Gran Colombia First Impression - Simon Bolivar! - Civ 6 New Frontier Pass Civ reveal!

[@eliasstenman3710]

0:58 Did you just refer to history as ”the lore”?
I mean, suppose it’s true...

[@timg4444]

I laughed out loud at that. Wth man

[@maxe159]

What is history but just The lore of this big video game we call life

[@PotatoMcWhiskey]

Real world lore

[@eliasstenman3710]

PotatoMcWhiskey Yeah, the weirdest lore...

[@Eyllena]

ua-cam.com/video/80b4ROFoaFY/v-deo.html Real world lore makes good watching.

[@clemenx]

We need a realistic scenario where Gran Colombia are masters at conquering but can't keep any city loyal to reflect real life

[@brianhum8765]

Keeping in theme with other newer civs, that would've been a good penalty to give them to try and slow down their expansion because as is, this civ seems S+ tier for domination; the +1 movement to EVERY unit allows you to break the way the game's played by itself.

[@shawnfreeman3932]

It wasn't Colombia's fault every other Western civ had their spies running negative loyalty spy missions

[@idkimjustdarkfudgelol6896]

That should be apply to so many civs. Example is portugal (if it gets brought into the game) cities should lose loyalty -10 out of a 100 if on a different contients ( this could really implied to any western civ to reflect losing colonies throughout the time because of loyalty)

[@juselara02]

I am Colombian and I can say the following:
1. The haciendas mechanic is spot on of the Colombian culture. Even today, the concept of the Hacienda or Finca being a rural state you own to retreat to the countryside is what we call the "Colombian dream".
2. I cannot identify the music by name, but it sounds like traditional Colombian Aristocrat Ballroom music of the era. It souund really Colombian.
3. The Comandante General unit is also spot on. Back during the Liberation war (Called the "Campaña Admirable") Bolivar rellied heavily in His field Marshals, generals and Lieutenants and most of them became National Heroes as big as Bolivar in Colombia and Venezuela. So, Along with Bolivar, Santander, Marshall Sucre, Urdaneta, Paez, General Rondon, Anzoategui, Miranda and others we consider them as our "Forefathers" if you will.
4. The unic unit is kind of funny. I think they were aiming for the LANCERO ("Spearmans"). The Lanceros are mythical figures of the liberation campaing. You see, They where peasants from ther Llanos region (That is why the unit is called "Llaneros", but not all llaneros where fighters) that where brave mounted Spearmans and fought without saddles on big horses and some say they fought even naked on very cold weather. They where basically a Levy mounted unit that proved to be incredible effective because of their thoughtness and bravery. The Legend/History says that 15 Lanceros (commanded by general Juan José Rondon) single handledly turned around the most Decisive battle fo the campaing (The battle of Vargas Swamp), with a glorious charge that broke the Spanish infantry and allowed the Main Bolivar's Army to regroup. The llanos region is also the birthplace of a very authentic folcloric music very traditional both in Colombia an Venezuela (The llanos region is Shared between both "Brother Countries", as we called ourserves) so they mixed both things together and we got a funny "Musical mounted warrior" armed with a guitar, lol (that is not a guitar tho, Is a Cuatro, a traditional Llanero instrument). But to clarify, this unit is based on the Lancero, whe didn't fight the independence war with guitars lol. (As a final fun fact: Colombian Soldiers are still called "Lanceros" to this day)

[@jonathand.t.5051]

Iirc wasn't it suppose to be Llanero?
Idek, most of my knowledge on this came from the Civ V mod lol

[@turtle2720]

@juselara02 Thank you for posting this... quite interesting :)

[@TutorialesKarla]

I'm from Venezuela and this game seems like a class of history but funny. I've study all of this and fun fact, I'm from Los Llanos, specifically where Paez was from.
I agree with you that it's supposed to be "Lanceros", but "Llaneros" is funny to hear from non Spanish speakers.

