Rome 2 Total War: Galatian Campaign - 01 - Strangers in a Strange Land

MODS:
- Rome Total War Music
- Orbis Aquarum - Realistic Campaign Water
- Orbis Terrarum II
- Divide et Impera 12 Turns Per Year Submod ( 12TPY )
- Divide et Impera
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[@jordinagel1184]

Dave: “Let’s build some warrior lodges in our capital” Me: *sweats nervously and has flashbacks to the Horus Heresy*

[@animationfanatic2133]

Im sure Horus wont do anything extreme and will always be loyal to the emperor

[@MrCopenhagen113]

as long as there isnt a Fucking Erebus around it will be fine.@@animationfanatic2133

[@minimartini2973]

You always find the most creative ways to introduce the viewer to new let's plays and I am here for it!

[@Recommender-fc2xn]

Yes, I love to see the enthusiasm here! Can’t wait to see the rest of the series

[@martingarbo2666]

BROTHER

[@callumprichard2687]

I don't know if you read your comments section but I'd just like to tell you that you're honestly the most interesting, insightful and engaging total war channel I've come across. Blending your love of total war and the history of the period into an entertaining video. Awesome stuff.

[@etiennetardieu8269]

What the old narrative Series of officially devin

[@richtea615]

'Gracchus! Something more cheerful!' -Julius Caesar, probably

[@tortoisegamer5804]

This is just the ticket; roleplay, history and a slower pace.

[@bugra1790]

I'm very happy because I've finally found someone who creates content to revive things historically to have fun like myself, rather than someone who tries to doomstack and play to win fast from now on, I am a strict follower of these series

[@user-tx2ip8cj6x]

I have only 10% vision , so i really enjoy the slow and steady, immersive let's play. thanks tons

[@zenammu]

1:44:05 - the man on the horse in the center of the screen stabs his enemy with an axe as if it was a sword. Love it.

[@skankhunt4220]

That’s cus the axe is modelled on the sword via the divide mod

[@varminthevermin8371]

Being outnumber two to one just means more glory and loot

[@TheDoctorfat]

33:43 The negotiations were, in fact, not short, though they certainly felt aggressive

[@craigcollings5568]

Oh my golly. Signed up immediately especially for the historical waffle and the considered pace. Have to say though, that was the scrappiest battle I've seen in a while. Maybe keep it simple. Line 'em up and move 'em straight ahead.

[@antonisauren8998]

To be fair, Gauls running everywhere miht keep AI disorganised too. I haven't played Rome2 for few years, but sending scout cav slightly to the left used to make whole enemy formation run in circles until exhaustion in every TW game.

[@Gh0st652]

You hear that music, and suddenly, you're back in 160 bc

[@caelvanir8557]

Historical total war is what brought me to your channel in the first place with the Romano British campaign waaaay back in the day

[@andreykuzmin4355]

Galacians are one of my favorite peoples of Antiquity. Their tale basically reads as RTW migration campaign: uproot your entire faction and move across half the known world to fight new enemies, rule new lands and get all of the denarii.

[@user-cg2tw8pw7j]

They let Caesar slaughter and enslave their people, and preferred to migrate to the Middle East and Greece

[@patrickcollins7261]

43:36 Dave I love your content explicitly because of your narrative choice. Never apologies for making your content interesting. Have a good day if/when you read this!

[@flipperiflop]

This gotta be one of my favourite sorcererdave let's play, the historical info makes it so interesting

[@ChrisA-ey4dy]

Yes! I love the way he mixes his knowledge with RP and fiction, it’s like watching a documentary

[@nathanfillingham-yl1uv]

Dave this is the best rts/total war lets play I've seen in a long while. No power plays no speed running. Just fun in the name of narrative, historical accuracy and the rule of cool. feel like I'm being given an ancient history lesson by some mad history professor.

[@ThejollyFrenchman]

Absolutely loved this. I clicked on the video title saying 'who?' in relation to the faction choice, and by the end of it was totally invested in the story that's forming and the Marco Polo style narrator. Can't wait for more!

[@ericmarvin9944]

My first video of yours I have ever seen, I look forward to watching the rest of your stuff. I Absolutely love your knowledge and style.

[@ChrisA-ey4dy]

Yes! I absolutely love the RP focused way you play! I’m totally going to check out more of your content

[@KatonRyu]

I love the way you play this game; it's pretty much how I would play it as well. No min-maxing and the like, just keeping things as realistic as possible in a game like this. I am so there for this let's play.

