I'm very happy because I've finally found someone who creates content to revive things historically to have fun like myself, rather than someone who tries to doomstack and play to win fast from now on, I am a strict follower of these series
I don't know if you read your comments section but I'd just like to tell you that you're honestly the most interesting, insightful and engaging total war channel I've come across. Blending your love of total war and the history of the period into an entertaining video. Awesome stuff.
Absolutely loved this. I clicked on the video title saying 'who?' in relation to the faction choice, and by the end of it was totally invested in the story that's forming and the Marco Polo style narrator. Can't wait for more!
Dave this is the best rts/total war lets play I've seen in a long while. No power plays no speed running. Just fun in the name of narrative, historical accuracy and the rule of cool. feel like I'm being given an ancient history lesson by some mad history professor.
I really appreciate all the historical commentary and info, the slower pace is not a problem. Can't wait to see where this new series goes. Thanks for all the work you're putting into this!
I love the way you play this game; it's pretty much how I would play it as well. No min-maxing and the like, just keeping things as realistic as possible in a game like this. I am so there for this let's play.
Wow, that was a messy battle... TBF, the moment I saw the enemy sally out of their fort I knew you were in a tough spot but still... Pitty you couldn't get more close-up shots, but still, pretty interesting start for a playthrough. I do love the way you make a story for the game. Also: I do love the immage of the soldiers, battered and bruised, returning home drunk of victory and the commander assuring them it was all planned all along and everybody believes it just because everyone thinks this couldn't have been won if there was no plan, but honestly, no soldier can actually explain the plan when asked about it...
Small tip: when recruiting agents like spies and champions, you can view their stats before you buy them by mousing over the little gold emblem at the top right corner of their unit card. So excited for this let's play!
Found your channel via the Fall of the Republic series, and I love your narrative style. Also wholeheartedly support playing to role as opposed to efficiency, more fun that way. Keep it up!
43:36 Dave I love your content explicitly because of your narrative choice. Never apologies for making your content interesting. Have a good day if/when you read this!
Oh my golly. Signed up immediately especially for the historical waffle and the considered pace. Have to say though, that was the scrappiest battle I've seen in a while. Maybe keep it simple. Line 'em up and move 'em straight ahead.
To be fair, Gauls running everywhere miht keep AI disorganised too. I haven't played Rome2 for few years, but sending scout cav slightly to the left used to make whole enemy formation run in circles until exhaustion in every TW game.
Galacians are one of my favorite peoples of Antiquity. Their tale basically reads as RTW migration campaign: uproot your entire faction and move across half the known world to fight new enemies, rule new lands and get all of the denarii.
This intro made me subscribe immediately. I don't even know how the rest of it went, just subbed after hearing of chad Lentulus. This is going to be a wild ride.
Love to see more total war on this channel. Always liked watching videos like these. Tried to play it myself for the first time, but the game makes me anxious with its real time battles. That and my ADHD can’t keep up with managing units.
i loved this! the historical intro bit was amazing, the role-playing approach was great and the historical information was super interesting. i'd love to see more of these!
Loving this series, thank you! You've actually got me back into playing this again with DEI. Rome II was always one of my favorite CA games. The political/diplomatic systems were one of the better ones for their genre. I just wish the Family and character portions were just a tad deeper, and not so randomized. Even with their later additions of options, I feel like they were poorly thought out and really unnecessary, and they were just a worse version of what Crusader Kings established. But, I'm just nit picking at this point. Please keep this going! You are an amazing content creator. Thank you again.
