Third Age: Total War [DAC v4.5] - Dale - Episode 1: A Phoenix from the Ashes

[@anarionelendili8961]

42:48 Conjure with my name and I shall appear. :P The War of the Ring was 3018-3019, mainly 3019, so given the year in the screen is 2984, that would be about 35 years in the future. The Easterlings attacked Dale in March 17 3019, and during the three day battle, Dale was sacked and razed (again), with the Dalians retreating to the Lonely Mountain. In a rear-guard action, King Brand died before the gates of Erebor, and King Dain died trying to protect Brand's body. After the news of Sauron's defeat reached Erebor, the Easterlings were demoralized, and a sally out of Erebor by Bard II and Thorin III Stonehelm routed the Easterlings.

[@darthpalpalzang7914]

Wow

[@g0lgrim1]

Ah... so finaly someone who knowes his Dale-ish history lessons.

[@We_Are_Exodus]

I'm so glad to see Dale being the new series. Not only my favourite faction but I love the story-heavy intro you went with, helps to get invested!

[@reigneduardo6732]

i realize Im kinda off topic but do anybody know of a good site to stream newly released series online?

[@kingstonmateo6533]

@Reign Eduardo flixportal xD

[@reigneduardo6732]

@Kingston Mateo Thanks, signed up and it seems to work =) I really appreciate it !!

[@kingstonmateo6533]

@Reign Eduardo You are welcome :)

[@andrewbissener6174]

I like the introduction it reminds me how intros were like the first time I seen a star wars let's play. And how you have your own battle loding screen. Dale was one of the most popular place back in the day when the lord of mordor corrupted the king with one of the rings. Dale also worked for the dark lord for 20 years till the Prince and the people rebelled against the corrupted king.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Interesting lore! Haven't read about that yet, I assume it's in the Silmarillion?

[@Jordan-ns2ov]

yes im so hyped, loved the new editing.

[@jimmyjoyce3554]

You need to clear out the rebels in your lands there are patches of devastation on the map from rebel armies and this devestation also reduces your income of your settlements depending upon how large the rebel army is

[@anarionelendili8961]

32:45 The trick to understanding the Financial Overview is that it is book-keeping. It takes your Treasury at the start of the turn (i.e. before you spend any money) and then calculates all the income and expenditure. The profit is simply income-expenditure, and the Treasury Total is Old Treasury + Profit. You can see this in 31:53, where you have 2448 Treasury and Profits 1806 = Projected Treasury 4254. However, I think the Construction is actually calculated 'wrong', since it seems to be included in to the expenses when they finish building, not when you queue them up... That is why you had 3600 Construction expense that you had already paid, so: 872 (current treasury) - 1717 (profit) + 3600 (already paid construction that needs to be taken out) = 2755 Projected Treasury, which matches. The main thing is that the Projected Treasury is correct: it will tell you how much gold you will have in your treasury at the start of the next turn.

[@Wildboy789789]

I love dale, probably my favorite faction tied with the shire (lore wise)

[@anarionelendili8961]

Grog was originally the mix of water and rum (4:1 ratio) in the British Royal Navy.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

The more you know!

[@darthpalpalzang7914]

That may. So but is it better than LAMB SAUSE!

[@johnny12598]

and lemon or lime to prevent scurvy

[@johnny12598]

and to stop legionela from standing water in barrels

[@ulleruprising7237]

so nice to find a fun new channel with lots of content, thank you.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Thank you! :)

[@asddsagogoolpower]

Bit late to the party here, but better late than never i guess? Dale is one of my favourite factions. Well rounded, not OP, challenging for a noob like me, and many different ways to go. Gonna watch the rest of the series asap!

[@throl4o]

First public health building (Herbalist in your case) gives 0.5 pop growth for every faction becouse of the health bonus to the settlement so it is good to get it early in villages to help growth. Ha also Mordor is England in the game files so your grog comment about Mordor was funnily enough correct.

