BattleTech Lore & History - First Succession War: Peace For Our Time (MechWarrior Lore)

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#battletech #lore #mechwarrior BattleTech Lore & History is a series by Sven van der Plank that covers the history of the #innersphere and Periphery within the #battletech universe. Presented as a #documentary from the year 3025, the videos cover in detail major events such as the Age of War, founding of the #starleague, #reunificationwar, the Golden Age, #starleague Civil War and the four #successionwar.
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Sourcebooks Referenced:
House Davion: Federated Suns (1623)
House Kurita: Draconis Combine (1620)
House Liao: Capellan Confederation (1624)
House Marik: Free Worlds League (1622)
House Steiner: Lyran Commonwealth (1621)
The Periphery (1629)
The Star League (1630)
ComStar (1655)
Handbook: House Davion (35024)
Handbook: House Kurita (35205)
Handbook: House Liao (35204)
Handbook: House Marik (35019)
Handbook: House Steiner (35001)
Handbook: Major Periphery (35203)
Era Report: 2750 (35222)
Historical: Reunification War (35231)
Historical: Liberation of Terra Vol.I (35232)
Historical: Liberation of Terra Vol.II (35233)
Historical: Operation Klondike (35230)
Historical: First Succession War (35235)
Historical: Second Succession War (35236)
Field Manual: SLDF (35251)
Field Report 2765: AFFS (35FR010)
Field Report 2765: CCAF (35FR008)
Field Report 2765: DCMS (35FR009)
Field Report 2765: FWLM (35FR011)
Field Report 2765: LCAF (35FR012)
Field Report 2765: Periphery (35FR013)
Jihad Hot Spots: Terra (35205)
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0:00 To the Bitter End
1:51 Hempsted's Greyhounds
3:07 A Chance for Peace
4:48 The Cost
7:37 "Winners" and Losers
12:24 The End of All Things
15:16 Outro

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@bull614 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for all the hard work you do. Because of you, I have been able to bring 7 of my friends into the battletech universe. We have now started the pencil and paper battletech RGP and it's all thanks to you bro

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm always really happy to hear that I've played a part in introducing new folks to the series.

@bull614 6 ай бұрын

@@SvenVanDerPlank you really do. Your videos make it so easy to explain the battletech universe and history to them. Between your videos on lore, black pants legion and grim dark narrator for the mech breakdowns they know almost as much as I do and I had to read the source books and novels to get my knowledge lol

@RenegadeVile 6 ай бұрын

What I appreciate the most about this series is the fact that it handles an era that no other channels has really spoken about much. There's a ton of videos on the Fall of the Star League and the Clan Invasion, but it's hard to find stuff on the Succession Wars. Keep it up!

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, it's an often overlooked part of the setting's history. I think it's because the 1st&2ndSW only explain the situation in 3025 but nothing really changes in the status quo so there's not much need to explain. Once the story starts progressing to 3050, those conflicts become largely irrelevant. The Inner Sphere is influenced by the 4thSW above all else, while the Clans draw from Star League history.

@STSGingie 6 ай бұрын

The cold, scrolling icons representing thousands of dead is such a brilliant and chilling intro. Holy crap its so grim and somber as the seemingly impersonal and endless procession of dead pass on by. Incredibly well done! Congrats on crossing the finish line!

@Bolththrower 6 ай бұрын

Agreed it was such a chilling thing when I first saw it and realized what it represented.

@chaosknight9131 2 ай бұрын

Millions, each icon is a million people

@SvenVanDerPlank 7 ай бұрын

IMPORTANT: WATCH EPISODE 12 BEFORE THIS ONE! Two-part finale this weekend. I've set them up so one should feed straight into the other.

@Archangelm127 6 ай бұрын

Thank you; this ep came up first in my YT feed.

@chuckbuck5002 6 ай бұрын

Remember to pin this Sven

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Thank you but the video has been out for over a week now. I was only worried about it at the time because both chapters were coming out within 30 minutes of each other. Might as well say "watch all other 12 episodes before this one," but I'd hope that was a given.