Always loved your approach to games, Dave. While sometimes it differs to my own, the pacing is perfect. You have personable and constructive thoughts throughout as a bonus. Good stuff, mate 👍
I love everything about this. DeI stands as a pinnacle of total war to me. It encourages players to play as history did and it's fantastic. Also FYI, the buffs/debuffs for "senate" control are dependent on government type. The Rome default debuffs for tyranny are actually specific to the Republic government type, which favors political diversity. Government types such as Oligarchy, Kingdom, and Chiefdom go in the other direction and favor influential control. All factions can change their government type with money and meeting certain criteria, the options available are faction dependent. One of the many things that make me love how just a little tweaking adds amazing depth to the game.
and many times reinforce the attack on the fortified stack. If they retreat but still can reinforce the town, then you have a straight main v main open field battle which if you win they get wiped
Absolutely awesome new series. Thank you for role playing it and including some history tidbits throughout. Looking forward to the next episode. Keep up the good work.
Bravo! You're such a talented storyteller, Dave. After the abortive Rome: Remastered Carthaginian campaign, I thought that was it for fun and interesting Total War empire building, and yet here we are. Nicely done!
man i played the orignal Rome Total war back before steam was a thing and logged probably hundreds of hours during my high school days, hearing some my favorite music in the background around 38:00 mins in makes me soooo nostalgic i may have to go play some... thanks for the great storyline and and as always fascinating tangents
Good stuff bro, I definitely like your taking a slower more intricate approach to gameplay. It makes the battles feel for important and personal. Hope to see a lot more👍
Honestly would love you to do just a history series or even start your own podcast. It's fun to hear you gush over this early history (a topic I love as well, but rarely get the time to delve into)
Great start! I love the history focus, role play, and storytelling. One small piece of advice though, there several moments during the battle where I felt you could have easily routed their ranged units with your cavalry, and then quickly turned around and charged their spearmen in the flank. Instead I felt like the enemy skirmishers were for the most part ignored and thus lead to more casualties and morale penalties for you
In the summer of 475 a.u.c., or as my Greek friends would say, in the third year of the CXXV Olimpiad, Magurix, high chief of the Galatians, went to war against the Cappadocians living to his south. All summer his army pillaged the lands north of Mazaca, and with the spoils chief Caxtos raised another levy, a thousand men or so. But after the harvest finished, the Cappadocian satrap (for they armed and kept themselves in a Persian manner) Nicodemos took his men and marched against Magurix and set up camp on the main road north. He had four thousand men under arms, five hundred of them horsemen. Mazacan levy was another two and a half thousand, led by Euthydemos. Magurix knew one of the enemy forces would come to the aid of another, and having less than four thousand under arms, sought to defeat them separately. To this end he formed ranks against the camp of Nicodemos and challenged the Cappadocians to fight. But they stayed inside and sent messengers for Euthydemos to come. With the levy exiting Mazaca, Magurix’s scout Prito rode and messaged where they would be coming from. On the next day, the Galatians formed ranks on the road, so as to stay between the camp and the levy. Riders were also sent for Caxtos to march south and join the main army. When the Mazacan levy arrived, weary and footsore, Magurix turned his infantry against them, while his cavalry rode around and struck into the levy’s back. The right flank of the levy routed quickly, but the in left Euthydemos dispersed the Galatian riders and struck himself. Yet he was met by rows of spears and the tribesmen, hearing cries of victory from other places, held firm. Seeing the fighting going poorly, Nicodemos rode out of the camp with all of his men, but was delayed in the narrow camp entrance. Well suited for defense, now it proved an obstacle. His forces then went out not all together, but as a slow stream, not quick or numerous enough to save what remained of Euthydemos’s levy. However, the Galatians were tired and had many wounded, and the Cappadocians were encouraged by more and more men joining the fighting. But then a cry went around the field - Euthydemos was killed and the Gauls took heart. Good and ill news alike sway a Gaul much more readily then a Roman. With combat reaching a critical moment, one side was about to break. Then Caxtos arrived from the north and attacked Nicodemos’s army from behind. The Cappadocians ran away soon and Mazaca was left open for Magurix’s army. When the losses were counted, it was said than for every dead Galatian the were two Cappadocians killed and one captured into slavery.
