MZAB is an INSANE challenge in EU4...

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2 жыл бұрын

EU4 Mzab is one of the only Ibadi nation in EU4, opening up the path for the Third Way and Unlikely Candidate achievements. This start is definitely up there with Granada and Byzantium in terms of difficulty, but if you can make it past the initial challenge, then you can raid coasts and attempt to form Andalusia - though beware of Castile and Aragon. Morocco is also a threat. Bascially you're not going to fare well because this is one of the hardest starts in EU4.
MZAB is an INSANE challenge in EU4...
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@alender6200 2 жыл бұрын

this start is so hard that the game decided to not overshadow your success by some random npc underdog dominating everyone around them

@alexanderlipowsky6055 2 жыл бұрын

He is the npc underdog

@alexdobma4694 2 жыл бұрын

Videos like this always remind me that when you disregard the memes, you're actually really good at EU4 lol. Creator tournament when?

@custos9209 2 жыл бұрын

Here is his secret: Because he messes with the memes so much, he's good xP Normal campaigns don't go as badly as some of the memes when they turn horrible xD

@daltonmiller5590 2 жыл бұрын

I want to believe that he is this good, but then again, ironman is disabled. He could very well be using console commands to cheat.

@bigpotato8 2 жыл бұрын

@@daltonmiller5590 I mean, what sane person who isn't zlewikk would play Mzab without having save-scamming as an option?

@daltonmiller5590 2 жыл бұрын

@@bigpotato8 I'm not talking about save-scumming. Using console commands to cheat is things like literally giving yourself free cash or free manpower. Actual cheating.

@bigpotato8 2 жыл бұрын

@@daltonmiller5590 I meant that having ironman turned off isn't necessarily used for actual cheating, but also for a cheeky little save scum. Or, in my case, because I like playing without lucky nations.

@punishedwhirligig3353 2 жыл бұрын

0:06 There is a third ibadi nation down in Africa: Pate its an OPM that is sandwiched between Ajuuraan and the 2 other minors that usually get eaten up by Kilwa

@fvux5393 2 жыл бұрын

Was looking for this!

@WeAreTheSHWE 2 жыл бұрын

If Oman's trade steering wasn't so good, I'd argue that Pate is the best choice if going for Third Way. Starting position looks bad, but you have a CoT with farmlands to develop and can form Somalia which has really solid ideas and the ability to raid coasts.

@punishedwhirligig3353 2 жыл бұрын

@@WeAreTheSHWE You may actually be right about Pate being the best choice for Third Way. I thought Andalusia atleast had some Missionary Strength in its ideas for converting Sunni and Shia provinces and for dealing with when the Iberians decide to ship Moroccans off to Cuba, but Andalusia doesnt have any and the Expel Minorities annoyance can be fixed by turning Golden Century off. I wonder why every YTer who does Third Way always does Mzab. Only YTer AFAIK who has done not Mzab is DDRJake who did Pate

@martinkovar4323 2 жыл бұрын

@@punishedwhirligig3353 Mzab can also get the Unlikely Candidate achievement for forming Andalusia.

@WeAreTheSHWE 2 жыл бұрын

@@punishedwhirligig3353 I also forgot, Pate has the option to become a steppe horde. Horde cb/Razing + Coast raiding is the closest thing you can get to playing orcs in Eu4. I think they like Mzab because it's closest to Renaissance + better trade nodes than Oman or Pate.

@stanislaw_siatkowski 2 жыл бұрын

You were actually quite lucky. From my experience what happens for like 85% of the time is that touggurt allies tlemcen and fezzan and after winning this war you are immediately declared by Tunis.

@BobBlevin 2 жыл бұрын

I mean he did get declared on by Tunis, and almost went bankrupt. Not denying he was very lucky but skill was the major factor

@jon_j__ 2 жыл бұрын

"Not as hard as Granada"?! I disagree, Granada is fairly easy in comparison, because you can get allies. I'm very impressed with how well you did in this run.

@flkd6546 2 жыл бұрын

Lol he plays in normal mode, not iron man, so i think that i know the truth

@sizanogreen9900 2 жыл бұрын

subversive cult might be fun in stellaris:) also a second part forming al-andalus would be great:P

@orerakicevic1719 2 жыл бұрын

Please continue this game into the third way and unlikely candidate, would be very fun to watch

@coryjackson5481 2 жыл бұрын

Try beelozero!