@Tzilandi 6 ай бұрын

Well, that ending was both sobering and hilarious in equal measure. Well done, Sven. o7

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

I almost chickened out on using War at one point. I thought it was a bit too jarring given the sombre tone of the series overall. But my heart said it had to be. There'll never be a better place to use that song anyway.

@cm3291 6 ай бұрын

@@SvenVanDerPlankgood move listening to your instincts.

@AtlatlMan 6 ай бұрын

The way you closed that out, with the endless scrolling human sillouhettes and that excellent guitar riff from Fleetwood Mack, was absolutely top notch.

@michaelman957 6 ай бұрын

I find myself appreciating both Paul Davion and Richard Steiner as (assuming I recall correctly), neither deliberately destroyed any planets, unlike their forebears. They mostly seemed concerned with protecting their people.

@AAX11111 5 ай бұрын

Richard literally killed Finnmark, overruling the admrials and generals that wanted to capture the Shipyards intact. What are you talking about?

@zapdragon23 6 ай бұрын

congratulations sven, you made probably the definitive series on the 1st succession war.

@mattmelton2561 6 ай бұрын

I've always wondered what actually happened during the Succession Wars. Most of the source books I've owned and read glossed them over. Thank you for this series, I thoroughly enjoyed it and will definitely rewatch it!

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad I could shed some light on them. Oft overlooked part of the story, but that's mostly because so little was accomplished by all that killing. Will be starting on the 2ndSW soon.

@ProcyonGreymuzzle 6 ай бұрын

I started as a gamer playing battletech back in 1983 in second grade. I've found myself now starting a campaign again starting in 3026. This is now my link for history reference so all my players know just how deep the lore is as they enter the game. Fine, it is silly, big, stompy robots, but it really did have such an extensive set of writing to establish the setting. To you Sven, insanely good job. Feel proud as hell on what you've accomplished. I would say this was an impossible project, but you made it work. Thank you.

@EclipsePheniox 6 ай бұрын

I love this series and helps me understand the history even more. Looking forward to the 2nd and thrid wars.

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Already working on the 2ndSW. Should debut some time in January.

@MM22966 6 ай бұрын

I think there was no formal ceasefire between Kurita and Davion because requirement No.1 would have been: "Jinjiro Kurita's head on a platter. In no figurative sense whatsoever."

@cygryl 6 ай бұрын

Always fantastic seeing these episodes pop up in my feed. Thank you. Does anyone else find it frightening how skilled the LCAF is when competent officers end up in charge even if it's only for a short bit.

@iceniwargames6347 6 ай бұрын

Great series. Bring on the second Succession war!

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Working on the scripts now, hopefully have it out in January.

@theelectricgamer9889 6 ай бұрын

I can’t wait to watch you show how Comstar messes up this peace.

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Aye, they're already transforming into a nightmare society during the final three years of the conflict but I'll save discussion on that for the next series.

@BK2207 6 ай бұрын

You deserve all the praise at embarking on this grueling project, Sven. Congrats and thank you on covering the First Succession War.

@ryankruchowski1951 6 ай бұрын

Infantry, apc's, tanks, mechs, helicopters, artillery, ships, starships, combined arms forces.....all blown away.

@Ichaerus 6 ай бұрын

An excellent series with the First Succession War, Sven. Very somber, and well done. There were moments where you could feel one faction was teetering under the hammer blows of another faction, but endured to carry the fight on, but such an expensive butcher's bill to pay... It is a shame that you won't be doing the concurrent series for SLDF-In-Exile, to the birthing of the Clans, but hopefully one day in the future, you will consider putting forth a series on that, as well as the Wars of Reaving. There is so much meme content about this portion of BattleTech, and I find myself hungering for the more in depth, more intellectual banquet that you would offer with your videos. You are appreciated for your amazing work, Sven.

@robdead4550 6 ай бұрын

Always improving. A masterful retelling of this conflict. As always, you have my heartfelt thanks.

