The Authentic Raider Experience™ - Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord // Rock Bottom Start

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Is it possible to survive in a Totally Hostile World when we have absolutely nothing? Today we find that out, as we step into the shoes of a common raider who is wanted all across the Divided States of Calradia.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Basic Premise & Character Creation
2:00 - Becoming a Pariah
5:07 - Skills and Plans
6:12 - The Escape
7:01 - The Journey Begins
10:24 - Fighting for Survival
19:44 - Robbery and Extortion
27:35 - Assembling the Horde
30:36 - Ready for Raiding
42:15 - Rags to Riches
45:51 - Closing Comments
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This took me way longer than it should have. Once I solve some RL issues, I hope to set a proper upload schedule that allows me to make a video at least once per month.
And if you wish to support this kind of content... I do not ask for ¢a$h m0n€¥, so feel free to leave a like on this video and sub if you haven't already. Doing that helps this channel more than you can imagine, and it's free of charge.

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@27POP27 3 жыл бұрын

Came for the title, stayed for the hilarious storytelling skills

@quintonellis4378 3 жыл бұрын

Same bro! Plus I have been failing at being a good raider haha

@NecroFelix247 3 жыл бұрын

My current play through is going well, I'm playing the actual storyline for once and married to Ira, the southern empire is doing pretty well because of well timed army building and tactical raids

@jerryligairi1078 3 жыл бұрын

Same hahahaha

@dakotaaustin962 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@geminiblue6677 3 жыл бұрын

He speaks like a true godfather !

@NotSimo 3 жыл бұрын

Who wouldn't run from the shrek lookalike who just managed to kill the mountain bandit by taking his javelins That was so badass lol

@Halcylion 3 жыл бұрын

Good thing I was wearing my brown underpants... If they were white, it wouldn't have appeared as badass. :D

@NotSimo 3 жыл бұрын

@@Halcylion hahahahaha Great video bro

@Halcylion 3 жыл бұрын

It would've been better if it featured some billhooks. :)

@ostrowulf 3 жыл бұрын

@@Halcylion Everything is better with bills! Also likely would work better than the random weapons your infantry had vs the caravan cavalry

@Iamthenoi 3 жыл бұрын

@@Halcylion they were white when you started! no one wants to fight a cacky pants

@grubybysior8635 3 жыл бұрын

I like the fact that Uk-zug is basically just a Warhammer 40k orc.

@alohadubs7683 3 жыл бұрын

This implies that (at least in Ukzug’s universe) Calradia’s planet exists in 40K, and that is horrifying

@JacobBite 3 жыл бұрын

they originated in fantasy which 40k is based on

@temkin9298 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine possible terrible happenings. Chaos Gods Imperium of Mankind Orcs Dark Eldar Chaos would inevitably conquer Imperium would enslave the planet Orcs= Tower defence Dark Eldar... +18 perfection

@aprettycoolguardsman572 3 жыл бұрын

can confirm. I fucking hate this guy

@PuppetierMaster 2 жыл бұрын

@@alohadubs7683 to a degree some argue that the Fantasy Warhammer is a planet surrounded by the warp and is thus a planet stuck in both time/space.

@nakruf 3 жыл бұрын

I was supposed to watch this for a few minutes but stayed and finished it all. What a story!

@dagdriver4412 3 жыл бұрын

same

@darkdevil6508 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@friendlyplayer92 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@alexburgess5949 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@purpleey 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@knightrohan1 2 жыл бұрын

"I had no money so they decided to abduct me and sell me to the local circus they had just escaped." That's an amazing line

@FuknKms Жыл бұрын

My favorite one is at 33:45

@christopherrivera9827 3 жыл бұрын

DUDE THIS IS AN AWESOME PLAYTHROUGH PLS KEEP GOING

@Nima-ec4tr Жыл бұрын

i did not even notice that it was a 1h video xd

@s4m559 Жыл бұрын

@@Nima-ec4tr WAIT WHAT

@banished341 3 жыл бұрын

Hands down the best Bannerlord content out there.

