-------------------------------------------------------------------------- - THE DESTINY OF AN EMPEROR 2: LEGEND OF KONG MING FAQ - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- BY: KR Zhang/Yan Zhang krzhang@cox.rr.com with technical assistance from Musashi musashi007@hotmail.com Version 0.99 (1/1/02) _________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |____ | _____ | ____| _____ _____ ___|_ |__|___| |__|___ __ __ ___ __ / __ /_ / ___/ / ___/ /__ __/ /__ __/ / | / / | | / / / / / / / / / / | | / / | |/ / / | / / | | / / / / / / / /__ / /__ | |/ / | / /| / /| | / / | |/ / / / / / / ___/ /__ / | / /| | / / | / / | | / / / / / / / _/ / / / / | / / | |/ / |/ / | | / / / / / /__/_/ / /__ ___/ / |/ / | __/ /| / / | |/ / / / /_____/ /____/ /____/ /_/| /______/ /_/ |___/ /___/ | | | | | | ____| | |___| | |____ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |_________________________| -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Updates - What's new 2. Introduction - The intro, and how this FAQ is going to work. 3. Walkthrough - The meat of the thing 4. Stats - Stats of every warlord and stuff 5. Oddities - Strange miscallaneus stuff 6. Credits - To the deserving 7. Copyright Stuff - Stuff about copyright -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - U P D A T E S - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0.01 This is a beta release and was not released to the public. Project started. 0.02 Again, a beta. 0.03 Take a wild guess. 0.04 ... no comment. 0.05 Revised beta! YAY! :) 0.06 I hope you get the idea that this was a beta too. 0.07 la la la de da... 0.08 Finished up to the retake of Jing Zhou 0.09 Moo. Got back to work. 0.99 Its SO done. Address changed to krzhang@cox.rr.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - I N T R O D U C T I O N - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is one of the greatest , if not the penultimate, novels of ancient China. As in other classical Chinese novels the epic tale features a cast of over 100 characters, and more than twenty "main" characters who wield incredible influence over the saga. The story contains fictional elements but is primarily historical. It takes place around 200 CE during a period of civil war. Needless to say, a story of such depth makes wonderful material for games. One of the most influential game designing companies, KOEI, based many of their games upon this era. Their games range from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms series (I - VI), to the three "Hero" episodes (Sanguozhi - Legend of Heroes, Sanguozhi - Legend of Kong Ming, and Sanguozhi - Legend of Cao Cao), and to even a fighting game (Dynasty Warriors). Koei captures the wonder stemming from that time period. Panda Entertainment created two fighting games for the PC (Sango Fighter 1 and 2) and the strange game "Panda Dodgeball" featuring these characters. Many other companies on various platforms have created RPGs, SIMs, fighting games, and more based upon this age in history. Of course, there is always the occasional oddball. Among the Capcom games came the Three Kingdoms based fighting game... Warriors of Fate. In this game names such as Zhao Yun were replaced by Subutai ($%&?!). It appears Capcom wanted to remove the "shame" of basing a game on Chinese history... but any eye which is keen can instantly realize these character's portraits match those of a previously forgotten game by Capcom... Destiny of an Emperor. This game was very revolutionary. However, people rejected it, because (I suppose) of the Chinese influence. The names, for one thing, are difficult to pronounce, and even harder to remember, for the Eastern audience. What's more, the time period seems archaic and obscure for many people to appreciate. This subjectivity kept people from discovering the many features in the game nobody ever thought of: 1) Gullwings - Items returning you to any of the designated castles in the game, allowing less tedious and extremely fast travel through China. 2) Recruiting - Any warlord that does not die, and does not belong in the final battle (e.x. Sima Yi, Xu Zhu, etc.) can be recruited into your party! And you thought Pokemon was the first to introduce this... 3) A story-telling RPG, instead of the usual "Fight and defeat the evil whatever" theme. Alliances change, betrayals occur, surprise events everywhere... adding to the storyline. It was a very good game, but alas, it did not gain the popularity it deserved... in the U.S. However in Japan it was wholeheartedly embraced. Stories of China and Japan are taught in the schools, and there is a greater fascination with the ages of the Three Kingdoms and Feudal Japan than in America... so, a sequel came out, named Destiny of an Emperor II - Legend of Kong Ming. (Actually, in Japanese, what we know as "Destiny of an Emperor" is something like "Devouring the Heavens and Earth" which translates to "Conquering the Land" [sort of...] ) It was larger, it was longer, it had a convulated plot, more battles, more caves, more items, and was an overall improvement over the its predecessor, Destiny of an Emperor I. Seeing how great the original was, it is easy to see that the second one was really a game worth checking out... unfortunately, it was never released in the U.S. Aside from the difficult importation of the cart itself, a ROM image was the only way to enjoy the game. Since its discovery, it has floated around the internet, homeless and untouched. Or has it? Destiny Translations, in conjunction with Magic Translations, Gaijin Productions, and The Vale, decided to tackle this game of immense scope and playability. The classic that had been untouched, unknown was now... an English reality. I have been bestowed the duty of writing an FAQ for this epic RPG. With my intimate knowledge of DoAE I, and the partial FAQ I have written for it, my Chinese background (helpful with both culture and language), and my brilliant skills at... stuff, I will now present to you the FAQ for this incredible sequel. Following this intro is the walkthrough, where most of the text will go. They go in separate "scenarios" of my design, and all the scenarios are led by "matches", a Chinese writing style not too different from poetry. These matches are be extracted from a translation of the original novel, San Guo Zhi Yan Yi. Of course, if a matching chapter does not exist, I will create a suitable one myself. Scenarios will end with "Decisive Battles" of my choosing (NOTE: That doesn't mean you have to WIN them, hehehe) Following that, are lists of items, weapons, armor, and I guess the second largest item in the file... the list of EVERY general/warlord that appears in the game. The latter includes their name, strength, agility, intelligence, number of soldiers, weapon class, and favorite terrain. Third to last, oddities, for strange stuff I chose to put there. Second to last, credits for those many deserving people. And last, but not least, the copyright stuff for those who need it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - W A L K T H R U - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- -1. Yuan Shu's Ambition Drives the Tyrant to Usurp the Throne - - Cao Cao's Cunning Enables the Schemer to Expose the Oath - --------------------------------------------------------------- (NOTE: This one I made myself. There was no chapter in the novel to correctly state this scenario of the game) China has been in peace for 200 years. However, evil once again stalks the land. Following the Yellow Scarves revolt, the warlord Dong Zhuo attempted to usurp the throne but was stopped by a coalition of generals. The royal stone of the Han Dynasty had somehow fallen into the hands of one of these warlords, Yuan Shu, an ambitious schemer. Among those who have risen up against these evils are two distinct men, Cao Cao and Liu Bei. Liu Bei is a descendant of the Han Dynasty who, along with his oath brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, have performed many heroic deeds. However, Liu Bei did not receive notice for his achievements, and ended up serving the Han Emperor (Xian Di, or Xian Emperor) who was under the influence of Cao Cao. Cao Cao, controlling the court, is a brillian general, who is perhaps more ambitious than even Yuan Shu. Comparartively, Cao Cao possessed a keener intellect and more powerful army. In addition, he held immense influence over the royal family. The Han Emperor was wrapped around Cao Cao's finger. Many men knew of his treachery, but none dared to speak openly against him. Also under the Han Emperor was a loyal servant and general, Dong Cheng, who was a respected advisor for many years. He was repulsed by Cao Cao's evil. Secretly he decreed a blood oath against Cao Cao. The seven oath takers consisted of both great officials and generals, such as Wang Zhifu, Ma Teng, and even Liu Bei. With all of the attention on Yuan Shu, Cao Cao was not alerted of the conspiracy against him. The one day, word came of Yuan Shu's desperate escape towards the domain of his brother, Yuan Shao. You, Liu Bei, have been summoned to the royal court... Xuzhou ------- Cao Cao, with his influence on the emperor, decides to use you as a tool to stop Yuan Shu. Readying you with 200 gold, Cao Cao also gives you two of his generals as reinforcements - Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao. (NOTE: You can always see the stats of the generals in the STATS section.) Walking south, you will meet and join up with your brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei at the door of the palace and the gate, respectively. At the beginning of the game, all five members of this party start with the most basic of equipment - a Wooden shield, Cotton armor, and Bandana helmet. Each member also starts with a basic weapon of his own class. As for items, Liu Bei starts with two Revive potions, while Guan Yu prepared 3 Herbal potions. (NOTE: The equipment is of no use to you unless you "equip" it.) Two shops of interest here are the Armory and the Item shop. The prices and effects of these items are also in the Stats section. They appear in every city, with the Armoury being the shop with a sword on its sign and the Item shop having a bag on its sign. ------------------------------------ - WEAPON/ARMOR - MISC. ITEMS - ------------------------------------ - Flail (Sword) - Herbal Potion - - Stone (Axe) - Revive Potion - - Club (Spear) - Smoke Bomb - - Leather (Armor) - - - Cap (Helmet) - - - Leather (Shield) - - ------------------------------------ There are also other shops: the Gym (Yin-Yang sign), which raises levels (to a certain extent) for 500 G; the HQ (dragon sign), which lets you leave and add items, as well as revealing the experience needed for next level and saving; and the Inn, which currently charges sleeping for 5 Gold each, but will eventually charge more later in the game. When you are ready, leave the town and go south as Cao Cao said. Fight battles on the way and earn experience. Note that Liu Bei and Guan Yu have tactic points, meaning the tactics they learn (similar to spells in fantasy RPGs) can be used. Also note that Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei gain more soldiers after every level. Fianlly, don't forget that Zhang Fei is an expert at mountain-fighting, and Guan Yu does his best on the plains. You can make Liu Bei your strategist at any time (Guan Yu can not become a tactician), and his tactics can be used by everyone. Go south, then east. You should see one of Yuan Shu's best generals, Ji Ling waiting for you. (NOTE: I will post explicit information on generals only. The forces they have with them are often just annoyances sitting there, doing minimal damage to you anyway. Besides, I have no time for listing every single force's attributes, for they often vary a little) Go up to him for what I call "a general battle". General battles are generally (pardon the pun) harder than normal battles. The generals usually have their attack and defense powers "pumped up" for no reason, and empty slots are filled by useless Soldier forces and such. Here, you will fight Ji Ling, Liang Gan, and Liang Ji. The latter two brothers are almost useless compared to Ji Ling in this battle with their very low fighting power. Ji Ling, however, has a moderate strength. Focus on Ji Ling first, then Liang Ji, Liang Gan, and use the all-out command to mop up the Soldier forces. The all-out command is a very important command, and you should learn to use it. It will save you valuable time. If you want, go back and heal up. But the next general battle with Yuan Yin is not really difficult. This time, the lead general comes with Chen Lan and Li Feng (with two Soldier forces of course) to duke it out. Beat Yuan Yin first (he can use healing tactics) and then Chen Lan and down the list. He should be out in no time. (NOTE: Remember this strategy of fighting also. In later, harder battles, sometimes the deciding point in battle is the point an able tactician is defeated. Tacticians might be weak in fighting, but in the later game, they can do major damage to you in many aspects with their tactics alone.) Still chasing after Yuan Shu, you come north to a cave. Inside is a west/ east fork. East will be a dead end with a chest of gold, while west leads to another branch. Going east now will get you a chest with a Herbal potion, but west will lead to a triple branch. The two north branches lead to a cap and leather armor, respectively, when the east branch takes a U- turn north and west. You have one final choice on heading north and east for a final herb, or going west, north, and finally east for a battle with Yuan Shu, Liang Gan, Yue Jiu, Lei Bo, and Zhang Xu. (NOTE: The amount of gold you get is random from treasure boxes) So far this is the hardest of the three battles thus far... I suggest taking out Yue Jiu first because of his small army. Then take out Yuan Shu and the battle is yours. It shouldn't be too hard, but use Chi Xin when you need to. After the fight, you can exit the cave, but you will see a pier with no ship on it. Go back into the cave and retrace your steps. After the battle, return to the castle. Zhu Ling and Lu Zhao will depart seeing that their task is done. However, on entering the town, Chen Deng, a general in town, will tell you of Cao Cao's discovery of your plan (the blood oath). Talk to Che Zhou (Cao Cao's general) and he will instigate a fight with two Soldier units. He packs quite a punch, but after a few rounds it should be okay. DECISIVE BATTLE: CAO CAO ------------------------ Talk to Chen Deng again. You realize Cao Cao is furious and you must flee to Yuan Shao. You don't want that, but it is your only choice, a desperate one. However, on exiting the city with Chen Deng, you meet... Cao Cao with four of his best generals, Xu Zhu, Dian Wei, Zhang Liao, and Xun Yu. They each have over 9,000 men! You better escape... and when you do, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are