THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND! Total War Saga: Troy - Achilles Campaign #1

#1 of My Total War Saga: Troy - Achilles Campaign! Big thanks to CA for giving me Early Access! I'll be Uploading this series EVERY Monday, Wednesday and Friday!
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5:49 - First Blood for Achilles!
52:45 - Taking the Walls!
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[@lionheartx10]

*Hope you all enjoy Part 1 of my NEW Achilles Let's Play Campaign for Total War Saga: Troy! Part 2 will be Out Wednesday 12th August!*

[@ritmrpariot700]

I'm super surprised you got such an early release! According to Steam, this game is scheduled for a 2021 release. Wow! Maybe they will release it sooner and hopefully ~100% complete!

[@SpaceKnight105]

Bradd pit bradd pit bradd pit!

[@regretfultoaster369]

@@ritmrpariot700 It's free on Epic Games Store on the 13th surprisingly.

[@teaser6089]

Loving it! Do you think you would ever do a look back at Rome Total War 1. I know it's old, but it's the Total War I played to death as a kid! And would love to see you do a let's play on it!

[@owlthemolfar4690]

May I ask then the 24 hour window to claim for free begins? What time zone? I anyone knows...

[@MrRafalel]

of course there is no pyrrhic victory. Pyrrhus has yet to "win" against the romans and set the bar for the famous kind of victory

[@umbraghosts9043]

I like that

[@olivertv6175]

Truth

[@samuelrs5138]

Haha, if we're talking historical accuracy of the menus I don't think english even exists as a language yet.

[@MRFutchyDutchy]

@@samuelrs5138 Lol, you `dont think´ xD. English language started to develop when duke William the bastard invaded England at 1066 AD. While the trojan wars took place between 1100 BC and 1200 BC. The first development of English and the trojan wars, were this game takes place in, are 2166 years apart from one another.

[@Anonymous-bm8sv]

@@samuelrs5138 lololololol

[@Warrior_of_Sparta]

The man, the myth, the legend plus Achilles!

[@lionheartx10]

;)

[@aleksandermiszczyk777]

It's so simple,yet a smile appears on its own. Great comment brother :D

[@thegradyfiles3272]

Warrior of Sparta what was your thoughts on this war

[@NationOfMasturbation]

You are under arrest!

[@ImperatorPenguin]

Achilles: I'm here today, to teach you the importance of protecting your tendons.

[@umbraghosts9043]

If I was Achilles and was invincible except heel Guess what that’s going to have the best armor right there

[@shivery_timbers1430]

Umbra Ghosts he didn’t know about that until he died from it. And that would immobilize u

[@brandonchan8667]

Greatest warrior of all time killed by the biggest pussy in the tale...ironic

[@letoatreides5165]

You will wander the underworld blind, deaf, and dumb, and all the dead will know: this is Hector, the fool who thought he killed Achilles!

[@brandonchan8667]

"You won't have eyes tonight You won't have ears or a tongue You will wander the underworld Blind deaf and dumb"...1200 bc bars

[@nikolaiz4140]

"I thought it was you i was fighting yesterday and i wish it had been you, but i gave the dead boy the honor he deserved"

[@Leon-oc4em]

"You gave him the honor of your sword!"

[@MundoDragon]

"Decide!"

[@9RealmsPublishing]

Lycomedes was the king that gave Achilles shelter when his mother tried to hide him from his fate. He is known for having a school for girls and at the time Achilles was prepubescent. One of the big knocks I have on this game is that Achilles is too old. They should honestly de-age the model, also he's not the King of Phthia, he's the Prince. Peleus is alive and still the king of the region when Achilles leads the Myrmidons to Troy. Peleus stays behind because he is older and to ensure the province doesn't fall to disarray.

[@PenTheMighty]

Also, while Achilles was under Lycomedes protection, he had to dress and behave as a girl to hide his identity. If I remember right, he knocks up one of Lycomedes' daughters while in hiding and has a son with her.

