Total War Warhammer 2: The Twisted & The Twilight Review

[@MandaloreGaming]

THE LIST - docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_K3ziSxT9zcUUGCddS4sF1uNJTWHSbOwB1CQX2Rx4Uo/ UPDATE: Since this video they overhauled the Forge by adding a special panel for it and making it a lot better to use. The unit cards have also been fixed with some gorgeous new artwork across the two DLCs that had the weird ones.

[@cyberdiver7076]

When will Mandalore unchained upload again?

[@NightriseXIII]

What's the name of the mod that you used to fix the unit cards?

[@DakotaofRaptors]

Wondering if you'll cover Shadow of War

[@ceres_lang]

Has DMC 1, 3, or 4 been brought up as potential items for the list? I think although 5 has brought some mainstream interest into these titles, they don't get nearly the coverage they deserve for being such phenomenal games. DMC 1 is a hidden gem since most newcomers will only go as far back as 3, and the design philosophies behind how the game worked is totally different from later entries so it'd be quite interesting to see your retrospective on it. DMC 3 is definitely the most played of these previous titles, the combat is incredibly fluid, and fun as hell to master. It'd probably be interesting to see the difference between this game and a game like god of war since they get compared so much, but are very different in terms of actual gameplay. DMC 4 is the most unrefined out of these 3, and can feel like a messy chore at times to play, not to mention finish. It was a development mess that resulted in a very flawed game, but the core that's been built is still extremely fun. It's interesting how a lot of new "mechanics" were originally bugs, things like inertia, distortion, guard flying, etc.

[@___Mac___]

Holy God I see EU4 on the list and that would be an absolutely monstrous video. Would love to see my favorite game get a Mandy review but good goddamn there would be so much to cover.

[@zacharyspano23]

Thank you for pointing out Throgg's presentation, he's suppossed to be this weird psuedo philisophical king of the monsters not a troll with funny voice lines

[@MandaloreGaming]

He was interesting and tragic since he was actually intelligent among a race of idiots. Wish they reflected that more instead of going full monster man.

[@Mecha_Hitler]

@@MandaloreGaming They missed the opportunity to give him a workshop too

[@fukyomammason]

When they inevitably do the rework of the Chaos races, Throgg and Norsca as a whole should get a buff. Hopefully to his presentation and personality as well as his LL traits. Since part of his character seems to be lamenting the fact that he’s the only intelligent troll in the world - and hoping for/striving to get the gods make another like him - he probably should buff the intellectual capacity (leadership) of his race (and faction) rather than their physical talents. If he literally gave Trolls +40 leadership they probably still wouldn’t be overpowered since their base is so abysmal.

[@spencermorgan2281]

The occurrence of armed conflict, and the consumption of nourishment are simultaneous.

[@brightestlight9462]

@@fukyomammason they need to re-record all of throgg and archaons voice lines imo, and re-write throggs script

[@WalcomS7]

"Hop across the world. Tell strange, new creatures to get the hell of your lawn." _That was perfect._

[@spartanx9293]

Off

[@protogenhorde8515]

Agreed, **it’s perfect**

[@LanderKoenig]

Hell, Yes!

[@r0br33r]

It's always amazing to see how stupid the average person is. It's honestly like you've never read a book, nor known anyone who's ever read a book, in your entire (american, for sure) lives.

[@felabugg1]

"Bull-rush" "Short notice" YOU HEARD IT HERE FOLKS, BEASTMEN VS DWARFS CONFIRMED

[@invaderHUNK]

Lies, no one remembers the Beastmen

[@legiohysterius4624]

@@invaderHUNK what this beast man u speak of?

[@mimiru69]

Oh god PLEASE FIX THE BEASTMEN ;~; They are by far my favorite army in terms of aesthetic, but they are so god awful to actually play...

[@SuperAwesomeCloudMan]

Its not going to be a beastmen AND dwarfs, as they're both Warhammer 1 factions, if I had to bet what the next DLC would be I'd say Tomb Kings/Vampires (Neferata) especially since they added the Silver Pinnacle in the new areas in the darklands, with Beastmen hopefully being the other faction as they desperately need a rework and update. I don't care how many Charlemagnes it costs I want Jabberslythes!

[@MandaloreGaming]

It won't be Dwarfs. However the moon showing up before the DLC logo in the trailer does make me think.

[@electricbayonet2]

"Sir Man Delour" I have only now realized that I should probably be playing 'Spot the Potential Mandalore Reference' in any game he covers that still gets updates.

[@sawmesalami]

Where did you see this?

[@electricbayonet2]

@@sawmesalami Last ~ten seconds of the vid, after the credits (assuming that's what you were asking about).

[@fukyomammason]

A lot of the rogue armies you hunt for pieces of eight for VC and Nagash pages(?) for TK are references to community members too I believe.

[@mathdarven5634]

I was supposed to start a WE campaign after the DLC, and now I feel compelled to play Gelt just to get this follower... Crapbasket.

[@StrikeWarlock]

It's not just Mando, Sseth too. Sseth has references in Synthetik and Underrail.