lost in the fray... ------------------------------------------------------------ -2. The Oath's Gatherers Fail Secrecy and Dies from Cao Cao- - The King's Uncle Loses Battle then Escapes to Yuan Shao- ------------------------------------------------------------ (NOTE: The first line was again something I made, as for the second line, the title "King's Uncle" is Liu Bei.) What luck. A mission of goodness ends in shambles. Many able men were beheaded, and what's worse, Liu Bei's brothers dissappeared. With only the loyal Chen Deng at his side, Liu Bei knows there will be a fighting chance, no matter how small. He fights bravely out of the fray and marches north. Barely escaping, Liu Bei decides to go to Yuan Shao. However, after just killing his brother... Chen Deng suggests a letter. Zheng Xuan is a person of reknown living as a hermit in the north. Chen Deng pursuades you to ask his help. Going north to a hut, you meet this old man, who suggests you to get a map first, in the cave below. The cave is not hard (no general battles!) and is full of treasure chests. There are eight in all. Two are gold, one contains the map, one contains a Revive potion, and the four other chests contain a Copper sword, a Leather armour, a Cap, and a Leather shield respectively. Equip liu Bei with these. It improves his defense and offense drastically (I have done over 250 damage with one hit! After a few levels that is). Going back to Zheng Xuan, he writes the King's Letter for you. Now, you have to go all the way back to the cave in which you fought Yuan Shu. Going out into the previously unaccessible pier, a boat will take you to Northern China. It has been a long journey with no inns, but just going north you will see a clearing with an Inn in it! Heal up. Notice a citadel to the left of you. It is empty though. To the east is a castle, also abandoned. The only choice left is going north through a valley, where you reach an empty house with two floors... hmm. Finally, you reach the castle of Ji Zhou, Yuan Shao's domain. Ji Zhou ------- Besides the new items at the shops and the new training price at the gym (1000 G), nothing much is different. The item shop has the exact same things as Luo Yang. (NOTE: Gym prices will consistently go up in the future) ---------------------------------- - WEAPON/ARMOR - MISC. ITEMS - ---------------------------------- - Copper (Sword) - Herbal Potion - - Copper (Spear) - Revive Potion - - Leather (Armor)- Smoke Bomb - - Cap (Helmet) - - - Scale (Shield) - - - Wood (Saber) - - ---------------------------------- On meeting Yuan Shao, be sure to give to him the King's Letter you got from Zheng Xuan. Yuan Shao decides it is a good time to attack Cao Cao, and will give you one of his best generals, Yan Liang, to go with you. Buy him the Copper Spear, and go back southwest to the boat you came here in. You are now in Cao Cao's domain once again. Going south, you see a pass. This pass is guarded by Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Lu Yi, three useless bums. They come with two Soldier forces to defend the pass. For some reason, Yan Liang has an insanely high critical hit rate and can take out around 500 soldiers per successful hit. This battle will easily go your way. Continuing south, you will reach a harder pass. This one is guarded by Yue Jin, Yu Jin, Cheng Yu, Li Dian, and a Soldier force. The ones to take out in this battle are Yu Jin (820 soldiers...) and Cheng Yu, who can use tactics on you. This shouldn't be too hard, for Yan Liang really comes in handy. After bursting through the defenses, you come south to the last pass. DECISIVE BATTLE: ???????? ------------------------- The pass is guarded by a mysterious general (by himself, nonetheless). He has 3000 men and high stats. Whatever you do, he will critically hit Yan Liang for all of his men, and kill him. Liu Bei will then retreat to Ji Zhou castle. On hearing the news, Yuan Shao sends Yan Liang's comrade, the famous Wen Chou with you. Wen Chou will be angered at the death of Yan Liang and swears to slay this strange general. Wen Chou has the same equipment Yan Liang had, and is a little stronger. Go southwest, board the ship, and fight the general again. He will, again, kill Wen Chou with one hit. Hearing the words "Lord Guan", Liu Bei thinks the strong general might just be his brother, Guan Yu. He persuades Yuan Shao to send a messanger to Guan Yu and tell him to reunite with Liu Bei. On hearing that a general with strength much higher than Wen Chou and Yan Liang might become his, Yuan Shao decides to do as Liu Bei suggested. --------------------------------------------------------------- -3. The Beautiful Bearded Lord Goes a Thousand Li on One Steed- - Han Shou Hou Crosses Five Passes and Kills Six Generals - --------------------------------------------------------------- (NOTE: The two titles in the above match (Beautiful... and Han Shou Hou) both refer to Guan Yu. And, instead of six generals, you only kill five.) The general was, as Liu Bei predicted, Guan Yu. He has been forced to serve under Cao Cao since the capture. Although working for Cao Cao, Guan Yu always thinks of his brothers Zhang Fei and Liu Bei. Taking care of Liu Bei's wives, ladies Mi and Gan, Guan Yu guards them everyday when he is not reading or fighting for Cao Cao... A messanger comes one day to Lord Guan. He recieves the letter, decides to depart, and goes with the ladies Mi and Gan on the Chi Tu steed that Lu Bu once rode. The castle is empty, and the guards were reluctant in letting you go. But Guan Yu eventually gets out. There is a hut near by where Hu Hua, Hu Ban's father lives. He will restore your health and give you a letter to Hu Ban, who currently serves Cao Cao. Then, going south, You will see your first pass. It is guarded by Kong Xin and two Soldier forces. He asks for a pass that you do not have, and fights you. He should be quite easy. Pick up the Herbal potion he drops and continue. The second pass is guarded by Han Fu and one Soldier force. The pass is asked of you (although both Cao Cao and Han Fu know that you don't have it). Defeat Han Fu, and continue onto the next pass. This one does not require you to fight (yet). The keeper Bain Xi seems to be one of your admirers, and asks you for a drink of wine. Do not fall into this trap (The soldiers standing in the room should give you a hint), and the general shows his true colors, fighting you with three Soldier forces. A little more difficult, but after beating him a priest named Pu Jing will heal you for free. After this pass, you can either go to the castle on the right or continue. In the next pass is Hu Ban, who tells you to go rest in the inn. If you believe him, you will fight Wang Zhi and be torched 100 soldiers a turn. So, give Hu Ban the letter his father wrote instead. He will tell you to exit the village quickly. After you get out, go back in and see what would have happened if you didn't tell Hu Ban. Then you can go on north. However, for your own benefit, you can go check out the castle to the east. (MISSING STUFF, TO BE FILLED IN) ------------------------------------ - WEAPON/ARMOR - MISC. ITEMS - ------------------------------------ - Copper (Sword) - Herbal Potion - - Club (Spear) - Revive Potion - - Copper (Saber) - Smoke Bomb - - Leather (Armor) - - - Cap (Helmet) - - - Scale (Shield) - - ------------------------------------ If you get nothing else, be sure to get the Copper Saber. It will help a LOT, especially in a few coming up battles. Also, try to get a moderately higher defense, for Guan Yu will be outnumbered in all the fights. Go on north to the last gate, guarded by Chin Chi and his three Soldier forces. He, again, shouldn't bee too hard. Then just get on the boat you see and you will be in Yuan Shao's domain, where Liu Bei is. After not a few steps, Xiahou Dun promptly shows up - he wants your head. One messenger will try to stop the fight, but Xiahou Dun continues. Then, Zhang Liao rides up and tells Xiahou Dun Cao Cao's words, and he finally lets you alone. Guan Yu feels he owes a lot to Cao Cao. (NOTE: If you haven't figured it out, this whole thing is probably a cunning plan made by Cao Cao himself) Going to the hut, the men tells you that bandits seized the empty camp and the empty castle you saw earlier. Hmm... who could they be? First, go to the castle, and you will see, of all people... Zhang Fei. It seems that Zhang Fei thinks you have betrayed the oath by joining Cao Cao, and is about to fight you to death when Cai Yang shows up. (NOTE: If you wish, you can go recruit Zhou Cang first, and then attack, making the battle a little easier. More information on this is in the next chapter.) DECISIVE BATTLE: CAI YANG ------------------------- Get ready for a battle with him and three Soldier forces. Although he is by himself, his attacking and defense are quite strong. Added to the fact that Guan Yu is by himself, nonetheless. Concentrate on attacking and healing when neccessary, and Cai Yang will be defeated. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -4. Cutting Down Cai Yang, the Older and Younger Brother Clear Their Doubts- - Meeting at Old City, the Master and Subordinates Remeet Their Oath - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (NOTE: First line is self-explanatory. For the second, the generals in the game do not meet at Old City (well, not all of them), but it is that way in the book, so live with it. :) Also, so I won't get much email about this, yes, I know, the word "yi" can mean celebration, oath, honor, and many things, but I think that this definition gives a catchier phrase) Zhang Fei sees your fidelity and joins you, along with another of the five Tigers (Zhao Yun). He tells of how he gathered bandits and defeated the owner of the castle to settle down. Heal at the inn nearby. Now, go to the camp, where you will be confronted by Zhou Cang and two bandit forces. Shouldn't be too hard, now you have extra generals. After the battle, you can let Zhou Cang join - he is not equipped, however. So equip him with the set of equipment he brought. He will be the first general of yours with an axe.(NOTE: Zhao Yun rules! Check out his stats) Finally, the house which you previously found empty now contains the owner, Guan Ding. He will send his son Guan Ping to escort Liu Bei to rejoin Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun. Guan Yu's great journey ends here. Pondering with Chen Deng, Liu Bei, in Yuan Shao's estate wonders his next step. When Guan Ping comes to get him, Liu Bei decides to leave. Get Guan Ping some equipment, and talk to Yuan Shao. He thinks you will talk to Liu Biao about fighting Cao Cao, and agrees to let you out of the gate. But... Yuan Shao's generals Guo Tu and Tian Feng do not think you will get away that easily... and ambushes you as you step out of the door. Even if they did not have three Soldier forces, the battle would have been hard. Guo Tu is quite strong and Tien Feng is intelligent. I suggest hitting off Guo Tu first. Beware of tactics and heal if you may. After a bloody battle, go south into Guan Ding's hut. Meeting your brothers on the top floor, the three central characters finally see each other together. After getting Zhao Yun, Zhou Cang, Guan Ping and Chen Deng (who should be your strategist by now), Liu Bei's forces have much increased. Go back to Guan Ding. He will ask if Guan Yu wants to adopt Guan Ping. If Guan Yu does, Guan Ping's Strength and Agility will go up by 10 each. Guan Ping will be an big asset, for he has many armies and is very strong, if you didn't see that already. Now, Liu Bei and company will depart to Liu Biao, another of the Liu line, who lives in the peaceful and prosperous Jing Zhou. ------------------------------------------------- -5. Cao Cao at Chang Ting Breaks Through Ben-chu- - Xun-de at Jing Zhou Relies on Liu Biao - ------------------------------------------------- (NOTE: Chang Ting is a place in China (if you didn't figure that out), Ben-chu and Xun-de are "zhi", or a small name, sort of, for Yuan Shao and Liu Bei respectively.) Visiting your "cousin", it seems that Liu Biao would like you to help clean out some bandits that attacked the southeastern villages. You also hear about his sons Liu Qi and Liu Zong. First explore the castle, though. Jing Zhou is quite flourishing, and the shops go through big changes too... the Item shop STILL has the same items though. Jing Zhou --------- ------------------------------------ - WEAPON/ARMOR - MISC. ITEMS - ------------------------------------ - Copper (Sword) - Herbal Potion - - Copper (Spear) - Revive Potion - - Copper (Saber) - Smoke Bomb - - Copper (Armor) - - - Copper (Helmet) - - - Scale (Shield) - - ------------------------------------ Abundance in Copper? Well, buy whatever you want here, and head east toward the bandit-inhibited villages. You will see three villages in a row. Each one has a fight and an Inn, leading you to the next fight. The first village has Huang Shao with three Bandit forces, the second village will challenge you with He Yi and four Bandit forces, while the third and last one has both Gong Du, Liu Bi, and three forces. They are in increasing difficulty, but not so hard that you would have to heal after each. In the villages you can hear about the Sleeping Dragon, a mysterious person of great knowledge that lives to the north, in a small estate named Long Zhong. There is a small hut to the west of the Jing Zhou castle, where Sima Hui lives. Go there, and Sima Hui will talk with you. He states that although you have able generals, you need a strategist. He says vaguely that if you get the Sleeping Dragon or the Pheonix Fledgling, you can bring back the Han dynasty! In the night, a conversation takes place, and Liu Bei overhears Zhuge Liang talking with Sima Hui. Waking up, Sima Hui informs you that Zhuge Liang is none except the great Sleeping Dragon himself, and you should go pay him a visit. Going to the place as Sima Hui said, it can be seen that this man has left with Cui Zhoping. But Zhuge Jun, his brother, is still there and tells you that they will eventually come back. Go back to Liu Biao. Who appears even sicker and tells you to go to Xin Ye, a beginning castle in the north. Do as he says. Xin Ye ------ Everything is under construction, so that is pretty good. Look around and then exit. A messenger will tell you of Liu Biao's increasing sickness. Go back to Jing Zhou and go into the palace. You will see Cai Mao cursing at his timing. Liu Biao wants Liu Qi to be his heir. However, his general Yi Ji tells you that Cai Mao wants Liu Zong to be heir, and is angry at this. Yi Ji fears foul play against you, and tell you to go west into a secret passage from Liu Biao's deathbed. A cave... a maze, nevertheless. Many stairs, some treasure... the only good part is three consecutive chests with a Copper sword, saber, and axe. Exit and find yourself by Xin Ye. Suddenly, Yi Ji informs you that Cao Cao's 100,000 men army is attacking this way! By now, Cao Cao has already defeated the numerically superior Yuan Shao, and obtained greater forces. DECISIVE BATTLE: LU KUANG AND LU XIANG -------------------------------------- Go to the forest, like Yi Ji said, and fight through a somewhat linear path. Fight Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang (quite hard) and exit. They are both good fighters, so use tactics on them and attack them as hard as you can. Remember the stones that block passage. You will need to come back later. Now, in Xin Ye, Zhuge Jun appears. He says his brother is finally back and you should pay him another visit. Go the same way, but this time, Zhuge Liang is sleeping. CHECK the floor in front of him and do NOT wake him up. He will wake up by himself and join you after a series of conversation. You now have the greatest strategist in Chinese history (well, one of the greatest, on the line with Sun Bin, Jiang Zhiliang, Zhang Liang, etc.