@Nima-ec4tr Жыл бұрын

no reply even after one year? xd

@stevenm2722 3 жыл бұрын

Not going to lie, it took me 6 minutes to figure out that this character is supposed to be an Orc.

@charlesballiet7074 3 жыл бұрын

ookzoog lol

@leg0land100 2 жыл бұрын

i watched the entire thing and only realised it once reading this comment. i even understood the warhammer orc reference and still didnt realise hahahaha

@alltheframes9015 2 жыл бұрын

Well, there is more embarassing things than that. Like needing to go to the comment section to find that out.

@Nantosuelta 2 жыл бұрын

*Ork

@stevenm2722 2 жыл бұрын

@@Nantosuelta My bad.

@xBeauGaming 3 жыл бұрын

Cyberpunk broke all our hearts man, I feel ya.

@aw2584 2 жыл бұрын

Are you shitting on my face, i loved it! Had no idea about what this gsme was, played it, experienced no bugs somehow, then after playing like 40 or 50 hours I got the information that no matter how many hours I've played I can get a refund, so out of curiosity I did apply for it, nothing happened so I kept playing for another 10 or 20 hours... And one day I turn my PS only to see Cyberpunk blocked and an additional 50 quid on my bank account lmao 10/10 loved it

@rosalind1635 2 жыл бұрын

@@aw2584 Lol. Was the game good? I don't know much about it.

@CarlosianBigWang 2 жыл бұрын

Players hype for the game ruined the game for a lot of people. It’s not a bad game at all not good either, most people went into it with the idea that it was going to revolutionize gaming so it turned out to be “shit” lol.

@agnidas5816 2 жыл бұрын

@@CarlosianBigWang there was a literal ring of spiked dildos arranged outside your starting apartment. The game was fucked on release on purpose. It was like spitting in the face of your fans ... Also features were SO broken that it was unplayable for thousands of people who had to refund...

@Airsickword 2 жыл бұрын

@@agnidas5816 idk it felt like my experience with fallout 4 so...

@Strat-Guides Жыл бұрын

Hey bro, just a heads up I'm including a tiny snippet of your famous line in my bandit playthrough - gave you tons of credit for it. You're a genius and I just wanted to borrow 1.25s of it so my video doesn't suck as much lol

@Halcylion 3 жыл бұрын

Hallelujah, it's finally done! I got a couple more Bannerlord videos planned, (stuff that I was hoping to finish last year) after which I... don't know what I'll doing. But if this video miraculously gains 20 thousand likes, I'll turn it into an ongoing series just like Trader Stories. :)

@Uzzgub 3 жыл бұрын

lol love it, PROPA ORKY

@Halcylion 3 жыл бұрын

Dat'z how iss dun!

@ShadowGamer-pb2hw 3 жыл бұрын

pls make it a series its so entertaining

@ThirstyFou 3 жыл бұрын

Hope the back is also feeling better!

@Joe-uz7vd 3 жыл бұрын

awesome video, watching you play bannerlord is more fun than doing it myself. Great content, keep it up.

@kaesarslaanestis4524 3 жыл бұрын

Alternate title : "A Warbosses guide to Calradia"

@kieranpowell2723 3 жыл бұрын

I SAW THE NOTIFICATION AND MY HEART JUMPED TO THE SPACE STATION!

@Halcylion 3 жыл бұрын

Told ya to get ready! :D

@lordrobin3011 3 жыл бұрын

Halcyons back!! With bannerlord!! Nice!

@Halcylion 3 жыл бұрын

Guess who's back? Back again! Lion's Back... to its den.

@JonatasAdoM 2 жыл бұрын

You have the ability to sound like there is a plot twist ahead, when there is none. Extremely underrated.

@remembertotakeshowerspleas355 2 жыл бұрын

Is that supposed to be a good thing?