[@acheron16]

Rule of thumb when getting a DLC: If your faction got paired with Skaven, you always get the short end of the stick.

[@jeri11a23]

what if it's vampire counts?

[@joaogomes9405]

@@jeri11a23 vampire counts haven't had a good dlc since the vampire coast came out, and that's a whole new faction

[@DarthVantos]

@@joaogomes9405 Vamps did get updated though. When the empire DLC came out.

[@ThatGuy-eu2vt]

@@DarthVantos yeah and it sucks dick

[@Sifer2]

Vamps were the developers favorite until Skaven. Now it's all about the Skaven. It's funny to me how easy it is to see which is the devs favorite. Empire still has way less lords than anyone.

[@maroshmarosh2173]

"Their warboss spots you at a distance and, to your surprise, raises his fist in salute" Warhammer Lore is becoming really fucking cool

[@Dzharek]

About the Unit cards, apparently the old Artist left CA and the new one ... well he does its job of creating the Cards.

[@Karter_Blackpaw]

So basically it's CA cutting more corners yet again, got it!

[@NevaehCyanide]

@@Karter_Blackpaw Welp, there's a mod that fixes the artwork for unit cards... Again.

[@Rex1987]

@@Karter_Blackpaw well that one artist leaves doesn't mean he or she got fired to cut corners. Could be one that just has a different style to it.

[@mocca3633]

the twisted : Sseth The Twilight : Mandalore

[@wildfire9280]

@what's left of Stalin idk, Trotsky?

[@kakashihatake326]

@@wildfire9280 The Exile and the Ice pick

[@MalcadorTheSigilite]

Ss-Sseth here yes-yes

[@Le-cp9tr]

You got me into this game. There’s several hundred hours and a few hundred bucks I’m never getting back. Thank you

[@CPU-to5es]

Welcome to warhammer

[@theycallmeraf626]

Same case with me

[@GermanOlle]

@Boros Vita Just buy the two main titles in a sale = have fun. :)

[@kevinware3268]

@Boros Vita InstantGaming has sales. I picked up all the WHs and DLCs for around $90. You just need to be patient.

[@darkone9172]

@Boros Vita Yeah exactly, I would like to play these games to but I can't justify over $120 dollars for 2 games when I still won't have all the content and they aren't even new releases

[@PlussGoodFun]

glad to see the implementation of Big Tree Logic (TM) into my favorite faction

[@FlameJackstar]

Creative Assembly be like: *RATS, RATS. WE LIKE THE RATS.*

[@naomisisk4663]

That's just warhammer. Skaven are almost as universally loved as Greenskins

[@erichansen1991]

It's just the same, as it has been in the old tabletop. Rats sold well, so GW pushes them like mad

[@slifmonstier6951]

It's because we relate to rats on an emotional level - we also have nuclear weapons

[@geckoguy4141]

They prey at night, they stalk at night, we like the rats- CA during dlc development

[@magmat0585]

If flesh things make dlc about Skaven good-good, they won't be used as food for the slaves, yes yes.

[@yonokhanman654]

22:03 The worst part about Tehenhauin is that one of the Regiments of Renown you can unlock at part 1 of the prophecy is a Saurus. And you have to play the 200% premium upkeep for it. WTF?!

[@CallanElliott]

>Wizards can now drop spells on them selves. Empire Captain: VC are coming at us from all sides, Milord! Gelt: Final Transmutation, *DANGER CLOSE*

[@Phier554]

now if finally the AI can figure out that dropping a nuke on it's own troops to get a single unit of skaven and is probably not the best idea

[@CallanElliott]

@@Phier554 Yeah, probably not the best idea. But still, we all know the Vietstalia meme.

[@faceless2302]

If they run they're VC, if they don't run, they're well disciplined VC

[@liammccullough3190]

Broken Arrow! Broken Arrrow!

[@Pancakes13371]

WELCOME TO ESTALIA, GENTLEMEN!

[@alsa6762]

3 mando vids before Seth, he needs to step up his game

[@bigch33se11]

The pills are working

[@chromosomedcollector]

The clone is showing great potential

[@ludowic8187]

He's busy living the hobo king LIFE

[@mrgreen497]

@@bigch33se11 since he was gonna be with family for thanks giving they upped his dosage

[@barteleousi]

Mando > Seth Fight me.

[@CommanderBohn]

That zoom at Drycha...yeah she too awakens my woods. Edit: Ghortich's in-game model was based on his kitbashed one from the Moulder White Dwarf list. Which itself was kitbashed from a Rat Ogre and several parts from other models. The right claw is in fact from the previous Ghazkull Mag Uruk Thraka model of 40K fame. So yeah, he's kinda 40K.

[@joedatius]

Honestly the warhammer fantasy wood elves are probably my favorite incarnation of wood elves i've seen, unlike pretty much all other versions of them that are mostly just elves in the forest who act like boring hippies, warhammer wood elves consider themselves the real OGs who have a history of fighting chaos and giving the high elves the middle finger.