[@anarionelendili8961]

I am a bit worried that you might be turtling a bit too much. Don't get me wrong, Dale pretty much has to do that in order to get the economy booming, but it does mean that Dorwinion is probably getting hammered by Rhun and Dol Guldur both. You can help to turn the tide if you get involved. The longboat you have is very good at ferrying reinforcements from Laketown and Dale to the Sea of Rhun. Especially if you pump out enough ships to establish naval supremacy over the Lake, blockading Rhun's ports and the like. Against Dol Guldur, the boats are less useful, although it might still save you a turn or so vs. walking south. Generally, I like to go against Rhun, first, with the idea of double-teaming them with Dorwinion. The issue is that if you leave Rhun alone, they usually defeat Dorwinion, and thus are a monster in late game, having good troops and a booming economy thanks to the Sea of Rhun. Hammering them early prevents that. By contrast, Dol Guldur is usually stalemated for quite some time by the elves (both Wood Elves and Lothlorien) as well as the Anduin Vale. Even in late game, their units are not that great, and they don't have the same economic powerhouse that Rhun has. But it is your game. If you want to strike hard and Dol Guldur and get them out of the game soonest, that helps Dorwinion too, since they can then focus on Rhun. But attacking Rhun would no doubt help them more, as well as let you seize a piece of that sweet, sweet Sea of Rhun trade.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Good points! I will be more agressive in episode 2. Taking the Sea of Rhun early on might make the campaign a complete cakewalk though...

[@anarionelendili8961]

@@IzzyTotalWar There is that. If you rather go after Dol Guldur and then have the recreation of Rhovanion vs. Rhun from mid-Third Age (spoiler, it didn't go well for either), go for it! :)

[@TheZestyCar]

@@IzzyTotalWar I think you should go after Rhun first.

[@CesarAugustoRocabadoVillegas]

Its been 2 years. And i still be waiting for the TUC image.

[@gbalazs935]

The new intro is great!

[@Sebas-pc7pr]

If your economy is stabilized i would recommend to take out the rebel armies in your lands. You are actually losing quite a bit of money due to them devastating your lands (black spots)

[@Soenardi_P]

Ik kijk dit nu opnieuw en ik krijg echt nodtalgie van de tuc uitspreek ik at tuc tijdens deze video, was vergeten dat dat deze video was😂, love the channel ga zo door mijn vriend!

[@noncare9079]

I'm so glad to see someone who knows the lore play this game

[@shaunwestwood433]

It’s good to see you’ve stopped pausing it so much. Loved the intro, keep up the good content you helmet 💓

[@danielkelley3700]

Awesome! I just started my own Dale campaign yesterday!

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Cool! How's it going? :)

[@danielkelley3700]

Izzy very good so far, once your economy is fixed you can field some serious units, and plenty of them!

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Glad to hear it, good luck with your campaign :)

[@lazyyoshiday8938]

I know this came out a long time ago but I couldn't notice the background music for The last Samurai for your dale campaign if someone doesn't know what the movie is, I would recommend it

[@dalelowery3164]

New to the channel and the Mod. Thanks for the content mate, appreciated.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Thanks Dale, glad you like it!

[@NobletheSavage]

Ooooo , how flashy . Amazing work. Trouble is mate is that you've set a very, very high bar now lol . I wasn't really excited about watching Dale but your smooth words and pictures have made me rethink my stance . Well done mate .

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Thank you! That's awesome to read :)

[@anarionelendili8961]

Yes, it is true that once you are at the unit pool max, it doesn't replenish over that. So it is a very good idea to recruit those units and stick them in forts, so that the availability starts replenishing again.

[@lovebergstrom5786]

Please, Izzy. Teleport the two Diplomats' away, it's quite bothersome to view their broken bribing every turn. Adore your videos, keep up the good work!

[@noncare9079]

Rhun is coming

[@jeanlorkei429]

In the first battle, they didn't fall back because you captured the door when entering the city … locking them outside :)

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Ez slaughterfest

[@justsaying833]

Someone has been working hard great video and great editing

[@keessprong1]

Can you do this campagne again, with you building a diplomat on turn one?

[@johnwheatstreet]

49:20 Yes, we have that in the Netherlands too

[@Ketchup22432]

Good video

[@gooncho6931]

I love the way you playing

[@josephehlers2007]

The memories are great here :)

[@iuliusravas2164]

New viewer 😁👌 good vid pal :)

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Thank you! Welcome to the channel :)

[@pyrrhusofepirus8491]

