Dynasty Warriors 8 (Vanilla/PS3)Walkthrough by jinthesensei

I don�t own any rights to the game. Most of this information can be found in
game via the gallery or the select stage screen. These are just my tips that I
learned through playing (and hours of scouring through message board advice).

Email: [email protected]

20Jan2015: Finished first draft of guide. Will add in tips on how to unlock the
five star weapons eventually. Submitted to Gamefaqs.

Table of Contents:
1.	Introduction
2.	Story Mode
�	Wei
	o	Escape from Luoyang
	o	Battle of Hulao Gate
	o	Battle of Yan Province
	o	Battle of Xu Province
	o	4-A. Battle of Puyang
	o	Imperial Escort
	o	Battle of Wan Castle
	o	6-A. Battle of Xiapi
	o	Battle of Guandu
	o	Battle of Mt. Bailang
	o	Battle of Xinye
	o	Battle of Chibi
	o	10S. Battle of Chibi
	o	11S. Campaign for Jianye
	o	12S. Uprising at Xuchang
	o	13S. Pursuit at Nanjun
	o	14S. Battle of Baidi Castle
	o	11H. Battle of Tong Gate
	o	12H. Battle of Hefei
	o	13H. Battle of Mt. Dingjun
	o	14H. Battle of Fan Castle
�	Wu
	o	Battle of Xiangyang
	o	1-A. Battle of Liang Province
	o	Conquest of Wujun
	o	The Little Conquerer in Peril
	o	3-A. Defeat Gan Ji
	o	Battle of Chibi
	o	Battle of Nanjun
	o	Battle of Jing Province
	o	7S. Battle of Hefei
	o	8S. Pursuit at Shouchun
	o	9S. Defense of Jiangxia
	o	9S-A. Assault at Xinye
	o	10S. Battle of Runan
	o	11S. Assault on Xuchang
	o	7H. Battle of Hefei
	o	8H. Battle of Ruxukou
	o	9H. Battle of Fan Castle
	o	10H. Battle of Yiling
	o	10H-S. Battle of Guangling
	o	11H. Battle of Shiting
	o	12H. Battle of He Fei Castle
�	Shu
	o	Yellow Turban Rebellion
	o	Battle of Hulao Gate
	o	Defense of Xu Province
	o	3-A. Disturbance at Guandu
	o	Battle of Xinye
	o	Battle of Changban
	o	Battle of Chibi
	o	Battle of Chengdu
	o	Battle of Mt. Dingjun
	o	9S. Battle of Fan Castle
	o	10S. Battle of Lukou
	o	11S. Ambush at Chang'an
	o	11S-A. Pacification of Nanzhong
	o	12S. Invasion of Luoyang
	o	13S. Capture of Wei
	o	9H. Battle of Fan Castle
	o	10H. Battle of Yiling
	o	11H. Battle of Tianshui
	o	12H. Battle of Jieting
	o	12H-A. Battle Chencang
	o	13H. Battle of the Wuzhang Plains
�	Jin
	o	Pursuit at Wuzhang Plains
	o	Battle of Xiangping
	o	Battle of Mt. Xingshi
	o	Coup d'etat
	o	4-A Xiahou Ba's Journey
	o	East Gates Battle
	o	5-A. Battle of New Hefei Castle
	o	Battle of Mt. Tielong
	o	Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin's Rebellion
	o	8S. Battle of Xuchang
	o	9S. Capture of Chengdu
	o	9S-A. Defeat the Rebels
	o	10S. Battle of Jianye
	o	11S. Defend Chengdu
	o	12S. Final Conflict at Chibi
	o	8H. Battle of Xuchang
	o	9H. Zhuge Dan's Rebellion
	o	10H. Wei Emperor's Last Stand
	o	11H. Battle of Taoyang
	o	12H. Battle of Jiange
	o	13H. Battle of Chengdu
�	Five Star Weapons
o	Wei
	?	Xiahou Yuan: Escape from Luoyang
	?	Li Dian: Battle of Hulao Gate
	?	Yue JIn: Battle of Yan Province
	?	Cao Ren: Battle of Xu Province
	?	Xu Huang: Imperial Escort
	?	Dian Wei: Battle of Wan Castle
	?	Jia Xu: Battle of Xiapi
	?	Cao Pi: Battle of Guandu
	?	Guo Jia: Battle of Xinye
	?	Cai Wenji: Campaign for Jianye
	?	Zhenji: Uprising at Xuchang
	?	Pang De: Pursuit at Nanjun
	?	Cao Cao: Battle of Baidi Castle
	?	Xu Zhu: Battle of Chibi
	?	Wang Yi: Battle of Tong Gate
	?	Zhang Liao: Battle of Hefei
	?	Zhang He: Battle of Mt. Dingjun
	?	Xiahou Dun: Battle of Fan Castle
o	Wu
	?	Sun Shangxiang: Battle of Xiangyang
	?	Sun Quan: Battle of Liang Province
	?	Sun Ce: Conquest of Wujun
	?	Daqiao: Defeat Gan Ji
	?	Huang Gai: Battle of Chibi
	?	Zhou Yu: Battle of Nanjun
	?	Gan Ning: Battle of Hefei
	?	Taishi Ci: Pursuit at Shouchun
	?	Han Dang: Defense of Jiangxia
	?	Xiaoqiao: Assault at Xinye
	?	Lu Su: Battle of Runan
	?	Sun Jian: Assault on Xuchang
	?	Ling Tong. Battle of Ruxukou
	?	Lu Meng: Battle of Fan Castle
	?	Lu Xun: Battle of Yiling
	?	Ding Feng: Battle of Guangling
	?	Zhou Tai: Battle of Shiting
	?	Lianshi: Battle of He Fei Castle
o	Shu
	?	Guan Yu: Battle of Hulao Gate
	?	Liu Bei: Defense of Xu Province
	?	Xu Shu: Battle of Xinye
	?	Zhang Fei: Battle of Changban
	?	Zhuge Liang: Battle of Chibi
	?	Pang Tong: Battle of Chengdu
	?	Huang Zhong: Battle of Mt. Dingjun
	?	Guan Yinping: Battle of Fan Castle
	?	Zhang Bao: Battle of Lukou
	?	Ma Chao: Ambush at Chang'an
	?	Guan Ping: Pacification of Nanzhong
	?	Bao Sanniang: Pacification of Nanzhong
	?	Jiang Wei: Invasion of Luoyang
	?	Liu Shan:  Capture of Wei
	?	Guan Suo: Battle of Fan Castle
	?	Zhao Yun: Battle of Yiling
	?	Xingcai: Battle of Tianshui
	?	Yueying: Battle of Jieting
	?	Guan Xing: Battle Chencang
	?	Wei Yan: Battle of the Wuzhang Plains
	?	Ma Dai: Battle of the Wuzhang Plains
o	Jin
	?	Simi Yi: Pursuit at Wuzhang Plains
	?	Guo Huai: Xiahou Ba's Journey
	?	Zhuge Dan: Battle of New Hefei Castle
	?	Simi Shi: Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin's Rebellion
	?	Xiahou Ba: Capture of Chengdu
	?	Zhang Chunhua: Defeat the Rebels
	?	Wang Yuanji: Battle of Jianye
	?	Wen Yang: Defend Chengdu
	?	Jia Chong: Final Conflict at Chibi
	?	Zhong Hui: Battle of Taoyang
	?	Deng Ai: Battle of Jiange
	?	Simi Zhao: Battle of Chengdu
o	Other
	?	Zhang Jiao: Yellow Turban Conflict
	?	Diao Chan: Eliminate Dong Zhuo
	?	Dong Zhuo: Chase at Hulao Gate
	?	Lu Bu: Xiapi Defensive Battle
	?	Yuan Shao: Skirmish at Guandu
	?	Zhurong: Nanzhong Rescue Mission
	?	Zuo Ci: Phantoms of Xuchang
	?	Meng Huo: Rescue at Baidi Castle
�	Ambition Mode
�	Unlockables
�	Weapon Tempering
�	Skills
�	Compatibility
�	Tips and Tricks
�	Movie List
	o	Wei
	o	Wu
	o	Shu
	o	Jin
�	Event List
	o	Wei
	o	Wu
	o	Shu
	o	Jin

