@@carnuevasvillarlos I don't understand. Can you elaborate?

@@ShinobiRanger i was trying to say you could play that battle with more aggressive use of inf

@carnuevasvillarlos If you have superior artillery, you can take up defensive positions and simply let the enemy come to you. If you yeet heavy doses of canister fire, you'll perforate multiple units of infantry and cavalry. It doesn't matter if they are militia or Guard Regiments. Once you disable the enemy's artillery corps, you put the enemy at a hard choice - either stand and wait to die or march forward to meet their doom. Moreover, I am usually outnumbered in terms of infantry, and also, I prefer to let the artillery do my work for me.

@@ShinobiRanger yea but where is the fun part? it's like Legends total war deploying on one corner of the Map. in this battle may be you can deploy inf more on the river cross, lights with line inf and save your cab, with the art sniping the rival units. you play good, bad luck the death of Ney bro

@carnuevasvillarlos When you are fighting a river crossing battle, if you are the defender, the first rule is to let the enemy cross over. I am heavily outnumbered here. But the advantage is that there are two natural chokepoints that I can exploit to the fullest. So why will I be aggressive? When I can sit back, let my artillery do the work, and I can utilize my infantry more effectively to deal with small groups who manage to cross the river. The main objective is to win the battle by inflicting maximum casualties and receiving minimum losses. If you feel I could have better positioned my infantry, then you are right - you make a valid point. Cavalry in Napoleon 2 is complicated. First of all, the unit size is small. Secondly, a few good artillery hits can melt any cavalry unit. Third, all line infantry can form square. So you have to use cavalry wisely, like flanking charges or rear charges, or direct changes into unprepared units. Heavy cavalry like dragoons and cuirassiers are slow, lumbering, and lack stamina. They hit like trucks, but they are a magnet for artillery. Hence, I use light cavalry and lancers because of their speed, stamina, and ease of replacement. Legend of Total War plays on Legendary Campaign Difficulty and Very Hard Battle Difficulty. At that level, the AI gets such ridiculous buffs, and the player gets such heavy nerfs that you have to cheese the hell out of the game.

@darkforce4256 I will be switching to a new mic soon. Wait for the next community post.

@LordObsidian1250 it's kind of a shame, really. While both units use the same weapons, you'd expect Tier 3 heavy units or Tier 2 professional standing troops to have higher attack and defense skill apart from only being able to adopt advanced formations.

No, they're being cut down so quickly from the flanks that new replacements who stabilize the formation find themselves isolated, surrounded, and attacked from multiple sides.

If you know of any mod that helps to solve this issue, then comment it, please. You'd be helping me a lot.

These are the new minimalistic unit cards introduced with Total War Three Kingdoms. That's why they are like that.

@@ShinobiRanger Maybe you know how to fix that or this is permanent?

@nerijusg233 I recorded a bunch of videos in my free time, then I was occupied with work for a while, forgot the settings, meanwhile OBS got an update, plus my speakers are dying after almost 12 years, so lots of trial and error to do. What compounds the issue is that the game background music becomes suppressed by itself when you zoom in, and I'm already at a point where I keep my speakers at 36 or 38 for 100. Anymore higher than that means severe discomfort to my ears. I have to juggle with OBS.

This is a very old video. It was my first attempt at Guides.

Yeah. But they are incredibly vulnerable to missiles and being flanked themselves.

@@ShinobiRanger yes that's why I always use them at the last because I mostly rely on flanking strategies. I use nodachis when all troops of enemies are engaged in combat

Do you mean combat animations? If so, yes, it's terrible.

Well, this is what happens when you charge cavalry into pointy braced sticks from the front. Doesn't matter how elite the cavalry is.

I don't know what's the issue with the audio. Really weird. While recording, I am able to hear the audio through the speakers. But after the recording, there is hardly any game audio. It also doesn't help that the game music is low by default.

