Shadow Empire | Minos Tribe | Ep. 003 - Interior Council for Great Justice!

[@cthan1174]

I think your Shadow Empire lets plays are very entertaining. For this reason, I decided to create a comment for the youtube algorithm for each video in this series.

[@battlemode]

You are an excellent person with highly refined taste, and I appreciate this very, very much :)

[@gmfech1111]

Of all play through series on Shadow Empire, yours are my favorite. I especially enjoy you talking through your strategy while providing enough information for the benefit of new players who are trying to learn the game. I hope you keep these up. Thanks!

[@battlemode]

You're welcome, glad you enjoy them. Finding a balance that pleases everbody is difficult but I'm zeroing in on a better style all the time.

[@antdok9573]

I do appreciate your candid and lighthearted approach to commentary on these videos. The level of explanation is excellent. For some reason, your voice reminds me of Daniel's narrator voice from the first Amnesia horror game. The commentary provides a healthy amount of engagement without being overwhelming.

[@battlemode]

High praise indeed! I'm glad I'm getting it right, it's taken a long time and lots of adjustment but people seem to be happy so that's great. Thank you for the feedback, much appreciated

[@mo2gen364]

Honestly i use these videos as a combination of seeing someone play a game ive got no shot of ever mastering and just simply having something to listen to, your voice is perfect for that to be frank!

[@battlemode]

Thank you!

[@toaster4k]

I feel like this game is a chore to play and i enjoy more seeing other people play it than myself

[@andrepinetable]

I can get through 5 - 10 turns before my brain turns off

[@battlemode]

That's interesting. I think it definitely requires a certain mindset. I love playing it because I really love the UI, I think some aren't so enthusiastic about it though

[@Blxz]

I used to feel like that but my way of breaking theough that wall was to realise that you only need to engage with whatever level you feel confortable with at a given time. Most of the reports can be ignored and you can play a macro focused game at a shallow layer. You won't oerform as well but on easier difficulties there is much less micro brainpower required and you can focus on multi turn goals rather than the day to day minutiae of checking morale and balancing things on a knife edge.

[@Akranejames]

I've been somewhat the same until I tried a Crusoe to learn everything peacefully. I noticed there that I quite enjoy the more city-building/expansion/colonization aspects of the game, took that understanding into playing normal games more peacefully and defensively and am having a lot of fun!

[@Mrlittlebit]

Hey man. When I play these long strategy games myself, my interest and probably more likely my attention span wanes. I don’t think I have ever watched anyone’s long play series all the way through. I just pick up tips to take me further in my own play throughs. Basically they inspire me to play longer and teach me things. I find your stuff really entertaining. But I kinda want to win on my own!!! if that makes any sense. you dom 6 really helped me, made me buy, and kept me playing, and now I will be playing shadow empire again soon. So you’re winning!

[@battlemode]

Fantastic! Yeah I think it's a big ask expecting people to watch an entire series, and so if people get a lot out of what they do watch, even if it's just a few episodes, that's fine by me! This playthrough will show you some interesting stuff, particularly ways to recover from a dire situation of your own making ;)

[@darkwar25]

Hey never change your play style it’s great shows off the whole game the war gaming and economy, side of it

[@battlemode]

Thanks, it's taken a long time to get my head around how best to play this in a video but I'm pleased people are enjoying it! Thanks for the comment too

[@T7787]

Hi Ben. Been working my way through your Dom 6 and Shadow Empire series. Thoroughly enjoying both. I also am looking forward to your K, D and H series. I can't keep up with all of your great content! After many hours of trying to learn SE, it finally clicked and I am absolutely addicted to it. It's all I want to play. Keep up the great work!

[@battlemode]

Awesome! That makes me really happy to hear, thank you! Plenty more to come, hope the volume ain't too much but I try to do different stuff if I can, and it's not often that people want to watch all the different games!

[@T7787]

The volume is fine. I want to watch your SI series too. I hope I can find time. We have similar tastes.

[@prototype102010]

I've tried SE a few times and I think if I just sat down and really learned it I would enjoy but, but I also enjoy watching Let's Plays of it, and by far you are my favorite. You manage that balance between explaining the game, explaining what you're doing and actually playing, REALLY well! And looking at your numbers, seeing almost 4k views on episode 3 of a niche overly complex war game is honestly kind of insane! Love what you do, keep it up! I'll try to keep up commenting lol.

