Lithuanian Overview AoE2

Analysis of the Lithuanian bonuses, unique unit/techs, and tech tree.
BONUSES
1:08 Team Bonus: Monasteries work 20% faster
1:48 Start with +150 Food - 3 Minute Militia Rush: • The Lithuanian 3 Minut...
3:00 Spearman-line and Skirmishers move 10% faster
4:00 Each relic gives +1 attack to Knights and Leitis (maximum +4)
UNIQUE UNIT AND TECHS
5:35 Unique Unit: Leitis
8:35 Town centers +3 range
9:07 Spear-line and Skirmishers +1 pierce armor
TECH TREE
11:07 Archers B
11:45 Infantry B-
12:07 Cavalry A
12:50 Siege C
13:15 Navy B (B+ early, B- late)
13:57 Monks A+
14:20 Defences/University A-
15:00 Economy B+
15:25 Wrap Up. Thoughts on strategies, maps, strengths, and weaknesses.
Patreon: / spiritofthelaw
Full intro song: • Spirit of the Law Chan...
Background music from Epidemic Sound: www.epidemicsound.com
Game: Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition, with Forgotten Empires, African Kingdoms, Rise the Rajas, and Last Khans expansions

[@The_Room_2_Doggys_Revenge]

Unique unit : exists Spirit of the Law : it has the disadvantage of having to be created from a castle

[@eccentrichorse11]

Imperial Camel: Am I a joke to you

[@The_Room_2_Doggys_Revenge]

Slinger has entered the chat

[@wolfgangbr1576]

Anarchy and Karambit have entered the chat.

[@eccentrichorse11]

@@wolfgangbr1576 Longboat, Turtle ship, Marauders, missionary, condotierro have entered the chat

[@ricardohoang8452]

Castle: Now look what you've done, Spirit!

[@dominusalicorn3684]

Haha, hello Leitis and gentlemen

[@ImSquiggs]

He took the suggestion from the last video's top comment!

[@Gibblets411]

Had to rewind, "Did he..." hah

[@JM-qv7fe]

Lietis*

[@dominusalicorn3684]

@@JM-qv7fe *Leitis Look it up

[@JM-qv7fe]

@@dominusalicorn3684 i know. I prefer that pronunciation

[@tvremote9394]

0:58 I love how the definitive edition of the opening song also upgrades the football field drawing board sketch of the previous one into an actual football field

[@Brainsucker92]

3:50 Man these ostriches having a tough day there

[@Quallenkrauler]

Also the Marlin at 13:29 "Don't mind me, just jumping around while everything around me is on fire"

[@JonatasAdoM]

Somehow I didn't see them before your comment.

[@Dr_Weirdoo]

Teutons: (exist) Lithuanians: *_YOU DARE OPPOSE ME MORTAL_*

[@thewanderingdoomed4883]

Laugh in spamming halberdier

[@Brugar18]

@@thewanderingdoomed4883 laughs in Battle of Saule, Battle of Durbe and Battle of Grunwald.

[@furretthefuzzynoodle3896]

@@thewanderingdoomed4883 laughs in Bostonian Wait....

[@pyroshrimp4073]

@@furretthefuzzynoodle3896 laughs in resist conversion

[@tomaszsmol3920]

Although I've heard this many times I couldn't resist smiling at 13:35

[@DarknessTemplar6]

heavy Tatoh ship! that one also got me inmediatly

[@filipmartinovic4594]

I had to double take haha

[@mafiousbj]

Spirit's meme game is strong ^^

[@eashaangodbole5410]

"Leitis & Gentlemen" That's a like right there

[@eliteteutonicknight1]

Darn, Teutonic knight has yet another counter.

[@Awes0m3n3s5]

They cant swagger their way into Lithuania

[@serp3n1]

canon

[@ozisponas1593]

literally canon kek

[@barthoekstra6760]

They need to do someting about that!

[@harisnaufal890]

Add Poles and make it double

[@MarkusNemesis]

"If you have a rough dark age" - I feel everyone had a rough dark age.

[@atschrbrg_8]

Spirit of the Law: ,,finishes all civ reviews" *Aoe2 DE gets released* Spirit of the Law: ,,Aw shit here we go again"

[@paritoast_]

13:35 - "Heavy TaToH ship"

[@sreckocuvalo8110]

This might be the most historically accurate civilization in the entire game: Anti heavy focused cavalry -> Lithuanian resistance to germanic crusaders Realy strong monastery and relic bonus -> later zeal in converting the population Fast infantry and additional defense for towns -> resisting invasions and rapid response over a vast country This is absolute A+ for historic accuracy of a civilization.

