Introduction: Welcome to the most detailed, solid and longest Caveman2Cosmos Lets play ever. If you've never played civilization 4 or caveman2cosmos before then you've come to the right place. Not only is this let's play extremely descriptive and tutorial-like, you will actually see the full game without missing chunks or "I Surrender" like other lets plays have. BEST OF ALL!!!! NO WAITING FOR AI!!!! AI TURN TIME IS CUT OUT!!!
Warning: The first episode is way too descriptive for those who already know how to play so check out this breakdown of the first episode below to decide if you really wanna watch it or not... If you don't care about it being too descriptive then just watch the whole thing without reading the breakdown. My favorite parts are probably 41:50 - 43:15 when we first meet a person from the Egyptian tribe and 50:40 - 54:00 when we find their "city" lol... The funny things they do
First Episode Minutes Breakdown:
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All episodes will be added to this first post and as a reply to this topic
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Episode 1: http://youtu.be/1zv_XT1YPJw
Warning: I incorrectly identify commerce in worked tiles as gold but correct my mistake in episode 3.
In this episode we set up the game and start out with our rock thrower and band of Homo sapiens sapiens in the year 50,000BC. We then set up our tribal camp named "Canberra" and use our rock thrower to explore the nearby lands in search of tribal villages. While exploring we meet a few nearby tribes such as the Egyptians who get annoyed with us because we walked near their borders while their gatherers were taking a dump
Episode 2: http://youtu.be/6UgvSeHvw-I
Well... bad luck finally strikes us. Everything seems to be going OK until our stone thrower and wanderer encounter some wild animals. We also get excited about being able to create some powerful Neanderthal units yet stumble across exactly how to make them.
Episode 3: http://youtu.be/zG1ktcsxljw
It's payback time! We make a wanderer to replace the one we lost and go on a mini rampage. Points wise we don't seem to be going too bad to compared to the civs we have found so far.
Episode 4: http://youtu.be/sLmMWZVtqrg
The good luck streak with our wanderer finally ends so we decided to upgrade to a scout. While exploring with our scout we come across a few neanderthals. At first it's no problem but eventually our scout gets into a sticky situation it just can't escape. But hey... its not too bad because now we have some "prehistoric background music".
Episode 5: http://youtu.be/i7xZdJ3Jnh4
Well... two things are now obvious... Spiked clubman are not great vs neanderthals and neanderthals run away when you approach them with spiked clubmen. Just as I thought we were safe to use our spiked clubman to explore I realized I was dead wrong. I'd had enough of making more fighting units... it was time to prepare for our first freedom marker... Rafts.
Episode 6: http://youtu.be/fUcHQhhSpmA
Finally we break free from the land to explore the coasts of our own and a new continent. Along the way we tease bears, neanderthals and deadly pigeons who watch us from the land yet are unable to attack us. All seems to be going well until our raft comes across a crocodile. At least we can officially call ourselves a tribe now that tribalism has been researched.
Episode 7: http://youtu.be/meZYIK63f8U
It's time to expand! In this episode we build our second city Sydney and get a few scouts to fortify on our own continent and the nearby continent. We discover that the "uninhabited island" is more inhabited than we initially thought and luckily this discovery allows us to make peace with the civilizations currently at war with us. On top of that we found our 3rd city Melbourne after battling with many wild animals and also prepare to found our 4th city.
Episode 8: http://youtu.be/kNiPwaVik08
Seriously just skip this stupid episode. My microphone volume level stuffed up so you can't properly hear my voice. The episode was 1.5 hours long but 30 minutes in I made a save that I was going to send to Koshing yet decided not to. I decided to scrap the last hour of this episode making it only 30 minutes long and I am going to load up the save file from the file I was going to send to Koshing rather than where I officially saved one hour later so you don't miss anything. Watch this stupid episode if you want... but don't say I didn't warn you!
Episode 9: http://youtu.be/fn38RoboVO8
Exploration, Expansion, War Declaration and entry into the new era... Yep this episode has it all! I finally build up the courage to explore the desert of my own continent, the coast and inland of the nearby continent and... realize that a raft just won't cut it anymore. If we are going to have any chance against enemy canoes and dangerous sea creatures we're gunna have to upgrade to a galley. On the bright side we founded our 4th city "Brisbane" on the nearby continent and were the first out of all the other civs to reach the ancient era.
Episode 10: http://youtu.be/QM6qotpn7As
Well... My civilization made it to the ancient era without wearing any cloths but I just had to give them some since Australians are not nudists! Oh and I also got some trained dogs in all my cities in case some "invisible people" come to terrorize my people. I also found a barbarian city with an atlatl that killed my scout that had just hiked through the entire desert while a bunch of sea creatures destroyed my raft. That was the final straw so I decided to upgrade to War Canoes and spend ages preparing to get my first Galley.
Episode 11: http://youtu.be/6Q8tVh5FSes
Its time to expand... AGAIN! On the nearby continent we build our 5th and 6th cities "Adelaide" and "Perth" then upgrade our atlatl's to archers to help defend our new cities. We aim to expand our borders in hope to get some fish for our cities which will ultimately lead to us gaining access to powerful units called "Koa's" but sadly don't make that goal this episode.