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -6. The Millitary Advisor Uses Soldiers at Bo Wang Po to Burn the Enemy- - Zhuge Liang Employs Fire in Xin Ye and Immolates the Opposition - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NOTE: I have used the combination of two chapter names for this one and put them in a match form. The reason is that Zhuge Liang actually uses fire twice, but only once in the game. And the place (the forest) suggests Bo Wang Po, while the general (Cao Ren) suggests Xin Ye. ) This part of the story starts off with a bang. Cao Cao's 100,000 men army has arrived! Zhuge Liang devises a strategy quickly and gives most of your generals orders. Only equipped with the bare meager, you will control him to go to the southwest forest again with Zhao Yun. Make him your strategist... A little into the forest, and the huge army of 100,000 Soldiers (actually, more like 5,000) appears, lead by Cao Ren. Accompanying him is Yu Jin and Li Dian for their second confrontation with you, and two Soldier forces. Cao Ren will be surprised at such a small force (in his heart) and starts a fight. A forest is the best place for fire. Right after the first round, Guan Yu leaps into the fray and lights up the forest, doing massive fire damage to all enemies. Now, Da Re can be used! In the second round Zhang Fei joins in, and later Guan Ping and Zhou Cang. Cao Cao's massive army will be almost literally transformed into ashes, proving Zhuge Liang's intellect. (NOTE: From this point on, general battles, like DoaE 1, can appear at any time) Right after a victory, Liu Biao's condition worsens even more. Going back to Jing Zhou castle, Liu Bao tries to give up his position to you, but Liu Bei, being like he is, refuses. Liu Biao dies in sorrow. Cai Mao isn't very impressed and insists that we should surrender to Cao Cao instead. Go back to Xin Ye, where you will be notified that Liu Qi asks for your presence. March to Xia Kou (the castle to the south) where Liu Qi resides. Xia Kou ------- Another busy place, with many shops and people. The Armoury introduces a new shield also - Copper shield. At 1000 G, it is pretty expensive but offers good protection. The Item shop also has the Copper potion, a stronger version of the Herbal potion. ------------------------------------ - WEAPON/ARMOR - MISC. ITEMS - ------------------------------------ - Copper (Sword) - Copper Potion - - Copper (Spear) - Revive Potion - - Copper (Saber) - Smoke Bomb - - Copper (Axe) - - - Copper (Shield) - - - Copper (Armour) - - ------------------------------------ However, you should go to the prince first. Liu Qi lies on the deathbed also, and looks very sick. He begs you to take the position of Jing Zhou's governor. Liu Bei thinks, and accepts. Thus, Liu Bei is finally now in posession of a new fiefdom. However, problems still exist... First, the Cai cousins had taken the two castles Jing Zhou and Xin Ye. They need to be cleaned out. Jing Zhou has Cai Zhong, Cai He, Huang Zhu, and Han sui guarding it. Although the forces seem difficult, the generals are all worthless. After a few rounds the tide will easily turn. After the battle, heal up, and prepare to retake Xin Ye. Xin Ye has Cai Xun (a different Cai), Jiao Rong, Zhang Nan, and Kuai Yue as defense. The latter battle is quite hard with the good balance of armies they have. Kuai Yue can be a pain, because he is good at tactics. I suggest leveling up a couple of levels before Xin Ye. After this battle, go into the castle at Xia Kai. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -7. Planning Tactics with Sun Quan, Ruses are Plotted Against Cao Cao- - Receiving Magic from Lady Miko, Winds will be Set By Kong Ming - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- (NOTE: I made this myself, and I quite like it! The reason I made it personally was because there was no Lady Miko in the novel and because Zhuge Liang knew how to control the wind already! :) Zhuge Liang = Kong Ming, by the way ) Cao Cao had the whole China under his palm, but here comes a man named Zhuge Liang who could match his intellect! With 100,000 men destroyed, the treacherous warlord ponders his next step, and thinks about a naval army attacking Wu (a newly-rose power in the southeast, lead by Sun Quan). It is time to seal an alliance between Wu and Liu Bei (not quite Shu yet). The emissary Lu Su tells you of the importance of this mission, and Liu Bei decides to do it. Lu Su will join you temporaily. I suggest putting him near the front because he can take many hits, and use tactics expertly at a 235 Intelligence rate. Go to the dock near the south, and enter the land of Wu. Go into Chaisang castle, where the ruler of Wu, Sun Quan, resides. Chaisang -------- A busy castle with many men. The shops, again, varies... this time, the Armoury offers a new suit - Iron Armour that is a good deal for its money. Buy at least one here... ------------------------------------ - WEAPON/ARMOR - MISC. ITEMS - ------------------------------------ - Iron (Sword) - Copper Potion - - Copper (Spear) - Revive Potion - - Copper (Axe) - Smoke Bomb - - Copper (Helmet) - - - Iron (Armour) - - - Copper (Shield) - - ------------------------------------ In this town is an old man babbling about gunpowder. Remember who he is. Then, go into the palace where you will confront Zhou Yu, Zhang Zhao, and Lu Meng of Wu. Sun Quan sits on the throne and asks you for help. It seems that Cao Cao organized a huge fleet, and Cai Mao, the traiter of Liu Biao, is helping to train them! Zhou Yu says that with the right help, it is possible to defeat the less experienced troops of Cao Cao, but the wind is against them. In the town, picking up rumours will tell you that there are people in the east who might know about wind controlling, as somebody there could already control the wind. Going east, you will see a village. Although almost everybody scoffs at the idea of controlling wind, a few people will tell you about Lady Miko, a mysterious figure who resides on islands to the east. Return to the dock where you came from, and ride the boats to the east. (NOTE: Seems like Japan... a series of islands, Mt. Fuji, and someone named Miko.) You will enter a town with cherry trees (Japanese style) and humble huts. Inquiring the folk will tell you that Lady Miko has gone to Mt.Fugi, a mountain to the north. Taking a trip there, and you will find yourself on a mountain. Many items here, and the path is basically linear but winding and twisting. There are three "mountains" here and you will get across each one. Near the final mountain is your first "Tent", a very helpful item. Finally, go east over the long bridge. You see Lady Miko in the distance, and march towards her, but... Da Se (literally Big Serpent) blocks your path with four Snake forces. Their stats are in the General Stat's section as well. These are really a force to be reckoned with. With a speed of 200 and the snakes having speeds of 100, Da Se will strike fast and hard (strength 210). Focus your attacks on this three-necked Cobra, and then defeat the snakes. It is not all that easy though, as you probably need to save often during this trek. If you are experienced enough, you will finally win this decisive battle. Lady Miko was on a pilgrimage, but the dastardly beast trapped her. She thanks you and gives Zhuge Liang a Wind Scroll, by which he could change the wind. I would have made her use the wind to blow the army back, but alas, you have to go all the way back to Sun Quan through the mountain. Planning to defeat Cai Mao now, the soldiers need to go to Xiang Yang back in Jing Zhou. Remember the stones which blocked the way? They can be blown up with gunpowder! Talk to the old man again. He needs Saltpeter and Deadwood. First, get the Deadwood. It is right in front of the tree near him! The Saltpeter is not easy to get, though, as you will need to travel to the cave in the east. The water cave is long and windy, but not too confusing. The Saltpeter will be in a treasure chest at the far right of the cave. Then go all the way back to Sun Quan's palace. (NOTE: Where are the gullwings? :) ) Make the gunpowder by giving the ingredients to the old man. Then, go north into Jing Zhou again, and blow up the rocks which previously blocked your way. This opens up to Xiang Yang, where Cai Mao has taken over. Rush forward, and fight the traitor at this castle. Finally, a hard battle worthy of your steel, right? Cai Mao curses at your interference and comes to battle with Zhang Yun, Wen Pin, Lu Gong, and Wang Can. No Soldier forces here... DECISIVE BATTLE: CAI MAO ------------------------ Cai Mao is, obviously, the strongest here overall. His attacking and defense power have also been raised. Absolutely defeat this guy first using Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Guan Ping, and Zhao Yun while slowing down the enemies with tactics such as Yan Dun and Ce Jian using Lu Su. If you beat Cai Mao, then either concentrate on Wen Pin (strongest hitter) or Wang Can (the strategist). They will not be as hard as Cai Mao. Defeating the five generals, you have finally liberated Jing Zhou according to Liu Biao's wishes. ------------------------------------------------------- -8. Pang Shi-yuan Cleverly Sets the Tactic Lian Huan - - Guan Yun-chang Honorably Frees the Culprit Cao Cao- ------------------------------------------------------- (NOTE: Pang Shi-yuan and Guan Yun-chang are Pang Tong and Guan Yu, respectively. Lian Huan means "continuous" or "chained up" in Chinese. In here it was quite ironic, for the "chained up" part.) Xiang Yang ---------- Liu Bei's army has defeated Cai Mao, who guarded Cao Cao's resupply point. This castle does not have any pedestrians walking around like usual (When two 5000~6000 men armies fight, the damage level gets pretty high). The shop holds quite interesting items, though. ------------------------------------ - WEAPON/ARMOR - MISC. ITEMS - ------------------------------------ - Iron (Sword) - Copper Potion - - Iron (Spear) - Revive Potion - - Iron (Saber) - Smoke Bomb - - Iron (Axe) - Tent - - Iron (Armour) - - - Copper (Shield) - - ------------------------------------ However, walk into the castle. Although empty, the upper left corner holds a series of stairs... into Xiang Yang's weapon arsenal! Here, you will find eight chests. In clockwise order from the top left chest, the items are: Iron Sword, Iron Spear, Iron Saber, Iron Armour, Irom Helmet, Arrow Storm, Iron Shield, and Iron Axe. Take all of these and give them to respective people who needs them. Going to the west, there is a small cave. Nothing much there except some potions (including two Tactics Potions!). However, a very important item on the bottom green floor contains a Flame Armour, which provides 60 points of Protection Points! There is also a general there you can't get past though. (NOTE: This is completely optional. You can get back here later anyway) Returning to the dock at Xia Kai and going to Sun Quan, talk to each of his generals there. Now having Cao Cao's Arrow Storm and being able to harness the wind, the next step is to chain Cao Cao's ships together for a fire tactic. Zhuge Liang thinks about this and decides to ask one of the Pang Clan, Pang Tong, for help (the Phoenix Fledging). Sun Quan suggests asking Sima Hui for the whereabouts of Pang Tong. Riding up to Jing Zhou, Sima Hui tells you that Pang Tong lives southeast of Chai Sang. So, go all the way back to Wu and follow the path southeast. There will be a small peninsula, go to the tip of it and you will reach a watery swamp. Using a boat, navigate through the swamp. It is not too difficult... the only treasure in here, by the way, is a Copper Shield. Going through the long swamp, fighting pirates and such, you reach the other end where a solitary hut resides. (How does he live here?) Going inside and talking to the legendary genius Pang Tong, he agrees to your plan. (NOTE: Where are the Gullwings?) You again, have to go all the way back through the watery forest-place. Going into Chai Sang for the final time, the master plan of the combined army is complete, as Sun Quan gets ready to let go his army. Putting Zhuge Liang into the lines by telling Lu Su to be tactician (This is VERY important!) Go to the docks one more time. You will sail into Cao Cao's massive (alas chained) army, and fight him. Cao Cao, Xu Zhu, Dian Wei, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang will appear, as massive as ever. But, Zhuge Liang has something up his sleeve... DECISIVE BATTLE: CAO CAO ------------------------ Using the Wind Scroll in battle, the southeast wind started to blow. Sun Quan sends forth the fireboats and instantly immolates the huge navel army of Cao Cao. Then, the Arrow Storm of a million arrows will be sent to Cao Cao, penetrating through his army. Cao Cao escapes though, and the Liu/Sun army chases behind! Catching up to Cao Cao's ship, Sun Quan's naval assalt force goes for an all-out with what Cao Cao has left in his army. Tai Shi Chi, Zhou Tai, Gan Ning, Huang Gai, and Zhang Hong will give Cao Cao's remainants a guge beating, and Cao Cao escapes just with Zhang Liao. Ending up by the mountains, Cao Cao sighes and is glad that there is no ambush on him at this time... or was there? Zhao Yun jumps out of the forest and attacks Cao Cao and Zhang Liao. After one round, Cao Cao runs south, into a village where he remeets Xu Huang and Xu Zhu. However, Zhang Fei cuts them off and attacks them again. In two more rounds, Cao Cao managed to escape to near the Black Forest (Hua Rong Dao? Not here). But, Guan Yu appears at last to capture the tyrant. Using the fact that Guan Yu was treated well by him back then, when the three brothers separated, Cao Cao convinces Guan Yu to let him go. The man of honor, Guan Yu, gives this warlord another chance at life. After the great battle, Zhuge Liang is shocked to hear of Guan Yu's failure. Zhuge Liang wanted to execute him, but