The Average Prisoner Experience - Mount and Blade II Bannerlord / Ironman Raider Playthrough / Ep. 1

[@Halcylion]

Episode 2 is LIVE: kzbin.info/www/bejne/raiYfIpnatVroZI Patreon link, for rich folk who like spending money: www.patreon.com/halcylion Now here's a list of all the different games used throughout this video: The first few scenes are from the "Trial of the Seven Kingdoms" mod for Bannerlord. ( www.nexusmods.com/mountandblade2bannerlord/mods/2560 ) But as I've also written in the description, the first 10 minutes of this video are just Balon's origin story and they have nothing to do with the actual campaign, which was done with 0 (zero) mods, on the Bannerlord Difficulty, with the Ironman mode enabled, on the 1.6.0. patch. If I install any mod throughout this playthrough, it'll be one with 0 gameplay impact, such as RTS Camera, which might allow me to do cinematic shots. Until further notice, consider the playthrough UNMODDED. The scene at 0:25 is done in Mount and Blade Warband, with the "World of Ice and Fire" mod. (it's on the steam workshop) The scene at 0:39 is done in That Game That Todd Howard Keeps Re-releasing. More specifically, it was done with the Dragonborn expansion. (I actually had to play through the entire DLC campaign for 9 hours to unlock the ability to ride dragons and get that one scene.) The scene at 1:01 is done in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. So are a lot of the other scenes scattered throughout this video, I won't time-stamp each and every one of them. It's a beautiful game. 1:10 is a village in the Viking Conquest DLC for Warband. 1:12 is from the opening scene in Kingdom Come Deliverance. The footage at 1:20 is from "The Viking Way", a game which I actually reviewed on my channel. 1:38 - Skyrim again. The ships at 1:52 are from Assassin's Creed Odyssey, another beautiful game. A shame its successor didn't build upon its mechanics. The game at 2:14 is the same as the one at 0:25 ; At 6:15 you can see a glimpse of Conan Exiles. Red Dead Redemption at 6:56 ; Finally, The Witcher 2 appears at 7:48 . After that, it's mostly Bannerlord with a bit of footage from the aforementioned games sprinkled in.

[@Uzzgub]

A interaction to appease the 6th Chaos God, the Almighty Algorithm, a Comment for the Comment Throne

[@JS-bf9dw]

On yeah, this will be juicy!!!

[@mrbenthedog8347]

Fucking yt recommended me the vid after it was up for an entire week

[@nht_kauiberry_9530]

Can u put it out alreaddyyyy

[@tomdegroot1133]

I recognized that Kingdom Come Deliverance scene hahaha

[@Kapitalizum8780]

"breathes heavily" the day has come brothers... the day has come

[@Halcylion]

Indeed it did...

[@Nykman13]

I’m getting flashbacks of the first time I did the rock bottom start. Truly a test of patience and the throwing skill.

[@Halcylion]

Or luck. Ironically, out all my Rock Bottom starts, this was by far my worst attempt. I had more misfortune in this run than in all my others combined. But at least it made for an interesting story. :)

[@villus9384]

You make easily the best bannerlord content on youtube. you’re a great storyteller and I love the editing and also just your voice. Really looking forward to the next one!

[@Halcylion]

Maybe one day I'll transition from making the best Bannerlord content to making the best Gaming content. But BL is good practice. :)

[@cloudy7063]

@@Halcylion so are you gay tho??

[@Halcylion]

@@cloudy7063 No.

[@Beencheeling]

You're right. If you were me you coud make a whole book and show it to my romanuan teacher and get a 10 :)

[@andrewdesmarais737]

Didn’t know who this was, then I remember I saw another video, then I agreed.

[@baronmunro1494]

Don't forget: when you press X you use a javelin as a short spear. Could come in handy. I've used throwing axes as my primary sidearm for some time.

[@ThatDrummerFrank]

same! i two keep two stacks of throwing axes, a spear and a shield. that way i can fight from horseback maximally as well as on foot

[@bubuluwithagoldendudul9709]

It was about time. Lets have one for the algorithm gods together.

[@Halcylion]

Let the Thumb Sacrifice commence!

[@plebisMaximus]

Your storytelling ability is crazy good. I don't think anybody else could make being a captive for several months ingame this exciting.

[@Halcylion]

I could think of a few people who would do far a better job than me. Luckily for my channel, they don't cover Bannerlord. :)

[@Legols1993]

Totally agree with Plebis. Didn't skip a bit of your video :3

[@mortache]

A new era begins! I only hope the next episode comes out in a month lol.

[@Halcylion]

By my estimates, it should be out in about 2 weeks if all goes well. But I cannot remember the last time things went well, so I won't make any promises.

