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[Stworca]

So.. Here we are. Me, You, Numidia, and Ronny Rection, who wishes nothing more than to plough through me all night long.
I really like this game, which you should know, if you watched any of our Bay12 adventures with Spaniards, Armenians and Western Roman Empire. Which means, that it's a perfect candidate for a VH/VH run with then Numidians, who only have javelins and pathetic cavalry, comparable only to the cavalry of Greeks or Spaniards. But unlike the forementioned two, you have no good infantry either.

The campaign is on VH, thus we will go bankrupt in no time, and every faction in the world will go right for us, ignoring everything else.
The battles are on VH, thus i shall scream, cry, bitch and moan, to no avail. Some enemies will be nigh unkillable.

How is this LP different from the short Numidian presentation i did a while back?
The presentation was on H/H, it was in text and image (and very shortened) and you couldn't hear my tears hitting the floor, after my plan has failed for the twentieth time.

If you wish me to play using a mod (or a different game), know that i'm open for requests, and shall at least consider it. Please wait until we get somewhere with this game though. Half-way, perhaps?

Let's not drag this on any longer, and begin. One more thing though :
Numidia.. I hate Thee.

Introduction (Talky'Talks) Make sure to watch it first!
Introduction 1 - Intro's, Difficulty, Roaming Around in Loincloth
Introduction 2 - Wiping out Trash

- ROUND 1 -
Get 15 provinces, wipe out Carthaginians

Part 3 - Unit Scale Change (Restart, the campaign starts now)
Part 4 - Siege of Thebes (we siege.. Thebes)
Part 5 - Sneaky, Cheatin' AI (Leads to a major battle in part 6)
Part 6 - Battle of Carthage (First Major Battle of the Campaign)
Part 7 - Siwa for Memphis (Getting Bribed 101)
Part 8 - Crossing the Strait of Gibraltar (Reverse Felix-Operation)
Part 9 - Numidian Nile
Part 10 - Bridge Shenanigans
Part 11 - Naval Battles, i hate Thee! (First defeat)
Part 12 - Operation Husky
Part 13 - Lily in Flames
Part 14 - Hand Pump
Part 15 - Enemy Stacks a Plenty (Also : First Landbattle Loss)
Part 16 - Defense of Memphis (Can we actually defend walls?!)
Part 17 - No Egyptians Allowed
Part 18 - Them Spaniards know not how to dance
Part 19 - Carthaginian Hope.. It's dead.
Part 20 - Jerusalem, Here I am
Part 21 - End of Round 1

- ROUND 2 -
Get 50 provinces, capture and hold Rome
Stage 1 : Happy Happy Joy Joy

Part 22 - Incompetent AI (Second siege of Lilybaeum)
Part 23 - Scipii, Sicily, Slaughter (Mic de-synt)
Part 24 - 6000 men fight for a 400 pop village
Part 25 - A bad case of "Wedon'tcare" syndrome. Also : Sicily
Part 26 - Jerusalem take II
Part 27 - Grim Omens Special. Armenia and Partha join the war!

Stage 2 : It just got real

Part 28 - V stages of grief, stage I : DENIAL
Part 29 - Reverse-Dick Mountainjoy! Landing in Italy
Part 30 - Palestine in Flames
Part 31 - Siege of Croton, Landing in Greece
Part 32 - ALL front lines are now open
Part 33 - Spanish Failquisition
Part 34 - Deny the Undeniable
Part 35 - Turning the Table (Tired of losing, we start winning)
Part 36 - Killed by ROUTING peasants
Part 37 - De-sync, rage, assassinations, naval victories
Part 38 - Spain is doomed
Part 39 - Scipii's last field battle
Part 40 - City siege defeat (Yes)
Part 41 - Fall of Spain, Siege of Capua
Part 42 - Sidon's Stalemate
Part 43 - Mercenaries aren't enough. (We withdraw)
Part 44 - Preparations for Summer Offensive
Part 45 - Battle for Rome I
Part 46 - Died to Peltasts (The bottom of the barrel)
Part 47 - SPQR R' Us (General Big Balls's ancestor tramples us)
Part 48 - The capture of Antioch, taunting Pontus to attack us. Beginning of the End

