REVOLUTIONARY - How to play Empire Total War's Online Campaign in 2023
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- It continues to astonish me what modders are capable of, and this time is no different. Thanks to the work of Cece from the mod Empire 2 who pioneered the feature, modder Ludde has now finally been able to bring Empire Total War online campaigns to the vanilla game and possibly any overhaul you desire, but already now the major ones are here and ready to go, such as Darthmod, Pirates Uber Alles, Imperial Destroyer, Empire 2, and indeed even the vanilla game itself, and the mod does so quite ingeniously.
If you can believe it, Empire Total War already had an online beta years ago, but which actually never made it out of beta status. This means that people who never signed up, never got access to it, since it was never fully released. In other words, the majority of Empire Total War players, actually never got the opportunity to play a single online campaign with a friend. Well, those dark days are over! I've had a blast playing various online campaigns with a friend which I showcase in this video, and I even let you know exactly which steps to take to be able to do it yourself!
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Epic. This is going to help me making Empire total war cinematics...
Total War Modders are now doing the job that CA is currently floundering in.
the best total war game i ever played was Ultimate General: Civil War which was made by (ex)-Total War modders
Modders never fail to amaze me
Me neither!
@@AndysTake Sorry, but it's horribly out of sync. Just played with a friend on two computers in my room. And it's terrible.
@@TeyandeeProduction it was not out of sync for me at all - you sure you’re doing the local network thing? Do you have good connections both of you?
@@AndysTake Yes. We have a local network. 100%. This is how we played the old games. And they decided that there would be no lag on the Internet. We decided to play on a local network. I am for England, He is for France. I captured Amsterdam and my friend flew out to play..
@@TeyandeeProduction you’re free to go on the discord and ask - you’re actually supposed to use wifi to simulate a local network, not just use the local network
I am proud of being the one who tested the online campaigns with Ludde.
Tjenare, grabbar! Great testing work, a true achievement this mod is :)
The feats that a good modding community can achieve are incredible.
Imagine if they made it to Medieval 2 and it was possible to play multiplayer DAC campaigns
What I wouldn't give for a multi-player dac campaign
Same man, would literally do unspeakable things for a Medieval 2 Remaster with multiplayer campaign and increased modding capabilities
A friend and I are doing a DAC Hotseat campaign (emailing the save back and forth) but there are definitely limitations (like never being able to fight a defensive battle). It's fun but I'd love to do a real multiplayer campaign in it. :)
@@dashsocur you can fight defensive battles actually, you just have to put it in the game code. But you can’t defend against the other player of course
@@AndysTake Ooh, that would be amazing. Looks like I have more homework to do.
Amazing work from the modders to bring Empire’s campaign back to life!
I loved seeing the difference of having to fight a player compared to your previous Ottoman campaign against the AI. Just made it seem more alive to me.
Absolutely, it's soooo much more fun! Might continue the campaign as well ;)
You know, it's a truly strange feeling that we can, and are, having more fun with a total war game from 2009 than literally any of the recent titles. ETW has, and problaby always will be my absolute favourite Total War game. I really hope CA decides to wake up one day and either remaster this one, or make an ETW 2. They are literally sitting on a gold mine if they do it right!
Empire is about to get a Renaissance
This is so awesome! Makes me want to have a TW Empire II much more. But with this, I think I can wait a little longer ;)
You and me both :D
If CA are gonna make a game befor they update their engine, I hope they go for Empire 2. Warscape dos well with ranged combat, but melee always felt like a bunch of balloons in a moshpit.
I know i trigger most when i say that Empire is my third favorite total war after og rome and attila. The sense of scale was just fantastic. If only any of my friends actually liked empire id love to play this mod. But sadly, none of them do. Most of them even rate empire below rome 2 , kek.
I see your point, Empire has an incredible something something to it, especially with mods!
This is actually amazing! Shared with all my mates
Awesome! Agree it's completely revolutionary
@@AndysTake sorry can I ask what mod you are using. game looks good, id be shocked if it was vanilla?
