THE GOBLIN HORDE - Third Age: Total War [DAC AGO] - ÑOLDOR OF EREGION #2

[@parkermckersie9280]

KILL DEATH RATIO (1st number is episode, 2nd number is campaign total) Deaths - 276 / 575 Kills - 6491 / 13,494 Ratio - 23.5 / 23.5

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Thank you! Quite funny to see the K/d ratio being so inconsistent!

[@parkermckersie9280]

Just love seeing so little elves kill so many goblins! Keep up the content@@IzzyTotalWar

[@josephehlers2007]

I can’t wait till the eventual super battle where we see the largest jump in deaths and also kills

[@HeroAraner]

As far as the low population of Elves go: by the third age most have sailed back to the Undying Lands. As for the remainder, Elves do live as long as the world lives, however their reproduction is very stagnant. They literally cannot mate during times of strife, not even war, so even in the Third Age with the rise of Sauron they cannot have children. Even during times of peace, they very rarely feel the urge to reproduce. Even when they do, they usually only have one or two children at most. Only Feanor's fiery spirit allowed him to produce seven sons.

[@timsellers4946]

Faenor’s “fiery spirit”, huh? That sounds like elf-speak for a Fuckboi

[@anarionelendili8961]

@@timsellers4946 No, Feanor was very much in love with his wife, Nerdanel, who was a legend in her own right. One of the very few who would be able to tell Feanor to chill it. Also, she was pretty exceptional in giving birth to all those kids, let's not forget her part in it! Also, she is the reason why some of Feanor's sons are actually decent beings (Maedhros and Maglor, to mention a couple), rather than powerhungry, selfish idiots.

[@anarionelendili8961]

Yep. Add to this that elves have soulmates, so if one dies, the other does not remarry (and they'd be reunited in Aman anyway). Finwe was the exception to this general rule.

[@Tar-Elenion]

>"They literally cannot mate during times of strife, not even war, so even in the Third Age with the rise of Sauron they cannot have children."< The 'absolutes' here are not accurate. Elves can reproduce in times of strife and war, they just tend not to. It does happen however (e.g. Voronwe, Finduilas, Gil-galad all born during the War of the Jewels).

[@Mathulhu172]

Hooray for the "Where there's a whip, there's a way" call out

[@daanvandervalk6476]

We don’t want to go to war today

[@steel58836]

But the Lord of the Lash says "Nay Nay Nay"!

[@biddens-kl7dv]

You gotta love the lore masters in the comments on these series It's so nice to read about all the details 🥰

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Wholeheartedly agree!

[@janrudnicki6111]

@@IzzyTotalWar It is most profitable to exterminate villages and cities with foreign culture at this difficulty level from what I have seen from other KZbinrs.

[@lcdcstudios]

iirc galu (previous head mod dev of DAC) said that the AA are fan fiction aswell and he was super proud of himself with the proper names he came up with based around the language already put in place which he learned enough about to properly name the units and generals, I could be wrong on that but I'm pretty sure it was in one of his middle dol amroth campaigns. hopefully that was clear and concise, also great vid and I love this series

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Oh yes, how could I forget the AA! One of the coolest factions in DaC, and indeed completely made up!

[@MJ-mi9qc]

To add to this, I think adunaic is the language and there's almost zero info on it, so one of the reasons Galu was exceptionally proud is because he interpolated and created additional words based on the perceived sounds and workings of the language Tolkien didn't provide, which is wild to me. Galu is one smart dude

[@Ligizd]

This gonna be good

[@Sinthos99]

Very glad to see you picking up the Sons of the Fallen, let the dwarves prove their worth in this Age as they have done in the past. By eliminating the goblins to the west of Moria I suspect many of Durin's kin would gladly join in gaining their vengeance.