[@9RealmsPublishing]

PenTheMighty correct. He was also discovered by Odysseus at the school. The son he had with Lycomedes’ daughter was named Neoptolemus or Pyrrhus (Achilles went by Pyrrha when at the school) and would be brought to Troy by Odysseus who gave the son Achilles’ armor (as he won it in Achilles’) funeral games. Neoptolemus has been both revered as a noble hero in things like the Odyssey and the play The Trojan Women, and demonized for his cruelty by other stories as he was the one who killed Priam and murdered Hectors, then toddler son by tossing him over the walls of Troy and took Andromache (Hectors wife) as a personal concubine.

[@TheThegoldenspatula]

I believe Achilles was only around 15 years old circa the start of the Trojan War. Which is fair enough, ancient armies recruited quite young, but Achilles' exploits do not lend themselves well to the picture of some girly looking teenager.

[@9RealmsPublishing]

NotQuiteEnglish they till could have made Achilles look young and not in his mid 30s. Being young is a part of his story, this model looks older than Brad Pitts version of the character in Troy

[@artkallaba1874]

@@9RealmsPublishing I liked Brad Pitt's Achilles because he just looks so perfect as Achilles anyway a young and well built dude not sure why he looks like a bar keeper in here.

[@peterm932]

Achilles: there are no pacts between lions and men

[@Mewzard]

Whether it's a fictionalized account of Ancient China (Romance of the Three Kingdoms) or a fictionalized account of Ancient Greece (The Iliad/The Odyssey), Lionheart will always ignore his ranged units to get a cinematic duel, then immediately regret it, lol.

[@brandonchan8667]

@Smoke Deeper before that it was called pangea

[@brandonchan8667]

@Smoke Deeper Greece is the name of the land...we refer to the geographical name not the people so whatever it is called today would still be referred to as "ancient greece" if describing events that took place there. Egypt was ruled by many factions and people's but we still say ancient Egypt when talkin about events of the distant past which took place there

[@accountname9506]

@Smoke Deeper Are you fucking high? Then again, your name is "Smoke deeper". "France" is a modern term - it used to be Gaul. Do we call it Gaullic history? No, we call it French history. Like honestly how can anyone believe this shit. "Never had their own mythology or country". We literally have vases and texts and shit from that time period. Your stupidity baffles me.

[@brandonchan8667]

@Smoke Deeper tell that to every university that teaches Greek history

[@brandonchan8667]

@@accountname9506 thank u for explaining this in a better way than I did...his logic is moronic

[@crusader7659]

This time, make sure to wear protective boots and not flimsy sandals

[@spymaster3366]

But the sandals have more grip and are fancier

[@Pawn2e4]

@Benito Mussolini Not until the 18th century at least

[@spymaster3366]

@Benito Mussolini it does so u can impress all the gods that might be watching to gain their favor

[@crusaderwarrior4988]

Hahaha

[@shockwavesteve]

Those are boots... that’s what they’d call them

[@polpo8342]

4:47 He- HE SAID THE THING!

[@lionheartx10]

Yay!! :P

[@g1camuschy]

i just love that CA used the face of Orlando Bloom for Paris of Troy :D it fits pretty well since he played Paris in 2004's "Troy".

[@user-nh6yf5xm9y]

would've been so much happier if CA had made Achilles look like Brad Pitt

[@deskouk1773]

For the sake of roleplay don't worship Apollo, Achilles hated Apollo and vice versa

[@hugolorente7705]

Apollo and aphrodite both helped the trojans and zeus gave the greeks a defeat to restore honor to achileus, then Athene , Hera , Poseidon helped the greeks

[@plamenplam9197]

@@hugolorente7705 There are not Greeks in the Trojan war. They come later from Egypt, after the downfall of the locals because of the war. And Achilles is Myrmidon - lived north of Black sea... he is nоt an Achaean.

[@hugolorente7705]

@@plamenplam9197 Interesting fact never I knew that , I meant to say achain , but I never knew about the greeks coming from egypt.

[@GothPaoki]

Myrmidons are connected to thessaly which is mainland Greece South-west of Macedonia. I don't know where you got all that black sea stuff or really anything in your comment.

[@GothPaoki]

Plus most of the Greeks weren't Achaean anyway Homer just referred to all greeks as Achaean so what's your point?

[@alexanderL30]

Interesting facts about Achilles from a Greek: 1. Achilles' grandfather built the walls of Troy. 2. He was 15 years old when he went to Troy and also had a son. 3. He son killed king Priam for revenge. 4. He and his Myrmidons conquer 23 cities in Trojan War. 5. Alexander the Great's mother is rumored to be a descendant of Achilles. 6. The name Achilles means "the man who causes grief or even pain to people".