The Apostle Saint Paul (who was from Tarsus in Asia Minor) indeed wrote a Letter to the Galatians. Apparently they still had a bit of a reputation for Celtic/ barbarian thickheadedness. St Paul wrote in one famous verse “You stupid Galatians! Who has bewitched you?” The Gauls called themselves Celtae; Julius Caesar called them Galli (hence Gauls, or in Asia Minor, Galatoi).
I really enjoy your slow and thoughtful playstyle and all the history is extremely interesting to me. I had no idea there were Gauls in modern day Turkey. :)
As an Archaeologist and avid Total War player, this is the best series I've seen to date. I absolutely love classical history and I honestly didn't know about the gallic settlement in Galacia. So I'm learning a lot myself, and watching some great gameplay. Love it. Can't wait to see the rest of the series.
I really enjoy the historical tidbits you litter throughout the video! Do you have any recommendations for reading on the Gallatians or this region durinf the period?
The Ancient Celts (Second Edition) by Professor Barry Cunliffe is the main source of most of my knowledge about the Galatians and the celts more generally. It's a good starting point that is fairly up to date.
I'm very happy because I've finally found someone who creates content to revive things historically to have fun like myself, rather than someone who tries to doomstack and play to win fast from now on, I am a strict follower of these series
This is just the ticket; roleplay, history and a slower pace.
You always find the most creative ways to introduce the viewer to new let's plays and I am here for it!
Yes, I love to see the enthusiasm here! Can’t wait to see the rest of the series
BROTHER
'Gracchus! Something more cheerful!'
-Julius Caesar, probably
Dave: “Let’s build some warrior lodges in our capital”
Me: *sweats nervously and has flashbacks to the Horus Heresy*
Im sure Horus wont do anything extreme and will always be loyal to the emperor
as long as there isnt a Fucking Erebus around it will be fine.@@animationfanatic2133
I don't know if you read your comments section but I'd just like to tell you that you're honestly the most interesting, insightful and engaging total war channel I've come across. Blending your love of total war and the history of the period into an entertaining video. Awesome stuff.
What the old narrative Series of officially devin
I have only 10% vision , so i really enjoy the slow and steady, immersive let's play. thanks tons
Historical total war is what brought me to your channel in the first place with the Romano British campaign waaaay back in the day
That intro was absolutely fantastic, it sounded like a genuine Roman account
You hear that music, and suddenly, you're back in 160 bc
Absolutely loved this. I clicked on the video title saying 'who?' in relation to the faction choice, and by the end of it was totally invested in the story that's forming and the Marco Polo style narrator. Can't wait for more!
Dave this is the best rts/total war lets play I've seen in a long while. No power plays no speed running. Just fun in the name of narrative, historical accuracy and the rule of cool.
feel like I'm being given an ancient history lesson by some mad history professor.
I for one love slower, more chill playstyles like this.
“where Constantinople is… was”
kinda funny, but “will be” might be more appropriate given the time period.
I really appreciate all the historical commentary and info, the slower pace is not a problem. Can't wait to see where this new series goes. Thanks for all the work you're putting into this!
Yo Same, I really hope we see more of this!
I love the way you play this game; it's pretty much how I would play it as well. No min-maxing and the like, just keeping things as realistic as possible in a game like this. I am so there for this let's play.
@SorcererDave For the record, I greatly enjoy your slower style. I, too, am a history buff, so I enjoy the context you provide as well.
Wow, that was a messy battle... TBF, the moment I saw the enemy sally out of their fort I knew you were in a tough spot but still...
Pitty you couldn't get more close-up shots, but still, pretty interesting start for a playthrough. I do love the way you make a story for the game.
Also: I do love the immage of the soldiers, battered and bruised, returning home drunk of victory and the commander assuring them it was all planned all along and everybody believes it just because everyone thinks this couldn't have been won if there was no plan, but honestly, no soldier can actually explain the plan when asked about it...
1:44:05 - the man on the horse in the center of the screen stabs his enemy with an axe as if it was a sword. Love it.