@mouldsgame 6 ай бұрын

Man that was grim, Good thing the Inner Sphere learned its lesson and they didn't have any more Succession Wars

@Deridus 6 ай бұрын

This was a good end to a terrible series of events. That sigh at the end? Loved it. I wish I could support more, so here's a like and a comment for now. Wonderfully done.

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

That was a sigh not just for the Archon, but for myself who was thankful to have completed another project. Too good a quote not to end the series with. Thank you for the support.

@jeffd7976 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely titanic effort went into the production of this series and as someone who's been playing for ~35yrs (from Chicago, the birthplace of BT!) , it's deeply appreciated. This whole series is a tremendous boon to the community, whether you are just into lore, looking for campaign ideas or have recently joined the most massive & unknown game ip in history. Yes, I watched it all and it was riveting. Incredible work. Fans like you bro. Fans like you....

@HouseDavieMerc 6 ай бұрын

Great series. If I saw it correctly Davion was the only Successor State to not take ANY Hegemony worlds. I've never heard that one before.

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Well they took a dozen or so, but by war's end they had all been conquered by the Capellans or Kuritans and that's what I was counting the change from.

@ArawnNox 6 ай бұрын

This has been a heck of a ride and I've enjoyed every minute of it. I'm looking forward to you continuing to cover the timeline, especially the second and third succession war as I don't think any lore channel has touched on them. Keep up the good work and remember to take breaks as needed!

@andreaslermen2008 6 ай бұрын

Great work. I played BT about... 30+ years ago. Still remember the funny moment, when clans were new and I brought a heavy star against 3 lances, and those players didn't had a clue. 🤣🤣 It's nice to see, that the game is back from life support, after so many years and people like you put so much efforts into getting out the very detailed history of this universe to new players.

@TheSheenMcClean 6 ай бұрын

Your unique approach to the battletech universe is amazing! This is by far the most underrated battletech youtube channel, and I hope the rest of our fandom starts waking up to your great work!

@reecedignan8365 6 ай бұрын

And so concludes another grandiose series by yourself Sven. Can’t wait to see the Second Succession War and especially the Fourth Succession War (what can I say, us Davions enjoy a good Capellan stomp) - also as a response to the idea that us Davions need writers help, I *pishaw* at you and instead remind you that bloody terrible warfare against the dracs has a way of invigorating and breeding one hell of a military corps (look at the Lyrans after getting punched by the dracs a few times). Also, for a new set of series outside of Battletech, can’t wait to see what you’ll get doing *crossed fingers it’s halo lore* And finally overall, congratulations again on another outstanding project and enjoy the holiday season mate, you deserve a well earned rest after this one. Ps. Also if you ever need some proper Scottish voice acting, just give a poke or nip up across the boarder, I’d be happy to lend some talent 😝

@afitz34 6 ай бұрын

Ending it with 'So Afraid' by Fleetwood Mac fits so right. Great work!

@Bolththrower 6 ай бұрын

Sven, Id like to extend a huge thank you for creating some of the best Battletech content on the internet. The series you have released so far have been absolutely amazing! And I hope that once you've taken a well deserved break to whine down for this large project that we can perhaps se a continuation from the first succession war to the second etc. Once again my deepest gratitude for making these history videos and happy holydays to you and yours!

@jasonfarley9025 6 ай бұрын

This has been one of the best pieces of historical fiction I have ever experienced. Well done. And thankyou.

@mathewkelly9968 6 ай бұрын

Another Era of THE Battletech Opus done , fantastic work Sven

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Kind of insane that we have passed 20 hours of BattleTech Lore & History now. We might actually reach a full day with the 2ndSW.

@harv3034 6 ай бұрын

Brilliant. Now to binge the whole 1st SW to remember everything

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

I'm reuploading the whole series in a few days with a few small corrections and additions.