Introduction: (19Jan2015)
I�ve been a huge fan of the Warriors series since DW4, and DW8 is by far the
best in the series next to Warriors Orochi 3. This is my FIRST guide, and I
wanted to make this because I spent lots of time having to search through
message boards and specialized guides just to get the information I needed so I
thought a consolidated guide was in order. At first, this was going to be just
for myself, but I wanted to go ahead and share it. For the story mode, I won�t
go into how to beat the stage. They�re all pretty straight forward, and you�ll
just have to follow the orders you receive. I�ll just give tips on how to get
the stars.

If you want to get the most out of story mode and minimize how many times you
repeat battles, I suggest starting off with Ambition mode. This will allow you
to level up characters with gold so when you take them into story mode, they�ll
be ready to get their 5th weapon (you�ll need to be on hard or chaos). I try to
level them up to at least lv50 because this also gets you their weapon skill.
Once you finish each story mode, you�ll have every characters Five Star weapon.
If you play every story mission on Chaos, then you�ll just have to finish the
alternate battles in Free mode on Chaos. I didn�t play this way and now I�m at
81% trophies. I still have to beat every mission on Chaos, break 1000 siege
weapons, unlock all the voices, obtain all the weapons, and upgrade two more
skills to at least lv10. This probably won�t happen because I�ll be getting
DW8: Xtreme Legends soon.

Story Mode Objectives:
There are a few differences between Story Mode and Free Mode.  Star objectives
and movies can only be gotten through story mode. You also only have access to
the characters assigned to that level in Story mode, but you can pick anyone in
Free mode. If you�ve equipped a special saddle, you can only use it in Free
mode. However, the saddle skills will be transferred to your normal horse in
story mode (so you won�t get Red Hare�s speed, but you won�t get stopped while
running).

I recommend doing Wei first because then you�ll unlock Xiapi Defensive Battle
in Others which unlocks Lu Bu to play as in Free Mode, but the order in which
you finish the story modes don�t really matter unless you�re trying to unlock a
certain character. Also, Baidi Castle (the last mission on the Wei hypothetical
route) is where you can do the experience glitch (see Tips and Tricks).  You�ll
unlock a character once they become playable in story mode.  I�ll start off
with the hypothetical route (S) with each story and then add the historical
route (H) at the end. Also, for the Five Star Weapons, you must be playing as
the designated character as well be on Hard/Chaos. You can attempt to get these
weapons on Free Mode.




Wei: (Cao Cao and his ambition)



	1. Escape from Luoyang:
Characters: Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan
Five Star Weapon Stage for Xiahou Yuan
		Get to the siege weapons before Lu Bu breaks through the first gate.
Star Requirements: Defeat Lu Bu before reaching the escape point

This is a straight forward battle. Lu Bu is incredibly tough so if you�re going
to get the star, you might want to play on beginner with a levelled character.


	2. Battle of Hulao Gate
Characters: Li Dian, Xiahou Dun, Yue Jin
Five Star Weapon Stage for Li Dian
		Break through Hulao Gate without a single coalition officer being defeated
Star Requirements: None

Completion unlocks Eliminate Dong Zhuo (Diao Chan) in Other


	3. Battle of Yan Province
Characters: Dian Wei, Li Dian, Yue Jin
Five Star Weapon Stage for Yue Jin
		Reach the northern river bank within 5 minutes of starting the battle
Star Requirements: None


	4. Battle of Xu Province
	Characters: Cao Ren, Dian Wei, Xu Zhu
Five Star Weapon Stage for Cao Ren
Seize the catapults before they attack the camp, then defeat Zhang Fei and Zhao
Yun before they reach the camp
Star Requirements: Defeat Tao Qian before he escapes the battle

Tao Qian is a tough one to get because you�ll have to beat your way through
some garrisons in order to proceed. Follow all of the in game directions. Once
Tao Qian sets fire, the gate in the middle on the map will open. Run through
the gate and up the hill, kill Mi Zhu, keep following the path, you�ll get
trapped by Cheng Deng and Kong Rong, kill them, and mad dash to Tao Qian. I
recommend saving your musou for when you�re on your horse so you can get the
speed boost to catch up to him.

	4-A. Battle of Puyang
Characters: Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Yue Jin
Five Star Weapon Stage for NONE
Star Requirements: None

      	5. Imperial Escort
Characters: Cao Cao, Li Dian, Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang
Five Star Weapon Stage for Xu Huang
Help the carriage break through the gates within 5 minutes after Yuan Shu
seals the gates.
Star Requirements: None

      	6. Battle of Wan Castle
Characters: Cao Cao, Dian Wei
Five Star Weapon Stage for Dian Wei
Escape from Wan Castle within 8 minutes.
Star Requirements: Rescue Cao Ang and Cao Anmin/Help Dian Wei Wei Survive/ Fail
to Rescue Cao Ang and Cao Anmin

You�ll have to play this stage twice to get all three stars. To rescue the two
offices, just head straight to their location after defeating Zhang Xian.
Failing to rescue the two officers will unlock the Battle of Xiapi. Play as
Dian Wei to ensure he survives.

