The Golden One - Marcus Follin - Total War: Attila. Inheritors of Rome: Ostrogoths Chapter 5
Aired: 2015-06-25
Duration: 35:40


=== Bread Is Life (02:14) ===

[00:00:04]  Greetings you proud sons of Rome and brave men of the saviour.
[00:00:11]  I picked up exactly where we left off last time and what happened was that we retreated tactically from Ravenna.
[00:00:21]  So the Romans came to the aid of the beleaguered city.
[00:00:25]  So we'll just have to wait a bit, I suppose.
[00:00:29]  We have a food shortage to deal with as well.
[00:00:32]  So we're gonna get straight into it.
[00:00:35]  We have gained an ancillary.
[00:00:40]  Rise so serious.
[00:00:42]  No?
[00:00:43]  Oh well, suit yourself.
[00:00:45]  Bread is life.
[00:00:47]  Bread is...
[00:00:48]  I love bread.
[00:00:49]  I'll make against kitchen of talking about bread.
[00:00:52]  More about that later on.
[00:00:54]  Okay, brilliant.
[00:00:55]  That is awesome.
[00:00:58]  We're gonna take you up to Fiorentina, I suppose.
[00:01:04]  And get you back to Rome.
[00:01:08]  And the Grim Awakening.
[00:01:12]  Gonna get you in close proximity to our proud leader there.
[00:01:22]  We can place ourselves there.
[00:01:25]  And we still get the support from these guys.
[00:01:29]  Our little spy here will come down to deal with corruption, etc.
[00:01:37]  And we can research something fun.
[00:01:40]  What do we have here?
[00:01:42]  Enable sparring fields.
[00:01:44]  Fun.
[00:01:45]  Fun to spar.
[00:01:47]  More sparring videos are coming also, by the way.
[00:01:50]  So stay tuned for that.
[00:01:52]  That there, though, recruitment cost minus 10% for melee infantry.
[00:01:58]  Which is the bulk of our army.
[00:02:01]  So yes, please.
[00:02:03]  The food shortage.
[00:02:07]  Oh, God.
[00:02:12]  We could do that because we have money to spend there.

=== Salt for Survival (14:39) ===

[00:02:19]  Salt deposit.
[00:02:22]  Alright, 50 plus from reserves.
[00:02:25]  And now you ask what salt has to do with food.
[00:02:29]  But it's, of course, for food preservation.
[00:02:31]  So you can preserve food longer if you have salt.
[00:02:34]  So that's why like the background reason for it.
[00:02:40]  So we're gonna go with salt work and also, yeah, we need more food.
[00:02:48]  And then when we get more food, we can make this region a taxed region again.
[00:02:54]  So we have three choices here.
[00:02:58]  And we're gonna think about the most strategically wise decision to make.
[00:03:03]  So what?
[00:03:08]  We have to look at the fertility level.
[00:03:13]  I yeah, we did that last time as well, but double check.
[00:03:17]  Rich or good.
[00:03:18]  I can't really see if it's rich or good, but I suppose it's yeah, both of them are nice.
[00:03:24]  Like so, then we're gonna go with 56 additional food plus 14 per local fertility level.
[00:03:33]  Boom.
[00:03:34]  Yes, please.
[00:03:35]  Yes, thank you very much.
[00:03:37]  And we cannot fortify because we've moved too far.
[00:03:46]  And God, we're getting bankrupt here.
[00:03:59]  Thanks, Bro.
[00:03:59]  And so what are?
[00:04:00]  not at all god it's um Whatever we do, it's.
[00:04:14]  It's bad, but we're gonna try that.
[00:04:16]  Uh, probably we'll have a rebellion there, attrition all over the board, but in, in a few turns, I suppose that will um, will turn around as we get our salt deposit up and our fields up.
[00:04:34]  So yeah, hopefully that will sort itself out and hoping that the Romans are gonna leave us be that would be wonderful.
[00:04:44]  You see there'd be the vengeance of Rome.
[00:04:49]  The large fleet coming up there to our left that has been threatening us the whole last episode as well.
[00:04:57]  And I noticed that my last episode got quite many views and likes, so I appreciate that.
[00:05:04]  It was a nice episode to play and record, which is why it was so long also, because I enjoyed playing so much and then I kept on doing it.