Stage 3 : All-out

Part 49 - First battle against Julii, retaking Damascus.
Part 50 - Roman Onagers, Pontic Bridge
Part 51 - Push for the Gothic line
Part 52 - Two major battles, Greeks and Julii
Part 53 - Iberia is ours, Fighting on ze Boot
Part 54 - Edge of the knife, Palmyra
Part 55 - 235 B.C. Winter Offensive
Part 56 - Moving Capital, The Boot is Ours
Part 57 - Bridge Battle with a Twist - Enemies have onagers
Part 58 - Two stacks, One cup
Part 59 - Mediolanum, Break Parthia
Part 60 - Javelin Cav vs HA, Across the Bridge
Part 61 - Poking the Brutii Bee-Hive
Part 62 - Taming the East, Post-Marian massacre

Stage 4 : Beginning of the End
Part 63 - Four Major Battles (We use PEASANTS TOO!)
Part 64 - Got Wood? Last Pontic Bridge Battle
Part 65 - Into Pontus
Part 66 - IX armies of Numidia
Part 67 - Final countdown begins at 5
Part 68 - Four more to go
Part 69 - Last Dance of Julii
Part 70 - Them Boy-Loving Athenians
Part 71 - Check.
Finale - What is next for us?

Spoiler: Art by Mech#4 (click to show/hide)

This post will be updates with links, and "bumps" of mine will announce that it's done.

[Zrk2]

It is a good day to be Zrk2, I love your LPs.

[Stworca]

Ahh, it is You again! Welcome! Tubes are trolling me, and shuffling my uploaded videos.. It will take a while to upload everything in order for the Xth time.

[Zrk2]

I was watching your video, and your accent, is it scandinavian?

[Stworca]

I'll re-upload parts 1 and 2 later on, because i completely forgot about the parts 1 alpha and 2 alpha (so, the ACTUAL 1 and 2), without which some things that i do do not make much sense. It has to be in order, and what not.

As for my accent.. I've been asked about that in the comments more than once, and i'll get to it at one point or another, during a video of some sort. It's a very long story.

[Zrk2]

I love long stories. This is going to be wonderful. Continue the hard work! Or not so hard work, as it sometimes appears.

[Stworca]

Parts 3 and 4 have been added. Later tonight 5 will be uploaded and "work!"

Part 6, Battle of Carthage, will be the first piece of Major Battle'age in the Let's Play. Wish Numidians luck!

[Criptfeind]

Good luck.

[Zrk2]

Good luck.

Mmm, yes, indubitably. Slay a knacker or two for me, old chap.

[Shadowgandor]

I wish you the worst of luck Stworca, may the combined powers of the stars and an overwhelming enemy finally break a sweat on your forehead ^^

[Stworca]

Battle of Carthage, aka Part 6, has been added to the index.

Thank You for all Your kind wishes, especially Shadowgandor, whos heartwarming words changed the course of battle. 

[Zrk2]

That was a good battle, but what I don't get is why the AI didn't just send all its troops straight at you, that seems to be standard operating procedure for it most of the time, but apparently not when it could work?

[Stworca]

My theory :
Notice their initial positioning, a wide line turned away from me. At first, They wanted to just turn towards me and reform.
Then They were waiting to rejoin with the rest of their forces, and attack only when they arrive. However, seeing as i "only had 1 unit, a general" they've sent cavalry to make short work of him.
Due to the fact that i'm constantly staying on the move, it's very difficult for the AI to form a working line, and even when They do it, constant switching of faster units (mine) coupled with cockblocking counter-charges and encircling breaks their "tactic" in half.

Then again, in one of the future battles AI sent everything it had at once, breaking many balls.

Still, speed differences between units are the weakness of AI.

[Shadowgandor]

Damn it Stworca, I want to see you try as hard as you can yet still lose but it seems the A.I. won't be able to do this Well played Stworca, I love your R:TW LP's ^^

[Stworca]

Oh, don't worry, we'll be losing battles and cities later in the LP. (already recorded a lot)

*gasp* SPOILERS!?