This is why you don't destroy the planet before the battle

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[@TheDutchmanGaming]

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[@astuteanansi4935]

Nothing breaks morale quite so much as "you know that planet you were trying to defend? It doesn't exist anymore."

[@FullMetal372]

Astute Anansi hahahaha

[@copycat7685]

Almost as good as "Remember the planet that you're trying to conquer? Well you destroyed it instead.'' xD

[@arthurreitz9540]

Happen every time !

[@copycat7685]

lutin grognon You... never played Empire at War, aren't you?

[@copycat7685]

lutin grognon To be honest, nope. I don't wanna sound rude tho, can you explain it?

[@juliancumbia6443]

*when you accidentally fire your superlaser a little too hard and start warping to another dimension*

[@yimirthewolf8802]

Try to turn it off and on again

[@HaloFTW55]

Do we get daemon possessed Stormtroopers?

[@Firepowered]

Eh, it's nothing that rebooting the Gellar Field can't fix.

[@kolbys.3798]

Gellar fields from 40k, right?

[@Firepowered]

Indeed.

[@memorymix8884]

The first time I got the Deathstar I thought you could use it to blow up enemy ships during a battle. I ended up blowing up the planet all my ground forces were on.

[@satelitetvbulgaria]

Well surely the Empire needed to set ah example!

[@memorymix8884]

True, the rebel base was too remote

[@TeamMLBPresents]

I think "enhanced targetting" is the name of the move

[@mons3020]

Basically Rogue One...

[@georgegonzalez5413]

They had a family dammit

[@vargyr1040]

I was thinking you would lose your fleet to the asteroid fields created by the planet or that everything in the area would be straight up annihilated.

[@TheDutchmanGaming]

I'll be honest. I thought about that. I did that. I didn't like that. So now it's just a visual effect instead of a damage over time cloud.

[@jonharper4478]

Holy crap. Can't wait for this.

[@roccaraso1771]

Surreal Wolf same thought

[@roccaraso1771]

ORaWGeroenimo why you don’t do that all the ships that at the moment of the planet explosion that did have shield on (at least half shield streanght ) will take no damage (or just a mere 5%) and those that where with less than 50% shields take a 25% damage, if a capital ship is without shield during the explosion a 50% damage, if it was a cruiser without shields 65% damage, if it was any other class of ship without shields a 75% damage, and Every fighter (exept the millenium Falcon and slave one) would be obliterated from the explosion, it would create a very interesting post detonation battle scenario, maybe this would also reshape the battlefield, spawning some asteroids fields to make navigation more difficult (The executor and other super star destroyers would take no damage because of the sheer scale of the shield and hull power (I am talking if their shields where down)

[@ATarz02]

well the damage over time cloud could work, but not that it would wipe out the whole fleet. it should work based on shield strength and ship size. shields would absorb most of the damage from 1:43 to 2:55. but once the shields give out, here's were it gets complex, damage taken from the blast is dependent on the size of the vessel. the smaller the ship, the faster the ship takes damage and the opposite is true for bigger ships. I.E. A corvette would be torn to shreds in a mere few seconds, while a Star Destroyer would have 25%-50% of its health knocked off by the time its over (provided it hasn't received too much damage prior). heroes will be exempted from this, of course. but also think the added visuals, seeing parts of a ship's hull turn white hot as the intense heat from the blast washes over it like a tidal wave. think of it as a last resort tactic for the Empire.

[@kovaandr]

The Deathstar is little too close to the planet for my liking.

[@kosta1987]

and a little too big. Like same size as the planet big...

[@AlyMar1994]

Yeah, at that rate, and being that close, would just harm the Death Star more than benefiting it. Also a tad too large, its size is under a small moon....

[@AlyMar1994]

Westborne That's false, and yes we do know the planet. The planet is more than likely Bestine, because the video has it right there. According to the referenced article on the Star Wars wiki, Bestine's diameter is 6,400km while the Death Star is only 120km (based off legends, which EAW is based in). As far as we see here, the Death Star is too large.