[@Tito_9612]

Nice content, as always! Retraining the mercenaries replenished their numbers. The sons of the fallen went from 104 or so back to their full 113. Remember to check Annon-en-Orod for useless orc buildings for you to demolish, too. Also, night attack could have lightened the burden a bit for the last battle. Sorry for being a back seat gamer. I look forward to seeing the next episode!

[@IzzyTotalWar]

No problem, I appreciate the advice! ♥️

[@thomassugg5621]

I’m absolutely loving this campaign 😊.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Thank you ❤️

[@maciejbachut-cholewa2328]

"The only damage that goes through Fëanor's armor is emotional damage" 😂😂 Also, *faction info for a realm of Fëanor's descendands* : "kill all the other Elves out of vengeance & greed" Sounds legit lore (i.e. Silmarilion) 😂😂😂

[@dodoite0]

Remember to destroy the buildings you don't need in captured settlements aka other faction's barracks

[@presidenteantonioconte1363]

Don’t they work tho, other than barrack types your faction doesn’t have? For example, playing the Northern Dunedain i will be able to recruit my basic troops (culture permitting) from orc barracks, but warg barracks won’t do anything because the Dunedain don’t have cavalry barracks

[@dodoite0]

@@presidenteantonioconte1363 Elves have a different barrack building line entirely ,you'll notice they get all their unit type (archer,cav and infantry) from two different barracks.

[@pancho871]

I'm so excited for this campaign

[@hampsterdam5852]

Man have a call in like 2 minutes, but I am excited to watch this soon!

[@maltesimusfraterdemassimo7215]

We continue where we left off with the Noldor of Eregion, most notably with the Princes Maernil and Ecthellion, the High Prince and Crown Prince, our most heroic Elves, in the battles of Eregion slaying over a thousand orcs themselves! To set out against the mighty Goblin Horde, its a sacred mission, our very own Crusade, putting this Goblin scum to death by the sword, anticipating their blood being spilled - we cannot wait! The Elves are a bastion of hope against darkness to stand, for all the free peoples a beacon of light, nothing less than the destruction of evil we do demand, so gather your strength and might, we bid you to fight!

[@IzzyTotalWar]

A true poet of Eregion, thank you!

[@EliteSlayer946]

So Rise of the goblins was just released for ago. I just want to thank you fir your videos on it, the goblins were always one of my favorite factions. And now there even more stress inducing.❤

[@chicken_nugget_lord7217]

Loving the red and silver scheme of the Elves. Amazing video as always!

[@Tekisasubakani]

Speaking of enjoying fan-fiction in mods, that's exactly why I love the Old World Blues [Fallout] mod for Hearts of Iron 4. They've done so much with scraps from development documents and even single line references from game dialogue, it's incredible.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

I really wanna learn hearts of iron one day, it seems like such a great game with fantastic mods but I'm just too dumb to play it properly

[@Tekisasubakani]

@@IzzyTotalWar Funny you should say that, I learned how to play HOI2 from reading some screenshot LP's. If I can learn it like that, you can def learn to play HOI4. It's much easier than trying to learn Dwarf Fortress, at least! You should give it a try, there are some INCREDIBLE overhaul mods. And I'd imagine you can find plenty of tutorials here on YT.

[@gobirds2430]

You got the sons of the fallen!! Dwarves and elves!!

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Aye, I could do that!

[@danielross7983]

One of your diplomats will be automatically teleported to the eastern side of KD when you take KDW.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Ah, this mod is indeed Izzy-proof!

[@shadowofhawk55]

The only Good Goblins are Dead Goblins so lets make these goblins GOOD!!!!!!! - The Ranger simply known as Goblin Slayer Edit - The talk about that stuff needing more Homebrew content for DAC is something I agree with wholeheartedly. Imagine more Dale content based on Polish and Russian Folklore, maybe even having them invent primitive firearms from gunpowder acquired from the East.

