34.6 million casualties in 10 years of war. Truly, the world has gone mad. Also imagine being some DM troops told "We're going to support our Scandinavian and Arcadian lads in Northern Germany", then being in the transports for way too long and exiting out into India fighting against the Japanese.
I'd say it was unrealistic but then again real life is just as weird: "Alright my Ozzy lads we're going to be fighting for the British to protect the Belgians from the Germans!" Ends up in Syria fighting the Turks alongside the Arabs
I enjoyed playing in this war. I think if I ever played Hungary again I would prioritize a large transport fleet to engage the ottomans along their coastline like we did here. With an ally like Aragon Italy the ottomans’ coastline is just way too big for them to reasonably hold.
A good reason for you guys winning could be explained by the enemy being overwhelmed by fronts and not being able to focus on all of the at the same time, causing missplays
Also, they had a better coordination over ALL the fronts, that could also be because front management was better split between the naval alliance countries
Also the great winner of late game mega wars, Spuds alliance had naval dominance, letting them attack any enemy coastline and pull off naval encirclements
Europe - In flames Arcadia - We Neeed haINAN rAdTAD Forgot why I even needed hainan.. Maybe to use it's ports to better blockade japan but that's all I can think about
Video analysis summed up the war perfectly. Basically turned this war into a tug of war where we had the advantage of mobility. Once they moved to any front we had the advantage of attacking from another.
Naval dominance always wins great wars it seems. The game doesn’t simulate the logistics difficulties of naval invasions and supply enough to make invasions as hard as they were in real life
@@mememachine6022 I didn’t say anything about blockades. If anything blockades aren’t impactful enough in the game. It’s naval invasions that are too easy to do
If you want a campaign we’re naval dominance failed, look at spuds old Prussia to Germany campaign. I wish it was made into a video as it was one hell of a war
I think a nice addition to the mod would be if Poland or Bohemia could form Zapadoslavia if they control Czechia, Slovakia, and Poland. The PLC needs an alternative route in case it loses to Muscovy and cannot reform the Commonwealth. It would also be a good route if one cares about industry and literacy more than pops.
This was one of the most satisfying great wars I’ve ever seen; great strategic and tactical plays! What a joy to watch, thank you for this unique and dope content Spud.
This war was extremely close, with lots of blunders and great offensives on both sides and i really feel that Spud's alliance managed to grab a victory at the last second. The things that decided everything were the ottoman's explosion and the invasion of tatarstan, 2 problems that the enemy alliance had no way to solve but the DM was also about to explode and they did after the enemy surrender. If the timing was different (DM explode before Ottomans or they explode before the enemy surrender) that may have changed things significantly. Great conclusion to a very entertaining campaign.
Ottomans would need to hold for at least a few months longer for DM to explode first. And it's possible that Spudgun's alliance would've still attacked Tatarstan from India. BTW, the Ottomans didn't explode, they imploded.
I think it was kind of understated how imporant your naval superiority was throughout the war. Probably what won it for you in the first place. Especially with the ottomans it felt like a death by a thousand cuts. The others were basically landlocked, sure. But having to dedicate troops to defend the coast like Japan did cost them dearly on some fronts. Otherwise they could have singled out a country at a time and just overwhelem them since your "entante" was so separated from each other in contrast to their "central powers"
This war is a perfect example as to why naval dominace is imporant, it allowed for many encirclments and many more operations while the opposing side had to stick to predictable land offensives.
this was such an epic series can't wait for vic3 to come out to have another great series like this imagine what the war system will be like in vic3 can't wait :D
I noticed that the Japanese weren't 1st great power for like 200 points, could they've done prestige research to bridge the gap and steal the spot and start getting fuel? or because it was the DM that was making it, would it have gone to the DM anyway?
@@SpudgunOfficial well, maybe, but in this case it could've easily made things quite different, it's a shame nobody thought of that at the time, specially given that sometimes I see you (so I imagine others do it too) some time without research anything
@@matheusGMN it is a good idea in theory but that is just in hindsight , in japan's position before the war japan was focused in china and was researching organic chemistry which should have given japan the fuel tech but they were unlucky , besides that it wasn't clear which side japan will join i mean they went the entire game just fighting in china with no clear side to ally , so unless japan knew who they are going to join in an upcoming great war far away ,they would just be wasting research on prestige.
@@Antonious_jeffer I mean, sure maybe it was a waste of time researching it before joining the war, but after joining the war it would've been useful, plus, the game has a mechanic in which it's faster to research technology that's considered common/outdated?/well-known, so it's not like they would've wasted much time researching it, specially if they were still in the 1st or 2nd tech levels of prestige
It's a shame that the Series was cut in half by the Victoria 3 Kerfuffle, i think that if timed better this one could've become my favourite cinematic universe. Great series as always, keep it up chief!
