EU4 A to Z - DO NOT PLAY As Crimea

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  • @TheRedHawk
    @TheRedHawk  2 роки тому +57

    What should I do as Croatia next time? Leave a comment here and join The Discord to chat with me and get the save-game if you're a UA-cam Member: discord.gg/ksDjjUhKHd
    Check out more A to Z here: ua-cam.com/play/PLsO8A6cTBgguikj9y8lUVsz_P7pz3Pluj.html

    • @SnapplyPie
      @SnapplyPie 2 роки тому +18

      Conquer Chile as Croatia to make the ultimate coastline hog

    • @horemhebthepharaoh8561
      @horemhebthepharaoh8561 2 роки тому +3

      convert all Balkans provinces to croatian culture

    • @antimatterg
      @antimatterg 2 роки тому +6

      Conquer the entire Balkan coast.

    • @boot-4704
      @boot-4704 2 роки тому +2

      Make super Yugoslavia- Yugoslavia+Greece+Anatolia

    • @noice_xO
      @noice_xO 2 роки тому

      heisenburger??

  • @hornet3574
    @hornet3574 2 роки тому +854

    You know how Croatia has denied Bosnia access to the sea? Why not do it to the entire Balkan peninsula? Maybe even Italy? Maybe the entire Mediterranean? (Mediterranean only if you want to suffer lol)

    • @goranpersson7726
      @goranpersson7726 2 роки тому +86

      pretty sure bosnia has access to the sea, it's a pretty small coast but still a coast. or I guess if you're talking about in eu4 they do deny bosnia a coast

    • @Podzhagitel
      @Podzhagitel 2 роки тому +57

      Mare Nostrum with Croatia 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

    • @darthrevan618
      @darthrevan618 2 роки тому +15

      @@goranpersson7726 Bosnia has 30 kms of sea i belive

    • @bigpigeon2384
      @bigpigeon2384 2 роки тому +9

      @@goranpersson7726 yeah they have a small coastal thingy in the middle of Croatia

    • @JohnSmith-kb4re
      @JohnSmith-kb4re 2 роки тому +23

      @@goranpersson7726 Damnit Croatia you had one job

  • @tristangruetter3005
    @tristangruetter3005 2 роки тому +161

    "im in a siege race against the ottomans" a truly terrifying sentence to say

  • @t.d.writer1589
    @t.d.writer1589 2 роки тому +331

    Player: picks an eccentric nation for fun
    AI: goes batshit insane

    • @rinzzler366
      @rinzzler366 2 роки тому +9

      I feel like he plays with lucky nations off sometimes without knowing it, whenever weird shit like this happens.

  • @lovroantobarisic8901
    @lovroantobarisic8901 2 роки тому +124

    If you ever read this thank you very much!
    I know there are a lot of nation in season 3 but as I am Croatian I would really like that you play well Croatia, so here some advices:
    -You can fight the independence after the first month, you just need to ask Poland to support independence (it is not very difficult you take the +25 relation because of religion and if they are rival with hungary they will support you, if they are not rival take a diplomatic reputation guy). Very important that you do all this in first day befor Poland gets other allies.
    -You can ask also Lithuania but first wait for the Poland-Lithuania event and ask afterwards
    -During war: prepare spy network with serbia, search for allies
    -Peace out Austria as fast as possible
    -Peace deal: Take the gold mine in Nitra-region and a border with Serbia
    -Have a claim on Serbia go to war and take Kosovo
    if you manage to get two gold mines you are unstopable
    -Next war: Byzanthium if still exist or Venice (take city of Venice and Istria and make Venice you mane trade Node)

  • @iuriepripa3171
    @iuriepripa3171 2 роки тому +121

    This one was one of the wildest, but also enjoyable, A to Z episodes.

  • @petemagnuson7357
    @petemagnuson7357 2 роки тому +183

    "Forts in the area" means you have to occupy at least one fort that's connected by land. (Idk if straights count)
    It's basically to prove that you can reach the area and there's not naval/military access blocking you.

    • @Tzbebfis
      @Tzbebfis 2 роки тому +3

      *straits

    • @CoWinkKeyDinkInc
      @CoWinkKeyDinkInc 2 роки тому +9

      Its to stop you from taking all the fort provinces in a war to make the next one easier, since at the time the AI would almost never build forts

    • @petemagnuson7357
      @petemagnuson7357 2 роки тому +3

      @@Tzbebfis what gay brainrot does to a lad. thanks!