[@battlemode]

Thank you! That's very kind of you to say so. Keep trying with Shadow Empire, it might take a few tries to for it to bite but if it does, it doesn't let go easily. I think I got lucky with this series: there was a Steam sale and I think the game sold very well around the same kind of time, and that really inflated my viewing numbers. But to give myself credit, to have around 300-400 still watching after 60 episodes is very unusual and I think the particularly difficult game conditions have contributed towards making it an exciting series for people.

[@Slice_The_Elder]

Thanks!

[@battlemode]

Hey man, that's really kind of you and I really appreciate it! I'm just happy so many people are watching these videos, I hear that "Let's Plays are Dead" all the time but it's clearly not true, at least not on my channel. The numbers I'm getting watching this game are far beyond anything I ever expected and it's amazing to see. I'll shout you out in the next episode I record Slice99, cheers!

[@DodgeRocket]

I'm late to this series but love the game and think you do a great job in presenting it! I've dropped you a sub and here's my belated comment for the algorithm!

[@battlemode]

Thanks! Much appreciated, glad you enjoyed it!

[@monchochp]

I love that you comment so much what you are doing in game

[@battlemode]

@@monchochp I like that style myself when I watch other people, I want to know why they are doing what they're doing

[@maxwellstrangeloop3810]

I remember learning about this game from a KZbin video a few years back. And now, the algorithm suggested me your first video of this playthrough. I have a bit more of an appreciation for how detailed this game is, after seeing you set it up for the first time. I'll probably binge some of your earlier series as well while waiting for your next videos. Good luck on your playthrough! Edit: Probably one of your earlier series has this, but I'd like to see a breakdown of the core mechanics of this game, just so that I may better understand the situation on the proverbial table. Macro aspects are mostly self-explanatory, but some more involved things like worker/population management, resource production, construction, combat, etc elude me for now. Thanks a lot! Have a good day!

[@battlemode]

You're right, I did cover that stuff in the big series I did for eXplorminate called "Life on Seth", although I've learned a lot since then. To keep things moving faster (some people complain if I don't) I've decided not to tutorialise this one so much but I will try to address stuff like that as it comes up. Feel free to make requests for specific things in the comments and I'll try to cover them!

[@jelliottii]

Have no doubt that I'm very, very, very happy that your doing this series. Shadow Empire is the bomb ‼️ I've missed you being on the KZbin 👍

[@battlemode]

Cheers man! I really appreciate that, I'm glad to be back. Been very busy recently but I can usually find 30 mins to bang out a quick Shadow Empire episode

[@w2c167]

I'm late to the party but enjoying your series so far!

[@battlemode]

Thanks! Got the best feedback on any series ever for this one :)

[@w2c167]

@@battlemode Well deserved honestly. Again, I'm still early, but you've done a really good job presenting a story, sticking with the challenge that you were facing due to your premature war, and showing off many of the systems that make the game amazing. Demonstrating how you could turn around something that was beginning to look like a losing proposition altogether and seeing how many videos yet remain might also be motivational to other people to stick with starts that may not look all that promising. Definitely a fun series. :D

[@battlemode]

@@w2c167 if this inspires people to play the game in a way that is fun for them, that's all I could hope for! I think it's a common problem to drop things when they get tough: I do it occasionally myself so I know it's not always easy.

[@henrythewhite]

I'm enjoying this! I watch you on x1.25 speed, or rarely at x1.5, but I appreciate your descriptions of your thinking. Hearing your thoughts helps me better understand how your take on the game (and whatever new details you've learned) meshes with other players' understandings. It helps me learn the game, even though I'm not sure I'll ever pick it up myself.

[@battlemode]

Great stuff! I've been playing the game a long time now and I know it quite well, but it's so big that it constantly surprises me.

[@green_warbler]

I for one love this game and will always watch a series of it when you have one going! Seems to be a good start so far especially considering you started with a major right on your border. When I play now I prefer to start on tech level 4 to jumpstart it a bit, but watching you play on 3 makes me think I should go back to it

[@battlemode]

I'm a bit stuck in my ways with how I set Shadow Empire up, I prefer Tech 3, 1 Zone, 1 Army. I do switch things up occasionally though, and I rarely play the same planets over and over unless I've got something I want to experience specifically.