Liu Bei talks on Guan Yu's behalf and explains to Zhuge Liang the conditions of the time. Zhuge Liang sighs, for the great enemy has escaped. (NOTE: In the novel, it is quite clear that Zhuge Liang was not REALLY going to execute Guan Yu, and Zhuge Liang predicted that Lord Guan would free Cao Cao beforewards already) Soon, reports say that Cao Cao amassed another army and took over Jing Zhou and other castles. Zhou Yu of Wu, however, was marching around south Jing Zhou, and may eventually develop another threat. Liu Bei is forced to send out his powerful army yet again, to recontrol Jing Zhou. --------------------------------------------------------------------- -9. Eliminating Chen Jiao, Liu Bei Acquires Victory in Jing Zhou - - Taking out Cao Ren, Zhuge Liang Secures the Safety of Nan Jun - --------------------------------------------------------------------- (NOTE: I made this, and did not like it) After Lu Su left for Wu, Liu Bei's army will march north to Jing Zhou. (NOTE: Some guy in Xia Kou tells you that Chen Jiao is guarding Jing Zhou, but he gets 500 gold for this information...) Make sure you are well-equipped. At Jing Zhou, you will encounter the general Chen Jiao and four Soldier Forces. Being more of a tactician than a fighter, Chen Jiao can be easily defeated, provided that you trained well. However, do not be impulsive and go to Xiang Yang right away. Talking to the people reveals that Chen Jiao left the Tally Order, an item needed to get past the gates of Xiang Yang and Nan Jun, in the palace. Go to the throne and search in front of it, this will give you the tally. Now, go to Xin Ye. Yi Ji meets you at Xin Ye. This time, he will join you... he is very weak physically, but is quite intelligent and comes with a full pack of Copper equipment. After making a new addition to your army, go west to Xiang Yang through the forest again. (NOTE: This is also completely optional. You will have to get Yi Ji later though) Getting past the gates, Xiahou Dun is surprised at your arrival and attacks you. (NOTE: Without the Tally Order, Xiahou Dun meets you at the gates, making an insanely difficult battle) Even with four Soldier forces, he is not TOO much of a problem unless you are weak. He is quite strong and can hurt you a bit at the beginning, but after knocking him down with water tactics, you can mop up the remaining forces easily. Then enter Xiang Yang. The people tells you that the dock to the south is ready to operate to send you to southern Jing Zhou, where Yi Ling and Nan Jun is. Going on the ship, ride it there. After you land, go south for a while to reach Yi Ling. Again, the same thing happens. You get past the gate and fight the guardians Cao Ang and Niou Jin. (NOTE: Cao Ang was supposed to be dead. I mean, a LONG time ago, before Yuan Shu even got the royal stone!) Cao Ang is skilled in all aspects and Niou Jin is strong. This will be a quite difficult battle. I suggest putting Niou Jin off for a while using Yi Xin, (and if you trained insanely long and hard, Li Jian!) and pound Cao Ang with all you got. Then eliminate Niou Jin with tactics and the battle will be yours. (Again, three Soldier forces is really no help) Yi Ling ------- This place do not seem busy at all. The shops are quite like usual... except for the fact that there is no Armoury, and there is no Tent in the item shop... what happened? ----------------- - MISC. ITEMS - ----------------- - Copper Potion - - Revive Potion - - Smoke Bomb - ----------------- Anyway, the people warn you that Nan Jun is very hard to defeat (and it is) and suggests that you get ready. The thing to do is to get equipped, and gain a level or two if you haven't already done so. I suggest training everyone to at least over 1,000, and preferably over 1,500 soldiers at this point. Going east, you finally meet Cao Ren and Cao Hong at the castle. Cao Ren is a good general in every aspect, and Cao Hong is quite strong. The real problem is Cao Ren here, and if he uses Li Jian, you know trouble is on your head. Cut him down as fast as possible, and then beat Cao Hong (it is harder than it sounds). If you can do this without getting hurt too much, consider yourself well-trained. Defeating the two generals, you can now enter Nan Jun. However, Cao Ren and Cao Hong runs toward Han castle to the north. What is unexpected, though, is Lu Bu showing up there with Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, and Li Su taking the castle. They will easily defeat Cao Ren and Cao Hong and claim the castle... Nan Jun ------- Again, the town is quite small. No Armoury, still no Tent, but a new Billeting place where you can "deposit" or "withdraw" generals. Also, the item shop introduces a new item: Steed, that when equipped, increases agility by 10! ----------------- - MISC. ITEMS - ----------------- - Copper Potion - - Revive Potion - - Smoke Bomb - - Steed - ----------------- After healing up, go fight Lu Bu at Han castle. He will encounter you and do serious damage to you. After one round, Zhuge Liang realizes that it is impossible to win, and retreats. Back in Nan Jun, a child lets you see his master, who happens to be Pang Tong. He gives you a Brocade Sack and tells you to use the tactic inside it against Lu Bu. Zhuge Liang asks the strategist to join, but he refuses at this point. DECISIVE BATTLE: LU BU ---------------------- Going back to Han castle, use the Sack. Guan Yu will retreat and lure Lu Bu out the castle while the rest of the army marches in quickly. Lu Bu will, when forced to attack the castle from the outside, be weaker than he was. Guan Yu comes back from behind in the second round and will score critical hits every turn for the remainder of this battle. It is still quite hard, but it is possible to win. After the battle, Lu Bu curses at his defeat and retreats. You can now enter the Han castle. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -10. Strong or Weak? The Han's Army Marches Forth to Retake Jing Zhou - - Friend or Foe? The Traitor Lu Bu Settles Down and Defend Gui Yang - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (NOTE: I still don't like it. These parts get a little out of touch with the novel, so I couldn't find authentic matches...) Han --- Another bustling castle of Jingzhou with many people wandering around. Talk to them reveals that the guide to the East Cave is Yi Ji and he is in Xin Ye castle. Hopefully, you have him already in your party. This time, every item in the Armoury is Iron and the item shop introduces the Power Pill, which guarantees critical hits every time you use one. ------------------------------------ - WEAPON/ARMOR - MISC. ITEMS - ------------------------------------ - Iron (Spear) - Copper Potion - - Iron (Saber) - Revive Potion - - Iron (Axe) - Smoke Bomb - - Iron (Armour) - Power Pill - - Iron (Helmet) - - - Iron (Shield) - - ------------------------------------ Going into the East Cave, you will see a medium-sized cavern illuminated with torches. There are quite a few chests around, and one contains a set of Steel Armour. The exit is to the east in this rectangular maze. After getting out, you see a hut. In the hut are the Ma brothers talked about in Han Castle, Ma Liang and Ma Su, able generals who agree to join you after you defeat the Cao forces in Ling Ling, Gui Yang, Wu Ling, and Chang Sha. The first castle, Ling Ling, is visible in the horizon. The gate before the castle is guarded by Xingdao Rong and Liu Yan, along with three Soldier forces. Xingdao Rong is quite a hard hitter, but not really on the intelligent side. I suggest using Yi Xin to put him temporalily out of the battle as you focus the fighting on Liu Yan. After dispatching these two generals, advance to the Castle itself to the south. Liu Du will come out, followed by Liu Yan, Xingdao Rong, and two Soldier forces to meet you. This battle can be difficult if not adequately treated. Again, it is a good idea to use Yi Xin on Xingdao Rong and focus on Liu Du, before taking out his subordinates. Ling Ling is officially taken back to Liu Bei. Ling Ling --------- Being a small castle, there is no armoury here. What's more, the Item shop is also bare-bones... ----------------- - MISC. ITEMS - ----------------- - Copper Potion - - Revive Potion - - Smoke Bomb - ----------------- Heal here at the Inn, and proceed south to the next castle of South Jing Zhou, Gui Yang. There is a village on the way also that will tell you of a few things. At Gui Yang Castle, you will go to battle with Bao Long and Chen Ying, two of Zhao Fan's generals. Both are quite strong, but the battle shouldn't be too hard, even with the three Soldier forces they brought. Concentrating on Bao Long first, you should easily win this battle. Entering the castle, the owner Zhao Fan invites Zhuge Liang, and only Zhuge Liang, into the palace. Zhuge Liang thinks it might be a trap, but decides to tentatively enter. It was of course... a trap, as Bao Long and Chen Ying leap out to ambush Zhuge Liang. However, a surprise source of help comes from behind... Lu Bu. It is a battle between Zhuge Liang and Lu Bu versus Zhao Fan, Bao Long, and Chen Ying. Lu Bu is very strong in this battle, as he can take out any general with one hit. After three rounds, you win, and the rest of Liu Bei's army talks with Zhuge Liang about Lu Bu's appearance. It seems that Lu Bu has turned to the good side, and is willing to guard Gui Yang for you. Zhuge Liang agrees to this traitor's request. However, will this alliance be permanent? Gui Yang -------- Not much here either... ----------------- - MISC. ITEMS - ----------------- - Copper Potion - - Revive Potion - - Smoke Bomb - ----------------- The next castle, Wu Ling, is located at the west. There is also a village on the way that supplies some gossip about the castle. You will learn that the bridge of the castle was raised due to the castle's guardian, Jin Xuan. However, you also learn that Gong Zhi of Wu Ling has mixed thoughts, and is currently in a peninsula to the west. Going into the tip of the peninsula, a short trip through the forest brings you to Gong Zhi, who tells you of his thoughts. He says that you will fight Jin Xuan outside of Wu Ling, and departs. Going into Wu Ling, fight Jin Xuan and his four Soldier forces at the castle field. He should be very easy for you. When he tries to retreat after the battle, Gong Zhi refuses to let him in, and in the name of the Han Dynasty, shoots Jin Xuan. (NOTE: There is a Steel Spear hidden in the northwest group of trees in the field of Wu Ling, surrounded on three sides by trees) Wu Ling ------- A relatively bigger castle than the last two, the Power Pill is back for sale in this castle, and Thunder Tridents are sold here (from the SWORD class). Also, various types of Steel weapons are sold here too, so stock up on the supplies... you will definately need it. ------------------------------------ - WEAPON/ARMOR - MISC. ITEMS - ------------------------------------ - Thunder (Sword) - Copper Potion - - Steel (Spear) - Revive Potion - - Steel (Saber) - Smoke Bomb - - Steel (Armour) - Power Pill - - Iron (Helmet) - - ------------------------------------ Journeying to the last castle, Chang Sha, you encounter another village with more gossip about this castle and its powerful generals. The castle is in sight, and an old general, Huang Zhong, is guarding it. Guan Yu leaps forward, and asks this old man to a man-to-man duel. The two will both have 100 Soldiers, and the only command available is "fight". After a few rounds, Huang Zhong praises Guan Yu's fighting skill, and joins his companions inside the castle. DECISIVE BATTLE: HAN XUAN ------------------------- Attacking the castle, you will meet the hardest battle in the game up to this point. Han Xuan, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Han Hao, and Yang Ling fills the ranks, with no space (or use) for Soldier forces. Reporting on the generals will make you gasp... for aside from the fact that most of the generals have over 3000 soldiers, Huang Zhong, the old man Guan Yu encountered, has a Strength of 220, Intelligence of 175 and Agility of 150. Furthermore, the axe-wielding Wei Yan has a stunning Strength on the 240 mark. For those who have played Destiny of an Emperor I, the difficulty of this battle is comparable to the battle against Yuan Shao. The final fight is a very easily lost one if you are not trained. My strategy is to take out Huang Zhong before anybody else, for he is a fast striker, hits hard (twice, because of his bow), and is quite resistant to tactics. Wei Yan is also to be feared, able to do around 500~600 damage a turn with the mighty swipe of the axe. Wei Yan's low intellect allows you to keep him at bay with Yi Xin (a very useful tactic) while everyone gangs up on Huang Zhong. If you defeat Huang Zhong, consider the battle 33% over. The second step is Wei Yan. Defeating him is easier than Huang Zhong, but be ware of the flanking attacks of Han Xuan and Han Hao, while you use tactics to beat this general. After vanquishing Wei Yan, clean up the battle by clashing with the remaining three generals. Finally, south Jing Zhou is secured. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -11. Finding the Youyuu Bow, Old Huang Zhong Joins with the Ranks of Han - - Betraying the Liu Settlement, Vile Lu Bu Dies by the Fate of Heaven - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chang Sha --------- The Chang Sha castle is quite a sight. It has the standard Armoury and Item shops, as well as the Billeting place and Headquarters. ------------------------------------ - WEAPON/ARMOR - MISC. ITEMS - ------------------------------------ - Steel (Spear) - Copper Potion - - Steel (Axe) - Revive Potion - - Steel (Bow) - Smoke Bomb - - Steel (Armour) - Steed - ------------------------------------ Talking to the people, you will learn that Huang Zhong is a very able general at his old age. Also, Wei Yan can be recruited near the front gate. Entering Huang Zhong's house, he well talk for a while, then conceding to join your army if you find the Youyuu Bow. (NOTE: Able generals are flocking up here. You can get rid of "disposible" generals such as Zhou Cang or Yi Ji to make room. Guan Ping is a hard choice to make here, but do as you desire). Going west into a cave, you will find many treasures in it. Go in and take the first path to the south and climb the stairs. On the other side you can get three useful items: a Thunder Trident, Copper Potion, and some gold. Climb back to the T-intersection and go left. When the next inter- section appears, going south, southwest and northwest will give you a chest of gold, a Copper Potion, and a Copper Bow respectively. Going north will lead to a stairway to the top floor. Now you can either go east and get an Iron Helmet or go south, east, north and take the Youyuu Bow from a chest on the other side of the stairway. Finally, go back to Chang Sha. Seeing the bow, Huang Zhong will perform a funeral to Han Xuan (NOTE: Although it is interesting how you can still see Han Xuan in field battles) and will then join you. Put the good fighter in the lines with a Steel Bow and talk to the townfolk. They suggest going back to Ma Liang's house. The servants saying "Quickly!" should give you a clue that something has gone wrong. Ma Liang informs you afterwards that Lu Bu, the notorious general infamous for betraying his master, has rebeled against you in Gui Ling castle. March toward the castle, and prepare for a battle. Lu Bu meets you at the gates, spouting his ambition of taking over China. With him are Zhang Ji and three Soldier forces. If you know Yi Xin, the battle should be easy. Yi Xin away at Lu Bu and strike him as hard as you can. After defeating him enter the castle and rest up. The poeple at the castle says that Lu Bu fled to Ling Ling and has gotten generals there to help him. Going there, you will meet Lu Bu, Xingdao Rong, Liu Yan, Yang Ling, and a Soldier Force at the pass. A little harder, but taking out Xingdao Rong and Xingdao Rong should be the first priority. After defeating Lu Bu, head for the castle for the final showdown. DECISIVE BATTLE: LU BU ---------------------- Lu Bu meets you again, this time with Li Jue, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, and Li Su, his suboordinates. The battle is quite difficult. There are quite a number of hard hitters in the group. Immobilize them with Yi Xin, or Li Jian if you learned it, and pound away with tactics, formations, and attacks. Lu Bu should be your first concern, but afterwards it becomes easy. Lu Bu dies at the end of the battle, and his chronicle closes, "like a leaf in the wind". ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -12. Echoing Justice, the Liu Army Defeats the Bandit Called Liao Hua - - Giving Support, the Young Phoenix Joins the Army Under Liu Bei - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finally, the traitor was defeated. Remembering the Ma Brothers, you should pay them a visit. Their servants say that the two have gone to Xin Ye to visit Liu Bei, so go all the way back to Xin Ye, and... Xin Ye ------ As you enter, a breathtaking view appears. Could this be Xin Ye? The little run down town that was torn by turmoil? Well it WAS... but now it is a lot bigger! Chen Deng will join you now after completing his task, but he is really not up to par with the rest, unfortunately. ------------------------------------ - WEAPON/ARMOR - MISC. ITEMS - ------------------------------------ - Thunder (Sword) - Copper Potion - - Steel (Axe) - Revive Potion - - Steel (Saber) - Tent - - Steel (Bow) - Steed - - Steel (Armour) - - - Steel (Shield) - - ------------------------------------ Wow! Tents for sale! Might as well stock up? The new Steel Shield is a must-buy also, to add to defense. Now, visit the brand-new castle. Liu Bei will be in there with the Ma Brothers, who procedes to thank you for settling Jing Zhou and joins. Zhuge Liang leaves the party at the moment for planning and other things, and entrusts his hopes to you. Ma Liang and Ma Su, meanwhile, are both good generals. Ma Su also comes with Zhuge Liang's previous equipment. I suggest putting them in your party and Ma Liang as the strategist. A messanger calls and asks that you visit Sima Hui. So why not? Going there reveals that something is up with Pang Tong in Xiang Yang, so go there now. Sima Hui also gives you a bottle of Sake, Pang Tong's favorite drink. Visiting Xiang Yang, many people will tell you about the bandit Liao Hua taking their women away, including one's mother. Someone tells you that the bandits are in a northwestern forest, and takes your Sake as well. He says Pang Tong will join you after you beat them. So head northwest to the forest now. In the forest, if you take the first east branch you will find a chest with gold in a dead end. Going forward, you will find yourself at the south- west corner of a rectangular lake. At the southeast corner is a Copper Potion, northeast, a chest of gold, and northwest, a Revive Potion and a path leading northeast. The path takes you to the camp of Liao Hua, where the captured women are kept. The bandit faces you with four other Bandit Forces. This battle is relatively easy considering only Liao Hua is a real threat. He hits hard, but there are ways of preventing that. A fast and easy way to beat this is to use Li Jian on him first turn. The rest, as they say, is history. :) Liao Hua pleads you to let him join at the end of the battle, so let him. Another ally in the great army of Liu Bei. Going back to Xiang Yang, the Young Phoenix, Pang Tong, will finally join you in your cause. Make him your strategist if neccessary, as he is better than Ma Liang in EVERY single way. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -13. Reaching Decision, Liu Bei Receives Shu from the Giving of Zhang Song - - Attempting Duty, Pang Tong Loses Life at the Hands of Zhang Ren - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A wounded man was found in front of Xin Ye castle. After taking care of him, Liu Bei finds that the man was Zhang Song, from Shu. Cao Cao was after him for some reason, and the Hanzhong army was attacking Shu. His plan is to let Liu Bei take Shu instead of its evil ruler, Liu Zhang (NOTE: Well, in the novel he wasn't evil, just weak) by telling Liu Bei to pretend to help Liu Zhang repel the Hanzhong army, and then attack. Liu Bei agrees to this, although hesitant (NOTE: He was a LOT more hesistant in the novel). Now, the only problem left is the lack of a map. Zhang Song chuckles and sas that he does have one... in the cave northwest of Xiang Yang. After receiving the Third Letter, go to the cave. On the third floor, Meng Da is blocking the entrance to a small room. Using the Letter on him will cause him to let you through and get the Task Map in the chest. Then, Meng Da will join you. He is quite a disposible general though. Returning to Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang offers the following tactic: Pang Tong will lead the force with Zhang Fei at the van, while Zhao Yun and Guan Yu are needed to take care of the not-quite-completely-settled Jing Zhou. Then, you should get three more generals from Billeting to complete the army. Armed with the new Shu Map, you should be ready now. (MISSING STUFF TO BE FILLED IN) (Zhang Lu? What is HE doing here?) Going southwest to the Xiang Yang harbor, you will see the previous messanger, Fa Zheng who offers to join your army. Let him join, then take the boat to Shu. Fushui ------ The first castle you will see is the Fushui castle, where Liu Zhang resides. Men talk about Ma Chao, a person in the Hanzhong army who is very strong, and is the son of Ma Teng, the man Cao Cao murdered at the beginning of the game. A person says something about "3 times through the 3rd gate in the east and 4 times through the 3rd gate to the west", and someone else talks about Li Qi, a friend of Ma Teng and a wise sage. ------------------------------------ - WEAPON/ARMOR - MISC. ITEMS - ------------------------------------ - Thunder (Sword) - Copper Potion - - Steel (Spear) - Revive Potion - - Steel (Bow) - Smoke - - Steel (Shield) - Tactics - - Steel (Saber) - - - Steel (Shield) - - ------------------------------------ Going north and then east, you will find Li Qi's cottage where you will meet Li Qi. After seeing the Shu Map, he marks the spot of Emperor Jing's tomb, where the Blood Seal of Liu Bei, Ma Teng, Dong Cheng, and others are kept. He bids you good luck also. Using the map, go north, and find the clearing in the forest. CHECK the ground, and you will enter the Tomb of the Emperor. Taken straight off of a talk with Wildbill: "Hahaha! It is a-maze-ing.". Well, this is the longest dungeon/maze in the whole game. It has three levels (and too many items to list). On the first level, make sure to go left and get the Dragon Sword sitting on a pedestral. It has awesome attack power. On the second level, follow the guy's advice you heard in Fu Shui (even I forgot how I got through), or the walls will close and you have to start over. Pick up a Flame Armor there also. Finally, on the third level, is the Blood Seal on another pedestral. This sounds fast and easy, but I assure you it is not. Finishing this maze, go outside and talk to Li Qi. He will give the Seal to Ma Chao. Then, he will ask you to go to Xiameng Citadel. Heal up, and go north to the Citadel. Ma Chao will face you there. With him is Ma Dai and three Outlaw Forces. They are both incredibly strong and can do much damage every hit. Two things: Li Jian; Luo Shi. That should be enough help for you. After beating him Ma Chao will ask you to join. Now, you can head north to Yangping Citadel, and face a big army there of Yang Ang, Yang Ren, Yang Ping, Cheng Yin, and a Outlaw Force. The battle will be quite difficult due to the overall ability of every general there. Again, Li Jian and Luo Shi are very useful tactics here. Beating them, you can head north for Hanzhong now. You will have to go through Plank Way though... Plank Way is reminescent of Mount Fuji. There are easy to find treasures here consisting of a Silver Potion, a Tent, and two chests of gold. There is also a Dragon Sword somewhere! The path is quite short. Afterwards, you come to Nanzheng Citadel. You will meet Yang Bai, Pang De, Li Zhang, Cheng Yi, and an Outlaw Force here. Pang De is really a pain. He can do >1000 damage to you if you are not careful. Or you can Li Jian him and watch the fun. Considering all the generals in this battle are quite non-intelligent, tactics will be a great help here. Going into the Citadel, you will meet Wang Ping in one of the houses. He says that Yang Song, a general of Zhang Lu loves gold, and asks for 10000 for bribery uses. Letting him bribe Yang Song, you can go into the Hanzhong Castle up north. Zhang Lu kills Yang Song for betraying him, and fights you. With Zhang Lu are Zhang Wei, Zhang Heng, Hou Cheng, and Yan Pu. This is quite a large battle, and a hard one at that. The first four generals all have strength 170 or higher, and they are not as stupid as the last battle's generals. They will use tactics, and can become hard. To beat them, you must be prepared with tactics of your own, and maybe Ji Mian. I suggest using Li Jian on Hou Cheng and Zhang Heng, and concentrate on the rest. Finally beating Zhang Lu, you can enter the castle and look around. Han Zhong --------- People will thank you for what you did. There is no armory here, and you will see a Headquarters and a Billeting place. Get prepared, and exit. ----------------- - MISC. ITEMS - ----------------- - Silver Potion - - Revive Potion - - Steed - - Tactics - ----------------- Yang Huai will meet you outside and give you gold. He will ask you to attack Fushui, and leaves. Going back to Fushui, you realize that your plan was found, and Liu Zhang is safe in Chengdu. Yang Huai faces you with Gao Pei, Wu Lan, and two Outlaw Forces. Wu Lan is a really hard hitter, so either Li Jian him or beat him first. Yang Huai is the next problem. But after the last battle, these are all comparatively easy. So defeat them and enter Fushui. Wu Lan will ask you to let him join here, so let him. Then, prepare your army and go north to the previously empty citadel. Leng Bao, Deng Xian, and Zhang Su meets you there for a battle. You will be surprised and take a few hits. But the rest is easy. You will find that you won't be able to continue because of the water though. Remember a hut on the way here? Inside is Psng Yi, who will give you a Bronze Key. Using this key on the locked door will let you in to a control room. After blocking the water, you can continue north and west. Going south, into a big forest, you will sense something is fishy here, since the forest gets very narrow. The suspicions prove correct as Zhang Ren jumps our and ambushes you. DECISIVE BATTLE: ZHANG REN --------------------------- Zhang Ren meets you with Liu Kui, Liu Ba, and Liu Xun. How did this happen? After one round where it is virtually impossible to do good damage to them, Liu Bei's army will be torn up. But what is worse is... Pang Tong gets hit by a stray arrow, and dies. Alas... life is short. Barely escaping, the troop retreats to Fushui... but it is too late! Zhang Ren retook Fushui and attacks you again with Li Yan, Huang Quan, Wang Lei, and an Outlaw Force. What could be worse? They have full troops, you do not. They have five armies, you have four. And you lack the strategic ability of Pang Tong. The situation looks amazingly grim. However, after one round that seems to take forever, a huge fire erupts and does massive damage to each of the opponent's armies! Zhuge Liang has come to reinforce you! Shocked at the death of Pang Tong, he fills your ranks and fights with you against the enemy. Every turn the opponent will be burned more by the fire, and you should be able to win this fight by a slight margin. --------------------------------------------------------------- -14. Zhu Ge Liang Leads the Han Army to the Castle of Shu - - Zhang Ren Duels the Liu General at the Bridge of Chengdu - --------------------------------------------------------------- Healing the broken army at Fushui, Zhuge Liang joins you along with Zhao Yun and Guan Yu, receiving again a 7-army formation. Now, since the path way was blocked, Zhuge Liang prepares to attack Ba Castle. Head on to the boat, and sail there. Huo Jun, Yan Yan, Dong He, and two Outlaw Forces meets you at Ba Castle. Yan Yan is dangerous. Do not let him hit you. So keep him at bay somehow, or use Da Re / Tou Shi on him to beat him. After they are beaten, Yan Yan asks to be recruited (in the castle), so let him. Ba -- There is a Gym here. With it is a Headquarters as well. People talk about not chasing enemies who retreat easily. Keep that in mind. ------------------------------------ - WEAPON/ARMOR - MISC. ITEMS - ------------------------------------ - Dragon (Sword) - Silver Potion - - Ice (Spear) - Revive Potion - - Steel (Saber) - Tent - - Steel (Axe) - Tactics - - Flame (Armor) - - - Steel (Shield) - - ------------------------------------ Go to Ba Citadel in the west. It is guarded by Liu Ba, Fei Guan, Fei Shi, and two Outlaw Forces. However, after one round, they retreat. Hmm... Now, do not move at all, and you will see a Soldier unit (or is it Wang Ping?) rush in. Then, go in the citadel. The Soldier/Wang Ping will ask you what cause is Liu Bei fighting for. If you say Liu Bei stands for justice, he will tell you that he was supposed to burn the place trapping you. Then, as you leave, you will fight the Liu Ba army again. If you did not wait for the Soldier/Wang Ping to go in the pass, you would have been trapped in fire that would have dealt much damage to you each turn. Now, you will come to a small village. If you go forward to the castle, you will see that the arrows make it hard to attack. The villagers tell you that the provisions of the Liu Zhang army are at North