     	6-A. Battle of Xiapi
Characters: Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Xiahou Dun
Five Star Weapon Stage for Jia Xu
Defeat Chen Gong without losing a single Wei officer.
Star Requirements: None

Completion unlocks Xiapi Defensive Battle (Lu Bu) in Other

      	7. Battle of Guandu
Characters: Cao Pi, Guo Jia, Yue Jin, Dian Wei (if he survived Wan Castle)
Five Star Weapon Stage for Cao Pi
Carry out the fire attack without a single officer of Cao Cao's forces being
forced to escape.
Star Requirements: None

      	8. Battle of Mt. Bailang
Characters: Cao Cao, Jia Xu, Zhang Liao
Five Star Weapon Stage for NONE
Star Requirements: Escort Guo Jia to safety

Just stay with Guo Jia when the forces split up and fight off all his attackers.

      	9. Battle of Xinye
Characters: Li Dian, Xiahou Dun, Zhang He, Guo Jia (if he survived Mt. Bailang)
Five Star Weapon Stage for Guo Jia
Defeat Xu Shu within 8 minutes of starting the battle.
Star Requirements: Defeat Xu Shu before rescuing Cao Ren

Follow Jia Xu�s orders exactly until you can go north to save Cao Ren. Instead
run to Xu Shu at the bottom right of the Eight Gates Formation, defeat him,
then run back to save Cao Ren

      	10S. Battle of Chibi
Characters: Cao Cao, Dian Wei, Xu Zhu, Zhang Liao
Five Star Weapon Stage for NONE
Star Requirements: Complete all star objectives of previous stages
Talk to Guo Jia in the camp to start the hypothetical route.

      	11S. Campaign for Jianye
Characters: Cai Wenji, Dian Wei, Zhang He, Zhang Liao
Five Star Weapon Stage for Cai Wenji
	Defeat Lu Xun and Lu Meng before they can reach your main camp.
Star Requirements: Force 5 supporters to surrender

Beat all the Wu officers in the castle before beating Sun Quan, not difficult,
just don�t forget to get that guy at the top left of the castle.

     	12S. Uprising at Xuchang
Characters: Cao Pi, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Zhenji
Five Star Weapon Stage for Zhenji
Encounter Zuo Ci within 8 minutes after he appears
Star Requirements: None

      	13S. Pursuit at Nanjun
Characters: Guo Jia, Pang De, Wang Yi
Five Star Weapon Stage for Pang De
	Defeat Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun within 8 minutes of starting the battle.
Star Requirements: None

      	14S. Battle of Baidi Castle
Characters: Cao Cao, Cao Pi, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan
Five Star Weapon Stage for Cao Cao
	Open the gates to Baidi Castle within 14 minutes of starting the battle.
Star Requirements: None

Congrats, you�ve finished the hypothetical route! Now go back to the Battle of
Chibi and talk to Cao Pi in the camp.

      	10H. Battle of Chibi
Characters: Cao Cao, Xu Zhu, Zhang Liao, Dian Wei (if he survived Wan Castle)
Five Star Weapon Stage for Xu Zhu
Defeat Gan Ning within 7 minutes of starting the battle
Star Requirements: None

      	11H. Battle of Tong Gate
Characters: Wang Yi, Xiahou Yuan, Xu Zhu
Five Star Weapon Stage for Wang Yi
Enter the Coalition Forces' main camp within 8 minutes of Ma Chao's surprise
attack on the main camp.
Star Requirements: None

      	12H. Battle of Hefei
Characters: Li Dian, Yue Jin, Zhang Liao
Five Star Weapon Stage for Zhang Liao
	Defeat Zhou Tai and Lu Meng within 12 minutes of starting the battle.
Star Requirements: None

     	13H. Battle of Mt. Dingjun
Characters: Wang Yi, Xiahou Yuan, Zhang He
Five Star Weapon Stage for Zhang He
	Defeat Zhao Yun, Ma Dai and Zhang Bao within 8 minutes of starting the battle.
Star Requirements: Defeat Huang Zhong before he captures Mt. Tiandang

Not difficult, just head north to Huang Zhong when he appears and beat him.
Note that if you don�t beat him, you�ll get a different event.

      	14H. Battle of Fan Castle
Characters: Cao Pi, Xiahou Dun, Xu Huang, and Xiahou Yuan (if he survived
Dingjun)
Five Star Weapon Stage for Xiahou Dun
Prevent the defection of Yu Jin, Hu Xiu and Fu Fang before assisting Fan
Castle.
Star Requirements: Rescue Pang De before he retreats

Another simple task, just head towards Pang De and beat the officers around him.




Wu: (Tigers, Tigers, Tigers)




1.	Battle of Xiangyang
Characters: Han Dang, Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Sun Shangxiang
Five Star Weapon Stage for Sun Shangxiang
Launch an assault on Xiangyang Castle and defeat Lu Gong within 2 minutes from
when Sun Jian gives the order to attack.
Star Requirements: Defeat Lu Gong before he reaches the escape point

After you take down the three garrisons, rush to the east side of the map and
wait for the gate to open, ignore these officers until you get to the end of
the tunnel and kill Zhang Hu. Jump down into the castle and catch up to Lu Gong.

1-A. Battle of Liang Province
Characters: Sun Ce, Sun Jian, Sun Quan, Sun Shangxiang
Five Star Weapon Stage for Sun Quan
Defeat Ma Chao, Ma Dai and Han Sui without a single officer of Wu being
defeated.
Star Requirements: None

2. Conquest of Wujun
Characters: Huang Gai, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, and Sun Jian (if he survived Xiangyang)
Five Star Weapon Stage for Sun Ce
	Defeat Taishi Ci twice within 5 minutes of starting the battle
Star Requirements: None

3. The Little Conquerer in Peril
Characters: Sun Ce, Sun Quan, Zhou Tai, Zhou Yu
Five Star Weapon Stage for None
Star Requirements: Defeat Xiahou Dun and Gan Ji before escaping

After Sun Ce gets hurt, head to the top left of the map. Beat Cao Ren, then
Xiahou Dun and Gan Ji will eventually show up in this garrison. If not, head
back to where Sun Ce got hurt

3-A. Defeat Gan Ji
Characters: Daqiao, Sun Quan, Taishi Ci, Zhou Yu
Five Star Weapon Stage for Da Qiao
	Defeat Gan Ji twice within 8 minutes of starting the battle
Star Requirements: Destroy the source of Gan Ji�s sorcery

There will be an urn in the top left corner of the map, just hit it once.