[@DokturProfesur]

Im so fucking stoked for this. The Gauls were really the Normans of their time, migrating far and wide and making contact with every major culture in the vaste reach of the Mediterranean. While I'm more of a Persiaboo like our narrator, I greatly look forward to your foray into this Total War campaign.

[@keyboard997]

I completely agree. I’m so sad we don’t have more information on the Gauls/Celts, imma enjoy this Gaulic fantasy while it lasts

[@sethfrisbie3957]

@@keyboard997 here is that information you may be looking for kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4DEhKd6edSaers.

[@user-cg2tw8pw7j]

​@@keyboard997 The Greeks and Persians allied with us and killed all the inhabitants of this people

[@duszty]

This was a great beginning, gladly looking forward to more.

[@bogdanpantea7913]

I really appreciate all the historical commentary and info, the slower pace is not a problem. Can't wait to see where this new series goes. Thanks for all the work you're putting into this!

[@Recommender-fc2xn]

Yo Same, I really hope we see more of this!

[@mirrorsandstuff]

I love that army is named "The Doompigs"

[@VallornDeathblade]

Time to get snug in a blanket with a hot drink and enjoy 2 hours of Dave and Gaulic Claudius.

[@Samsaptaka]

@SorcererDave For the record, I greatly enjoy your slower style. I, too, am a history buff, so I enjoy the context you provide as well.

[@dowdpride1]

Hey a DEI lets play right on, Galatia is a wild thunderdome experience! Good luck, looking forward to it!

[@conradoccaminha]

Wow, that was a messy battle... TBF, the moment I saw the enemy sally out of their fort I knew you were in a tough spot but still... Pitty you couldn't get more close-up shots, but still, pretty interesting start for a playthrough. I do love the way you make a story for the game. Also: I do love the immage of the soldiers, battered and bruised, returning home drunk of victory and the commander assuring them it was all planned all along and everybody believes it just because everyone thinks this couldn't have been won if there was no plan, but honestly, no soldier can actually explain the plan when asked about it...

[@vulneratus5980]

So pumped for this. Mostly commenting for the sake of "engagement" but I'm thrilled with the story you chose to tell!

[@RenartRegal]

Found your channel via the Fall of the Republic series, and I love your narrative style. Also wholeheartedly support playing to role as opposed to efficiency, more fun that way. Keep it up!

[@peterturek1189]

This intro made me subscribe immediately. I don't even know how the rest of it went, just subbed after hearing of chad Lentulus. This is going to be a wild ride.

[@CasketSanctum]

Love to see more total war on this channel. Always liked watching videos like these. Tried to play it myself for the first time, but the game makes me anxious with its real time battles. That and my ADHD can’t keep up with managing units.

[@jarjars3261]

This type of slower gameplay is exactly what I was looking for. You've gained a new sub, keep it up

[@KingZealotTactics]

Rome 1's theme never gets old, it's too iconic and it hits too hard.

[@BanesFist]

That intro was amazing. The hype is real.

[@writingcuriosity]

I'm really hyped for this series, and that intro was fantastic.

[@keyboard997]

Mhm agreed

[@Kai.CRoleplaying]

Great cinematic RP moments mixed with the historical immersion, looking forward to the rest of the Galatian's journey

[@Zorayah]

Insanely good intro as always, I should expect it at this point but you always surpass expectations with them.

[@justrobin8155]

I'm excited for this! Your narrations at the beginning of these are so hype

[@sampatchen9861]

The slow paced deep historical info is great. Your passion for both storytelling and informing is what I think is so great about your channel

[@coltonbraddyllbrown]

Ooh Very interesting ill enjoy this Dave, good luck with the campaign

[@justrobin8155]

Those troops deserve a feast! What a fight

[@georgewashingunz99]

Small tip: when recruiting agents like spies and champions, you can view their stats before you buy them by mousing over the little gold emblem at the top right corner of their unit card. So excited for this let's play!

[@DarkVeghetta]

The introduction to this is some of your best work, Dave. GG. The rest ain't too shabby either.

[@jamalmwachui3936]

I really want this series daily. You've got yourself a loyal subscriber. I hope this series is long and you can do more series like this.

[@Lord_Raymund]

Remember you can always ambush and bait with a smaller army further down the road.