[@devildogu1284]

Brother you are my guiding light for shadow empire 😂😂

[@Ranalcus]

It is always good to hear you explaining things

[@battlemode]

Thanks! I'm going to be marking episodes with tutorial-style stuff in from now on, so people who don't wanna watch all the series can still pick up useful stuff from the later episodes.

[@monksons]

I'm really enjoying the series so far! Thanks.

[@battlemode]

It gets quite gripping fairly quickly :D

[@egeakcay6917]

It is such a cool game with such a cool player. Keep it up body. Binge watching since yesterday.

[@battlemode]

Thanks, really appreciate that! Glad you're enjoying it, more to come soon

[@maiabravo5978]

Awesome! Really enjoying this.

[@battlemode]

Cool! There's a lot more to come

[@jRsqILVOY]

Thanks for explaining your reasoning so much. I agree on not attacking the major regime so early especially when they're friendly, but attacking into nomads is a pain as it's so much time just for barren hexes.

[@battlemode]

Yeah chasing down free folk does become a game of encirclement, and it really depends on what you're getting out of it. You do need to expand quite quickly but if you've got an aggressive neighbour you're usually best of dealong with that somehow first

[@jonnycage6162]

Your SE content is the bomb. Thx for sharing it.

[@battlemode]

Very kind, thanks man I will do!

[@massimocole9689]

0:30 I've found that the biggest marker for me on if I'll end up sticking with a series is probably pacing. I just don't have time to watch grand 40 hour long series that often, and I find it especially hard with 4X games where the density of interesting new decisions tends to fall off a bit by the mid to late game. As the scope grows I find I need the camera to zoom out more in order to keep track of every thing. Like, following every action of every unit makes sense and is interesting in the early game when the number of units is small and so each of their actions matter a lot, but by mid to late game when there are wars with dozens or hundreds of units watching the whole thing with that same level of detail becomes pretty overwhelming and tedious to me. The only way I've found I can stay invested in big complex series like that is if the presenter is good at editing things down so it doesn't get lost in the minutia. Cutting out some of the small skirmishes in a big war, or speeding up footage and doing a voice over summarizing the highlights. I've seen lots of commenters saying they like your current pacing, so I get that I'm not necessarily in the majority here. You can never satisfy everyone with one series, though I've seen a couple youtubers like Latherix try an interesting formula lately where they do a big 30-50 hour game and then when the series is over they edit it down into a 2 to 3 hour long movie. Those tend to get quite a lot of views, might be a cool way of getting more out of the same footage. I know I would definitely come back to see how a lot of the old series I started watching ended up, if they got reposted in a more compact format.

[@battlemode]

Thanks for the detailed feedback! I probably won't be doing too many more super long series like this, I just don't have time for it anymore. Most people only watch for the first half dozen episodes and by the end I've got 300-400 if I'm lucky. I tend to do these more because I enjoy playing them, but I can't always commit to finishing them and that's become a real problem for the channel. I really like the idea of editing down a long series into shorter form content but I do video editing 40 hours a week at work and it's the last thing I want to do when I clock off, so I'm probably not gonna do that. I do have some plans for the channel going forwards, so hopefully have something to share there soon! Thanks again!

[@geballterblodsinn9330]

Realy enjoy your content, keep it up.

[@battlemode]

Thanks! Really appreciate the comment!

[@hundun5604]

I really like the portraits. I haven't seen them before.

[@battlemode]

Yeah they're definitely a step up from the originals. I was kinda attached to those but I knew I'd get complaints if I didn't use the new set.

[@Darkeus1]

I love that you talk a lot. I have been trying to learn how to even approach this game to play a first game. There is so much! And unfortunately, most tutorial videos about this game are from when it first released. The game is WAY different from release.

[@battlemode]

Oh man, it's so different now. Sure, base mechanics are the same but the devil is in the details and it plays so differently.

[@Darkeus1]

@@battlemode They really are. So I just watch people play right now and the more commentary the better for me personally. I am a Galactic Civilization player. As much as that game has to offer, the single planet focus of Shadow Empire allows for some much more detail and deeper systems.