@JamesHock Жыл бұрын

"We do not have time to weep for the dead, we need to keep adding to the pile" This line is cold as hell

@ElectroKaplosion 3 жыл бұрын

Probably the only lengthy gaming video I've ever watched all the way through. I'm not a big fan of let's plays but this was great and entertaining dialogue. Fantastic work man, keep up the top tier content. +1 sub your way friend-o

@Halcylion 3 жыл бұрын

Well, I've taken some inspiration from the only youtubers whose videos I could watch all the way through. :)

@Tee-et8cn 3 жыл бұрын

Do you mean koifish bro?

@MrErickUc 3 жыл бұрын

best playthrough I've ever seen in my life, I totally enjoyed it!!!

@Halcylion 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@MrErickUc 3 жыл бұрын

@@Halcylion man, would be great if you could get your own castle in that way. I think I-m gonna try it too!

@Musabre 3 жыл бұрын

This is brilliant. I love these blow by blow crazy plan/playthrough type vids. And waaaaaaagh!

@Halcylion 3 жыл бұрын

WAAAAAGH Indeed, my dear fellow!

@quintonellis4378 3 жыл бұрын

WAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHH!!!

@Musabre 3 жыл бұрын

@@quintonellis4378 *takes deep breath* Ah-wargh, good sir. Ah-wargh. *tips hat*

@robert_gaming 3 жыл бұрын

alternate title: the bannerlord ork experience

@Halcylion 2 жыл бұрын

Well, I didn't think it was possible for this video to get 20000 likes, but now that it did.... I must fulfill my promise and deliver ALL OF THE EPISODES of Bandit's Ballads. Before you click the link though, pay attention to what I say between 46:44 and 47:11 in this video. The campaign features a new character, and it's very slow paced compared to this one. Not every one of you will like it, but that is a sacrifice I'm willing to make. Now that you've been warned, here's the link to the playlist: kzfaq.info/sun/PL8NGFmiRebtgQMS6TiDvAuHHqXNtb-L7q If you'd rather be a smart mercenary instead, this video has the answers: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z8tjg66ft7DKe30.html Also, as of the 3rd of September, Ukzug is forcing me to link this completely unrelated Patreon Page: www.patreon.com/halcylion I wonder what's on it.

@Fartsalot 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow. I randomly came back to watch this video again. After finishing it I saw this comment which was just made. And I am so happy xD

@darthbinks5987 2 жыл бұрын

You're being too hard on yourself. With all confidence I may say that this is better than some of the films that we get lately.

@topcatcoast2coast579 2 жыл бұрын

Yo bro. This was fun. Im actually half way through your video without skipping or turning something else. Your narration is good as well as audio and editing. Thanks.

@joshcraig547 2 жыл бұрын

Pppppp is coming to get her clothes off and I need her back to work on

@CrowquillsCrowquillz 2 жыл бұрын

Nah dont make a series, stick to videos like this one.

@MeatyM8te 3 жыл бұрын

Bad Moon boyz is outta the cave and smashin ‘umies Love the narrative, the algorithm takes me to good places sometimes

@user-po8wc5ql4m 3 жыл бұрын

On another note... you should start a Discord server and open a new door for a community. I only say this because none of my friends play bannerlord but sharing ideas and experiences with one another is greatly under appreciated with this game right now.

@quintonellis4378 3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@JosieJOK 3 жыл бұрын

I’d join!

@CitizenSnips314 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for creating entertaining and informative content! I started following your work shortly after the EA release - when you focused on trade - but soon turned my attention elsewhere as I put Bannerlord aside for a while. While your content was good back then it's great now. You have progressed immensely. Congratulations on creating something that thousands of people enjoy. It's impressive! Greetings from Denmark (the not-quite Sturgia of Scandinavia)

@Bishey 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing playthrough. Great concept and role playing. Loved every second!

@Hermph 3 жыл бұрын

Incredibly well edited and planned out video!

@sage142111 2 жыл бұрын

Bro, you have 20k likes now. Time for the story to continue :D!

@Halcylion 2 жыл бұрын

The first episode of my raider campaign has been "in production" for almost a month now (started on the 11th of August) and it still isn't done. I expect at least another week of work before it's finished. But just in case you or other people were expecting the Raider Playthrough to continue Ukzug's story, that will not be the case. Between 46:44 and 47:11 I say that if I am to make a series, I'll do it with another character. Ukzug's adventure began and ended with this video.