[00:05:17]  And obviously I am cutting now for just for summer and for photo shoots, etc.
[00:05:24]  And gaming is very, very good to occupy your mind with if you are hungry.
[00:05:35]  In all actuality.
[00:05:37]  So if you are hungry or craving things, make sure to occupy your mind by gaming or painting Warhammer or whatever it might be.
[00:05:49]  Okay, cool.
[00:05:51]  We have resolved the food shortage.
[00:05:56]  Still not very much to spare though.
[00:06:04]  I'm gonna look at Ravenna.
[00:06:09]  There is nothing else right now.
[00:06:12]  We need to unlock a certain attribute there first.
[00:06:19]  Would be brilliant to take some of these islands.
[00:06:24]  It would indeed.
[00:06:26]  Faction ownership.
[00:06:29]  Let's look at the tactical map.
[00:06:31]  This is a beautiful map indeed.
[00:06:33]  So what we could do is, yeah, as I've said during the whole last episode, we might go down to take Syracuse.
[00:06:42]  One army could take Ajax or Karalis, depending on what this army does.
[00:06:48]  So I suppose the future will tell.
[00:06:53]  And I don't know how many units they might have there.
[00:06:59]  This is our highly glorious army.
[00:07:07]  Gonna go full steam ahead with some severely good units.
[00:07:11]  And as I said, unit rank 4.
[00:07:14]  That is brilliant.
[00:07:16]  Absolutely brilliant.
[00:07:21]  So what we could do with you, little spy, is send you down to actually see what crack is down here.
[00:07:30]  And I wonder where the spares of Minerva will go.
[00:07:37]  Perhaps they will help us like proper true friends.
[00:07:41]  Noise.
[00:07:44]  Let's look at the politics.
[00:07:49]  Does anyone want to be a companion?
[00:07:52]  You want to be an elder?
[00:07:54]  How about that?
[00:07:56]  How about you guys?
[00:07:57]  Do you want to be a companion?
[00:07:59]  No?
[00:08:04]  Alright then, we can adopt someone later on, but we're quite powerful either way.
[00:08:12]  We don't want to get too powerful, because that will stunt the growth and bring us minus 3 in public order.
[00:08:23]  So, if the power of our family diminishes, that is fine, it's cool.
[00:08:35]  Enter all right, rebellion imminent.
[00:08:42]  Yes, a worthy bride.
[00:08:46]  Who am I, Vitericus, to stand in the way of shrewish?
[00:09:00]  And what time do you call this to get in from campaigning?
[00:09:03]  Bah!
[00:09:04]  More drinking!
[00:09:04]  Don't you dare be sick!
[00:09:06]  Well, she seems like I'm gonna give the blessing.
[00:09:09]  Who am I to stand in front of love like that?
[00:09:15]  That would just be silly of me.
[00:09:18]  Alright, cool.
[00:09:22]  You have leveled.
[00:09:25]  Ah, wonderful.
[00:09:28]  Wealth, yes.
[00:09:30]  Thank you very much.
[00:09:32]  Sill.
[00:09:33]  And.
[00:09:34]  Okay, that's not particularly good for being a governor, but we need those to get further down here.
[00:09:44]  Commander's unit.
[00:09:48]  Don't really need that.
[00:09:53]  Tax rate.
[00:09:54]  Brilliant.
[00:09:54]  Yes, thank you very much for that.
[00:09:58]  We'll have a rebellion here.
[00:10:02]  Which we can deal with later, I suppose.
[00:10:09]  Let's see what happens here.
[00:10:15]  There is nothing else you can do, my trusted true friend.
[00:10:20]  Okay, so that might be a bit much to dig into now.
[00:10:25]  And this is a champion.
[00:10:27]  This guy.
[00:10:28]  God, I love it.
[00:10:30]  Cunning.
[00:10:31]  I'm gonna see here.
[00:10:33]  Minus an upkeep.
[00:10:35]  Done.
[00:10:36]  Done.
[00:10:38]  There we are.
[00:10:39]  I'm gonna keep this guy alive at all costs.
[00:10:43]  No question about that at all.
[00:10:46]  And I need to wait even more.
[00:10:49]  I'm gonna level this guy a bit.