[@yaketysaks]

Zu The Grand Duchy of Lithuania converted in 1387, so still well within the games timeframe of (roughly) 500-1550AD

[@zeroomega3781]

Probably because one of the dev is a Lithuanian? Now if only the other civs in previous expansions got the same treatment

[@ozisponas1593]

@Hubert Schoen yeah its called leitis absolutely reks teutonic knights

[@havoc3742]

they have Heresy. 0/10 for historical accuracy. since they were Pagans

[@StraightEdgeNexus]

idk, mongols are pretty accurate too

[@ElArto95]

The Karambitcoin value going down always cracks me up

[@johnapple6646]

Who wants Microsoft to just keep releasing new AOE expansions just so we get more civ overviews from spirit?

[@RobertoLee09]

@STORM LORD Poland, Serbia, Jurchen, Khwarazm, Oman, Netherland, Sweden, Tibet, Mapuche, Bantu, Czech, Swiss

[@huge7800]

@STORM LORD Oh, I know. Finns or Sami would be fun

[@spd-kv6sd]

@@huge7800 Pecheneg could be alright, but they existed for too short time before being swallowed by Kievan Russia (Slavs). Otherwise, there is not much from Europe to add. I'm not sure if we can agree for the Thai being posted as Malay. And there could be another Mesoamerican civ in the face of the Guarani. Unless Zululand and Malagasy can be added as new African civs, even if they seem to appear too late for the times AOE2 is situated in, I see nothing else.

[@ericbonofacio4695]

Poland

[@sweetmarshmallow7146]

@@spd-kv6sd there are countless nations in europe left to cover, what are you talking about

[@alphany17]

That historical video about AoE II Civs would be so great, I love historical themed videos that are related to a video game !Lithuanians are a big surprise for me, I was really waiting for the Cumans and their steppe lancers and I wasn't paying attention to Lithuanians, but gosh when I first tried them it was a lot of fun to play, I like to play with a booming playstyle, and having these Leitis with +8 attack felt so strong, they were just melting everything in their path ! Keep up that awesome work Spirit, and I'm really looking forward to this historical video type ! :)

[@MadMalMan]

Aztecs and Liths seem to have some serious Synergy. Aztecs great Infantry with higher attack but no Cav Liths great cav with higher attack but sub par infantry. Aztecs can make amazing Monks which Liths bonus let's them do quicker, Liths want to horde Relics and Aztecs give them extra gold.

[@pe-peron8441]

TIL I need an alt history in which Lithuanians colonized the New World and founded a Mesoamerican state

[@viral_suppressor4154]

​@@pe-peron8441they need to have an alliance and trade: an early alliance would give Lithuanians new world crops, the Aztecs would get steel and guns...

[@Volcano4981]

Last time I was this early, the Teutonic Order were getting their arses kicked by the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. (Rejoice, for Spirit is finally doing a DE civ overview

[@MykolaSternenkoDroneBoyHoleMan]

@@Avatrass yes, Lithuanians destroyed it

[@Jasza676]

@@Avatrass Yes, sure, you can be that guy who points out that the entity called Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth wasn't established proper untill 1569. However, the first Polish-Lithuanian personal union already happened in 1385, and that it is usually considered the beginning of Polish-Lithuanian joined countryship. One of the reasons for that union btw was specifically beating the Teutonic Order.

[@SinnerBeta]

@@MykolaSternenkoDroneBoyHoleMan I think their last conflict of note before their final decline was in 1519 against Poland though?

[@ls200076]

@@xL4RG0x You misspelled Lithuania wrong

[@justas6235]

@@MykolaSternenkoDroneBoyHoleMan could you elaborate how Lithuanians destroyed the commonwealth?

[@LordRavensong]

Leitis and Gentlemen. I heard you, you cheeky goofball.

[@gghrtx2]

I didn't catch it at once, but well noticed !

[@criticalalfredo707]

Armor: *Exist Leitis: "what armor?"

[@MrTheQuestioner]

“Heavy Tatoh ship” lmao

[@RandomBeing]

can you explain this?

[@MrTheQuestioner]

Zetkin TaToH is a Spanish player (some would say second best in the world) who is known for making good use of demolition ships in competitive games and tournaments. If you search around on KZbin you can find some really entertaining games!

[@RandomBeing]

@@MrTheQuestioner thanks. ive heard the name before but could draw the line to demo ships.

[@tomaszsmol3920]

@@RandomBeing Check out this if you want some Tatoh action kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYaQgH2Ceb11r5Y

[@Septimus_ii]

@@tomaszsmol3920 Thanks

[@sauronkamidogu4826]

Anyone else appreciate how SpiritOfTheLaw recreated his opening into the new graphics?