[@tetapdua]

a QOL tips about replacement your troops : on mng tab select model, for example in infantry model you put old model as low and new model as reg. then you click on HQ by infantry tab you select low row and click all to turn into tollerate , now you create on replacement the newest model of infantry and end your turn on new turn on replacement you will find old model infantry brought from the field replace by your new model ,you just upgrade your old model into new model and so on untill all you infantry will replace with new model . Ps if my tips is hard to understand you can learn about this on steam guide complete with picture explaining this. PPs. IC is important because his/her job is to train all your leaders to be able perform their job better by issuing card like cabinet retreat ,governor convention,wargames etc. By doing this my leaders in mid games have their suitable very high above 100 everyone of them.

[@battlemode]

I do use the general replacement from SHQ but if I want to do it reliably, I'll do it manually, and not leave it up to the AI. But that's a good tip, I don't tend to use the Tolerated/Obsolete thing much but I probably should do

[@Topliss1]

Bought this December 23rd and already racked up 300+ hours. Was upto episode 68 life on seth when this dropped 🎉 (slightly addicted)

[@battlemode]

Holy crap you made it a long way into that one! Yeah I'm not surprised at that playtime actually, under most circumstances that'd be an outrageous amount of time to play one game but Shadow Empire deserves every minute of it :D

[@Blxz]

This series was good timing. I've come round for my next cycle of being interested in Shadow Empire after a hiatus. Giving me lots of motivation. Might be time to go full autocracy and see if they are as good as you indicated.

[@battlemode]

Autocracy isn't gonna look powerful for a while into the game, it's got a lot of downsides. The upside is that you have the most freedom to make decisions free of interference from your Leaders. It's got some other cool stuff too, but I'd not recommend starting with it for most playthroughs as you'll eventually drift to either that or Democracy either way.

[@hanscooks3027]

NICE! I get out of school and you upload :3

[@battlemode]

Good timing then! Cheers!

[@Trifler500]

Another thing about "don't trust the odds" is that in my experience, what it tells you is affected by your recon, so the less recon you have, the less accurate it is.

[@battlemode]

Yes, for sure. Also the order in which you add your units to the combat odds calculation affects it, which is the most confusing bit.

[@Mazth]

@@battlemode iirc it is based on simulation of one or few combat rounds, so every time you change the composition the simulation get redone resulting in possibly different odds because of the randomness/rolls involved. Though I feel like the order does influence the odds beyond what randomness would allow which I do not understand either completely

[@Koltrarock]

Nice Vid :) glad to see your back putting SE out :D wuhuuu

[@battlemode]

Yeah! Been too long since I played my favourite game

[@wojszach4443]

8:50 good old destroyer of empires, too much papers to fill

[@battlemode]

Exactly :D

[@OznerpaGMusiC]

On the leader screen you can 'rename' your leaders and add their CAP number behind their 1st name (i don't bother with CAP 1's). That way for decisions you can hover over their pic and see their value quickly, plus you can spot a newly made leader faster

[@battlemode]

Ah that's interesting, might look into doing that, cheers

[@Belnivek]

If you like long lp series you should consider starting a second channel. Run 15 to 20 episodes on main channel and moving later episodes to second channel after stats start to drop. Just a suggestion.

[@battlemode]

That's really interesting... the only problem I can see with that off the top of my head is it might be dividing my audience a bit, and the regular videos do help my channel grow (daily videos seems to be the only way to really get seen now). But that's given me some ideas, thank you so much for the feedback!

[@Dahostorynerd]

Oh wow I knew this game looked familiar, the combat seems to be run in the same engine or style as the decisive campaigns series, idk if you’ve played any of those but it would be great to see you play one

[@battlemode]

It's the same developer as Decisive Campaigns, I've not played them but they do look really good

[@adrianthompson5250]

A lot of the GR units use energy based weapons and you are currently losing energy. So perhaps you need to build a scav furnace quickly if you want to use the new unit. Also I would set up the economic council as this office will not only unlock useful tech, but you might also discover resources.

[@battlemode]

Good call, I actually fix this a few episodes later!

[@plini-xi3ux]

im enjoying this so far! /new subscriber

[@battlemode]

Thank you! Welcome to the channel

[@MrStr4ng3]

I am enjoying the playthrough, I bought Shadow Empire a over a year a go and bashed my face against it for a few games before moving on, this is wanting me to launch it again,

[@battlemode]

That's great! I want to get more people playing it if I can, glad you're gonna give it a second chance. It's intimidating at first but it you'll settle into it

[@Bill_Garthright]

Tell you what I don't like? Well, I like it _all._ The problem is just that there's only 24 hours in a day, so I can't watch _everything_ on KZbin. But I do try. :) (That's why I don't play Shadow Empire very much, either. There are just too many games and not enough time for everything.)

