Darius was a genius this game, he waited for the Aztecs and Greeks to bleed each other out before helping the winning side, then when the Huns took Constantinople he joined a coalition to take Constantinople for himself in the guise of liberating them. Then he supported the Byzantine remnant against the powerful Mayan empire until the Byzantine remnant was weak and no longer useful to him and he swiftly invaded them. With all this land gained he wiped out the rest of his enemies on the right side of the map with ease before throwing all of his forces at Alexander and outflanked him several times while he was busy trying to conquer the remnants of the Indian and Babylonian Empires. That is some Machiavellian shit you pulled there Darius, good job.
1) Maya completely bitch slapping Huns and Assyrians was incredible plot twist, it's as if you saw calm nerd beating two muscular bullies. They have intellectual bonuses and one of the most garbage unique units in the game versus two most terrifying early conquerors and they rushed them early game. 2) Nobody expected Delhi to NEVER be conquered by super expansionist Greeks next door lol 3) The struggle of Byzantium was absurdly dramatic 4) As @the derpy doodleman noticed, Iran was incredibly competent civilization in this game 5) One of my few favourite civs in game and IRL won, finally 6) Holy shit half of all worlds tiles are covered by units...
4:47 If you listen very closely, you can hear the Persians shouting at the Greeks: "How dare you claim you stand for freedom and we for slavery, when it's you who has slaves, and we're the ones who don't practice slavery?!"
The Byzantines really looked like they were in a winning position until out of no where the Huns smash their capital. Possibly one of the biggest contributions to Darius's rise.
Surprised that the Persians didn't utilized Immortals much more... But then again, they're only up against Classical Era cities, in which Composite Bowmen are a better investment than Catapults...
Grece doomed themselves when they started a two front war VS Indi and Persia. They were slowly winning VS India but the war took valuable rescources they needed on the persian front. Persia played this to a T! :-O
If you read the description, it's nothing to due with personal opinion, he just added in the civs with special units in the ancient and classical eras.
It is hard to call the Aztecs, Maya, Byzantium and Indonesia the "ancient" empires. All of these empires existed in middle ages. And where the hell is China?!
Kinda odd how that repeating crossbow is always taken as a chinese special unit. I guess it was unique, but it wasn't much of a weapon of war the way some of the other special units are, and they had rockets and flamethrowers at that time. But I guess civ limits the uniqueness of it's civilizations to avoid making them all the same again in their difference.
@@ezdyu Hmm, never played CIV, but it's really unhistorical to endow Byzantians with the classic era units, the Byzantine Empire is the most Middle Ages one.
Why are the aztecs in this scenario? They didn't exist before 1000 ad. They basically only rose to power after 1300, and there wasn't really an "Aztec" faction at all until then.
This is mostly true. Though arguably the Teotihuacan from the same branch of Nahuatl people were basically proto Aztecs dating back to about 100BC. Even factoring that in China, Korea, or Japan would have been a better choice to include in this scenario.
Because this was based on what era they get their unique units in, not they actual historical era they existed in. (although it is odd that Polynesia wasn't in this one.)
It all depends on them getting iron. Without iron for their legions, the Roman AI doesn't know what to do and gets wiped quite easily, but if they get iron they roll out intending to add everyone to their empire.
How the fuck does Celts one moment have one city and then spam 10 units to overwhelm Rome who had more units and towns then they do? Damn poor Rome always getting rekt even tho they were op in real life
The technology they used were even before bronze era, it has probably something more to do with that than actual timeframe plus unique unit in early game.
Having played for thousands of hours and watched tonnes of these videos, I'm starting to think that Persia has probably the best AI in the game, it is nearly impossible for him to lose in an AI match, and is basically the only AI I bother to worry about when I'm playing... That or egypt
I also noticed this but then I understood: this game is limited to classical era tech, and all civs have ancient or classical unique units. Chinese unit is medieval.
Most of the native american civs aren't very ancient. The Mayan civilization only started after Oxford University was built. But yeah, the indo civ leader was defintely not ancient.
And byzantium was even later than rome. Technically surviving until the rise of the rennaisansse. In fact the byzantine empire wasnt even a thing until around 300 AD.
@@zachy2314 The Byzantine Empire was in fact medieval. I believe that the Dromon should replace the Galleass and the Cataphract should replace the Knight. That would be historically accurate.
@@XenophonSoulis that's kinda what I said. Wasn't around till 300 AD (late classical) surviving until early rennaisansse. 1452 (I think is when Constantinople fell).
Darius was a genius this game, he waited for the Aztecs and Greeks to bleed each other out before helping the winning side, then when the Huns took Constantinople he joined a coalition to take Constantinople for himself in the guise of liberating them. Then he supported the Byzantine remnant against the powerful Mayan empire until the Byzantine remnant was weak and no longer useful to him and he swiftly invaded them. With all this land gained he wiped out the rest of his enemies on the right side of the map with ease before throwing all of his forces at Alexander and outflanked him several times while he was busy trying to conquer the remnants of the Indian and Babylonian Empires. That is some Machiavellian shit you pulled there Darius, good job.
