The Most SATISFYING Comeback in History of EU4 Saving Your Ruined Campaigns

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Saving Your Ruined Campaign is the series where I'm trying to repair the worst situations sent to me by casual players. Situations where is seems that the save is not playable anymore and it should be resigned.
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[@ZlewikkTV]

You can check me playing EU4 live without any cuts here - www.twitch.tv/zlewikktv

[@DonutOfNinja]

You should do a historical ruined campaign as the inca in 1531, where they have tech 3 and have to defend from spain

[@_chrismis_7964]

Nahh there is no fun in that, the only thing he will be doing is teching up

[@DonutOfNinja]

@@_chrismis_7964 he starts off at war with Spain

[@jaeinn2820]

bro got ratioed

[@blackpaint9093]

litterally impossible

[@lilamil.]

I mean at this point he is going to just lose the war and hope that Spain doesn't annex him

[@championgundyr1092]

HELL YEA ANOTHER EPISODE OF ZLEWIKK THE BUILDER

[@fuadlabib703]

Can he kurwa Yes he kurwa

[@InauguralAgate6]

Slav the builder 😂

[@hoyinching9313]

Disciple: Can you fix this? Dr Zlewikk: Sure!

[@th3r4ndom_OG]

Love the return of ruined campaign. Great video and it really showed just how outnumbered one can be and still win.

[@darkworld826]

No matter how many saving your ruined campaigns I watch you manage to always amaze with the nation being fully fixed! Great video as always! Thank you for all the good work❤

[@ZlewikkTV]

thanks!

[@jawadmilitia5035]

i swear liege trying to take down burgundy with a coalition is hilarious

[@eventuel4987]

You know it's a great day when Zlewikk drops a new Ruined Campaign video

[@ZlewikkTV]

[@Jougobiloba]

I realy like the Save the Ruined Campaigns video. And I was missing it. Thank you dear sir !

[@ZlewikkTV]

thanks!

[@rileyrose5166]

Finally some more ruined campaigns!! I’ve been missing them, they’re what made me fall in love your channel and made me a much better player!

[@niekao249]

Very nice comeback! You masterfully dodged all of the setbacks. I would've personally moved my capital to somewhere in the holland area because of the monuments that, when upgraded, gives local defensiveness in the area.

[@dave87974]

I learn something new every time I watch you play this game and I have almost 1000 hours sunk into it, lol. Thanks for resurrecting this series. very enjoyable.

[@ZlewikkTV]

Happy to hear that! It's not resurrecting if it was never dead!

[@dave87974]

@@ZlewikkTV fair enough! It's good to see it again after a hiatus

[@electricVGC]

Love to see saving your ruined campaigns/the ruined historical campaigns :) always fun to see someone fighting from the back.

[@adamsintai7896]

I could watch Zlewikk fixing ruined campaigns all day.

[@ZlewikkTV]

24h fixing stream when?

[@adamsintai7896]

@@ZlewikkTV Seriously considering absolutely screwing up a campaign just to watch you fix it haha

[@stephenbernard3003]

You are correct we were missing ruined campaigns!

[@manolvitanov2571]

Nice to see this series back

[@ZlewikkTV]

they were never gone!

[@Akterskytten]

Whenever I feel like I'm getting good at this game I watch Zlewikk pull off the crazy comeback and realize I'm still a big fish in a small pond lol. Amazing content love your vids.

[@uncleiroh0989]

I don't know if you've ever played it, but a really challenging historical ruined campaign scenario is playing as the Song Dynasty in the Extended Timeline mod right when they were getting invaded by the Mongols. You start at war with them, only control South China, and have to survive--somehow--with the Mandate of Heaven. The Mongols have twice your troops, control a ton of Asia (it's right when Genghis Khan died so they were almost in Hungary by that point), you have no allies, and your fort line is nonexistent with a ton of grasslands against steppe hordes... I tried it and it feels impossible. It would be awesome to see you try it on this channel.

[@combrade-t]

Love to see the series return, the Player of this one seemed to have quite some ambitions releasing Leon props to them for that at least.

