latin the pronunciation is as follows (it is not set completely in stone, since the language died and was revived later, but this is what I have learned and heard the most) - a: as the a in 'car' (the diphthong ae can either be said as you did, nothing wrong there, or as the ie in 'vie'. The letter Æ was created later to represent this diphthong) - b: just b - c: is a k-sound like the c in car (if there are two c's then there is a pause, so for example the accensi is pronounced ac-censi) - d: just a d - e: as the first e in 'emperor' - f: just f - g: as the g in 'game' - h: as the h in 'home' - i: like the ee in 'jeep' (the double-i is pronounced ee-ee not ee-eye) - j: as the y in 'yes' (j didn't really exist back the, they just used an i for that, but I think the game has replaced it with j where it would be applicable) - k: not really a thing, they used the c - l: just l - m: just m - n: just n - o: something akin to how you would pronounce the ou in 'thought' - p: just p - q: like the c (I don't think there is any instances in the game, but in the qu+vowel, like quis/quae/quod, the u is pronounced) - r: rolling r like in most Latin (but not French) and Slavic languages - s: just s - t: just t - u: as the u in 'super' (the u sound existed, but not as a letter at that point, though CA have replaced the v's with u's) - v: the v is just v in the game, since they changed the relevant v's to u's already - w: nope (it is possible some had a remnant of the Greek digamma, but the w didn't exist) - x: just x - y: exists as a letter they called "Í Graeca" (probably a reference to υ (ypsilon)), but it is rare and I have never encountered it in any of the texts I have read - z: they borrowed the ζ (zeta) from the Greeks, but this was also rare to see in Latin texts As a general rule, you should pronounce each letter in the word

[@biornr.4031]

Bad Goy. True, but I must say I wouldn't complain if they all spoke Latin and so on. Would be epic. Alternatively you could get them to speak in the native language when they react to you clicking on the unit, so instead of saying "ready", for example, they could say "Expedius" or "βοηθητικός 'εσμέν" and so on. Just for flavour, and I believe that is manageable to record a few lines. (the alphabet above was just a response to how Lionheart said we could just comment if he got something a bit off on the pronunciation)

[@davidring681]

Man that music bring back so much nostalgia. I’m playing as the skaven in wh2 and I just can’t get behind the background chanting

[@Ulfbhert9000]

Lionheartx10 You said you can possibly incorporate tactics into your campaign so I'm going throw my pitch. for the Roman Hopelites I recommended the Oblique Order where you have you best hopelites on you right flank at least 3 or 4 stacks deep. The right flank would over power the AI by numerical superiority and you can send the hopelites in from the right to encircle the rest of the enemy force as they're pinned by the rest of the formation thats 1 or 2 rows deep. I found this tactic personally I found very useful as playing the Spartans in previous campaigns as it ensures you aways able to a have a flanking force until you get proper cavalry corps, some early game help for yea.

[@thepursuer2401]

Noah Henderson good strat except you have other backwards the left flank had the strongest you are thinking of when Thebes had there strongest troops on the right flank to counteract the Spartans most powerful on the left flank Wich ended up winning them the battle by the way

[@Ulfbhert9000]

The Pursuer Good to see another History buff, probably thinking of the battle of Leuctra during the Peloponnesian war but still its a good tactic against ridge formations but screening Cavalry on the flanks and reserve troops easily beats it.

[@thepursuer2401]

Noah Henderson true, thing is Rome's greatest strength was almost always there swordsmen because once they started using swordsmen they really started growing because most of there early growth was tactical and sly diplomacy

[@Ulfbhert9000]

The Pursuer Plus it isn't that hard to train someone to march in formation and stab the things behind a big shield.

[@thepursuer2401]

@@Ulfbhert9000 very true Roman soldiers were not all that skilled by themselves it was there discipline and ability to fight together that made them so formitable especially against barbarians who fought separately every man for himself Wich stood no chance against the Legions teamwork and discipline

[@RoshuGamingg]

Great video man can not wait to get my hands on this DLC

[@SpritelyGuys]

Good old Mark Strong voicing the opening cutscene

[@AtiCrossfireX]

I have a question based on your experience how hard is the learning curve of Rome Total war 2?

[@alejandroespinosa7542]

Sometimes using Mercs as canon fodder can help if you need some extra units to turn the tide real quick.

[@spinspir1741]

Did he just said we have captured a Tower ? And towers are actually captured and not turned into dust 😮 ?

[@eirikbolstad98]

Love seeing rome 2 again. Kudos

[@Krzysztof.l.Polak.84]

Lionheart - simply enough, You may have different families (in this case - characters rather) not being part of Your family (born into it or adopted) but nonetheless being part of Your faction. So You can have leader of the family, whom all Furiai must respect, but same time You can have faction leader, who for any reason has been designated to lead whole faction, at least officially. It is something like driving from the backseat; difficult to implement into game world but pretty correct in historical/real life politics conditions.

[@solomonkain]

So good to hear the old Rome music.

[@goofer131]

The Rome 1 soundtrack!!!! AAAAAAAAAAA ❤️❤️

[@Beckenbaur]

I think it would have been interesting if you also checked the auto resolve chance after you brought the agent into your army before the first battle.

[@allard2820]

The difference between faction leader and family leader stems from the form of government of Rome in the DLC. Since the faction leader is elected, it's not necessarily the family leader.

[@shacklock01]

One is the leader of your Gens, the Pater whatever you call it (been years since i studied classics) and the other is politically the powerhouse in the senate or dictator or whatever gameyness its using this time to have an overall faction leader of Roma, rather than two consuls.

[@MSeroga]

Those hoplites sure put up a damn fight! Haha!

[@sebbykaiser6466]

You should've merged your units after the battle near Roma. Upkeep costs would be lower and you could build a larger army faster.

[@xXThePanzerXx]

Historically speaking Consuls served for a term of 1 year and could not serve consecutive terms. This would continue up to Gaius Marius, in, I believe, 107BC, who would be elected to several consecutive consulship terms due to the fear of the "Barbarians" of the Teutones and the Cimbri, which many historians cite as the beginning of moving into the Empire stage (as it gave popularity to the concept of a single leader). Anyway, this is probably why it is only 4 turns with an 8 turn cool down.