Well, this episode is all about the Celts. But who were the Celts, really? If you're asking the Devs, it seems the answer is: whatever was shown in the movie Braveheart! For a game drawing inspiration from history, the Celts do seem like the odds one out. Sloppy research, a lousy tutorial campaign and underwhelming tech tree make it hard for the Celts to really shine amongst the many civilizations in the game, despite looking back to more than 25 years of AoE II history. Of course, being an infantery civilization doesn't make things any easier. If it weren't for Hoang, maybe the Celts would've been completely forgotten. Well, don't shed your tears just yet, I'm here to save the day and tell you everything I could uncover about the Celts, including some fun facts from what the Celts were first invisioned by the Devs, before they became the Civ we know today. I hope you enjoy this episode!

Chris

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Timecodes:

00:00 Introduction

05:43 Wood bonus

14:47 Faster moving infantery

18:54 Stealing herdables

22:40 Faster firing siege & Team bonus

30:15 Furor Celtica

35:58 Strongholds

40:28 Woad Raider

50:35 Strategies & army compositions

01:11:25 Campaign

Music: Celts Intro Music and "Operation Monkey" of the official AoE II Soundtrack

Links:

Computer Gaming World Museum

Celtic Life International

Braveheart Critique bei Sharon Krossa

Original Handbook of Age of Kings

Cattle Raids