[@manooxi327]

Tnx

[@danielmartinez8107]

papi ya me vi colocando a bucaramanga como capital

[@GrizzGaming38]

I literally just finished my Spanish and Latin America History class and wrote my final on Simon Bolivar’s military campaigns, so this is such an exciting Civ reveal for me!

[@EnriqueDiaz_57ve]

I want to know more about it! Got any link to your thesis? XD

[@derekwilliamson5386]

Dropping a comment here in case you put the link

[@alex0424619]

@@EnriqueDiaz_57ve yes pls!

[@Smarxo]

As a Venezuelan, I can say that I'm super excited to play as this civ I always wondered how come it was never added to the game.

[@bradpara]

Shame he got the Ned Stark treatment after won the war.

[@jantonh81]

I, for one, welcome out new Gran Colombian overlords.

[@caspramio]

We are very flexible at giving citizenry. Say, are you Paraguayan? (they get it auto as a good will for the triple alliance war) or Latino? (Live 2 years and you are good, just prove that you are here) or perhaps a but far away? (same as latino but is 4 years)

[@pablovelasquez6917]

Something I want to point out is that each of the Comandantes Generales is actually a real historical figure that fought alongside the Ejercito Patriota for gran Colombia. In the video we see José Antonio Páez, Gregor Macgregor (he was Scottish), Antonio Nariño and Rafael Urdaneta. I am interesting in seeing how many of them will exist, because the bonuses of +4 strenght are apparently for ever so spaming Comandantes Generales could become a source of infinite source of strenght.
Something else. This means that great Generals and Comandantes Generales do not mix, so there must be a separate list of them for purchase or they only appear with the ability, in which case, there will only appear (¿8?)

[@GerritD]

doesnt the video specify you only get 1 per era?

[@idontgetjokes5644]

Wasn’t Gregor Macgregor that guy who scammed people into bying property in “Poyais”?

[@Rated_R_MMA_Star]

I Don't Get Jokes I thought he was a UFC fighter

[@Kefkaownsall]

@@idontgetjokes5644 yep
His bonus is false hope gives units that die plus 3 bonus damage lol

[@juselara02]

The most famous of all must be there: General Francisco de Paula Santander.

[@memeboi5916]

Alexander has been dethroned for best domination.

[@4u_lightningwolf]

alexander was never best domination

[@me-qn6bh]

Bruh persia has always been best domination, and germany too. Alexander doesnt even come close to those two.

[@joshuabormes13]

The hansa makes Germany the best domination civ easy

[@eliasstenman3710]

Tunon The Adjectator In what universe is Germany top tier for domination?

[@memeboi5916]

@@eliasstenman3710 hansa

[@novapokerplayer207]

* Spawns right next to this jabroni on Deity *
* Immediately restarts new game *

[@mimimimi--]

Imagine doing a religious game with this civ. Buying up an apostle, getting 2 promotions (with Moksha promotion) and move, all on the same turn.
Edit: I forgot that religious units can't move the same turn when buying them.

[@simon-603]

No, go for early domination with warrior monks and you will steam roll

[@nikolaitregouet]

Simon Laugeman they don’t work on deity though... But with this ability, maybe they finally will

[@joselinares4888]

Simon Laugeman shhhhh... we don’t talk about warrior monks domination here. ;)

[@simon-603]

I don't think that it will work on deity, but on lower difficulties warrior monks can be brutal

[@bigfudge2031]

This guy is so OP, he gets way too many bonuses that allow him to be aggressive.
Early wars would be so easy with a free great general, extra movement and the ability to attack after promotions, all of that before anyone even has walls.
Mid game would also be super easy with his unit, 89 strength with 6 movement is not okay.
Late game will already be over because you would already be too powerful at that point.

[@JackAndrewAcer]

totally, additionally, AI can't really handle late game wars with units like tanks and battleships having 6 movement and stuff. Pure sandbox.

[@esjotace7364]

Yeah the Spaniards had the same thought around the year 1825.

[@ipraytovodka]

this is by far the most broken military civ...i cant even think of anything that comes remotely close to that. he can even rival gilgamesh because of the extra movement and once first era ticks he gets a general...