[@Killeraholic]

Elder Scrolls Bosmer (wood elves) are also not like your typical wood elves. In TES they are carnivores and even cannibalistic.

[@cattrucker8257]

Warcraft's night elves were basically the same deal (unsurprising, given how much Warcraft ninjaed from Warhammer). At least up until WoW slowly morphed them into the Lorien hippie kind instead. HoMM elves also tend to be similar, particularly in 5, where they're basically angry forest Indians who also do elf shit on the side.

[@joedatius]

@@Killeraholic i dunno im not like a master of elder scrolls lore but its wood elves are still pretty basic, the cannibalism is certainty unique but the race as a whole is fairly standard

[@invidatauro8922]

@@joedatius Well they don't eat plants, all meat diet due to making an agreement with the walking trees of valenwood.

[@DarkOmegaMK2]

@@joedatius They basically anti-vegans, the wood they use is from naturally dead trees, they basically disrupt the forest as little as possible and, allegedly, they can transform into some sort of tree spirit monster or something like that.

[@marbl3marbl3]

The GIANT RAT that makes all the rules is coming, and his hunger to defeat elves has no bounds.

[@pach6678]

This DLC really lets you SEE what kind of trouble you can get yourself into

[@DoggoLua]

rats rats we’re the rats

[@noblesseoblige1076]

@@DoggoLua we're the rats

[@poptratman]

jerma needs to play this now

[@MrGonq]

*MICHAEL*

[@olivercoolbluebirdman4409]

"So Dad why did my bro get more presents than me" Mandalore "Big Tree Logic your fancy not big"

[@TheBananamonger]

There are two kinds of men: fancy and big

[@T33K3SS3LCH3N]

The TWWH2 Orc naming has been absolutely on point. From Big Thinkin to Sporctarcus.

[@joaogomes9405]

Ariel's lore in a nutshell is that she was a regular elf like Orion and one of the first wood elves, and she was really into trees and speaking with them. Then one day a bunch of dwarfs and orks decided to invade the woods the elves were squatting in and they were too many for the elves to fight, so the trees asked for a sacrifice in return for their help dealing with the invasions. Ariel and Orion sacrificed themselves and also boned inside the big tree, and while Orion became the avatar of Kurnous, Ariel became the avatar of Isha. Then Morghur showed up regularly, being kind of a dick and also really hard to kill, Ariel started dabbling in dark magic to try and kill the goat fuck once and for all, Orion didn't appreciate it, Ariel dumped his ass and locked him in the big tree, kept trying to fuck over Morghur until she realised she was doing big evil shit, released Orion and locked herself up in the big tree instead. And now she has two twins doing her errands for her while she chills in the big tree doing nothing most of the time

[@MDMDMDMDMDMDMDMDMD]

Bad negotiators those elves. They might have pointed out who was about to get burned down and chopped into axe hafts and who could run away really fast. Then again, boning for magical powers for a bunch of tree voyeurs isn't exactly a large price to pay.

[@akumaking1]

Cody Bonds’ lore vid is funny

[@ascendedbro1828]

Logically, they should have updated Morghur too and make a quest of defeating him..

[@chomnansaedan4788]

Major Kill blesses this one.

[@ThatGuy-eu2vt]

@JoeRingo118 omg its so fucking true all elves that leave Ulthuan become sexual sickoes and degenerates

[@darkwingduke1631]

"Angry about elves" I see what you did there Mandalore and I heavily approve

[@wokenoodle5209]

Huh?

[@isabelh5561]

@@wokenoodle5209 meme reference me.me/i/ok-i-am-angry-angry-about-elves-14866049

[@thonktank1239]

I... Don't see it?

[@markmonoton6224]

*SOOOOOOng endsss...*

[@catacombboy]

Got a good laugh from me as well. It's a phrase I wish was used more.

[@pyromancingking]

Ah one of the seven and a half people that remember BattleSwarm.

[@khoadang8167]

So do i, it was a very fun game.

[@pigmentpeddler5811]

i get called half a man enough i don't need to be reminded here

[@MandaloreGaming]

I miss it dearly

[@CunnyMuncher]

@@MandaloreGaming If you want a similar game to battleswarm(FPS vs RTS), there's an old source mod called Zombie Master It's completely dead right now, though, so you'd have to get people for it(reviving THAT would be a godsend), but basically its a couple of FPS survivor dorks vs a RTS playing zombie master(or master's depending on pop) who the ZM uses resources to stop, slow down, or hopefully kill the survivors, while survivors complete objectives in a gauntlet of a zombie game. It was an absolute blast back in the day.

[@optimusprime9931]

It was fun being able to drop a bubble shield like Master Chief in Halo 3 trailer as bugmen whip out their arty to destroy the generator. And then all i got to fight were waaay too strong players with Units Beefy AF that 6 of us with Starting gear couldn't bring one down when 20 or them came to tear our ass up.

[@DaThingOnTheDoorstep]

Mandalore's the only one who got the pre-release to pronounce heathland properly. That's been triggering me up the wall for the past couple of weeks.

[@NMahon]

How have they been pronouncing it?