[@battlemode]

Thanks for giving me your precious time anyway Bill, it's always much appreciated

[@smackhead]

Gday mate - you probably won't see this because it's not the latest video you've posted, nonetheless I just want to say that I really enjoy your style. Your pacing of 'lets plays as a learning experience for others' is perfect. Aside from all the ADHD kids squealing at 200 wpm my second pet hate is the ol "now this is the income symbol, if you hover over it you will see..." . No shit if I hover over my income I can see where it is coming from and going with associated modifiers. You avoid all that an instead assume we have a brain - your version would be something like "ok incomes a bit low lets check our 'x' - oh x seems reasonable I'm going to take a look at 'y' now... hmmm are there any 'z' available we could use to improve apon.." It's perfect (and yes I am up to your latest video - still watching - but thought I better post it here). I rarely bother logging in or 'subbing' - Told Das the same thing when I logged on just to comment and sub to him. I remember the very few people I like watching continually so there's no need, but I digress. You're content is A1 - and even though I may not be logged in or comment - just know I am one of many who search out to check if something new is posted with no need to be 'notified'. Thanks again. Edit to add: subbed anyway - just coz :P

[@battlemode]

Hey, I really appreciate all that mate. Especially taking the time to comment with the helpful feedback. I read all the comments I get and try to reply to them all too, and even when it's someone telling me the like what I'm doing, or how I'm doing it, it helps me improve the videos. Cheers man!

[@hyperquick7412]

great serie, game seem so complex

[@battlemode]

It is very complex but it does make an effort to ease you in gently, with lots of automated stuff that you don't need to handle yourself on easier difficulty settings.

[@LeoPanther]

Micromanagement is likely most effective when you're small but somewhat unavoidable when you grow big. Since you can't automate your zones. Though admittedly I rarely paid much attention to the water intake from the initial ice-mine since water was usually plentiful. I don't really lose attention for series like this, more often I've found the people playing them seemingly lose interest and either switch to a new game or just call it a victory before the end screen comes up. I'm in this for the long haul. I'm too curious about all the new changes.

[@battlemode]

Think I mentioned this earlier but I've gotten in trouble quite early here, so I'd be quite interested to see what you think of my attempts to rescue things later.

[@eddieballgame]

I concur on not being quick to go to war, early, with 'major AIs'. Just not affordable, particularly on higher settings. The economic & scientific benefits with those that are willing to be 'friendly' can be enormous. There is no need to fight everyone to achieve victory...fortunately. :)

[@battlemode]

I think with these new ammo rules it's gonna be particularly difficult now

[@InfiniteGatsu]

How is anyone supposed to survive in 46C weather!?!?!?!!?

[@battlemode]

Stillsuits? Or some equivalent tech

[@battlemode]

One summer in the 1990s I was in Italy on holiday and it hit 43C one afternoon. I stayed in the shade, never been so hot in my life

[@Worweee]

Great video. Thanks. Oh one thing amused me a lot you forgetting to get the economic council going. Don't know if you recall making the Skuld advisory video for me? But you said that not getting the early economic techs was a 'common newb mistake/trap' to be avoided like the plague. Who's the new now? (just joking) :)

[@battlemode]

Yeah there's arguments to be made for all the councils as a first pick. I tend to not need the Economic Council in my offline games but I really underestimated the increased difficulty in this one. You'll see that this was just one of my many mistakes in this playthrough, but I pull through later on.

[@telleryoutube4458]

more power to the algorithm

[@battlemode]

More power to you!

[@Trifler500]

Speaking of Beetlejuice, they've started advertising a sequel called "Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice" lol

[@battlemode]

Awesome! That film was utterly mental

[@0MVR_0]

micromanagement: when you hurt your chances to feel good about why you lost 😂

[@battlemode]

Haha! It's funny, apparently to win consistently in Master of Orion on Impossible you had to micromanage everything constantly.