[@Felipe2005Stewart]

Byzantium:
XD

[@benfed4873]

You know Potato be growing if he gets 3000 views in 18 minutes.

[@PotatoMcWhiskey]

YEAH BOI

[@bradleymoore2797]

Now if only he gets the 3000+ likes

[@CheapShotFail]

He got the first 1000 a minute faster, so now he got the second thousand 2 minutes faster, etc. It's a snowball thing.

[@ezrapark9992]

This is the second video that comes up searching Gran Colombia, that’s why

[@Tubeite]

Needs more fertilizer

[@shadyfigure-6261]

2 unique units a strong improvement and extra movement.I feel he is going to be op

[@nathansutterfield]

I feel the same way, he is many civs bonus but the entire game. He gets an extra trade route - Cree, Persia. Better movement- better than any special condition war bonus - Scotland, Persia and doesn't require a building like Mongolia or Dido is better /equal to many unique units with movement bonuses, Nubia etc. I think he should be nerfed.

[@biancat.7508]

Nathan Sutterfield Probably a bit early for that. Let him be released and actually played before demanding nerfs.

[@nathansutterfield]

@@biancat.7508 agreed and of course. But I was just seeing what others were thinking and if we are on the same page.

[@reporogue9135]

Maybe? I suspect he'll just be really strong. The unique Cavalry is good, and will make for some really strong end game pushes, but it comes out far too late to be really make or break. I'm not 100% sure when the Hacienda arrives, but I suspect its late Ren, early Industrial era. Again, good, but its not going to make or break anything.
The extra movement bonus and promoting without ending a unit's turn are great bonuses, but they're more subtle than the raw power that a lot of other Civs get early. That being said, Gran Colombia is really well set up for Classical and Medieval era rushes with their free, unique general.
We'll have to see. Like PotatoMcWhiskey, I think they'll be super solid overall. In the hands of a good player who is able to optimize the value of the free movement and extra turns saved from promotions? Gran Colombia is going to roll face. But I think there are Civs that can snowball faster (Sumeria, Nubia, probably even Scythia), which is incredibly strong.

[@Corrael]

@@reporogue9135 I can’t imagine Hacienda showing up later than Australia’s UI, which is the clear comparison here. With that said, scouting, builder and settlers all getting the bonus from turn 1, and the extra movement and promote+action also factoring in, I can definitely see Bolivar having the early muscle to snowball with generic units. Remember, every turn counts, a settler landing a turn earlier is a turn earlier it produces something. Builders can climb hills and drop a mine in the same turn. These sorts of tiny benefits add up and are why Persia is as strong as it is, and Gran Colombia has the bonus when it counts the most - the very earliest turns. Heck, it means in some games you can have your settler on the plains hill and nab that extra hammer without losing the turn!

[@Leonardo.BoxxyT]

the way you pronounced llanero was funny as hell. Llanera music intensifies.

[@DCole-eo9it]

Sounds like it’s time for a domination stream from Potato

[@ericroyfavenir4754]

auto-restart if i spawn next to him on deity 🤪 crazy!

[@DrZaius3141]

His early game isn't that great though. Unique unit and improvement come late, the generals only pop up in a new era, so Simón only has the +1 movement at the start. But it's the AI, so you can still outmaneuvre him.^^

[@ericroyfavenir4754]

@@DrZaius3141 not necessarily a slow start for that extra mobility early on. but yeah the unique improvement comes a bit late, the uu is on a reasonable era, not too early to steamroll, not too late to be useless. and yea the ai sucks hahaha
so far, looks good on paper. cant wait to play as gran colombia tho ngl

[@GewalfofWivia]

@@DrZaius3141 That movement really is a huge deal.

[@haukionkannel]

Yeah... you have to kill him before the first Era ends!

[@l0remipsum991]

It still depends on his agenda. Looks like he's not that straight up warmonger.

[@dcortiz7127]

I feel like this calls for some civs to get buffed. Civs like Netherlands, Spain, Georgia, NORWAY, and others don't have really good buffs to keep the game balanced with Gran Colombia.