[@ShadowWolfRising]

I love the idea of an Isekai where Goblin Slayer just pops into an area heavy with Sauron's forces (Moria being the most likely.) and just being an utter menace to them. Sauron looks over and be like "Wait, who the fuck is this git?" the response to that info would probably be the funniest shit in the world "What do you mean all we wants to do is kill Goblins?". Like how would his murder-boner for Goblins and his general antics affect Middle-Earth?

[@spencerpollock5688]

Your majesty it is imperative once we deal with the Goblin Menace it is imperative we bring retribution to the White Hand they breed creatures and monsters far greater than the goblins we must act swiftly upon this threat your Majesty not to mention they have one of those seeing stones of the palantir long live the king sir Izzy

[@AdamPT]

PERFECT FRIDAY! This, along with a bottle of crisp Grüner Veltliner, will almost guarantee a lovely evening.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

I've never heard of it, but I wanna try it

[@AdamPT]

@@IzzyTotalWar It’s amazing Austrian white wine, not entirely unlike Riesling.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

I love Rieslinger so this seems right up my alley!

[@AdamPT]

@@IzzyTotalWar Glad to hear it. Skål!

[@manavjitsinghdhaliwal2478]

Loving this series so muchh!! Almost as much as the Mordor campaign when I first found you

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Good times

[@theflyingdutchman1432]

This is definitely one of the most looked forward to campaign I’ve seen on your channel, can’t wait to see the shit that’s going to go down

[@Tindog42656]

Your diplomat teleports when you take Khazad-Dum to the Dwarven side. You don't have to move him.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Ah that's very helpful, thank you!

[@Tindog42656]

@@IzzyTotalWar I also have some names for the various goblin settlements if you would like them.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Definitely!

[@Tindog42656]

@@IzzyTotalWar Halla Van for High Pass(Goblin Town) = High point in Sindarin. Nen-Peler for Bruinost. Means 'Water Village' in Sindarin. Minas Hithui for Zagh Kala. Means 'Tower of the Mist' in Sindarin.

[@rdek99]

Didn't know how I felt about this one at the outset, but the campaign is quickly growing on me. Let's go Noldor of Eregion!

[@artolan_illusive]

Eregion knights are basically Royal Swan Guard

[@IzzyTotalWar]

In terms of looks they remind me of the Arthedain royal Knights

[@jpancakes3167]

Just finishing this episode and I can’t wait for the next keep kicking tail Izzy!! And death to the goblin menace!

[@Manson1990]

Nice one! A lot of sense of tension!

[@JustinHeil-tg9py]

The High Elves with no money issues 😂I guess there is a perfect faction!

[@aekaluksumalee5647]

Can't wait for the next episode.

[@sirdandre5837]

globin town = globin sweatshop.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Those elven sweaters gotta get made somewhere

[@ashertony1]

What amazing intros

[@zombiefolklore]

Was not expecting to hear music from conquest of Elysium in the intro.

[@Storms7End]

The two starting generals in Edhil are by far your strongest units for a while. Taking Annon-en-Orod is a good base for military production. You want to get the Royal Eregion Casern as early as possible for more Eregion Knights

[@kaijudirector5336]

I hope the Dwarves will accept the inevitable donations…. Maybe after you take care of the Balrog issue at least…

[@jacobmyers5631]

"The only thing that gets though Feanorian Steel is emotional damage" i am deceased

[@ironwolvesproductions6283]

We have the "high elves" as 2 distinct factions in Wars of Arda, which I think will help with the feeling that you're almost running two campaigns at once as you do with DaC.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Interesting! Curious to see that in action

[@nikoszaxarias5200]