[@mortache]

@@Halcylion I am just glad it came out when it did! I love your dry sense of humor!

[@chargingnoisesintensify6335]

@@mortache was that supposed to be a compliment

[@KoKoRoToHD]

@@chargingnoisesintensify6335 See? u got no dry sense of humor.

[@andysalter7779]

You should keep an eye out for village parties that have just defeated a bandit party, they be weakened, probably have food and have prisoners you can liberated who will fight for you. Minor clans which are out of contract might let you join with then to fight a common enemy.

[@ikarikaoka]

I've been following these stories involving the role of a criminal in the game and I've liked it for 3 main reasons: 1) knowing the daily life of a criminal in the game is new to me because I always try to be nice and follow the law; 2) it's almost news to me to observe a more realistic and honest playthrough of a campaign that includes fails, loses and major problems because I try to be "perfectionist" in my game with the notable help of save/load and 3) I need youtube content (especially if I can prioritize listening) to distract me while doing a boring marathon of arena fights to keep my sanity going. I imagine that this whole plot also helps to train and perfect writing. Good videos!

[@Hermph]

As always, your videos are incredibly well made. Smaller details always jump out at me in your editing/recording, like whenever something nice is on screen. You are an excellent content creator and I genuinely hope your channel grows rapidly

[@Halcylion]

One of the most difficult details I had to add in the video is at 6:58. If you pay attention, in the distance you can see smoke rising from the first village raided by Balon's Crew. It took me about an hour of save scumming until the stars aligned so that no Aserai lords would come to defend their village while I spent 3 in-game days burning it down.

[@Bishey]

My smile got wider each time you showed a scene from a different game. What an awesome video! Looking forward to future episodes.

[@IsaacIMC]

I loved the series so much I'm here starting it again.

[@pratham_purush]

Finally the wait is over boys!! Would love to see a livestream here and there as well

[@Halcylion]

I might stream some Far Cry 6 when it comes out.

[@Pilps]

Fresh pizza and fries with a nice chilled pint of milk and a new Halcylion video, tonight is good!

[@Halcylion]

What can I say except "Enjoy!"

[@massif9680]

Yea I didnt need sleep anyway. Time to enjoy every minute of this

[@ktuxness3410]

Excellent story telling. I appreciate the fact you left in the full length of your career as a prisoner, not hiding the full initial struggle. I also like how you analyze your areas of improvement in each moment.

[@hislightness]

What a glorious effort you put into this series. I am looking forward to it

[@panzer7585]

Holy moly, this is epic.

[@Monizious]

Wow! That introduction was absolutely amazing, I thought I was watching series a something there! Well done! Can’t wait for more!

[@chrismesropian4546]

I used to watch alot of your KCD vids, and I'm so glad you still make vids, Hal! Can't wait to watch your story parallel while I go down my second playthrough of KCD.

[@okami4675]

I love that its a bannerlord video but you use different games to tell a story and expositions. i love this. im glad i found u on my recommended!

[@kundanrai5983]

Awesome!! I really enjoyed this episode, The backstory, the narration and entire roleplay everything was great. I can't wait for the next one🔥🔥 Well done Brother👌👌

[@ossamaosman6314]

I loved your Trader Stories/Corporate Reports series so damn I can't wait to love this too.

[@zombiepopper]

This is the best bannerlord video I’ve watched and it’s just the first episode!! So excited to watch this series. Thanks for your creative narrative and introduction

[@Halcylion]

Thank you! Not all episodes are as great, the series has its ups and downs, but it's almost over. :)

[@LeGaulois_5]

Seriously awesome content, quality production. You definitely put a lot of work in your videos. Respect and I’m glad to suscribe to not miss more episodes

[@noise3312]

I don’t look forward to anything as much as I did the next episode. It’s time, my brothers.

[@Halcylion]

Well, technically, this is not a "next episode", seeing how it's the first. :)

[@alexanrustler2611]

Been waiting for this thank you

[@speedyknight5536]

Yes Finally Its Time !!! Your Content Amazes me every second

[@SomeGuyOnTheNet.]

I love your mix of other games to immerse a background story for your bannerlord character love your work *like*

[@anubisftn]

This was great! Thanks for putting in the effort

[@juzliano]

YAY!!! I was really waiting for this

[@oliveromalley5743]

Dude your vids are amazing!! I even watch the ads completely for you!

[@nakruf]

Just when you think "it can't go worse" it goes. Wonderful content!

[@LeonardDavisIII]

Everytime you upload I get excited

[@DerEddi]

Damn man! so much work u put into this! fantastic work! cant wait for the future parts!!

[@SolarCrusader]

Awesome video! Love the editing and production quality!