[@pubcle]

The DS-2 Battle Station would be closer to a fitting size but DS-1 no, this is far too large and too close but I do like the visual effects and attention to detail. It's nice for the battlefield background it just needs to be further away

[@AstinCrow]

This is the new shotgun variant of the Death Star. It is designed to sit on the planet before destroying it.

[@CulinVlau]

I said "One reactor ignition ONLY!!!"

[@MaximilianoAedo]

CulinVlau Unless you're Director Krennic

[@dannyh13100]

1:44 Fired so hard it blew you into another dimension

[@zd_5907]

Danny Holocker he was blown into otherspace! (Actual thing in legends)

[@thalmoragent9344]

Master of Science Wait... what is Otherspace?!

[@zd_5907]

Andrew Bloomfield otherspace is another dimension in star wars legends

[@zd_5907]

Andrew Bloomfield It can only be accessed by hyperdrive malfunctions. It looks like regular space but instead of being black with white stars... It's white with black stars! There is a death worshiping cult living there.

[@zd_5907]

Andrew Bloomfield kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5CVpn9qhJ2dgqM Here's the video explaining what it is!

[@TheExecutorr]

I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.

[@M3L0618]

**IMPERIAL THEME EARRAPE INTENSIFIES**

[@rageus4731]

M3L0619 that’s what’s great about doing this

[@Red-wb2ey]

This is exactly why you SHOULD destroy the planet before the battle.

[@basedperson1533]

Yeah its more epic

[@ThePathStrider]

That reminds me of the time when I was playing chess with a friend, and he decided on his turn to nuke Paris!

[@karolukasik6385]

my friend once got confused I attack his fleet with deathstar the fleet was at kuat he got confused and fired the deathstar at it THE PLANET WAS HIS

[@areyouserious866]

oof kuat

[@P4tchimus]

2:49 - SEAGULLS INTENSIFY

[@skyeplaysgames6734]

That's what I thought

[@Old_Guard2]

P4tchimus now look at what you’ve done

[@MrBones-my5wm]

You definitely can't repel fire of that magnitude

[@Lord_Kantor]

The Naval Fleet of the Imperium can.

[@johannesrompis3984]

Rawket stfu you punny lil corpse of the false emperor worshiper

[@johannesrompis3984]

Archie Hem plot armor can repel the firepower of that magnitude

[@Lord_Kantor]

Johannes Rompis hey. Tyranids can too.

[@reproductionmaster7271]

Welcome to otherspace

[@dionisiusdastin]

Niceee otherspace!!!

[@definitelynotthefbi4412]

Isn't it that one creepy place that you can end up in during hyperspace which has interdimensional creatures that are extremely powerful and murderous?

[@kabob0077]

Definitely Not The FBI I believe yes.

[@Narvaljodchik]

David Rodríguez Rodríguez *_DEETA_*

[@alphix0128]

Welcome to myspace

[@patricklenigan4309]

uh, just...take a little off the top of the planet. *superlaser fires and destroys the planet* I SAID TAKE A LITTLE OFF THE TOP! NOT DESTROY THE WHOLE PLANET!!!!

[@lukekirchgesner4253]

*Cross-eyed gunner raises visor* "Sorry sir, I'm trying my best :) Points if you get the reference.

[@patricklenigan4309]

Oh yeah! I get THAT reference! XD

[@wildgurgs3614]

@@lukekirchgesner4253 "Who made that man a gunner?" "I did, Sir! He's my cousin."

[@vysearcadia522]

Nah the bright white light is the explosion and the ocean-waviness of the screen is due to heat intensity of the planet being destyroyed. Works as intended. However I think the fleet should die to that amount of heat intensity.

[@gavinstarks2761]

Vyse Arcadia *Plot Armor*

[@loam]

Thank you! I also was annoyed by that stupid comments about "another dimension". Such empty minded people... Zero knowledge of physics laws.

[@JerichoDeath]

Other than the planet's dissipating atmosphere, there's no medium to convey the heat across space to the ships. If they are going to be destroyed by something, it will be the newly formed asteroids being blasted away from their former home at relativistic speeds.

[@robertharris6092]

JerichoDeath thank you. Was just about to say that.

[@robertharris6092]

Harrison _ and whats around a planet?