@@ShinobiRanger you just need better mic and recorder

@babayaga5277 The thing is, I have forgotten the audio settings for Three Kingdoms, so I need to do trial and error again. Mic is on the agenda, just way too occupied to dedicate some time for it.

​@@ShinobiRanger Understood 🫡

True. Naginata Samurai do better than Yari Samurai versus Katana Samurai. Only Katana Cavalry and Great Guard can slaughter Katana Samurai. Yari Cavalry get shredded by Katana Samurai. If your cavalry is engaged by spearmen or polearms, then get them the hell out of there. No question of who will win. It's the Yari Ashigaru or the Yari and Naginata Samurai skewering the cavalry.

Not die. They run away. This was an elite unit that had scare effects.

I wouldn't say useless. They'll shred cavalry and are excellent arrow sponges. Useless would be more appropriate for Yari Samurai in the game. Historically speaking, spears were the main weapon of choice. Initially, bows and spears were used by the samurai during their early days. Naginata were used by the samurai women primarily. During the Genpei War, there was greater emphasis on skill due to the small numbers of troops involved. But by the Sengoku Jidai, increasing army sizes and increased reliance on Ashigaru meant reduction of emphasis on highly skilled troops. In the game, due to matched combat mechanics, it's akin to individual duels.

Both armour and melee attack help. Armour helps in melee combat and helps absorbing arrows. Melee attack improves the killing potential. You can build a Legendary Weaponsmith for +4 melee attack, and an Armoury through the Encampment building for +2 armour.

Correct. But Shimazu Katana Samurai unlimited, Shimazu Katana Hero only one.

Yeah true.

@@ShinobiRanger I mean, obviously the graphics on the individual soldiers is better in 3k, but in terms of collision, single combat etc, Shogun is way more real. You should try Thrones of Britannia battles, not a great game but the battles are the best looking imo

@@mariogaeta8911 That Saga Game. Yeah, no thanks. It's the same shield bashing like in Attila and Rome. While the sieges are good, and the attempt to emulate the period can be commended, the same sword board infantry shield bashing, with no death shrieks, is pointless.

@@ShinobiRanger fair enough, each to their own. For what you describe as shield bashing is much closer to actual combat than the silly, war hammer style battle that 3k went for. In both Rome2 and Attila the soldiers have individual matched combat within the shield walls which looks infinitely better than 3k. As far as death screams and blood go, I never got the impression that 3k was any better than other titles, in fact the blood and dismemberment looks ridiculous. So arcadey. For me 3k is brilliant for the QoL improvements in the campaign and the political and diplomatic side of the game. That’s where they improved it over other titles in my opinion. Just unfortunate that the battles look crap now as a pay off lol

@mariogaeta8911 Compared to 3 Kingdoms, at least in battle, Rome 2 and Attila are better. Campaign wise, 3 Kingdoms is much better. But what pissed me off was the fact that almost every melee infantry unit in Rome 2 has a precursor weapon. While I don't particularly hate shield bashing, I'd have been happier if the combat had some Med 2 or Rome 1 flavor.

The spears used by the Yari Samurai are shorter if you haven't noticed, unlike the Ashigaru who wield longer spears. The spears used by the Yari Samurai are intended for personal combat and not in formation fighting. You're right. The mechanic used in Shogun 2 is way better than the sorry excuses of games they've released recently.

eh, for people who are not as good at microing having one on each flank to rapid advance and catch cavalry flanks can be nice. But yeah if you're using pause or not worried about micro it's trash for its stats

I'm sorry I don't follow. Revolutionary Total War?

It’s a total war game about the revolution of America forgot its name tho

@@BulletStudioistakenwhy Is it a DLC for Empire Total War? Or you're referring to Empire Total War?

No it’s a total war game I’ll look it up

It’s just called Total War: Empire

Finally! You have figured it out. Yes, the flanks collapse, and the men have to shift positions to maintain the cohesion of the formation, but by then, it starts snowballing out of control.

