No laughing, you try and pronounce Dnepropetrovsk. But seriously, any pronunciation errors I make, by all means correct me on as I want to be accurate wherever possible. Obviously I condense down a lot of details in these videos to keep them a manageable length but I did notice one thing upon rewatching that might cause confusion. The Free Worlds League allies the Capellan Hegemony, and then promptly attacks them on the map. This isn't a mistake. The Hegemony was VERY Capella focused (part of the reason it fell apart) and those worlds were left out in the wind with the hope it wouldn't matter in the long run after conquering Sarna.
@sid2112
2 жыл бұрын
I tried. It was awful.
@oldmandeath
2 жыл бұрын
I personally would like these to be longer, but they are great and easy to digest as they are! Keep it up good sir.
@SvenVanDerPlank
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback. This is about as long as I want to make them though. At one point I thought the three videos I've put out looking at this early period would be just a single vid. Once I started to realise how long the recordings were I split them up and I'm glad I did because I'd never have the commitment to finish them as a longer vid. Splitting them up has made them more manageable chunks. Maybe when I'm done I'll combine them into an hour long vid for each era since I'm keeping all the files and projects as I'm going.
@oldmandeath
2 жыл бұрын
@@SvenVanDerPlank I totally get that, I just like long form videos myself but I know what its like to edit videos like that so I don't blame you. I would totally be down for a compilation at some point. For sure though I am more than happy to stay with your shorter entries!
@ebla83
3 ай бұрын
Sven, excellent work as always. It is incredibly strange to see The Capellan hegemony and the Liao in the same sentence as opposition over the planet Aboris. I love these old videos you made. They fit pieces together.
@fredlandry6170
2 жыл бұрын
It’s interesting to see how the Great Houses got started as small powers.
@bbsamik1999
2 жыл бұрын
amazing love the music choices
@SvenVanDerPlank
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I'm sure you probably know but all the music I've used so far in these videos have come from the HBS BattleTech game.
@nibblitman
2 жыл бұрын
These are excellent. I have not seen anyone else doing this kind of work with the growing map. You are obviously putting in the work to make these and it shows.
@SvenVanDerPlank
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, glad you think so.
@thelordofcringe
2 жыл бұрын
@@SvenVanDerPlank what program do you use for these maps, if you don't mind me asking? I've been trying to plot out a map of a scifi novel I've been working on and off for a few years over, but I haven't found anything better than just using photoshop.
@SvenVanDerPlank
2 жыл бұрын
I don't think I have a very good answer for you but I'll tell you anyway. I'm using GIMP to make these (it's an open source Photoshop alternative.) I'm not using a vector program because the size of the file made it run horrendously slow. However all I'm doing is applying colour to the plotted coordinates assembled by the Sarna Unified Cartography Kit. They've done the real work to collect the information and place the planets. Their map is just black a white however. They have their own vector program that draws borders for them which you can see on any Sarna planet page but I wanted my map to show internal divisions and also be completely free of black border lines so I'm making mine by hand. Within GIMP I have three layers. The bottom layer is the black and white map. Then I have a region layer which is set to darker only and 50% opacity. The final layer is for the planets which is also darken only but 100% opacity. That's how I've created my 3025 and Age of War maps that'll be appearing soon. The pre-2400 maps were just literally hundreds of layers for each faction region that I could switch on and off with each labelled as a year and faction name. There were few enough early on it didn't seem necessary to distinguish the occupied planets. By the end of my latest lore video you can see it's started to get too complicated so I've just finished work on an original style map (like the 3025 one) but for the Age of War. You can actually see an early version in the thumbnail. This may well be an idiotic way of going about it but that's all I know. I doubt this helps, lol
@thelordofcringe
2 жыл бұрын
@@SvenVanDerPlank no no, this is great! And I swap between PS and gimp all the time, mainly because of dumb add-ons I need in PS for modding games. Thanks for the reply, and this is actually helpful! I'm gonna have to look into how Sarna set theirs up, and I can't believe I didn't think about storing stuff in different layers. Thank you! And keep up this fantastic content!
@derekburge5294
2 жыл бұрын
This is the goddamn *deep* lore! Incredible work.
@SvenVanDerPlank
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. It was an era that hasn't seen much representation but so much of the modern conflicts have their roots in this early period.
@sharlin648
2 жыл бұрын
This is DAMN good! Got to ask, where are you getting this lore from? Its wonderfully researched, but I've never heard anything this detailed about this era of the Inner Sphere and thought the lore on it was pretty sparse. If youre adapting basically headcanon to make it work, then its damn good!
@SvenVanDerPlank
2 жыл бұрын
No, it's all legit. There's quite a bit missing from Sarna on this period. Sources are: The five House Books (+Periphery) The five Handbooks (+Periphery) The Star League I'm reading all thirteen books concurrently and making notes as I go. And thank you, I appreciate it.
@sharlin648
2 жыл бұрын
@@SvenVanDerPlank Oh blimey! That's awesome :)
@Steven-dt5nu
2 жыл бұрын
Star League sourcebook is a good one too. Well all of the House source books are good reads.
@PastorwithoutaPulpit
2 жыл бұрын
These are quite brilliant and present a lot of info that if not broken down into these bit size chunks could get a bit unmanageable from a content creation stand point. I'd watch longer videos of course but these shorter ones I must admit are easy to digest. The information is very well presented and IMHO a must watch for those who want a better understanding of this setting. I'd say you're well on your way to becoming an excellent resource for this Verse. Thank you and I've of course subscribed and will anxiously be awaiting your next installment...
@SvenVanDerPlank
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I really appreciate you saying so and glad you're enjoying them. Finished the next video this morning so it should go up tomorrow.
@fredlandry6170
2 жыл бұрын
Is there going to be a video about the fall of the Star League? Or the Fourth Succession War? Those are some of my favorite events in Battletech.
@SvenVanDerPlank
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, I'll be doing both of those. I'm working through the timeline chronologically and I'm currently on the Reunification War.
@johnwoodworth9127
2 жыл бұрын
Another great video :)
@SvenVanDerPlank
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks again!
@barclaybower512
2 жыл бұрын
Well done again and now almost all the players are on the table. One thing if you wanted to use other art as a substitute it would work well I feel.
@SvenVanDerPlank
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Next video in working on features the founding of the four remaining successor states. Hope to get it finished by Saturday.
@rickveenbergen9021
2 жыл бұрын
Ben er vroeg bij
@mdavistke
2 жыл бұрын
These are great, thanks! Can you tell me where you acquired that colored map you use? I cannot seem to find it.
@SvenVanDerPlank
2 жыл бұрын
I make them myself based off the coordinates available from the SUCKit. You can find a small selection here: drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tquGOMT_K_XJvqi6GpV-DLOSmDNd4QNc
@mdavistke
2 жыл бұрын
@@SvenVanDerPlank thats fantastic, thanks! I may want to print it, frame it, then hang it in my office, just to be uber-nerd.
@Demolitiondude
2 жыл бұрын
Game of thrones, done right.
@SvenVanDerPlank
2 жыл бұрын
I did think about doing something similar with Game of Thrones. Lots of opportunities to move the house sigils around the map to show who was fighting on what side during the various wars.
@Demolitiondude
2 жыл бұрын
Until maybe ilclan. If what I'm hearing about the lore is right.
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