[@ItsDaKoolaidDude]

I can just imagine everyone just stopped what they were doing and trying to get over being blind as fuck: Rebel fighter: "Did we all die? Is this what the afterlife looks like?" Tie Pilot: "No. No this is *not* the afterlife. Wish it was though, would've saved me a lot."

[@francogamer7794]

Best.Comment.Ever

[@omegafighter5364]

Temporarily blew up the skybox

[@02091992able]

The Deathstar seems a little too big compared to the planet it was said to be the size of a small moon not the size of a planet.

[@anthonyhamilton6843]

Maybe this planet is a moon

[@Luissv72]

02091992able I mean It could be perception at that angle

[@eduardocantu2799]

They had the budget to make it bigger so they did.

[@aickavon]

angles.

[@CptJack2112]

Anthony Hamilton scarrif was a planet, also it wasn’t destroyed

[@Dusterlog]

Maybe you should try to add a ground bombardment of a Beam of the Death Star? The truth is there will make a Nuclear explosion but it would be funny.

[@Dusterlog]

Maybe, but the explosion of a giant as the radius of destruction. Enough to destroy all ground units, or nearly full, in the mode of Galactic Conquest

[@benharrykirk2824]

It should have friendly fire tho. Really shouldn't have a group of friendly infantry get hit by the DS and laugh it off.

[@historicalsongarchive]

It would work well as a last resort.

[@thalmoragent9344]

bremmbremmproduct Yep, I agree.

[@nickybuttons6443]

Essentially if you have the death star in orbit use it as basically a "fuck you" insta win weapon that wipes out all units on the map by firing on low power. problem is it works like normal bombardment where a unit has to see where its gonna hit. so someones gonna have to sacrifice themselves. additionally it needs to charge, if the defending forces manages to hold off the attack before it finishes charging they could theoretically beat it. this also means you cant just instantly fire it.

[@cromwellthesynth]

was two thirds of this game voice acted by Steve Blum? XD

[@RadicalEdward2]

Yes. He’s every TIE fighter except two, the majority of the stormtroopers, AND some of the rebel infantry XD

[@tanall5959]

So, in other words, the same lineup he voices in Rebels.

[@spormlastname267]

Pesky Polecat see you space cowboy.

[@RobbieRothschild]

No, three fourths

[@masterpbk]

Shit I didn't realize Steve Blum was in every goddamn star wars thing.

[@Thrawnmulus]

Corellian frigates are the best weapon the rebels had, I don't know why the AI doesn't just make massive fleets of them to punish people that jump in with a fleet of 2 star destroyers. for those that don't know in space combat you are limited to 20 "units" a fighter/bomber squadron is 1 unit, a star destroyer is 5 units (IIRC) the Empire is more efficient in firepower per battle unit since you get a capital ship that spawns several fighter/bomber squadrons while the rebels have to make light craft separate from frigates and the like (the empire can too, but it is suboptimal if you aren't making utility craft like TIE Scouts) Why then are Corellian frigates so good? as a small vessel they only take up 2 units of space and give more laser firepower than an X-wing squadron, they are faster than most empire ships and ca engine boost to the speed of bombers, they have missiles that bypass shields and are a single structure craft which means they have no hardpoints to disable (engines, shield generators, hangar bay, etc) the low cost and high speed allow you to swarm larger capital ships, focus down the dangerous parts (hangar first then turbo lasers and engines) while they aren't heavily armored they are so cheap that losing 2 per SD is more than cost efficient, the only real problem they have is vs light craft because they have 2 lasers instead of the Corvette's 4 lasers A good strategy is to jump in wreck the capital ships and picket line, jump out, jump back in and wreck the space station, minimal casualties, maximum death (The expansion allows a better version of this strat with the Calamari frigate, photon torps instead of missiles and a cluster bomb AOE that can clear light craft with ease instead of an engine boost.)

[@revanimperium]

Thrawnmulus You *are* the Grand Admiral.

[@Thrawnmulus]

Darth Revan Damn straight

[@Gergo049]

simple. the ai is weak.