[@Tray2323FTW]

I swear Zlewikk just NEVER loses a battle its so impressive

[@ZlewikkTV]

oh I do! Check 12:11, I lost a battle, hence decided to recruit the new mercs

[@rubenvanbelzen1217]

You did a great job! But one thing I am wondering: when the events of the inhertitance fires, isn't it best to pick France? You inherit all subjects for free and afterwards you can win the independence war with ease

[@ZlewikkTV]

I didnt want to risk France as they have mission to immediately inherit Burgundy if they are under pu

[@IrocLobstah]

Keep these up, Zlewikk the builder gives me hope even when my campaign starts going off the rails. I hope someone uploads ottoman collapse or something soon. Keep it up!

[@malchelo-7627]

I like when you put emphasis on the battles. I think many players see the enemy has more troops than them and just give up with out trying.

[@thijsvanderlinden6073]

Love to see these, glad they are back!

[@jessicalindo7977]

Choice of the people, ruined campaigns make me so happy knowing that you can bring a game like THIS around

[@pierreproudhon9008]

I love ruined campaigns! This is what I subed for.

[@ConductorWHaP]

So glad this is back! Loved it!

[@ZlewikkTV]

[@xandyreoch8d874]

Yeaaah!!! Zlewikk saves the day again \o/

[@amedeotommasolafalce4002]

Great video, glad to see the return of Saving your ruined campaigns

[@jacoblinde7486]

I want to revisit some of my old ruined campaigns. I had one as Oman where I ended up with almost 90% autonomy in all of my provinces and had a 9-ducat income in 1480.

[@marcellodisanto3026]

*country in ruin, disolyal vassals* proceeds to start golden era

[@tarunyadav3567]

my fav eu4 content on youtube

[@eustachetraista1776]

There should be someone who can fix real countries like this also.

[@olli-pekkapauna8079]

My fav series of yours :)

[@klaasvaak2575]

just watching these too know the little tricks to do big things in games.

[@RoboticsBay]

Jesus that was so good. You're a true god man.

[@DavidLodgeclassof]

glad to see the builder hat back

[@stacuu2222]

Perfect episode - not too long but included beautifull recovery

[@gothia1715]

Why the og player fed all those gascon and tolouse cores to Foix is beyond me. Lots of AE for no reason. Anyways. Love this series!

[@heluphicclovanass8954]

I always forget that Burgundy has actually a nice map colour

[@moderate9867]

i love ruined campaigns!!!!!!!!! ‼‼‼‼‼‼

[@sansldenizci4972]

This was fun. I missed these.

[@bstarzyk]

The best series is back!

[@ZlewikkTV]

[@Tiboudheal]

I love your content Zlewikk !

[@ZlewikkTV]

[@basileusfang811]

To be honest, I think going with Austria in the BI event would instantly save the campaign. All french vassals inherited, no more coalitions. And be a good baby for 5 years then ally Ottomans to destroy Austria.

[@ZlewikkTV]

No, thank you. I'm a subject to noone :D

[@TheRrye23]

Zwelikk the builder to the rescue

[@realsimpo]

this was very cool please make more of this!!!

[@mattkazmier]

Keep them coming!

[@arctifice5051]

It‘s truely a ruined campaign if Liege is attacking Burgundy 😂

[@TheyThemItalian]

Commenting for engagement numbers, I always loved the ruined campaigns ❤

[@ZlewikkTV]

thanks

[@coper2098]

The dreaded Burgundy-Liege war...

[@antartica1999]

holy shit that situation with castille, coalition, austria, and france war was so fucking doomed. i would have alt f4 LOOOL

[@ZlewikkTV]

perfection

[@Majora1988]

I'm curious on your reasoning to not take one of the personal unions so you inherit. France is super weak at that point, so picking them would be an ez pz independence war later, and you inherit all your subjects for free. Do you get other bonuses for choosing to remain independent Burgundy?

[@thomasmayo4018]

i was literally thinking the same thing i don’t get his decision maybe there’s a reason but i don’t know it

[@greggturkington1]

With the new DLC, France has a mission to just immediately integrate Burgundy if they get them as a PU. I found that out the hard way in my recent Burgundy playthrough and the autosave happened right after I chose France. Broke it entirely.