[@sierramartin8963]

interesting fact, I ruptured my Achilles 2 weeks ago and can't wait to kill him because I'm pissed about it

[@antinomy_tv7713]

Actually Achilles means "the one with no lips", referring to the fact that he never felt a kiss from his mothers lips. In greek, the letter "A" has a negative meaning in his name to the word "χείλος"(hilos) meaning literally "lips". Same thing with Alexander for example. So there you have it :)

[@marcmini8428]

@@antinomy_tv7713 Αλέξανδρος(Alexandros)= Αλέξω(alekso)'verb'+άνδρες(andres)'noun'=repel+men. It means The One That Repels Men (the armies). Like αλεξικέραυνο (alexekeravno)=lightning rod =the thing that repels lightnings. Don t confuse the depravitive alpha 'α' with the verb alekso. hope that helps))

[@alexanderL30]

@@antinomy_tv7713 To be honest, I found his name with many interpretations, but the most common one I almost always saw and heard is this «ἄχος» (αρσ.) (θλίψη, πόνος)(grief, pain) and λεώς» (λαός)(people). But I have also found other etymologies like «ἄχος» > ἀχίλος (like rage)> οργίλος) > Ἀχιλλεύς. In this case the name would mean «one who has a tendency for anger»

[@alexanderL30]

@@diyandimitrov5625 Yes it's true :)

[@TDM4895]

Might as well get rid of that extra general for now, and get the instant recruitment good troops in Achilles' army. And as far as which heroes do what, you might try reading the tooltip that pops up when you hover over their class and subclass (i.e. Fighter-Ravager); as to who'll be better, time and utilization will tell. But that tooltip should give you an idea of what the class will be capable of (at level one subclasses probably won't matter much).

[@nikoszaxarias5200]

Hello, mate. Happy to see you trying a TW game for my country. I'm happy to serve you as translator, as you the Europeans are not familiar with the Greek names, so don't hesitate to ask for my help in Discord. As Achilles, after crushing your current enemy, you should head to Thessaly (Thessalia, spelled Thes-sa-lί-a), so as to have an economic base, which provides a lot of resources to maintain your armies Thessalia should be the most rich region of all Greece, as it really is. The town to complete your region is called Pherae (Phe-rέ) and then you head for the other towns around there. Remember that you have to stockpile all the kind of resources, of which bronze is very important, as it is the primary resource for your armies. It seems that it is like the Vortex campaigns of WH 2, where you have to win on a final battle. I'll watch the series carefully, since I like it a lot. Thanks for the first episode of Hector. I don't know if I'll watch Odysseus on Twitch, but be sure to have comments on KZbin. Have a nice time.

[@oliver-jamestopping7854]

Loving the pause before trying to pronounce any of the unit or location names!

[@lumberjerks17]

So excited to see this game a couple of days early. Loving the content Lionheart!

[@Scorpion51123314512]

Ischys: It's over Achilles we have high ground! Achilles: You underestimate my power!

[@malarkthemad4300]

There doesn't seem to be a "best god" to go for, it depends on the faction and your personal playstyle. rule of thumb seems to be go for the ones that buff you unique units or mechnics, for example Paris has his archers which combine well with Apollo, and Odysseus is basically vampire coast (cant really use non-port settlements) and thus pairs well with Poseidon.

[@pranavjoshi4410]

I agree with you, however, Aphrodite is a great god to go for because she gives +1 happiness for each NA Pact which is great. For Achilles, I would also go for Athena for spear related buffs and Ares for sword and recruitment buffs. And if you want bows then you should go for Apollo for bow buffs, and if you want javelinmen, then you should go for Daddy Zeus for those buffs. So for Achilles, I would do Aphrodite, Athena, and Ares as a must, and then depend on who you want for your ranged buffs. Also, I feel that Poseiden should buff chariots as well since he's the father of horses. Might only be me, idk.

[@wargrizzero5158]

Its possible that there are gods they are planning to add through dlc that will cover any missing unit types.

[@pranavjoshi4410]

@@wargrizzero5158 like what tho? They basically covered all of the units types.

