The emperor telling us to "retrieve new technologies from before the pandemic" rings kinda differently in 2024...

@jaceclarke6139

Ай бұрын

@@talengel5011 the “lost technology” is just 24/7 Walmart and McDonald’s

@TheMock5000

21 күн бұрын

@@jaceclarke6139 nah it's affordable rent and reasonably priced food.

@n00r493

17 күн бұрын

@@TheMock5000 or a normal life timeline and not the sped up version

Hearing him pronounce Calliope as Cally-Ope hurts a little lol. Knowing the hero mission is next and its prerecorded means there is going to be a lot of KALLE OPE action 😅😂🤣

@marcpaulus6291

Ай бұрын

I prefer odds version, for my german ears the pronounciation sounds like "Cow lay down and pee"

@Lykas_mitts

Ай бұрын

You know what's really cruel about it? The Mispronunciation stemming from having not heard a word being spoken is termed "Calliope Syndrome"

@CaspersGhost618

Ай бұрын

​@@Lykas_mittshow ironic 😂

@METALFREAK03

Ай бұрын

I didn't hear it as mispronounced at all. It's Greek, they have strange phonics with words & letters.

@Myomer104

Ай бұрын

Amusingly, the place I first heard the word, and thus how to pronounce it, was in the game Mechwarrior 4, where a type of turret called the Calliope is a common enemy.

I watched your campaign 4 years ago. Then a couple years later, I watched it again. It was just that good. When I saw this pop up on your playlist, I almost jumped out of my seat. Just please don't skip anything this time.

To honor the title I pressed Like button exactly one billion times. Enjoy growth of the channel!

@paulelderson934

Ай бұрын

On average, I can tap the screen about 8.4 times per second. Not sustained, but also just with a single hand. Assuming perfect accuracy and no fatigue, you would need about 33 thousand hours of constant tapping to reach 1 billion taps. Now if you're actually giving the video 1 billion likes, you'd have to double that number. Minus one tap for the first like, but compared to a billion, that's only a 0.00000001% margin of error. I would say no biggie. This all means that you would need ~3.75 years for a billion taps and ~7.5 years for a billion likes. Mixing a steady 8 hours per day of sleeping and eating into this would increase this to a solid 10 years of effort, assuming you were fully dedicated to the task. Since this video has only come out about 2 days ago, I have no choice but to politely inform this comment section that you, sir, are lying.

@DartNoobo

Ай бұрын

@@paulelderson934 i don't have to double anything. Only one like can come from a single user. Odd number of taps gives one like, even number gives none.

@juliano-nr-1

Ай бұрын

@@paulelderson934 or.... you know... make a bot press the button

It's so nice to see someone not ignore the campaign in this game. But Chris, if you see this, please... It's Ca-LIE-Oh-pea, not Cally-ope. Yes I'm being that guy.

@LordSaliss

Ай бұрын

First time in my 40 years I have ever heard anyone pronounce it that way 😂 Probably because people with that name often get called "calli" or "callie" for short, and the "I" sounds like an "e" in that.

@davidvvn

Ай бұрын

@@LordSaliss In fairness it's not a common use word. I was an avid reader as a kid and ended up doing this a LOT, just because I encounter quite a few words that no one ever said to me.

@LadyGrimnar

Ай бұрын

i ended the video after that ngl

@BobMcBobJr

Ай бұрын

@@davidvvn I learned the word from Mechwarriors. The Calliope missile turrets hurt if you ignored them.

@Dyanosis

Ай бұрын

What's wrong with telling someone how to pronounce a word? Is it wrong to always be learning? Oh wait... it's the snowflake era. I forgot. Never mind, carry on and don't help anyone ever.

Christopher Odd playing They are Billions is peak content

I watched over 100 videos from Odd when he played through this game years ago. Afterwards I was a little sad because I'd seen the whole game and figured there was no point to playing it myself. I had spent over 100 hours watching someone else play the game. Then one day, I saw it in the game store and said what the heck, I really want to play it myself. I proceeded to spend well over 100 hours playing through the game myself. And now, God help me, I'm afraid I'm about to spend another 100+ hours watching Odd play through this game again.