The only cinematic universe i plan on rewatching is the Poland one. But I still have it fresh in my mind so I'm waiting a couple of months before I do so
What an absolutely amazing great war, the GC joining with the US probably did over stack the alliance tbh. The whole thing was honestly really similar to WW1.
Gotta say, HRE did a real HeavyLifting during the war, present on 80% of all The fronts, and with huge advantage on numbers. You really dont wanna make ot possible for a HRE to form.
Even if you guys lose, as an EU4 player it is really satisfying watching you guys kick the shit out of the Ottomans. Edit: Vids still not over, but I don't see how you can lose this now
The only time you can insult a player is when he pulls a move where he ruins his nation, deletes his factories and destroys the game for the other 10-20+ players in the campaign.
A good war, the front in Germany was mainly a fault of over extension. Otherwise everything was well done. The Turkish collapse was a MAGNIFICENT affair to watch. Now I am sorry if I came off as insulting in my comment in the last video of this series regarding Scandinavia. I don't know him nor his usual play style. And my comments were rude. So again sorry.
I think it's because the results often give one side too much of an advantage and tying to set up a new block of alliances to start a second great war typically has to sacrifice organic diplomacy for balance.
I think its possible, but the AI just accepts peace when it gets to a certain point. So it probably doesn't happen. I think it was designed for the AI to use against a player
If you want to know how people in Texas would be in case they called it Bahia, just think of everyone there loving sleeping as much as they love guns in Texas.
I'm still in disbelief that they galipolied themselves last episode...
Like seruisly...
It joins naval encyclement and barfing in the PC.
That was probably the most "Great War-y" Great War I've seen in this game
34.6 million casualties in 10 years of war.
Truly, the world has gone mad.
Also imagine being some DM troops told "We're going to support our Scandinavian and Arcadian lads in Northern Germany", then being in the transports for way too long and exiting out into India fighting against the Japanese.
yoURE GOING TO JAPAN
That's the population of Vanilla China without sub states IRC.
"Oh hey, you're finally awake"
This is what the world would have been like if democracy died in the 19th century
I'd say it was unrealistic but then again real life is just as weird:
"Alright my Ozzy lads we're going to be fighting for the British to protect the Belgians from the Germans!" Ends up in Syria fighting the Turks alongside the Arabs
I enjoyed playing in this war. I think if I ever played Hungary again I would prioritize a large transport fleet to engage the ottomans along their coastline like we did here. With an ally like Aragon Italy the ottomans’ coastline is just way too big for them to reasonably hold.
A good reason for you guys winning could be explained by the enemy being overwhelmed by fronts and not being able to focus on all of the at the same time, causing missplays
Yes
Also, they had a better coordination over ALL the fronts, that could also be because front management was better split between the naval alliance countries
Also the 12:48 naval encirclement was really good.
Also the great winner of late game mega wars, Spuds alliance had naval dominance, letting them attack any enemy coastline and pull off naval encirclements
@@deeznoots6241 Yeah, but he already explains why japanese navy sucked all the war.
The European desire to start another front in Greece for no reason.
Was worth it
Was actually Chad because it was competently planned and coordinated and hastened the Ottoman collapse.
Very nice campaign. I can’t believe the Ottoman, Poland, and Tatarstan alliance lasted for as long as it did and only broke down at the last session.
Europe - In flames
Arcadia - We Neeed haINAN rAdTAD
Forgot why I even needed hainan.. Maybe to use it's ports to better blockade japan but that's all I can think about
Yeah that’s the reason it was even my suggestion! To blockade Japan
@@SpudgunOfficial certainly helped bud
Europe in falmes
@@okbro3524 It did really get falmed.
Video analysis summed up the war perfectly. Basically turned this war into a tug of war where we had the advantage of mobility. Once they moved to any front we had the advantage of attacking from another.
"How many must die my Emperor?"
"Millions..."
Naval dominance always wins great wars it seems. The game doesn’t simulate the logistics difficulties of naval invasions and supply enough to make invasions as hard as they were in real life
I mean its historicly accurate that the naval powers win as they just blockade to death
@@mememachine6022 I didn’t say anything about blockades. If anything blockades aren’t impactful enough in the game. It’s naval invasions that are too easy to do
If you want a campaign we’re naval dominance failed, look at spuds old Prussia to Germany campaign. I wish it was made into a video as it was one hell of a war
finally a campaign where DM didnt get BTFOd and with ~equal sides in a satisfying great war
I think a nice addition to the mod would be if Poland or Bohemia could form Zapadoslavia if they control Czechia, Slovakia, and Poland.