[@ZlewikkTV]

^this

[@happiness8621]

​​​@@ZlewikkTVwhat about Austria? Guess if you did that it's no longer ruined campaign so you didn't it for content probably

[@ZlewikkTV]

with Austria it's easier, I DO NOT KNEEL TO BETRAYERS

[@Jayako12]

0:00 How do you know? Did you build spy network on us? How dare you!

[@ZlewikkTV]

yes!

[@Jayako12]

@@ZlewikkTV -100 relations. -> (no longer desires to be subbed)

[@Valiere2024]

I think why the "Saving Your Ruined Campaigns" might get less engagement is because a lot of people have the perspective where they think many of these are intentionally manipulated by viewers to be worse than they normally should be just to create more of a challenge for you. It's just not as much fun if you have that in the back of your head.

[@hectordelarocha10]

That was really impressive

[@kuhntjah]

Love this series! Makes me want to ruin my current campaign to see you fix it :)

[@ZlewikkTV]

lmao

I'm just playing my burgundy campaign for the 2 achivements and might have gone really fast having to juggle a coalition but I have almost whole England half iberian and I'm the emperor having a 1 province France as subject with byzantine as well... But now I can't move becouse of a coalition.... Improve relationships for 100 years probably 😂

[@ZlewikkTV]

sounds like a lovely campaign :D

[@isaz2425]

Try to take as many "improve relations" bonus to make the agressive expansion decrease faster. And to continue expanding while making as little AE as possible, you can use vassals for the reconquest CB (release a vassal from a province, and use the reconquest CB to take their cores for very little AE), or diplo vassalize and annex small countries.

[@zuja666]

Really nice job ! :)

[@patrickburkhardt7589]

Love seeing the series back again but i think you should have just gone under a PU of France to inherit all your subjects

[@DavidLodgeclassof]

yeah, I really didn't understand that part.

[@ZlewikkTV]

I didnt want to risk France as they have mission to immediately inherit Burgundy if they are under pu While Austria? I wont kneel under these betrayers!

[@acquaviva_]

Imho the peace deal - options of a coalition war should be altered. It makes no sense that you are fighting e.g. Spain, France, Great Britain, PLC and Ottomans in a huge war, but you only get war reps and full money from Anhalt, who declared the war.

[@taliontheshadow4920]

Love every saving disaster!

[@Trassik]

I have no idea what you were doing but enjoyed it nonetheless.

[@avddechibis1481]

thats a big brain gamer

[@demavend6847]

Hehehe in Burgundy disaster save... Liege wars you!

[@Mac_an_Mheiriceanaigh]

Wow, Zlewikk, you look great in that hat!!

[@Promethee923]

Damn... wp dude !

[@HetmanHetmanovich]

Would it have been better to go under a PU with France? Inherit the lowlands and the coalition would have disbanded? Then you could declare independence war after you beat Castile?

[@ZlewikkTV]

To not get the end screen? France has a mission to immediately annex burgundy if they get them on PU.

[@HetmanHetmanovich]

@@ZlewikkTV Okay then you could also consider Austria? Idk I love your content and support you!! It is always nice when you post a video!

[@ZlewikkTV]

I won't kneel to these betrayers! :v

[@dimapetrov2367]

4 wars at the same time was rough/

[@ZlewikkTV]

perfection

[@OuranosGod]

Impressive!

[@Aszur98]

GG on todays draft challenge :3

[@ZlewikkTV]

Thanks!

[@BronteWilliam-v9x]

Gracie Camp

[@miqal95]

You can also decrease AE by building spy network 😉

[@ZlewikkTV]

yep, too much micromanagement though, especially with 3 diplomats (keep in mind spy network only impacts nation that will receive the ae)

[@rimanpele]

Try defeating Qing as Ming in 11th November 1651. Laith did a video of this months ago (and failed miserably).

[@ZlewikkTV]

EZ, I planned doing this, but then Laith started doing same series

[@rimanpele]

@@ZlewikkTV and why bother? i personaly dont care watching the same run from different perspectives. Actually i think it is fun since comparing both show people more of the youtuber characteristics.

[@maxmusterkann6057]

Such a cool video

[@ZlewikkTV]

thanks!

[@applesnpears9828]

EU4 bronze league fixer, love it!