@thatskindaquirky1148 2 жыл бұрын

@@Halcylion Can't wait for the new video, keep up the good work.

@olgagaming5544 2 жыл бұрын

@@Halcylion Why it ended with this video?

@arjunsatheesh7609 Жыл бұрын

Quite a large amount of play through, edited down and presented with even more funny add-ins. Superb work, subbed.

@SlyphYT 3 жыл бұрын

I love these single-episode one-offs! A series of these would be great fun as well!

@Halcylion 3 жыл бұрын

A series might be coming in the future. Right now I'm compiling some information for a proper Raider Guide.

@creativelightning9703 3 жыл бұрын

This is actually such an amazing video! Love it

@Massinissathefirst 2 жыл бұрын

Okay, gotta tell you, man, both your storytelling and presentation skills are amazing. Never even played Bannerlord, still have no intention to do so. But your videos are so addictive, watched about a dozen of them and had a blast! Great fun, superb work!

@justusdahl 3 жыл бұрын

I love your way of telling stories - please keep this kind of bannerlord content coming!

@snafubar447 3 жыл бұрын

>Launching Steam "Ah, yes. Another 10Gb update for Butterlord."

@derekgray8466 3 жыл бұрын

This guy is freaking hysterical! Keep up the good work!

@Steevo2004 3 жыл бұрын

First time I see one of your video's and I love the narrative you build here! Doing those self contained stories is most likely the best bet for you. I really enjyoy watching playtroughs but episodic content spanning many weeks is just not something I have the time or attention span for. Glad youtube recommended this to me :)

@filipvelkov6829 Жыл бұрын

Watched all 48 minutes, damn! And thats a huge compliment to your productions when I take into account my short attention span

@cameronmurray5973 3 жыл бұрын

BEST BANNERLORD LAD OUT THERE. HANDS DOWN. Love the content man, keep going!

@Halcylion 3 жыл бұрын

Nearly an entire month later, I managed to compile all the Raiding Techniques used in this video, and even more, into a proper Raider Guide. Check it out right here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mal4l7SLztfYlWQ.html ; Part 2, detailing my Rogue build and Skill Training is also live: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fdx9n7p03JzJYqM.html ; And the final part, which delves into the intricacies of forming an army of Bandits is now finished as well: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z9SAZM9lyd6ddZs.html

@juliuspacheco2594 3 жыл бұрын

Give part 2

@ayeejiff9847 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing work, so much detail

@jameskidson9694 3 жыл бұрын

Not often I watch a video fully. Keep up the work!

@Giaki 3 жыл бұрын

This video is 10/10 , good job, super funny, entertaining and I really loved the idea and gameplay. Huge kudos to you!

@loyalistredcoat4560 3 жыл бұрын

I would honestly love to see a full length "Raider only" series, cuz this was amazing to watch.

@gurrakalas5093 3 жыл бұрын

Glorious thumbnail, and a thoroughly enjoyable video! =D

@MrHunter2604 2 жыл бұрын

Just got your video recommanded by the mighty algorythm and god is it good. Your narration remind me a lot of Killian's experience videos and this 50 min format divided by chapter is nice to watch. Great work man, keep up the good works, you won a sub with your excellent content. Cheers from France!

@Halcylion 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard, lad! I hope to be able to make even better videos. :)

@estebansuarez7278 3 жыл бұрын

Ngl i didnt realize I wasnt subscribed until this video. Love the rock bottom starts and the hard work you put into em. Definitely earned a sub :)

@wReeed 3 жыл бұрын

Very underrated content creator, u deserve more subs

@MrFlashwall 3 жыл бұрын

i love these

@Halcylion 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@jasonmontgomery6691 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for making this video. The learning curve is really steep.

@HairEEck 3 жыл бұрын

Man I hope you will continue this, just discovered your channel and I already love it

@borris2081 3 жыл бұрын

Hey legend, watched every episode of trader stories and love your commentary and content. I wish you would be recognised by the quality of your work as it is above what most can offer!