@ivanergovic2634 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@nickcutter2312 2 жыл бұрын

Pain.

@azzanalkindi5811 2 жыл бұрын

Man they should allow ibadi nations in North Africa to form rustamid imamate or an emirate of tahert perhaps to reflect on history as rustamids spread ibadism in North Africa until fatimids arrived and their capital was tahert

@bapabs 2 жыл бұрын

Genuinely really do enjoy you guys trying different games, always good, entertaining stuff

@jacksonwilliams6845 2 жыл бұрын

I think a Ruthenia challenge series would be very interesting

@ontheradar100 2 жыл бұрын

Starting as Zaporozhie

@Mali-Qurac 2 жыл бұрын

Dont mind me, just supporting the algorithm.

@Reece_Hart Жыл бұрын

5:05 oh how the mighty have fallen. From Hannibal to whatever that is

@94sjolander 2 жыл бұрын

I did the Unlikely Candidate just the other day as Mzab. Got so unlucky with Morocco and Tunis allying both eachother and the Ottomans early on. Castille entering a pu under Austria, and France getting eaten up by Great Britain and Burgundy, The Ottomans controlling all of Egypt in 1520 + all kinds of bad events. Took ages to control North Africa and slowly building up my powerbase. Didnt manage to get southern Spain until the 1700's when I could finally form Al-Andalus.

@94sjolander 2 жыл бұрын

Oh and I formed Algiers partway through. Switched the capital to the coast where it was easier devving.

@doovooboowoo 2 жыл бұрын

Keep going with this campaign till you form Andalusia! There's some achievement with Mzab. Not to mention the Ibadi achievement called The Third Way or sth. But most of all keep it up so we can see what unexpected nation will become a powerhouse.

@Anas-Hachi899 2 жыл бұрын

Tell me about it bro, I unfortunately ran out of time to complete the third way as a province was converted to Sunni after 1790 😞

@sjoerdentius8285 2 жыл бұрын

I had the same issue but it got converted in 1817, so i truce breaked the ottomans and made sure that province was the last one they owned and then i used force religion and got the achievment on the last moment

@Anas-Hachi899 2 жыл бұрын

@@sjoerdentius8285 that's pretty ingenious! I unfortunately lack the patience to go back into the save lol

@Anas-Hachi899 2 жыл бұрын

@Marci yeah I felt the same when I did one faith WC as Austria

@ghaithamri9090 2 жыл бұрын

much love from Tunisia probably the only Tunisian who knows about EU4 and when i talk to them about it they think I'm crazy 🤣🤣🤣

@LoneWolf-jy1wp 2 жыл бұрын

is he Tunisian too ?

@KA-zo2he 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@eldanaroilumbar 2 жыл бұрын

Laith is killing it as always!

@deval97 2 жыл бұрын

Played a mzab game recently for the third way achievement and I got declared on by Tunis really early, I had only just annexed tougert. Was about to restart but I thought what the hell ill try... I somehow won the siege race taking kef and tunis before they took mzab. I couldn't believe my luck. I even managed to unsiege the war goal as well which gave me loads of warscore. That was a great start

@EricMcLovin13 2 жыл бұрын

i played that one only until i formed andalusia and i got lucky that no iberian wedding fired this one is probably the hardest start, especially cause at least one of the north african nations will ally the ottomans

@HorizonLine01 2 жыл бұрын

I'd like you to try a 3 mountains run if you can Laith, it would be interesting to see

@corbinpawlak4751 2 жыл бұрын

To show how overpowered Mzab is you should totally create colonial empire in part 2!

@jamesnewman5204 2 жыл бұрын

Mzab is unbelievably hard. I'm crazy impressed

@ilikepennys4884 2 жыл бұрын

Him not taking the Figuig gold province hurt my soul.

@aliahmedwadi5849 2 жыл бұрын

Play Urbaino ( the italian one province minor and vassel of the pope) it depends on RNG if the start is hard or easy but its fun

@Arcenus237J 2 жыл бұрын

I would have taken the goldmine in tafilalt for myself but apart from that, excellent gameplay!

@KCCOmug 2 жыл бұрын

I've never seen a more helpful enemy.

@Jackbanne 2 жыл бұрын

Keep playing this save, has a lot of potential. Wasn't there a third way achievement? + Unlikely candidate. Would be a waste to waste this god run.