Mountain. The shop also has: ----------------- - MISC. ITEMS - ----------------- - Silver Potion - - Revive Potion - - Power Pill - ----------------- Going to North Mountain, you will find it is not very long but it has many items. The list of items are two Silver Potions, a Power Pill, a Flame Armor, an Ice Spear, and a Flame Shield as well as one or two chests of gold. Going through, you will find the secret camp on the top of the mountain guarded by Wang Kang, Lu Kai, and three Outlaw Forces. Beating them should be a breeze. Finally, go back to the village, heal up, and go to the castle. The castle is guarded by Lei Tong, Wang Kang, Lu Kai, Deng Xian, and an Outlaw Force. Lei Tong can be a problem. Take him out or use Li Jian on him. The others are quite easy. AFter beating them, enter the castle. ??? Castle ---------- ----------------- - MISC. ITEMS - ----------------- - Silver Potion - - Revive Potion - - Power Pill - - Tactics - ----------------- Lei Tong will ask to join you here. Let him. You will also hear of someone called Jiang Wan. Go north, and you will see the Jiang Manor where Jiang Wan resides. There is an Inn and a Billeting place there. It seems that Jiang Wan would join you, but his mother is kidnapped and held on a mountain to the west. Go west through the cave. On the first floor is a chest of gold. On the second is a Silver Potion and a Power Pill, get them. Finally, back on the first floor there is an Ice Spear to the east. The cave is very short. When you exit you will reach a villa. In there is Gao Pei and four Outlaw Forces holding Jiang Wei's mother. He is very easy to beat. Beat him, and talk to Jiang Wei's mother. You will return to the manor and Jiang Wei will join you. He tells you to put him on the front line, as he has a ruse for the castle. Go to Yinping with Jiang Wan at the lead. He will say that your army is a reinforcement for the castle. Dong He will believe you and open the gates. Storm the castle, and Dong He will fight you with Li Yan, Wu Yi, Zhang Su, and an Outlaw Force. This battle is actually very difficult since both Li Yan and Wu Yi are very powerful. Use tactics on them, and watch out for tactics of Dong He and Zhang Su. Yinping ------- In here, you will see a Billeting Shop and a Headquarters for preparation. There is also a Gym that costs 30000 gold to train. People speak of Zhang Ren guarding Mianzhu Citadel. They say that a trader, Zi Xu, at the North Cave has TNT that might help you. So go there. ----------------- - ARMORY - ----------------- - Dragon (Sword)- - Ice (Spear) - - Steel (Bow) - - Tactics - ----------------- In the cave, Zi Xu says to find a wood pile in the pass and use the TNT there for a surprise attack. On the first level of the cave are two chests of gold and a Steel Helm. On the second level there are many pathes. In the south is another Steel Helm, in the southeast is a Pious Scroll, in the northeast is a QingLong Saber, in the northwest is a Silver Potion, and finally in the southwest is the TNT. Get these, and go to Mianzhu from the north. If you talk to any of the soldiers, they will be surprised and you can fight them, 5 armies at a time. But, go to the woodpile eventually and use the TNT in the small niche there. The place will go up in fire and you will find Zhang Ren, Liu Kui, Liu Xun, Liu Ba and Lu Kai, starting a fight. Every turn they will be burned by massive fire, so this will be an easy battle. After you win, the five will flee to Longyou Castle in the north. Pursue them! At the castle, you will fight the five generals again. This is a very difficult battle, and the most dangerous of the generals are Zhang Ren and Liu Ba. Focus on Liu Ba and try to somehow neutralize Zhang Ren. Longyou ------- Longyou is not far from Chengdu now. Take a rest, and prepare for the last battle of Shu. There is a Headquarters here and a Billeting place also. ----------------- - MISC. ITEMS - ----------------- - Silver Potion - - Revive Potion - - Steed - - Tactics - ----------------- Going north, west, and south, you will see Zhang Ren, by himself and desperate for Shu, across the bridge. If you challenge him, he will fight your lead general one-on-one, in a battle similar to the Guan Yu - Huang Zhong battle. If you beat him, he will sigh over the fate of Shu, and die. There ends one of the most loyal generals of Liu Zhang, dropping as a feather in a pond. Finally, you approach Chengdu in the south, for the: DECISIVE BATTLE: LIU ZHANG -------------------------- Liu Zhang meets you at the gates with Liu Xun, Huang Quan, Liu Ba, and Wang Lei. The battle music for this battle is also different. Liu Xun is the strongest fighter here, so you can use Li Fan or Ji Lian on him and turn the battle to your advantage. However, the other four generals are all fairly good at tactics, Liu Ba being the most dangerous. And at this stage of the game, tactics are very powerful. So beware of Ji Mian and such and dispose of Liu Ba first, then work your way up and take out all except Liu Xun, and finally focusing on him. IF you win, Shu will finally be settled. - -15. - - Liu Bei, the hero with a lowly start, will finally find a new home in the grand Chengdu castle. Go to a rest at the Inn, and Liu Bei will eventually arrive. The people of Shu are excited that Liu Bei are coming, and it seems that he is rising to the top as one of the greatest lords in China. Chengdu ------- What a grand place! ------------------------------------ - WEAPON/ARMOR - MISC. ITEMS - ------------------------------------ - Dragon (Sword) - Silver Potion - - Ice (Spear) - Revive Potion - - Fire (Axe) - Tent - - Qinglong (Saber) - Tactics - - Flame (Armor) - - - Steel (Helm) - - ------------------------------------ All of the weapons with attack power 120 are here, as well as the new Steel Helm. The Billeting place and the Headquarters are also here, as well as a Gym that costs 40000 to train. However, in spite of all of the peacefulness, Liu Bei tells you that Cao Cao just took Hanzhong castle! The rocks that were blocking the way are now gone, and you can go there now. So, get your equipment, and go. At Yangping, you will fight first Xiahou Shang, Han Hao, Jin Hui, Qui Ji, and an Outlaw Force. Then, at Nanzheng, Zhang Yi, Wang Bi, Wei Huang, Mu Shun, and an Outlaw Force will meet you. Both of these battles are quite easy, and the only generals to watch in each case are the lead ones. Since you have had easier battles then this, you should be able to win these. The battle at Hanzhong though, is not so easy... you will face Cao Cao's trustworthy general Xiahou Yuan, and Du Xi, Li Tong, Ma Yan, and Yang Xiu. Every stat of every general is above 100 with Xiahou Yuan's 215 strength, except for Ma Yan's 85 agility, and two of Yang Xiu's stats. But Yang Xiu easily makes up for that with a 225 intelligence, and you will think twice when An Sha comes into play (Oh yes, tactics REALLY become powerful now). I can't say much about this battle besides: Get rid of Yang Xiu and then Xiahou Yuan. FAST. Yang Xiu is relentless with tactics, especially An Sha, while Xiahou Yuan is just good with anything, and takes off more than 1000 soldiers a hit. Now, take a rest in Hanzhong and wait for Liu Bei to come. When he does, he thanks you for the job well done, but then a messanger flies in with news that Cao Cao is acting as if he were the emperor! This act of treason must be stopped at once! Liu Bei will ask Zhuge Liang to take the battle to Wei, Cao Cao's domain, but Zhuge Liang says something else is in order first... Shocked at hearing that he must also declare to be the emperor, Liu Bei initially refuses. But Zhuge Liang explains that it takes the righeousness of a true emperor to defeat a false one, and that Liu Bei, and not anyone else, deserves to be the emperor because of his blood line. Liu Bei finally accepts, and now declares himself the emperor of Han. - - - - Now, Zhuge Liang must amass a huge army to enter Wei, leaving Liu Bei's domain with few soldiers. The solution of this is to let Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, the most trustworthy generals, go guard Chengdu and Xinye, the key castles, respectively. At the gate of the palace, however, Guan Xing and Zhang Bao, the sons of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, will ask to join taking their fathers' equipment. Both are strong fighters, albeit not as good as their fathers. Now, the rocks to the east are cleared. You can now head east into Wei. The first citadel you will come to is guarded by Xiahou Mao, a son of Xiahou Yuan. With him comes Mao Jie, Liu Ye, Zhu Guang, and an Outlaw Army. This battle should be very easy, just concentrate tactics on all the generals. Liu Ye is probably the biggest threat here, which is not saying much. Bursting through the citadel, the castle is guarded by Cao Xiu, Lu Zheng, Wang Kuang, Fu Gan, and an Outlaw Army. This is definately harder than the most, with Cao Xiu being the most threatening. Defeat him first with powerful attacks and tactics while keeping the rest at bay. Nan'an ------ It seems that the closest castles are Anding to the east and Tianshui to the northeast. ------------------------------------ - WEAPON/ARMOR - MISC. ITEMS - ------------------------------------ - Flame (Armor) - Gold Potion - - Flame (Shield) - Revive Potion - - Steel (Helm) - Smoke - - Flame (Bow) - Tactics - - Barrage (Sword) - - ------------------------------------ Pick up whatever you like, and talk to the townsfolk. You will gather that a famous doctor Hua Tuo lives here and a powerful general named Jiang Wei lives in Tianshui, with his mother in Anding. Hua Tuo, by the way, will heal you for free. Anding is guarded by Cao Chun, Heng Huan, Jiangy Qui, Lu Qiang, and an Outlaw Army, all brutes and easy to defeat. But Tianshui is guarded by Xiahou Mao, Jiang Wei, Xiahou De, Chen Xi, and Gao Shun, all powerful fighters and Jiang Wei with all stats above 200, whose tactic will get you the moment you attack the castle, causing you to lose miserably. So go to Anding first. In there, people will talk about many things you might need to know. Anding ------ You can gather that there is yet another famous doctor named Ji Ping. Jiang Wei's mother is ill and the medicine is controlled by Cao Cao. However this medicine is probably fake! ----------------- - MISC. ITEMS - ----------------- - Gold Potion - - Revive Potion - - Power Pill - - Tactics - ----------------- There is a Gym costing 50000 gold here, as well as a Billeting Place and a Headquarters. Jiang Wei's mother is also here... Attacking Tianshui, like I said, you will lose miserably. Then, Ji Ping receives you and tell you that Hua Tuo can help Jiang Wei's mother, but Cao Cao has guarded his home. He will give you a Intro Letter. Go back to Nan'an. Hua Tuo's home is guarded by Fu Wan and four Outlaw Forces. Defeat them easily and USE the Letter on Hua Tuo. He will go to Jiang Wei's mother, and cure her. She will tell you that to tell her son she is fine. What a turn of events! Right when you exit Anding, Jiang Wei ambushes you on the spot. He refuses to listen to you and fights you. After you beat him, you will cut off his retreat. His mother runs out and explains the situation to her son. Jiang Wei realizes his original thoughts, and joins your side. Now, Zhuge Liang will leave and work on a new weapon for a moment. Organize your army (you may want Jiang Wei in your ranks, so use somebody like Ma Liang as tactician) and head for Tianshui. Tianshui is guarded by the original generals less Jiang Wei. It shouldn't be very difficult now, with a new powerful general at your side. Tianshui -------- Zhuge Liang will come here, so take a rest and wait for him. Both the Billeting Place and the Headquarters is here also, as well as more equipment. ------------------------------------ - WEAPON/ARMOR - MISC. ITEMS - ------------------------------------ - NuLong (Sword) - Gold Potion - - Tiger (Axe) - Revive Potion - - Void (Spear) - Tent - - Ice (Bow) - Tactics - - Emperor (Saber) - - - Dragon (Armor) - - ------------------------------------ North of the lonely tree in the east of the castle is a hidden Great Armor, the best armor in the game! Take it. Northeast of here is Chencang, and northwest is Beidi. However, Beidi is separated from here by water, and you will need a Ferry Ticket that needs to be gotten from Hao Zhao, in Chencang. So go there first. Besides, rumors say that there are powerful weapons there. Hao Zhao guards Chen Cang with Hua Xin, Yang Xiu, Ma Wan, and Liang Xing. Hua Xin and Hao Zhao are both tough enemies here, but it is better to dispose of Hua Xin first. Then, try to beat Hao Zhao somehow with tactics and attacks. He is very dangerous though and can do much damage, so prepare for some healing. Chencang -------- With just an Item Shop, the place actually has very good stuff... ----------------- - MISC. ITEMS - ----------------- - Gold Potion - - Revive Potion - - Tactics - - Steed - ----------------- Go in the upperwest house. There are six chests. Starting from the lower right chest, in clockwise order are: a Great Armor, a Double Axe, a Wind Helm, a Thunder Shield, a Power Spear, and a Ticket respectively! Give these awesome equipment to your generals and head west. Shen Pei guards the boat. If you give him the Ticket, he will say they shut down because of the invaders... namely, you! He battles you with four Outlaw Armies, but it shouldn't be hard at all. Using the boat and sailing north, you will come to the narrow forest path that you heard about. Beidi Citadel is north. Guarded by Cao Zhen, the Commander of Wei, his Head Tactician Wang Lang, and two generals Zhang He and Chen Yi with an Outlaw Army, the battle is actually quite hard. Zhang He is the biggest threat as he is immensely powerful and can take out many troops each hit. Defeat him first, then mop up the rest starting at Cao Zhen. Cao Zhen retreats after the long battle. Entering Beidi, you will receive an important warning: If a battle is too hard or impossible, run away. The people will tell you that Zhuge Liang's weapon is now finished and you should head back to Tianshui. People also wonder the whereabouts of Sima Yi who was supposed to be here. Going out, at the narrow path, you'll be ambushed by Zhang He, who states that Sima Yi's ruse has worked. He is impossible to defeat, so run! But after another movement he leaps out again with Xu Huang. Escaping, the two will catch up with Sima Zhao coming. Dash away, but Sima Shi joins the generals! If you make it out here barely and hopes for a breath, you are wrong, because Sima Yi finally appears with the other four generals. Narrowly escaping and heading back to the boat, you should remember this Sima Yi. You'll meet him again... At Tianshui, talk to Zhuge Liang. He will send Jiang Wei to the Billeting Place to rest and join your army with his mighty new creation, the Crossbow. Let an intelligent general take this weapon into his inventory, and head