[@DaThingOnTheDoorstep]

@@NMahon Either heartland or hearthland.

[@HonkDinkRatTurd]

@Irish Jester ok potato muncher

[@Test-sd2qp]

@Irish Jester I hate irish (just kidding i like irireland)

[@fullirishham1015]

@@Test-sd2qp I'd fucking hope you do with a name like Kennedy...

[@topshelfmusicgroup5899]

You should really try going down the Dominions 5 rabbit hole, I think you’d love it. Thanks for the great review

[@gabrielketzer7084]

I think that would do wonders for that under appreciated gem

[@topshelfmusicgroup5899]

I recently discovered it after having wishlisted it for years and just kinda blowing it off... and it’s literally all I’ve played since then haha. Gameplay I saw of it didn’t do it justice, I’m constantly hype to try out a new nation and play style

[@topshelfmusicgroup5899]

@Scrub McSco the two I’ve been watching with great nation overviews and stuff are GeneralConfusionPlays and Attica. The first channel has better sound quality but they’ve both been immensely helpful for learning how to play in my case. You get the basic gist of the game pretty quickly and it’s very playable without a massive learning curve, and then the depth slowly starts unwinding with the magic and item/forging systems for example.

[@sr71silver]

@Scrub McSco LucidTactics, Perun and General Confusion. Lucid's probably the best player of the three and has the most established community but I find him a bit dry and bland. Perun is excellent at the diplomacy aspect of the game and has a higher than average hit rate for winning games. And Confusion is, in my opinion, the most entertaining of the three however he is also the weakest which tends to make things even more entertaining. Unfortunately Confusion has been a bit burnt out on Dom5 vids recently. That said both he and Perun have playlists of completed games and I'd suggest starting with them if you want to check the game out. Also fair warning Dom5 games are LONG. The average game has between 9 and 16 players and they usually progress at the pace of a turn a day. So don't expect an episode per day for a currently active game. It's more like and episode per week with 4ish turns per episode.

[@topshelfmusicgroup5899]

@@sr71silver oh yeah how could I forget LucidTactics, thanks! I’ve watched a ton of his

[@quack_stack]

That last bit (the RTS vs FPS thing) reminds me of a source mod I adored in middle school. It was called Zombie Master. There were some really cool themed and original maps, and the zombie master had resources to spend on environmental traps or on zombie spawns. An example would be using extra points to summon a few "hulks" which were basically large and resilient poison zombies from HL2, or have a pipe burst, killing any player who happens to be next to it. Closest we ever got was Resident Evil: Resistance, but that had nowhere near the amount of community-created content support you need to sustain that kind of thing.

[@evrynameistaken5]

*The Rats, The Rats, We're The Rats; We Prey at Night, Abduct Elves at Night; We're The Rats*

[@GrandMarshalGarithos]

+2.

[@Bedhead13]

+2

[@crunchytoast4993]

:pogchamp:

[@Guymanbot97]

*I'M THE GIANT RAT, I KILL ALL OF THE ELVES!*

[@evrynameistaken5]

@@Guymanbot97 *Let's See What RatOgre Body, We Can Shove This Norska Brain Intooooo!*

[@thegumonyourshoes]

Finally, the king returns.

[@StrikeWarlock]

Truly

[@rahulgandhimouchina6205]

Yes -yes

[@grandhierophantkhatep685]

@Offisian how dare you make me laugh so hard

[@becoll9821]

He has returned from PigBarter at long last!

[@TheScorchedFlame]

You said the word “King”; did you mean: Oh mighty, Settra... Great King, the Imperishable, Khemrikhara, The Great King of Nehekhara, King of Kings, Opener of the Way, Wielder of the Divine Flame, Punisher of Nomads, The Great Unifier, Commander of the Golden Legion, Sacred of Appearance, Bringer of Light, Father of Hawks, Builder of Cities, Protector of the Two Worlds, Keeper of the Hours, Chosen of Ptra, High Steward of the Horizon, Sailor of the Great Vitae, Sentinel of the Two Realms, The Undisputed, Begetter of the Begat, Scourge of the Faithless, Carrion-feeder, First of the Charnel Valley, Rider of the Sacred Chariot, Vanquisher of Vermin, Champion of the Death Arena, Mighty Lion of the Infinite Desert, Emperor of the Shifting Sands, He Who Holds The Sceptre, Great Hawk Of The Heavens, Arch-Sultan of Atalan, Waker of the Hierotitan, Monarch of the Sky, Majestic Emperor of the Shifting Sands, Champion of the Desert Gods, Breaker of the Ogre Clans, Builder of the Great Pyramid, Terror of the Living, Master of the Never-Ending Horizon, Master of the Necropolises, Taker of Souls, Tyrant to the Foolish, Bearer of Ptra's Holy Blade, Scion of Usirian, Scion of Nehek, The Great, Chaser of Nightmares, Keeper of the Royal Herat, Founder of the Mortuary Cult, Banisher of the Grand Hierophant, High Lord Admiral of the Deathfleets, Guardian of the Charnal Pass, Tamer of the Liche King, Unliving Jackal Lord, Dismisser of the Warrior Queen, Charioteer of the Gods, He Who Does Not Serve, Slayer off Reddittras, Scarab Purger, Favoured of Usirian, Player of the Great Game, Liberator of Life, Lord Sand, Wrangler of Scorpions, Emperor of the Dunes, Eternal Sovereign of Khemri's Legions, Seneschal of the Great Sandy Desert, Curserer of the Living, Regent of the Eastern Mountains, Warden of the Eternal Necropolis, Herald of all Heralds, Caller of the Bitter Wind, God-Tamer, Master of the Mortis River, Guardian of the Dead, Great Keeper of the Obelisks, Deacon of the Ash River, Belated of Wakers, General of the Mighty Frame, Summoner of Sandstorms, Master of all Necrotects, Prince of Dust, Tyrant of Araby, Purger of the Greenskin Breathers, Killer of the False God's Champions, Tyrant of the Gold Dunes, Golden Bone Lord, Avenger of the Dead, Carrion Master, Eternal Warden of Nehek's Lands, Breaker of Djaf's Bonds... and many, many more...

