<p>Well, this episode is all about the Celts. But who were the Celts, really? If you&#39;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&#39;t make things any easier. If it weren&#39;t for Hoang, maybe the Celts would&#39;ve been completely forgotten. Well, don&#39;t shed your tears just yet, I&#39;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!</p><p>Chris</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Talk to the community on:</strong></p><p><a href="discord.com/invite/SYp9dCXYsK" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠Discord⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timecodes:</strong></p><p>00:00 Introduction</p><p>05:43 Wood bonus</p><p>14:47 Faster moving infantery</p><p>18:54 Stealing herdables</p><p>22:40 Faster firing siege &amp; Team bonus</p><p>30:15 Furor Celtica </p><p>35:58 Strongholds</p><p>40:28 Woad Raider</p><p>50:35 Strategies &amp; army compositions</p><p>01:11:25 Campaign</p><p><strong>Music: </strong>Celts Intro Music and &quot;Operation Monkey&quot; of the official AoE II Soundtrack</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.cgwmuseum.org/galleries/issues/cgw_168.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Computer Gaming World Museum</a></p><p><a href="https://celticlifeintl.com/celtic-warriors-of-old/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Celtic Life International</a></p><p><a href="https://medievalscotland.org/scotbiblio/bravehearterrors.shtml" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Braveheart Critique bei Sharon Krossa</a></p><p><a href="https://oldgamesdownload.com/wp-content/uploads/Age_of_Empires_2_The_Age_of_Kings_Manual_Win_EN.pdf" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Original Handbook of Age of Kings</a></p><p><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/30005408?seq=1" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Cattle Raids</a></p>