4. Battle of Chibi
Characters: Han Dang, Huang Gai, Lu Su, Sun Shangxiang
Five Star Weapon Stage for Huang Gai
Defeat the 8 officers of the Wei Forces� vanguard before they can enter the
allied main camp
Star Requirements: None

5. Battle of Nanjun
Characters: Lu Meng, Lu Su, Zhou Yu
Five Star Weapon Stage for Zhou Yu
	Rescue Gan Ning within 5 minutes of starting the battle
Star Requirements: Successfully complete both decoy strategies.

It�s easier to do this as Zhou Yu. After Zhou Yu gets hurt, head to the area
marked on your map and stay there until Lu Su pulls of the surprise attack on
Li Dian. Then follow Lu Su to the East but don�t jump off the bridge. Just
follow the path until you get to a watch tower that you have to destroy. (I�d
interim save here). Enter the base and beat the officer to get Xiahou Yuan and
Zhang He to come after you. The issue is you need to wait for Lu Su to pass
under the bridge and get in place before you fight them.

6. Battle of Jing Province
Characters: Han Dang, Lu Meng, Lu Su,  and Zhou Yu (if he survived Nanjun)
Five Star Weapon Stage for None
Star Requirements: Lu Su reaches Jing Province Castle

Just play as Lu Su and head up the map as quick as you can.

7S. Battle of Hefei
Characters: Gan Ning, Ling Tong, Lu Su, Sun Quan
Five Star Weapon Stage for Gan Ning
	Defeat Li Dian and Yue Jin before the ram is destroyed.
Star Requirements: Complete all star objectives of previous stages

Talk to Zhou Yu in the camp to go down the hypothetical route.

8S. Pursuit at Shouchun
Characters: Sun Ce, Sun Jian, Taishi Ci, Zhou Yu
Five Star Weapon Stage for Taishi Ci
	Defeat Jia Xu before he enters the main camp
Star Requirements: Defeat Zhang Liao before Ding Feng gets isolated

Just stay with Ding Feng the entire time. There will be talks of suspicious
activity once the both of you cross the bridge to the castle where Zhang Liao
is (if not go towards the bridge, just don�t cross it). Kill the enemies that
jump off the cliff then Zhang Liao will open the castle and attack Ding Feng.

9S. Defense of Jiangxia
Characters: Han Dang, Huang Gai, Lianshi, Lu Xun
Five Star Weapon Stage for Han Dang
	Maintain the defensive lines without losing the garrisons
Star Requirements: Protect the defensive lines

Run straight to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and defeat them. Wang Yi will appear so
beat her (west side defended). Run straight to the east and defeat Xu Huang,
then to the center and defeat Xiahou Dun.

9S-A. Assault at Xinye
Characters: Daqiao, Lianshi, Sun Shangxiang, Xiaoqiao
Five Star Weapon Stage for Xiao Qiao
	Rescue the panda before Sun Quan reaches the first checkpoint
Star Requirements: Quickly break through the battlefield

Just defeat every officer that appears quickly.

10S. Battle of Runan
Characters: Lu Meng, Lu Su, Lu Xun, and Xiaoqiao (if she survived Xinye)
Five Star Weapon Stage for Lu Su
	Defeat Zhang Chunhua and Wang Yuanji within 8 minutes of starting the battle.
Star Requirements: None

11S. Assault on Xuchang
Characters: Sun Ce, Sun Jian, Sun Quan, Sun Shangxiang
Five Star Weapon Stage for Sun Jian
	Carry out the fire attack within 12 minutes of starting the battle
Star Requirements: None

Congrats, you�ve completed the hypothetical path. Go back to the Battle of
Hefei and talk to Taishi Ci.

7H. Battle of Hefei
Characters: Gan Ning, Ling Tong, Sun Quan
Five Star Weapon Stage for None
Star Requirements: None

8H. Battle of Ruxukou
Characters: Gan Ning, Ling Tong, Lu Meng
Five Star Weapon Stage for Ling Tong
Capture all of the Wei garrisons within 5 minutes and 40 seconds when Lu Meng
gives the order.
Star Requirements: None

9H. Battle of Fan Castle
 Characters: Lianshi, Lu Meng, Lu Xun
Five Star Weapon Stage for Lu Meng
	Defeat Guan Yu within 3 minutes of starting the battle
Star Requirements: Prevent Lu Meng from being injured

Play as Lu Meng, defeat Fushiren and Mi Fang as soon as you can to make them
defect. Follow the missions normally and eventually you�ll be told to enter
Guan Yu�s camp from the North. Just stay away from the south or Lu Meng will
get shot.

10H. Battle of Yiling
Characters: Han Dang, Ling Tong,  Lu Xun, and Lu Meng (if he survived Fan
Castle)
Five Star Weapon Stage for Lu Xun
	Defeat Liu Bei within 5 minutes of his whereabouts becoming unknown.
Star Requirements: Prevent Gan Ning from being killed by Shamoke

Once Gan Ning says he doesn�t have any orders so he�s just going to do his own
thing, follow him. If you stay close to him, you�ll get locked in the same
garrison and Shamoke will attack. Kill Shamoke and save Gan Ning.

10H-A. Battle of Guangling
Characters: Ding Feng, Gan Ning, Ling Tong, Zhou Tai
Five Star Weapon Stage for Ding Feng
	Successfully carry out the surprise attack and defeat Simi Yi within 9 minutes
Star Requirements: None

11H. Battle of Shiting
 Characters: Ding Feng, Ling Tong, Lu Xun, Zhou Tai
Five Star Weapon Stage for Zhou Tai
Defeat Simi Shi and Sima Zhao within 2 minutes and 30 seconds after the fake
surrender plot succeeds
Star Requirements: None

12H. Battle of He Fei Castle
 Characters: Lianshi, Lu Xun, Sun Quan, Zhou Tai
Five Star Weapon Stage for Lianshi
	Defeat Man Chong before he arrives in the main camp
Star Requirements: None




Shu: (Benevolence all day)



1. Yellow Turban Rebellion
Characters: Guan Yu, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei
Five Star Weapon Stage for None
Star Requirements: Rescue the peasants

Whenever the peasants call for help in the center, rush to them and save them.