@dennisuerling5900

27 күн бұрын

So wrong. There are 2 different characters. Each character has a number of viable interesting builds to play. There is also variability in the techs you choose that can change your game strategy quite a bit. Plus the more experience you have, the higher you can ramp the difficulty. This game is meant to be played at pucker factor 10. Fear of your colony collapsing to the next wave is what sparks the fun of the game. Also, outside of the campaign, the game has a series of challenges meant to aide your skill development as well. Basically, between campaign tech choices, choices of hero and hero development choices, you can play through the campaign a number of times. To be honest, all they would have to do is create another campaign with new heroes to release a game expansion or a new game.

@ratt44

21 күн бұрын

@@psychodeviant8903 Embrace it :)

I appreciate the little metal clinking noises that you hear whenever the emperor gestures. They could have gotten away without doing that, but this game likes its little details too much to cheap out on you.

This game wasn't even in my radar. Thank you Chris as I'll put this on my Steam wishlist ❤.

@HmoobHer559

Ай бұрын

@ravipeiris4388 this game is suuuper fun if you like this rts and civilization management games, but also super frustrating sometimes lol

I remember watching the og play-through, so much nostalgia right now!

Also, you can select multiple structures and issue commands to all of them. Makes upgrading and queuing troops way easier.

The infected never come from the train entrances or exits. They only come from the open areas on the map edge like the one you saw to the north. Just be on the lookout for an open area near a train entrance, though. You made short work of the first map so I think you chose the right difficulty. Until you do Cape Storm and the Lowlands, that is. :)

@LMaloey

Ай бұрын

Narrow Pass, easy peasy, Odd should go straight for that one

@paulelderson934

Ай бұрын

Ohh boy Cape Storm. I got absolutely blindsided by that one on my first playthrough

@davidvvn

Ай бұрын

@@paulelderson934 thing about cape storm is that it really only gets you once. Once you understand that the bridge will be a solid wall of zombies, you don't get fooled on thinking you have enough ever again.

@paulelderson934

Ай бұрын

@@davidvvn Nah, I got rekt again on high difficulty. Had to retry about 3 times to really get it right.

@toplel9746

Ай бұрын

u sure they don't come from the edges of the map from the train tracks? idk I think it happened to me once and from that then I put a lil wall just to be sure they attack it first lmao

The first RTS since Starcraft 2 that I can enjoy spectating. Looking forward to the rest of this series!

Hell yeah, pack your stuff for Mayor Odd's settlements. We can also set control group for buildings such as the Soldiers Centre, etc. it does save a lot of clicks.

Your old TAB playthrough is one of the best playthroughs of *any* game on KZread. I've watched it in its entirety 2 times by now. So entertaining.

Only just found you. Love they are billions. Would love to see a campaign run.

I'll rewatch this fron the start again 😅 Let's go

To this day, still my most played game on Steam! Wish they added more content or a TAB 2.

I'm not sure this game even *had* a story last time I saw someone play it. This should be fun. :3

You did it! You heard our prayers! The campaign happens! I'm pumped!

I'm super excited for this playthrough. Quick tip for you: You can select multiple soldiers centres at once (e.g. with double click) and then produce rangers in all of them at once with a single click (I noticed you were clicking them individually for each soldiers centre)

Glad to see you doing another campaign! I think for the research tree it's probably best to get anything that boosts supplies and logistics early in the game but I certainly understand wanting more firepower too.

What a pallet of colours ! Make my eyes shiny 😃

"Laser beams, dudes, laser beams!" You might say that things are going to get lit.

Difficulty changes the number of zombies on the map (Including hero missions) and the number of zombies in each swarm (including the swarm only missions) and reduces the number of days to complete the mission objective and reduces the number of days in between swarms (on maps that have them). So it basically works the same as skirmish except the maps and resources don't change and you are limited to tech you have unlocked (and tech can exceed the normal skirmish mode tech - for example you can make soldiers so OP you forgo snipers).

Thank you Mr Odd! Easy thumbs up!

I've been around since your first run of Xcom. You helped me learn thay game when I was playing it on the Xbox 360! Haha

This has to be in my top 10 favorite games ever. I love it so much. Damn shame they don't update it or make a sequel though.