[@algebraizt]

To anybody checking in on this now they reworked the Daith upgrades. Its actually a nice interface now. Not as deep as Thrott's mechanics. Its more like a watered down version of Ikit Claw but the upgrades are equipment for lords instead of for units.

[@PretzelsandNutz]

I got the wood elves dlc years ago, played for an hour and haven’t touched it since. Looks like that 10 bucks I spent is finally going to pay off.

[@MrEdge6677]

God, tell me about it. They actually look really fun now.

[@N3r0ThlHeavyMetal]

Theyr almost the same lol

[@SuperAwesomeCloudMan]

@@N3r0ThlHeavyMetal Mortal Empires wise, they look sooo much better. Having amber not be tied into researching tech, recruiting units and upgrading the Oak of ages is such a huge QoL change for them, it was really weird having to have a massive expansionist empire to support Athel Loren, espeically when any settlements outside of Athel Loren sucked. Having more "Fancy Tree" settlements around the world map means you're not stuck sitting in your forest or having to move armies turn after turn to reach the front beacause you can't recruit from anywhere else.

[@GrinningMarionette]

"It's possible it's a bug." So, here's the thing. Projectiles are missiles. Like, period. Magic missile spell like Fireball? That's a missile. Bombardment spell like Comet? That's a missile. Cannonballs from artillery? Missiles. Arrows? Also missiles. Due to that, missile resistance applies to things people wouldn't think it would apply to; such as ikkit's nuke, and most spells. When CA does something to change missiles, it affects everything that can be classified as a projectile due to how the game's coded. To that end... artillery and spells being affected was very much just part of the lumping. Hopefully it'll draw CA's attention to the issue, and they'll finally fix it. Edit: In regards to the lower quality unit icons, the artist who actually makes the icons quit CA, so it's a different person making them now.

[@whitephillip6997]

Damn bro, that sucks he quit! I hope they find someone like him with a love for the game & someone good at drawing perspective pieces!

[@GrinningMarionette]

@@whitephillip6997 Likewise, the art style is a bit offputtingly different.

[@zachsain2830]

there actually is a seprate missle resist for arty, the slanns missile resist doesn't protect from cannonballs

[@Westonsammy]

True but also untrue. Everything you said is correct, except for the last part. CA actually built functionality into this update (mainly for use for modders) that allows this new effect to be tweaked on a per-projectile basis. Meaning you can have every artillery projectile not pierce trees, or have only Wood Elf projectiles pierce trees, or have only specific units projectiles pierce trees, etc. You can even tweak the timing, so maybe you want only Wood Elf arrows to just ignore trees completely, all the time. Also as far as the artist quitting, that's the first I've heard of this. That sounds like a rumor, because I haven't heard anything from CA or seen anything conrete saying they quit.

[@GrinningMarionette]

@@Westonsammy IIRC it was expressed on Reddit by a staff member.

[@wobwobidou]

On reddit, Grace confirmed that they would fix the unit card for T&T and W&P. Also, the forge of Daith will be improved. CA is really listening to the fans

[@Cryten0]

Its 10 months later and Warhammer 2 is done. Did they improve the forge?

[@wobwobidou]

@@Cryten0 Yes, actually. They improved the units cards and the forge now has a new window where you can pick or upgrade what you want

[@Cryten0]

@@wobwobidou Excellent!

[@95DarkFire]

ME. "All those youtubes covering the New DLC, it gets old quickly." Mandalore: *Uploads video coverign the New DLC.* Me: *clicks on video*

[@faceless2302]

I dont even play this game and I still watch Mando's DLC reviews for it

[@Kyrkby]

Really happy you mentioned the unit cards.It's been bothering me since the Grim&Grom DLC, but it didn't get the same traction in the community after this DLC hit. I'm hoping CA will push a update.

[@leslielegra2313]

Kinda disappointed that mandalore didn't know / didn't talk about how the voice of throt was a fan of the game who CA hired because of fans recommending him. Great review like always though mandalore!