[@SnakeEyes58]

Biggest pet peeve for Colombians is when people spell Colombia with a "u" lol
Just a heads up before someone annoys you about it lol

[@dcortiz7127]

@@SnakeEyes58 thanks for the heads up! 🙌

[@MakiMaki.]

@@SnakeEyes58 Probably mixed up with British Columbia.^^ Also Colombia is actuall spelled with an 'u' in a lot of languages. :)

[@VolcardoReviewer]

@@MakiMaki. in English it’s spelt with a u.

[@InuyashaHanyu]

I agree on Spain, Georgia, NORWAY.
but the Netherlands bad?
they are top tier in my book, just clump all their districts around rivers and you beat even japans districting.
and some trade route bonuses too, nice!
also the ship is quite good on a naval map, of course rather useless on pangea.

[@fireballgarcia1281]

There is no way his movement doesn’t get patched

[@PotatoMcWhiskey]

I'd rather something else get nerfed.

[@ottovonbismarckboi9112]

PotatoMcWhiskey true potato, I actually want them to keep the movement honestly

[@Kingneo0053]

@@PotatoMcWhiskey I'd rather see other civs get buffs rather than see a nerf. The extra movement, and everything else, seems really fun.

[@felix8548]

yeah, i reckon they'll make it all MILITARY units get + 1 (or maybe even civilian only) but either way i wouldnt be surprised if having both civilian and military get + 1 movement is changed

[@rian222]

I think they should patch it to give him Civ 5 movement instead:
"Units can enter tiles as the last move of their turn, even if they normally didn't have enough movement points to enter it."

[@CoryJohnson0424]

Terracotta Army will be a must for them.

[@guccilibrarian4728]

I love the look of El Dorado in this game- or just all the natural wonders in general. It would be super cool if the devs decided to add Grand Canyon, Old Faithful, or Victoria Falls in upcoming updates!

[@bubbalukas5107]

about to take the AP Psych exam, but instead of studying i am watching this masterpiece

[@KufaHD]

Argentina:
- Leader: San Martin (liberator of South America with Simón Bolivar; For his part, he released Argentina, Chile and Peru from Spain).
- Unic unit (two): Gaucho as a replacement for the scout with the advantage of using a bowler for the ranged attack.
Grenadier or Patricio; musket replacement with attack bonuses
- Natural wonder: Cararatas del Iguazú, Aconcagua or Perito Moreno Glacier.
- Bonuses: Agricultural or livestock production (similar to the city state of Buenos Aires, which should be removed)

- Scenario campaign: Simon Bolivar and San Martin liberating South America from the Spanish crown.
- Civilization song: Tango "Por una cabeza" instrumental.
I hope they add this civilization

[@ricardogallo9223]

San Martin? Macri guachinn
Habilidad: Los terrenos de aluvión no se inundan mas!!!

[@samueldeane4903]

Damn that +1 movement is broken

[@maxe159]

I think it's only to military units because of the additional text and they just didn't catch the wording. Hopefully that's what they mean. Was the Settler when moving have an extra movement? I couldn't tell

[@williamtheconqueror7807]

@@maxe159 Nope. If you look at the settler at 1:45, you will see that it has three movement points.

[@clemenx]

It will surely get patched to military units only. +1 settlers is too much of an advantadge early on.

[@williamtheconqueror7807]

@@clemenx Maybe only military units will get +1 movement. But it's still OP even if civilian units don't get it anymore.

[@maxe159]

@@williamtheconqueror7807 See that's what i asked i couldn't tell from settler cause i hardly pay attention to that for them

[@seansmith3888]

Just watched a couple old videos, they were so helpful I went through and liked a bunch of your videos. Thank you for being so helpful!

[@tompeled6193]

7:52 /ˌasiˈjɛndə/ The (h) in "hacienda" is silent because of Spanish.

[@jonnychow4009]

It was even pronounced without the h in the video too.

