The State of the Channel Address: 2016 Q4 - New Facebook Page and Documentaries

[@carloscaballero7292]

Honestly I really appreciate his hustle for the community and really hope he does well he's defiantly one of my favorite te people

[@carloscaballero7292]

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[@InvictaHistory]

I came up with the idea for the Facebook page and the state of the channel address over my Christmas break. With a lot of thinking I think I've found a great way to interact with people and make sure I keep myself aligned with what people want to see. Glad to hear you appreciate the effort

[@DahvPlays]

If you want to make your documentaries better, I highly suggest you start a Patreon account. It allows you to focus more on quality over quantity.

[@ISawABear]

Dude you are awesome, don't stop I (we) will help try to boost your forces' strength so you can lead us and win the battle, SIR!

[@cameronuk4930]

Great video man! Exciting to see some of the new and improved stuff coming! Personally I love the documentaries the most

[@bingersblends7800]

This plan sounds great, you are very smart, it suits your plans, everything seems to be focused and organised, good job :D. I am looking forward towards the documentaries. Also i have used afterfx..i thought it was a nightmare, if you are looking for advanced editing then it will suit you, however there is adobe premier which does a similar thing, except its more beginner friendly...i used you for insipiration for some collage work...lets just say your battle of Cannae is a much, much higher quality...i liked that format, the length is great, because you can grab some snacks and eat as you watch, as opposed to the video finnishing before you are done eating xD

[@qandmargo]

Love that you are focusing on military history! I really love the quality of your documentaries and I'm looking forward to seeing more of that in the future. I also like that you are focusing more on lore and history and not gameplay.

[@Lesardah]

Your documentaries are absolutely fantastic. I watch The First Punic War from start to finish once every few months. The Siege of Masada was insanely high-quality, would love to see more of that. Very excited for what's coming!

[@naveensilva2312]

Hey THFE hope your engineering work is going well, I remember you were doing work in renewable and sustainable energy/housing! Its amazing how you still put up youtube contact, I know how hard engineering can be.

[@animalthinker5473]

Looking forward to seeing more documentaries, your other ones are fantastic. Best of luck to your ambitions, it's good to see you pursuing it. Excited to see you grow over time, you make great content Oakley.

[@breezy1205]

Working with museums man, all from making quality content about things you love. Living the dream, we're all rooting for you man, keep it up :)

[@shawnm4842]

Just wanna say i'm a HUGE fan of your military documentaries. I'm very happy to hear you plan on expanding this, and I'm excited to see your GoT content =)

[@jomcueto980]

I Love Pixilated Apollo, but you deserved the TW KZbinr of the Year man. Well, hopefully this year. Keep it up man!

[@elwray3506]

Consider your channel recognized as I consider myself teased hard for your future content. Keep the quality stuff comming!

[@Xeno_of_Luyten]

How much this channel has grown and changed for the better. It is pretty amazing.

[@1I1I1I..]

Brilliant work Oakley! It's great to see the evolution of your channel like this. #1 KZbin channel!

[@highangles7210]

I've always been a fan of your TW content as I liked how you played Rome 2 differently to most players which made it so interesting, but since you started to do your documentaries the channel for me has been so much better. your love of history is easy to see in the amount of time and effort you put in your documentaries so keep them up! I hope 2017 a good year for you and your channel. (ps wouldn't mind if your channel was 90% docs and 10% TW haha)

[@costasvrettakos]

you are the best oakley. love everything you do,everything is organized and detailed. your content is of high quality and you should keep it that way!

[@odd6554]

Polls not opening for me but I wanna say that your documentary's are so entertaining and interesting to watch. I'm fascinated with history and all the little details that you bring up as well so would really love to see more and hope most others do too.

[@jresev14]

Awesome video! Love the state of the channel and all the new ideas, the future looks bright :p The quality you have been publishing is amazing, you've improved so much over the years. Keep up the good work man!

[@proxel96]

Poll submitted. Really enjoying the channel. Subbed a few years back but somehow missed your amazing documentaries! So recently I've watched them all. Particularly enjoyed the battle of Cannae documentary, with the solider cam. It is good to hear you like Historia Civillis. A collab would work well I think, due to the similarity of yet complimentary orginality of both of your content. Or any collab would be cool really. Either way keep up the good work man. And happy new year.