[@Ethan0433]

I think you are missing the point here. The real super fleet in the expansion is a ton of B-Wings or TIE Defenders. The only real threat to that would be a ton of anti-fighter ships, and capital ships just die. The massive conventional firepower of the Defender means X-Wing squads just die, and enough of them can kill a Corellian Corvette before the torpedoes even get there. And the torpedoes just wreck anything else.

[@backgroundcharacterj5071]

well i mean when your DEATH STAR IS THE SIZE OF A PLANET and is WITHIN ORBIT

[@ReverendSyn]

Ever wonder what would have happened if Tarkin had just shot Yavin instead of waiting for the moon to come around?

[@sitharixaos1217]

The original death star had a recharge time of 24 standard hours, which is essentially 1 Earth day so it would have been a waste or at the very least a large delay. There's also no telling how a gas giant would react to the superlaser and the moon itself would have been flung into deep space.

[@ReverendSyn]

The moon would still be point blank of the detonation

[@The_Byzantine_Ottoman]

So would the death star,

[@ACCB710]

you should try and watch how star wars episode four should have ended :D

[@ACCB710]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYm4e5x-qtlqj6c

[@Kamen_Hammer]

Whoa sent into the Warp! Oh wait wrong game.

[@dinocha0s]

A much more grimdark and badass one :)

[@connerclark3678]

It’s gone to plaid!

[@02091992able]

If you are playing the galactic conquest as the empire Bestine would be a very poor choice of planet to destroy as it give a reduction to the cost of Acclimators very useful at the start for a player playing as the empire.

[@vrishnak92]

02091992able considering how late game getting a star destroyer be, most empire players would’ve phased out acclimators in their fleets... they are way to weak after tier 3

[@pubcle]

By the time you aquire the DS-, Acclamators are almost entirely fased out for Victories and Star Destroyers. Acclamators are not a mid or late game ship.

[@christopherbrent5168]

Screw that. Personal preference, but I am an ass, and as such, I destroy all of the enemy ships and then let a whole heap of them just assault spiral everything.

[@sorrrbet4923]

Hate to be the one that does this, but its Acclamator, not Acclimator. Just a little knowledge.

[@Privatepain1234]

even i agree, accs late game are pretty garbage, i phased them even out of my defensive fleets. my attack fleet consisted of darth vader and his ssd, thrawn, piet, tons of regular SDs, vics, and two or three interdictors. and the DS. my defensive fleets were 2 SDs, 2 Interdictors, and either a vic or very rarely a acc. i dislike vics overall due to the lack of weapon emplacements, like seriously. but they do spawn interceptors and more snubs. i ended up phasing all my accs into escorting my ground troops to use as sacrifcial lambs. id pull all my transports into a corner with the accs being around them like a wall. the transport fleet always had one SD for heros but thats it.

[@bananakandy1]

"Shit, sorry commander. We just blew ourselves into an empty dimension and gave ourselves temporary blindness." "Redirect the engines and go north." "Yessir"

[@quarreneverett4767]

TheBrunkYShow lol fixed engines don't get directed x3

[@alackofcaring9662]

*YOU MADMAN, YOU BLEW IT UP*

[@aggroknight4259]

Alackofcaring 96 *DAMN YOU ALL! GOD DAMN YOU ALL TO **_HELLLLLLLLL!_*

[@BigwingsDraven]

Ive done it a couple of times in this but one time i went in to blow uo the planet first and my game just straight crashed during the explosion. Couldnt handle the power of thr death star i guess

[@jordanbauman-putnam9524]

Otaku117 Your graphics card want repel fire power of that magnitude!

[@NICKRITZER]

UNLIMITED....POWER!!!!

[@NickMcIntyre72]

Graphics card: "WAIT, DON'T FIRE THE SUPERLASER...JUST WAIT FOR THE CAMPAIGN MAP!!" Player: "In our moment of triumph?" *Fires superlaser, card explodes*

[@OleCrankyGamer]

Love a great Empire at Wars series. You got my big thumb and a sub!

[@bgdelta3129]

"I told you, destroy the planet AFTER the battle, not BEFORE it!"

[@antwan1357]

Reminds me of Spaceballs when they go so fast they go to plad . Now that death star slapped outer space so hard it turned white.

[@Name-ps9fx]

So...why _don't_ you destroy the planet before the battle?

