Medieval II Total War Polish Chronicles 01: Turn 1 to 33.

Ok before you start watching this video I must warn you, it is 45 minutes of turn based campaign game play. It's all the campaign, from the moment I choose the faction, to the turn 33 where I finally take command of a battle. No battles are included in the episode.

Many people ask me advise about how to play the campaign. By showing this aspect of the game you might learn how to play better on that aspect of the game. This first episode will help people see what my priorities are, how I start up my campaign, and different phases of game play. So I will split the Chronicles as 2 part episodes, the first part being the Campaign Level and the second being the battles of the turn. This way you will be able to realize the importance of every battle and the context of it.



Since that episode is really long I will give time reference and explain them in phases in the developments of the game and of my strategy.

0:00 to 2:00. Here is the choice of the faction and introduction video of the faction.

2:00 to 3:12. This was the first turn, as you might notice I developed my economies and start invading rebel regions with my armies.

3:12 to 4:48 Turn 2. In this turn I take 1 city and 1 rebel fort. And I continue to develop my economy by building farms.

4:48 to 9:00 I take one fort and get ready to take 1 city and another fort, I still invest into farms.

9:00 to 11:34 I still gain territory on the west, but I start consolidating my armies on the south and east since the western frontier is against the Holy Roman Empire and Danish borders. From that point I will improve my defence to the West and expand to the East.

11:34 to 14:20 At this point diplomacy starts to play a role, factions offer me trade rights, so I offer them an alliance, they accept, and I offer them to share map information, they will also accept. This way I know where the cities are, and who controls them.

14:20 to 18:28 At this point I disband my mercenaries on the Western front so that I can finance my armies on the Eastern front. I keep developing my economy, and I'm still puzzled by the well defended fort on the East since my army is really weak.

18:28 to 22:44 After reinforcing my army to the East, I capture the fort. I also redeploy some of my generals so they can govern cities. I still invest in economy.

22:44 to 35:36 I capture another city and a fort in the far north after using boats as a fast way to reach them. As you might see I keep investing to develop the economies, but I'm starting to develop my military to invade the South Rebel Regions.

35:36 to 38:00 my plan for the south is compromised by the presence of a huge Russian Army and the presence of Venetians in my territory. So in reaction I decide to prepare to invade Hungary, and send an army to take the rebels in the south

38:00 to 42:00 I merge my army in the East with my reinforcements outside my fort so that I can have the strength to repel the Huge Russian Army. It turns out that the Russian army isn't hostile and continues on their way to go capture a rebel settlement. At the same time the army I sent to the South rebels against me. That was a little annoying, but I will survive.

42:00 to 45:35 I engage my Hungarian ally and the Venetians.