    • @TheLibermania
      @TheLibermania 2 роки тому

      @@petemagnuson7357 Obviously the straits doesn't count, since Hawk could take stuff from Anatolia which is connected through a strait.

    • @petemagnuson7357
      @petemagnuson7357 2 роки тому +1

      @@TheLibermania I think he'd cut otto in half at that point so that their Balkan and Anatolian land weren't connected

  • @Thatswhaticallavid
    @Thatswhaticallavid 2 роки тому +56

    I have to say, this has probably been the best a-z yet

  • @jendreg1935
    @jendreg1935 2 роки тому +22

    Fun fact: Crimean Khanate was seen as a sucessor to the Golden Horde. Moscow even sort of payed tribute to them.

    • @azh698
      @azh698 2 роки тому

      I thought they payed tribute to the Great Horde. They even have a border with them.

    • @perrypro1263
      @perrypro1263 2 роки тому +1

      @@azh698 I think he meant Russia paid tribute to the Golden Horde, from where both the Great Horde and Crimea come from.

  • @manelgrinder3027
    @manelgrinder3027 2 роки тому +53

    The Ottomans and Russia in Crimea? Sounds familiar

  • @Prany2
    @Prany2 2 роки тому +37

    This must be my favorite A to Z episode thus far, but, for the sake of your own sanity, please press buttons with your mouse.

  • @MelodiusRL
    @MelodiusRL 2 роки тому +7

    Probably some of the best EU4 content you've ever come out with. What a rollercoaster!

  • @mjxw
    @mjxw 2 роки тому +7

    If they don't put this achievement into the game called like "Redhawk's Revanchist Revenge" it'll be a damn shame.

  • @Stevonicus
    @Stevonicus 2 роки тому +5

    Great job. This is some of the most cursed border gore in a while. French Ruthenia and Balkans are a sight to behold.

  • @toni9279
    @toni9279 2 роки тому +7

    As Croatia, try colonizing Argentina and, more importantly, Chile. A large part of their populations have Croatian ancestry (especially Chile which currently even has a Croatian president). Also because Chile is just one big coastline which denies BOlivia sea access... just like Croatia denies BOsnia sea access.

    • @nezahuall
      @nezahuall 2 роки тому +1

      Doesn't Bosnia have a tiny bit of coastline?

    • @dakedakinson64
      @dakedakinson64 2 роки тому +2

      Also never ask Argentinian why his Croat grandfather or grandpa emigrated there.

    • @toni9279
      @toni9279 2 роки тому

      @@dakedakinson64 The Croats migrated to South America back in the 19th century. Same time when they also migrated to the US and Canada where there's at least 1.5 million people of Croatian heritage.

    • @dakedakinson64
      @dakedakinson64 2 роки тому

      @@toni9279 I was referring to these emigrating around the end of ww2, all of them were fascists.

  • @chan-bch.6833
    @chan-bch.6833 2 роки тому +9

    These videos are what motivates me to keep going in a run where Ming with their 70k troops declare on my Ayutthaya with 30k. Because bankruptcy is no reason to quit.

  • @heliumtempest6246
    @heliumtempest6246 2 роки тому +2

    Croatia has "Krabater" achievement, you can do it the hard way by conquering Stockholm as Croatia

  • @WlatPziupp
    @WlatPziupp 2 роки тому +47

    Good forts could have helped immensely here. Flatland forts makes such a difference for hordes, no more bad fights, no more enemies sieging down the homeland in no time, just good times all around. Oh, and I don't think the AI understands the horde flatland bonus so they take stupid fights all the time. Eastward expansion also gives trade companies which gives tons of merchants.
    I know you don't like minmaxing, at least not in this series, but man forts are just so damned fantastic

    • @kesorangutan6170
      @kesorangutan6170 2 роки тому +2

      He could've built a fort in Abkhazia(province between black sea and Caucasus mountain range) and in Gazikumukh area. It would block ottoman armies. Placing navy in Marmara sea would also block ottoman navy. Still great game though :D

