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England's 1066 defense gets personal on ThatGuyFromCollege

The Crusader Blade mod connects Crusader Kings III campaigns with Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord battles.

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ThatGuyFromCollege Story of October 13, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

Can I save England in 1066 by personally fighting the invaders?

Harold Godwinson's predicament offers a substantial catch-up while ThatGuyFromCollege takes a week off from uploading. In "Can I save England in 1066 by personally fighting the invaders?", the creator uses Crusader Blade to take CK3's strategic battles into Bannerlord, turning the defense of a kingdom into something he can fight himself.

The historical setup gives the experiment its stakes: Harold faced invasions by Harald Hardrada and William of Normandy in 1066. The video has passed 200,000 views and is drawing the most daily views of the channel's active uploads, even with no new episode joining it this week.

Elsewhere, the difficulty is deliberately self-inflicted. "Suffering in HOI4 to Win the Hardest Commune of France Game in Kaiserreich" strengthens opponents with in-game boosts and AI mods. It is the next strongest daily draw, followed by the older Canada campaign, which sets out to rebuild the British Empire against the obstacles Kaiserreich puts in its path. Kaiserreich's alternate history imagines a world where Germany won the First World War, giving both campaigns a very different political map to wrestle with.

The subscriber count stayed unchanged, while the channel added roughly 133,000 views over the week. Today's viewing is well below its usual daily level. Nearby strategy and simulation channels had varied weeks: jillyeon grew, Mehalic POPs drew a substantial weekly audience, and BonusWolfe was quieter. For ThatGuyFromCollege, the most active catch-up remains that unusual bridge between commanding Harold's army and personally joining its battles.

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