Well India had the Great Wall that made them very hard to invade. Without it the Greeks would have won.
Jesus. Thats a terrifying unit carpet at the end of the match
1) Maya completely bitch slapping Huns and Assyrians was incredible plot twist, it's as if you saw calm nerd beating two muscular bullies. They have intellectual bonuses and one of the most garbage unique units in the game versus two most terrifying early conquerors and they rushed them early game.
2) Nobody expected Delhi to NEVER be conquered by super expansionist Greeks next door lol
3) The struggle of Byzantium was absurdly dramatic
4) As @the derpy doodleman noticed, Iran was incredibly competent civilization in this game
5) One of my few favourite civs in game and IRL won, finally
6) Holy shit half of all worlds tiles are covered by units...
Now that is the very definition of a "carpet of units".
4:47 If you listen very closely, you can hear the Persians shouting at the Greeks: "How dare you claim you stand for freedom and we for slavery, when it's you who has slaves, and we're the ones who don't practice slavery?!"
The Byzantines really looked like they were in a winning position until out of no where the Huns smash their capital. Possibly one of the biggest contributions to Darius's rise.
MostlyAverage their empire was too long and not concentrated, so it was impossible to defend
Everyone else fighting and expanding, and India's just like "yeah, I'm putting up a wall".
that persian army will give me nightmares forever
Nice Darius vs Alexander revenge match. Round 3 when?
Who won round 1?
Map ended up as a Persian Carpet. How hilarious.
Greece vs. Persia. Seriously.
Why there are so many iconic rivalries in your videos? WHYYY
Greece and persia get a rematch but this time the outcome is a little different
AIBatle! I offer you this: before loading any new video get announced civilizations that will be fighting in so we can bet which will win
You basically screwed India by limiting tech to the classical period. What Gandhi would have done in order to get his hands on some nukes.
Their Units blot out the map. "Then we shall fight in the... no never mind we'll just die."
Hahaha, yep!
4:59 Rome be like "ok now what"
The thousand nations of the Persian Army descend upon you!
This time the persians decided that THEY would invade Alexander while HE was busy with the indians on another front.
that rome last stand
Absolutely disgusting.
GG, though, Darius.
It's amazing how long Delhi survived
And down goes the 300
Surprised that the Persians didn't utilized Immortals much more...
But then again, they're only up against Classical Era cities, in which Composite Bowmen are a better investment than Catapults...
rome under siege from day 1 and still lasted over half the video
5:20 this WAS Sparta
Turn 0:
Attila: Can I get aaaaaaaaaa
Attila: Capital
Graeco-persian war, haha. If only Greece wasn't distracted by India and Babylon, they could've had a chance.
Once again Babylon falls to the Persians
It's the Persian Empire!
Wow, that's . . . big.
Is no'one going to talk about how fucking fast Persia conquered the world??
For a second I was excited that the Maya were doing something in one of these. Of course it couldn't last :(
Darius dunked on people this game
Grece doomed themselves when they started a two front war VS Indi and Persia. They were slowly winning VS India but the war took valuable rescources they needed on the persian front. Persia played this to a T! :-O
The fact that the Indians, The Romans and the Persians lasted so long is hilarious
Always so satisfying when Greece gets crushed
Calling Byzantium, the Huns, and the Aztecs "ancient empires" is a real stretch.
byzantium and aztecs aside, huns definitely are ancient. Same time as romans
If you read the description, it's nothing to due with personal opinion, he just added in the civs with special units in the ancient and classical eras.
It is hard to call the Aztecs, Maya, Byzantium and Indonesia the "ancient" empires. All of these empires existed in middle ages. And where the hell is China?!
All the Civilizations in the video had ancient or classic era units. Chinese ChuKoNus are Renaissance crossbow units.
Kinda odd how that repeating crossbow is always taken as a chinese special unit. I guess it was unique, but it wasn't much of a weapon of war the way some of the other special units are, and they had rockets and flamethrowers at that time. But I guess civ limits the uniqueness of it's civilizations to avoid making them all the same again in their difference.
@@UnDeaDCyBorg and to avoid making them too op... Although the ChuKoNu were op for a while
@@ezdyu Hmm, never played CIV, but it's really unhistorical to endow Byzantians with the classic era units, the Byzantine Empire is the most Middle Ages one.
@@LukeVilent True. But in Civ V the Byzantine units are ancient/classical era (though they should be medieval).
Why are the aztecs in this scenario? They didn't exist before 1000 ad. They basically only rose to power after 1300, and there wasn't really an "Aztec" faction at all until then.