[@braalkmath]

I haven't played this game since it came out, and I watched every one of your videos. I will continue to do so, and I'm looking forward to the historic comparison one. Keep up the good work.

[@phdbot4483]

Nice to see a new Civ overview again! I like the idea of connecting each civ's history irl with their civ bonuses in game, so I look forward to that! ^^

[@prizmik]

Thank you for paying attention how to pronounce Leitis correctly! late+is

[@Maolegeek]

Thanks for bringing back the intro, loving your work as always !

[@HarrisNMeo]

Hey, Spirit! Your idea of relating the civ bonuses with their actual history is great! Looking forward to it!

[@Jenkans]

Great overview! I'm very interested in your historical civ video and will definitely be watching it, thanks for the hard work!

[@TheSpartan451]

God I cannot wait for that historical comparison video, that sounds amazing

[@JewelManDLN069]

I was just about to go out for breakfast, but I saw your video about my new favorite civ's overview, I have to stop by. Worth it, every time. :P

[@ATurnerMushroomHead]

It's nice to know that great KZbinrs are up to date with the memes. I love your vids, please don't stop.

[@lucasberaldo1607]

Dude, I really like the idea of a video talking about the historical aspects associated with the bonus. Waiting to see. Keep up the excelent work.

[@MrSpieleDotA]

Thanks for the amazing content over these past years

[@JJBeauregard1]

the new civ overviews! :) i loudly said "yaaaay" when i saw it pop up

[@jacksons9546]

So glad the overviews have started for the new civs. Very exciting!

[@V1rtualFlod]

Heavy Tatoh ship caused me to have an unexpected smile. Speaking about Tatoh, it would be cool if you revisited your Saracens overview and brought him in to talk a bit about some strategies since he seems to really like the civ.

[@mernelbeqaraj2365]

Finally a new civ overview! Respect!

[@camiloramirez798]

Man YOUR videos are simply AWESOME. Thanks a lot!

[@ablecold]

I think it will be a good idea to showcase the historical connection with bonuses!! Thanks keep up the good work!!👍🏼

[@greigstallon9278]

I would love more historical content from your channel! Love all your content

[@stephenh9483]

Seriously, this is a work of art. I can't wait for law's next DE civ overviews!!!

[@kitso_2b68]

I love the next video idea! It's great the devs put focus on that!

[@hepsbok171]

Oh I do love when Spirit posts a Video during my lunch break 😊

[@adwans1491]

Where ya livin?

[@jwebes]

Historical comparison sounds awesome! You should do more for the campaigns too, I like those few that you did.

[@mawit4543]

very entertaining and professionally informing, as usual ;)

[@kotzpenner]

I'm all in for more historical stuff. Really like the comparison of game and real life idea.

[@vitaobatera]

Looking very much forward to the next video!!

[@MerMes16]

YES YES!! Another civ overview!! Thanks SotL!! Please make more, because I can't run the game in my PC :(

[@sentinel6839]

Love to see more new music, it fits your style. Keep up the good work

[@michaeldr6647]

YEEEEEES!!Have been waited for that so much!

[@dominikmagnus]

"Relic nothing" would never be the same again...

[@nahiyanalamgir7614]

Amazing video as always!

[@Dreska_]

Another benefit of the relic bonus: Your opponent is pressured into competing for relics or rushing monks out whether they want to or not (or if they let you have them, you're in a great position), and they are at disadvantage in the relic war because of your faster monk production. Ideally your bonus food can also get you to castle age (& monks) slightly faster

[@XforumsurferX]

Excited for your next video. I love history.

[@tkzsfen]

boy oh boy! yes, do this historic overview! my drive for history just nourishes the love i have for this game. both go and in hand. I would love to see, if the historic overview from the game itself hints some of the features of the civilizations.

[@murbakonis]

Can't wait for the historic overview!

[@pedrogarcia5849]

im keeping up fot that video. YES! im interested! Thanks for the content

[@dojelnotmyrealname4018]

I just realised the "Leitis and gentlemen" you snuck in at the start. Three years later. Spirit of the law you mad genius I watched your guide!

[@Sharnoy1]

Oh boy! A new Faction Overview!

[@RatchetSly]

The historic precedence for bonuses sounds like a great idea!

[@yiyoascen]

Dude I love your work and memes

[@Rynosaur94]

Super stoked for the historical overview. That shit is my jam!