[@wargrizzero5158]

Is there a god who buffs chariots? Also While we don't quite know how the Amazons will work, I believe they have non-mythic cav.

[@wargey3431]

Wargriz Zero I could imagine Hephaestus would buff chariots and maybe construction seeing he is the god of those kind of things maybe even armour as well

[@tharun001]

Can't wait for the next episode. Greek mythology + tactical game + its lionheart? Oh boyyy

[@Pawn2e4]

The collision really is unacceptable. Definitely the worst we've seen in Total War. How did they create a problem that doesn't exist in Warhammer, despite using the same engine?! They need to look at medieval 2 and figure out how to match the army collision in that game.

[@WraithLK]

Ikr who wants a battle with no battle lines. It’s literally just throwing units at each other and letting them brawl.

[@neiph8686]

@@WraithLK Especially in a period when defined battle lines was a thing.

[@gabor7524]

@@neiph8686 not really actually, Bronze age warfare had a decent battle line before the actual battle, but when the battle itself began it was more of a sort of organized brawl. well barring the chariots, those remained in formation rather well. i havent played myself yet but the game seems rather accurate, i assume they dropped the mainly chariot based warfare of the bronze age (where everything else had as purpose to support the chariots) since it wasnt very common in greece. but for example in the intro helen her "makeup" is pretty spot on.

[@Antipius]

This game looks much better than I expected! Great video :)

[@owlthemolfar4690]

Thanks for the video! Minute 39 of the video. "OK. Lets end the first turn!" That is what I call educational.

[@wargrizzero5158]

Perhaps for the ladders you don't have to spend time building them before a siege, but when setting up you can toggle units to have ladders or not. They have to carry them, and you can't just decide mid battle to have them. Just as a compromise between ppl who want to have to plan ahead, and ppl who prefer units having ladders automatically.

[@nitebones1]

even though i perfered the old models from medieval 2 where they had proper ladders they had to carry, i wouldnt mind just getting what we had in rome 2 back as at least it was a proper siege equipment. also i dont like how you can just melee a gate to death, at least in the older games they had to throw touches to set it on fire

[@loganfair4708]

Yes I’m finally not a year behind on starting a series! Love your content Lion!

[@JL-ti3us]

I love how the Aegean Runners have a longer missile range than the actual dedicated missile unit you start off with😂

[@MrSalouro11]

I was waiting for someone to do his campaign. I gotta say: Im glad it was you

[@TheBishopUK]

Looking forward to this series! Looking forward to grabbing the game this week!

[@Joker-yw9hl]

Can't deny how much I enjoy that intro

[@ianosm58]

This cold blue sea is still inviting in our days lion,greetings from Greece fron an Euboean citizen who have swim in these waters,great content as always.

[@Jmb426]

The map graphic are really nice and the background is also nice.

[@weARElostETERNALLY]

Man that campaign map is fucking beautiful!!!!! CA just keeps getting better and better!

[@mehrpouyaniknam4697]

Well if you’re interested in the story (Iliad) Athena was the one who was helping him

[@awkwardousity2998]

Loving the look of this saga game so far, and very impressed with the new micromanagement; 39 mins in before the first end turn? That's got a be a new Lionheart record! In terms of the battles I think CA have nailed the Bronze Age / Mycenaean tactics and formations quite well, since this was centuries before the hoplite phalanx, only elite soldiers e.g. Myrmidons etc would have the unit cohesion for real impact; everyone else would run around in chaotic melee trying to kill each other and steal the enemies weapons and armour!

[@asaduppal5594]

I disagree, I don't think people would go yeeting into an enemy formation alone. You'd want your mates next to you/at your back so you didn't catch a spear from the side.

[@awkwardousity2998]

@@asaduppal5594 that is a very fair point; no-one would try to solo an enemy unit, except Achilles or Ajax! At least at the start of a battle infantry would march together and fight closeby, before gradually loosening formation slightly to engage in the kind of duels described in the Iliad.

[@BudMasta]

@@awkwardousity2998 the illiad was a drama written hundreds of years after the events, it has zero credibility for any sort of accuracy.