@jasonashman9534 6 ай бұрын

Sven just continues to up his game. While some of the other "non Tex" level BT content creators have fallen off as they try to do more and more, Sven just keeps pumping out high quality lore content in the best way possible. Its basically "Tex & Sven" in the top tier of Battletech lore content, and that includes what Catalyst is pumping out. If you want to learn about Battletech, those are the top pair to watch. (I'd also recommend MechFrog & CritRocket for short-form individual mechs/vehicle content) Well done Sven- I've been listening since the early days, and I've got to say your work just keeps rising to the occasion. I can't wait for the full combined "1st Succession War" episode so I can add it to my playlist. Congrats on finishing the slog: Have a Merry Xmas and a Happy new year! On to the 2nd Succession War! 🎉

@TheR00k 6 ай бұрын

Holy shit, the amount of research for this series rivals actual history documentaries

@EndlessInfinity1 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing work. I'm so excited for the second succession war!

@_Jiru 6 ай бұрын

What an amazing series. Thank you for putting it together! This really puts into perspective how staggering the devastation of the First Succession War really was. One can barely even imagine how much worse it would have been, had the SLDF decided to stay behind.

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it. Difficult to know how the SLDF would have affected things. Doubt it would have been a positive, especially not for the core worlds, but maybe the conflict would have burned hotter faster and ended sooner. Who can say.

@dmaxcustom 6 ай бұрын

Loved it! And the total tragedy of it all is so amazing.

@shanepecore8833 6 ай бұрын

Another masterpiece, even better than the reunification series! The degree of attention to detail and clear love for the IP comes through clear as day and it makes for a wonderful experience. Thank you for all your hard work. Other IP for consideration I might suggest is 40K, there is a ton of content but can be bitten off in smaller pieces, (Horus Heresy, or pre-empire origins. Just a thought. I'm sure whatever you choose will be fantastic!

@floriangallus7760 6 ай бұрын

This is my favourite series of yours together with the Age of war. Loved the ending with the Fleetwood Mac song. That guitar fit BattleTechs atmosphere very well. Thanks for your awesome videos and have a great Christmas. Looking forward to when they're finally going to put an end to it in the second one with a decisive blow.

@MysteryMastery69 6 ай бұрын

This was amazing, thanks for the double geader tonight. You're a legend,Sven. Looking forward to the next one!

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome. It was really only one chapter but I didn't want to get the whole thing demonetised by including a couple songs at the end.

@JRufu 6 ай бұрын

You're doing such a great job Sven. Thank you for all this work, it's really a level above.

@H9092-2 6 ай бұрын

Those credits hit me with a goddamn truck and I cannot think of anything more perfect for this series

@jasilvacook 6 ай бұрын

OUTSTANDING, especially showing the map changes in the end.

@treize6832 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for doing these, Sven, as a decades long fan of the BT franchise I am absolutely loving these "real history" deep dive series. If you ever are looking for some shorter, simpler one-off style videos, could I suggest doing some unit histories? An I freely offer any assistance I may be able to give on any projects if you ever need it!

@misterk9301 6 ай бұрын

This has sweetened up my life for the last months, actually got emotional now that it's ending 😅

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Glad I could keep you entertained throughout. Not ending for long though, we'll be back for the 2ndSW in the new year.

@ryvius555 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your amazing work man! This is by far the best Battletech history content on the site in my opinion. Seriously, I often put on a playlist of your work to help me pass the time at work (or occasionally to fall asleep to lol) Pretty interesting that in some ways the Lyran's came out of the war in the best shape. Can't ever underestimate the Commonwealth's wealth and production capacity. That ending was amazing and absolutely hilarious, btw! So appropriate!

@karlthompsonpwns 6 ай бұрын

I would love to see a command and conquer universe talk through in the same vein as these have been

@Zattack19 6 ай бұрын

A thought. In the 2nd a 3rd succession wars it might be to do a initial "What remains" factory and technology wise.

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Yeah I plan to for the 2ndSW. We have all the information for 2830, so I'll probably do a review of the 1stSW losses and rebuild between '21-'30. Probably be the second or third chapter in the series.

@Steven-dt5nu 6 ай бұрын

Bravo!!! Great songs at the end. So many franchises to pick from, I know whichever one you pick will be well done.