[@magrnror-4329]

Because you give eye cancer to your whole fleet

[@RecoveringLoLAddict]

all i hear is steve blum

[@ghostlink3098]

So, is anyone else going to notice the voice of the storm trooper is played by Steven Blum aka Spike from Cowboy Bebop.

[@robertharris6092]

Ghost Link people have noticed that for the 10+ years the game has existed

[@toontownlegomaster]

omg that's tank dempseys voice.

[@Willientus]

The planet was hit so hard that the ships got warped into star trek for a second.

[@Kasamik0]

1:43 "I wonder what this button does.."

[@XaliberDeathlock]

12 years old and the modding community is still alive and kicking. Well done!

[@mozzzz1000]

I want a command and conquer style star wars game. I think that would be incredible.

[@Connacht89]

Force Commander or Galactic Battlegrounds maybe are close to what you seek

[@mozzzz1000]

Alessandro Mattedi thanks for the reply! I'll check them out.

[@LordMarcussb]

Play star wars battlegrounds saga

[@quillion0877]

0:20 Cyrus? Is that you?

[@Kaffarov97]

Damn this mod looks so good.

[@alinalexandru2466]

How can you rotate the camera like that?

[@CVDO93]

with me it is the middle mouse button and control OR alt

[@alinalexandru2466]

C. VDO Is it possible to change the keys to something else?

[@CVDO93]

yes

[@alinalexandru2466]

C. VDO Well how? I didn't see the option to change them in the settings.

[@CVDO93]

keymap in options perhaps, otherwise look for a config. or notepad file in your game data folder

[@Lulu-ex7fc]

y'know, I read in the official star wars guide book (I got it atleast ten years ago, probably more) that each firing of the super laser for the Death Star costs Palpatine 26 septillion credits.

[@theanchorshat585]

"My Lord....By destroying Alderaan.....We've just bankrupted the Entire Outer Rim."

[@coltm4a186]

According to Legends, there are 400 quadrillion inhabitants in the Star Wars galaxy. That’s a lot of taxpayers.

[@JayTheGam3r]

The rogue one music is fitting as fuck man

[@byron2FZ]

Was the Rogue One music cued by the Death Star part of the mod?

[@hunterwood9330]

They clearly didn’t use a single reactor discharge

[@masshysteria9657]

One of the best mods ive seen tbh

[@physetermacrocephalus2209]

I didn't think there was such a thing as "too much Steve Blum" but now we know where that line is.

[@demondwilson706]

I'm glad to know I'm not the only person who has played this game nonstop for over a decade

[@greatyng442]

This mod just keeps getting better.

[@REAPZ18]

wait is the deathstar out already? like what version of the mod? O.o

[@ErxandaleOfficial]

Came on my recommendations Actually enjoyed the video without knowing whats going on

[@vincent4724]

Nice touch with the Rogue One music!

[@SunnyBlam]

That death star being so close is fucking terrifying.

[@KaiserMattTygore927]

This mod is beautiful, hot damn.

[@rafaelfeitoza9255]

How do I build a death star in the mod? I already have a level 5 space station and the research lab but nothing yet appears so I can build it

[@thalmoragent9344]

When you're on a Star Destroyer and you look out the window after the Death Star fires... The blast and Heat/Shockwave is what we saw there, which was strong enough to distort the space gamma rays(and whatever other rays their are in space)

[@bionicyammah]

All I see is a shinobi from the hidden mist running around

[@codename1176]

So excited for this mod

[@krixtorei]

dunno why this kept popping up as a recommendation for over 2 months but I hope now that I've watched it it won't show up ever again.

[@SwagDoritos]

"Goddamn it, Bob. You had one job. There's just no way to spin this." -Vader's thoughts as the captain authorized the death star's usage and accidental explosion of a planet.

[@lanieddero6352]

The fucking music, noise, everything was just perfect...

[@Revkor]

not really, prefer Imperial March over the Sutie

[@samueljett7807]

It says it is available on the steam workshop but the link leads to a blank page. Was it taken down?

[@budgie6821]

What song is that that starts playing as the Death Star fires? Edit: it's the Imperial Suite by Michael Giacchino

[@haggismctavish9426]

The council was has been informed that it was just a mining incident.

