Leading My Brigade Forward: GTCW Career Mode (Union) - Episode 3

[@darthvendar6841]

"I don't care how he fulfills it as long as he fights!" -Col Chris Mowery when told Col William A Christian was refusing his orders believing he could fulfill the task differently "General if you are not going to use the army i would like to borrow it for a while." -Col Chris Mowery correspondence to Brigadier General Daniel Tyler shortly before taking command of several regiments Battle of Charlottesville September 11-12th 1862

[@BodilyFunction]

I like these video quotes it’s very cool! Just like my history books!

[@darthvendar6841]

That's the goal! I was listening to and realized that one of his quotes would have easily fit in a civil war textbook. while the second episode was devoid of such quotes episode three here was much more fruitful. @@BodilyFunction

[@sternshadowdude2]

These are the kinds of quotes you'll see on the loading screens of Civil War games.

[@BodilyFunction]

@@darthvendar6841 I agree! Good quotes too!!!

[@jay76ny]

Paying homage to Lincoln with the borrowing of the Army quote. Very nice!

[@darthvendar6841]

I love the idea that Daniel Tyler stole your credit by insisting it was his own genius of allowing his subordinates flexibility in completing tasks. Meanwhile in your memoirs you'll be writing a scathing retailing of how you had to strong arm him to take the fight to a force half his size and then had to commandeer a third of the army to win the battle.

[@jekabsojarsulskis9740]

I do hope he will make an epilogue episode, where he recounts the war in his memoirs and how they clash with some other prominent figures during the war.

[@Kneejair]

Nerds...

[@gabrielegenota1480]

@@Kneejair we're on a video on a niche realistic video game about the american civil war. noone here is not a nerd

[@lovelyhatter]

There are quite a few KZbinrs playing this right now but your playthrough is easily the best. The getting into character, the editing and the addition of historical insights are really making your series stand head and shoulders above the others. Great stuff man. Your content has come a long way and I'm happy to see you constantly improving your stuff.

[@lovelyhatter]

Also you're getting pretty dang good at this game!

[@AaronMcDonnell-k3q]

Man I’d love a western theatre version of this, maybe have the campaign start days before Shiloh. It would be cool to fight alongside the 20th Ohio and Colonel Force

[@TheHistoryGuy]

You can play in the west now but only at the brigade level.

[@TheGerudan]

I think the ne career mode might actually work better with full career.

[@olsiontoska9520]

Man l'd love a western theatre version of this , maybe have the campaign starts days before Shiloh. It would be cool to fight alongside the 20th Ohio and Colonel Force

[@CheshireRacing]

So you are turncoat! Drawn and quartered is the only justice for a turncoat 8:30

[@jeremysteed3527]

Hahahaha I like that little twist from the game, your commander is taking the credit for your initiative and control of the battle.

[@johnjaeger2968]

Classic, really.

[@TheHeavenlyGoddess]

This is extremely entertaining, the being taken advantage of made me laugh, YES this victory in Charlottesville was totally mine said Brig. Gen. Daniel Tyler. I deserve full credit for everything that happened... feels like someones gunning for ya!

[@jamesdulany2176]

You are just winning the Eastern Theatre all by yourself. Keep up the good work here.

[@Ryanwillard888]

I had the same thing happen with the name. All the characters I created in campaign are available during the game. I think you did a confederate campaign with your name, I think it’s that character. The game didn’t create you, you created you.

[@intemir]

Man, I remeber the original video which made me watch this channel. Ultimate general Civil war, he paused in the middle of the game(battle) and started talking about generals and their life stories. Shame he does that much less nowadays. It was exacly that moment which was interesting, educational and tense. I learned so much.

[@VloggingThroughHistory]

I do it less now because I have a separate channel to talk about all that stuff.

[@gamelandmaster3680]

Note to self, never under any circumstance join a unit under Daniel Tyler.

[@grimmwolf9690]

I think what is happening is kind of built into the game. Basically to motivate players to do everything allowed in game to advance as quickly as possible so they are in complete control of what is going on. If the player just sits back and waits for things to happen then the game is going to treat the war that way. Kind of like the way the war was, if an officer isn't assertively acting as if he is the next rank higher then the only way he gets there is through the superiors death and no other options to replace them with. By that time of course the war is over.

[@Kneejair]

Any military is an extremely dumb thing to do.