Gotta say I loved this game so much back when you first played it that I bought it and played through myself. Getting that itch again now seeing you play this lol. This'll be a fun LP!

A fine vision for the campaign: "Always. Be. Rangerin'!" 24:00

@DrownedInExile

25 күн бұрын

"Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen'!"

Alright, I wasn't expecting the ASMR zombie sounds to travel from one side of my headphones to the other when you clicked on them odd, scared a bejeezus out of me lol.

For the beginners: First, don't spend tech points until you've completed any available hero mission. You get more choices. Second, make a beeline on the tech tree for Lucifers, then for shock towers. Lucifers trivialize horde encounters until quite late.

I just finished watching your first playthrough of the campaign. Happy to see how you do it different this time.

This is going to be great. Have a great day!

Never watched you before. Watched your skirmish of this game. Like the look of it. Started the campaign myself on the first mission. Ass handed to me at 100% three times. Dropped to 50% and was ok. Started hunters meadow at 50%. Creased me 3 times within the first 5 days. Huge attack force. Genuinely confused. So I’ll watch yours!!

Such a good game! Can’t wait to see how difficult this campaign mode is!

I clicked this video so hard, my phone went flying 😂

I started watching your last campaign just to fill the time but now that we’ve got a new one I’m psyched to see how this one goes. Also congrats on the holiday hope you have a good time.

Nice! I'm so pumped for story mode! I keep wanting to start a new one, but it's quite the investment! I don't think you can do the harder solo missions with the female character, she cant deal with the business men zombies! Looking forward to seeing how you build her up to make it possible!!

I think I found the channel from when you first started They Are Billions years ago. It's pretty epic to see you return to it and relearn everything. The game is so unique and fun, but it's also chaotic and stressful at times.

Been watching your let’s play series for years. Always happy to watch your uploads!

Yayy for campaign!! 🎉🥳👏🏾👏🏾

First time finding your channel was the original They Are Billions playthrough. I'm very excited to see you revisit this since I absolutely loved how you talked your way through the strategies while playing the game.

excellent, well done. Looking forward to the next 50 episodes! I trust you to make the judgment on fast forwarding what you think :)

"Can't always be concerned about resale..." LOL

That new campaign feeling, time to binge..!

Loved it! Just bought the game in the sale because of you and am having a blast with it. It’s got a great old school feel but is also refreshingly different at the same time. Subbed!

man i remember watching thru your entire playthru thru my summer job it saved me from so much boredom can't wait to see it again.

I started watching your videos years back when you played xcom

You should look at the patrol command cause all I could keep thinking about was one little zombie potentially sneaking over by the tracks

This was a lot of fun. I hope you have a great vacation.

You know what? *Checks game* sale. *Grabs*

So happy you’re playing this

Yes ! So glad to start this playlist !!

I remember fucking up on this map by clearing it...but not going over the bridge where the swarm came from and ate my colony.

I forget how hard this game was when I quite it long ago. so I start a new campaign after you reboot this series. Damn, the game is hard.

@paulelderson934

Ай бұрын

Always Be Clearing, don't get cocky and food is power. And you can never have a big enough soldier ball.

Great you are playing this again

Very hyped for this series! Good luck on travel to Mexico, hope you enjoy your vacation

Stoked to see some of those later levels on brutal difficulty 😁

I really want to see him do the Swarms on this difficulty level. Like the one to the mines. I can't seem to do it on Challenging with only 970 resources. All the videos that show it done are with nearly 1400 resources.

Great Game, THX odd!

Oh yes...campaign. Let's go!!!!! Hehe stones 😂

The algorithm be praised for popping this into my recommendations

Great little start. Been following you for a while. I was looking for some more information about darkest dungeon, when that was released and stumbled upon your first playthrough. Been a subscriber ever since.

Calliope = Kuh lai un pee Loved the earlier video, want wait to see the campaign!

@marcpaulus6291

Ай бұрын

lay and pee? then i prefer Odds version.