The PLC needs an alternative route in case it loses to Muscovy and cannot reform the Commonwealth. It would also be a good route if one cares about industry and literacy more than pops.
Poland-Hungary or Bohemia Hungary would also be cool
There's a mod called divergences expanded that adds a lot of new routes for most nations, it makes no sense but its fun
@@davidmeinhart584 that is literally the mod their playing in this video😭
@@grenavo i think he means a expansion mod for Divergences of Darkness (the mod they're playing) called Divergences
This was one of the most satisfying great wars I’ve ever seen; great strategic and tactical plays! What a joy to watch, thank you for this unique and dope content Spud.
BILLIONS MUST DIE
Oh shit I’m gonna need a front row to this!
This war was extremely close, with lots of blunders and great offensives on both sides and i really feel that Spud's alliance managed to grab a victory at the last second.
The things that decided everything were the ottoman's explosion and the invasion of tatarstan, 2 problems that the enemy alliance had no way to solve but the DM was also about to explode and they did after the enemy surrender.
If the timing was different (DM explode before Ottomans or they explode before the enemy surrender) that may have changed things significantly.
Great conclusion to a very entertaining campaign.
Ottomans would need to hold for at least a few months longer for DM to explode first. And it's possible that Spudgun's alliance would've still attacked Tatarstan from India.
BTW, the Ottomans didn't explode, they imploded.
I think it was kind of understated how imporant your naval superiority was throughout the war. Probably what won it for you in the first place. Especially with the ottomans it felt like a death by a thousand cuts. The others were basically landlocked, sure. But having to dedicate troops to defend the coast like Japan did cost them dearly on some fronts. Otherwise they could have singled out a country at a time and just overwhelem them since your "entante" was so separated from each other in contrast to their "central powers"
This war is a perfect example as to why naval dominace is imporant, it allowed for many encirclments and many more operations while the opposing side had to stick to predictable land offensives.
I saw the title and immediately thought of Sabaton's A Lifetime of War
I’ve never clicked a notification so quick
A worthy ending of an absolutely wild series. Thank you as always spud.
this was such an epic series can't wait for vic3 to come out to have another great series like this imagine what the war system will be like in vic3 can't wait :D
Based Tatarstan exporting all the fuel for DM’s fleet
This is one of the best great wars in Victoria 2 I've ever seen! Good job.
Dude, I have been al summer waiting for this moment
Spudgun well and truly back to the weekly Friday upload schedule, peak comfy.
I noticed that the Japanese weren't 1st great power for like 200 points, could they've done prestige research to bridge the gap and steal the spot and start getting fuel? or because it was the DM that was making it, would it have gone to the DM anyway?
Yes but prestige tech is a complete waste
@@SpudgunOfficial well, maybe, but in this case it could've easily made things quite different, it's a shame nobody thought of that at the time, specially given that sometimes I see you (so I imagine others do it too) some time without research anything
@@matheusGMN it is a good idea in theory but that is just in hindsight , in japan's position before the war japan was focused in china and was researching organic chemistry which should have given japan the fuel tech but they were unlucky , besides that it wasn't clear which side japan will join i mean they went the entire game just fighting in china with no clear side to ally , so unless japan knew who they are going to join in an upcoming great war far away ,they would just be wasting research on prestige.
@@Antonious_jeffer I mean, sure maybe it was a waste of time researching it before joining the war, but after joining the war it would've been useful, plus, the game has a mechanic in which it's faster to research technology that's considered common/outdated?/well-known, so it's not like they would've wasted much time researching it, specially if they were still in the 1st or 2nd tech levels of prestige
Each tech gives like 30 prestige, and battles contribute way more
Hungary was so good this game we need more of that guy
*sabaton starts in the head* HAS MANE GONE INSANE?
"When they face death, they're all alike",
"No right or Wrong, Rich or Poor",
"No matter Who they served before
Good or Bad, They're All the same
A FEW WILL REMAIN!
@@itshenry8977 Who'll find a way!
To live One more day!
@@radec5437 Through decades of war?
@@itshenry8977 It spreads like disease!
It's a shame that the Series was cut in half by the Victoria 3 Kerfuffle, i think that if timed better this one could've become my favourite cinematic universe.
Great series as always, keep it up chief!