[00:10:54]  I'm only doing this for the full level opportunity.
[00:10:59]  Because I wish that we get the sieve infiltrate.
[00:11:08]  No.
[00:11:13]  I won't investigate corruption.
[00:11:15]  Oh, there we are.
[00:11:16]  That one is the one I want.
[00:11:22]  What more can we do?
[00:11:25]  Fiorentina.
[00:11:27]  Enclosed Germanic crossbowmen and gothic archers.
[00:11:32]  Boom.
[00:11:33]  Yes, please.
[00:11:35]  And then we might actually recruit some units here.
[00:11:40]  And we're gonna go with Comrade Tentis.
[00:11:48]  No question about that at all.
[00:11:50]  Obviously, want Roman units to As high of a degree as possible, and I utilize a quick little edit so that you could just see what the Western Romans did.
[00:12:07]  Because the time for the turn takes a while, so I thought to um yeah, speed up the gameplay a bit as it were.
[00:12:17]  So you see, the Roman garrison at Syracuse has left the house as it were.
[00:12:24]  So yeah, we'll see what can be done there.
[00:12:35]  Okay, nice.
[00:12:38]  The um the Italians helps us there.
[00:12:44]  And God, these guys are standing there.
[00:12:48]  Can you please just land or something?
[00:12:51]  I want to deal with the upkeep of all of my units there.
[00:13:06]  Thirsty for battle.
[00:13:09]  Can we break that rebellion?
[00:13:12]  Yes, we can.
[00:13:16]  Boom.
[00:13:17]  There we are.
[00:13:20]  Let's take on warriors.
[00:13:30]  How can he assist me?
[00:13:32]  Can't you do anything fun here?
[00:13:33]  No?
[00:13:35]  Oh well.
[00:13:38]  Oh, well, don't do that then.
[00:13:42]  Can we build anything?
[00:13:45]  Convert you, perhaps.
[00:13:47]  Public order, but that grants the same thing, and we kind of want the big force instead.
[00:14:01]  Alright, cool.
[00:14:03]  Perhaps we can take Genoa.
[00:14:06]  How about that, true friends?
[00:14:09]  How about that?
[00:14:10]  Indeed.
[00:14:11]  So we're gonna do like that.
[00:14:14]  Gonna transfer some of the units and you will go for battle.
[00:14:33]  Alright, can go with the Gothic pikemen there as well in all actuality.
[00:14:40]  Boom.
[00:14:42]  I still don't want this army to be completely vulnerable.
[00:14:51]  Gonna do like that and see how far we can get with you back into Rome.
[00:14:59]  Boom, there we are.
[00:15:03]  Level him a little bit more.
[00:15:06]  Gather intelligence.
[00:15:10]  Critical failure.
[00:15:11]  Fuck.
[00:15:13]  Okay.
[00:15:14]  Oh well.
[00:15:19]  We recruit a few units here as well.
[00:15:25]  Take two turns.
[00:15:26]  That is not cool at all.
[00:15:29]  Germanic hurlers.
[00:15:32]  Wonderful.
[00:15:33]  Absolutely wonderful.
[00:15:39]  And no, that's obviously in the same region.
[00:15:45]  How silly of me.
[00:15:46]  Can we build a priest or something?
[00:15:48]  No.
[00:15:50]  Not at all.
[00:15:53]  However, enclose field.
[00:15:56]  Thank you very much.
[00:15:57]  And one turn until our salt things get done.
[00:16:03]  So, end turn, and I will edit it away.
[00:16:07]  Alrighty then, there we are.
[00:16:10]  And as I said, our salt work is complete and a lot of units has been created.
[00:16:20]  And the Romans are nowhere to be seen.
[00:16:23]  How quaint is why I, the golden one, will attempt a charge.
[00:16:39]  And we have a good few mercenaries to choose from there.
[00:16:45]  So that's that's brilliant.
[00:16:46]  I'm gonna look at the diplomacy.
[00:16:48]  We haven't really done that in a while.
[00:16:51]  Military alliance with you.
[00:16:53]  I wonder if you would like to be our words will find an attentive audience.

=== Let's Raise a Flit (16:05) ===

[00:16:58]  No.
[00:16:59]  Sometimes they come with a counteroffer.
