Volound | The Flaccidification of Total War's Ranged Combat @Volound | Uploaded 4 years ago | Updated 8 hours ago
There are no crossbows in Three Kingdoms. There are no slingers in Troy. There are no guns in Warhammer.

I made a follow-up for this video a year later in October 2021:
youtube.com/watch?v=bu9klJ-2czY

The playlist for this video series:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlmEEm6A0j5BqZmcDFQHFJeS64-Mg2uAH

The reddit thread for this video series:
reddit.com/r/Volound/comments/is77kf/ideas_for_future_total_war_critique_subjects
The first ever slinging discord:
discord.gg/ARzT7VP

The longbow vs. plate:
youtube.com/watch?v=DBxdTkddHaE
The Medieval crossbow against target:
youtube.com/watch?v=MMoL_SBD6gw
The real Balearic slinger doing the 25m challenge against the melon:
youtube.com/watch?v=0a_IHHcw6do
The high velocity measured slinging with crickets:
youtube.com/watch?v=ceaaplf_8FA
The 100m/s slinging and other assorted slinging clips:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy9CNWeoQZzxfzNNQ5y04cYdfhDzvLbcW
The Rome Total War slinger showcase:
youtube.com/watch?v=F0c5XlERL3s
The shockingly bad depiction of slingers in 3K:
youtube.com/watch?v=86LOLIWihy0
The slightly redeemed but still depressingly bad depiction of Troy:
youtube.com/watch?v=S7Z-DXwwl10
The pussified crossbows of 3K:
youtu.be/0Su3yKpmyRE?list=PLlmEEm6A0j5C93bOGADoDHX91StVPQJYD&t=3736
The other game that invoked the sling concept, but tried to make the most of it:
youtube.com/watch?v=9Fs9nRjyUww
The "Battle of the Nile" Rome 2 video:
youtube.com/watch?v=Kg42DC4EpMY
The update about Rome 2's arrow trails:
forums.totalwar.com/discussion/70584/ca-arrow-effects-before-and-after
The crossbow plunging fire in 3K:
youtube.com/watch?v=SmUlpJP7wx0
The kneeled fire and countermarch of Shogun 1:
youtube.com/watch?v=pK0WHQa9fig
The Shogun 2 matchlock ranked fire:
youtube.com/watch?v=kbbzMHGBHDQ , youtube.com/watch?v=iuEh072Rcy4
The supporting gameplay that conveys firearm mechanics in Warhammer:
youtube.com/watch?v=LHFjMsedlKk , youtube.com/watch?v=XJOQYQMImeI
The Dishonored 1 pistol gameplay examples:
youtube.com/watch?v=XFre-aIeG5Y , youtube.com/watch?v=mMreaPehtYY
The Dishonored 2 weak pistol example:
youtube.com/watch?v=aqwwxw-DsOU
The countermarching booming firearms of Medieval 2:
youtube.com/watch?v=k4GNBNCJCWQ
The distant matchlock snapping from Shogun 2:
youtube.com/watch?v=oC8qaqtbzFw
The rolling clouds of matchlock smoke in Shogun 2:
youtube.com/watch?v=BT3r1mzwJdU
Crossbows on the Alpine peaks in Medieval 2:
youtube.com/watch?v=Z51SG7O2P3g
Shogun 2 not having a proper height advantage:
youtube.com/watch?v=heDG9UIFDsU
Shogun 1 doing the height advantage perfectly on its first try:
youtube.com/watch?v=2UqCD2EiSvE
Apache Thunder Braves thundering in Medieval 2:
youtube.com/watch?v=CU6pWxtvRTU

Special thanks to @Total War CAT for providing Russian subtitles.

#totalwar #dontcarelookscool #spotsofpolish


0:00 The first combat in Total War
2:20 How Total War continued ranged combat
3:15 Nuclear Cringe
4:10 My first Total War recording
6:15 Aspect for the spectacular
6:45 Slingers in Total War
12:30 Crossbows in Total War
16:20 Warhammer's legacy
17:50 Flying wet noodles
20:10 Plunging fire
22:55 The fall of firearms
31:00 Aesthetic sterility
39:25 The loss of height advantage
40:50 Dependence on the diluted
42:45 Nail in the coffin



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