[@Hemrahban]

i loved this! the historical intro bit was amazing, the role-playing approach was great and the historical information was super interesting. i'd love to see more of these!

[@zerostarr5572]

I did really enjoy this, you Just made urself another follower:) Nice to hear the history about these lesser known factions :D keep it up:)

[@TheMrFishnDucks]

Absolutely awesome new series. Thank you for role playing it and including some history tidbits throughout. Looking forward to the next episode. Keep up the good work.

[@zenammu]

I'm all for historical addendums in this series, even if it doubles the length of the video.

[@gaiusmarius4209]

man i played the orignal Rome Total war back before steam was a thing and logged probably hundreds of hours during my high school days, hearing some my favorite music in the background around 38:00 mins in makes me soooo nostalgic i may have to go play some... thanks for the great storyline and and as always fascinating tangents

[@ImperatortotiusHispaniae]

Good stuff bro, I definitely like your taking a slower more intricate approach to gameplay. It makes the battles feel for important and personal. Hope to see a lot more👍

[@donaldwrightson]

I thoroughly enjoyed it.....more please!

[@grimlockthe1823]

This was an awesome watch i can't wait for episode 2

[@Jarrlid97]

I'm glad someone else appreciates this game's Politics and Diplomacy. As always the narrative stuff is captivating and I can't wait for more!

[@Buzz.Lightskin]

10 seconds in and this is already one of the hardest intros you've done, good shit man :)

[@Caddieboy360]

Been absorbing Total War since you put out the community question for which game to play. Very excited for this!

[@TeutonicKnight92]

So remember you can use the small army to put the city under siege. Then it won’t be able to reinforce the field army

[@jvoodoochild2755]

and many times reinforce the attack on the fortified stack. If they retreat but still can reinforce the town, then you have a straight main v main open field battle which if you win they get wiped

[@cszabo8899]

Bravo! You're such a talented storyteller, Dave. After the abortive Rome: Remastered Carthaginian campaign, I thought that was it for fun and interesting Total War empire building, and yet here we are. Nicely done!

[@RadCowify]

I love everything about this. DeI stands as a pinnacle of total war to me. It encourages players to play as history did and it's fantastic. Also FYI, the buffs/debuffs for "senate" control are dependent on government type. The Rome default debuffs for tyranny are actually specific to the Republic government type, which favors political diversity. Government types such as Oligarchy, Kingdom, and Chiefdom go in the other direction and favor influential control. All factions can change their government type with money and meeting certain criteria, the options available are faction dependent. One of the many things that make me love how just a little tweaking adds amazing depth to the game.

[@Giddyshoes]

Always loved your approach to games, Dave. While sometimes it differs to my own, the pacing is perfect. You have personable and constructive thoughts throughout as a bonus. Good stuff, mate 👍

[@Enkate_Tief]

Great intro as always! Hope to see where fate shall lead Cornelivs and Magurix next!

[@errornotfoundinarchives9730]

Just stumbled on your channel and loving it. I recommend that you also try to take over Egypt like they actually tried to do.

[@FretboardToAsh]

Great intro, the stage-fright excites me, since you're likely as enthusiastic about this as I am. Looking forward to what you'll do with it.

[@sketyskeet4066]

Love it, keep up the good work. Definitely made my morning 👍👍👍

[@TheAleatoriorandom]

Nice, this will be awesome!

[@cocoa7567]

Nice to see a new Total War LP from you Dave. Love the narrative aspects you add to your work.

[@LordDim1]

Absolutely adored this Dave, can’t wait for more

[@simonclegg3309]

1:27:23 I feel that "Send in the naked loonies!" is exactly what Magurix would be bellowing at that moment.

[@neogenesis0038]

Loving this series, thank you! You've actually got me back into playing this again with DEI. Rome II was always one of my favorite CA games. The political/diplomatic systems were one of the better ones for their genre. I just wish the Family and character portions were just a tad deeper, and not so randomized. Even with their later additions of options, I feel like they were poorly thought out and really unnecessary, and they were just a worse version of what Crusader Kings established. But, I'm just nit picking at this point. Please keep this going! You are an amazing content creator. Thank you again.

[@thecrowatnight]

Honestly would love you to do just a history series or even start your own podcast. It's fun to hear you gush over this early history (a topic I love as well, but rarely get the time to delve into)

[@skitkjell85]

I have been thinking of trying out this mod for years, but never got around to it. Your slow method of doing this will probably help in my decision making in that regard ^_^ Also I like a slow playthrough over a stressful elite experience any day! Looking forward to this one.