[@partyzahn7312]

the (h) is only silent in "american spanish"

[@niasee]

@@partyzahn7312 no, it's always silent except when paired with c in the digraph ch, and the foreign digraph sh

[@Solid_Brownies]

"Uhh looks kinda OP. Devs?"
Spain, circa 1825

[@gabrielxiong8710]

Simon u stole that from the original video lol

[@ilgrillo17]

@@gabrielxiong8710 Bolivar wasnt even alive by 1852 & Gran Colombia already dissolved lol

[@Solid_Brownies]

@@gabrielxiong8710 lol yes, it was too good not to repost. I wasnt expecting a heart though

[@lordofhunger5175]

Been waiting for this all week!

[@guccilibrarian4728]

14:07 I just shat my pants at the thought of a Petra in that city...

[@mocheeks22]

Really good video, especially given how quickly you put it together. Thanks for talking about how t his applies to multi-player. I too am terrified at the thought of encountering this civ early in the game.

[@bernardonegri5416]

Congrats on 100k! You deserve it.
About the new civ, it looks a little bit overpowered though.

[@JazzCabbagE7]

Hey potato im new to civ and you have taught me so much! Looking forward to watching your frontier pass videos.

[@Fenreece]

Glad I can hear the video a little bit more this time. Great video!

[@HippoHannah]

These guys look like a lot of fun to play! But their bonuses to me seem very specific, like everything would need to work out perfectly to use them to their full potential...though I suppose you could say that about any civ! I think their music sounds awesome though!

[@Hiraeth-zq8ze]

+1 movement is so op, your 2 promotion infantry are as fast as horsemen

[@calencrawford2195]

"[...]very specific[...]." .... To each their own....
*Laughs in Seondeok, Mansa Musa, or literally any civ other than Rome*

[@TheMurrmursonbottle]

Plus one movement to all units and a free OP great general isn’t specific at all. The hacienda isn’t specific either, you can build it in the most common tiles and they have easily stacked bonuses. The only specific one is the unique unit. I feel like this civ has some of the least specific bonuses actually

[@ronaldb-hart6526]

Thanks for another great breakdown! Excited to play these new civs. I think the Maya will help me do a better job of planning, since I’ll only have a limited area to work with. Then I think I’ll take Gran Colombia on a domination run. Thanks again; I’ve really looked forward to your content while stuck at home in isolation.

[@dillguy9]

I feel like the llanero should have had some kind of culture bonus as well... They feel too domination victory biased. I thought Gran Colombia would've had a bit of culture sprinkled in. Whatever; they seem really cool.

[@dillguy9]

Oh wait, my heart is gone. I just wanted to fix my grammar. Why does that happen?

[@jaredouimette1]

They were busy murdering people to have culture.

[@ElliotGardelliUchiha]

@@dillguy9 because you could have edited your comment to say something racist, homophobic, etc. and then it would look like potato hearted your offensive statement. it's to protect content creators my dude

[@dillguy9]

@@ElliotGardelliUchiha Ah makes sense. I forgot the "had" in the original comment and it bothered me

[@caspramio]

@@jaredouimette1 Tell that to the Hell Legion, as the Llaneros in the Patriota Army were the likes of "showing off" (like in Battle of Queseras del Medio). Culturally we are more relevant from sanjuanero, carranga (70's), cumbia and other genres. Joropo (the genre of the Llaneros) weren't quite relevant in the country until one of our singers won a Grammy (a Latin one, if I reckon). Venezuela, in the other hand, they breath, taste, feel and hear Joropo as their main genre (after all, at least a third of the country is plains or Llanos, Colombia have their quota there too).

[@same5songseveryday]

Potato! New subscriber, and big fan here. Love your videos, man! I found you because I had a lot of fun with this game and wanted to see how far people could take it, so I googled something like, "civ 6 gameplay" and found you absolutely slaying with China. Your China run showed me how far you can take this game and I have a lot of fun watching you. You're very entertaining and knowledgable of this game! Can't wait to watch you use Gran Colombia.