[@Gregorovitch144]

Quick suggestion on the "too slow/too fast" conundrum. When you've got a complex decision to make, stop the recording, figure it out off line, then explain your final decisions when you come back. Good example here is trying to work out what to do with your leaders. There are all sorts of angles to this and trying to figure it out on line means your commentary can interfere with your thought process and your thought process can interfere with your commentary leaving you in danger of appearing to go round in ever decreasing circles. If you worked out stuff like this off line then your commentary and execution would probably be more cohesive and faster. You'd also probably get more turns in per episode although each episode would take a bit longer to complete, not sure what the balance is there, but I think more turns per episode propels the playthrough's narrative which probably leads to greater engagement.

[@battlemode]

I do this occasionally, but I have to notice that I'm doing it first. This is good advice though, I'll try to bear it in mind going forwards. I don't think it's good to cut out all the musing, as I get far more feedback that people like it than people not liking it, but I agree that if it's excessive it slows the series down and I don't want that. Thanks for the feedback, really valuable for me!

[@smithsmith6402]

Move Zig!

[@battlemode]

Haha! I'm glad someone got that reference :D

[@lethrington]

I always get really anxious when youre expanding out with such large gaps in your territory. That AI up north in particularly has me worried. That said, Im still a wee baby when it comes to this game so Im way more cautious than you would be

[@battlemode]

Your instincts serve you well, this game is full of nasty surprises and if you're playing seriously and don't reload mistakes, you really do have to play cautiously.

[@theglebow3963]

Greetings from Germany.

[@battlemode]

Hello! Thanks for watching!

[@witlove115]

Why does Porky Mitchmoon look just like Tom Selleck?? 😂

[@battlemode]

Haha! He does doesn't he?

[@9302kahe]

"This is cool" The thing I dislike is that the map is "barren". I wish the dev would do a terrain overhaul. But a desert planet is the ugliest ^^

[@battlemode]

This is about as barren as Shadow Empire gets. But some of the maps look really cool, there are a lot of different terrain and biome types

[@1Maklak]

I'm not sure you can afford Medium engine Buggies with this oil income, let alone Light Tanks. I think you should never lower Truck or Rail Station Production below 100%. This reduces range points, which is horrible.

[@battlemode]

An overall improvement in general economy is required now

[@1Maklak]

@@battlemodeIt pretty much always is :) It's just that the bottleneck moves from Metal and IP to Machines to HighTech.

[@Anonymoose-2750]

First off, these are trivial complaints, I love your content, just providing requested feedback: (1) It bothers me you never seem to finish a game so we really ever see endgame strategy, tactics, and units (2) You over dither on choices. Make a decision, move forward. Some dithering ok but not ad nauseum. (3) Related to two but scatterbrain (sorry can't think of a better term) a bit much too, i.e. like someone with ADD you jump over all the place rapidly on tangents without ever completing the damn action/concept you were trying to complete, like "let me assign a leader to this task oh look a pony let me look at the geography report design a bomber hit next turn" and you never assigned the leader, finished the bomber, or rode the pony.

[@battlemode]

Thanks for the feedback, much appreciated! 1) Shadow Empire games can be very long and when I was doing the eXplorminate thing, it was very hard for me to finish a series as I constantly had to switch games to cover. There's not so much excuse now, aside from me occasionally wanting to cover hot topic games. I'm not gonna promise I'll finish every series, but going forwards I'm intending to only play one "main" series, by which I mean longer game, and allow myself to upload shorter term stuff at the same time. 2) I have to think about what I'm doing, and sometimes I make snap judgements that need second thought, see 3. 3) Yes I have attention issues, but I'm constantly looking out for ways to minimise them. I think like I write, very quickly and my brain spits out a choice but I then go back and re-calculate it several times later on. It gives me a very fast processing speed but relatively low productivity... annoying but it is what it is, I make do with the hardware I was given at birth.

[@Anonymoose-2750]

@@battlemode Oh i can fully empathize, I suffer the same problem especially around #2 and watching you makes me realize why I would hate to watch me lol. Ad nauseum though is the key thing to try to be cognitive of and head it off at the pass before you go to far down that hole.

[@9302kahe]

I can add that I have noted the same 3 points, but I am not bothered much by any of them. Do not push yourself to do something you don't want.@@battlemode

[@battlemode]

No worries, I'm genuinely grateful for the feedback, I'll try to improve on all those things as much as I can. If you want to see a big Shadow Empire game played to completion, google "Life on Seth Shadow Empire" to find the big game I played for eXplorminate. It's 101 episodes long!