[@kempmt1]

Is this one of those "If I can't have it, no one will" moments?

[@BenMan8881]

How do you destroy the Death Star in the mod? In the base game for the Rebels it was win a battle with Rogue Squadron in the fleet. Is it the same? Because I have no way of knowing.

[@jessepegis4012]

So you can't fire in other ships after the planet is destroyed? Or is it just the rippleing after the explosion?

[@jessepegis4012]

And also, how do yo remove the hud like that?

[@alanwoessner9038]

I've gotten all the latest versions of the mod, but this death star is nowhere to be found, anyone can help me with this?

[@CamoflaugeDinosaue]

Nice job with Krennic's theme

[@dmann5938]

BRUH. That giant Death Star looks scary af. JEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZ

[@CoffeeSuccubus]

Oh its beautiful...

[@BETRvids]

Maybe I'm just an idiot, but I have the most up to date version of the mod and I can't seem to build the Death Star in Galactic Conquest. How do I do it?

[@tacodude116]

How do you free look? I'm been trying. To figure it out but I can't find it

[@TexanLancer]

Imagine you're in the middle of a dogfight and then the planet just fucking explodes

[@bukiman4311]

Steam version crashing :(

[@darthrevan704]

BlackHeart sadly happens all the time

[@bukiman4311]

after a couple of minutes it crashes.. saved games crashes too

[@XMysticHerox]

Odd that doesn´t happen to me. Are you sure your PC is good enough?

[@mrdboy1210]

Many fix to this, my first advise would be to install the 1K patch to see if it work any better, for more help join discord server we’ll be glad to help you in that situation.

[@thekenjistream8683]

Sadly I heard the Steam version is crap and you have to take it on GoG

[@tylerkluttz3688]

"Death Star?" "Death Star broke." "Understandable, have a nice day!"

[@TokenChineseGuy]

That mod looks dope

[@playitinthebackground5984]

Is this feature with the death star included in the build of the game on the Steam Workshop?

[@theotianyarttar9230]

EDIT - misunderstood what you were saying

[@viralvideofilmstudent8144]

0:01 Since when does Spike Spiegel work for the Empire? Couldn't find enough profitable bounties, I guess.

[@electronix6898]

Now I want to play Empire at War

[@Deathstrider]

Loved the music for Rogue One.

[@TheSamgo]

Fired so hard now chaos demons from the warp are boarding the death star

[@btly-wing6531]

Grand Moff Tarkin sends his apologies for breaking your game, but says it's your fault for not knowing what "Danger Close" means

[@slimyish]

can anyone tell me what mod is being used, the game looks beautiful

[@pubcle]

ORaWGeroenimo What about making it a bunch of new asteroid fields? It doesn't do a damage over time but instead adds obstacles randomly strewn throughout? It would be nice if it had some effect on the battlefield beyond getting rid of ion cannons but not so far as constant minor damage. Perhaps some minor damage on the initial ignition that hurts shields more so than armor or throw the ships off course from the impact by moving them and changing their directions a little, I don't know just think that something as big as this would be even more impressive with some minor effect on the battlefield, not immensely significant but enough.

[@iratepirate3896]

LET'S DO THE TIME WARP AGAIN!

[@BrandonGarcia-bf4lp]

Hey what game is this, about to buy it & install the mods :DDD

[@Drako2k0]

One thing I never understood, why try to line up the planet destroying laser shot to the enemy base? does it really matter if you aim at the base or at a random spot on the planet?

[@benjaminnewsom9614]

WHY DO I HEAR CYRUS FROM DAWN OF WAR

[@dutch_asocialite]

I thought this was going to be Battlefront 2 EA when I saw the thumbnail.

[@Zilllaman143]

Spike is that you?

[@turtleguy123r3]

Seems like a fun time

[@Phantasm11851]

How did you rotate the viewpoint i the beginning?

[@faceless2302]

A superweapon that turns space into jello, just when we thought it couldn't get any worse

[@octaviogonzalezventura1919]

the guy making the voices for the ships is not the same guy who voiced cyrus from dan of war 2??