[00:17:02]  Look at that, we can trade with these guys.
[00:17:04]  Import wine.
[00:17:08]  How about bottle of wine?
[00:17:14]  Hello, why don't you?
[00:17:15]  You got fucking salt from us.
[00:17:16]  That's brilliant.
[00:17:18]  How can you not want doesn't like us apparently?
[00:17:28]  But it's improving, so if we wait a few turns and then go back to that to it.
[00:17:33]  Hello, Hans.
[00:17:38]  What?
[00:17:38]  Hi.
[00:17:42]  Alrighty then.
[00:17:46]  I'm actually gonna demand money of you, you bloody heathens.
[00:17:53]  Lo, okay.
[00:17:54]  They don't like me being cheeky.
[00:17:58]  Oh, masterfully, masterfully done, Marcus.
[00:18:03]  Alright, cool.
[00:18:04]  And it's improving.
[00:18:06]  Nice.
[00:18:10]  Macedonia.
[00:18:11]  You are welcome.
[00:18:11]  Proud sons of Macedonia.
[00:18:17]  No, I don't suppose they want to do any business at all with us.
[00:18:26]  This is what I like with the gameplay with Total War.
[00:18:29]  I prefer the macro game, as it were.
[00:18:34]  Not so much the micro game.
[00:18:39]  Perhaps it would be prudent to raise an army.
[00:18:44]  Overseer, no, you want to be a governor, of course.
[00:18:48]  Taskmaster integrity.
[00:18:51]  I could go for a flilt, but I don't really need a flit.
[00:18:58]  How can you help?
[00:19:00]  You can help by making sure that these guys are not so rebellious.
[00:19:09]  God, I miss our spy.
[00:19:11]  I hope he's alright.
[00:19:13]  Alright, cool.
[00:19:14]  Hello, Genoa.
[00:19:16]  How are we today?
[00:19:30]  And we're going to occupy you.
[00:19:32]  Is either the conquest penalty only next time.
[00:19:37]  Occupy.
[00:19:39]  Wonderful.
[00:19:42]  Wonderful indeed.
[00:19:44]  And we're obviously gonna go with right, that's that's really good as well.
[00:19:55]  Boom.
[00:19:56]  And the next level is missile damage 9% and melee damage 9%.
[00:20:04]  However, I do want some cash as well.
[00:20:07]  So we're gonna go with that and drumidas foi million gains commander's aura temples when laying siege.
[00:20:21]  Yes, please, that could be useful.
[00:20:24]  Can try to look at getting Segustio and take it from there basically.
[00:20:34]  I ought to be praised.
[00:20:42]  Hmm.
[00:20:43]  Yeah, we need our spy.
[00:20:45]  I don't dare go anywhere with this guy.
[00:20:50]  Perhaps we could go out to see, defeat this army.
[00:20:56]  What we could do is actually raise a flit here.
[00:21:04]  But let's not.
[00:21:05]  Let's recruit some high-quality units instead.
[00:21:15]  I'm gonna go with...
[00:21:21]  Okay.
[00:21:21]  They don't get the same bonus there, but I need some of the some missile units at least.
[00:21:30]  And you can obviously recruit the units.
[00:21:34]  Okay, so we're a heavy militarized society.
[00:21:37]  I will take another turn right what?
[00:21:43]  Ah, Liguria, okay.
[00:21:48]  We don't have enough cash, but we might do like this then.
[00:21:53]  And now let's see.
[00:21:58]  You're an overseer, which meant industrial buildings, and you were a lord.
[00:22:07]  Go with an industrial building right there and see what the crack is.
[00:22:14]  If we do like this Aryan Christianity, I don't really know what might be suitable thing here actually.
[00:22:44]  Yeah, we can go with that one.
[00:22:52]  All right, I edited that away also.
[00:22:56]  Illegi... illegitimate birth.
[00:22:59]  That's cool, that's fine.
[00:23:04]  Raider settlement or trade route?
[00:23:06]  Okay.
[00:23:08]  That's cool, that's fine.
[00:23:11]  Tank gained.
[00:23:12]  Nice.
[00:23:16]  And let's look at you Wealth wonderful, thank you.
[00:23:23]  Our food is under control, otherwise, I would have taken that one construction cost minus yes, and I want to have a minus five percent in corruption also, which is what we're aiming for right there.