[@tomaszlewy8827]

Zlewik Budowniczy.

[@MrStanDoesStuff]

i love to see ruined campaign videos, have a comment!

[@popular_anime_hater]

Finally!

[@Benedash0402]

awesome

[@samueljackson5314]

Hey Zlewikk, I enjoy watching these but I can't help but feel like I prefer the longer campaign stuff because these fixings always feel a little unfinished? Like I know that there's more and to not see it feels less enjoyable at the end. I feel like if you can put a goal at the start of the video besides fixing the nation, that would help things feel more complete and make the Ruined Campaigns feel better to watch from a consumer standpoint.

[@ZlewikkTV]

this would make negative sense. The guy played 40 years, I played 30+, why would I play half campaign for him?

[@googlevsf]

that Leon subject makes no freakin sense

[@ZlewikkTV]

it was probably for reconquest, they have a couple of cores there

[@googlevsf]

​ @ZlewikkTV I get that, but it looks like he bit more than he could chew, anyway, lucky for him you've handle it

[@nickcouzins4988]

Will you make a third video of the Ottoman campaign or did you end it?

[@ZlewikkTV]

It's recorded already

[@sessmurda]

@7:27 Doesn't repaying loans with higher interest (due to low stab) just increase the amount you paid? Been a while since I looked at specifics, but thought you shouldn't repay at points like this.

[@ywoisug8845]

Why didn't you choose to go under a PU? You'd integrate everything, fix your economy, and easily break free

[@ZlewikkTV]

With France? That's and end screen right there, they have mission to full annex burgundy. With Austria? I'm kneeling to noone!

[@ywoisug8845]

@@ZlewikkTV fair enough lmao

[@stefanbatory6752]

Save ruined campaign of Poland in 1795 ;)

[@ladysaffronvtuber]

Save my Burgundy game next!

[@ZlewikkTV]

lmao. But it was in end screen already!

[@olim153]

Nice vid

[@ZlewikkTV]

thank you!

[@3ntra]

Nice

[@pauarbonesocana4598]

I love you

[@cichy2404]

you should start using "improve relations with neighboring countries" more often, because you have often free diplomats and this option improve relations to 100, when '"improve relations with outraged countries" improve relations only to positive, its really for lazy people and you wont be ever care about coalitons ;)

[@ZlewikkTV]

I've been using the outraged countries to the max ;). If you watch this channel often enough you migth know that's a basic knowledge to me :D

[@cichy2404]

​@@ZlewikkTV im watching every film since like 2-3 years :p I meant that outraged countries only improve to positive relations like positive 10-15, so country cant join the coalition when there is some AE and it does improve to the max only when you have like 200 or more AE which is irrelevant at this point, when neighboring improves to the max from improve relation option which is 100 and that is important in early game :) edit: its best to have both diplomats set for outraged and neighboring

[@IronWolf123]

Zlewikk, has there ever been a campaign you failed to fix?

[@ZlewikkTV]

I dont play campaigns I know are beyond fixing :p

[@punkie7793]

But zlewikk why didnt you choose to become a pu under french in the event? You would annex all the subjects and got rid of the coalition. Then get indipendence from a weak france

[@ZlewikkTV]

To not get the end screen? France has a mission to immediately annex burgundy if they get them on PU.

[@punkie7793]

Ouch

[@Spartacus.D]

HOW yes i watched the video, but HOW

[@simpodimpo3952]

He looks so different 😂

[@ZlewikkTV]

hm?

[@Andrew-jb2iy]

Why didn’t you choose the France PU option?

[@Venmerr]

France has a mission to instantly integrate burgundy if its under PU, so game would've ended there

[@stephencashen1199]

Constructive critique: I found the background music was too loud in comparison with your voice and it made it difficult to listen to. Otherwise good stuff :)

[@kierownik]

Saving Your Ruined Campaigns

[@xozyx1]

Why didnt you want to become a PU under france since you were probably stronger than them and didnt have a truce? You would have inherited all those subjects

[@ZlewikkTV]

I didnt want to risk France as they have mission to immediately inherit Burgundy if they are under pu While Austria? I wont kneel under these betrayers!

[@arekszalinski5349]

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