2. Battle of Hulao Gate
 Characters: Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun
Five Star Weapon Stage for Guan Yu
	Defeat Hua Xiong and Lu Bu within 14 minutes of starting the battle. .
Star Requirements: None

3. Defense of Xu Province
Characters: Guan Yu, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei
Five Star Weapon Stage for Liu Bei
Defeat Zhang Liao and Xu Huang from entering Xu Province Castle and defeat the
fire attack unit before the fire attack
Star Requirements: Defeat the retreating enemies/Do not defeat the retreating
enemies

Zhang Fei�s missions will put him closer to the retreating units. Once they
appear, head to the map exit in the West. Guo Jia will tell them to retreat.
Just defeat them as they come to you.

3-A. Disturbance at Guandu
Characters: Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun
Five Star Weapon Stage for None
Star Requirements: None

4. Battle of Xinye
Characters: Guan Yu, Liu Bei, Xu Shu
Five Star Weapon Stage for Xu Shu
Defeat Cao Ren, Yue Jin, Li Dian, and Zhang He within 8 minutes of starting
the battle
Star Requirements: None

5. Battle of Changban
Characters: Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang
Five Star Weapon Stage for Zhang Fei
	Defeat Jia Xu before any peasant escapes
Star Requirements: None

6. Battle of Chibi
Characters: Liu Bei, Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang
Five Star Weapon Stage for Zhuge Liang
	Prevent the Wei officers from entering the prayer ceremony location
Star Requirements: Find Xu Shu after the fire attack succeeds

He�ll be on the North ship. Just head over to him once everything is set on
fire.

7. Battle of Chengdu
Characters: Huang Zhong, Pang Tong, Wei Yan, and Xu Shu (if you find him at
Chibi)
Five Star Weapon Stage for Pang Tong
Carry out the surprise attack and capture Lou Castle within 5 minutes of
starting the battle
Star Requirements: Prevent Pang Tong�s defeat by stopping Zhang Ren�s ambush

There will be two paths when Pang Tong sets out on his mission. Choose the
upper path and use the ladder in the garrison to find Zhang Ren.

8. Battle of Mt. Dingjun
 Characters: Huang Zhong, Ma Chao, Ma Dai, Pang Tong*
Five Star Weapon Stage for Huang Zhong
Defeat Cao Zhen, Wang Yi, Cao Zhang, Du Xi, and Xu Huang and get to Mt.
Tiandang before the enemy main force arrives.
Star Requirements: Defeat Cao Xiu

Self-explanatory, defeat Cao Xiu.

9S. Battle of Fan Castle
Characters: Guan Suo, Guan Xing, Guan Yinping, Guan Yu
Five Star Weapon Stage for Guan Yinping
	Defeat all the Wu officers within 4 minutes of their arrival
Star Requirements: Complete all star objectives of previous stages

Talk to Xu Shu to go down the hypothetical route.

10S. Battle of Lukou
Characters: Guan Xing, Xingcai, Zhang Bao, Zhuge Liang
Five Star Weapon Stage for Zhang Bao
	Prevent all of the fire attacks within 7 minutes of starting the battle.
Star Requirements: Foil Lu Xun and Lu Meng�s attacks

Just listen to Zhuge Liang. When it comes time to stop Lu Meng, circle around
the south (pincer attack) and beat him. If he sets up his siege weapons, you
failed.

11S. Ambush at Chang'an
Characters: Ma Chao, Pang Tong, Wei Yan, Xu Shu
Five Star Weapon Stage for Ma Chao
	Find the maiden�s sister within 5 minutes of starting the battle
Star Requirements: Defeat Xiahou Mao before Guo Jia appears

This crap is HARD. Just follow the missions normally and as quickly as
possible. Jiang Wei will eventually defect and you�ll have to take over the
armory to get the make shift bridge. The hard part is that you have like 10
seconds from the time you can cross the bridge to get to Xiahou Mao and kill
him. I was pressing up against the bridge with my horses until I was able to
cross over, used three bars of horse musou, and finally got to him.

11S-A. Pacification of Nanzhong
Characters: Bao Sanniang, Guan Ping, Guan Suo, Guan Yinping
Five Star Weapon Stage for Guan Ping/Bao Sanniang
Guan Ping:  Defeat Yang Feng and capture the catapult support base within 5
minutes of starting the battle.
Bao Sanniang: Defeat Meng Huo when he appears in the center of the battlefield
within 8 minutes of starting the battle
Star Requirements: Defeat Zhurong 3 times

She appears twice outside the camp and the last time she appears will be with
Meng Huo, just kill her first.

12S. Invasion of Luoyang
Characters: Guan Xing, Jiang Wei, Ma Dao, Zhang Bao
Five Star Weapon Stage for Jiang Wei
	Escape Luoyang Castle within 10 minutes of the Luoyang main gates closing
Star Requirements: None

13S. Capture of Wei
Characters: Liu Bei, Liu Shan, Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang
Five Star Weapon Stage for Liu Shan
Defeat Zhang Liao, Li Dian, and Yue Jin within 10 minutes of starting the
battle.
Star Requirements: None

Congrats! You�ve finished the hypothetical route. Go back to the Battle of Fan
Castle and talk to Guan Ping to start the Historical route

9H. Battle of Fan Castle
Characters: Guan Suo, Guan Xing, Guan Yinping, Guan Yu
Five Star Weapon Stage for Guan Suo
	Defeat  all of the Wu officers within 5 minutes of their arrival
Star Requirements: None

10H. Battle of Yiling
Characters: Guan Xing, Zhang Bao, Zhao Yun
Five Star Weapon Stage for Zhao Yun
Prevent the enemy plot, defeat Ling Tong, Gan Ning, and Zhou Tai within 9
minutes of Liu Bei giving the order
Star Requirements: None

11H. Battle of Tianshui
 Characters: Liu Shan, Xingcai, Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang
Five Star Weapon Stage for Xingcai
	Capture Anding and Nan�an before Jiang Wei reaches them
Star Requirements: None

12H. Battle of Jieting
Characters: Guan Xing, Jiang Wei, Yueying, Zhang Bao
Five Star Weapon Stage for Yueying
Defeat 300 enemies then save Xiang Lang, Cao Xiang, and Liao Hua within 5
minutes of starting the battle
Star Requirements: Rescue Ma Su

You actually have to rescue your other three allies first and then rush to Ma
Su�s location when Zhang He says something about eyesores.

