6 Things I Wish I Knew Earlier About... Attila Total War
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2020
- Welcome to a video on 6 Things I wish I knew earlier about Attila Total War.
Everything from, order allies in Campaign with war-targets, to interesting strategies, to hidden Wonders.
Good for you if you knew all of these. But no, you did not discover all of them on your first day, and no, not everyone who has ever played a game also knew them. : )
Is there any interesting things that I missed?
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Some of these you may know, some of these you may not. Good for you.
I get far too much hate on these epsiodes XD
Although I do agree my point about the Hordes is a werid one. : )
Off topic but would love if you could do a video on adding new cities to RTW I've followed the instructions so many times but just can't get it to work just a suggestion :) love ur vids ✌️
@@shanebyrne5035 I would, but that modding skill is beyond me, so I don't know also. : )
@@MelkorGG oh really damn, on some ur AI vids there's extra cities in certain areas thought u did, my bad :)
@@shanebyrne5035 Yeah, those are made by other modders for me : )
I've gotta ask where're you from?
asking people not to insult others on the internet, dangerous game you're playing sir.
True XD
unnecessary game rather
Attila may be hard as hell, unbalanced, full of cheats for the AI and have some design flaws, it can make you angry most of the times because something doesn't work as planned, but for some weird reason it's still my favorite Total War game probably just because I just like to role play and think of the most crazy scenarios for the factions that even I lose or don't finish the campaign I know that I could change history in the most nonsensical ways.
You should then check the mods, they have done an absolute amazing overhaul of the game, including capturing settlements for other allied factions in Grand Campaign
This game is perfectly balanced)
my favourite part is watching my kingdom crumble and them migrate somewhere else then start a better one
The only reason people do not like Attila is because they think it should be a DLC pack for Rome || and it suffers from the same bugs except in this case they weren't all fixed. They should fix them because it's a goshdarn masterpiece.
A Shogun Campaign with a feature to direct your vassal's armies in a certain direction would not only be awesome, but more historically accurate to how Sengoku era armies were assembled and used.
tenchimuyo69 shogun failed as a game trying tbh, they focused to much on the detail and graphics of it, it’s no different from
Mtw,rome or atilla, so there’s nothing that sets it apart besides the obvious like units and countries and nations etc etc other then that it’s weak
Uninstalled and deleted it not even 10
Minutes after my first game I played on it
Talking about Shogun, the first one or shogun 2? Don’t go trash talking shogun 2 it is one of the best total wars, it is just overshadowed by the newer ones like 3k or the Warhammers
@@DonaldMcNuGGeT nah Shogun 2 is the best in the series.
@@otomo_3417 yes it's one of, if not THE best. It's the only one I've finished on legendary multiple times and still get the itch to return to it.
#0: you can convert to "minor religions" and build a temple to the unknown cult.
Really? I'll look into that, Thanks : )
The temple gives 666 gold Per turn
how do you convert anyway? :D
I never understood what the war coordination was. And now that I do, I am mind-blown. 😂
I didnt know about the barricades' faster reload. I usually use them for super close range. I've found it decimates units massively quickly at point blank.
Cheers Melcor all these videos are greatly appreciated. Nice little nuggets of information to be gleaned from them.
I played Attila for 400 hours and never knew about ambush stance. It wasn't until I went to play Warhammer and then came back to this game that I noticed. Ambush stance works as well in this game as it does in Warhammer!
Nice to see Melkor finally getting the subs he deserves!
I was actually looking forward for this good vid , Melkor
Thanks for this. The point about rapid firing archers on barricades was new to me, with the interaction with large shot being very interesting. Generally, I keep my archers back as the besiegers usually have missile superiority (I'd rather they fired at my spears with 100% block) but it is good to know.
I am quite sure I get your recommendation to raze and rebuild a settlement that would have food issues, like in the Sahara. If it is just food, why not demolish any food consuming buildings you inherit? For example, I often lower the level of the core settlement buildings I occupy, as that helps reduce food consumption without having a big negative effect. Demolishing buildings also gives you cash. Razing and colonising costs gold and men, and takes an age to "regrow" the number of slots in the settlement.
