The ROME 2 DLC We Deserved - Demetrios Poliorketes Mod Review

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The fantastic DLC-like overhaul for Total War Rome 2: Wrath of Sparta "Demetrios Poliorketes" just received a huge update, making it better than ever. If you've given up on vanilla Wrath of Sparta, then you definitely need to give this mod a try!
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Пікірлер: 91

  • @Gyrosmeister
    @Gyrosmeister2 жыл бұрын

    "But he is far from the only Malaka" XD is this the new trick to avoid demonetization, just use profanities in languages that the algorithm hopefully won't catch? XD Thanks a lot for the review though! And I intend to keep the design modular and close to vanilla to have a degree of compatibility with other mods, as overhaul mods tend to have a lot of compatibility issues. For MP, if I see enough demand I will make an MP compatible version, which will however remove the randomness of the Gallic Invasion. And since you guys are here, you can expect a rework of the Aitolian League, as well as something new for Ptolemaic Egypt in 2022 ;) P.S. The Cappadocian Cavalry has actually been repurposed as shock cavalry since almost everything in the Greek world at that time was shock cavalry (the Aitolians were the only ones that were known to use melee cavalry more extensively)

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hey man glad you enjoyed! You can thank Assassin's Creed Odyssey for permanently ingraining "malaka" into my brain 😂👍. It was my pleasure to review your mod, it's truly fantastic! I look forward to what 2022 has in store for it 🔥.

  • @gildaherrer5131
    @gildaherrer51312 жыл бұрын

    I somewhat prefer the more "condensed" maps to those of the grand campaign, i don't know why but fully conquering the aegean makes more sense than the entire world as the Iceni.

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hahahaha from an immersion standpoint I can totally see your point.

  • @HistoricalGameplay
    @HistoricalGameplay2 жыл бұрын

    now this sounds like something i could return to and sink countless hours into. thanks for the coverage;)

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    My pleasure man! Modders truly are the saints of this series, as you've also shown off on your channel!

  • @HistoricalGameplay

    @HistoricalGameplay

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@happycompy totally agree, the modders should receive a stipend of some sort for there is no question that mods greatly prolong the lifespan of games. cheers;)

  • @Miolnir3
    @Miolnir32 жыл бұрын

    Fun fact: The terms "Diadochi" _(successors);_ "Epigoni" _(second generation successors);_ "Hellenism" and "Hellenistic" were coined by german historian Johann Gustav Droysen in 1833. These can be found first in his book Alexander The Great, published that same year. These words were not used in antiquity.

  • @MedjayofFaiyum
    @MedjayofFaiyum2 жыл бұрын

    1:52 - I loved the Malaka reference! :P A fantastic spotlight man, this is awesome!

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hahahaha glad you caught it Medjay ;). Thank you!

  • @MedjayofFaiyum

    @MedjayofFaiyum

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@happycompy no worries!

  • @spinspir1741
    @spinspir17412 жыл бұрын

    As a Greek, I lmao so hard when I heard you say that Demetrios is not the only Malaka there 😂

  • @tomasu1472
    @tomasu14722 жыл бұрын

    I really wanted to love WoS - I’ve been fascinated with the Peloponnesian Wars for so long but was really disappointed and just gave up with it, so I’m really excited to try this 👌🏼Brilliant video as always, thanks for the recommendation 🙏🏼

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same here! I love the history and characters of the Peloponnesian Wars, but the DLC is just so bland. Did you ever play Assassin's Creed Odyssey?

  • @tomasu1472

    @tomasu1472

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@happycompy I did! First Assassins game I ever played (because of the setting) and I’ve racked up so many hours in the game - absolutely love it. It’s really satisfying getting to meet some of the famous classical characters and see the famous sites. Is it a favourite game of yours?

  • @Rokiriko
    @Rokiriko2 жыл бұрын

    So happy the mod got a shout out. Just one small correction, both Cs in Cappadocia, are pronounced with a hard K, just like PoliorKetes.

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wow, the units themselves pronounce it wrong then 😂 thanks for the heads up!

  • @Rokiriko

    @Rokiriko

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@happycompy Dayum, I missed that somehow.

  • @redcastlefan
    @redcastlefan2 жыл бұрын

    This is great. I loved Wrath of sparta even tho the setting wasnt the best. Now its actually a cool setting

  • @Auxyn
    @Auxyn2 жыл бұрын

    Ok this sounds like something I’ll come back and try

  • @ThePs3Gangster
    @ThePs3Gangster2 жыл бұрын

    ok, you have convinced me... again!

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    😉👍

  • @falloutnewvvergas5910
    @falloutnewvvergas59102 жыл бұрын

    Just yesterday i watched 300 and was feeling the itch for some hopilite action

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    WHAT IS YOUR PROFESSION?!

  • @falloutnewvvergas5910

    @falloutnewvvergas5910

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@happycompy HAU,HAU,HAU!!!!