back to Beidi. You might also want to retake Jiang Wei. Back to the boat, and to the other side of the lake. At the forest path you'll be ambushed again by Wang Lang and Zhang He with a three-Outlaw Army reinforcement. They can be defeated quite easily, if you dispatch Zhang He first with fire tactics or whatever. Then, at the gates of Beidi, you meet the same lineup as last time, lead by Cao Zhen. The battle should be just as easy as the last, so win it. Now, you must take the rugged Beiyuan pass into the deeper parts of Wei, where Cao Cao is stocking his weapons in Luo Castle. The walk is quite long. At the east is a Wind Helm on a cliff and a Water Scroll up. If you go up, to the east is a chest of gold. Up more is a Gold Potion. If you go really up though after backtracking, then you come to a long and high bridge. East ftom here, you'll see a long path going south. On the way is a Void Spear, and if you have reached the bottom, the exit is east. If you want to, going west instead from the bottom and then up can get you an Ice Bow. Now, you are in Xialuo Village. It seems that the water is quite good here and you could take some... if you had a container. You'll also hear Cao Cao is stockpiling gunpowder for some reason. Hmm... For now, just rest up and then go tackle Beiyuan Citadel to the north. You'll have to go to the cave to the east later, so remember that. At this difficult citadel is Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi, two of the best sons of Cao Cao, with Hou Cheng, Xun You, and an Outlaw Army. Cao Zhang and Hou Cheng are deadly fighters, and Cao Zhi and Xun You are devious strategisys. Beware of both, for both can use powerful tactics on you. You should use Li Fan or something similar on Cao Zhang, or just keep the fighters at bay with Ji Mian. But take out Cao Zhi and Xun You first ASAP. In the citadel, there is just a Headquarters for you to prepare everything for the huge upcoming battle. Are you ready? Rest up and go north to Luo. Quote Cao Cao: "There was once a time in which Liu Bei and I could talk... but that time has ended." Was he speaking with pride, or sorrow, or both? We would never know. But, the gigantic, unfinished fight is here. Cao Cao meets you with Xu Zhu, Dian Wei, Pang De, and Xun Yu. Xu Zhu, Dian Wei, and Pang De are all mighty warriors with huge strength ratings and Xun Yu's tactics is no pushover, being even better than his nephew, Xun You. Cao Cao himself is no wimp, having all attributes over 200! I suggest using someone besides Zhuge Liang as tactician and An Sha the three middle generals to oblivion with Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei while pounding on Xun You as fast as possible. Xun Yu or Cao Cao will also harass you with Ji Mian at times, so be prepared with a Jie Ce. But, the battle will take long in any case. After the long fight, Cao Cao will retreat. Luo --- Cao Cao have put explosives in Shangfang Valley as the people says. What is he up to? But the important thing is that Cao Cao has left great weapons in the castle! Go to the Headquarters or Billeting later, get the equipment first! Nevermind the person that talks about an old man who sells tea here also, for now. ----------------- - MISC. ITEMS - ----------------- - Gold Potion - - Revive Potion - - Tent - - Tactics - ----------------- Well, there are two houses side by side in the northern part of the huge castle. Let's try the left one, shall we? It also contains six chests. Starting from the bottom left, clockwise, are: A Dragon Spear, a Heaven Sword, a Halfmoon Bow, a Thunder Shield, a War Scroll, and a CunYu Saber. In the right house are: A Sky Helm, a Wind Helm, two Great Armors in a row, another Wind Helm, and a Treatise! Equipping the Treatise increases Intelligence by 20 points, up to 255! I would either let your tactician equip it (that is not Zhuge Liang, because Zhuge Liang can't use certain powerful tactics like An Sha) or let a warlike general equip it to lessen his chances of being fooled by a tactic. Talking with the people, you hear about the cave to the south with an ancient scroll within that could make the clouds burst, calling forth rain! It seems that someone like Zhuge Liang might be able to master this power, so why not go south and check it out? The cave is extremely big, but luckily it only has one level (well, sort of). Going a different path will get you a different item. In here, there is a Pious Scroll, a Guantlet (awesome item that when equipped gives 20 extra Attack Power), a chest of gold and a Gold Potion in various places. But, there are two isolated chests on rocky "pedestrals" here. One has a Void Spear, and one has a Cloudburst Scroll. Putting Zhuge Liang in your battle group, head north. My favorite formation at this point is having Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei in the first and fifth positions, with Ma Chao, Guan Xing, and Zhao Yun in the middle under the YuLin formation. This is beneficial because the awesome tacticians Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei has more tactic power and the strong fighters in the middle gets higher power. Another plus is that the enemies' rate of using a successful tactic goes down, failing most dangerous ones like An Sha and so forth. At Qishan Citadel, you face off against Xun Yu and Pang De with their three-Outlaw Army reinforcement, desperately trying to hold you back. Defeat them (this will definately be easier than the last battle) and continue to Shangfang Valley, that is shaped like a gourd. Going almost through the place, you'll be ambushed for Cao Cao. He laughs and sends thousands of fire arrows to burn the valley and block your exit, trying to immolate your whole army to death. Then, he faces you with Xu Zhu, Dian Wei, Liu Ye, and Guo Jia. Now, let Zhuge Liang use the Cloudburst Scroll. The clouds will suddenly burst, and rain will wash away the great flames, spoiling Cao Cao's whole ruse. Now, angry at this, Cao Cao will make his last stand against you, by brute force. DECISIVE BATTLE: CAO CAO ------------------------ The cool theme that you heard when fighting Liu Zhang is here again. Again, take out Xu Zhu and Dian Wei with tactics like An Sha or Li Fan. Meanwhile, concentrate on Liu Ye and Guo Jia, both very dangerous due to their tactics. Wipe them out, and then hit Cao Cao head on with Power Pills to finish them off. The great battle ends here. - - - - Now, Liu Bei will go to Luo castle. So go there, rest at the Inn, and wait. Just as Liu Bei thanks you, a messanger yet arrives again. The problem now is that Cao Cao's elder son Cao Pi is massing a great army in Sili, south of Shangfang Valley. There seems to be invaders at Hanzhong as well, exposing the southern defense. To reply to this, it is vital that Guan Xing be sent to protect Hanzhong. Guan Xing will now leave. Then, you will be ordered to go to Sili. Stepping outside the castle, Guan Suo, the third son of Guan Yu, calls. He has Guan Xing's equipment and is extremely strong. Let him join. (MISSING STUFF?) Going right and up will lead to a Tent, but if you went less right, going up will fetch some gold. Going really up, right, and finally down will come to a branch. Going left here will let you get a Sky Helm and to the right is a Moon Saber and a Youyuu Bow, both strong weapons. Now, go down. Going really right and up from here will lead to a Thin Axe. Head back left a little and go up, right, and down. To the left is a Doomsday Scroll and to the right is yet another branchway. Going up will lead to a Great Armor and going down and then right is the exit. Now, you'll have to go north into Wei. Zhang Liao and Chen Qun makes a last desperate stand against you here with three Outlaw Armies. If you defeat them, Zhang Liao will sigh for the fate of Wei, and die. Now take the boat, and prepare for the last stage of the game. You will come to a familiar place (remember Guan Yu's scenario?) Hu Ban's father is still here and will give you a rest, but the left castle is now empty, as well as all other structures you will come across, giving a nostalgic feeling to this area. This is especially true of the burnt citadel and of the temple. But alas, it is not siteseeing time. The fate of China is at stake! Head south to the first Citadel. The first line of defense of the remaining Wei Army comprises of Dong Heng, Dian Man, Guo Yi, and two Outlaw Armies. Except for Guo Yi, the other two generals are just dumb fighters that can be easily disposed of by An Sha. If you are not into this lowly tactic, it is still not very hard to win this battle. Sima Yi's second son, Sima Zhao, guards the second citadel with Xiahou Wei and Jiang Yong, two very dependable generals and two Outlaw Armies. Concentrating on defeating Sima Zhao first, and neutralize Xiahou Wei with tactics. Then take out Jiang Yong. This battle should also not be very difficult at all. Now, Sima Shi guards the third castle with Xiahou Ba and Huang You. This is a bit harder. Sima Shi and Huang You can be big problems, so dispose of them somehow. But Xiahou Ba is also very strong... so pick an order of attack and follow it before Jin Xian comes into play. Then, the elder son flees to Luo Yang. You'll now come to the village with the temple... brings old memories, no? Take a deep breath, heal up, and head for Luoyang. Sima Shi and Sima Zhao holds at the gate with Dian Man, Dong Heng, and an Outlaw Army. This battle is pretty hard actually. Dispose of Dian Man and Dong Heng ASAP and work your best to route Sima Shi. Sima Zhao should follow afterwards. But conserve your tactic points and items... right after this resistance is defeated, you will be met by Sima Yi. DECISIVE BATTLE: SIMA YI ------------------------ The cool battle music plays one last time in the battle that will decide the fate of China. Sima Yi strikes with Zhang He and Xu Huang (the two best fighters left in Wei), and the Xiahou brothers Wei and Ba, sons of Xiahou Yuan and able fighters. This is truly a hard battle, since you just had a battle beforewards. Since most of the opponents are fighters, it is best to neutralize them (a good way to do this is with a single Ji Mian or Ba Gua, although I prefer Ji Mian since Ba Gua does not have other advantages that I know of) first. Or, an alternative is just An Sha the four off one by one if you are not using Zhuge Liang as tactician. This will seem easy, but the problem of Sima Yi is still there. He is a hard hitter himself, and will not hesitate to heal himself either! If you use Zhuge Liang, you can stop his commands with Ce Mian. So there is a tradeoff here, similar to the battle of Destiny of an Emperor I. Save those Power Pills. They definately come in handy. After the battle, step into Luoyang and talk to the people. Finally, go in the palace. Enjoy the ending! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - S T A T S - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -Generals (alpha. order by last name (The first word of a general's name)- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Name - STR - INT - AGI - SLDR - Weapons - Terrain - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ????????? - 245 - 180 - 160 - 3000 - saber - plains - - Bian Xi - 110 - 90 - 90 - 380 - sword - plains - - Bao Long - 125 - 90 - 115 - 2900 - spear - - - Cai He - 75 - 80 - 55 - 2100 - sword - - - Cai Mao - 165 - 160 - 155 - 2300 - sword - water - - Cai Yang - 180 - 120 - 115 - 680 - sword - - - Cai Zhong - 80 - 75 - 45 - 2000 - sword - - - Cai Xun - 100 - 70 - 95 - 2200 - sword - water - - Cao Cao - 215 - 230 - 155 - 9800 - sword - plains - - Cao Chun - 160 - 80 - 95 - 7500 - axe - - - Cao Ren - 205 - 155 - 100 - 1900 - sword - mountain - - Cao Xiu - 185 - 170 - 110 - 9000 - spear - - - Cao Zhang - 235 - 150 - 175 - 9400 - spear - plains - - Cao Zhen - 165 - 140 - 120 - 9200 - sword - - - Cao Zhi - 40 - 205 - 95 - 8200 - bow - - - Che Zhou - 140 - 85 - 75 - 700 - sword - - - Chen Deng (J) - 50 - 160 - 30 - 280 - sword - - - Chen Jiao - 50 - 195 - 95 - 4100 - sword - - - Chen Lan - 160 - 60 - 55 - 250 - sword - - - Chen Xi - 160 - 60 - 85 - 8200 - axe - - - Chen Yi - 100 - 90 - 85 - 7300 - sword - - - Chen Ying - 150 - 45 - 125 - 3000 - sword - - - Cheng Yi - 110 - 90 - 85 - 3900 - sword - - - Cheng Yin - 145 - 100 - 100 - 4500 - sword - mountain - - Cheng Yu - 75 - 225 - 65 - 480 - sword - - - Chin Chi - 90 - 50 - 75 - 420 - sword - - - Da Se (Big Snake)- 210 - 10 - 200 - 1350 - - mountain - - Deng Xian - 75 - 135 - 100 - 4000 - sword - - - Dian Man - 195 - 65 - 105 - 8800 - axe - mountain - - Dian Wei - 230 - 65 - 135 - 9400 - spear - mountain - - Dong He - 85 - 160 - 65 - 4700 - sword - - - Dong Heng - 195 - 105 - 95 - 8600 - axe - mountain - - Du Xi - 160 - 150 - 110 - 8200 - saber - - - Fa Zheng - 110 - 205 - 75 - vary - sword - - - Fei Guan - 115 - 95 - 70 - 5600 - sword - - - Fei Shi - 70 - 130 - 90 - 5700 - sword - - - Fu Gan - 165 - 60 - 55 - 8400 - spear - - - Fu Wan - 120 - 170 - 125 - 7600 - sword - - - Gao Pei - 135 - 99 - 90 - 6100 - sword - - - Gao Shun - 120 - 75 - 95 - 7500 - sword - - - Gong Du - 120 - 75 - 65 - 1500 - sword - - - Guan Suo (J) - 250 - 160 - 135 - vary - saber - - - Guan Xing (J) - 235 - 175 - 150 - vary - sword - mountain - - Guan Yu (J) - 245 - 180 - 160 - 185 - saber - plains - - Guan Ping (J) - 160 - 110 - 100 - vary - saber - - - Guo Jia - 75 - 230 - 50 - 8400 - sword - - - Guo Si - 135 - 85 - 85 - 3000 - sword - plains - - Guo Tu - 195 - 100 - 65 - 800 - sword - plains - - Guo Yi - 75 - 220 - 85 - 8600 - sword - - - Han Fu - 85 - 55 - 128 - 350 - sword - - - Han Hao - 105 - 95 - 60 - 2900 - sword - - - Han Hao - 75 - 60 - 60 - 7200 - sword - - - Han Sui - 140 - 110 - 75 - 800 - sword - mountain - - Han Xuan - 85 - 50 - 80 - 3600 - sword - - - Hao Zhao - 210 - 175 - 125 - 9400 - sword - plains - - He Yi - 80 - 45 - 85 - 1200 - sword - - - Heng Huan - 100 - 100 - 75 - 7200 - sword - - - Hou Cheng - 185 - 120 - 115 - 4200 - bow - plains - - Hou Cheng - 175 - 110 - 75 - 7600 - sword - mountain - - Hou Xuan - 185 - 120 - 115 - 4200 - bow - plains - - Hua Xin - 70 - 180 - 75 - 7800 - sword - - - Huang Quan - 65 - 165 - 105 - 6400 - sword - - - Huang Zhu - 130 - 45 - 128 - 1900 - sword - plains - - Huang Shao - 105 - 60 - 95 - 1400 - sword - - - Huang You - 90 - 205 - 75 - 8400 - sword - - - Huang Zhong (J) - 220 - 175 - 150 - 3400 - bow - mountain - - Huo Jun - 115 - 105 - 18 - 6700 - sword - plains - - Ji Ling (T) - 155 - 70 - 100 - 270 - sword - - - Jiang Wan (J) - 140 - 195 - 18 - vary - sword - - - Jiang Wei (J) - 210 - 240 - 245 - 8400 - sword - mountain - - Jiang Yong - 35 - 160 - 85 - 7200 - sword - - - Jiangy Qui - 170 - 80 - 65 - 8600 - spear - - - Jiao Rong - 80 - 40 - 65 - 1700 - spear - water - - Jin Hui - 80 - 105 - 90 - 7100 - sword - - - Jin Xuan - 95 - 105 - 55 - 1800 - sword - - - Kong Xin - 75 - 70 - 55 - 320 - sword - - - Kuai Yue - 45 - 175 - 60 - 1600 - sword - - - Lei Bo - 175 - 80 - 80 - 280 - sword - - - Lei Tong - 205 - 99 - 95 - 5400 - spear - mountain - - Leng Bao - 150 - 115 - 125 - 4700 - sword - mountain - - Liao Hua (J) - 170 - 100 - 85 - 4600 - axe - mountain - - Li Dian - 130 - 100 - 105 - 750 - sword - - - Li Feng - 140 - 65 - 75 - 270 - sword - plains - - Li Su - 135 - 60 - 100 - 2800 - sword - - - Li Tong - 165 - 145 - 100 - 8400 - sword - - - Li Yan - 190 - 125 - 130 - 5800 - bow - plains - - Li Zhan - 130 - 110 - 90 - 4000 - bow - - - Liang Gang - 85 - 45 - 45 - 240 - sword - - - Liang Xing - 175 - 55 - 100 - 8400 - sword - - - Liang Ji - 105 - 90 - 65 - 220 - sword - - - Liu Bei (J) - 130 - 200 - 85 - 250 - sword - - - His wives (T) - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - Liu Ba - 145 - 190 - 130 - 5400 - sword - mountain - - Liu Bi - 95 - 80 - 70 - 1300 - sword - - - Liu Du - 130 - 95 - 30 - 3300 - sword - - - Liu Kui - 115 - 100 - 110 - 5600 - sword - - - Liu Xun - 140 - 105 - 110 - 5900 - sword - mountain - - Liu Yan - 125 - 115 - 110 - 2300 - sword - - - Liu Ye - 40 - 165 - 65 - 8600 - sword - - - Liu Ye - 90 - 195 - 25 - 8200 - sword - - - Liu Zhang - 115 - 160 - 80 - 6500 - sword - plains - - Lu Bu - 255 - 50 - 145 - vary - sword - plains - - Lu Kai - 25 - 185 - 65 - 4800 - sword - - - Lu Kuang - 170 - 55 - 95 - 1800 - sword - mountain - - Lu Gong - 75 - 35 - 55 - 1650 - sword - - - Lu Qian - 160 - 125 - 90 - 7600 - sword - - - Lu Su (T) - 105 - 235 - 65 - 1400 - sword - - - Lu Xiang - 150 - 55 - 100 - 1700 - sword - plains - - Lu Yi - 170 - 100 - 105 - 450 - sword - - - Lu Zhao (T) - 95 - 50 - 65 - 350 - spear - - - Lu Zheng - 165 - 80 - 115 - 8400 - spear - - - Ma Chao (J) - 240 - 130 - 175 - 4600 - spear - plains - - Ma Dai (J) - 230 - 170 - 135 - 4400 - spear - plains - - Ma Liang (J) - 45 - 235 - 90 - vary - sword - - - Ma Su (J) - 170 - 210 - 110 - vary - sword - mountain - - Ma Wan - 140 - 65 - 105 - 7500 - sword - - - Ma Yan - 125 - 100 - 85 - 7200 - spear - - - Mao Jie - 130 - 100 - 90 - 7600 - sword - - - Mu Shun - 95 - 70 - 60 - 7200 - sword - - - Pang De - 235 - 110 - 125 - 4100 - spear - plains - - Pang De - 235 - 75 - 125 - 9400 - spear - plains - - Pang Tong (J) - 150 - 245 - 125 - vary - sword - mountain - - Qui Ji - 70 - 75 - 55 - 7000 - sword - - - Se (snake) - 70 - 5 - 100 - 520 - - - - Shen Pei - 120 - 180 - 115 - 8600 - sword - - - Sima Shi - 100 - 240 - 175 - 9600 - spear - - - Sima Yi - 205 - 250 - 210 - 9999 - sword - plains - - Sima Zhao - 120 - 230 - 155 - 9400 - saber - - - Song Xian - 150 - 90 - 100 - 480 - bow - - - Tian Feng - 155 - 190 - 35 - 580 - sword - - - Wang Bi - 95 - 80 - 125 - 7100 - sword - - - Wang Can - 40 - 185 - 105 - 1650 - sword - - - Wang Kang - 105 - 95 - 95 - 4900 - sword - plains - - Wang Kuang - 105 - 80 - 65 - 7300 - sword - - - Wang Lang - 40 - 165 - 25 - 7600 - sword - - - Wang Lei - 45 - 170 - 90 - 5800 - sword - - - Wang Zhi - 50 - 130 - 45 - 400 - sword - - - Wei Huang - 85 - 90 - 60 - 7000 - sword - - - Wei Xu - 170 - 105 - 90 - 480 - sword - - - Wei Yan (J) - 240 - 90 - 130 - 3200 - axe - mountain - - Wen Chou (T) - 235 - 45 - 70 - 680 - spear - plains - - Wen Pin - 175 - 45 - 50 - 1800 - sword - plains - - Wu Lan (J) - 195 - 105 - 100 - 4800 - spear - mountain - - Xiahou De - 170 - 135 - 110 - 8000 - sword - mountain - - Xiahou Dun - 230 - 155 - 115 - vary - spear - plains - - Xiahou Mao - 100 - 80 - 70 - 9000 - sword - - - Xiahou Shang - 175 - 140 - 100 - 9200 - sword - plains - - Xiahou Yuan - 215 - 150 - 105 - 7800 - spear - plains - - Xingdao Rong - 180 - 35 - 115 - 2600 - axe - plains - - Xu Huang - 225 - 120 - 115 - 9200 - axe - mountain - - Xu Zhu - 240 - 50 - 140 - 9600 - spear - plains - - Xun You - 90 - 230 - 75 - 8400 - sword - - - Xun Yu - 95 - 240 - 85 - 9200 - sword - - - Yan Liang (T) - 230 - 55 - 95 - 600 - spear - mountain - - Yan Pu - 70 - 155 - 95 - 2800 - sword - - - Yan Yan (J) - 200 - 160 - 135 - 5600 - spear - mountain - - Yang Ang - 155 - 70 - 105 - 3900 - sword - mountain - - Yang Bai - 150 - 85 - 85 - 4400 - sword - - - Yang Huai - 175 - 105 - 115 - 5200 - sword - mountain - - Yang Ling - 175 - 120 - 85 - 2400 - sword - water - - Yang Ping - 165 - 70 - 95 - 4300 - sword - mountain - - Yang Ren - 146 - 160 - 110 - 3600 - sword - - - Yang Xiu - 75 - 225 - 80 - 8600 - sword - - - Yang Xiu - 160 - 85 - 90 - 7600 - sword - - - Yi Ji (J) - 40 - 185 - 45 - vary - sword - - - Yu Jin - 130 - 115 - 45 - 820 - sword - - - Yuan Shu - 190 - 135 - 115 - 400 - sword - plains - - Yuan Yin - 60 - 165 - 60 - 320 - sword - - - Yue Jin - 125 - 75 - 55 - 500 - sword - - - Yue Jiu - 150 - 115 - 70 - 150 - sword - mountain - - Zhang Bao (J) - 240 - 90 - 145 - vary - spear - - - Zhang Fei (J) - 255 - 60 - 120 - 180 - spear - mountain - - Zhang He - 225 - 160 - 120 - 9400 - spear - mountain - - Zhang Heng - 180 - 75 - 120 - 4600 - sword - plains - - Zhang Ji - 65 - 160 - 45 - 3200 - sword - - - Zhang Liao - 230 - 205 - 175 - 9400 - saber - plains - - Zhang Lu - 170 - 190 - 175 - 5100 - sword - mountain - - Zhang Nan - 100 - 40 - 75 - 2100 - sword - water - - Zhang Ren - 205 - 155 - 150 - 6200 - sword - mountain - - Zhang Su - 60 - 165 - 80 - 5300 - sword - - - Zhang Wei - 180 - 80 - 110 - 4200 - spear - mountain - - Zhang Xu - 120 - 35 - 85 - 270 - sword - - - Zhang Yi - 160 - 75 - 90 - 7300 - sword - - - Zhang Yun - 130 - 145 - 90 - 1750 - bow - water - - Zhao Fan - 130 - 95 - 90 - 3200 - sword - plains - - Zhao Yun (J) - 240 - 200 - 180 - 535 - spear - plains - - Zhou Cang (J) - 165 - 80 - 75 - 550 - axe - mountain - - Zhu Guang - 105 - 85 - 55 - 7200 - sword - - - Zhu Ling - 120 - 75 - 45 - 380 - sword - - - Zhuge Liang (J) - 80 - 255 - 155 - vary - sword - plains - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- (J) Joins you AND Gains more soldiers at level-up. If they come later in the game, then men number will not be listed because they may vary. If they both fight you and joins you, then the number listed will be their army as an enemy. (T) Joins you TEMPORILY. They will not increase soldier level as you level up. --------------------- -Individual Generals- --------------------- (NOTE: These may have different army numbers. The list tells the order of occurence of change) (1)Xiahou Dun has 1400 and 3600 soldiers at Luo Yang and Xiang Yang, respectively. (2)Lu Bu usually has 3800 soldiers, but he has only 2500 in Gui Yang when you fight him. (3)Two Yang Xius... the top one (smarter) is not in the Chencang battle while the bottom one is. (4)Two Hou Chengs. The second one is in Cao Cao's army. (5)Pang De seems to change his stats in the game once. ------- -Armor- ------------------------------------- - Name - Def. Value - Price - ------------------------------------- - Cotton - 5 - 150 - - Leather - 10 - 300 - - Copper - 15 - 600 - - Iron - 25 - 1500 - - Steel - 40 - 4000 - - Flame - 60 - 10000 - - Dragon - - 40000 - - Great - 75 - none - ------------------------------------- -------- -------- -Helmet- -Shield- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Name - Def. Value - Price - Name - Def. Value - Price - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Bandana - 5 - 75 - Wooden - 5 - 75 - - Cap - 10 - 100 - Leather - 10 - 100 - - Copper - 15 - 200 - Scale - 15 - 500 - - Iron - 20 - 2000 - Copper - 25 - 1000 - - Steel - 30 - 4000 - Iron - 40 - 2000 - - Wind - 40 - - Steel - 50 - 4000 - - Sky - Flame - 60 - 30000 - - Thunder - 80 - - ------------------------------------- ------- -Items- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Name - Cose - Use - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Herbal P. - 50 - Heals 100 HP - - Copper P. - 100 - Heals 500 HP - - Silver P. - 200 - Heals 1000 HP - - Gold P. - - - - Smoke - 300 - Gives a period of time with no random battles - - Power Pill - 300 - Automatic critical hit - - Revive P. - 100 - Revives a fallen general - - Tactics P. - 2500 - Increases 30 Tactic Points - - Tent - 1000 - Heals entire party (like in an Inn) in World Map - - Steed - 2000 - Raises Agility by 10 when equipped - - Chi Tu Ma - none - Doubles speed of walking when equipped - - Guantlet - none - Raises Attack Power by 20 when equipped - - Treatise - none - Raises Intelligence by 20 when equipped - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Map - Used to see the map of China and your location - - Shu Map - A map of the Shu area - - King's L. - Give to Yuan Shao to show your help - - Hu Ban L. - Give to Hu Ban, from his father - - Intro L. - Give to Hua Tuo to cure Jiang Wei's mother - - Saltpeter - Ingredient for gunpowder - - Deadwood - Ingredient for gunpowder - - Gunpowder - Use to blow up the rock near Xiang Yang - - Wind S. - Lady Miko's scroll of taming the wind - - Arrow Storm - Cao Cao's weapon of 1 million arrows - - Tally Order - The document Cao Cao gave to Chen Jiao - - Sack - The Brocade Sack with Pang Tong's strategies in it - - Sake - Give to the man in Xiang Yang for information - - Third L. - Give to Meng Da to lend passage - - Task Map - Important to conquering Shu - - TNT - To set fire on Mianzhu - - Pious S. - Uses HuoShen on all enemies - - Water S. - Uses ShuiLong on all enemies - - Doomsday S. - Uses JiShi on all enemies - - War S. - Uses random tactic? - - Cloudbrst S. - Zhuge Liang can call rain with this - - Crossbow - Attacks all enemies - - Tea - Give to Cui Zhouping - - Water - Give to Cui Zhouping - - Tea Set - Give to Cui Zhouping - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- -Weapons(by class)*- ------------------------------------- - Name - Att. Value - Price - ------------------------------------- - Short - 10 - 100 - - Copper - 20 - 300 - - Iron - 40 - 800 - - Thunder - 80 - 2000 - - Dragon - 120 - 5000 - - Barrage - 90 - 10000 - Hits twice - NuLong - 200 - 25000 - - Heaven - 220 - none - - QingGang ------------------------------------- - Club - 10 - 88 - - Copper - 20 - 200 - - Iron - 40 - 500 - - Steel - 80 - 1500 - - Ice - 120 - 5000 - - Void - 150 - 35000 - - Power - 200 - - - Dragon - 220 - - - Snake - 235 - none - ------------------------------------- - Wood - 10 - 80 - - Copper - 20 - 150 - - Iron - 40 - 400 - - Steel - 80 - 1000 - - QingLong - 120 - 4000 - - Emperor - - 12000 - - CunYu - - - - Moon - - - - ZengZong ------------------------------------- - Stone - 10 - 80 - - Copper - 20 - 200 - - Iron - 40 - 500 - - Steel - 80 - 1500 - - Fire - 120 - 6000 - - Tiger - - - - Double - - - - Thin - - - - Thunder ------------------------------------- - Copper - 12 - - - Steel - 50 - 3000 - - Flame - - 6000 - - Ice - 90 - 15000 - - Doublemoon - - - - Youyuu - - none - - LiGuang - ------------------------------------- * Order (from top to bottom): Sword, Spear, Saber, Axe, Bow ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - H I D D E N I T E M S - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region Item Location ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jingzhou Castle Iron Sword NE corner from palace, near water Chaisang Castle Deadwood Front of bush near "Gunpowder" Man Jingzhou Castle Tally Order By throne after battle or Red Cliffs Nanjun Castle Steel Armor Intersection of south and west walls Han Castle Thunder Sword Directly behind the palace Village near Guiyang Tactic Elixir On west side of small lake. Guiyang Castle Iron Helmet Northwestern corner Outside Wuling Castle Steel Spear Between 3 bushes to northwest, by moat Cape west of Wuling Steel Shield South of Gong Zhi Cape west of Wuling Tactic Elixir Right and up from Gong Zhi Fushui Castle Flame Armor Between 3 bushes by northwest corner Xiameng Citadel Revive Elixir To right of small tower at top right Yangping Citadel Tactic Elixir Along south wall in gap between bushes Nanzheng Citadel Tent Middle east wall in gap between bushes Hanzhong Castle Tiger Axe Northeastern corner Ba Castle Tent Northeastern Corner Ba Citadel Ice Spear Southwest side behind trees North Mountain Silver Nugget Middle east side by cliff and bush Jianning Castle Flame Armor Northwest side, between 3 trees Yinping Castle War Scroll Behind the palace on left side Yinping Castle Steel Helmet One tile above the southwest corner Mianzu Citadel Dragon Armor Near barricaded gate, right and up Longyou Castle Water Scroll Right of north gate, by bushes Longyou Castle Doomsday Scroll Northwest from Inn, in trees Longyou Castle Fire Scroll Northwest corner, down one tile Nan'an Castle Void Spear Northeastern area below palace Anding Castle Emperor Sword Northwestern corner Anding Castle Silver Nugget Southwestern house among trees Tianshui Castle Great Armor Near first tree (NE) of last island Tianshui Castle Barrage Sword Near last tree of (SW) of last island Beidi Citadel Gold Elixir Southeastern corner Xialuo Village Speed Shoes Bottom farm row left of entrance Xialuo Village Silver Nugget Northwestern corner Luo Castle Gold Nugget Left of entrance Luo Castle Halfmoon Bow Behind billeting Qishan Citadel Barrage Sword Southeastern corner, above trees Sili Citadel Gold Nugget Below the Item Shop, next to wall Wuzhangyuan Citadel Thunder Axe From north gate, 6 down and 1 left Chang'an Castle Power Nugget By bush next to Snake Spear Man Chang'an Castle Thin Axe From gate, up 15, left 17, up 9 Chang'an Castle Fortune Shield From Armory, right 7, up 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - O D D I T I E S - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Chen Jian - Chen Jiao 2) Def. Tactics - Formation Tactics 3) Liu Yan, you mean Liu Bi? 4) Lu Bu has 2500? 5) Guan Ping's WHAT increases? 6) Castle in Guan Yu's journey? 7) Lord Bei? Lord Liu. 8) Ling Cao? Liao Hua. 9) Reunite with? Guan Yu and Liu Bei? Zhang Fei. 10) Luo Yang? Then what was the beginning castle. 11) Chen Deng problem. 12) Han Zhong army? 13) Graphixs changed for Zhuge Liang and them? 14) Ling Bao? Leng Bao. 15) Yang Bai? 16) Order castle? At order? pointer mistake... 17) Liu Bei used a Xu Luo tactic? San Kai? 18) Hou Xuan = Hou Cheng? 19) Some castle nw of Cheng Du, Luoxian? 20) in acting as if 21) Jiang Wan's strategy -> Zhang He? Dong He. 22) Two Han Haos? 23) The two fights before Xiahou Yuan 24) Jiangy Qui? #@#Q$! 25) Hou Cheng changes? Pang De changes? 26) Wang Kang? Kang Kuang? I need to definately check this. 27) Hua Tuo says "i'll help the lady?" 28) Why not call the Pious Scroll Fire Scroll? 29) Crossbow is not a good name. 30) Was the Wang Lang/Zhang He battle at the second Beidi seige automatic? 31) Beiyuan pass? 32) Xu Chu! Not Xu Zhu. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - C R E D I T S - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Special thanks to: Destiny Translations/Magic Translations/Gaijin Productions/The Vale, for translating this great game! :) Capcom, for making this great game! :) Fans of Destiny, for enjoying this great game! :) Bill Flemming (of Destiny Trans. ), for offering me the opportunity to create this FAQ and being a semi beta-tester. Contributors, for giving me help and support I need. 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