That’s cus the axe is modelled on the sword via the divide mod
33:43 The negotiations were, in fact, not short, though they certainly felt aggressive
This gotta be one of my favourite sorcererdave let's play, the historical info makes it so interesting
Yes! I love the way he mixes his knowledge with RP and fiction, it’s like watching a documentary
Great cinematic RP moments mixed with the historical immersion, looking forward to the rest of the Galatian's journey
Small tip: when recruiting agents like spies and champions, you can view their stats before you buy them by mousing over the little gold emblem at the top right corner of their unit card. So excited for this let's play!
Found your channel via the Fall of the Republic series, and I love your narrative style. Also wholeheartedly support playing to role as opposed to efficiency, more fun that way. Keep it up!
My first video of yours I have ever seen, I look forward to watching the rest of your stuff. I Absolutely love your knowledge and style.
Hey a DEI lets play right on, Galatia is a wild thunderdome experience! Good luck, looking forward to it!
43:36 Dave I love your content explicitly because of your narrative choice. Never apologies for making your content interesting. Have a good day if/when you read this!
Commenting so the algorithm knows this is content worth recommending
I really like the slow and well though playstile, and the historical facts are a neat little detail
Remember you can always ambush and bait with a smaller army further down the road.
Oh my golly. Signed up immediately especially for the historical waffle and the considered pace. Have to say though, that was the scrappiest battle I've seen in a while. Maybe keep it simple. Line 'em up and move 'em straight ahead.
To be fair, Gauls running everywhere miht keep AI disorganised too. I haven't played Rome2 for few years, but sending scout cav slightly to the left used to make whole enemy formation run in circles until exhaustion in every TW game.
Galacians are one of my favorite peoples of Antiquity. Their tale basically reads as RTW migration campaign: uproot your entire faction and move across half the known world to fight new enemies, rule new lands and get all of the denarii.
They let Caesar slaughter and enslave their people, and preferred to migrate to the Middle East and Greece
The slow paced deep historical info is great. Your passion for both storytelling and informing is what I think is so great about your channel
Rome 1's theme never gets old, it's too iconic and it hits too hard.
I'm all for historical addendums in this series, even if it doubles the length of the video.
Yes! I absolutely love the RP focused way you play! I’m totally going to check out more of your content
Why have I only just come across your channel?
This is unreal!
Being outnumber two to one just means more glory and loot
This intro made me subscribe immediately. I don't even know how the rest of it went, just subbed after hearing of chad Lentulus. This is going to be a wild ride.
LETS gooo, the only total war game I own except Rome 1 which I haven't played
This was a great beginning, gladly looking forward to more.
Love to see more total war on this channel. Always liked watching videos like these. Tried to play it myself for the first time, but the game makes me anxious with its real time battles. That and my ADHD can’t keep up with managing units.
I love that army is named "The Doompigs"
Insanely good intro as always, I should expect it at this point but you always surpass expectations with them.
I don't know how this was first in my feed😏 but I'm not upset one wittle bit what a epic epilogue!! Your cousin is Scipio 😂😂 loving this!!
Comments for the algorithim god!
But seriously, slower pace is not a problem, I'm so excited to watch this series and see some new stuff!
I'm really hyped for this series, and that intro was fantastic.
Mhm agreed
Been absorbing Total War since you put out the community question for which game to play.
Very excited for this!
That intro was amazing. The hype is real.
i loved this! the historical intro bit was amazing, the role-playing approach was great and the historical information was super interesting. i'd love to see more of these!
I really want this series daily. You've got yourself a loyal subscriber. I hope this series is long and you can do more series like this.
So pumped for this. Mostly commenting for the sake of "engagement" but I'm thrilled with the story you chose to tell!
I'm excited for this! Your narrations at the beginning of these are so hype
This type of slower gameplay is exactly what I was looking for. You've gained a new sub, keep it up
Those troops deserve a feast! What a fight
I love the pace. Thanks!
I'm glad someone else appreciates this game's Politics and Diplomacy. As always the narrative stuff is captivating and I can't wait for more!
Loving this series, thank you! You've actually got me back into playing this again with DEI.