Wwwwooowwwww this is huge!!! Best TW news in 2023!!!
Glad to see real Total War being played now that CA is dead
Just yesterday I was googling if Empire had head to head campaign.. this is a gift of fate I'd figure
You don’t need to download the vpn or anything, once u download and install the empire 2 mod the coop campaign is automatically working and all good.
It sounds amazing! But does it support a coop campaign as well or head to head only?
Bloody fantastic! 👍👍😁
FULL agree!
Thanks to this i'll be able to play Empire 2 with my father! Amazing stuff:D
*the etw2 install was going well... until a prompt asked me to insert disk 2. For a digital copy of the game.* 😂
I want a full coop playthrough! IMMEDIATELY!
Oh man, your comment about the reinforcement system reminded me of a really annoying battle back when I was doing an American Monarchy AAR on the TWC forums. For some reason, the game decided my reinforcement spawn was behind a mountain in the corner of the map. This meant that a unit would spawn, and then take about 5-10 minutes (real time) to slowly walk around the edge of the map until it got to a passable area where it could actually enter the map. Only then would the next unit spawn back in the corner and begin it's own painful trek. It added some nice drama to the story but man was it frustrating to play...
LESS GO YET ANOTHER GREAT MOD
Unfortunately the lack of battle AI ruins a significant aspect of the campaign.
Ahhhh yes... how to forget the endless marathi armies in late game
never forget
Do you have to autoresolve AI vs. Human battles like in Napoleon, or can you actually spectate while the human player fights the AI?
Great video mate. I only ever want to play online with my brothers. Do you think they could ever mod more than 2 players at a time?
What mods are you using aside from the MP mod? This looks amazing and I can’t wait to play an MP campaign!
PUA, absolutely fantastic mod!
@@AndysTakewhat does PUA stand for or is it just the name
Thank you for this mod
I love empire and napoleon their bugs and missing features make it hard to recommend but the bones of something amazing is there.
It would be amazing if there was a way to play a co-op campaign. Even if it just means grouping the units and giving them AI control like in Medieval 2.
That cavalry charge was beautiful
Thank you, fellow cavalry charge enjoyer
i wasn't expect to see this damn!
glad you did!
@@AndysTake Where's download this mod?
I always hated Multiplayer battles because people throw everything they have at the enemy for the win. In a campaign, you want to win, but not at the expense of losing the integrity of your army. Having multiplayer campaigns makes this much more realistic in that sense.
Andy, can you do a Pirates Uber Alles dedicated video?
I can, but it will take some time :)
@@AndysTake look forward to it!
WE WANT MOREEEE!!!!
Does this coop campaign mod work like Shogun 2 or does my friend have to control the AIs faction when in battle?
Can you play as coop? Not against each other? I thought in Napoleon total war the other player was forced to take over for the AI in all battles?
Is that how this is
Which overhall mod were you using for this?
Imagine an Empire 2 that includes construction of railroads
Great campaign by the way
What is your resolution this is quite a big one.
Thank you! 4K, and Empire isn't made for 4K sadly
I don't play Empire much but, I have to tip my hat to what these modders have achieved. Enabling multi-Player via a VPN, that truly is a stroke of genius.
So no AI for the battlefields then does that mean its auto resolve only against AI nations? Or does the other player get to play as the AI? I'm a little confused on this.
If it's like Napoleon TW mp I think it means thats other player always has to play as the AI. Not sure if autoresolve is available. personally it's a deal breaker for me
@@demrasnawla I can't remember how it worked when I played the multiplayer beta years ago. You'd have to have someone who's really into Empire to play every single battle. It could be really fun that way but also be nice to also have an auto resolve option or let the other players spectate and maybe be able to gift them units. Guess we've gotten spoiled to the newer games. Still a cool mod but unfortunately limited with how you can play out the battles.
No, the other human player will command the AI’s army
@@demrasnawlasame for me, I wish those games could have a MP campaign like more modern TW games
hi! thanks for the guide, i have a quick question though!