    • @bronzedisease
      @bronzedisease 2 роки тому

      very good advice. Horde is unique that flat land forts are good. Mountains forts are also good -2 roll sometimes more than compensate your loss from shock damage. In my ilkhanate game I took defensive idea and it worked pretty well. Of course defensive is a bad pick for horde usually but it's fun to mess around sometimes

    • @WlatPziupp
      @WlatPziupp 2 роки тому

      @@bronzedisease Mountains are... fine. More of a last resort though. Usually there's some place flat to fort up. Of course if it was between hills and mountains the latter is the obvious choice even as a horde.
      Though going against the obvious choices can be a lot of fun

    • @bronzedisease
      @bronzedisease 2 роки тому

      @@WlatPziupp yeah -2 rolls is a massive advantage even if you have to eat the 25% shock damage debuff. The debuff doesnt matter as much late game as at least half of your damage will come from cannons. you can also use a specific infantry only stack to fight in those terrain. Their damage profile is more balanced unlike cav focusing on shock.

  • @crocworks
    @crocworks 2 роки тому +14

    Croatia has an achievement called Krabater where you form Croatia and place a cav unit in Stockholm... makes me wonder if as Croatia, you can form another nation, then reform Croatia, then place the cav unit to get the achievement.
    If you're just forming and reforming the same country, that's gotta be a waste of resources. Sounds like a bankruptcy incoming.

    • @steadyzz2371
      @steadyzz2371 2 роки тому +1

      The achievement is bugged because Croatia didnt exist before. You only need to play as Croatia and place a cav in Scotland. No forming required

    • @luctapia
      @luctapia 2 роки тому +1

      you cant reform nations you've already played as if you want achievements sadly

  • @Razmatschannel
    @Razmatschannel 2 роки тому +10

    I think the most interesting part of this entire campaign was that Scotland beat England

  • @arch3223
    @arch3223 2 роки тому +4

    Because of the Krabater achievement, instead of just having a horse in Stockholm, you should own all of Scandinavia as Croatia

  • @marinmilevoj4829
    @marinmilevoj4829 2 роки тому +2

    Ideas for your Croatia run:
    1. A croatian man became president of Chile recently, so maybe you could form Croatian Chile
    2. Croatia is know for it's coast, so maybe you should go and grab all the coastline of the mediterranean, including all the islans (keep only the inland provinces you get at the start.
    3. If the first and second one seem to hard, long or boring, try simply reforming Austria-Hungary WW1 borders (bonus points if you are the emperor at the time)

  • @TheSaoMagnifico
    @TheSaoMagnifico 2 роки тому +1

    This is so cursed, I love it. I suppose at the end, it didn't matter how much land you lost as long as you were still able to defeat and vassalize the Ottomans.

  • @hoi-polloi1863
    @hoi-polloi1863 3 місяці тому

    Great work Red Hawk! It's nice to see playthroughs where you have setbacks and reverses. Makes me feel better when Spain kicks my butt... ;D

  • @blogovitchxyz
    @blogovitchxyz 2 роки тому

    TBH, one reason I love these A-Z challenges is because they come closest to reproducing how history actually works. Some crazy dictator decides to bite off more than they can chew. From great success they suddenly come crashing down in failure. Player games don't normally see these extremes because AIs and players are both too logical. But you Red Hawk don't fucking care and I love it.

  • @Peachpidon
    @Peachpidon 2 роки тому

    Incredible game. The french poland, the genoa league with a random anatolian nation, everything was wild. I was on my toes until the end, well done !

  • @PavelQuiteGood
    @PavelQuiteGood 2 роки тому

    These wars with Ottomans were insane. Hats off to you, sir!
    And you did not surrender, when Russia declared. Just wow!

  • @17Domy97
    @17Domy97 2 роки тому +2

    This run? Bordergore and unicorns!
    How in the hell in a game AI just pops up Morea, Corfu, Padua, Eretna, Zaphorote, Montenegro and Syria at the same sime!