The main case where I might raze is where I can't cope with the public order problems, not the food. For example, if it is a non-capital settlement in a province and you can't control the capital (e.g. your ally or vassal has it). Typically, I find those more trouble than they are worth, so I am very tempted to raze them. For role play reasons, I usually resist though (I mainly play Romans and so leveling Roman settlements doesn't feel right). Ideally, there would be an option to give away settlements. I try to use the war goal feature you mentioned to induce allies to take such settlements if I don't want the hassle of controlling. But it is slow: allies often don't respond, take time to get there and frequently sack rather than occupy.
The thing I wish I knew about Attila earlier, I just (re)discovered yesterday after 2000+ hours playing Attila: alt + right click targeting artillery. It seems to massively increase accuracy against stationary targets. For a long time I struggled to get bastion onagers to hit anything in a siege defence. Yesterday, I tried alt-targeting: first three shots, demolished three siege large onagers. As a consequence, the besieging artillery never breached the walls! I vaguely knew about the feature (apparently, it is in most TW games after Medieval 2) but I did not realise how big the benefits could be.
I play as Visigoths and my empire is huge already, i think its all just about how to procede in every phase of the game: i followed the history behind the missions, went to Iberia and settled my horde there; until i did this i spent the entire early game turns on building the hord and then migrating: sacking and razing many places to fragilize the enemy. In my case i did not razed all places, for i would leave me no barrier against the huns while i stablished my empire in Spain. But the horde factions can do pretty much everything if you have pace and rythm: first grwoth, then migrate and destryo, then conquer and settle in: after that, EXPANSION, DOMINATE THE WOLRD; piece by piece, one campaing and region at once. By the bits you can reconstruct the Wersten Empire in your image, as im doing now.
I am playing an Atilla campaign with the geats rnow and I am getting 8000 denarii from a long term trade agreement with eastern rome per turn. So yeah trading is cool
Loving the newer total war videos!
I thought Shogun 2 was a difficult game. Then I bought Attila.
XD
I'm in a love-hate relationship with shogun 2. I really love the setting, I love the sengoku jidai but i hate the battles it's just too hard for me. It's nothing like rome 2's which is the first total war i played
@@1anfinity08 shogun 2 battles are the most tactical
@@asokghosh4342 can you explain with more tactical? is that true shogun 2 battle more difficult than other series
@@asokghosh4342shogun 2 battles are just repetitive 2 armies bum rushing eachother and routing in 5 seconds, but.. muh japan ❤❤
You said that romans are too large? Dude Western Roman empire is large only for 10 turns. After that you'll be glad if you still have Italy. 😂😂
XD
I meant I like to start small.
Really though, you lose territory?
ok ; )
MELKOR I get it. That was only a joke. But it is true that western roman empire is one of if not the hardest campaign in total war series.
very true, scorched earth tactics is real
@@ablibaba6423 not if you know how to play it lol.
Both east and west Rome can do the epic library rush (you get tier 4 library from the beginning, which is better than any eco building you get in the early to mid phase of the game.), by the time Attila comes ERE can already have elite spears and tagmata that just shit on any unit they see because they are so far ahead.
Ah Attila! A game to make you suffer and yet pleasant experience
I appreciate that this is not just six obscure tips. Your points about the nontraditional factions appearing off-putting but being a blast when you actually play them is solid.
I've been playing attila since release.....and good sir you just taught me many things I never would have thought about. I'm excited to start a new campaign. Thank you
Rome 1 was really good for a lot of its cool features. You were talking about not realizing you're getting a buff from the wonders. In Rome 1 it would play a little animation showing the wonder & made taking that city a little more exciting. They should have done that with Attila
Attila and Rome 1 are by far my favourits in the whole series. Followed by Rome 2 and Shogun 2 then Medieval 2 and Medieval 1. Have to admit the rest havent interested me to much. But 3 Kingdoms I do intend to play, own it but havent got round to it.
I wish Rome 1 had automatic replenishment for units like Attila and Rome 2.
@@grimgoreironhide9985that's a thing that bugged me at first. I think it makes me more careful with my units though
This is also a feature in Rome 2 if you didn’t know. Idk how effective it is compared to Attila as I haven’t played Attila.
one of the things i wish i knew earlier about attila is that slavic paganism adds fertility hands down the best religion in the game
but being an slav is shit, all my gameplays the huns just keep concentrating against me over and over.