[@awkwardousity2998]

@@BudMasta it is absolute Greek propaganda, as well as a classic story, which is why CA have taken certain liberties in mixing bronze age history and fantasy in Troy

[@apoxapex]

Yeah okay, the collision system is shocking, really needs improvement

[@danielolsson7134]

Apoxapex: I think that it only works alright with lighter units, but a charge from medium and heavy units should pack more of a punch!

[@COMMANDandConquer199]

They've been having issues with the collision system since they changed the engine years ago. They need to change engines again, because apparently they can't fix it. Ruins battles.

[@iratepirate3896]

We've been saying that since 2009.

[@williammcconnell8102]

Reminds me of a certain movie, the way certain people are "drawn" ;)

[@GullyTV93]

I find it funny that he Prays to Aphrodite and uses the Hecaomb on Ares, while on the side of Achilles... pretty sure in the Mythos both of those Gods were on the side of Troy, until Athena snitched on Ares to Zeus which forced him out of the fight, and allowed Athena to influence the Greeks. MY IMMERSION!

[@bartekmostek4850]

No an achean got blessed with ares killer

[@martinfridrich8992]

Keep your courage lion -hearted Achilles, fotrune favors the bold!!! Thaaats kind of a set up for you Lionheart :D

[@arissgeorgiou7279]

Hi love your videos !! I am from pteleon !!! Just for history pteleon was the basis of protesilaus the first one to fall !!! We even have a village near by naned achilleon !! keep creating reaaly enjoying your channel!!

[@dedeferreira98]

Amazing mate! be proud of it. Greece needs proud men at this moment. Your history is rich. Cheers from Portugal mate

[@ronweasley9001]

Like your calm commentary. Very relaxing. Definitely subbing for the series. Is a beginner guide to the game too much to ask?

[@lionheartx10]

Thanks Ron, no plans for a beginners guide just yet but if you follow alone the lets plays it should teach you all you need to know! :)

[@bobbyd7931]

Nice job, this was pretty hard for me for a 1st turn battle, I didn't send Achilles in early and dueled him early and it didn't turn out well

[@alexandrematthewa.serrano1579]

Achilles is brave ass... so thats why your commanding him to attack hundreds alone, nice one New SUBSCRIBER HERE!

[@maximal99334]

All the gods seem really good depending on your faction and playstyle. Since you're playing as Achilles a fairly aggressive Hero Ares and Athena could be a good choice?

[@scarversek6419]

I did Athena for her spear buffs, which most units he has are spear infantry.

[@lelouche25]

0 out of 10, no black armor or sexy bratt pit model.

[@Essiboy901]

Yuki Terumi i hope there will be a mod for that

[@EliasKagan]

And the voice sounds like an American man child

[@christopherwilliambrooks3981]

Gay

[@lelouche25]

@@christopherwilliambrooks3981 its ancient Greece, everyone was gay!

[@icechiller8073]

@@lelouche25 Fuck KZbin, fuck ADL, fuck the police, Achilles was not gay.

[@namnguyennhat251]

In first battle, u really make him as a god, one for all !!

[@busteddroid2012]

Finally here early! I hope this game is good. Looking forward to playing.

[@DaUnaDistanza]

The addition resource types is a breath of fresh air in my opinion

[@mrmemeboi9048]

Amazing video, keep it up!

[@fortychase7707]

I would really like to see more cinematic battles in this series

[@Dhalp661]

The Fly over guy is supposed to be Homer I believe,

[@mondogrundaygaming7087]

D'oh!

[@Throki]

53:00 That's a nice siege map. It just sometimes feels like the armies are way to small for a huge fortress like that.

[@chrisboucher1987]

Interesting stuff, excited for tomorrow to DL it but sadly I won't be able to play it until Sunday!

[@darthimperius2865]

The Man The Myth The Legend Lionheart himself

[@61roxburgh]

Is it just me - or have they made Paris LOOK like Orlando Bloom from Troy? it was the first thing i thought of?>

[@richardembree1848]

100% if they saying they didnt base it off him i call bullshit

[@Zargabaath]

Well considering Paris is likely a mythological character, it really doesn't matter. No one knows what any of these people supposedly looked like, because they likely didn't exist.

[@gpropho]

@@Zargabaath your definition of myth is flawed...

[@DREADNOUGHT-se6fp]

I love how total war loves Greece

[@timhughes27]

Great first episode - they should have given Achilles the blue/black armour like in the film to give more of a deathly spectre...