@Halcylion 3 жыл бұрын

I am grateful you feel that way. :) As for your wish for my channel, it's coming true, thanks to the likes people gave this video, so that's another thing I'm thankful for.

@borris2081 7 ай бұрын

@@Halcylion Just finished Bandits Ballads and came back to reminisce on Ukzug after your comment at the end. I watched every episode and to this day, two years later I still get excited when I see you upload. Thanks for finishing out this series despite the difficulties.

@moshpit89 3 жыл бұрын

This is the most hilarious thing ive seen in a while

@ceki78 3 жыл бұрын

Wow, an amazing video, narrative is superb. I really liked your video. Looking foward for next video like this. Keep up the good work man.

@user-po8wc5ql4m 3 жыл бұрын

Halcylion... I 100% blame you for this masochistic trader play through I just reached 200 trade on just to realize this is where the real pain begins to reach "everything has a price". On a serious note thank you for your informational and entertaining videos.

@Markos2007 3 жыл бұрын

So I tried this out, and it was sooo stupid hard. I'm finally at the point where I can reliably hunt peasants and raid lesser defended villages. I encourage any enterprising mod author to make an alternate start to take the first 30 minutes to an hour of work out of this. It's an awesome experience!

@noyz971 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing. I can imagine the time it must have taken to put that out, but it was really enjoyable and a lot of good tips too. I would love to see another one. Keep on the good work

@nickbrook3307 2 жыл бұрын

That video was awesome, I watched the whole thing, thanks for sharing!

@nathananchors684 3 жыл бұрын

"...but ive got a trick up my sleeve!(metaphorically I'm not wearing any clothes)" 🤣

@checkerface5710 3 жыл бұрын

that was too funny AHAHah.

@1992buky 3 жыл бұрын

You sir make me go: "Ahh, I don't need to wait for extra few patches, Ill start a new campaign"

@angrywolfjr7164 2 жыл бұрын

Finished the entire video, absolutely fantastic

@michaeldavis9357 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo! One of the very best gaming videos I have seen on this platform. Extremely well done.

@Halcylion 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Michael!

@gildoringlorion3093 3 жыл бұрын

Damn you, the joker monke made me shoot Coke Zero out of my nose, I just wasn’t expecting it

@kyle7178 3 жыл бұрын

how tf is this guy not more popular??????

@birdost12345 2 жыл бұрын

I was sure that I will get bored but now I realized that I finished the whole video. That was great content mate

@ryano8002 3 жыл бұрын

Dude this was dope, i hope you continue this story/series.

@UMORIEGA 3 жыл бұрын

This could be a movie starring Jason Statham

@lucho9911 3 жыл бұрын

OUR CEO IS BACK

@Halcylion 3 жыл бұрын

No longer a CEO, just a common criminal. :)

@patteri90 3 жыл бұрын

@@Halcylion A Don? A Kingpin?!

@Halcylion 3 жыл бұрын

Nah, just a dumb brute. Ukzug lacks the mental capacity to be a "kingpin".

@lucho9911 3 жыл бұрын

@@Halcylion WARBOSS IT IS THEN, gunna smash'em puny humies coze Ukzug iz da biggest'n baddess WARBOSS round !! got it ye gitz? WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH

@Halcylion 3 жыл бұрын

Our WAAAGH's gon' be da Biggist an' da Baddist!

@jonathanmorris8362 2 жыл бұрын

14:28 "With my new found wealth" LOL This may be the greatest MAB video on the internet. Bravo!

@isaacthurell4267 3 жыл бұрын

Great work dude. The format worked wonders. Fell asleep three times while watching so you got four views out of me as I always came back for more. Now I guess I have to watch that trader series to the end just to prove a point or something.

@alephthiago 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, this is like high quality humor mixed with good shitposting, i mean, the best quality content the internet has to offer

@MenAreNotOk 3 жыл бұрын

Lol the loyal followers that stayed while he was in jail, thats a real clan!