@@nehuen9333 true i know that very well myself thats why i always try to push the war with the huns to the post 420 when you can kill attila and then end the huns thats the only way
correction - you are NOT better off destroying and resettling
if you deconstruct every building and then build again you dont wait for growth, and you get more money, and loose almost none compared to rebuilding
Thanks for the tips! I use Egypt as my goto for all my mods (DEI, Para Bellum, 1212) and TW game series (Rome II, Attila, etc) as a test file to see what changes and additions. It seems like a great faction to look at all the mods/games, etc..
Awesome video! I always thought the wonders were just campaign map items and didn't have any value aside from the dam in Himyar
Just started playing this game myself. Curious is there a way to lower the cost to colonise desolate settlements
Also in Rome 2, certain areas e.g Sicily is a rich area. Are there rich areas in this one? And is there any bonuses to holding rome. Rome is desolate on my current save. (I think it's rome anyways)
I have 75% IQ.
75% of what I used to. I swear I'm getting dumber each year.
Same
I has downloaded attila before 1 year and your video is big help for me.
Great video, thank you for sharing! I had no idea that barricades can be so useful! Good moment to learn this as I have just been invaded by Huns in my Legendary WRE campaign. Anyway, what is the name of the music at the end?
If you mean the outro music, it's called "Contemplation" part of the Rome TW Soundtrack. :)
@@MelkorGG thank you for reply... havent played any of the Rome tw for a very long time, time to get back to it :D
I recently got addicted to Attila Total War. I absolutely hated it when it came out but about a week ago I began reading about the collapse of the western half of the Roman Empire and wanted to play a strategy game in that period. Attila is the only one I have so it had to be that one.
Anyway I'm playing a game as the Western Roman Empire on hard campaign / medium battles and have loved every second of it, frustrating as it was sometimes. The start was rough as hell - I tried to hold Britain but got gang banged by the Picts, Ebdanians and Caledonians. I had one army of 10 units, they each had a full army. I withdrew the army there and sent it to help stabilize the situation in Gaul, which they did, but only after losing the northern half of Gaul also. Iberia had chronic public order issues so I had to keep an army there to put down rebellions, but after spending a hell of a lot of treasure there I've managed to turn it into an economic powerhouse and peaceful region of my empire. It's the only part of the empire that hasn't been invaded.
I got lucky in Africa - the two tribes there were peaceful and traded with me. When they went to war with one another I was able to seize the opportunity to puppet one of them and annex the other. Dalmatia, Pannonia and Raetia were all lost due to relentless barbarian invasion but Stilicho was able to hold the mountain passes and keep northern Italy safe (except for the Iazyges tribe who sneaked through and sacked Aquileia, but they were ambushed when they tried to leave Italy and totally wiped out.
It's now 407 AD and after many battles and much frustration I have re-conquered all of my initial territories in Gaul, am about to invade Britain again with two armies, have re-taken Raetia and am about to invade Dalmatia and see what can be done there. The Eastern Empire isn't faring too badly either. They've held Constantinople and the eastern half of Greece, they've held Anatolia and the Holy Land, though they've lost Egypt and Cyreneaica. Soon I ought to be able to take those provinces for the western empire, unless the eastern empire go back in first.
All in all, probably the most fun I've had in a Total War game since Medieval 2. I don't think I've concentrated so intensely on a single campaign since Rome: Total War (the first one).
yea attila can be great if u just get into the time period and with the right mods can fix and improve the game so much to make it my fav TW plus the campaign dlcs are amazingwith their whole other list of great mods
@@killinspecialist1965 I played with Radious mod but it made the game ridiculously easy. As WRE I had 22,000 income per turn on the first turn, and garrisons were beefed up so much that I literally didn't lose a single city anywhere, not even in Britain.
Then I tried a mod that increases garrisons by just 50% to make the game less frustrating, but that too made the game way too easy.
Now all I have is a minor mod that lets your sanitation building increase fertility a little bit so that not all of your provinces are barren by the end of the game, which is ridiculous and unrealistic. You can't make all of your province rich fertility with it, it just allows your provinces to not go totally barren by the end of the game.
I also have a minor mod that changes the way some units work in battle. It makes cavalry charges seem more realistic and makes battles last a little bit longer with more morale for units. I prefer slightly longer battles where entire armies don't run away after 5 seconds just because they took 10% casualties from a missile volley.