  • @ShieldThatGuardsTheRealmOfMen
    @ShieldThatGuardsTheRealmOfMen 2 роки тому +1

    As Croatia own directly all of Italy and Balkans, set up trade company in Egypt and build Suez canal

  • @kremmydaki2377
    @kremmydaki2377 2 роки тому +8

    As croatians are known for their war crimes conquer Geneva and rename it to genevan’t so they can legally commit them. Also as a secondary goal culture convert all Serbian provinces so the war crime is completed

    • @kremmydaki2377
      @kremmydaki2377 2 роки тому +1

      @Verujem no, Greek

    • @kremmydaki2377
      @kremmydaki2377 2 роки тому

      @Morer R search what the Turks did

    • @slavenrasic2173
      @slavenrasic2173 2 роки тому

      @@kremmydaki2377 Sine, umjesto da se pravis Grk po internetu, odi u Crkvu ili psihijatru da ti daju malo svete vode ili tableta da se smiris

  • @Roguedwarf1
    @Roguedwarf1 2 роки тому +3

    Red's tendency for accidental war: Crippling Handicap or 5D Chess Strat?

  • @feralcatgirl
    @feralcatgirl 2 роки тому +2

    "i'm already suffering over here" oh crimea river

  • @asdffsasdffaa
    @asdffsasdffaa 2 роки тому +1

    Hindu Khmer run, get all the monument bonuses possible. Very hard start, but super fun later

  • @PepperoniMilkshake
    @PepperoniMilkshake 2 роки тому +1

    Of course, Russia doing shenanigans with Crimea, as they do

  • @cianrowan8169
    @cianrowan8169 2 роки тому +1

    The under the hood buffs for the ottomans are just insane. No other nation in the game could lose half its territory and still field 80 thousand men

  • @xdelbarrio
    @xdelbarrio 2 роки тому +1

    the way the return core or give a province control to a vassal works is cool, you get to chose between lower war cost but higher AE impact per province or low AE but higher war score

  • @Stevonicus
    @Stevonicus 2 роки тому +1

    As Croatia follow in the footsteps of Mirko Cro Cop and find success in Japan.

  • @kumakohai7499
    @kumakohai7499 2 роки тому +1

    When you go back to your A-Z roots but succeed in accomplishing your goal despite it all, now that is real ability

  • @IronWolf123
    @IronWolf123 2 роки тому

    For Croatia there are three things:
    1. Conquer Sweden
    2. Convert every Balkan province to Croatian
    3. Own every sea province in the Mediterranean

  • @browningcm
    @browningcm 2 роки тому +1

    Use enter button to clear pop ups it won't declare or anything on the side tab screen. Seen you and others do this I figured that out a month or two ago 👍

  • @Karim896
    @Karim896 2 роки тому +1

    You know what Timuridas was doing? Preventing Russia from atacking you xD

  • @jonathanlangdon9140
    @jonathanlangdon9140 2 роки тому +1

    Nice one RH, always thought you could do it, loved the old style bankruptcy, internal conflicts and accidental wars. Maybe you should do it every campaign

  • @Baculitess8008
    @Baculitess8008 2 роки тому +3

    you have the same exact upload schedule as drew drunil which i find hilarious

  • @caesarion1399
    @caesarion1399 2 роки тому

    My current game has AI mamluks in control of Constantinople and an almost dead Russia. Very happy to see that the changes they made actually effected major tag survivability.

  • @reinhardborkel8933
    @reinhardborkel8933 2 роки тому +1

    As Croatia make Austria and Hungary your vassals and become the emperor of the HRE ... the ultimate and one and only Austrian Hungarian empire

  • @jamesskinner3638
    @jamesskinner3638 2 роки тому

    As Croatia you should close the triangle, form a circle with other nations inside your embrace

  • @demavend6847
    @demavend6847 2 роки тому +1

    What a wild ride this game was... you really oughta work on that "Hold C to your death" thing you have going on. XD

  • @Chill6063
    @Chill6063 2 роки тому +4

    Do a Coptic, Crimean Culture Croatia, and conquer Canada

  • @Т1000-м1и
    @Т1000-м1и 2 роки тому +1

    So anyway. There's this thing called pixelplace, which is basically a painting and anybody can place pixels on it. There are multiple paintings, but everybody just plays on the modern borders one. There's also this grey color that is very similar to the border division color. So a person consistently comes multiple times a day, makes a light blue independent Crimea with some additional Russian territory in it, then leaves. Everyday. They have been doing it for God knows how long.