[@reval1989]

First unique great person. Hopefully we'll see more

[@lukemaloney1640]

I was halfway through his biography (Bolívar: American Liberator by Marie Arana, great book!) when I heard Gran Colombia was being added & I am so hyped-it’s almost perfectly themed and I cant wait to use Páez and his llaneros!

[@hedonyable]

Can't wait to see you play this civ! Love it and the design on Bolivar is great

[@guccilibrarian4728]

This civ looks super fun, and really plays into the style I like to play! If you decide to do a series on Gran Colombia, I'd love to see a domination game!!

[@Broyar]

Good catch on the Comandante General stacking with normal Generals. I completely missed that when I watched the video, and that's a pretty big deal. Overall, great analysis, as always. :)

[@helloim3j]

I sure hope I'll be watching one of your vids Thursday night!

[@AndresStein]

I'm super excited to try this out!

[@Frenchie100]

Wow. Love it! Agree with you, +1 movement for any unit is massive.
Apparently, the Hacienda unlocks only at Mercantilism ( civilization.fandom.com/wiki/Hacienda_(Civ6) ), so it's not just the "buffs" to its yields that happen super late (Replaceable Parts & Rapid Deployment). Still, it all sounds very, very strong!
Can't wait to see you play around with this civ!! :D

[@ptitjoe2009]

Hey potato I had conspiracies about the Mayans and Gran-Columbia the Mayans are going to be great because it’s a tall civ and dang Gran-Columbia just blew my mind. Thanks 🙏🏼 again for all of your wonderful videos.

[@t_xxic8814]

I posted on the original video, that your analysis is what I am actually waiting for, Sir Potatoe! :D
Thank you for the quick delivery! ;)

[@kaizermierkrazy6886]

Aye potato you got 100k! Congrats!

[@anthonyp9591]

Been waiting for this video all day

[@maxjahns9063]

I‘m convinced they will patch this civ pretty soon. Those boni seem damn powerful and potentially game breaking!!!

[@AlphaSierraHotel117]

OMG, potato you're at 101k subs! Congratz, man! :D

[@ethribin4188]

Often times, a simple bonus, like +1 movement for all units, or draw 2 cards, are the strongest bonuses.

[@jvlomax]

Great vid. You forgot to mention that the movement bonus also means that siege units can move and shoot by default. Which is super powerful all the way from catapults to bombards

[@philiphuman9566]

This civ looks Awesome! I really cant wait for them to come out. I would really like it if you play Gran Colombia first😁

[@Andreas0424]

“+1 movement is actually really powerful” man you are just pouring salt in the wound for the Great Lighthouse fans after that wonder tier list.

[@PotatoMcWhiskey]

+1 Movement on boats is not really powerful, +1 movement on ALL UNITS FOR FREE is really powerful

[@veronicasardo76]

I KNOW RIGHT I LOVE THAT WONDER

[@user-jv2vs3xf2j]

Boats are already fast enough

[@jackmaull5104]

Dose the +1 movement count for all units or just land units because if it dose great lighthouse is pointless

[@FIamestalker]

@@PotatoMcWhiskey You realise that +1 movement counts for embarked units too right? That's the real value of the Great Lighthouse if you ask me. Builders, Apostles, Naval Landings, it makes everything you do around the coast run so much smoother and faster, especially early game.

[@nielsscharrenberg9093]

You made me want to appreciate and play this game more. Thanks

[@hapsanaCovjece]

Look at animation for "Accepting friendship" at 4:36 its a copy-paste of Pedro II's friendship acceptance

[@PotatoMcWhiskey]

Some of them are likely placeholders.

[@zacharyjohnson7944]

I can’t wait to use this one

[@Agilo]

This Civ seems so exciting to play. You can easily surprise other Civs with you fast military movement or you can also bait other Civs to get damaged by your General. Such interesting srats one can play with this Civ. So happy to see the Frontier Pass!

[@PommieUsian]

I would love to see a dual map between Simon Bolivar and Alexander the Great! Simon thinks he's going to be a heavy military-orientated civ from my first take.