@@Aethelhald yea radious is a bit overrated but ive got a combination of like 100 something smaller mods that work perfectly together and with all these attila is one of the finest games ever made
@@killinspecialist1965 Wanna list some of the ones that you consider to be essential? I only have those two but I'd use more if I saw something I'd definitely enjoy. I don't want anything that makes the game easier though - what I love most about this game is the challenge of playing as either the western or eastern Roman Empire. It's unusual for strategy games to put you in such a dismal situation where you have to work like hell to get out of it.
Dunno if you played it but the old Barbarian Invasion expansion for Rome: Total War was similar to this - you'd begin the game in 370-ish AD and your empire was bankrupt as hell and half your cities were on the verge of rebellion. There's just something great about turning around a dying empire.
@@Aethelhald have some great memories if BI most of the mods add realism in one way or another especially to units and combat but also to names, families, traits and campaign gameplay a few also remove or modify nonsense features that aren't realistic such as one of the climate change mods that makes it less permanent because last time i checked the mini ice age didn't last forever plus especially now that the campaign can last a bit longer too
“I definitely knew all of these you poopy heads”
I found out about the war-coordination thing yesterday, but what happened instead was my allies merely piled up their stacks close to an enemy settlement instead of sieging it
Thanks for the video. Struggling as a beginner
Thanks this was very helpful
Love to come back to see some MELKOR videos. That accent is unique, where you from?
interesting, didnt know about the archers and barricades. thanks
I was playing as the vikings at ribe sent my ships west to land on England did that landed sacked two settlements but when i bring the troops back to get on the ship they wont, is this normal? Was hoping to get into the viking playthrough kind of like i did in mount and blade viking conquest but with bigger armies but when things don’t work it kinda ruins the immersion you try to set.
Also will a ASUS rog i7 core, rtx2060
Will this play the game good on ultra settings?
thank my friend you helped me a lot.
Top 1 thing I wish I knew for shogun 2 : you can run your units in yari wall
Noob!
N/B% IQ and EQ!
No, I'm just joking.
I’m playing this with the terminus mod.. I already got to give a friendly faction a region.. but doesn’t seem to be an option again?!
perfectly on time... when I have already survived as Western Roman Empire, wiped out Christianity ( less than 2% left ) took over whole map few times ( deliberately started civil was coz I was bored from just developing cities, with no one to fight ) done same shit in Roman Expedition but sadly there were no options left for Pagan Rome... all of that in med difficulty ..... Now waiting for Rome 3 Total War or something like that
I can't tell how much hours I played but thanks for the archery tips.
Only Saxons and Frank's 🤣
Bro you are missing out on so much humanistic moments of history and the challenge those people might have faced. Missed content if you ask me but all good, we all enjoy the same thing differently
Many points are obvious for experienced players, but not for new ones.
But to the point of the ressources: Do built certain ressources like gold or other public order heavy buildings etc. on legendary difficulty. They are just not worth it due to the heavy penalties.
How Were you playing as England at the begining of the video??
Age of Charlageme. It has formable nations. Play as Merica, and you become England if you expand enough.
I have a video planned on it someday
Yep, in a way : )
@@MelkorGG Mercia became 'Merica pretty easily XD
God dammit, guess I'm starting a new Atilla campaign...
How did it go
@@averagenewbie2968 I started a game as Charlemagne on normal. Defeated Aquitane and their ally while getting some trade going with Austurias and some english kingdom. Haven't played much more after that as I got sidetracked by the 1212AD mod.
Attila have the manual control for catapults and balista engines right? I’m replaying R2 now since I’m kinda burned out by playing Warhammer 2 non stop. I tried to play Napoleon but after it reminds me of empire and the amount pain i got from it I quit that too.
It has manual control for artillery.
@@ETCABEZONthanks
What in your opinion is the most historicly correct total war title. Acording to factions, units and political features?
Rome 2 when it comes to units its way more accruate than rome
@@zexfafa2794 And if you compare it to Attila?
@@lb1781 Attila is realistic as well(for a tw game) but l think rome 2 is better
I play mk 1212 on Attila total war! Keeps this game fresh.
Well some of those are ultra non ovious :D Like that diplomacy map
all of these advices (except barricade) are applicable for Rome 2 as well.
Melkor, what are you P.C. specifications?
Windows 10 laptop. i5 something. 4 cores. 12GB ram. Gtx 1050 Graphics card.
Should be upgrading to something much bigger soon, once I get my new place.
Attila total was for me the only 2 factions for me are the Two Roman empires lol for the reason that they’re big. I like the west because it’s Thicc, and but needs to seriously get into shape.