@thomasc.3832 6 ай бұрын

Amazing work, must be rewarding to know you have by far the most in depth coverage available anywhere!

@JuergenGDB 6 ай бұрын

This has been the best series on anything BattleTech. I have learned much in such a vast and very cool universe. thank you very much Sven for all your hard work and dedication.

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome, I'm really pleased you enjoyed it.

@michaelkimberling7307 6 ай бұрын

Your choice of music for this is perfect

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you think so. I first thought of using War back at the beginning of the year, but I felt it was a bit out of step with how I'd written the finale. Then I found that Fleetwood Mac song a couple months back and thought it would fit the tone I was going for better, but I still wanted to end on a high so included both.

@richter6699 6 ай бұрын

This channel is incredible. Your work is always excellent 😁

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm pleased you think so.

@dustandpolos8196 6 ай бұрын

I have been watching my way solidly through your Battletech content and am somewhat shocked to have finally caught up with release! These videos have been the clearest, most comprehensible overview of the setting I've found anywhere, yet somehow keeping an eye on the humanity amidst the statistics. Thank you.

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. Glad you've found them entertaining enough to watch right the way through. Crazy that we've hit twenty hours of history now and have only reached 2821 in the timeline.

@corvus8000 6 ай бұрын

Ok that is actually a really interesting factoid about the worlds ruined and their causes. I mean, it's common knowledge both Meta and in-setting that a large number of colonies were destroyed/ruined in the First Succession war but if you asked most players or in-game characters what the exact causes were most people would say most of them just got nuked or otherwise destroyed through WMDs.

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, the vast majority can be attributed to indirect causes like famine. Another couple dozen will die in the nine years between the 1st & 2nd and there are barely any major battles in that period. It's difficult to know where to stop counting.

@usauk3605 6 ай бұрын

I am sad that the war had come to an end, unlike the citizens of the Inner Sphere, I have quite enjoyed it. Great work, can’t wait for what is next.

@griffingamer8624 6 ай бұрын

Excellent video series. My go-to place for BT lore.

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm happy you find them interesting.

@fredlandry6170 6 ай бұрын

“Thank God it’s over”… nine years later.

@Wrangler-fp4ei 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for doing this project, its must have been taunting task for sure. I'm glad you're done you can take it easy. Second Succession War is as detail as First, but the Third least filled in as other two. I hope you you enjoy your holiday and thank you for this present!

@GenMagnus 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for giving me a great way to learn about Battletech history. I'd always loved the franchise but been oblivious to the depth of things.

@Doomrider47 6 ай бұрын

Watched through the entirety of this series, video by video. Can't wait for the Omnibus release of all these in one video to binge in one go for my shift. Ever listening to the hubris, madness, and insanity of man as I go about the day

@ZeroArmour 6 ай бұрын

This has been an absolutely awesome series.

@vp21ct 6 ай бұрын

This was a fantastic christmas gift. A wonderful end note to the year, and I look forwards to so much more to come next year. Having discovered your channel with this series, I can conclusively say that while you may not be the funniest Battletech content creator on youtube, you are definitely my favorite, and imo, the best.

@FelixzWrath82 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for making such a amazing series. It has been a wonderful to watch.

@harbingerx7793 6 ай бұрын

Great selection of music you had for the planetary tally.

@MM22966 6 ай бұрын

THANK you for totaling up planetary gains/losses at the end there! A solid metric of the futility of all this, and as far as I know, this wasn't a existing number from the sourcebooks. Right? One thing puzzled me, though: Shouldn't Steiner have listed all the former Rims Worlds planets it picked up?

@jamesperkins191 6 ай бұрын

Most of those were concurrent with the SLDF's campaign liberating the Hegemony rather than during the FSW

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

You're correct. I missed this comment two weeks ago but the vast majority of Lyran gains were part of Operation ALMARIC. However, you have made me realise that I forgot to include planets taken from the Finmark Free Republic, the only Periphery worlds to join a Successor State. Unfortunate I didn't spot that omission before I uploaded the compilation vid.