[@PommieUsian]

A game with Scythia, Gran Colombia, Mongolia, Macedon, Sumeria, Germany... that would be something!

[@calencrawford2195]

@@PommieUsian You forgot Suleiman.

[@PommieUsian]

@@calencrawford2195 the Ottomans too!

[@hitchikerspie]

Congrats on the 100k, when does your silver YT thing get delivered?

[@PotatoMcWhiskey]

Probably in a month or two.

[@rockyfennell]

Simon Bolivar was a congress recruit in Sid Meier's Colonization. He was the best because he instantly gave you +20% rebel bonus so you could declare independence faster.

[@ivandominguez7147]

We need Jose de San Martin from Argentina as a leader!

[@user-db7vy8sf2h]

From Latin America I think the best next option is Haiti with Toussaint L'Ouverture, the greatest of the greatest general of this era

[@ivandominguez7147]

@@user-db7vy8sf2h Haiti it isn't Latin American, it is Caribbean country. San Martin historically it's equal to Bolivar

[@idiot3412]

I would really like to see either Margaret the 1st from Denmark, or a new america

[@user-db7vy8sf2h]

@@ivandominguez7147 I understand Latin American is all countries who speak a Latin language and it is in America.
I know every nation have a unique understanding of that. I'm from Brazil, where are you from?

[@user-db7vy8sf2h]

@@ivandominguez7147 San Martin never become president of Argentina, and after liberate Lima he backs to Europe. Argentinians have a problem with leaders to be a civ, the other popular option, Evita Peron, also never become a State chief.

[@Red_Moon13]

i really enjoy how the reveal video has gran colombia fighting spain, quite fitting

[@grahamturner2640]

Not sure if Gran Colombia will be the best domination civ. It is definitely powerful for that victory. With Cyrus, his movement bonuses only apply with surprise wars. And I’m not sure how powerful it is by default.

[@callum8384]

Cant wait for this

[@nolangray7241]

I. Am. So. HYPED!

[@maousoshi1552]

In civ there are fair amount of boosts which gives incentive towards following the historical path (like Persia being disloyal, Alexander being a conquer, etc).
i think it would be nice if all civs get a specific world wonder, natural wonder, luxury or resource boost.
I just go for any world wonder that's good, natural wonder that gives great yeilds, any new luxury, etc.
It would be nice if there was extra incentive to fight for these.

[@drewpamon]

Potato: it requires you to have plantations which nobody has time for

[@johnpaulbrebonia9106]

15:29 units are moving together, if that is added then that is a cool feature.

[@jrockit24]

A hacienda is like a cahokia mound/farm combo. Also, pretty sure the general killed like 2 or 3 units when it activated.

[@ivanho904]

You will know he is coming when guitar boss music starts playing.

[@BrandyBrandalia]

Imagine stacking regular great generals + Simon's UU.
If you could get the first two GG's + hit the medieval unit early, that's:
+10 to classical units from the GG
Possibly +8 from the UU
+4 for oligarchy
That's +22 base combat strength. More than enough to one shot any archer/spearman/possibly heavy chariot, and two shot any enemy swordsman/x bowman/pikeman.
Your swordsmen would be unstoppable (nearly) until gunpowder units, and even then would still be viable.

[@Migueltxo9]

Hi Potato! Spanish follower in here. So if you are struggling with the names of this civ:
Simon Bolivar is not actually pronounced in english, it would be something like... "Seemon" (the mon pronounced like the one in Pokemon, emphasaizing the "o").
The double L in spanish is more or less pronounced like the english "y" in "yeah", and the R is soft so it would be something like "yanero".
This civ looks soososososo cool and I'm dying to play them already!!! Thanks for the in depth video😊

[@Migueltxo9]

Also, the H in hacienda isn't pronounced

[@bobdobbolina8376]

Not to be overlooked...promoting Apostles without giving up any of their movement will be a slight advantage to Religious victories. Also, the Pilgrim promotion becomes even more attractive when the closest Natural Wonder is *just* a bit out of the way.