With the rise of a new King, would so too rise the Kingdom of Dale from the ashes that still linger of the Terrible’s infernal breath, and so too the Orcs of Gundabad. Ambitious, bold and clever, King Bain, son of Bard the Dragon Slayer, was not blind to the state of his realm, the economy in tatters and with the threat of the Heathen Easterlings on the far horizon even if halted by Dorwinion. But Bain knew his nation’s strengths, the Celduin could provide wealth beyond imagining as it’s reach stretched all the way to Rhovanion, Dorwinion and the Sea of Rhûn, and the alliance with the Elves of Mirkwood and more importantly the Dwarves of Erebor still as strong and lasting as stone, and the land around them was ripe for the taking, especially in Rhovanion, which were ruled by divided and squabbling Lords and equally competitive Bandits. His first act was to increase communication between his Barons and Earls, for their seemingly age old grievances with each other were so numerous that if each were made a soldier, it’d obliterate every army in the world. He ordered the construction of Meeting Halls, so that they could talk and come to terms with their gripes with each other, as well as providing a place for them to meet for matters of rulership and important issues, including war. As well as the building of a Grain Exchange, to attempt to at least decrease the rate of economic deterioration. Prince Brand, son of Bain, who held sway over Dale’s strongest army in a fort on the banks of the Redwater, asked of his father in distant Dale that he march to expand Dale’s domain into lands east of the River. Permission was eagerly granted and so did he march upon the independent town of Bûrh Marhlinge and put it to siege, with the battle that ensued when the men inside sallied out was decisive, and the town was easily conquered. Back in the city of Dale, Bain was hard at work building up his capital and surrounding territories, such as Esgaroth, whose charred wounds have mostly been reduced to merely battle scars, with the aid of a newly hired architect from Gondor, planning to rebuild and construct a great system of roads that’ll connect the land and aid trade in the land. The following years came without event, Bain continued to build up both in economy, civilian and military and finally stabilise the economy, the great roads on the west side of the Long Lake constructed and no conquests were made. Dale appeared to sleep, and Bain was more then happy. The Easterlings of Rhûn appeared on the border to Bûrh Marhlinge, yet they’ve made no attempt to attack, for they were expanding yet not wanting war just yet with the likes of Dale or Dorwinion. Brand still had his hand on pommel however, if the Easterlings were bold enough to cross the border into the realm of Dale. So far, Brain’s reign has led to rebuilding, stabilisation, economic growth and slight expansion. So far, peaceful, yet how long he has been graced with this is to be seen.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

This is amazing!

[@pyrrhusofepirus8491]

Izzy thank you very much, I was gonna do one on your new Alcohol Anonymous campaign but I didn’t know how to start it.

[@Jake-fm6ce]

This was a really awesome episode. Fully based on economy. Makes a change from the usual battle after battle style :D looking forward to watching this! How regular are the uploads?

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Thank you! Uploads are daily :)

[@julian7153]

Really cool intro, beautiful narrating

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Thank you very much :)

[@dimitriefthymiou974]

Personally when I started my dale campaign about 2 weeks ago i was surprised that dorwinion hadnt taken illanin or any of the provinces bordering the calduin so i think it could be good to rush them

[@lordoblivion8038]

*Me seeing you play a new campaign but knowingly you semi suck at managing economy* Me: Ah sht here we go again *Yes I am back to watch your vids again*

[@IzzyTotalWar]

You can't make the same joke twice REEEEE

[@Thebhautikbhadania]

Nice starting keep it up 👌

[@insert1name0com]

We also have Tuc biscuits here in sweden. I dont know where they originate from

[@Xerrand]

What does Izzy stand for with a man? It's driving me crazy. Isalbert??

[@IzzyTotalWar]

I was inspired by the musician Izzy Stradlin, the Izzy stands for his last name 😊

[@Xerrand]

@@IzzyTotalWar Awesome! I'll have to check him out now

[@mikedrzka6701]

3:28 who needs to read intro information? I am sure Galu approves that it is not needed at all :D

[@IzzyTotalWar]

I did read it! Half of the intro information was word for word included in the intro :D

[@mikedrzka6701]

sorry, that was a sarcasm. Galu many many times recommended all players to read intro information because it gives answers to 90% on most frequently ask questions. So good job that you did not skip it and went through it.

[@krismi1755]

Wow, great intro !!

[@Dispo030]

hyped for after work! Keep up the great content! I miss that swearing a little though :)

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Don't worry, I doubt I can hold it back much ;)

[@joshvines1765]

tucs are great also im here from galu's channels

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Welcome fellow tuc fan! :D

[@merric4754]

Daaaaaaaaaaaale

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Daaaaaaaaaaaaale

[@jamesgardner4260]

Intros so good!!

[@martinbernaus9687]

What a video, mate!