@MM22966 6 ай бұрын

@@SvenVanDerPlank It's fine. I don't I have ever even HEARD of the Finmark!

@noneofya12800 6 ай бұрын

Amazing series. Fantastic end. Thank you so much for doing these!

@lexington476 6 ай бұрын

A comment for the algorithm and for the chancellor!

@trueakuma777 6 ай бұрын

This was an amazing experience watching these videos. I'm super excited to see the Second Succession War series! If I may offer some compliments and critiques here and there, I would like to make a few suggestions going forward. To start, I love the graphics you use for the maps and how you use distinct icons representing the various groups as they move from system to system. It makes it easy to see who's going where and what they're doing or who they're fighting. However, I have issues with the maps being rotated so that the borders between realms appear horizontally on the screen instead of vertically, most notably when showing the conflict between Steiner and Kurita. It makes it difficult to read system names and get a good bearing on where the action is occurring. I would suggest just leaving the maps oriented the way they are by default and not rotating them at all. Other than that, I love every other aspect of your videos. The narration is excellent, the music is spot-on, and as others have already pointed out, the gradual increase in scrolling icons representing the dead at the beginning of each video really hits home just how many unfortunate souls where lost at each stage of the conflict. Truly shows just how costly these wars were in lives in a grim fashion. Thanks for the awesome videos and stay safe out there!

@Aceman52 6 ай бұрын

Another absolutely terrific video. I always look forward to these.

@lepusarcticus5363 6 ай бұрын

I would like to see a summary of the casualties, in a similar fashion to the "The Fallen of WWII" video you obviously took great inspiration from. I feel a lack of conclusion in that regard. The series is amazing though!

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

I feel you on that one. I didn't want a dragged out ending though where we review in minutia all the loses. However, good news is that the video you're asking for is exactly what I'm doing for the start of the 2ndSW. There we'll look in detail at the losses between 2786-2821 and the rebuilding process up to 2830.

@anzhalyumitethe 6 ай бұрын

@@SvenVanDerPlank May I suggest a one off retrospective episode in the style of @NeilHalloran 's WW2 deaths video?

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

That is an excellent video but I couldn't do it justice. I'm lacking (a) the granularity to the numbers to make it possible, and (b) the talent needed to animate it.

@lepusarcticus5363 6 ай бұрын

@@SvenVanDerPlank That's amazing! I'm looking forward to seeing that! Thank you so much for the reply!

@fzyturtle 6 ай бұрын

I think one of the important aspects of BattleTech is that, in addition to the loss of lives, technology, and even planets, is the loss of history. With the universe burning around them, few people had the ability to preserve history, be it in the form of books, databases, or universities. There are huge gaps in what we know of the Inner Sphere history, and all kinds of contradictions in what's left. I think it adds to the character of the universe, and it leaves plenty of room for more "rediscovery" of "old records" (i.e. technical readouts).

@filthyletonk1333 6 ай бұрын

You are fantastic, totally brilliant. Thankyou.

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad you think so.

@drmcweazel 6 ай бұрын

So you mention at the end of the video that you're considering looking into a separate IP to cover the history of, and I've got a suggestion that might be something of a non sequitur: D&D's Greyhawk, and the many, many events that have occurred on Oerth over the decades. Er, well.. up until it was quasi-abandoned by Wizards, anyway. Might be worth a look? Fantasy setting would be a hell of a change of pace from BattleTech, for sure. Anyway, whatever you wind up choosing (if anything), I'm sure to stop by to watch and listen. You do good work, man. Keep it up!

@oldmandeath 6 ай бұрын

Sven, its been great watching you grow. This series has been great to watch and learn from. Thank you for all your time and work. I hope you have a good some good Winter Holidays and hopefully you take a small break! As for your break, I would love to see your breakdown on some other beloved series, Do you have any in mind? If you do might be worth asking us Patrons and probably even your community.

@zanevoss7043 6 ай бұрын

Great series! Thanks so much for doing this.