Rome II was always one of my favorite CA games. The political/diplomatic systems were one of the better ones for their genre. I just wish the Family and character portions were just a tad deeper, and not so randomized. Even with their later additions of options, I feel like they were poorly thought out and really unnecessary, and they were just a worse version of what Crusader Kings established.
But, I'm just nit picking at this point.
Please keep this going! You are an amazing content creator. Thank you again.
Always loved your approach to games, Dave. While sometimes it differs to my own, the pacing is perfect. You have personable and constructive thoughts throughout as a bonus. Good stuff, mate 👍
So glad total war is back
The introduction to this is some of your best work, Dave. GG.
The rest ain't too shabby either.
I love everything about this. DeI stands as a pinnacle of total war to me. It encourages players to play as history did and it's fantastic. Also FYI, the buffs/debuffs for "senate" control are dependent on government type. The Rome default debuffs for tyranny are actually specific to the Republic government type, which favors political diversity. Government types such as Oligarchy, Kingdom, and Chiefdom go in the other direction and favor influential control. All factions can change their government type with money and meeting certain criteria, the options available are faction dependent. One of the many things that make me love how just a little tweaking adds amazing depth to the game.
Time to get snug in a blanket with a hot drink and enjoy 2 hours of Dave and Gaulic Claudius.
Great intro, the stage-fright excites me, since you're likely as enthusiastic about this as I am. Looking forward to what you'll do with it.
So remember you can use the small army to put the city under siege. Then it won’t be able to reinforce the field army
and many times reinforce the attack on the fortified stack. If they retreat but still can reinforce the town, then you have a straight main v main open field battle which if you win they get wiped
Absolutely awesome new series. Thank you for role playing it and including some history tidbits throughout. Looking forward to the next episode. Keep up the good work.
Bravo! You're such a talented storyteller, Dave.
After the abortive Rome: Remastered Carthaginian campaign, I thought that was it for
fun and interesting Total War empire building, and yet here we are. Nicely done!
man i played the orignal Rome Total war back before steam was a thing and logged probably hundreds of hours during my high school days, hearing some my favorite music in the background around 38:00 mins in makes me soooo nostalgic i may have to go play some... thanks for the great storyline and and as always fascinating tangents
Nice to see a new Total War LP from you Dave. Love the narrative aspects you add to your work.
ohh yes. I can get into this. In my list to listen/watch. Excited to see what happens.
Ooh Very interesting ill enjoy this Dave, good luck with the campaign
Good stuff bro, I definitely like your taking a slower more intricate approach to gameplay. It makes the battles feel for important and personal. Hope to see a lot more👍
I thoroughly enjoyed it.....more please!
Honestly would love you to do just a history series or even start your own podcast. It's fun to hear you gush over this early history (a topic I love as well, but rarely get the time to delve into)
Great intro as always! Hope to see where fate shall lead Cornelivs and Magurix next!
Great start! I love the history focus, role play, and storytelling. One small piece of advice though, there several moments during the battle where I felt you could have easily routed their ranged units with your cavalry, and then quickly turned around and charged their spearmen in the flank. Instead I felt like the enemy skirmishers were for the most part ignored and thus lead to more casualties and morale penalties for you
Oh, u r back bro, I can't wait for this, u even chose my fav mod(after anomaly) among all mods
Tho I wish it was more civilised nation, maybe Greek cuz romans where done so much
Holy crap that intro was phenomenal. I didn't know SorcererDave played Rome 2.
Bro plays some OLD games, but I respect it
Love the introduction! Beautiful! Instant subscriber of yours!
Just stumbled on your channel and loving it. I recommend that you also try to take over Egypt like they actually tried to do.
10 seconds in and this is already one of the hardest intros you've done, good shit man :)
I think this is going to be something special!
In the summer of 475 a.u.c., or as my Greek friends would say, in the third year of the CXXV Olimpiad, Magurix, high chief of the Galatians, went to war against the Cappadocians living to his south. All summer his army pillaged the lands north of Mazaca, and with the spoils chief Caxtos raised another levy, a thousand men or so.