Finn: I know - we'll just use our 1% IQ!
Han: That's not how IQ works!
Rome II had coordinated campaign attacks also, so it’s not new to Attila, but good video
So did medieval 2, to be honest I can't think of a total war that doesn't.
the first one also works on rome 2
Who are the "Hons"? I've played as the Huns.
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@@MelkorGG You say something twice at 2:40. Maybe it's your accent but that's what it sounds like. Then you say huns normally. I am confused.
I miss your videos
Just a minor correction you do get money from untraded resources, just not as much
I can't really understand what you are talking about (coz of my english) . If you could write those 6 things, i would appreciate it :)
U realy need to try Lakhmids on very hard. most fun campain il ever played :)
Dude, that's what I just started with, on very hard, and now I'm left with only one city and can't get my armies out because of religious differences decimating public order. I wonder how I'm going to get out of this mess.
good
Attila Total War: "Meh, it's just worse Rome II"
Attila Total War with 1212 mod: "Shut up and take my money!"
Yeah, if I ever bought Atilla then only for medieval mod campaign, cause the original is being set in most boring times.
@@radoslawpiotrpaszek3257 I bought it only for AoC campaign to restore the Roman Empire under the Theme of Sicily. It is worth.
What about Ancient Empires?
the three minutes of insult warnings... lol
If I am not mistaken, the Colossus should still exist standing at that time period. It was destroyed way later, when Rhodes was sacked by the Saracens
Nevermind, the Colossus indeed collapsed after an earthquake at 222 BC and was left ruined but indeed was sacked and then vanished entirely by the Saracens at 654 AD
"Saracens" 🤓
"Saracens" 🤓
You have great videos. But that entire start of the video about the way to have your allies attack. Bud sorry to burst that new bubble you just found there, but that mechanic has been there since medieval and the first Rome total war
? That's in Rome Total War. Please tell me how and where.
I'm one of the last youtubers actually covering the game and nobody has ever brought this up before.
MELKOR it’s in the same spot that it is there on Attila, belive me bud I use it a lot 🤣
MELKOR you’ve always been able to have your allies attack and all by selecting another siege point/castle/town
MELKOR Rome came out way before Attila, so anything I’m Attila came from Rome or medieval total war games and builds. Attila has better graphics and effects though
@@DonaldMcNuGGeT There is no universal diplomacy in Rome 1 or Medieval.
Send me a screenshot either on Discord, email, or twitter, you must be confused with something.
You cannot tell allies to attack a specific settlement in Rome 1 or Medieval 2.
I feel like Attila is harder than Rome II.
Do a Huns let’s play/role play campaign pls
Eventually, once I start streaming, I will : )
But, for the time being, there's Carthage tomorrow.
MELKOR streaming :o cant wait
I play the game for 1 hour and I know all of that
*units not squads, squads are up to 15 men.
I knew all of these and I’m smarter than everybody 😎😃
where are you from? never heard that kind of accent before
Yorkshire, Northern England : )
@@MelkorGG thanks for letting me know, as a non native english speaker i really did not know where to put it
wıch language is this ? English ? British ? angient Jewish ? I didnt understand almost %50
HOW DO I STOP FUCKING uprising or session???? HATE THAT MAKES GAME STUPID!
i honestly didnt know shit about it
Your funny. I know this is old, don't know if anyone will read this but in one breath your telling people to be nice in the comments then in your next breath you advise that it's easier to commit genocide against the people you've brutally conquered rather than having to bothered to feed them lol.
I’m just trash at Atilla so it doesn’t make a difference if I know them or not.
Everyone with more than 1% iq knew 100% of these on their first hour playing... duh
XD 1 hour of playing? My first hour was spent in the loading screen.
@@MelkorGG 1:38 LUL :D
@@Ganjor420 XD This is the problem with saying stuff like that. Years later, I forget XD
I believe that the African kingdoms are pretty easy starts due to being pressed up against the border of the map
Anyone ever become minor religion in this game? It’s fun being a satanic cult
Rome 2 > Attila
That's subjective my dude.
Personally I Find Attila far better.
The British accent is hard to understand :D
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. - John 3:16 from the Bible ❤
Amen I love Jesus also.
I find it so hard to understand his accent...
did you naaaah
Rome 2 > Attila
Med 2 > Rome 2