Hello, friend. You are doing well to start with slow and steady steps. I am not that sure if rushing to Khazad-dum-West is a good move, but here you are now. And I am very confident for your battle except one thing: the Balrog. Since this is AGO, then the Balrog is part of the garrison of the citadel, so either you need your best archers or a ballista. Though if the Goblins sally out, then it's even better for you, as you will crush them and the Balrog will not be part of it. I say siege them out or wait for them to sally out, so as not to try to defeat the Balrog, you'll lose everything - and remember that you have your faction leader and your faction heir in the same battle. Your economy will take a while, but you will get on top finally, as you are doing the right investments. Now, if you can recruit one unit in your new capital, then Ciryatan can go around for some watch towers, as they are much needed in your region, because Enedwaith is very close and they might decide to attack you... In general, though, I agree that you need first to concentrate to the reconquest of the whole of Eregion, meaning that Bruinost is your next target. Annon-en-Orrod is a Castle, which gives you a strong point of defense against possible attacks from the north, while it is a good idea to wait for two things: either Imladris falls to the Goblins, giving you the opportunity to rush in, or Mithlond becomes the target of the Adunaim, givng you the opportunity to sneak in. Also, watch for the Ered Luin script, as if they accept the Rings of Power, they might come for your capital, as it is part of their script too - I'm not sure how this could be part of AGO, though. Now, let's add another episode of our story: Maernil and his son rushed out to fight a raid party of Goblins, which soon learned why it was a very bad idea to receive a charge head-on from the Eregion Knights. But afterwards, Maernil changed direction and sent word to gather the army. Ecthellion knew that his father had the intention to strike north. "Yes, my son", the High Prince said. "It's high time to complete Eregion. Annon-en-Orrod is our target". "And if we find any Goblins in our road, we will crush them", Ecthellion completed, with his father simply giving a vicious smile. It was a very simple battle, as the Noldor from the Old Times knew how vulnerable were the Goblins to their arrows. And Maernil had a good amount of archers, so that the Goblins were kept in distance. And afterwards, the Knights charged, killing everything in their path. But for the castle, the fight was more tense, as the Goblins preferred to gather to the center and they didn't want to sally out. But that was not a problem, as it was Maelnir's time to show how competent of a fighter he was. He led the final attack that killed the Goblin general by dropping him from his Warg with his great sword and he hacked him as he was laying down. And afterwards, another big army tried to siege the castle, but the Elfs sallied out and crushed them again. "Sometimes, I feel pity for them", Ecthellion said to his father after the battle. "It's so easy to crush them...". "That's because you have a good heart, my son", was the Prince's answer. "Do believe me, they don't. And the pity you give them, they are not worth of it". Soon afterwards, however, the high Prince took once again the army and marched to the Misty Mountains. It was clear that he was heading to Khazad-dum. Upon these news, a company of Dwarfs with dark armours came by and joined their forces with the Noldor, as well as a company of Humans, who offered their swords for the right price. They wanted to fight for Khazad-dum. And some of the captains dared to ask why. "We have an old grudge to settle", Maelnir said. "Durin of Khazad-dum helped us in our deadly fight with Sauron and helped our last of the kin to survive. Now that the Goblins infest Moria, we need to make it once again the Khazad-dum it was". "But Moria has two towns", some said. "It's well known that the Dwarfs had two citadels under the mountains, the biggest their kin could build. How can we hope to get them together? Do we have the forces for this task?". "I can reveal to you that our spy has infiltrated in there and has given us valuable information", Maelnir replied. "A Dwarf Lord called Balin has returned to Moria - now Khazad-dum - and holds the eastern side. If we oust the Goblins from the western side and gift it to him, then I hope for an alliance and we complete our grudge. And we won't have a big battle for two citadels". That was enough for the captains, but Ecthellion wanted to speak to his father alone. In a nod of his, the captains left the tent and the High Prince stayed alone with his son and heir. "Father, I think you know", Ecthellion said. "I didn't want to speak to this in front of the others. But you know that there is a Balrog in there. Do you want to confront him in the battle? As I'm sure that this being will come out to fight us in case of a siege". "You are speaking well", Maelnir said. "I haven't forgotten about him. Though I have some good tricks for him, should he come out. We'll have to place the siege first and we'll see". Ecthellion simply nodded in this. "And I really hope that you will go on to rebuild the Gwaith-i-Mirdain", he continued. "It's high time for Middle Earth to learn that the most powerful of Illuvatar's Children are back. And this will bring back to us our most famous smiths, especially Dornornoston". "For sure, my son", Maelnir said. "However, remember my words: this is the first step for much bigger affairs. And our steps will have to be taken with care from then on". Ecthellion didn't speak in this moment. "And remember something else", his father continued. "It's not only Dornornoston that I'll be happy to see again, but also the Black Dragon". "Ancalagon?", Ecthellion asked. "Why him? Is he important?". "He and his wife are the most important persons in Middle Earth", his father answered. "They have their own way for this. Trust me in this, my son. In due time, you'll learn the why". "I think I know", Ecthellion answered. "He is the writer of Parva Ulairon. And in our fight with Sauron, we need this knowledge". "And he is the last Ringmaker alive in Middle Earth", Maelnir continued. Ecthellion simply looked at his father at this.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Thank you for your sage advice, and great contribution to the ongoing story!