  • @LazyLAG
    @LazyLAG2 жыл бұрын

    I I'll try thank you

  • @lordofthetrident9582
    @lordofthetrident95822 жыл бұрын

    The map of WoS is so good for a campaign set during the time period coverd on Tsardoms for med 2. I don't know how hard it would be to port the units of 1100 to this map though.

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Theoretically it shouldn't be TOO hard, just tedious.

  • @nedak4363
    @nedak43632 жыл бұрын

    Can you cover Hellenika? I know Termi covered it but I’d like to see your input.

  • @cuentaparacomentar8737
    @cuentaparacomentar87372 жыл бұрын

    Bro vanilla WoS was so disapointing, Hegemonia City states for Rome 1 made almost everything better and it came out in 2007. And thanks for the recommendation!

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Tell me about it and you're very welcome man!

  • @zubi4570
    @zubi45702 жыл бұрын

    Fuck yeah - that's all I can say

  • @Mrkabrat
    @Mrkabrat21 күн бұрын

    I think the squalor mechanic is more from the Empire Divided dlc than Attilla. Though then again, the later predates the former

  • @iNeedaBreakdown
    @iNeedaBreakdown2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome mod showcase! Are any submods installed for the video? I noticed a lot of matched combat

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes! I was using my personal edit of the "Return To Glory Animations" mod for the matched combat kills :).

  • @iNeedaBreakdown

    @iNeedaBreakdown

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@happycompy Ah yes! I'm using "Return to Glory Animations" too. It's an excellent mod, but it kills my Phalanx formations. What changes and/or additions did you make with your edit? Does it by chance fix the formations issue? Is it downloadable somewhere? Cheers mate and keep up the great work

  • @idk-db4sw
    @idk-db4sw2 жыл бұрын

    Hey, I suggest a mod called the Real Experience Mod in the workshop, had a blast with it and would recommend for you to try it

  • @void7780
    @void77802 жыл бұрын

    God

  • @ramiromen6595
    @ramiromen65952 жыл бұрын

    This is the period vanilla WoS should have covered. I get it the Peloponesian war sells but the diadochi made more sense for the timespan of rome 2.

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yup, the Pelop war sells but this period of history is much more dynamic.

  • @AndysTake
    @AndysTake2 жыл бұрын

    Great video! I love the Wrath of Sparta map, but never got into the campaign, like you said, a total hoplite grind fest! Those elephants look tasty though, some really good scenes here!

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much man! Yeah, WoS is a huge bundle of wasted potential imo, so it's amazing to see a vanilla-esque overhaul of it showcase what WoS really should have been!

  • @itzhazardgaming3950
    @itzhazardgaming39502 жыл бұрын

    Make a video about new dlc thats added to total war troy!

  • @alejandrop.s.3942
    @alejandrop.s.39422 жыл бұрын

    Btw, do you know if this mod takes a lot from the requirements? I experience a lot of lag with overhauls such as DEI even if I move them to the data folder.

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    It might be marginally more taxing than vanilla because there are unique armor models and such, however it should run more or less the same. Wrath of Sparta isn't a taxing DLC in my experience.

  • @alkisvasileiou3954
    @alkisvasileiou39542 жыл бұрын

    1:49 but he is far from the only WHAT????

  • @jamesminter70
    @jamesminter702 жыл бұрын

    Where have you gone?

  • @monkeybomb911_cc
    @monkeybomb911_cc2 жыл бұрын

    The background music is nice, is this with a music mod? How to get this music?

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's from Total War Saga Troy :). There's a mod that adds it into Rome 2.

  • @monkeybomb911_cc

    @monkeybomb911_cc

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@happycompy thanks found it

  • @adammac4960
    @adammac49602 жыл бұрын

    Looks a brilliant mode but the one thing that made me stop playing Rome 2 was the weaker factions steam rolling over the powerful factions. There was a mod that stopped this but it wasn’t available anymore. I like to take a moderate faction and make them powerful like in wrath of Sparta I managed to get a mod that allowed me to play as Rhodes. Built up a powerful navy and colonial empire and allied myself with Sparta against Athens. When I reached the mainland Sparta and Athens were nearly wiped out and it was weaker factions with terrible unit rosters that were the main challenge. Same on the normal campaign I wanted to play as Macedon and after many turns Rome, Carthage and the Seleucids get wiped out. Has this glitch been resolved in this mod?

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    The mod doesn't do anything specific to address that issue afaik, and I haven't gotten to the late game yet in my playthroughs so I can't really answer your question unfortunately. For the grand campaign there is a mod called major faction empires by Mitch which will solve your problem.

  • @caligula2167
    @caligula21672 жыл бұрын

    Hey, I am sorry for being off-topic, but I have a question which I felt was more appropriate to ask on here about the Community Patch mod. It seems like the issue with AI randomly declaring war and then suing for peace is back again. I was wondering if this issue has been reported before - because I recall the Community Patch had it fixed and then a few months ago it came back again. Thank you in advance.