[@ATinyWaffle]

Just think how much of a boost the Monumentality Golden Age dedication gives to your builders. He's got half of that all the time (5 movement builders when he has the dedication!). He can move into woods, rainforest, or a hill and chop or place a mine on the same turn. Like Potato said, that little extra speed in production and growth will really add up over time.

[@zairaner1489]

And potato is immediately talking about chopping more rainforests.

[@pheo4156]

Theres a podcast called "The Revolutions Podcast" which focuses on revolutions and the spanish american break away is part of it. In fact, Simon Bolivar is the red thread of the Spanish American wars of independence. Highly recommended to any history buffs out there!

[@garmatey3816]

I think “lore” for this game is just called history lol

[@paulscott1792]

That move is huge. Over the course of say the first 20 turns that starting scout will blow past all the neighbours scouts and if you get a second out early you’ll see the whole damn world.

[@clickthecreeper9463]

dont mind me, im just envisioning a glorious bitzkrieg war with Gran Columbia... *sigh
also congrats on 100k subs potato

[@AliRadicali]

What seems particularly strong about the movement buff, although I suppose the extra generals make it a little redundant, is being able to move catapults/bombards/etc into position and shoot in the same turn.

[@grinningreaper0651]

Man don’t go to history class, he goes civ lore class

[@basst1an]

I'm from Venezuela, and I'm very happy to say that the level of detail from this faction is amazing. They even brought the Llaneros, which were Bolivar's army of farmers and freemen, I hope they sing some 'Joropo' while moving hahah

[@dzello]

He feels absurdly broken. Because of the movement, he gets everything faster. Because of the production, he gets everything faster. Because of his unique units, he gets your cities and your production faster.
Like...

[@shawnfreeman3932]

gg

[@gregdrako]

Bonus movement in ANY turn based strategy game is insane. Getting this bonus on just one unit type can be game changing, but on a whole army? This is nuts.

[@khaledyasser8293]

Everyone: I wanna read the history of Simon’s campaigns
Potato: *I’m excited to read about the lore*

[@ethribin4188]

This civ is all about momentum and maintaining it.

[@devongilliam3360]

Getting the promotion heal and still being able to attack on the same turn is crazy. Usually you heal and the enemy has a chance to turtle up or retreat.

[@LGRuggeri]

Not sure how impactful this could be, but one thing I noticed about the movement/promotion ability is that in a religious game, your apostles come online quicker. Not a huge change but like you mentioned it could be one of those small bonuses that over the course of a game adds up to something significant.

[@MuscleMilk01]

I think they’ll be an amazing defensive Civ. Stack up on trade routes early

[@sylveonguy7709]

Any civ with improvements that offer gold immediately buffs internal trade routes

[@JesusIzAPunkRocker]

Haciendas look great. The Cree Mekewap taught me improvements which give food, production, gold, and superior housing are perty good. Looks like haciendas don't have nearly as many limitations either.

[@peterbarlow7781]

I love the other Civ but this is the Civ I am most excited about for sure.

[@TaylorEddy61]

This definitely seems like an interesting Civ to play. As for hearing of Simon Bolivar, he is currently one of the Great Generals in Civ 6.

[@marino8157]

It makes me happy the fact that people all around the world get interested in our history just because of this

[@juliansherman23]

I love all the "General" puns in this video

[@s-950]

you're a great guy :)

[@jrm78]

There needs to be a wonder which allows units to promote and move in the same turn like GC is able to do. Brandenburg Gate isn't in game yet, so they could easily add it in.

[@spekenpho69]

LORE IN CIV VI?!!?! I think that is called history, potato.

[@blam320]

Gran Colombia is going to be an incredibly powerful domination civ thanks to the unique Great Generals and Cavalry alone, but the extra movement and ability to promote and move on the same turn put them over the top. And that's without factoring in Haciendas, which are super strong on their own.

[@SerJMV]

Simon Bolivar! Ok CIV VI take my money.