@LmC_Gh0STjt 6 ай бұрын

wow thanks for the passionate hard work that you did on a so beloved franchise. Glad to know that you have other project for the future and know that i will always follow!! things that you do are amazing👍👍🔥🔥

@HawkTheRed 6 ай бұрын

"I'm so afraid" Yep, that's the appropriate response

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Lyrically, the song doesn't fit at all, but tonally, it was exactly what I was after.

@ebla83 6 ай бұрын

Excellent work Sven!

@THWikiPodcast 6 ай бұрын

Another great series. Thank you for all the hard work.

@lorefox201 6 ай бұрын

thank you for your hard work, these last two were great

@sebastiang.5032 6 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing work!

@corinthianimperialstudios704 6 ай бұрын

So glad you enjoy the kind of music I enjoy. God I need to listen to more Fleetwood Mac... Looking forward to the 2SW series!

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, they're one of my favourites from that era, though I've really only listened to their four big albums, none of their earlier stuff outside of a few songs. I quite like the idea of working a song from a different artist into each finale going forwards.

@macrux152__8 6 ай бұрын

That bit on the last part. With the "War what is it good for?" Song? *chefs kiss* But war(this war in particular) is kinda good for in-lore gameplays on tabeltop. Hahaha. Can I ask for a specific thing tho? I kinda want a full in-lore dump of the Catapult, from the conception, to the ending of the line(I think they made the mrm30 version last). None of the content creators here have made longers versions of my favorite mech, sadly, It was always superceded by the Battlemaster.

@BoarMan83 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for all your work and time, I love these series!

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome, glad to hear it.

@thomascraiker6449 6 ай бұрын

*Chefs kiss* that was awesome.

@azou5th 6 ай бұрын

Thank you again sir for your videos, see you again next year

@fabianmaryanowski2252 6 ай бұрын

The whole series was awesome ❤

@fredmoreau5059 6 ай бұрын

This was beautiful!

@Ashasverus 6 ай бұрын

Great series, great channel, great work.

@CMDR_B0B 6 ай бұрын

... A sign attached reads ::: Reserved: Amazonian Space Pirates Trespassers will be KeelHauled. -Lakon Marketing Division, Keelback Office -'Only ship in the Galaxy to come equipped with a soul 😇'

@Valkanna.Nublet 6 ай бұрын

Amazing series

@beevis690 6 ай бұрын

Great job with this series, im learning the inner sphere from you. One quick off content idea: do the c&c red alert 1 story. I know its vague and quick but with your story telling it would be great.

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

Assuming you haven't already seen them, I already kind of did that: kzfaq.info/sun/PLxmAhPtq_sv8fQ1ppJYosplAtbFeutJ0V

@beevis690 6 ай бұрын

@@SvenVanDerPlank Im so sorry. I did not see these. I just finished painting some mcvs and was thinking about it.

@Szoki86 6 ай бұрын

And just like that it's over and nobody had to fight another war ever again.

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

"An end to one war does not signal the end to all wars."

@MM22966 6 ай бұрын

Suggestion: Go back to some of the Technical Readouts like 3025, and build some short episodes out of the combat history vignettes given for each mech/vehicle/aircraft/spacecraft.

@alexwatts1064 6 ай бұрын

This was such a good series! Thank you for making it!

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

You're welcome, glad you enjoyed it.

@lilyphoniex3757 6 ай бұрын

I really enjoy your videos and appreciate your work

@pete7872 6 ай бұрын

This has been awesome! Take a break before starting on the 2nd though :)

@gwin2719 6 ай бұрын

Stunning

@teezzsh 6 ай бұрын

dam fine lore work sir

@comentnine1574 6 ай бұрын

What other lore series would you be doing?

@SvenVanDerPlank 6 ай бұрын

I have a couple of ideas but I don't want to say at the moment. I might start writing one and then realise that I either don't know enough or that there isn't enough to talk about. Don't want folks waiting for something that I've given up on. I just know I want to diversify a bit more.

@comentnine1574 6 ай бұрын

@@SvenVanDerPlank Okay.