@bensonhatch5423 Жыл бұрын

That was amazing it felt like I was listening to an audiobook, 10/10 keep it up

@JacksonRetro Жыл бұрын

This is the most entertaining video I’ve ever seen, thank you

@atrixtussand2369 3 жыл бұрын

See people, this is what we call: "thinking outside the box." Honestly i would never come up with this kind of playthrough, and probably neither would the devs eather. Love it.

@antonic2993 3 жыл бұрын

Omg this video im sure will bring flashbacks to the turtle strats in the practice arena 😂😂

@landonsorenson9278 3 жыл бұрын

part of the first 16 thousand subscribers. Look forward to your future videos, love the storytelling

@ChristyOFaghan 3 жыл бұрын

this was great, the narration being both entertaining and informative, introducing me both to M&B 2 and this channel got to say, Halcylion, you have quite some wit about ye; had a lot of fun hearing your exploits

@Songpheon 3 жыл бұрын

This is a positive comment for KZfaq algorithm.

@Adam-hs9ft Жыл бұрын

Oh I can't wait for this to finally be out on console son

@Adam-hs9ft Жыл бұрын

Soon*

@lavlinplays8547 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect mix of deep understanding of game mechanics and hilarious commentary without being horrendously exploitative of the AI, though there are heaps of abuse. Excellent. You deserve many more subs.

@derrickmcbride5922 3 жыл бұрын

Shrek spawned from a meteor and started piling up the bodies... Because causality

@Halcylion Жыл бұрын

If you enjoyed the silliness in this video, you're going to LOVE my "guide" for the newly released Sons of the Forest: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ocyUpsp0zc6niH0.html You might even learn something if you want to play that game.

@averagestraightwhitemale6776 Жыл бұрын

i enjoy coming back to this video

@TheJeffersonpimp 2 жыл бұрын

These are even better then the long Rust videos I watch ahah. You are quite good at the game too so that keeps me around to learn some tricks!

@iDuxyy 2 жыл бұрын

best video game long video I have ever seen, congratulations!

@Uzzgub 3 жыл бұрын

A Interaction helps the Algorithm

@BO55N355 2 жыл бұрын

Is it weird that I want all of my audiobooks narrated by a Romanian now?

@jamesfreeman4884 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed every moment of this dude. You've earned yourself a new subscriber. I like what you do and how you deliver it. :)

@wardywarrior8883 Жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this!!! So many ways you can play this game. Great content!!

@pesky19 3 жыл бұрын

is this gonna be a series?

@Halcylion 3 жыл бұрын

As I say at the end of this video, as well as in the pinned comment, it might... But I'm gonna need lots of likes, because if I turn this into a series, that will not allow me to make videos that might better please the algorithm, such as guides, or something equally interesting.

@pesky19 3 жыл бұрын

@@Halcylion oh thanks for answering, that's understandable, hopefully other people likes too, i have at least haha

@GambinoTheGoat 2 жыл бұрын

getting captured simulator

@tomg5187 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely awesome video. Subscribed!

@PixelstoProfit 3 жыл бұрын

much awaited content! Love your bannerlord stuff! :) Keep it up man! :D

@21EpicFail 3 жыл бұрын

I love your bannerlord videos man! Can't wait for you to make more!

@jomape2700 3 жыл бұрын

Man, this is hilarious every minute spent watching your vid is worth it. thanks

@ubiwrongcomeatme3452 3 жыл бұрын

First video I hit like on in over a decade on youtube. You earned it, Hal.

@kkrup5395 3 жыл бұрын

That was amazing, you are the best! Keep on doing this awesome stuff!

@switters8679 2 жыл бұрын

I have never played bannerlord, but I find your orchestrated situations and storytelling enthralling. I’m not fixing that sentence.

@standandelivery 2 жыл бұрын

This was fantastic. Really, wonderful job sir!

@OlOleander 2 жыл бұрын

This was brilliant. I didn't know I needed a 48-minute saga of a deformed bandit, but I'm here for the ride and now I want more. Excellent storytelling, m8.