[@dardo1201]

Ai does get some minor economy cheats, but it’s mostly due to the AI getting bigger sum of cash at the start (to prevent them from being too passive). The downside is that they do not have a strategy for saving money so they will keep recruiting until they’re nearly bankrupt. This is less of an issue with larger factions, but smaller ones simply don’t have much else to spend on, so can pretty easily get 1-1,5 stacks if they get enough time.

[@PainlessPhoenix]

I really enjoy your slow and thoughtful playstyle and all the history is extremely interesting to me. I had no idea there were Gauls in modern day Turkey. :)

[@imperialistbrit128]

That intro was absolutely fantastic, it sounded like a genuine Roman account

[@jeremy7157]

Oh boy, more Total War!

[@simonsimons1252]

I for one love slower, more chill playstyles like this.

[@vishk3216]

Fantastic intro! This is gonna be great!!!

[@willkuehler8918]

To be fair to the family if the cousin is the Scipio I think it is he’s going to do a lot of cool things.

[@td0gsmcd0gs57]

Great intro Dave. very much looking forward to this one.

[@tobioni_9733]

Awesome start to a new series! You could've offered to Pontos to join the war against Katpatuka, resulting in improving your relationship with Pontos. You can also start promoting certain characters which will improve their stats such as culture income, taxes paid of army upkeep

[@SimonPuterbaugh]

Leeeeet's Gooooo!

[@toucann8]

I really enjoy the historical tidbits you litter throughout the video! Do you have any recommendations for reading on the Gallatians or this region durinf the period?

[@SorcererDave]

The Ancient Celts (Second Edition) by Professor Barry Cunliffe is the main source of most of my knowledge about the Galatians and the celts more generally. It's a good starting point that is fairly up to date.

[@diegocobo7431]

I really like the slow and well though playstile, and the historical facts are a neat little detail

[@midshipman8654]

“where Constantinople is… was” kinda funny, but “will be” might be more appropriate given the time period.

[@ImprovXI]

Loved this so much it finally drove me over the edge (along with the staggering 75% off on steam which helped among other things) to buy Rome 2! Really hope you crank these out fast cause I'm getting the feeling I'm gonna get latched onto this series quick, lmao. As always love the unique sort of narrative jive you got going at the start and am surprised more youtubers don't do that. Like you said in the video it'd be pretty funny if you said the battle advisor guy is the same as Lentulus and would fit the immersion pretty good.

[@mirrorsandstuff]

oh goodie!

[@keyboard997]

Commenting so the algorithm knows this is content worth recommending

[@nolanmacdonald8350]

I don't know how this was first in my feed😏 but I'm not upset one wittle bit what a epic epilogue!! Your cousin is Scipio 😂😂 loving this!!

[@divanbuys1484]

As an Archaeologist and avid Total War player, this is the best series I've seen to date. I absolutely love classical history and I honestly didn't know about the gallic settlement in Galacia. So I'm learning a lot myself, and watching some great gameplay. Love it. Can't wait to see the rest of the series.

[@jonaswielandt6731]

It’s the first time in my life I watch such a video. I thought videos with Rome gameplay were boring as hell. But look now I watch a 1 hour and 50 minutes of someones campaign! I love the man his voice and interesting inputs!

[@HansWurst1569]

Cool, always loved their history.

[@walnzell9328]

I mean the Galatians did kind of break Gallic traditions when they occupied Ancyra. The conquest of Mazaca isn't exactly that weird with that in mind.

[@SebbyOS]

Why have I only just come across your channel? This is unreal!

[@thatguyoverthereinth]

I'm looking forward to the rest of this series

[@dhreddedsick2849]

Hey Dave, I'm really excited for this playthrough! Have you ever considered fighting the battle off camera and then recording the playback of the battle? It would allow us to see more action but I understand if that would be too much of an editing headache.

[@SorcererDave]

I'm going to try and take advantage of the "save replay" feature in future to help with this

[@keyboard997]

Oh true I thought about that, that’d definitely help with the narrative side of things

[@Cowboy66999]

I love the pace. Thanks!

[@thatoneguy33198]

LETS gooo, the only total war game I own except Rome 1 which I haven't played

[@cameron260]

Comments for the algorithim god! But seriously, slower pace is not a problem, I'm so excited to watch this series and see some new stuff!