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Thanks man! Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@TheAntinazi4444]

I just subbed, nice content :)

[@anarionelendili8961]

Yeah, TUC is definitely a thing across Europe. As for cram, here is what they said in the Hobbit: "(If you want to know what cram is, I can only say that I don’t know the recipe; but it is biscuitish, keeps good indefinitely, is supposed to be sustaining, and is certainly not entertaining, being in fact very uninteresting except as a chewing exercise. It was made by the Lake-men for long journeys.)" TUC at least tastes salty (at least the variants I am familiar with).

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

Cram sounds like hardtack.

[@spartaslo7041]

Isnt that wooden structure being builded in your intro from The witcher? Or GOT im not surr

[@IzzyTotalWar]

GoT ! Good eye ;)

[@spartaslo7041]

@@IzzyTotalWar its where they kill all of them lol and later dude with burned face kills some of them i think

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Absolutely correct! It's the intro to the hounds return

[@popeye8314]

If the money is in the red, they expect that you will have less money at the start of the next turn compared to the start of this turn. Just look at the number at the bottom. That will tell you how mutch money you will have ;-)

[@dimitriefthymiou974]

lovely intro

[@thanosb_4638]

ναι ισχύει δεν περίμενα να είναι τόσο καλό

[@dimitriefthymiou974]

@@thanosb_4638 γενικότερα το dac ειναι φουλ θεματικό και imersive και ο ιζι το παιρνει σοβαρα😂

[@thanosb_4638]

@@dimitriefthymiou974 νμζ όλοι αυτοι που είναι πολυ μέσα στο lotd ασχολούνται πολύ με το lore

[@olivercadman3595]

In England we have tuc biscuits is it spelt the same way?

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Yes!

[@tychokort]

You are Dutch??

[@anarionelendili8961]

He's Flemish, i.e. Belgian whose native language is a Dutch dialect.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Helemaal juist!

[@amercerim5843]

if you want in the lore when Erebor was attack king Bain fights for dwarfs together so you can do that

[@IzzyTotalWar]

We can work together, as long as they don't get in our way ;)

[@amercerim5843]

@@IzzyTotalWar thanks :)

[@lokilaufey1189]

IZZY I've watched this video 3 times now but it keeps ending just as you start ramping things up, the whole ep is super good but when is the next 1😁😁😁

[@IzzyTotalWar]

As soon as possible! Just finished recording, currently editing :) thanks for your support!

[@jellerits6570]

Een Vlaming! Nice ik wist dat ik niet alleen was 😅

[@IzzyTotalWar]

♪ Vlaaaanderen boooven ♫

[@jellerits6570]

Izzy hahaha ben momenteel zelf bezig met dorwinion

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Nice, kijk ik persoonlijk ook erg naar uit :)

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

The orded of videos in the playlist is completely scrambled.

[@krismi1755]

I think there are rebels west and south east of grassgard causing devastation and income loss.

[@greendragon1219]

Wait Izzy is dutch? lol i thought he was british for a moment xd greetings from limburg

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Flemish to be precise :) groetjes terug!

[@erikpostma4634]

Izzy, youre Dutch?

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Flemish :)

[@erikpostma4634]

@@IzzyTotalWar ah. Je kunt ook niet alles hebben heh :).

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Shots fired ;)

[@johnwheatstreet]

Nice intro, hopefully, you'll be watching your language a little bit more.

[@jonaskiermeier6525]

We Germans got Tuc too

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Nice

[@popeye8314]

Can you go more aggressive. If you turtle so long it will become a drag to watch. If you grab new terrotries it will improve your economy as well and it will reduce your upkeep, since you will loose some men. I lost interest in khand and ered luin because in the end it was such a big mop up. If the campaign is more of a struggle it is more interesting to watch ;-)

[@IzzyTotalWar]

Now that my economy is stronger, I'll be fielding some armies ;)

[@swamperytooter8891]

I mean ill only watch this cuz your the one making it

[@dragooon6499]

Tuc is in my country,Pakistan

[@melkor3496]

@Izzy I swear if you cheat every time you felt like it then you will never learn and it’s annoying you almost cheated to find a rebel settlement.

[@IzzyTotalWar]

But I didn't :) :) :) nah I'm gonna limit the cheating as much as possible. In ep. 2 I do move some diplomats away to stop them from bribing me all the time, and I teleport my diplomat across the misty mountains to complete the bugged quest. I would never cheat troops, auto_win, get money, ... or anything like that.

[@melkor3496]

Izzy Yeah I get that. XD actually just meant the part when you really wanted to see where that rebel town was.