[00:23:44]  Ah, hello there.
[00:23:46]  Let's uh let's see what the crack is here.
[00:23:52]  Excitement at last.
[00:23:54]  Hinder army, gather intelligence.
[00:23:57]  Success!
[00:23:59]  Aha!
[00:24:00]  We gained a good bit of intel here.
[00:24:06]  How quaint.
[00:24:10]  How quaint indeed.
[00:24:13]  And by the way, the Roman army here retreated.
[00:24:19]  It did actually.
[00:24:24]  Alright.
[00:24:26]  Let's do it like this.
[00:24:31]  God, I thought we had a battler on our hands, but no, we didn't.
[00:24:38]  I don't really mind though.
[00:24:41]  Occupy you.
[00:24:44]  Boom.
[00:24:49]  God.
[00:24:52]  They are, this settlement has been viciously hurt and now we're gonna get even more of a rebellion as it were.
[00:25:08]  But we have the necessary soldiers to put that down.
[00:25:16]  Growth.
[00:25:17]  Yes.
[00:25:18]  Thank you. Nice.
[00:25:32]  I'm the knife in the dark.
[00:25:35]  Let's get you over here.
[00:25:41]  Look at Cartago.
[00:25:47]  Alright, so...
[00:25:51]  We could go there, actually.
[00:25:55]  And I think we would strike out soon here as well.
[00:25:59]  I'm a bit worried about this army, though.
[00:26:05]  Our chief is here.
[00:26:13]  These guys, on the other hand, Segustio.
[00:26:18]  Do you want to be in Ostrogothic hands instead?
[00:26:21]  Yes, you do.
[00:26:25]  You do indeed.
[00:26:29]  Why you as well?
[00:26:34]  I'm gonna repair you obviously.
[00:26:40]  Have too little money to build anything new, but the next time.
[00:26:44]  Hello, Franks.
[00:26:46]  This is my place now.
[00:26:48]  You can get the fuck out.
[00:26:52]  If you would be so kind as to do that.
[00:26:56]  Boom.
[00:26:58]  Authority.
[00:27:01]  Okay, so now we have level 2, and that's a bad level, so we need to up the authority to have a neutral public order.
[00:27:10]  Alrighty then.
[00:27:12]  I suppose this will be another very long episode, so I'm just gonna take like one turn extra.
[00:27:19]  Like another turn, I mean.
[00:27:21]  Because we made some land gains.
[00:27:25]  Two settlements here, and then obviously good old Sicily.
[00:27:31]  And now I'm gonna bring death and destruction to the mafia as I as I promised I would do in the last episode.
[00:27:42]  Alright, cool, let's hope for the best now.
[00:27:44]  And I'm feeling quite comfortable in our position now, actually.
[00:27:54]  I don't think the Western Roman has that much punch, that much power behind her punch to actually take something back from us.
[00:28:03]  And then obviously the islands might fall very easily from a big army.
[00:28:13]  And the rest of northern Italy.
[00:28:15]  Ravenna might be the last bastion they have, but if we come with a good force that might change, in all likelihood.
[00:28:32]  Quadians!
[00:28:33]  Oh, my favorite Germanic tribes, the Quadians.
[00:28:36]  Fucking love training legs.
[00:28:39]  You don't want to be a tribunary state, but military alliance.
[00:28:46]  How about that?
[00:28:47]  Nice.
[00:28:50]  I want you to give us money.
[00:28:53]  How about that?
[00:28:56]  Boom.
[00:28:57]  Oh, there we are.
[00:28:58]  Brilliant.
[00:29:00]  Thank you, Quadians.
[00:29:02]  We can celebrate this treaty by having a wonderful squat session together.
[00:29:07]  And obviously, I'm gonna squat today.
[00:29:11]  Feels fucking awesome.
[00:29:13]  If you have been reading my Sunday summary, I might mention that my knee was a bit problematic before, but I got knee warmers.
[00:29:28]  So it's all fine now.
[00:29:33]  Rebellion!
[00:29:35]  Yes.
[00:29:36]  Noble birth.
[00:29:37]  Ah, wonderful, wonderful.
[00:29:39]  Disease outbreak.
[00:29:41]  Fuck.