  • @BSideWasTaken
    @BSideWasTaken 2 роки тому +2

    Okay SO Croatia has a dumb achievement where you have to station a cavalry unit in Stockholm. This is because when Sweden had their military reforms they adopted the use of Croat Cavalry to fight the Commonwealth and the HRE. In game it was harder when Croatia didn't exist in 1444 but it's super easy because you just ask everyone for mil access
    SOOOOO how about you do a fun version of that achievement and actually *conquer* Stockholm? It's quite far from you at the start, you're going to have to get independent from Hungary, etc... could lead to some silly shenanigans.

  • @OmgHiItsDavid
    @OmgHiItsDavid 2 роки тому +2

    As Croatia, you should make modern borders, than colonize Chile and form it to create two long nations in one episode

  • @Yoatino
    @Yoatino 2 роки тому

    Hi , I'm sure you already show this, but what is the shortcut to fast siege like you did at 19:40 .
    I did know how to fast split for siege but I don't know how you can spawn click without selecting a new stack manually.
    Great video as always :D

  • @SkeIIum
    @SkeIIum 2 роки тому +1

    Crimea seems like one of those nations where no CBing byz would be pretty critical.

  • @x0lopossum
    @x0lopossum 2 роки тому +3

    This was an insane game.

  • @philbertshmilbert1551
    @philbertshmilbert1551 2 роки тому +1

    As croatia, Conquer somalia to unite the
    "C" shaped countries

  • @formicasana0
    @formicasana0 2 роки тому +1

    This is one of the best A-Z episodes

  • @tovarishlumberjack2356
    @tovarishlumberjack2356 2 роки тому +1

    How did u do that carpet Siege command at 19:40?

  • @bremflo
    @bremflo 2 роки тому +3

    I'm super happy you found the "return core" button. Now you just need to find that debase currency button and stop taking loans only ;)

  • @JohnSmith-vm5cv
    @JohnSmith-vm5cv 2 роки тому +1

    Hawk, next time you leave a siege, leave at least 1k troops in the province to maintain progress. You lost it when you went to attack the Ottomans in Constantinople.

  • @loganszymanski5279
    @loganszymanski5279 2 роки тому +11

    Russia declaring on Crimea. Where have I seen this before?

  • @CMVBrielman
    @CMVBrielman 2 роки тому +1

    Good way to avoid accidental wars: don’t use keyboard shortcuts.

  • @Romanyoni
    @Romanyoni 2 роки тому +7

    As a Ukrainian i find it funny to see how Crimea fights with Russia. It's just nice...

  • @yhousegaming3599
    @yhousegaming3599 2 роки тому

    I know I’m late but I just wanted to point out there was a fort on Corfu lol, hence the “forts in the area” thing.

  • @tobuslieven
    @tobuslieven 2 роки тому

    That was really cool. I love the chaotic end map. Beautiful.

  • @kalterverwalter4516
    @kalterverwalter4516 2 роки тому +1

    My Favorite Activity in EU4 chipping Ottoblob away. 😂

  • @__-yu8vi
    @__-yu8vi 2 роки тому

    4:52
    "I never knew Crimea was so easy"
    Putin, 2012

  • @noboddy999
    @noboddy999 2 роки тому

    17:24 thats a new saying to remember :P

  • @elipop8054
    @elipop8054 2 роки тому +1

    damn every time i log into youtube i see a Red Hawk video right when its uploaded

  • @piotrkruszek
    @piotrkruszek 2 роки тому

    This mans commitment is inhuman. Respect

  • @alexanderking2280
    @alexanderking2280 2 роки тому

    I know we're far away from S but when we get there my one and only suggestion is a Reverse Switzerlake. Instead of only land provinces you may only take provinces that border a sea tile.

  • @kesorangutan6170
    @kesorangutan6170 2 роки тому +1

    Colonize Chile as Croatia. Both countries love coasts

    • @toni9279
      @toni9279 2 роки тому +2

      Yeah and large part of the Chilean population actually has Croatian ancestry. Even their current president is of Croatian ancestry.

  • @adrianjsf
    @adrianjsf 2 роки тому

    This has to be one of the most crazy A to Z

  • @electrickeese236
    @electrickeese236 2 роки тому +1

    Is it just me or does poland take the noble more now?

  • @jackbro3751
    @jackbro3751 2 роки тому +1

    As Croatia made the Krabater Achivment. And conquer Stockholm.