[@DCapital-hm8eg]

I am studying Achilles in my World History and he is my favorite character of Homer's " Iliad". Thanks!

[@Chieftrevdog]

The thing that I noticed right away was the stat card order being in the order from Warhammer 2. I have spent so many hours that I am used to it and think that the order makes SO much sense.

[@RomjGuy]

Yes I was waiting for this

[@antontait4515]

Achilles attacking Troy: I’m gonna ruin this man’s whole career Prince Paris aiming an arrow at Achilles heel: I’m gonna ruin this man’s whole career

[@the_dropbear4392]

Philoctetes after shooting three arrows at Paris and aiming the fourth : I'm going to ruin this man's whole career

[@queldron]

Paris couldn't do it by himself; Aphrodite helping Paris aim at Achilles' heel: I am gonna end this man's whole career.

[@the_dropbear4392]

@@queldron Technically it was also said to be Apollo disguised as paris

[@queldron]

@@the_dropbear4392 In any case, a god or help from a god needed to take down Achilles.

[@letholamakhakhe]

i am sure this game is so demanding, your gameplay is so amazing

[@DATA-qt3nb]

Love the channel! I love the concept for the game aswell and the graphics are beautiful but im still really divisive on how i feel about OP generals. I can understand it in 3 kingdoms,The Warhammer's and this but if they are in the next historical title i probably wont buy it sadly. I want my battle strategy to actually matter without having the aid of a super character or vice versa with my enemy having some character that can distract a quarter of my army. Granted, i think this actually helps the Warhammers for obvious reasons

[@hektorlarner8725]

I hope total war makes a game where you can not only play as the faction leader but you could choose to be a general receiving orders on who to fight and what to conquer with addition to managing your own estates and taking part in your factions politics

[@jcristero2476]

that's how it should be with achilles. peleus was still alive.

[@Taihouchan]

I really hope Lionheart spends some time to read Iliad. Greate fun tragedy (with a bit of comedy for me in Book 23)

[@neogenesis0038]

"Achilles is unbreakable" Well...accept for that slight defect.

[@shivery_timbers1430]

He isn’t unbreakable his real weakness was his love and this had so bad of aim he named a heel Achilles instead of a head

[@lunacy5233]

Can’t wait for the Troy to come out, because lion heart is practically making a walkthrough on how to beat a campaign with Achilles

[@mariuschristensen1600]

I'm a big fan of every total war game. I started playing Empire, have 2k hours on rome II, and over 2k hours on the warhammer series. I must say, I love the thematic music in the warhammer series, but it cant quite beat the suspenseful riffs ive heard on the combat music in Troy. Magnificent.

[@shadowwolf2608]

This seems like a WH2 that got the R2 treatment or vise versa. I like what I see though so far.

[@johninglis2622]

I hope someone will do a mod to change the characters look with the film would be so cool

[@gaiusmarius4209]

Paris and Odysseus look almost exactly like their actors IMO

[@XYZ-sz1cf]

I have no idea what to do when I play so I’m trying to learn from your videos

[@sisyr5615]

I'm digging the music.

[@BinkyTheElf1]

The Robert Fagles editions of The Iliad & The Odyssey are very fine, if you want to read up. They are very accessible, enjoyable, and in modern but not over-simplistic English.

[@Ivan_Glamdryng]

New Sub. Just now getting into strategy games. Looking forward to further game play from you.

[@lionheartx10]

Thanks Dale! Hope you enjoy!

[@John-se3fm]

wow those battle maps are beautiful

[@nicholashurley2996]

what a nice head nod to Orlando Bloom's role in "Troy"

[@robertc8425]

I can t see Achiles and don t hear instantly "ACHILLLEEEESSS!!" cry of Menelau from Troy movies the duel scene at the start.

[@krazziegames6041]

The man, the myth, the legend Scott Sterling!!

[@nazdasavage502]

If u build ares a alter in your city u will gain 100 favor and if u get a Priest and have her go to the city with the alter and have her do the action she does u will gain even more favor and plz try to get a god to really like u I like seeing the abilities they put out

[@klutzy2605]

I love watching Achilles fight off an entire army

[@stighgel9393]

just for info, the guy popping up in top rigth corner is not Zeus, he's Homer the writer of the iliad :)

[@VchaosTheoryV]

The Advisor sounds like the Greybeard in Skyrim at High Hrothgar

[@kleptoun1corn849]

At least there is very little cavalry for you to send to an early grave in this game 😂

[@Ging_thats_me]

A bit rich coming from Klepto the destroyer of cavalry regiments...