[@pickleinspector5948]

Excellent review. Funny how the skaven have 3 dlc and every time they wound up being the showcase faction. CA really making dlc unit cards look like squig shit tho

[@meikahidenori]

It's a step up from the first one.

[@cal5365]

So you doing a new review for every expansion? because I will watch it every. single. time.

[@faceless2302]

Same and I don't even play the game

[@shadowsnake94]

Rats rats we are the rats, celebrating yet another birthday bash, GELD it's your birthday today, gold and metal is on its way, and GELD you've been such a good boy this year, slaughter your foes while we all cheer

[@faceless2302]

this is probably the funniest of all the Rat Movie references

[@TheSolMike]

Geld means money in Dutch

[@kydaper8089]

11:25 The Giant Rat That Makes All of Da Rules

[@johncrichton7461]

Just got my pizza out the oven and this pops up. Good timing.

[@escapefromtibet2530]

How was the pizza?

[@johncrichton7461]

@@escapefromtibet2530 Lovely thanks, the perfect hangover cure.

[@nelsonc3952]

@@johncrichton7461 Glad you enjoyed it man. Have a good one!

[@escapefromtibet2530]

@@johncrichton7461 that's awesome. Cheers mate

[@joedatius]

those Forest encounters/dilemmas sound really cool and fun to go through I'm surprised i haven't heard anyone else talking about it. I would love to see even more of these kinds of things as the game goes on and doing stuff like making world events a bit more interactive.

[@jacksonbohrer8250]

Dude, helllll yes. Whenever Mandalore uploads a video over 20 minutes long I’m hype

[@delivererofdarknessshoguno1133]

Skaven can into space, skaven can into nukes, skaven can into nanorobots.

[@nado1908]

No wonder they fucked everything in End Times.

[@itsashane1552]

Micro-nano machines son-child

[@Bad_Scientist.]

@@itsashane1552 they harden-shield in response to physical trauma-wound

[@Kuddochan]

The only review for this DLC I actually needed

[@tarantulat7010]

God the wood elves have needed a change to their base structure for so long, now I'm hoping beastmen get some love!

[@nekomakhea9440]

"The chaos invasion can be turned off" THANK GOD Those are so tedious, it's the main reason I took a break from the game. Nothing like 4 stacks of end-game units spawning in, while most of my armies are on the other side of my country, and rofl stomping my garrisons in the 5 turns it takes to get my armies over there.

[@brothersdimgaming684]

Another great review. I've been looking forward to this new DLC but still annoyed Skaven get yet another new lord when the Beastmen have been so woefully neglected, surely the best opponent for the Wood Elves would be a Beastie. I get that they probably want to do a full re-work on the beasts before a new lord though, so I guess giant mutated rat ogres will do for now. Can't say no to giant McStabby Stab Rats.

[@brownie8655]

"I'm the giant rat that makes all of the rules" -Ghandi

[@MrBeastiemon]

Big tree and fancy tree were inspired naming choices, good job i will never be able to refer to athel loren in any other way again

[@boonmoved2486]

Me when I see Mandalore put out more Total War: "More.......MORE!"

[@samtemdo8]

Looking forward to The Lizardmen vs Beastmen DLC review

[@Sercotani]

covering two DLCs of this game now mandalore? We're definitely expecting a TW Warhammer 3 review now when it comes out.

[@gannonpatton2858]

"Sir Man Delour" !! That must be cool to be featured as an Easter Egg in the game!

[@joedatius]

It might seem small to others but I really do love how they are expanding the map like this. compared to when i first played mortal empires and to now it feels so much better and just being able to go past the mountains is just so cool

[@MrSlaw3]

Rats: Rats, we're rats, we're the Rats. We prey at night, we stalk at night, we're the Rats. Giant Rat: I'm the Giant Rat that makes all of the rules! Giant Rat and Rats: Let's see what kind of trouble we can get ourselves into!

[@Ebbensteeben]

"It's quiet."

[@thatguyinyellow2950]

Its a shame that almost all of game 2's life time has been dedicated to fixing issues the first game created.

[@aran998]

Rinse and repeat again for game 3

[@N3r0ThlHeavyMetal]

Worst thing is, there are so many issues, most of them will never be fixed.

[@Abbandoneer]

@@itarH This is a pretty shit take. Mortal empires lets you play with all the races on one map, greatly expanding content. Its some of the best variety and fun you can find in the game. What, should all warhammer 1 content just be stuck in warhammer 1 and the only map we have is the Vortex? If none of the warhammer 1 races were represented everyone would be bitching that it was an abandoned game, and that warhammer 2 should've been an expansion to warhammer 1.

[@grosslittlegoblin1358]

@@aran998 i wish they were just fix things and never make a 3th game. I dont wanna pay 60 bucks for a visual update my pc likely cant handle.