[@Mankorra_Gomorrah]

i actually prefer the longer, more in depth documentaries but i understand that some topics are shorter/ we don't quite know as much. also sometimes topics are just better suited to shorter videos, like the roman navy documentary is shorter then the roman legions series because the legions have more to work with. I really like the idea of covering fictional history as if it were real, especially in universes that have alot of lore like Game of Thrones and Warhammer and LoTR. Personally i think watching the footage of roman soldiers marching into battle and fighting is awesome, but if the best you can do is animated maps or something closer to Historia Civilis thats fine. P.S. Check out the channel CivilizationEx they have some great content surrounding the lore of fictional universes and it might help you when researching.

[@cdtlnc1135]

I like where you're going with this, I really pray to see you improve a lot. :D P.S Still hyped for your "Evolution of the Roman Legions - Part 2" Vid

[@arafdi]

Awesome resolutions, the drive to improve the channel overall could be seen here. Was just getting into the Roman documentaries you made and would like to see your commissioned documentary as well. Keep it up~

[@liot_7]

I love your videos, they are well made high quality videos, plus your commentary is fun to watch

[@kordaruswood9994]

Fantasy lore documentary sound awesome! Can,t wait to see what you got for us this year!

[@khayaludidi5967]

Great! Good to hear you're going to focus on your documentaries more. Frankly they're some of the best out there, keep it up!

[@marinesforce41]

Exciting stuff! love the military history stuff your doing.

[@DerOrk]

Did not expect to dip into Warhammer lore "documentaries". Awesome. Looking forward to it.

[@Tobiasm1]

Hey Oakley, really happy to see you looking forward and keep working to develop the channel, community and content. I have been following the channel for quite some time and as a student of economics with a great interest for history and escpecially military history, I approve of the way you aproach the shaping of the channel. You present a bottom layer of enthusiastic passion and genuine curiosity which you try to tailor to your audience through analytic work and marketing. I must also add the honest opinion that the documentary stuff is what i come to the channel for, it also seems like that is what you enjoy the most yourself and put the most effort into. But i see the need to consistently drop content, and that would be impossible with the heavily reasearched content. Wish you all the best in the new year, I am looking forward to seeing what you can bring to KZbin!

[@InvictaHistory]

Thanks for the long reply, its much appreciated. It really does seem that most people are here or at least stick around for the documentaries. For the time being I like keeping the total war content going in between as filler because its also fun and rewarding. In the future I may consider splitting one or the other off on another channel

[@dakotapickens8697]

Really really enjoy the Warhammer Multiplayer battles. But the documentaries are very interesting too. Just wish you used the total war titles more to reenact the battles. Overall great great channel and can't get enough!

[@Rex1987]

i subbed for both total war news AND documentaries

[@blackbaron6310]

good luck Oakley and happy new year.

[@ReginaldPugginton]

I'm very excited for the new documentaries!

[@oelergodt]

Your uploads are of very high quality and I especially love all your historical content even though I originally came for your TW commentary. Your plans are very ambitious and I wish you success with it all. I just really hope you plan on working smart, not just harder and maybe find people to share the workload with, so you don't end up overworking yourself and burn out trying to accomplish all of these amazing goals you have. Would hate to stop seeing your uploads in my subscription feed (is that what you call it?). Anyway, I completed your survey - best of luck and Happy New Years!

[@InvictaHistory]

I appreciate the comment about working smarter rather than harder. There is definitely a potential for burnout so I'll be looking for ways to alleviate that

[@altair3118]

Hey, thanks for doing you tube man and continuing it. You definitely should continue the documentaries. I love your other content to man.

[@justinrhodes9295]

Documentaries. Your best content being expanded. Thank you.

[@lucaskeeley8950]

Absolutely loved the presentation and future goals you have. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@HermesSonofZeus]

I didn't know that you collaborated on the Storms & Shipwrecks exhibition - I saw it several times! I really enjoyed it. You might remember that wrote a comment on your Republican Fleet Tactics video complimenting you and saying I would share your documentaries with colleagues. In a typically "small world twist", I am at Oxford studying maritime archaeology. You'll find me if you check out the videos on my channel as well as the School of Archaeology website. I started an email to my supervisor about all of this, but had to leave it for a little while because thesis work took over and then I had to run home to take care of a family member for a month or so. I'll pick the email up again and try to send it out over the next couple of days. Well done and keep up the good work!

[@InvictaHistory]

Wow thats such an interesting field of study. I really wish I could have made it to the exhibit, it must have been amazing! I saw in your video that you studied in Berkeley which is cool because thats where I currently live. If you ever end up back here feel free to let me know.