[@kleptoun1corn849]

@@Ging_thats_me I don't know what you mean 🙄

[@dmservetus42]

Merge up some of those weakened units, and stick the archer hero in the army. I think Lycomedes needs wood (I could have mixed u p the symbols but that's what it looked like) so wood for stone is a good regular trade.

[@dubiousdevil9572]

I like how CA made Paris look like Orlando Bloom

[@sharpe52312]

I don’t think my computer would be capable of running this game adequately so I will enjoy it vicariously through you Lionheart!

[@jessehodgson2326]

I read somewhere that It is less taxing than Three Kingdoms, so if you can play that, this should be fine.

[@lionheartx10]

Jesse Hodgson it’s the most optimised TW game I’ve played so if you can run Rome 2 onwards you should be able to Run Troy.

[@sharpe52312]

Jesse Hodgson yeah I just heard it’s free on launch so I may give it a go. The latest I TW game I played is thrones and it ran decently with the graphics down pretty low.

[@wargrizzero5158]

I'm surprised Patrocles isn't part of his campaign mechanics. Maybe he's immortal unless either fighting Hector or an event where he dies and Achilles gets a huge buff.

[@lionheartx10]

Might be part of Achilles Epic Mission chain potentially we shall see!

[@lukeberghaus272]

I was playing as Achilles and after a while eventually Patrocles spawned in my capital. I wasn’t closely paying attention to what event spawned him though.

[@Joey_727]

Achilles: Is there no one else...? ...Is there NO ONE ELSE???

[@cristiannoguera4311]

2:24 they even made Paris look like Orlando Bloom like in the movie Troy

[@Baleur]

Most gorgeous UI in a TW game in a long time. Since Shogun 2. But honestly, i wish they pushed this a BIT more towards mythology. Have actual minotaurs and cyclops units. Make the game a 50 / 50 split between history and mythology (warhammer of the real world). I feel they're a bit too cautious, trying to please both camps with this game. It just makes it feel... Not historical enough for the history buffs. And not mystical enough for the setting and mythology.

[@kingarthur7250]

Agreed. Due to huge success of wh2 its amazing they went for such a boring option. Watching gameplay l cant see how it wont be boring after first few battles.

[@mihais1]

You can actually recruit minotaurs, Gryphons, Hydras and other mythical creatures by performing rituals for the gods and gaining their favor. Though, to be fair, not a lot of mythical creatures (other than gods) in the Illiad.

[@iamnotwhoyouthinkiam789]

Lets see if its just a greek version of 3 kingdoms, hopefuly it will be have its owm uniqueness

[@cognitivedisability9864]

This game looks so much fun

[@louissimon2367]

Cadmean comes from Cadmus the first king, and founder, of Thebes. His men and he slew a giant serpent (as an aside it was sacred to Ares) with only Cadmus surviving. This later doomed him as he had to serve Ares for years before being turned into a snake with his wife.

[@markusg.9749]

Hello, does "Total War Troy" has an exemplary help function (F1) like "Total War Three Kingdoms" or is it more like in "Total War Warhammer 2" (an insufficient help function)? Thanks.

[@simonf823]

Idk if you look here for pronunciations, but for eresteia, the emphasis is on the penultimate syllable- so the pronunciation is “er-es-stEI-a”

[@kaybecking2244]

Am I the only one who is missing the family tree?

[@zodiacmorningstar3059]

Yes you are. :)

[@runswithfeathers47]

Not sure about the rest of the game but I love Achilles' mohawk/mullet helmet

[@brabhamF1]

Finally a TW game for lionheart. Spears don’t counter cav and there is almost no cav anyways.

[@GuilhermeArantex]

Towers -2 happness. Why ???? I would be happy if there were walls in my city

[@Chris.M]

I thought Achilles had issues with his heel, didn't know he was also lacking a neck. 🤣

[@deekinscalesinger2806]

Cannot wait for Brad Pit model MOD for Achilles