  • @soumajitsen1395
    @soumajitsen1395 2 роки тому

    Now this video itself makes season C the best of all seasons. And, as Croatia, become the Emperor of the HRE

    • @toni9279
      @toni9279 2 роки тому +1

      Nah, that's too easy. I already did it many times.

  • @another_blacktomcat
    @another_blacktomcat 2 роки тому +1

    Sounds like you should send this save to Zlewikk for his ruined campaigns series XD

  • @Chaos_God_of_Fate
    @Chaos_God_of_Fate 2 роки тому

    I have played Crimea more than any other nation, I love their start position- so many options! Playing Byzantium at the time of this comment... I have Spain and Austria (which annexed Hungary) in a PU in 1560 and it's way too easy- one of the craziest games I've played!

  • @gabadur_
    @gabadur_ 2 роки тому

    at 19:30 what button do you press to unselect troops after moving them to carpet siege

  • @ihackerex
    @ihackerex 2 роки тому +2

    I have a suggestion for whenever you play Ethiopia you should try to become jewish and make Israel a thing

  • @WmJared
    @WmJared 2 роки тому

    this was a really fun watch, but damn that's some alt history ish in this episode lol, feels like a bunch of oligarchs in your game heard about what happened here and took eternal vengeance upon their historical overlords

  • @OddlySpecificGaming
    @OddlySpecificGaming 2 роки тому +1

    I love this series man, watched every one of them! Love that there’s no silliness bring on series D! Currently on holiday in Croatia looking forward to that one too!

  • @KMMSS
    @KMMSS 2 роки тому +3

    Russia declaring war on Crimea? What is this a reference to?

  • @DaviSonata
    @DaviSonata 2 роки тому

    You should get revenge over the 2018 Soccer World Cup Final and make Croatia crush France. Owning Moscow while doing so is a bonus.

  • @Xaykon_
    @Xaykon_ 2 роки тому

    Playing as Crimea is a crime

  • @yaldabaoth2
    @yaldabaoth2 2 роки тому +1

    French Balkans, French Ruthenia omg, absolutely cursed borders.

  • @Vikanjr
    @Vikanjr 2 роки тому

    Why do you unconditional surrender when the warscore is just slightly negative? Why not check what they want in a suggested peace deal? Besides that, very fun video!

  • @ashtonjohnston7314
    @ashtonjohnston7314 2 роки тому +1

    Croatia with no DLC. No real goal other than just having to suffer through base EU4

  • @osufan124
    @osufan124 2 роки тому

    I have been so busy with work and just realized I missed the humble bundle. Forever stuck with the base game :(

  • @prod.byroom1219
    @prod.byroom1219 2 роки тому

    What an emotional rollercoaster

  • @matthewmcneany
    @matthewmcneany 2 роки тому

    not punching the piety button for free money when you're declaring on so many heathens feels like a mistake.

  • @julius879
    @julius879 2 роки тому

    Why is the declare war button pressed with c? I can only click mine with the mouse. Could be an option in settings

  • @SamButler22
    @SamButler22 2 роки тому +1

    No CB Byzantium and release them to play as a horde ERE?

  • @SkafandrFPS
    @SkafandrFPS 2 роки тому

    Well, i was shocked when seen a french rutenia and zaporozhie. Uncommon ai move😂😂

  • @ohNojames
    @ohNojames Рік тому

    I wonder if byz would have been a horde when you released them?

  • @LiezAllLiez
    @LiezAllLiez Рік тому

    Given how you play, as in taking one loan to pay off another, do you, in your entire game (however long that may be) ever stay in the black? Or is it a constant war until either the game ends, or bankruptcy catches up with you?

  • @archdavent9548
    @archdavent9548 2 роки тому

    This is a certified A to Z moment 24:38

  • @eveei
    @eveei 2 роки тому

    Crimea seems like a fun nation to play! - A new EU4 player

  • @TumblingKoala
    @TumblingKoala 2 роки тому

    Crimea is the only nation i managed to form Golden Horde with. Ally the Ottomans and having them do most of the heavy lifting...

  • @lolwhatdoitypehere
    @lolwhatdoitypehere 2 роки тому

    Best A-Z episode to date!

  • @dapizzasnake8462
    @dapizzasnake8462 Рік тому

    I saw a reverse commonwealth once and it was called the lituanian polish commonwealth, its hard to look at.