[@carebear2684]

Great stuff, keep it up!

[@mcada6687]

The emotional damage line had me laughing out loud! Lmao

[@arvidboestad4923]

Love this new campain!

[@Zaphelly]

Uff bro Weekend double special... think about it :3

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Would if I could, trust me!

[@danielross7983]

Did you speak to Fingon about the High King script? Having it start after 35 settlements means despite its rewards, you probably won't need them at that point. There might be a way to reduce this to 24 or 12... which would still be more than the total number of Elven settlements at the start of the game.

[@Medik_0001]

Too late now, can't change scripts mid campaign

[@IzzyTotalWar]

I did not, we'll see how it turns out!

[@florianbarkowski6856]

I am sure the house of finwe will find a peaceful way this time, right? ... No further Kinslaying, right? ... Right?

[@IzzyTotalWar]

*Anakin face*

[@Tekisasubakani]

If/When you take Tharbad, my suggestion is An Iar Iant. Supposedly that's "long old bridge", I tried for "big damn bridge" but the sindarin translators I found didn't have anything for "big damn".

[@mexieboy1]

remember corruption goes down with building law buiildings

[@swamperytooter8891]

Ecthelion now canonically has balls of mithril, bro fights millions of goblin everyday and is arguibly the key to every victory, bro can take hits but is fast with his retinue, what else is strong as steel and light as fuck? Mithril, my reasoning is very clear and i totally didnt jusy make this up

[@futlover1824]

I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS

[@carljohnsson7593]

This campaign makes me want to start an imperialistic Noldor campaign as the regular high elves

[@wunderwaffle2564]

Hey Izzy, it might be handy to put your taxation lower in the Undertowers, usually it increases population growth. I'd say build every single building you can and put in a good governor so that your settlement may grow rapidly.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

I'm fairly certain it's already at the lowest level

[@Dragonbro91_]

7:28 There was a balrog joke there, somewhere.

[@janrudnicki6111]

Very good

[@Thebhautikbhadania]

Don't forgot to ask kd for huge money in exchange for moria they give you and if you ask them for tribute its great just ask them 30000 for 5 turns they provide you easily just try it

[@ghoulcity3981]

mad at KZbin. I'm subbed but your stuff hasn't been recommended or in my feed for over a year :(

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Time to catch up!!

[@samiman5606]

Nice keep going you doing a really good job by killing uroks 😊

[@martinbernaus9687]

Great!