[@HermesSonofZeus]

The exhibit was amazing! Even full professors liked it; serious people who know what they are talking about. Well done on contributing to it! Yes! It is interesting. I've been doing it for so long, though, that I can't wait to be finished with this piece of it, i.e. the degree. Looking forward to the next thing, whatever it is. Those videos were made years ago and were meant to be audition videos for something that I'm glad I didn't get in the end. It's funny the way that works sometimes. Imma try ta get back down to that fighting weight, though. ;-) I did go to Berkeley! Unfortunately, I haven't been back in over ten years, but it is a great place to live. Love it there - been away too long. My roommate in Oxford wants to move back to Berkeley as soon as possible. I'll definitely let you know if I come back. If you're ever in the UK and want a tour of Oxford, just let me know!

[@jackduncan5311]

More long videos documentaries and a mix of footage.Really excited about what's coming bro. Also fair

[@sethr.c1065]

I love you for this. I'd really like to see a video documentary about several lesser known ancient armies, such as Songhai, Ethiopia, or Mesoamerican tribes. I also have a question which you or anyone can answer: How do you use music from movies, tv shows, and the TW games in your documentaries? I vaguely understand that while playing a game with original music, you are not under strict copyright laws, but I don't see how this works for other media, and with TV/Films.

[@512types]

You mentioned a Dan Carlin partnership. During the original Rome 2 release Dan Carlin, Gregory Aldrete, Creative Assembly, myself, and a friend were going to do a Legendary play-through showing the highlights and battles with the historians acting as documentary/narrator commentators in an alternate-history. I unfortunately had to shut down the project because I was too busy with other stuff but it's a concept that gathered a lot of interest and Dan Carlin was already open too. Feel free to use the concept if you want and I could make an intro(s) for you. (Aldrete was a classic professor of the year and has a Teaching Company lecture series on ancient warfare)

[@xenophon5354]

The reason why I'm still subbed to you and none of the other TW youtubers is because of attention to detail and obvious stance on click bait. I got tired of seeing UNBELIEVABLE SIEGE OF DOOM in my subscription list.

[@tom1716]

Tom Rundell lol Pixelated appollo

[@KidMattersTV]

This "state of the channel address" is a fantastic idea. Much appreciated and I would like to do the same thing for our channel as it helps keep connected with subscribers/fans (keeping them informed). You are doing a great job with the military history angle/rebranding. Seems this is best up your alley. I know I appreciate the videos and look forward to having the kids watch these history vids as well.

[@pepsisinalco]

Your documentaries are the best! Keep them coming, you are doing great.

[@moopara7991]

I don't have fb, so can't post the poll. Anyway, first of all I wish you a great new year. Secondly, I'll be against the removal of subjects like the Roman Naming video etc. because this content makes the channel unique. Lastly, I'd be happy to see more in depth and longer historic videos, though I do enjoy sub-commanders and massive battles. As for a new suggestion, although I think it will take more time due to longer research, but I'd like to see a recap of the commander's or leader's life as a tie in to the campaign. For example Caesar or Alexander etc. maybe about some less known leaders like persian kings etc.

[@RMBGrFalls]

I hope you will remain focused on quality of all you do. Don't be seduced by Facebook. It's fine for posting what you have done, but beyond that it consumes lots of time in pointless and uninformed discussion and encourages drivel. Your 'behind the scenes' material is excellent - logistics, war machine design, etc. We forget how important those matters are. Your battle recreations and extensions are marvelous. Bravo ! Do everything well. We support that and you !

[@charlieclifton-brown3729]

This all sounds great, just don't lose the Total War content please

[@InvictaHistory]

I definitely plan on keeping it around since the documentaries take at least 2-3 weeks to make and I need filler content

[@ignacio1171]

I came here from the massive battles when you had those amazing 4v4s on Rome 2, now I kinda lost interest on those and I'm hooked on your military history documentaries which I love. I prefer longer in depth documentaries rather than short shallow ones. Also PLEASE keep the Total War games as background for battles and sieges it makes it more inmersive. Keep up the good work and have a happy new year :)

[@InvictaHistory]

I appreciate the feedback! If you could also provide feedback on facebook that would be helpful since I plan on downloading all the data and analyzing the results

[@ignacio1171]

Of course, already filled in the poll

[@joeblack1362]

Having you and Historia Civillis working together would be awesome!

[@KidMattersTV]

totally agreed on this!

[@rynopretorius3128]

Hey dude, documentaries are top notch! Keep them coming!

[@honestabhe3138]

Military History on LOTR and ASOIAF? FREAKIN' AWESOME!