12H-A. Battle Chencang
Characters: Guan Xing, Xingcai, Zhang Bao
Five Star Weapon Stage for Guan Xing
	Defeat Xiahou Wei before word of your infiltration spreads
Star Requirements: Ensure Zhang Bao lives by uncovering the ambush

You�ll want to play as Zhang Bao for this. Once you�re told to storm the
castle, take a catapult to the west side of the castle and find a crack in the
wall. Break it down with the catapult and then enter one of the side rooms to
uncover the ambush units.

13H. Battle of the Wuzhang Plains
Characters: Jiang Wei, Ma Dai, Wei Yan, Xingcai
Five Star Weapon Stage for Wei Yan/Ma Dai
Wei Yan: Defeat Sima Shi and Sima Zhao within 12 minutes of starting the
battle.
	Ma Dai: Complete your withdrawal without a single Shu officer being defeated.
Star Requirements: Eliminate the messengers

Wei Yan or Ma Dai is more suited for this. When the messengers appear after the
retreat order is given, take out the one closest to you and rush to the other
side of the map to get the other one. Not much room for error but it�s hard to
mess up. Just get on a horse and if you�re heading to the west side to get the
second messenger, use the ladder.





Jin: (IMBECILE!!! EVERYONE IS AN IMBECILE! Simi Yi�calm down)



1. Pursuit at Wuzhang Plains
Characters: Sima Shi, Sima Yi, Sima Zhao, Zhang Chunhua
Five Star Weapon Stage for Simi Yi
	Defeat 300 enemies and Zhao Zhi, Zhang Yi, and Du Rui
Star Requirements: None

2. Battle of Xiangping
Characters: Sima Shi, Sima Yi, Sima Zhao, Wang Yuanji
Five Star Weapon Stage for None
Star Requirements: None

3. Battle of Mt. Xingshi
Characters: Jia Chong, Sima Shi, Sima Zhao, Zhang Chunhua
Five Star Weapon Stage for None
Star Requirements: None

4. Coup d'etat
Characters: Sima Shi, Sima Yi, Sima Zhao, Zhang Chunhua
Five Star Weapon Stage for None
Star Requirements: Defeat Coa Xun, Cao Xi, and He Yan before defeating Cao
Shuang

Not difficult, just make sure to kill Cao Shuang last during their retreat.

4-A. Xiahou Ba's Journey
Characters: Guo Huai, Sima Zhao, Wang Yuanji
Five Star Weapon Stage for Guo Huai
Defeat all of the enemy officers on the way and block the path twice within 8
minutes of starting the battle
Star Requirements: Prevent Jiang Wei and XIahou Ba meeting

If you�re Guo Huai, the platforming across the tiger pit might suck just a
little so I�d interim save before you attempt it. Just remember to block the
path when it tells you to and then run down to beat Jiang Wei.

5. East Gates Battle
Characters: Sima Zhao, Wang Yuanji, Zhuge Dan, and Xiahou Ba (if you prevented
him from meeting Jiang Wei)
Five Star Weapon Stage for None
Star Requirements: Escort allies to safety.

Not very difficult. Just kill all the enemy officers and make sure your people
don�t die.

5-A. Battle of New Hefei Castle
Characters: Guo Huai, Sima Shi, Zhuge Dan
Five Star Weapon Stage for Zhuge Dan
	Lure Zhuge Ke from the main camp within 5 minutes after the gates open
Star Requirements: Defend the gates in the castle

Another easy task, just follow the in game missions.

6. Battle of Mt. Tielong
Characters: Deng Ai, Jia Chong, Sima Zhao, Zhong Hui
Five Star Weapon Stage for None
Star Requirements: Prevent Guo Huai from being injured

Don�t go in the central garrison. First chase after Li Jian and kill him. Then
go to Xingcai and destroy her ox carts. Destroy the reinforcements and when Li
Jian shows up again, go kill him.

7. Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin's Rebellion
Characters: Deng Ai, Jia Chong, Sima Shi, and Guo Huai (if he survived Tielong)
Five Star Weapon Stage for Simi Shi
	Return to the main camp within 1 minute after Wen Yang�s surprise attack.
Star Requirements: Defeat Wen Qin before Wen Yang

Ignore the pincer attack. Just take out the main center area officers and Sima
Shi will try to persuade Wen Yang to join them. Then take out Wen Qin then Wen
Yang.

8S. Battle of Xuchang
Characters: Jia Chong, Sima Zhao, Wang Yuanji, Zhuge Dan
Five Star Weapon Stage for None
Star Requirements: Complete all star objectives of previous battles

Talk to Wen Yang in the camp to go down the hypothetical route.

9S. Capture of Chengdu
 Characters: Deng Ai, Guo Huai, Sima Shi, Xiahou Ba
Five Star Weapon Stage for Xiahou Ba
	Defeat Guan Suo and Guan Yinping before they enter the main camp
Star Requirements: Kill all the other officers before Liu Shan

Make sure you�re the one to kill Jiang Wei or Guan Suo and Guan Yinping might
not spawn. Other than that, it�s pretty simple.

9S-A. Defeat the Rebels
 Characters: Sima Yi, Zhang Chunhua
Five Star Weapon Stage for Zhang Chunhua
	Defeat Zhong Chan and Liu Yao within 5 minutes of starting the battle
Star Requirements: Finish the battle

Yeah, just finish the battle.

10S. Battle of Jianye
Characters: Jia Chong, Sima Zhao, Wang Yuanji, Zhuge Dan
Five Star Weapon Stage for Wang Yuanji
	Encounter Sun Xiu within 8 minutes of Jianye Castle opening.
Star Requirements: None

11S. Defend Chengdu
Characters: Sima Shi, Wen Yang, Xiahou Ba
Five Star Weapon Stage for Wen Yang
	Defeat Meng Huo without the central garrison being set on fire.
Star Requirements: None

12S. Final Conflict at Chibi
Characters: Jia Chong, Sima Shi, Sima Zhao, Wang Yuanji
Five Star Weapon Stage for Jia Chong
	Seize the ballistae before they defeat any ally
Star Requirements: None

Congrats! You�ve finished the hypothetical route. Now go back to the Battle of
Xuchang and talk to the gate keeper to start the historical route.