[@joeykonyha2414]

“The Battle of Harrisburg was lost by the Union when a brigade, stationed in a critical portion of the line, was delayed as the CO went shopping for a cheap hat.” 😅

[@GettysburgLentz]

The New Jersey boys were told that there was Pork Roll in that tree line, that is why they were so aggressive. To be honest, knowing the history of the 8th New Jersey their move in the game was pretty on brand for them. Loving the series. Keep it going.

[@TaliaTheNeko]

Huzzah! What a great way to enjoy my morning coffee with the latest episode. Don't let those scallywags pilfer your well deserved fame good sir! Your destiny as Union Army Commander awaits!

[@STL_Miah]

Hey Chris, you lost your guns on the redeploy. I had the same thing happen to me. I don't I know if it's a bug or what. At 26:29, you can see the 3 guns & 2 guns "abandoned" over by the objective marker. If you order your if you click on your Battery Unit (the "(L)" of course), you can order them to go take one of those abandoned batteries. And then you will have your guns again. :) I had to do this a couple of times in my game so far - so frustrating.

[@NordicTG]

I pretty sure the devs keeps tabs on Chris & others doing vids on their game & they have been open so far to problems with the game & fixing it, so dont worry about that.. in few episodes of these, we might hear about another patch or two. :)

[@STL_Miah]

@@NordicTG oh yeah I am not worried, was just sharing I had a similar thing happening and just chalked it up to possibly being a bug that will get fixed down the road. :-)

[@TheArcticSaint4747]

I know the Civil War was brother versus brother, but self versus self is a little extreme

[@crisco362]

Youre the only person playing this right now that knows how to play the damn game. Its night and day. So much better to watch.

[@Dan-9107]

Blindly loyal is the reason why you didn't gain the prestige. You hovered over the card that gets rid of the trait. Says it removes loyalty and fame.

[@ΑριστειδηςΣβουρδακος]

Just when i finished the last 2 videos and i was craving for more of your fantastic content. This game`s ability to play as an officer commaning your own men is something new to me and even though its expesive (both the vanilla game and the dlcs) im actually thinking of buying it because of your content. Keep up the good work Chris, greetings from Greece!!

[@Tapsomebong234]

I'm also having issues where the Rebs have penetrated into the Harrisburg region and also the Philly outskirts. Wild campaign as a colonel of the 3rd New Jersey "Jersey Blues."

[@Jones25ful]

I haven’t been a civil war guy since I wrote my senior Thesis but this series is making me want to revist your civil war content,

[@Kneejair]

What a waste of time hahaha

[@TheGerudan]

So the character he made for the last CSA campaign shows up in the career mode as well. 😅

[@thereeferramblers256]

First of all, love your content. Definitely am loving the uniform. Second, you need to get rid of your blind loyalty and physcopathic traits. If not, they will plague you with random events like the one here. Both are Cards to pay prestige for. Third if you give an accidental order during battle or on the campaign map, then you can quickly hover the mouse on the little gold timer that hangs on the screen. Once there you can cancel the order or set a specific type of order. For Battle; Charge, Advance, Fall Back(good order), or Retreat. Keep doing great things, "Colonel Mowery"

[@williamtanner2166]

This is a fascinating way to play a game like this. I love the idea of being able to rise through the ranks of an army.

[@BurtsGamingHub]

You're playthrough inspired me to do one of my own where I'm currently the commander of the 2nd Wisconsin looking the lead what will become the Iron Brigade. Lets hope I end up better off than John Reynolds

[@tadijastankovic4350]

08:21 Man got cloned and now is fighting againts him

[@svenrio8521]

8:30 Alternate Universe Chris, where instead of being born in the North, he was born in the South. 😂

[@rian9283]

Loving this! Been checking back every few hours hoping episode 4 would be out!

[@astrangehumanbeing888]

YES, I love this series, you certainly win headpats

[@AaryanJoshi-iq9oj]

Waiting terribly for your fm episode 13 loving it till now especially your natural reactions are so real

[@ZincZirconium]

Can’t wait for more!!

[@williambenton8929]

Another great episode. Loving this series

[@2kool4usa]

It's been 20 minutes where is episode 4 ? I need it.

[@jekabsojarsulskis9740]

"Let's take a look at our bio." *Proceeds to just take a look at stats and officer drip* Me: Well, he found a box of fine Southern cotton and pulled it over my eyes. On another note, this does look like an interesting game, and would be interesting to see how do these battles affect the biography of the commander after each battle. The Union forever, hurrah boys, hurrah Down with the Traitors and up with the Flag!