[@togglefire3537]

Yo Spirit I think that's an amazing idea looking into the history of a civilization and seeing how it matches up with the game. I'm a history buff and I love to do that kind of stuff. You always do a good job with your research so I think it'll be a well worth the wait video

[@derferdi2979]

Yes please bring a historic overview on! :)

[@thiccmick2659]

Really looking forward to the historical perspective!!!

[@calilaployploy2827]

I haven't seen the video yet. But I appreciate that you didn't jump to review civilizations like a week after release but waited not only for the patchs but also to actually have a deep understanding of the mechanics. This is why you are the best AOE channel

[@Ijui1990]

I missed your Overviews. :D

[@existentialcrisis4680]

geras video. šaunuolis, drauge!

[@the.brokenhand]

man yes pls do a video about historical consistency about every civ. hard work tho, good luck with that process

[@inevergreen1760]

I waites so long and there it is : a new Civ Overview ;D im happy:

[@steevenyeh]

Love history, I believe almost every AoE series fan has that curiosity itch that helped them get into games live Civ, EU, AoE...

[@nickykoel1041]

Clicked so fast on this video my phone just fell out of my hand and my screen shattered😂 Worth it though!

[@alistairdevon1716]

I love the idea of historical videos for each civ

[@orraklbenedict1832]

Yes, historical Civ comparisons. Looking forward to it.

[@funkdoctaspoch]

12:26 attention the detail: That villager on the bottom of the screen farming an empty land 🤔🤔🤔

[@darkdill]

Lithuanian Skirms in Feudal Age are terrifying if you tried to go for Archers. You just can't get away from them.

[@Feuerpfeil369]

I feel like the 10 % speed bonus would help in reinforcing your army from Ranges/ Barracks. In direct combat or especially the trashwars its not that important, but only for getting your units faster to the fight, so u can have more pop in fight rather than moving to the fight.

[@WolfrinFenris1]

Looking forward to the historical video!

[@justxavier9999]

YYEEEEEEEEES FINALLY ! This is awesome!

[@Clerkius]

Excellent Choice!

[@rin-senpai7115]

I am very much interested in seeing the historical justifications for their boni! I would love if you could cover the older civilizations as well, because there are some boni which I would be really interested in hearing the historical inspiration.

[@StarshadowMelody]

well NOW I'm super interested in the next video.

[@davidhills703]

Great video! Tartar's would be a great one to do next!

[@Krypto137]

I've been rewatching your videos lately, so this popped into my recommended and I was like "huh, I don't think I've watched that one before!". Well of course I haven't, this one's brand new...

[@kyleeversfield8276]

I was the opposite, I was like I swear I've watched this video before and then I realised he did a video on just the unique unit a few days I was so confused.

[@JonatasAdoM]

The weakness is to represent how they're always surrounded by warmongering neighbours

[@Deoeffect]

Big idea for video here, comparison between infantry in HD and DE. To check how much "nerf" the melee units are with the "new" path-finding, maybe just test 3 or 4 common situations of fighting and see the data zoomed out. Love the vid, nice work.

[@florianpierredumont4775]

How to play Lithuanians proper : step 1 : build barracks and mill then age-up as fast as possible. step 2 : assign male peasants to wood (priority, for fields), stone (for castles) and gold, and female to food. step 3 : in castle age, grab as many relics as you can. step 4 : create as many Leitis as you can. step 5 : *go full [When the winged hussars arrived] with one opponent at the time* .

[@TheDemonx2000]

A Legendary sección is back, i'm happy for that, stats, numbers, sarracens team bonus jokes

[@horshue7873]

13:35 "Heavy TaToh Ship" 😂😂😂 loved that.

[@Jacks_Suffocating_Nihilism]

Team games, Spirit! The Leitis is an insane Paladin counter and their skirms are an awesome archer counter.

[@PP-dz6gv]

The first thing I tested when I got the game how the Leitis fared against the ETK, and it didn't disappoint. Grünwald never forget!

[@planescaped]

Doing a history video as well as a gameplay video is a very good idea IMO.

[@dontspikemydrink9382]

Waiting paid off. Sweet

[@rue4585]

Cool idea with the historics

[@Alsborg]

Heavy Melee or Heavy Cavalry: Leitis Archers: Cavalier/Paladin

[@TheFrankHorringan]

superb!

[@162manoj]

WAIT RE-MADE OVERVIEWS!?!? YAYYY!

[@janosv5401]

3:47 the most chill ostriches I've ever seen. Respect.

[@saimintis]

SOTL use memes to explain the game and the units. that's high quality videos and humor. keep going man cheers from argentina

[@mendiganina6001]

3:46 When the ostriches dodge projectiles better than I do.

[@ACCMAgeOfEmpires2]

Good job