8H. Battle of Xuchang
Characters: Jia Chong, Sima Zhao, Wang Yuanji, Zhuge Dan (if he survived New He
Fei)
Five Star Weapon Stage for None
Star Requirements: None

9H. Zhuge Dan's Rebellion
Characters: Jia Chong, Sima Zhao, Wang Yuanji, Zhong Hui
Five Star Weapon Stage for None
Star Requirements: None

10H. Wei Emperor's Last Stand
Characters: Sima Zhao, Wang Yuanji, Zhong Hui
Five Star Weapon Stage for None
Star Requirements: None

11H. Battle of Taoyang
 Characters: Jia Chong, Sima Zhao, Zhong Hui
Five Star Weapon Stage for Zhong Hui
Defeat Liao Hua, Hu Ji, and Zhang Yi within 5 minutes after Xiahou Ba starts
to withdraw
Star Requirements: None

12H. Battle of Jiange
Characters Deng Ai, Wang Yuanji, Wen Yang
Five Star Weapon Stage for Deng Ai
Make sure the decoy strategy succeeds and defeat Jiang Wei within 8 minutes of
starting the battle
Star Requirements: None

13H. Battle of Chengdu
Characters: Jia Chong, Sima Zhao, Wang Yuanji
Five Star Weapon Stage for Sima Zhao
Defeat Guan Suo and Jiang Wei within 7 minutes after Liu Shan temporarily
withdraws.
Star Requirements: None



Five Star Weapons:
All five star weapons have Heaven affinity. You must be playing as the
designated character and be on Hard or Chaos. Once you�ve unlocked a character,
you can go to the gallery and check out their weapons, and see the requirement
to unlock their fifth weapons. Or just use this guide. (20Jan2015, I�ll update
this section with tips eventually. If you follow the story objectives section,
I�ve included the Five Star Weapon requirement)


Wei:
Xiahou Yuan: Escape from Luoyang
Li Dian: Battle of Hulao Gate
Yue JIn: Battle of Yan Province
Cao Ren: Battle of Xu Province
Xu Huang:Imperial Escort
Dian Wei: Battle of Wan Castle
Jia Xu: Battle of Xiapi
Cao Pi: Battle of Guandu
Guo Jia: Battle of Xinye
Cai Wenji: Campaign for Jianye
Zhenji: Uprising at Xuchang
Pang De: Pursuit at Nanjun
Cao Cao: Battle of Baidi Castle
Xu Zhu: Battle of Chibi
Wang Yi: Battle of Tong Gate
Zhang Liao: Battle of Hefei
Zhang He: Battle of Mt. Dingjun
Xiahou Dun: Battle of Fan Castle

Wu:
Sun Shangxiang: Battle of Xiangyang
Sun Quan: Battle of Liang Province
Sun Ce: Conquest of Wujun
Daqiao: Defeat Gan Ji
Huang Gai: Battle of Chibi
Zhou Yu: Battle of Nanjun
Gan Ning: Battle of Hefei
Taishi Ci: Pursuit at Shouchun
Han Dang: Defense of Jiangxia
Xiaoqiao: Assault at Xinye
Lu Su: Battle of Runan
Sun Jian: Assault on Xuchang
Ling Tong. Battle of Ruxukou
Lu Meng: Battle of Fan Castle
Lu Xun: Battle of Yiling
Ding Feng: Battle of Guangling
Zhou Tai: Battle of Shiting
Lianshi: Battle of He Fei Castle

Shu:
Guan Yu: Battle of Hulao Gate
Liu Bei: Defense of Xu Province
Xu Shu: Battle of Xinye
Zhang Fei: Battle of Changban
Zhuge Liang: Battle of Chibi
Pang Tong: Battle of Chengdu
Huang Zhong: Battle of Mt. Dingjun
Guan Yinping: Battle of Fan Castle
Zhang Bao: Battle of Lukou
Ma Chao: Ambush at Chang'an
Guan Ping: Pacification of Nanzhong
Bao Sanniang: Pacification of Nanzhong
Jiang Wei: Invasion of Luoyang
Liu Shan:  Capture of Wei
Guan Suo: Battle of Fan Castle
Zhao Yun: Battle of Yiling
Xingcai: Battle of Tianshui
Yueying: Battle of Jieting
Guan Xing: Battle Chencang
Wei Yan: Battle of the Wuzhang Plains
Ma Dai: Battle of the Wuzhang Plains

Jin:
Simi Yi: Pursuit at Wuzhang Plains
Guo Huai: Xiahou Ba's Journey
Zhuge Dan: Battle of New Hefei Castle
Simi Shi: Guanqiu Jian and Wen Qin's Rebellion
Xiahou Ba: Capture of Chengdu
Zhang Chunhua: Defeat the Rebels
Wang Yuanji: Battle of Jianye
Wen Yang: Defend Chengdu
Jia Chong: Final Conflict at Chibi
Zhong Hui: Battle of Taoyang
Deng Ai: Battle of Jiange
Simi Zhao: Battle of Chengdu

Other:
Zhang Jiao: Yellow Turban Conflict
Unlock Stage: Clear Shu Yellow Turban Rebellion
Defeat Huangfu Song without losing an ally officer

Diao Chan: Eliminate Dong Zhuo
Unlock Stage: Clear Wei Battle of Hulao Gate
Defeat Zhang Liao within 8 minutes of starting the battle

Dong Zhuo: Chase at Hulao Gate
Unlock Stage: Clear Shu Battle of Hulao Gate
Defeat Yuan Shao within 7 minutes of starting the battle and without losing an
ally

Lu Bu: Xiapi Defensive Battle
Unlock Stage: Clear Wei Battle of Xiapi
Rescue Wei Xu, Hou Cheng, and Song Xian and prevent them from defecting

Yuan Shao: Skirmish at Guandu
Unlock Stage: Clear Shu Disturbance at Guandu
Prevent Liu Bei and Zhang Fei from withdrawing and prevent Zhenji and Zhang He
from defecting

Zhurong: Nanzhong Rescue Mission
Unlock Stage: Clear Shu Pacification of Nanzhong
Rescue Meng Huo before King Mulu appears after his rescue

Zuo Ci: Phantoms of Xuchang
Unlock Stage: Clear Wu  Assault on Xuchang
Place all 3 altars and defeat Sima Yi without any phantom officers dying

Meng Huo: Rescue at Baidi Castle
Unlock Stage: Clear Jin Capture of Chengdu
Defeat 3 of the following officers: Chen Jiao, Chen Wei, Cao Zhang or Wang
Shuang with a ballista within 8 minutes of starting the battle



Ambition Mode:

Ambition mode is the less fun but most important part of the game. Essentially,
the goal is to build Tongquetai and welcome the Emperor to your camp. How to do
you build Tongquetai? Upgrade Blacksmith, Teahouse, Merchant, and Barracks to
level 50. How do you upgrade these facilities? By grinding out the battles to
get materials. Easy enough right? However, there are other facilities that will
be unlocked as you gain more allies. How do you gain more allies? By earning
enough fame and defeating them in battle. How do you earn fame? By grinding out
the battles.