[@ShadowWolfRising]

Could rename the Undertowers 'The Bright Lord's Eye'. 'Laughs'

[@PatroclusK]

If you leave a strong enough deterrent in Ost-in-Edhil (which isn’t much as an Elven faction) Dunland will f*ck off until mid game or so. I just recently played this campaign and they didn’t test me until somewhere in the turn 40s or 50s.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Ah that's good to hear! Still a bit scared though, as that would dramatically change the war

[@samiman5606]

Nice

[@TheRealKiRBEY]

Cool

[@Sparten7F4]

Oh shit we're doing LORE BUILDING? Aight, so, what if Eregion is, like, recruiting Drawven and Human mercenaries as a lore response to their low numbers. That's why they're there at all. The Elves get extra manpower and population and the Dwarves and Men get help reclaiming lost land and taking revenge against the Goblins and the like. This integration also explains your populations growing since iirc Elves... Don't do that very often, if at all. The growth is just escaped slaves, the mercenaries familes, etc, all moving into Eregion for safety and happiness

[@IzzyTotalWar]

I like that! Serve us in exchange for protection!

[@yusufdilmac6983]

letzzz go

[@charimonfanboy]

While elves don't have a natural mortality rate, they do have a sailing away from Middle Earth rate. And the elves are immortal which means that the leaders aren't going to go away and let the next generation have their turn. Plus they used all the magic of the elves to create three rings of power that pretty much stopped the Grey Havens, Rivendell and Lothlorien from experiencing any changes. Which means that their entire culture is stagnating, making leaving for Valinor more and more attractive every year.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

I think that sums it up quite accurately, thanks!

[@amirgrrs9819]

as for the elves... they can not produce lots of kids because every time they do... a part of the parents souls are lost

[@samiman5606]

Good

[@IzzyTotalWar]

I appreciate your enthusiasm!

[@danieltrout9650]

You may have to hold Khazadum for one turn for the reclaimation script to kick in but hopefully not woth that doomstack incoming!!!

[@IzzyTotalWar]

We should have a turn before the doomstack strikes... I think!

[@IzzyTotalWar]

I hope ...

[@jasonbrown4653]

I think the spy increase in culture is only for new spys trained in game not starting spys. I think ?

[@darkrai1986]

Remeber about doomstack after taking of Moria

[@IzzyTotalWar]

The dwarves will have to solve that problem 😂

[@darkrai1986]

@@IzzyTotalWar The doomstaack will show up on your side of the moutain. So move your army quickly out of the way.

[@artolan_illusive]

I like elven factions for their powerful units but it is such a chore to always keep casualities low. And you also can't conquer quickly as every unit you need to leave to keep the public order is so valuabe in further fights.

[@samiman5606]

He need to adapt more of the sons of the fallen that's the only way

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Every faction has their downsides! But the more careful I play in the beginning, the less of an issue that will be in the long run

[@artolan_illusive]

@@IzzyTotalWar true, I meant more statwise but Arthedein have similar to Swan Knights iirc

[@tigin11]

Why Maernil has ring and which ring he has ?

[@yb5939]

Is there a better after-battle chase mod? I remember hating the micro-management.

[@marlonheiss5704]

the spy increasing culture doesnt work in ago i think. Seems to be a v5 feature

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Worth a test!

[@randomelite4562]

Why can’t I change the video quality

[@daynish4041]

Hey Izzy, just wanted to ask how does one get a black cursor?

[@IzzyTotalWar]

By having a bugged out Shadowplay 😄

[@daynish4041]

​@@IzzyTotalWarOhh thanks alot 😊!

[@mrXOwarrior]

When do you rename Undertowers?

[@Dark40061]

My Nips get hard for his voice

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Oh my 🥴

[@zacharymalbrough1036]

i might be wrong but i think in order for the "give dwarves west moria script thing" you have to gift for free. if you money it won't work. idk for certain tho

[@IzzyTotalWar]

I'll make sure to make a save file in case I screw up! I know myself well enough 😄

[@lewa705]

why are there so few elves? Because they are immortal, and thus have such a miniscule sex drive. Same reasons humans have one or two kids at a time instead of a litter XD

[@lgpone12]

You keep putting youre archers in loose formation which greatly decreases their combat effectivenes! I would not do loose formation unless youhave no other choice!

[@samiman5606]

Cool

[@samiman5606]

Good

[@samiman5606]

Cool

[@samiman5606]

Cool