You should rewatch it all (if you’re super dedicated; with breaks inbetween) when it’s been long enough that you forgot what even happens
The only cinematic universe i plan on rewatching is the Poland one. But I still have it fresh in my mind so I'm waiting a couple of months before I do so
I regularly rewatch every cinematic universe and series honestly, they're intemporal. I just binged this one again, it never gets old.
What an absolutely amazing great war, the GC joining with the US probably did over stack the alliance tbh. The whole thing was honestly really similar to WW1.
Right when I will eat my lunch, thanks spud
Gotta say, HRE did a real HeavyLifting during the war, present on 80% of all The fronts, and with huge advantage on numbers. You really dont wanna make ot possible for a HRE to form.
Loved this great war, every player seemed to have had their moments.
Duke of Death, Total War Medieval 2 is a great find!
Gonna listen to that in my spare time
this war had a striking resemblance of ww1, down to the sides even
Even if you guys lose, as an EU4 player it is really satisfying watching you guys kick the shit out of the Ottomans.
Edit: Vids still not over, but I don't see how you can lose this now
9:20 the memories…
Man what a video! It's been such a great journey through this campaign.
That's a nice map, ignoring the bit of Netherlands anyway.
One of my favorite Shogun 2 tracks makes a surprise entrance.
It's been nine years, technically not a decade yet
Really cool campaign, thanks for making the series!
Awesome ending to an awesome series, lots of fun to watch
Kino as usual. Love seeing so many naval invasions.
Truly an amazing series and a great episode.
Amazing video, amazing series, amazing players keep up the good work
My grandma was born in Zalaegerszeg. :)
A great finale for a great series.
Great video!! Would be sick to see a green alliance vs red alliance full map going through the war!
Amazing couple of eps. I enjoy playing Vic 3, but this sort of thing sure is missed.
The only time you can insult a player is when he pulls a move where he ruins his nation, deletes his factories and destroys the game for the other 10-20+ players in the campaign.
Did that ever happen in any of Spudgun's multiplayer series?
I love having a nice spudgun video fro when I have to work from home fridays
Fantastic campaign, I'm not sure if this or the muscovy great war is my favourite
A good war, the front in Germany was mainly a fault of over extension. Otherwise everything was well done. The Turkish collapse was a MAGNIFICENT affair to watch.
Now I am sorry if I came off as insulting in my comment in the last video of this series regarding Scandinavia. I don't know him nor his usual play style. And my comments were rude. So again sorry.
Hey spudgun, could you please upload more content this year. Or at least more consistently. I really would love to see more content from you
It,s so so good 🙏🏼🖤
Awesome video, great watch
i see nomadic steppe horseman in thumbnail, i click
Hey Spud great video like always. But what about trying other mod for new expirience like Throne of Lorraine ?
Heck yea more spudgun!
Great finales!!!
Kino as always sir
I just thought scandi and hre agreed to not fight in denmark watching the last video
MILLIONS MUST PERISH
goodness gracious that is alot of casualties
YESSSSSS!!
Brutal
This is what happens when you don't build ships
34:13 I just noticed but for what cursed reason is the HRE abbreviated HLR?
Why do campaigns always seem to collapse after the Great War?
I think it's because the results often give one side too much of an advantage and tying to set up a new block of alliances to start a second great war typically has to sacrifice organic diplomacy for balance.
pure kino
Do I get banned for saying WEEVIL MOMENT.
banned from life mon ami, head to the wall.
The east has fallen 😔😔
The mongol in the thumbnail looks very sad
Lore of A Decade of War momentum 100
GOAT
Prediction before the end of the intro. The game will end over a rule dispute.
Wow
How tf did japan lose 3 mil pops in yunnan and still ended the war with 15 mil more than the start of the war?
Also feels bad for ottobros
Japan wasn't occupied and thus had mostly normal POP growth.
the world has gone insane
its over
this video is fucking epic
This should be a Hoi4 Mod(actually that's a great idea... Someone make that.).
Why does the music sound distorted and compressed?
Albania has fallen
Nah you carried the war those navel invasions were extremely significant
Hey man, can I ask you something? Can you play "Haralds Big Win"? Its a mod for vicky 2
Based
can u peace stab the AI?
I think its possible, but the AI just accepts peace when it gets to a certain point. So it probably doesn't happen. I think it was designed for the AI to use against a player
If you want to know how people in Texas would be in case they called it Bahia, just think of everyone there loving sleeping as much as they love guns in Texas.
Alternative history be like:
How do u even be able to play Victoria 2 multiply player do u have to get a DLC
Can I put a question into the comments?
Send it in a letter to my address
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"I lost but its not cannon"
Premium cope x)
Nice sellout
hmm?