[@fizzypurple5495]

Awesome to see you growing out the channel like this, been here for a long time and have loved seeing it grow up till this point. Wish you all the best for 2017 Oakley. Ps are you looking forward to the Bretonnia free-lc?

[@InvictaHistory]

I am very excited for the new Bretonnia units. Been a huge fan of them since day one so I can't wait to unlock new troops

[@sambrown3318]

I would love to see some stuff on historical tactics and how factions have developed into the way they are in Fantasy worlds

[@Vinus03]

It would be really cool if you did Vikings, crusades, The invasion of Spain by saricins.

[@tom1716]

Your so organised man, it's cool

[@jonblankenship8363]

wonder if the super secret is a mod or maybe even an indie game

[@haydnsayward1479]

your videos are great. keep up the good work. Can't find your new Facebook page, is it active yet? if so could you put a link up?

[@kamatong]

aww i actually liked the naval battle and the siege ram videos better heh

[@InvictaHistory]

...me too...

[@KidMattersTV]

I really liked those two, so there are people out there that care. Maybe a tweaking to the tags??

[@kamatong]

don't get me wrong though, I also enjoyed the battles, and sieges! and am very thrilled you will be doing more documentaries!

[@CLofMAL]

whilst overall I did enjoy those videos, I felt that it was a little too statistic heavy which messed with the pacing. Just my 2 cents tho :)

[@hectorpapadamakis2402]

I personally like everything that you produce .

[@ramonruijgt4532]

i always saw you as a more docomentaries. and in pvp games more a stratagist explaining what you do and think. never a campagn guy. is there a documanteries planed for shogun 2 !

[@jamesbalagapo394]

Great content!! You're my fav. KZbinr for 4 years now 💖😊😊 i love your total war content but especially, your documentaries 💖💖👐👐👐🙌🙌 keep up the good work 👌👌👌 and yess!!! lord of the rings lore!! Please 💖💖

[@ollycook4430]

Amazing idea for the fantasy documentaries Oakley cannot wait!

[@Eledrid]

I like everything you do, but I must admit I have simply not had time to catch your documentaries and hadn't even noticed the additional parts to the siege of Jerusalem. I think one of the problems is that there are multiple lengths to things put out and when a great deal is uploaded at once I tend to watch shorter videos and save long ones for when I have time, this means they inevitably slip off the end of my list to watch. Not trying to dissuade you from the video documentaries, as the ones I've seen have been good, just pointing out an issue with longer documentaries from my viewers' perspective.

[@accretiansholiq]

maybe something abt Marius vs Sulla period? bcs i never seen doc abt that one, not even historia civilis

[@zechjudd3063]

I'd love to see fantasy history, especially about Warhammer

[@reopreop4690]

When you did the TABS (Totally accurate battle simulator ) video i was quite surprised :) The game itself is very goofy and yet i learned something new about the ancient way of fighting and tactics. To me it was very different video because i NEVER EVER saw anyone talk about this things in any documentary. Shame that you didn`t use the Total War units :)

[@A_DrunkenBear]

Congrats on 1million subs dude :)

[@rebekah-chriss-k4872]

hurray for more documentaries

[@robindepauw7722]

pls dont give up :) your history videos are just great :)

[@zechjudd3063]

Unfinished tales is a fantastic resource for 2nd and 3rd age middle earth history if you're looking for something. I'd really like to see some LOTR documentary battle maps that would be totally awesome! Along with cultural tactics and aesthetics for both LOTR and Warhammer

[@MJFAN666]

I am so excited for proper military history of lotr and got... There is plenty of lore vids but from a military history perspective...

[@InvictaHistory]

Yeah and with the mods people are coming out with I'll be able to do it justice

[@vidaett]

Can u change the oll options so we can choose multiple awnsers?

[@TomorrowWeLive]

Please tell me the special secret project is Total Warhammer related.

[@Battle_Brother-e3v]

Your plans are extremely ambitious, for example Evolution of the Roman Army(no Byzantines), but it would be nice to see more than one part per Year :)

[@octasteve]

TheExploreSeries is a good spot for fantasy world info. I've enjoyed his stuff on Lovecraft's and Tolkien's worlds.