@@ShinobiRanger when I do battle, I turn on guard mode and order the entire line to move behind the enemy position. They fight their way through the enemy formation. For that it is important to have deep ranks, so that no matter how deep the enemy can penetrate the formation, there will always be three ranks of yari against them. When the lines collide while the yari ashigaru push, the back ranks push despite the front ranks fighting. That can cause up to ten ranks of yari to go against the enemy. When attacking a fortress, I burn down the gate and send the yari ashigaru in yari wall through. The enemy will charge as soon as they enter the castle. And than ten to fifteen units of ashigaru fight at the same spot, bringing thousands of spears against a few dozend enemies at the front ranks, while hundreds of enemies can not aid their dying comrades as they stand to far behind.

Oda Long Yari Ashigaru have an objection to this. Matchlocks - they take too long to research and recruit and can't shoot overhead. Bow Warrior Monks are the most expensive non hero foot archers with the best range, rate of fire, and accuracy. You should also add Horse beats Matchlock and Foot Archers if they get outflanked.

@@ShinobiRanger I just wrote it simply. But you summarized it well too.

Naginata samurai beat all pretty well

@wizzfizz6800 no they beat Yari Samurai only. All the other Samurai infantry easily crush them.

@@wizzfizz6800 all because of armor and melee power

I see what you did there 😏 🤣🤣

What was too loud? Game audio or commentary?

@@ShinobiRanger the commentary. I think you need better microphone bro.

@@ghost3672 ah OK. Yes, it's in the works

​@@ShinobiRangerignore him, the audio was perfect

@@jamesgoldring1052 Ignore ignore this one instead. Bro I think they just are laughing at you because of meme value.

If it was cavalry, the green units would have come out on top. But what pisses me off is the sad design of the Pearl Dragons. Such a good concept ruined by such shoddy model design.

The audio issue is mainly with the game. When the units engage and you zoom in to see the combat, the background music drops significantly. I have tried many things and adjusted multiple settings, but it doesn't seem to work. Shogun 2 gives a great balance between combat audio and music audio, even when being zoomed in. But Three Kingdoms isn't like that. I keep the volume quite high while gaming or recording, but it is anymore higher, and my eardrums will explode.

@@ShinobiRanger I'm actually talking about your voice recording. Couldn't really hear clearly what you say.

@@ShinobiRanger no disrespect but maybe it is better if you use text chat instead of voice, maybe ai voice even

@@baconncheese9561 please no, AI won't be able to match me in terms of description. While it will certainly help with the audio, the AI is prone to mispronunciation.

Sorry about that. If this had been a regular battle, the nuns would have carved through the Ashigaru.

@mr.briton365 I'm not a big fan of modded campaigns, but sure. Plus, if this campaign doesn't get a good response like my previous campaign playthroughs, I don't think I'll do campaigns again.

@@ShinobiRanger that’s fair enough mate

Thank you 😊. What ideas do you have regarding the channel intro and outro?

Why is that?

@@ShinobiRanger Yari ashigaru lose out on their otherwise outstanding charge defence while using Yari Wall if they are moving

@@ShinobiRanger You are correct. I am just so used to them kicking ass in campaign that I did not even think that they'd lose a one-on-one skirmish

@yourpapersplease5000 campaign is a completely different story. There, you have multiple elements influencing a battle. But even then, Yari Wall is not invulnerable nor invincible.

@yourpapersplease5000 I don't know about higher difficulty. I hate higher difficulties because I find it a pain when the AI just gets a ton of cheats, and the player gets so many nerfs, it's just a case of let's make the player suffer never-ending torment where any of our units just run away if the enemy just farts near us. Add to that multiple full stacks with each unit no matter how lowly being a tank with full XP. It's utter crap. While the game can have multiple difficulty levels, it should be enjoyable to play, and players should be able to use strategy to win, not just cheese the hell out of the game to just survive. Since you have played on higher difficulty, I will take your word that Ashigaru in Yari Wall are cost effective on higher difficulty.