[@mandu6665]

@@itarH Which was the plan from the beginning and an awesome plan. What a weird complaint. It's the ultimate Warhammer Fantasy game spread across three games. They didn't expect the first game to be so successful which is why the quality of WH1 DLC and original factions pales in comparison to the newer stuff. Updating the Old World is what they need to do. It keeps the game fresh for old and newer players and creates opportunities for more DLC, which has been pretty much all excellent with WH2.

[@Dsonsee]

Looks like a good dlc, but Daith's forge is such a huge missed opportunity

[@imperialfist2304]

Skaven Clan is most pleased by this upload-creation! We-we like this very much, you will be spared from our ascension-soon yes-yes!

[@DarkSamael55]

"Brother chaplain, I do believe that one of your imperial fist marines was tainted by warp and has mutated into a rat" "Yes, this one here!"

[@magusi9029]

Just adding for future viewers. Sisters of Twilight campaign forge mechanic has been updated and it fixed the major complaints regarding it.

[@indurasavant1831]

These guides are so wonderfully crafted and edited. Honestly thank you and I'm sure everyone's happy your back

[@Distamorfin]

Very glad to see an actually honest review of the Sisters' mechanic. Some other KZbinrs who shall not be named gave me hope that maybe their mechanic wasn't as bad as we initially thought it was, but between seeing all of the items fully upgraded in another video and Mandalore's candid opinion I think it's safe to say that the Wood Elves got well and truly shafted on the mechanics front. Why CA can't seem to make a balanced DLC and why they always consistently favor the Skaven when they're a part of it are questions I'd like the answer to but will likely never know. I officially only trust Mandalore when it comes to reviewing content for Total War Warhammer. None of the other content creators can be trusted because they're all too reliant on CA for their content.

[@Okoii]

Wonderful work as usual Mandalore :^)

[@ANLATCHNOON]

0:00 Mans practically ate a Senzu Bean.

[@catacombboy]

11:27 Wow, that guy sure looks like he makes all of the rules

[@Sony-ny3xx]

Your videos are perfect. Thank you Mr Mandalore for doing what you do.

[@turnipslop3822]

Man I'd love to see an RTS vs FPS game reviewed. I always thought Battlefield's commander mechanic was cool, but asymmetric ideas are even cooler. I wonder if it's possible to get that Korean game working somehow.

[@rock2k14]

1:36 That retreat gets me every time XD

[@RoyBatty.]

That Battleswarm: Field of honor question reminded me how much I miss playing Natural Selection 2. Always loved discovering those genre mash-up PvP games.

[@therasslintheatre2960]

6:59 So the hippie elves learned the secrets of STEEL REHN then Going by the rules of the new (and frankly horrible) Warhammer meta-setting, this is probably canon

[@TheStonewall117]

The Codex does NOT support that action.

[@joedatius]

Great Video Mando, as someone who has been a huge fan of this game for a while now and have a special fondness for Warhammer fantasy I really love your series of videos on TWW2, It's been just the right amount of in depth explanation and concise information. It's nice seeing how much new people you've shown all the cool things this game can offer and the appreciation you show for the developers even when the game has its fair share of issues. I hope you get a good dose of those condensed Holiday vibe this December.

[@LlywelynGX]

When I here skaven I can’t help but think of Vermintide

[@roseheartfire]

Your name and picture remind me of the knight from The Belgariad by David Eddings. A knight of Arendia named Mandorallen. Aside from that, I just wanted to say that I absolutely love your videos! Thanks for all the amazing content!

[@williamglass2223]

Throt: “I’m the giant rat that makes all of the rules.”

[@TheRadude]

5:51 I love these encounters cause it means more battles without having to go to war with powerful neighbors. And this is how the Vortex events should be instead of armies spawning in the middle or your territory. I hope this encounters thing gets implemented more into random encounters or even the narrative campaign for TWW3 It would be awesome for Beastmen to get something it that with ambushing a traveling Empire caravan or other things like that.

[@nikital.6523]

Are you implying that there's a faction that's ever could be considered as an unlikely ally to Vlad von Carstein?

[@Aredel]

Tomb Kings

[@dustroier7310]

@@Aredel They would band together to prevent someone from reviving Nagash.

[@Aredel]

@@dustroier7310 pfffffffft. You think Settra or Khalida would tolerate a Tomb King working with the son-in-darkness of Neferata?

[@OutrageousOnPurpose]

wood elf got worth playing with that update, and being my first tabletop army i was so hype i bruned out playing them so much

[@OutrageousOnPurpose]

i got to confederate all the other wood elves faction with durthu, probably my best campaing up there with the tomb king

[@plutarchvonpluto6439]

They should make Pigbarter the first southern realms playable faction and have Mandalore as it's Legendary Lord!

[@BlueflameKing1]

Good news, the Forge of Daith sucks less now, iy works like the workshop from the Skaven now.

[@DogwoodDingus]

I just want more dawi content, now our poor boy belegar has to fight even more rakki and more pointy ears!

[@hurgcat]

at least the patch changed how mass works so longbeards will actually not fly around everytime they get charged by squig riders

[@mandu6665]

Ungrim nerfed too. Dwarfs everywhere are filling The Book.