26:05 at moments like these, you should grab a single ranger and start kiting so the others can shoot. works like a charm and you rarely will be sacrificing the kiting ranger

Woot Woot 🎉🙌🎉

Found the channel 6 years ago. I suggest you put the tactical missions and road swarms on easy. For difficulty, zombies have more health, attack strength, agro range, and numbers.

Hey Odd Gears Of War Tactics has new difficulties and enemy's and allies if you liked that game also.

Dude I want see all missions, then find channel, hmmm good question, probably then been young and get the phone Great vidoe, keep it up

I tried this on apocalypse difficulty and barely lasted to the wave. Was getting overrun behind my walls by the railroad with almost 40 rangers and I was constantly drawing swarms to me.

Keep it going got Me hooked!!!

I will end up playing this thanks to you haha

Odd taking a vacation break because he knows the toll XCOM in 2024 will take on him. Enjoy your mimosas on a beach, Commander.

Recently did the campaign, prioritised getting eye of beholder on the tech free asap You can double click a recruitment building to select all of them for bulk recruitment Also check/read the little signposts as you explore the map

Remember, train logistics comes in handy, wasps are very useful, soldier upgrades make life even possible until you start acquiring snipers and later units, and mutants and not worth it, at least the way you play them (those need SUCH a large amount of micro-management).

Found your channel with "Until Dawn"

having just done 800% here, the wave is sooner, number on map is higher and the trickle in is more of a constant stream. i wouldnt recommend it, im going to drop the difficulty

@ChristopherOdd

Ай бұрын

Okay maybe I'll try to meet you in the middle at 500% ;)

@Sam-xd5oy

Ай бұрын

@@ChristopherOdd you are much better then me at this game so im sure you have got it. and ill enjoy watching

@donkeysunited

Ай бұрын

Yes, the game says there is no difference in difficulties but there is - you get a shorter number of days to complete and higher population requirements, the swarms come quicker and there are more enemies, including extra giants and mutants when they eventually appear. And giants have more HP.

Woooooooo!!! Thanks Odd!

Don't go to cancun. If you do stay at you resort and be careful. That are has a bunch of crime now. Rivera maya is a bit safer and you can take trips into the town near there.

A single city is the entire "Empire"? Where does it get the food that people eat and water that people drink? Where does it get the resources it needs to repair buildings, make clothing, etc?

@alexletiny5155

Ай бұрын

I think its designed to be fully self suataining with very little expeditions cuz YA know THEY ARE STUCK IN A CRATER

The woman’s name is pronounced Cuh-lie-oh-pee, not cal-ee-ope.

@michaelray3865

Ай бұрын

And a calliope is a type of organ often associated with carousels, or in the original case, a female in the Greek mythology (can’t remember if goddess or mortal).

@METALFREAK03

Ай бұрын

@@michaelray3865 also a syndrome for mispronounciation.

Calliope - ca LIE oh pee

Have a settal vacation, ODD!! Well deserved, sir.

Always a 👍👍 from me

Oh man this is gonna be so good.

I am suprised I did not know the campaign has this much in it. Hero perks, research a lot of cool stuff.

I found the channel years ago before XCom2 came out and I was trying to figure out how to play XCOM.

The Campaign is always fun since you have that limiting technology factor 😆

Would you ever play Age of Empires 2: DE ? Really enjoyed this, as it is an RTS and a tower-defense game. Very cool

I know you love TaB But you should check Age of Darkness too and there was a another game in a future/vs aliens setting but i forgot the name :(

It’s cull-EYE-oh-pea ;-) Love your channel, been a fan for several years now, and I love They Are Billions.

THEY ARE BILLIONS LETS GOOOO

looking forward to this, time to chill out

Yahooo! Lets go! :D

Im not sure how long ago you uploaded this video, but we have a huracan right now on cancun lol

In my experience the difficulty only changes the amount of enemies on the map and in the swarms. I believe enemy health and damage remain unchanged and constant at any difficulty

@louiswinterhoff334

15 күн бұрын

Oh, zombies won't come from those openings that are there for the train, I still do it anyway tho bc I'm paranoid like that

Hi, it might allow you to pass to the other side of the bridge if you replace the first door near it with a testa tower.

Campaign! Hell yeah! 😎👍

i like your gameplaya