[@holyarchangelmichael]

I will give you detailed feedback on the FB page later, but one very specific request I would like to make is the Battle of Ain Jalut. It was an important turning point in the expansion of the Mongol Empire as well as in the rising strength of the Arabs. I think others have requested this battle previously, but I would like to do so again. If you can fit it in your schedule and if there is enough interest from your subscribers as a whole, I would love to see you cover it. Thanks and Happy New Year to you. :)

[@InvictaHistory]

I really really want to cover the military history of the Mongols. Hopefully I can use the 1212 AD mod for that. In terms of battles, I think the one you mentioned would be great

[@holyarchangelmichael]

Sounds good. I would love to see you cover both the military history of the Mongols in general and the Battle of Ain Jalut more specifically. That mod would probably be perfect for it. Thanks for responding. :)

[@filiciaous]

08:45 - 9:15 - There was where I knew my life was complete

[@Kosme88]

Could you use a polling site other thn facebook? I can't get it to work.

[@strider7273]

And could you make a video "my recomemded books 2" with the books you had for christmas plz...

[@baconbread117]

do you think you will do the battle of gaugamela documentary?

[@TheSecondMedic]

I'd like to ask if you are planning on doing videos on more recent history. (ww1 for example)

[@martinseguicotano7346]

You should check The Great War channel

[@TheSecondMedic]

thanks for the recommendation I will check it out

[@rubenheymans1988]

Your documentaires are of the highest quality I ever saw, you should use email marketing to let all musea etc know world wide, there will be someone who has enough money to pay you for more docus, I can help you with that if you like

[@senateop9680]

i think custom scenarios will help your channel grow up a bit

[@elijahgp1998]

Hi Oakley I've been having a problem with the graphics in new total war games. I would like to know what would you recommend as a good computer for graphics and smooth gameplay so I can get it for my birthday. you didn't reply to this is okay. Been a long time subscriber love your work and keep on going up the ladder.

[@InvictaHistory]

Unfortunately I'm not much of a computer guy, my brother assembled mine, so I'll have to recommend that you ask others in the total war community. Maybe make a post on the total war subreddit

[@nikitavetrov3261]

Can't wait for lotr and game of thrones documentaries

[@TheAUTcheker]

Anything Lord of The Rings is ALWAYS awesome, also anything Historical always awesome, 5-12 Min. Doc. length is nice, not personally a fan of Warhammer, a balance of Animation and TW footage is great

[@rush4in]

Sorry, but the ranking part of the Q&A I couldn't do that... Just simply can't order things. Mainly because I enjoy everything.

[@Quethonable]

You should try checking out "Military History Visualised". The guy who runs it does great work and makes fantastic videos

[@godfrieds2078]

Macdeas Yes, but primarily focused on WW2 History

[@TheAUTcheker]

i cant submit the facebook poll and also i dont know what the Documentary Categories 1-6 are ?

[@InvictaHistory]

hmm I hope others arent having the same issue

[@zombatija]

ow shit...

[@thomasoleary9120]

I discovered total war and ur channle through the battle of adrinople

[@barefootcentipede9953]

excellent channel!!! Keep it on

[@andrewlin6805]

Fantasy war documentaries sound awesome.

[@C_hoffmanni]

I like this video. Very nice. Very Nice

[@tyg6626]

I hope that Facebook thing works out.

[@tyg6626]

I wish you the best of luck.

[@InvictaHistory]

Me too! I've never wanted to set one up because I would hate to have a Facebook page which just automatically spews out announcements for each of my new videos. However by making this one specific to military history I think there will be a ton more value and I can share more unique content

[@tyg6626]

I don't have a Facebook account and never thought that I ever would,but since you made an account for this kind of stuff I think I will.

[@SuperCroc2]

Hey oakley you should do more sub commanders!

[@InvictaHistory]

I actually havent done one for Warhammer yet. Would be really fun to do when Bretonnia comes out

[@progamerxxx3511]

Don't know if you have a lot of time but you should check out Great courses plus. They do lectures on specific topics and they go into detail. Each topic includes 12 hours worth of lectures broken into 30 minute videos. This should help with your documentaries ;)

[@InvictaHistory]

Hmmm, I've never watched them. Thanks for the suggestion

[@progamerxxx3511]

No problem man

[@anticitizenjuan]

Oakley keep up the good work, Make a Greenskins documentary first!

[@Frozenmenss1]

subscribed to thr FB page already,mate.

[@InvictaHistory]

sweeet thanks : )

[@adobezgaca]

MY GOD!!! if you get Dan Carlin on board. PLEASE MAKE IT HAPPEN!!!

[@spacekettle2478]

Regarding the first question of the poll though, I subscribed to watch all of those, although not so much for the Total War Warhammer content. For me TWW is a great game, but not as compelling to watch as Rome II or Attilla. It just looks/feels too arcadey.

[@tom1716]

I liked the navy docs