@YuriCcrt34 2 жыл бұрын

For some reason i love the fact that you are tunisian

@marcschwarz495 2 жыл бұрын

Laith you did forgot an Ibadi Nation at the coast of Afrcia close to Kilwa.

@canadamoving581 2 жыл бұрын

Did al andalus awhile ago. Spent 175 years in debt riding just above bankruptcy before I formed it

@eeveeplays3634 2 жыл бұрын

please continue this campaign. I want to see you suffer while trying to get the third way.

@paulcojocaru6982 2 жыл бұрын

if you want a real chalange i hear beloozero is pretty hard

@werkos1871 2 жыл бұрын

I once played Mzab. You need to get a foothold in italy, next you exploit genoa trade node.

@sander0209 2 жыл бұрын

I've done Mzab into Tunis into Al-Andalus and did the Third Way achievement Only took like 300+ tries

@aneneej 2 жыл бұрын

Laith in every video: I'm half arabic/North African so my atrocities are ok

@Geraduss 2 жыл бұрын

Waiting and wanting a Cilli in to HRE challenge.

@michalhruska362 2 жыл бұрын

Would it be possible for you to do part two and perhaps unite Iberia and fight the mams? :O

@haxolotl7 2 жыл бұрын

more mzab is what i want to see

@whynack 2 жыл бұрын

it would be cool to see you do a Hawaii in eu4

@divingdown6173 2 жыл бұрын

The mzab flag looks a little sus, great video anyway, makes me laugh every time

@tigrecito48 2 жыл бұрын

if castile declares on granada and takes all the land you wont even have to worry about crossing over there

@soba_mask4105 Жыл бұрын

Hi from mzab valley :)

@PaintTheWorld911 2 жыл бұрын

I played as toe yogurt or whatever it is called and conquered North Africa, it was probably the most fun game I ever played

@RailsofEastTexas 2 жыл бұрын

One critique, if you got figuig and saoura you wouldve been able to sneak into west Africa

@krisrecke72 2 жыл бұрын

Mzab was easily one of the hardest nations I've ever played, and I'm so glad to see you've given it a shot! One tip though: changing nation to Algiers is good as it moves your capital to a much better province.

@Aldinth 2 жыл бұрын

This. But I generally lean more towards vassalising Tunis and eating up Morocco (which also relocates the capital) to form it before Al Andalus.

@causality43 2 жыл бұрын

we are all ibadi now XD

@philip8498 2 жыл бұрын

gotta finish my dithmarschen campaign before i start as mzab.

@mjrocks978 2 жыл бұрын

Can you conquer the Isles as the Isles? or does that seem really easy

@matthewmcneany 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe Tunis had the ruler trait that makes them take stupid fights?

@Kazyumi 2 жыл бұрын

Should've grabbed some corruption to ease the loans. 😅

@einarholm9592 2 жыл бұрын

Part 2 please

@matthewmellott773 2 жыл бұрын

IDEA start as French/Muscovy’s vassals with other KZfaqrs and then try to get your independence and conquer them

@barituned 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, a berber ibadi nation with no costline? Sounds pretty painful.

@sandercohen5543 3 ай бұрын

I have tried this like 4 times now and every single time, touggort gets either morocco or tunis as an ally before i can attack them and although i can defeat either of them with some smart battles and mercenary spam, the other ends up declaring war on me before i even have time to recover or *core my newly acquired provinces* . I don't like restarting my games, but this is getting really annoying...

@CardDontShoot 2 жыл бұрын

Blue moons are forever

@amb8936 2 жыл бұрын

could you consider upping the UI scale a bit? it is a bit small to see, especially on a phone screen

@inferno38 2 жыл бұрын

Mzab into Roman Empire ?

@connorbrisson5785 2 жыл бұрын

you should continue into al-andulus

@antoninosalvatorepangallo9799 2 жыл бұрын

Medieval lords talking with each other about their peasants subject , just After starting the ninth war they took this year 8:55

@fizzyvods235 2 жыл бұрын

4:08 & 4:21 Brain go brrrrrrrr I suffer the same thing so I cant talk much...