What if the person you want to play with is on the same Wifi network as you? Doesn't that count as a local network? does that mean that we can both skip the installation of the VPN?
As Heir Of Carthage would say "Ca Please......" Seriously, THIS IS EMBARASSING ON CAs PART! Im guessing the Battles work similar to Napoleons mutiplayer campaigns where you MUST fight every single battle? (which can be quite tedius.)
If modders can do this, they can do anything.
my friend and mine always have a desnyc at pirates uber alles mod when we are attacked by the AI after our turn because one of us always does not see the battle option and goes through the nations until it is his turn although der other one is waiting for an answer in the battle menu.
Does anyone know a Solution for that?
Lud did this?? MY MAN
The issue is that this MP campaign comes with a mod that totally re-imagine Empire TW. Some people like me may just want to be able to play with their friend without any deep changes to the game, is there any option to achieve this?
Yes, like I stated, you can play Empire's online campaign mod without any other mod, or with any mod you wish :) so vanilla is possible, just follow the simple instructions on the Discord I linked! :)
He says in the video that there's versions for Vanilla and the most prominent overhaul mods.
@@AndysTake That's amazing ! Thanks!
Yeahhhhhhhhh boiiiiiiiii
we out here
@@AndysTake For real dude this is absolutely amazing news. I knew it was on the horizon but I figured it was absolutely ages away.
Between this and Empire 2 it feels like the game is now finally going to get the love and respect that I have always felt like it deserves.
All the best to you btw dude, great channel and I super appreciate all the mod content, I no longer have the time to spend hours trawling through moddb and the forums pouring over every prospective mod coming out.
Wishing you all the best mate.
@@WeWillAlwaysHaveVALIS my pleasure mate, very happy to hear my work is appreciated :) glad you have you on the channel!
How would one compare Pirates Uber Alles with Empire II? To be honest, I never have PUA the chance because of the name that just sounded like a meme . . .
Mods?
holy moly ! :O
that's what I said!
What mod are you playing here?
We're doing Pirates Über Alles! One of the greatest mods for etw!
PUA, absolutely amazing mod :)
Is it possible to play with more than two people? Some friends and I would like to do a group campaign
From what I gather from the video he said the darthmod (mod) lol has an online campaign? how does that work?
God damn 👀
I’d love to try this but man this is way too complicated for my pc skills lol
Are you also able to play in an alliance? This might sound like an obvious question, but if i recall correctly in Napoleon you were only able to play “head to head”?
Maybe it's time for these modders to make a competitor series to total war. Do the things right that they do not.
we need help - it claims incompatible versions while we try to join. We have the same version tho :(
Then one of you does have mods activated, just play the vanilla to be sure you both have the same version. If wished for, you can both then attach the mods you like to use
literally just installed empire total war, coincidence? i think not!
Sounds like fate to me!
Great!!! What mods are the best for EMPIRE Coop ?
Im having trouble and confusion what do i exactly need to do to play Empire 2
What the hell is going on at total war studios? What happened to customer service
i need help with this i cant make it work with my friend can you possibly help? :D
Is it only 2 player? Shame if it's not more.
What PÜA launcher settings were you guys playing on?
so can we get online and play online multiplayer? if so which mod is it please?
After some turns there is crashes and desynks still
which mods do you use with the multiplayer mod?
*laughs in serbian* that looked mighty fun xD
it was :D
am i going to have to port forward?
is the campaign 1v1?
yes!
i cant access the discord
i bet you can use hamachi instead of radmin like in gold minecraft years
What mod are you playing on this?
you should stream live
Can somebody do the same for medieval 2 please !
I'm not downloading a VPN
Why not just use hamachi rather than the VPN?
Same thing.
@@Medik_0001
How is it?
Isn’t hamachi just software that makes IP function as if it is LAN?
My thoughts exactly.. would using hamachi work?
Yes, Radmin is just like Hamachi but easier to use as it doesn't require an account@@mrfabulous4640
what kind of mods?