[@Daytonskulldude]

Happy to see another episode

[@Pete_Partak]

Just started learning about pre-20th-century American history over the last couple of months! You have predominantly out of the expansive array of history KZbinrs taught me the most as of yet on these subjects (Combined with other documentaries et books). At this rate and without any doubt, I have the utmost confidence I'll be set to succeed in college after my time in the service concludes. Love your passion for history, it's contagious. As the saying goes, those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it. Thank you

[@racoltalxalex6992]

🤣 31:24 General George P Harrison looking a bit sus in the image 🤣 something something Poland something something Lébensraum

[@beardedphobos5211]

Great episode

[@Mc.Garnagle]

Shrewd purchase my man. I always have a flask of hooch on hand to win friends and charm snakes.

[@jamesmcdermott1245]

This is fantastic

[@ostrowulf]

Your reaction to a Confederate officer having your name made me wish I was a game developer. Man I could have fun with that. I would likely make an American Revolution game, and spend too much effort to find the Spiffing Britt's name, make him a rebel, likely Brandon F too, though I feel as an Aglophile American either side in a game would be okay. Then put names like Mel Gibson etc on the British side.

[@zachary5922]

So something that I learned while playing the career mode today is that your created characters still spawn in the game. So if you have a created character of yourself from before, they will still be given command like the historical people. That is probably why you saw a confederate leader with your name.

[@gingerfish90]

Keep em coming 😃great content, loving the uploads 👌

[@hijackmaniac]

"Ohio is calling for help...And Jersey boys will answer!" :D

[@nathanshearer2798]

I couldn't wait to watch

[@olsiontoska9520]

I couldn't wait to watch

[@williamcummins289]

Love this series

[@gregb210]

Word on the forums is that if you re-install the game completely, deleting all previous installs, the AI and the rest of the game works much better.

[@racoltalxalex6992]

love how the confederacy already recruited your twin brother ( There can be only one ) Highlander 🤣

[@HenT8991]

I just hope you can get a Confederate uniform for the csa version! Also I've been listening to an audiobook on Robert E Lee penned by his son Robert Lee jr! "Letters and recollections of Robert E. Lee" it's really an amazing read and gave me so much insight on the noble character and eccentricity of the General.

[@NarvyDent]

with artillery, if you're not using the bombardment command, try it. Inflicts more casualties. Its just super finicky to reposition and use.

[@theidiot1283]

I find awesome you have Reno in your Brigade.

[@armoredinf]

at 5:35 you had the 1st Ohio and the. 2nd Ohio regiments advancing side by on the map their State Initials joined together to read as the The OH OH! Brigade???? or if you reverse the map the HO HO! Brigade???

[@georgeharris3630]

Just made Brigadier and got a small Corps. Its a fun play.

[@zakariahbensaid8114]

Great video, Chris, especially that last battle. By the way, when are you coming back with the Napoleon Total War series?

[@haulperrel2547]

You gotta save up 200 prestige, then do the fundraising focus in the HQ. That will get you $500 which you can then spend $200 on to do the focus that gets you 250 prestige. Then repeat once you make BG and get more focus slots.

[@ThePgray5707]

I like how you were fighting at Charlottesville but the map was Springfield.

[@shawnludwig20]

It looks like your cannons got left next to the river when you hot pulled back for the night

[@sasha642]

if you have winter delay send them home for refit

[@TheHistoryGuy]

I did in the previous winter. Will probably do it again

[@johnjaeger2968]

I'd really like to see you do a Confederate run after. Bad luck with that final event, I think it calculated that stymied prestige gain into what you got from that battle.

[@keir012]

love your videos man; both on this channel and here. I'm personally a socialist so I disagree with some of your takes sometimes, but nonetheless you make super valuable and entertaining content

[@batboy555]

Fighting the game, the confederacy and the your chain of command.

[@tacobowler]

The cards are very important. You can turn prestige into money and visa versa with that. As well as improve your stats

[@RobertLee-wi5kc]

Get quartermaster to help with ammo??