But after the harvest finished, the Cappadocian satrap (for they armed and kept themselves in a Persian manner) Nicodemos took his men and marched against Magurix and set up camp on the main road north. He had four thousand men under arms, five hundred of them horsemen. Mazacan levy was another two and a half thousand, led by Euthydemos.
Magurix knew one of the enemy forces would come to the aid of another, and having less than four thousand under arms, sought to defeat them separately. To this end he formed ranks against the camp of Nicodemos and challenged the Cappadocians to fight. But they stayed inside and sent messengers for Euthydemos to come.
With the levy exiting Mazaca, Magurix’s scout Prito rode and messaged where they would be coming from. On the next day, the Galatians formed ranks on the road, so as to stay between the camp and the levy. Riders were also sent for Caxtos to march south and join the main army.
When the Mazacan levy arrived, weary and footsore, Magurix turned his infantry against them, while his cavalry rode around and struck into the levy’s back. The right flank of the levy routed quickly, but the in left Euthydemos dispersed the Galatian riders and struck himself. Yet he was met by rows of spears and the tribesmen, hearing cries of victory from other places, held firm.
Seeing the fighting going poorly, Nicodemos rode out of the camp with all of his men, but was delayed in the narrow camp entrance. Well suited for defense, now it proved an obstacle. His forces then went out not all together, but as a slow stream, not quick or numerous enough to save what remained of Euthydemos’s levy.
However, the Galatians were tired and had many wounded, and the Cappadocians were encouraged by more and more men joining the fighting. But then a cry went around the field - Euthydemos was killed and the Gauls took heart. Good and ill news alike sway a Gaul much more readily then a Roman.
With combat reaching a critical moment, one side was about to break. Then Caxtos arrived from the north and attacked Nicodemos’s army from behind. The Cappadocians ran away soon and Mazaca was left open for Magurix’s army. When the losses were counted, it was said than for every dead Galatian the were two Cappadocians killed and one captured into slavery.
The Apostle Saint Paul (who was from Tarsus in Asia Minor) indeed wrote a Letter to the Galatians. Apparently they still had a bit of a reputation for Celtic/ barbarian thickheadedness. St Paul wrote in one famous verse “You stupid Galatians! Who has bewitched you?”
The Gauls called themselves Celtae; Julius Caesar called them Galli (hence Gauls, or in Asia Minor, Galatoi).
I really enjoy your slow and thoughtful playstyle and all the history is extremely interesting to me. I had no idea there were Gauls in modern day Turkey. :)
1:27:23 I feel that "Send in the naked loonies!" is exactly what Magurix would be bellowing at that moment.
Doompigs gave me a hearty chuckle.
The Rome 1 Music hits different
Absolutely adored this Dave, can’t wait for more
This was an awesome watch i can't wait for episode 2
I did really enjoy this, you Just made urself another follower:) Nice to hear the history about these lesser known factions :D keep it up:)
awesome. gonna watch this whole series.
What an intro! I'm impressed
I subscribed for the historical waffling.
Love it, keep up the good work. Definitely made my morning 👍👍👍
As an Archaeologist and avid Total War player, this is the best series I've seen to date. I absolutely love classical history and I honestly didn't know about the gallic settlement in Galacia. So I'm learning a lot myself, and watching some great gameplay. Love it. Can't wait to see the rest of the series.
"Pardon me but I'll be taking it slow".
Well don't threaten us with a good time, Dave!
That opening. My guy. This will be fucking fire.
I really enjoy the historical tidbits you litter throughout the video! Do you have any recommendations for reading on the Gallatians or this region durinf the period?
The Ancient Celts (Second Edition) by Professor Barry Cunliffe is the main source of most of my knowledge about the Galatians and the celts more generally. It's a good starting point that is fairly up to date.
To be fair to the family if the cousin is the Scipio I think it is he’s going to do a lot of cool things.