[@vasilachemihai7747]

Awesome video! Can’t wait for the next one! Salutari din Romania!😁

[@yers7638]

Ayyy! He finally upload!!! We've been waiting this for so long!

[@sixteentons1807]

Loved this. Keep it coming,mate.

[@Toopys]

I am a new watcher to your channel, absolutely loving your series! I really loved the effort you put into the backstory of our protagonist!

[@demonchilde6664]

The story telling is nuts! Love this already!

[@ChrisVillagomez]

CHAPTER 1: UNBOUND *fade in* "Hey you, you're finally awake"

[@Sanguivore]

The editing and storytelling in this video is insane! 😱 You have massive talent, dude.

[@edsanosa4776]

For how long these videos take and effort put into them, I’m surprised you haven’t got 100 000 subs. (I’m glad you still make banner lord 2 vids) thank you.

[@dotulord7775]

Hello Halcylion, I just recently found your channel and I love watching your videos. Learned something about Bannerlord through all of your videos and decided to run my own bandit campaign. I captured a city, forced the owning family to join my banditry, and married their daughter to give my bandit king an heir. :D

[@Aldilus]

Love you mate, great content!

[@johnathanharris888]

Great quality content, really enjoy these.

[@Manpigeon]

These videos really do show that that there is a lot of holes the game in a roguery/bandit style playthrough.

[@kunalgupta9043]

good job Halcylion I cannot believe how you managed to make this video so entertaining and hilarious

[@marinsoljan9983]

I know it's an older video, but I just wanted to say that I find it so very strange how you don't have more subs. Your content is INCREDIBLE, and you're a great storyteller.

[@somm150]

I’m glad you incorporated the thousands of imprisonments into the story

[@schinkenkaesecroissant]

Unbelievable! What an awesome video did i cross here :D Everything is perfect from the storytelling to the footage!!! Big hug from germany

[@Halcylion]

Danke schön!

[@JasperLane]

I love your merchant series so I can't wait to get more of you playing a character who delves a little bit more into the violence. Also as the second most knowledgeable person on GOT in all of New Mexico I have to say I enjoyed the extra details you want to craft the story in a way that doesn't feel forced. I do hope you someday use mods to open up more options for your stories. Nothing crazy like the GOT or WH overhaul but I think some of the small neat ones such as "My little Warband" (Don't worry it does not add my little ponies) would be fun additions that you can have a lot of fun with, and if you have fun then I will most certainly have fun.

[@Halcylion]

What annoyed me most about my trader series was how rare it was to get into a fight, and how long it took to engage in a bit of war. I mean, the plan came together beautifully at the end, but getting there was a bit of a drag. The raider however... he'll pay the iron price for everything, so the only issue is how can I prevent the violence from becoming monotonous. I'll have to experiment with different formats and narration styles to keep things fresh. As for modding... I'm actually into the extreme stuff. In Warband, I've only ever bothered with Total Overhauls, and I'll most likely do the same in Bannerlord, so when the GoT / WH / LotR have a full release, I'll definitely give them a go. Until then.. I won't totally rule out the use of mods, but I will most likely stay away from them until the game is out of Early Access.

[@JasperLane]

@@Halcylion Cant wait and as someone who is a voice actor for the GOT mod I look forward to when you delve into the overhaul

[@pylotlight]

@@JasperLane There's voice narration in bannerlord? Or you just did more yelling? ;p

[@JasperLane]

@@pylotlight Can't go into super great detail as the only recordings I have done are just auditions. VA is probably going to be the last thing we do since its the easiest to make as well as the least important aspect. I do know in our discord we have a prototype trailer with a good chunk of our voice talent. Saddly I didn't make it, apparently my recordings were not dramatic enough. Which is bullshit since I read lines such as "Your mother would still be a milk maid if I didn't squirt you into her belly." As for how in-depth the VA is, hard to say as their is some talk about haveing cutscenes in the game as well as re doing the game cinematic. I do hope we have some readings as I would love to say "Its almost harvesting season."

[@timmytheprince]

THE LEGEND HIMSELF IS BACK FOR ANOTHER BANGER VIDEO

[@NagatoroKamado]

I love your narrative/storytelling skills ! I role play on bannerlord so much so this playlist is great, I can’t wait for your next series or long length videos.

[@Halcylion]

Next series will take a while, since this one still has a minimum of 10 episodes left before it ends.

[@NagatoroKamado]

@@Halcylion we will make sure to give you the likes you deserve! Binging your stuff has made my work hours go so fast then I come home and hop straight on bannerlord while still watching:) Also it’s totally understandable if you are switching from series to just long videos because those are awesome too.