This is mostly true. Though arguably the Teotihuacan from the same branch of Nahuatl people were basically proto Aztecs dating back to about 100BC.
Even factoring that in China, Korea, or Japan would have been a better choice to include in this scenario.
Because they’re as advanced as ancient civilizations
Because this was based on what era they get their unique units in, not they actual historical era they existed in. (although it is odd that Polynesia wasn't in this one.)
Good job, Persia! Long live the shahansha!
No the greeks are the bestest an6d they willist start a revaluationion
The greeks did amazing considering that they don't have any bonus in this map
Music from Medieval 2 : Total War Britannia? I like it!
I really thought Sparta would survive longer to the Persians.
*sighs* Aztecs and Rome can't fight to save their lives, can they?
Рысец Обыкновенный They expand too quickly and either a coalition forms against them or they get blocked off
Feelsbad. Rome could easily taken this game with their units considering the tech was capped at the Classical
Sean Snider they were screwed as soon as the Celts out flanked and forced them into one city for the rest of game
What is somehow strange, bcus in all my games against Rome they always play highly aggressive from the start.
It all depends on them getting iron. Without iron for their legions, the Roman AI doesn't know what to do and gets wiped quite easily, but if they get iron they roll out intending to add everyone to their empire.
"without any fear of collapse" are we sure they won't succumb to unit maintenance / salaries? ^^
just delete them lol
It's the AI, since when has money ever affected them 😂
How the fuck does Celts one moment have one city and then spam 10 units to overwhelm Rome who had more units and towns then they do? Damn poor Rome always getting rekt even tho they were op in real life
5:12 Spartans about to dine in hell.
hahahaha alexander's destiny has differed
Where's China? It's like the oldest one
i think it was based on the era they got their unique unit
Persian death wave
That must be one swood guy...
what's the song in the end after the whole battle?
Brian Keane - Istanbul'dan Goruntuler
China?
I used only civs with ancient/classical unique units
do Mount and blade warband map
Bizantium stood still until 1453 the last period maybe was only one city but it still was there
Greece you should conquer Persia, instead of bashing some little bullshit-civilizations!
Bye the way, Rome held for so long, this was great!
The aztecs do not qualify as an ancient civ. Oxford University predates the aztec empire.
If the Byzantines and Huns count so do the Aztecs. At least the Aztecs built their civ from the ground up instead of inheriting it.
@@yibtstill teotihuacan begs to disagree with that statement
You only know that from a meme
Louis Perez Yeah, sure he might, but that doesn’t change anything does it?
The technology they used were even before bronze era, it has probably something more to do with that than actual timeframe plus unique unit in early game.
Having played for thousands of hours and watched tonnes of these videos, I'm starting to think that Persia has probably the best AI in the game, it is nearly impossible for him to lose in an AI match, and is basically the only AI I bother to worry about when I'm playing... That or egypt
Zulu, germany and the iroqui are the best civs in a 1v1.
Umm.. what about Zulu?
Talking about AI only battles, i feel it's persia that dominates
Where china
They don't get their unique unit until the medieval era
puts in byzantium "ancient empires" really?
~At the rivers of Babylon~
Turn 316:rome becomes roman again?
Весь бой смотрел как лисы бегают друг за другом...
The Greeks would've won if they were led by Leonidas
no spécial unit from Constantinople :'( sad
3:16 wait a damn minute that's from dragon age: tresspasser
Это было библейски круто
I guess China is not an ancient civ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Toghebon I think it's about unique units and there age. Chinas unique unit is in the medieval age.
Oh good point
I also noticed this but then I understood: this game is limited to classical era tech, and all civs have ancient or classical unique units. Chinese unit is medieval.
Исторично.
Rome MVP
Russha!!!!
да
Nooo greece my vote :(
indonesia is not ancient, american indians too
Most of the native american civs aren't very ancient. The Mayan civilization only started after Oxford University was built. But yeah, the indo civ leader was defintely not ancient.
So uhhh. Neither rome nor carthage were ancient, same with the celts. All classical era civilizations. At their heights at least
And byzantium was even later than rome. Technically surviving until the rise of the rennaisansse. In fact the byzantine empire wasnt even a thing until around 300 AD.
that's why it says ancient and classical in the description
@@zachy2314 The Byzantine Empire was in fact medieval. I believe that the Dromon should replace the Galleass and the Cataphract should replace the Knight. That would be historically accurate.
@@XenophonSoulis that's kinda what I said. Wasn't around till 300 AD (late classical) surviving until early rennaisansse. 1452 (I think is when Constantinople fell).
@@XenophonSoulis agreed on the whole dromon cataphract thing too though
Greek and Roman but NO EGYPT? baffling
and also China don't forget
ah mb thank you for correcting me
@Charlie Hiscock That's Assyria
@@natanmedeiros155 Egypt is below Assyria and was captured by the Huns in 0:20.
Gross
Кошмар.