[@TheZombieMack]

Oh my god, I used to LOVE Battleswarm! I lost track of it for a while, and when I found out it had closed down, I was truly sad. It was such a fun game. I generally played a minigun class, I think, and would be more defensive than aggressive.

[@jozefkeresturi2139]

The Stag Knights are gorgeous.

[@tennolife9930]

OMG you mentioned Battleswarm at the end, I absolutely LOVED that game, hated the monetization BUT THE GAMEPLAY, nothing like it ever since

[@darkomihajlovski3135]

Mandalore: forge of daith is bad Sotek: its treason then

[@Penguinmustache]

Oh man, they pushed Pigbarter one step closer to being the Warhammer Jerusalem. They watched the Glug campaign stream.

[@CssHDmonster]

im gonna buy it either way, but im happy of more mandalore video content, especially since raycevic is dead, also please cover grimhammer

[@Guymanbot97]

But...Ray just made a video last week?

[@joesandy3424]

10:35 using footage of the two factions fighting as a transition is brilliant

[@Sepulveda91]

Missed opportunity for a Rattigan reference from Great Mouse Detective.

[@StrikeWarlock]

My favorite Disney movie

[@GameMonsterYT]

Nice video - i love the subtle Stronghold music in the background :D

[@FiendMatadorSlayerOfNoobs]

Of all the things you talked about in the video, unit cards was perhaps the one I agreed the most with. They 'really' are quite bothersome. And they have no personality. I know some other people have brought attention to it, but I'm glad you talked about it as well, Mandalore. Hopefully CA can either go back and change them or at the very least not repeat this again.

[@QuestionableObject]

I love the detail in Throt's intro that where he gets the idea for eating Ariel is from another skaven who was abducted by Drycha. Really bringing it all together.

[@CertMediocre]

"AAAAAAAAA" -Mandalore, 2020

[@RimshotKiller]

A very justified "AAAAAAAAA" that was, though.

[@mathewivansky9162]

Vermintide 2 is almost like total war warhammer 2, base game is a starter pack, but to enjoy it completly you have to buy all the dlc. It is love and hate relationship but came back after a year break, and have fun playing with friend.

[@MrBenjarming]

I don't want to be ungrateful to CA, because generally that quality of the DLC is really high, but god do I wish they'd stop picing favourites with their factions, there has been so much content for Skaven, but Chaos and Beastmen have had almost nothing since their launch. Its just become a fact that if you want to play hordes you can go right to hell for all CA cares.

[@praisekek181]

This is not quality content in my opinion they add a few character models, made dragon ogres available to wood elves and colored some trees, not attacking just wanna know if I am wrong

[@vahlen5281]

They are saving the Chaos overhaul for game 3. Current plan is to bring all races to the standard of game 2, which means the next (and last) DLC will most likely be Dwarfs and Beastmen.

[@TheSakurambou]

Love the review. Was holding on to hope that the Skaven curse wouldn't strike again and there was something more exciting late game for the forge of Daith. Will probably still play the sisters campaign a lot more than any Skaven campaign (prefer killing the horrible beasts more than playing them) but it's a shame it happened again.

[@ErnestsLacis]

500k subs, It feels like yesterday I found you in that "hey /v/ hows your youtube channel going" thread

[@BeefMode88]

Amazing review Mandalore! Regarding the Unit Card problem, it's been discussed on the Total War subreddit. The reason for the big downgrade was because the main artist responsible for Unit Card art got eaten by Paunch at some point during the Warhammer 2 DLC cycle. As you mentioned, the first noticeable downgrade was The Warden & The Paunch. It's very evident if you find a Greenskin or High Elves Unit Card compilation, like on Honga dot net. All the new art has a grey background, with a a lot of negative space, whilst the old ones have a background colour to highlight their function.

[@enclavecomms.officer5219]

I'm just happy that my rats are getting more love

[@mylespelea1262]

Too much love if you ask me

[@ruskie8308]

They have so much already :(

[@enclavecomms.officer5219]

@@mylespelea1262 yeah but rats

[@thomasofastora6588]

@@enclavecomms.officer5219 Too much fucking love

[@InquisitorThomas]

I mean I’m honestly fine with the Skaven getting this DLC simply because not every race have equally sized rosters, and Skaven in Particular have a really large diverse roster. With this DLC I say Skaven are pretty much done as a race, maybe add Thanquol and Stormfiends at some point during Game 3 but they’re pretty much done, the roster is complete and we don’t have to worry about them anymore, Chaos and the Empire are new factions that really need the Skaven Treatment.

[@JoshSweetvale]

16:40 CA dev gets called into office Gets show 1 minute of KZbin Gets glared at.

[@ThatFeelBr0]

Add the 19:56 how the hell the forge of daith came out in this state + here how to fix it, which they did as he described.

[@-Raylight]

Where's Sseth? Where do you lock him up? xD Ghoritch's voice reminds me of Gorgutz from 40k. I don't know why I'm watching 26 minutes of Total Warhammer 2 when I'm not even playing that game. But Mandalore's review is entertaining as always FPS players vs. RTS players, that sounds like a really dope game