Episode 12: http://youtu.be/71-aJbj01w4
Finally I upgrade my scouts to hunters and greatly improve the culture and production of my newer cities. Unintentionally I experience premature backwards time travel which allows me to prevent the unexpected death of one of my hunters. Sadly I realise that the past can not be tampered with and history repeats itself to prevent a world altering paradox.
Episode 13: http://youtu.be/QnvliQeXm9U
In this episode we work wonders! Well... Build them. We start of with The Sphinx followed by the pyramids and then aim for the valley of the kings. Our hunter gets arctic combat promotions allowing him to move freely and painlessly in cold tundra and permafrost environments. Oh and last but not least... we found our first religion, Mesopotamism.
Episode 14: http://youtu.be/plpa1ChP3IM
After a group of barbarian maceman and atlatls "destroy" some of our workers I decide its time to go on a rampage with my archers against the barbarians. The rampage wasn't as satisfying as I thought it would be however and I still had many archers left so I then did something a little more drastic... Took over a weaker civ's city. Now the war begins!
Episode 15: http://youtu.be/RoUtquqNQ2I
The Maori Civilization may have lost their city "Waikato" but my mighty Australians didn't feel fully satisfied with their accomplishment. Taking over another Maori city was all that was on their minds. That and finally researching currency so they could rush/buy buildings and units rather than spend many turns building them.
Episode 16: http://youtu.be/VqwATINKWoU
Finally we get the Valley of the Kings wonder after failure to get it previously. We spend a lot of time checking out the other civ's cities and how well protected they are. The culture border expansion of Adelaide seemed too far off so I choose another method in which I could acquire fish. The powerful Koa units are almost ours!
Episode 17: http://youtu.be/TKxWu9pppTQ
The powerful Koa units are finally ours and we don't hesitate to try them out. First of all we fix up our lack of money situation and then build our small Koa army in preparation for our first major city take down. Memphis, the once Egyptian city is now under our control. Unfortunately it's citizens don't like us especially since their city is crime-torn, filthy and depressed.
Episode 18: http://youtu.be/84Xo7S8pt6c
Memphis becomes a smaller yet happier and healthier place to be as we try to fix up its problems. While trying to improve living conditions in Memphis and our other cities I decide to attempt taking over another civ's city. My Koa's may be powerful but even with 5 of them taking over a city isn't a walk in the park.
Episode 19: http://youtu.be/gfV0KZrC8Ec
Finally I figure out how to assign multiple cities to all build the same buildings or units at once. I also have a little peak into the modern era of the tech tree and get amazed by the powerful "Very Heavy Tank" unlocked by Dieselpunk. Finally I set out on a goal to wipe out egypt but sadly I realise my Koa's are starting to become a little outdated.
Episode 20: http://youtu.be/JU4TxHOuNus
My small army of Koa's just aren't enough to take over any more Egyptian cities. It's time to choose a new target, create a bigger army and try to keep my cities as happy and healthy as possible in the process.
Episode 21: http://youtu.be/umLl8G5eJ4M
Finally after lots of planning I create a huge Koa army and use it to take over the capital city of the Maroi civilization know as "Ngapuhi". I also reveal many sources of sulfur on the map by researching Ancient Ballistics. This also allowed me to upgrade all my archers to crossbowmen.
Episode 22: http://youtu.be/2RLD5WUIw1Y
My Koa's have been officially outdated since they are unable to properly take over cities efficiently. Now it's all about preparing for the middle ages by upgrading my Koa's to swordsmen, building a siege workshop and getting my first siege units. The catapult and siege tower are now my new units for mass destruction. Its time to build up an unbreakable army!
Episode 23: http://youtu.be/HBxsqfgcU_c
Finally I finish building my large army of swordsmen, catapults, siege towers and siege rams to take over a few new cities. Initially I wanted to go after the Greece but when Ragnar declares war on me I decide that it's time to wipe out the Scandinavian cities so that he never threatens me again.
Episode 24: http://youtu.be/PWPhhJbyX7k
Finally I wipe out my first civilization: The Scandinavians. I may have seen the last of Ragnar but there are over 20 more civilizations still competing with me in my developing world. After taking over Ragnar's last city I begin to think about which civilization I wish to wipe out next.
Episode 25: http://youtu.be/7Nz2ol_lakY
I may have just wiped out the Scandinavians but I am no where near done yet! Some of my cities are still yearning to rejoin the Maori Civilization so what should I do? Destroy the last two Maori cites so that my people no longer complain about wanting to join that puny civilization.
Episode 26: Missing
This episode just involved some boring stabilization just after the massive take over of cities. Nothing interesting happened and the episode didn't even record (due to bandicam) so this episode is not uploaded!
Episode 27: http://youtu.be/T5CGPbaalxU
Wiping out all those civilizations and taking over their cities has left me financially insecure. In this episode I work towards stabilizing my empire and working towards building a fleet of ships to explore the oceans and discover new lands.
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