[00:29:41]  That's not good.
[00:29:43]  Thermal office.
[00:29:44]  Thermal office.
[00:29:45]  Rebellion.
[00:29:49]  Ah, okay.
[00:29:53]  I lose control, but again, who am I to stand in the way of love?
[00:30:00]  Alright, cool.
[00:30:01]  This is beginning to look bright for us.
[00:30:06]  Got that one sorted for us.
[00:30:10]  And look at that.
[00:30:12]  Gothic warband.
[00:30:15]  Replace Germanic Warband.
[00:30:18]  Legio!
[00:30:19]  Oh, foi!
[00:30:21]  Yes!
[00:30:22]  Okay, we need that first.
[00:30:24]  And then we can get that.
[00:30:26]  How about a Legio instead of cohorse?
[00:30:33]  Might be prudent to get one of these though.
[00:30:38]  But no, I want that now.
[00:30:42]  Hello, Rebel Army.
[00:30:44]  How are we today?
[00:30:48]  you want to fight me how can I help you can help by poisoning these guys Or misdirecting them.
[00:31:05]  Success.
[00:31:06]  Can we get a level?
[00:31:07]  Ah, brilliant.
[00:31:08]  Thank you.
[00:31:10]  I'm the knife in the dark.
[00:31:11]  I don't tire of hearing that.
[00:31:13]  Love it.
[00:31:14]  Boom, boom.
[00:31:15]  And next turn, you will get back and investigate corruption.
[00:31:20]  How about that, could go up and take Verona, but I'm not gonna do that.
[00:31:32]  Hello.
[00:31:41]  Oh, middle autumn.
[00:31:49]  There we are.
[00:31:51]  Alright, we're gonna get a little rebellion here.
[00:31:55]  And how do we counteract that?
[00:32:00]  We can do like this.
[00:32:02]  Champion Rider sounds like a fun thing.
[00:32:08]  Okay, there we have Septimania.
[00:32:15]  There is no finer ending.
[00:32:17]  The death in battle.
[00:32:19]  We can build something fun here.
[00:32:23]  Aryan Bapestry for Mirin.
[00:32:27]  Well, that is also good.
[00:32:33]  Provides garrison.
[00:32:35]  Yes, that is lovely.
[00:32:41]  And more food.
[00:32:44]  Yes, because the climate will get worse if I'm not mistaken.
[00:32:50]  Powermonger.
[00:32:52]  Okay.
[00:32:56]  Our first fleet then.

=== Bigger Fleet Needed (02:10) ===

[00:33:04]  Germanic bowmen.
[00:33:06]  We're gonna need a bigger fleet.
[00:33:10]  Alright, cool.
[00:33:10]  Let's make a little fleet there.
[00:33:12]  And for the Lord our Savior.
[00:33:15]  And I suppose next episode, I will pick up where we left off and to the gates of heaven.
[00:33:25]  I am outnumbering them quite much here to see the battle as well.
[00:33:33]  Comment below.
[00:33:33]  Let me know if you prefer me to take some more battles or if it's more just chill and entertaining to see the overall gameplay so that I know that and I can improve the quality of videos and obviously these guys will take care of next time.
[00:33:53]  So my plans is, my plans are.
[00:33:59]  Oh look at that, I like that map, dun dun dun dun dun.
[00:34:16]  Where is, uh?
[00:34:21]  Oh, there we are, there we are.
[00:34:25]  We have Syracuse Quite firm within our grasp, and I'm gonna chill there for a little while.
[00:34:35]  We have our fleet here, which will serve as an escort for perhaps this army, I suppose, because our general here Vithericus, aka our beloved king, must remain to defend Italia.
[00:34:54]  Mediolanum will obviously fall and then, if we can get Verona Aquila, and then we have secured Italy, and then obviously we'll strike out to get these territories that are a requirement to win this campaign if we're going for the overall victory.

=== Thank You For Watching (00:24) ===

[00:35:15]  I don't know yet, I just like to play and carve out the empire.
[00:35:22]  So yeah, thank you very, very much for watching.
[00:35:27]  Come with any comments if you have any.
[00:35:30]  If not, thank you either way for watching.
[00:35:34]  And who am I?
[00:35:37]  I'm the devout champion of God Himself.