[@dudeistpriest4604]

A voice from the future calling...... Started a new campaign with the last patch. New Random officer, WTF Petersen. Been playing non-stop (it's running in the background now). Ol' WTF is now a BG, commanding a Brigade under Hurlbutt. It's Nov. 68, the war is still going. Andrew Johnson has been President since April, 65. Haven't been reading the paper, so I don't know what happened to Lincoln. I haven't been in a battle in 2 years. Got fat. Just had a heart attack, gotta recuperate before I can command again. War is boring, you sit around forever waiting. Oh well! Back to it.

[@patttrick]

Your command should have flags so you know were your at. You fight like Achilles its all for your own renown and your everlasting glory, that's how one becomes a demigod. The cause is nothing.

[@KethKessel]

What about upgrading your infantry bde to a more combined arms bde with some mounted infantry???

[@BarackLesnar]

Ive never seen this game before. It looks very interesting

[@steveclarke6257]

There is a bit of an exploit.....when i did my play i made sure i had a politician with both money and prestige at the start. This allowed me to buy railway shares at the start and get a good staff and borrow units....and i took a unit which was on the peninsula which seems to get early contact with the enemy at the game start, borrow more units and rack up more prestige. I ended up waiting for my confirmation to major general and with an independent division with 19k men

[@jamesorth6460]

btw how are things going out West?

[@operativepeak6264]

Did you look up the Rebel leader with your name?

[@masonstover2960]

You should play fire and maneuver from the armchair historian. That looks like a good game.

[@ianhaynes5898]

If you come across the 10th Ohio Cavalry, say hello to my relative William Haynes.

[@Businessgoose123]

I think I asked this a while ago in one of your streams but I'll ask again, any updates on Kentucky lady coming to Spotify?

[@mickknight2824]

Is there a card to help increase the supply of ammunition to your troops?

[@grimmwolf9690]

I think that has more to do with the staff officers you choose.

[@tacobowler]

Is the confederate general an avatar inserted into a previous campaign with the avatar system?

[@thesouthernhistorian4153]

Okay thats actually funny with the confederates having a Guy that'll quite literally just you. But not as a Yankee

[@a.m.5439]

Third episode, Third comment.

[@tomhusted]

I really hope for a patch again soon... After three battles I sat around for two years in an army doing nothing at all and unable to influence the army because I didn't have enough prestige... One small battle later, and we're back to sitting around... Not the DLC I was hoping for - not yet anyway... But I really hope they find a way to make it more "alive" for the player in Whiskey and Lemons.

[@bingleyblade6343]

I’m having a few issues with the DLC freezing every time I go to a battle, not an issue I’ve had with the main game. Any ideas?

[@BlueSideUp77]

If you take over another brigade's regiment, does your relationship with that brigade's commander sour?

[@thereeferramblers256]

Yes it does. Depending on modifiers you purchase though

[@FullWinchester]

Needs another patch I sat all of 1863 and 1864 in camp without a single battle.

[@jmill8198]

Now what am I supposed to do while I wait for the next episode??

[@tophmcgoph9229]

Day 3 of saying I love love love love this

[@ejharvey2764]

With the money could you equipped your units with better quality of weapons

[@jv20002]

Do you think the negative reviews on steam are warranted?

[@iheartcicada]

Has the Napoleon TW campaign been cancelled?

[@Photoshop5857]

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[@jasonperry709]

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[@jamese.crofutt7120]

You should wear a Kepi

[@anderskorsback4104]

Having a flask to pass around for lightening the mood while being a teetotaler yourself seems a bit sus.

[@talgreenberg3405]

did you used to be “history guy gaming” or is that a different youtuber.

[@sternshadowdude2]

He did. He changed his name to align with his Vlogging Through History channel and because people kept accusing him of copying the name from another youtuber, even though Chris was here first.

[@talgreenberg3405]

@@sternshadowdude2 yeah I figured there was some confusion with the other guy “historical gamer” i watch alot of his stuff he is great in subs, planes, and tanks, but is god awful at this game.

[@sternshadowdude2]

@@talgreenberg3405 I watch The Historical Gamer also, but that's not the one. The other channel is called The History Guy: History Deserves to be Remembered.

[@semorepagne9996]

The AI in this mode seems grossly incompetent. IT really sabotages the immersion to see constant inaction and incoherent orders.

[@joeykonyha2414]

Too bad you don’t have some weird name like Włodzimierz Krzyżanowski. What are the odds anyone by that name would be in a game about the US Civil War?

[@Calbeck]

I really WANT to like this game, but watching the AI constantly faff about and do everything except fight a sensible battle of any kind kills the desire.