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hmmm, when I "fixed" it, it only reduced the problem, I couldn't really get rid of it without breaking peace negotiations.

  • @caligula2167

    @caligula2167

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@happycompy Thank you for the reply. That's very strange - I remember when you first announced the fix, it worked perfect for me - including peace negotiations. But then, a few months later, the mod was updated, and the issue started re-occurring.

  • @strategos5889
    @strategos58892 жыл бұрын

    i hope the mod author adds thebes as a playable faction, with the theban sacred band

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Same!!

  • @RosaMelano-yo4ei
    @RosaMelano-yo4ei2 жыл бұрын

    And then you can download the Makedonian wars submod and continue playing on until the roman conquest!

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Very true!

  • @EmperorKandyKatsuVonKandai
    @EmperorKandyKatsuVonKandai2 жыл бұрын

    Bummer it isn’t multiplayer campaign friendly, maybe the multiplayer battles still work with this mod? Sounds very promising

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    MP battles yes, MP campaign no.

  • @EmperorKandyKatsuVonKandai

    @EmperorKandyKatsuVonKandai

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@happycompy ah I see, why wouldn’t it be mp campaign freeiendlt tho? Is it a feature that doesn’t work with multiplayer saves? I wouldn’t mind removing a few things to be able to do some mp campaign on wos with this

  • @monkeybomb911_cc
    @monkeybomb911_cc2 жыл бұрын

    Hi dude, can you get the troy music mod working on wars of the gods or DEI ?

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes!

  • @monkeybomb911_cc

    @monkeybomb911_cc

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@happycompy please how? wotg freezes with the aeterna quiris troy music, or do you have the hegemony music? How do you fix the compatibility with wotg?

  • @monkeybomb911_cc

    @monkeybomb911_cc

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@happycompy found out it works by disabling the music mod background

  • @RenovatioImperii
    @RenovatioImperii2 жыл бұрын

    A good mod for Empire divided? I love the time period but I don't really like the vanilla campaign

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Other than visual mods, not really :/

  • @enthusiastichistoryenjoyer888
    @enthusiastichistoryenjoyer8882 жыл бұрын

    Does anyone know if this is compatible with DEI

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm not sure 100% but I'd guess no.

  • @firstchushingura
    @firstchushingura2 жыл бұрын

    "malaka"

  • @eduardmart1237
    @eduardmart12372 жыл бұрын

    Is it better than helenika mod?

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    They're both fantastic and have completely different approaches. I appreciate DP's minimalism and DLC-like quality, but Hellenika is far more comprehensive.

  • @chargingnoisesintensify6335
    @chargingnoisesintensify63352 жыл бұрын

    been waiting for some wrath love. where thrones 😳

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm too sucked into Rome Remastered at the moment!

  • @chargingnoisesintensify6335

    @chargingnoisesintensify6335

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@happycompy damn. thrones when 😳

  • @alejandrop.s.3942
    @alejandrop.s.39422 жыл бұрын

    Are you telling me that I'm gonna finally purchase WoS just for playing a superb mod? Oh, dude, if it wasn't for the great modding community this game would leave much to be desired.

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    I completely agree with you Hector!

  • @akdele5

    @akdele5

    2 жыл бұрын

    are there ways to download these mods without steam workshop?

  • @alejandrop.s.3942
    @alejandrop.s.39422 жыл бұрын

    Concerning sanitation mechanic, I may tell you that it doesn't work well (I used the mod which merges it and People of Rome). The issue is that AI doesn't know to deal with that mechanic, and if you share a province with AI you'll suffer from pest all the time, thus no growth.

  • @Gyrosmeister

    @Gyrosmeister

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, the AI simply ignores that feature, this is also the case in Empire Divided and in Attila as far as I know

  • @alejandrop.s.3942

    @alejandrop.s.3942

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Gyrosmeister I didn't know that it happens in Empire Divided since I don't own it. I thought that the modders hadn't implemented it properly, but if it happens in vanilla as well it's not their fault. It's the same with food, I've had to install a mod which gives to the AI a great food surplus and still it manages sometimes to starve. Amazing.

  • @thesmilyguyguy9799
    @thesmilyguyguy97992 жыл бұрын

    :)

  • @happycompy

    @happycompy

    2 жыл бұрын

    :)

  • @thesmilyguyguy9799

    @thesmilyguyguy9799

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@happycompy :)

  • @chargingnoisesintensify6335

    @chargingnoisesintensify6335

    2 жыл бұрын

    :) chain

  • @thesmilyguyguy9799

    @thesmilyguyguy9799

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@chargingnoisesintensify6335 (=

  • @chargingnoisesintensify6335

    @chargingnoisesintensify6335

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thesmilyguyguy9799 :)

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