[@DeathButt44]

Yesssss you’re my fav Mount and blade warband youtuber

[@laszlomiskei9138]

As always ... Amazing job there, Halcylion! Keep it up! :))

[@colborn1849]

Loved the episode cant wait for the next one

[@fastshock6569]

Im rewatching these and leaving a comment on each one because i need you to know how awesome yout content is

[@nikolozgilles]

sea raider: heyyyy old buddy old pal, it's you again! wanna travel with us for awhile? we'll let you eat some bread crusts

[@George_Davies]

This is fantastic! You're a great storyteller :)

[@LuizAlexPhoenix]

This is fairly unique and also probably quite the effort to use so much footage of so many games in such a dense manner. Instead of letting the game run on the background by itself, having all these images and transitions is no small task.

[@baddogkelevra1]

This is fantastic quality, well done

[@zachfogle3693]

Love the use of Assassin creed footage, u really didn’t have to do that but it helps so much

[@gilbertthebushwacker8704]

Wow, that's an amazing Ironborn playthrough! Love the GoT references :)

[@samuro3420]

Subscribed to you after watching some of your bannerlord vids. Great content!

[@Halcylion]

Great to have you here!

[@maurygreen9451]

After 10 minutes I'm sold. Even better than GoT

[@malahamavet]

oh no no! what have you done! the pain... it's coming back! ifstizizifzifzizfi memorable characters... 8yd7t8yd... interesting backstoryes.. yfoogcho... character arcs... xtixig... actualy dangerous antagonists... UFgizigx... rewatch value... all gone! the pain

[@chengkuoklee5734]

Your story telling makes it so immersive.

[@philjohnson1744]

Whoot Whoot! I always look forward to a new Hal vid.

[@Halcylion]

Welcome back!

[@Wolfo70]

Excited for this playtrough!

[@1992buky]

I didnt not expect this to be so entertaining

[@gabrielcharles3045]

Well worth the wait

[@acestrelok]

Epic, you deserve all of youtube subscribing to you.

[@blackcat7k]

Susan, stop screwing around and put the algorithm on this man's videos. This stuff is gold!

[@Pokerface-tr1ds]

Nice narrative you put in here buddy! Me gusta! :)

[@nitroglycfied2973]

Love the content bro keep it up

[@zorrio3746]

yeah the clever use of other game footage almost got me thinking someone made and amazing mod for bannerlord . Great work

[@FaustIoM]

Was only thinking yesterday that I haven't seen anything for awhile. More essential viewing abound

[@kenchikenray9749]

another banger king

[@masterscott3419]

Halcylion, likes are great on videos but apparently comments help too! So I gave you a like and a comment because I'd like to see more of this playthrough! Thanks!

[@taylordudek2047]

This is amazing cannot wait for more

[@basilacis5661]

I did not even start to watch but take my thumb token, I know it's gonna be a nice video!

[@MattHatter360]

The King has returned!

[@despinoza6205]

That was an Experience! Wow. Kudos for climbing up out of the dirt. Just wow

[@gregersen1312]

Keep it up this is gold after a hard day :)

[@EternalxIntern69]

Great story telling. Subbed

[@joetheriault9108]

Fantastic job! keep going!!

[@kiyotaka88]

great content bro keep it up !

[@cemcaglar3398]

Watching you starting from the bottom gives me huge amount of satisfaction don’t know why tho.

[@irrelevantirrelevant7332]

Goddamn, your videos are really well narrated, edited and played. Nice one. Also, it would have been perfectly fine to cheat yourself the weapon of the raiders. You clearly picked them up and no enemies else were nearby.

[@nj5374]

Didn't think watching someone be taken prisoner for an hour could be so entertaining

[@Victor-dm4qv]

Going to watch it all over again.

[@kruksal6541]

The story and the editing is amazingly good, good enough to earn a new subscriber. Continue the hard work!

[@Halcylion]

Hell yeah, welcome aboard!

[@ahn0x]

picking up rocks that are literally thrown at you really emphasises the "ROCK" in "rock bottom start"

[@michaz433]

First time on your channel, enjoyed content a lot! See you in the next one :)

[@youtubeaccount1233]

cant wait for the next episode!!

[@RightfootWestHam]

Hello and great episoe and idea! 2 suggestions. You can "double-tap" forward (W) to fast accelerate your horse forward. There is a key for "kicking" that is great against enemies with shields. (Check key-bindings to find that key) Good luck in EP 2!

[@Halcylion]

I appreciate your helpfulness, but I have 1162 hours poured into this game. I already everything about it, including what you just told me. xD

[@coyotejohn3101]

I've never successfully landed a kick after hundreds of hours in this game.

[@JarrettJ]

This video is great. I subbed

[@Deceiver85]

Loving it!