@SqurrielEMT 2 жыл бұрын

So this wasn’t a hard run for me, and it was so much fun, especially you can form Tunis on the way to form other nations. It was until I did the Florryworry No BALLS challenge. It took me a very long time just to beat up the Beber nations right before I got destroyed by Castile (needed more galleys and I could’ve won.)

@alexandrk9302 2 жыл бұрын

didn't know you are from Tunis

@oltajt.1060 8 ай бұрын

Laith there is 3 ibadi nations in eu4 (dont forget bout pate)

@lapieblanche6863 Жыл бұрын

My mom went to mazab when she was young

@razibouallagui6625 2 жыл бұрын

Can someone please tell me where laith is exactly from? Because i'm from Tunisia and everything he's saying about Tunisia is correct.

@thecallum1234567890 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone know what mods if any he uses? Obviously I mean visual, the greens seem more green and others

@hs5312 2 жыл бұрын

Play Sienna for the next opm video

@beister7278 2 жыл бұрын

I wish you will always take a look of coalition, because it interesting for your edge and comparing

@georgemiller8964 2 жыл бұрын

Play more CK3 please 😁

@madocchampionmacpherson2832 2 жыл бұрын

"One of only 2 Ibadi nations", Did you forget Pate.

@EIbows 2 жыл бұрын

This campaign is unsuccessful until you establish Berber Brazil

@urmum2083 2 жыл бұрын

Try as lorraine reform lotharingia

@thelukaut3397 2 жыл бұрын

I really want to see a mzabi caliphate. Uniting islam as a ibadi nation is so fun

@nukebloc 2 жыл бұрын

i am convinced this guy plays on easy mode

@mergen3125 2 жыл бұрын

Oh yes, Fremens Vs. Harkonnens...

@satoshikamiya4636 2 жыл бұрын

Try being Sus 😳 you're already half way there

@ari27453 2 жыл бұрын

Where are you from?

@madddd1 2 жыл бұрын

The third way be like

@afkfromawake 2 жыл бұрын

Can' get on twitch, sigh

@koldonn1111 2 жыл бұрын

There's 3 Ibadi nations*

@baldericconstantinus1453 2 жыл бұрын

Any achievement ?

@NolanSchuster4 Жыл бұрын

ITS 3 STARTING IBADI NATIONS YOU FORGOT PATE ON THE SWAHILI COAST AGGHHHHH YOU MAKE ME ANGRY

@gintoki9104 2 жыл бұрын

Tnajem tehki tunsi

@AurumDiscipline 2 жыл бұрын

3rd.... I'm kidding it mdoesnt matter

@ohNojames Жыл бұрын

I wish you turn on defensiveness if you occupy an entire state...maybe even if you just occupy the fort like it were yours. Because it de facto is.

@Whatffifght 2 жыл бұрын

Estonia

@LoneWolf-jy1wp 2 жыл бұрын

are you Tunisian ?

@bosniencommie1202 2 жыл бұрын

Ok i have stuped idea what if you as mzeb migrate tu sislily colture swap and form muslim 2 sisilis and then italy

@ndmb6333 2 жыл бұрын

are you tunisian ??

@thomascrosbie-walsh2770 2 жыл бұрын

Try Lithuania

@malekahmed1614 2 жыл бұрын

U will come back eventually laith. They all do . Lol

@Karan-ii1wx 2 жыл бұрын

Sup bruv

@Sir_Benkai3045 2 жыл бұрын

Comment

@bahaddinkarakaya2197 2 жыл бұрын

@lordhades8515 2 жыл бұрын

@@bahaddinkarakaya2197 rude unnecessary reply insulting you for little reason

@bahaddinkarakaya2197 2 жыл бұрын

@@lordhades8515 what

@rafohwell6448 2 жыл бұрын

Democracy 4, make a healthy change, try to make Canada the best and most peaceful/rich nation on earth

@LondonReps 2 жыл бұрын

Have my babies

@kevinstein1568 2 жыл бұрын

The start is pretty RNG, but once you win a war against Tunis shit is easy street.

@viniciusyugulis7278 2 жыл бұрын

"Not as hard as Granada" Are you serious? You can easily get an alliance with Ottos as Granada and then Castile won't dare to attack you

@alexrider2597 Жыл бұрын

My guy really spent 50 mil to fabricate claims on 3 dev desert provinces lol, not sure u even get a -10% discount when it’s already such low dev. Shoulda spent it rolling a general or getting mil tech 4 first.