First let�s cover the facilities which all max out at LV50 (takes 288 materials
to go from 1-50)


-Blacksmith- Buy/Sell Weapons, Forge random weapons by trading in old ones,
temper weapons to add new skills. This is the most important facility next to
the Academy. Upgrade this to level 50 first.

-Teahouse-Buy food that will give you stat buffs for the next battle until you
return to camp. Helpful but not incredibly necessary.

-Merchant- Buy and sell animals as well as exchange materials. This guy is
super important for his exchange materials option (1 weapon material=2 facility
materials), but you can level him up last because buying animals isn�t a huge
priority, especially if you unlock Red Hare.

-Barracks- Send troops out to get random rewards when you return to camp.
Certain areas will yield better results like pandas and elephants.

-Stables- Feed your animals and get rewards. This is kind of like the barracks.
You�ll get materials, weapons, and/or animals. Higher the level, the different
kind of food you can feed them.

-Farmer- Gives you gold when you return to camp.

-Training Ground- Assigned supervisor gains exp after each battle.

-Academy- Use gold to increase the level, health, attack, or defense of any
unlocked character. I�d definitely level this up second. Why? There�s a ton of
characters, chances are you won�t want to grind each one to lv 50 where you can
unlock their weapon skill. Or maybe you�ve unlocked your favorite character and
want Lu Bu to be an instant beast. Either way, leveling this up eventually
leads to more experience packages to purchase, cheaper prices, and the ability
to raise their health/attack/defense all the way to 1000.



There are four different types of battles: Skirmish, Great Battle,
Unconventional, and Duels.

-Skirmishes are the quickest and easiest of the four. There�s only four or five
officers, and you can run straight to the commander if you want.  Every
officer/unit commander will drop material as well as every box.

-Great Battles feel more like a regular story mission. There are tons of
officers on the map. If you want allies fast, choose this mode.

-Unconventional battles will get you fame. These will have side missions such
as saving hand maidens from tigers or escort an injured ally to the escape
point after bringing them medicine. They�re quicker than great battles but
slower than skirmishes.

-Duels happen randomly and guarantee famous officers. Winning a duel will also
net you a Camp Symbol. Once you have all the camp symbols, these won�t pop up
anymore.

Here�s the issue: if you�re grinding to get a saddle, you�ll more than likely
end up with max allies and fame. The cap won�t increase until you�re back into
camp. So IDEALLY, you want to max out your ally cap so when you attempt to get
the War Elephant, you�ll be able to recruit everyone you defeat. I fought Lu Bu
8 times before I could recruit him because I didn�t have the space for him. But
once you have the space, you�ll more than likely be doing skirmishes only.


Bodyguards:
In Ambition mode, you can take any recruited famous officers, and have them
follow you around on the battle field. Complete enough battles and you�ll max
out their bond.  Max out their bonds with a female and a male to unlock all
their voice options (do this with everyone to the get the Vocal Enthusiast
trophy).  You can also assign the famous officers to supervise different
facilities but the only ones where it�ll make a difference are the training
grounds and the farmer (where talking to them could get you additional
materials).


Unlockables:
-Shadow Runner: Complete 30 consecutive battles

-Hex Mark: Complete 60 consecutive battles (can return to the camp after
unlocking Shadow Runner and do another 30 consecutive battles)

-Red Hare: Complete 90 consecutive battles (can return to the camp after
unlocking Hex Mark and do another 30 consecutive battles)

-War Elephant: Complete 100 consecutive battles (cannot return to camp like
with the horses)

-Golden Panda: Recruit all allies and welcome the Emperor

-Harrier: Max out all facilities and welcome the Emperor (upgrade Merchant last
to make sure you get this one)



Weapon Tempering:

Weapon tempering is the process of adding skills to a weapon. Why is this
important? Because the 5-Star weapons, although cool looking, aren�t that great
compared to a 4 star weapons with maxed out skills on them. You can temper your
weapons via the blacksmith in Ambition mode after he reaches level 30. My
advice is just to max him out as soon as you can.

Weapon tempering can be a pain because in order to create your ultimate weapon,
you have to find a good base. This usually means a 4 Star weapon with the right
affinity and no skills that you don�t want on it. Which skills do you want?


Personally, I recommend:
CYCLONE because some damage will be inflicted on enemies that are guarding when
you use a charge attack
ENLIGHTENMENT because having a full rage bar never hurts
THORNS because this stops enemies from combo-ing you
VELOCITY because this increases your attack speed which means faster charge
attacks
INDUCTION because this is the best damage multiplier as far as attributes that
tack on extra damage
JUBILATION because it recovers more health than the recovery skill, makes Chaos
mode easier




Stackable Attributes: (max out at lv10)
Aggression - Attack increases when both of your weapons have same affinity.

Awe - Your attacks may stun the enemy.

Barricade - Your defense increases greatly, but your attack decreases.

Chain - Increases the amount of time that chains can be linked together.

Cyclone - Inflict some damage on even enemies that are guarding.

Enlightenment - Your Rage Gauge will recover somewhat with each successful
attack.

Explosive - A powerful shockwave may be unleashed following a successful attack.

Fear - Your attacks may frighten enemies.

Flash - Cause enemies that have accumulated damage to explode.

Flurry - Increases the damage inflicted by consecutive attacks.

Frenzy - Your attack increases greatly, but your defense decreases.

Frost - Your attacks may freeze the enemy, rendering them immobile.

Induction - Lightning may strike the enemy following a successful attack.

Inferno - Adds additional fire damage to your attacks.

Jolt - Lightning may be emitted when you take damage from the enemy.

Jubilation - Recover a portion of your Health Gauge when you defeat an enemy.

Morass - Your attacks may decrease the enemy's speed and attack speed.

Protection - Defense increases when both of your weapons have the same affinity.

Recovery - Your Health Gauge will recover somewhat with each successful attack.

Roar - Recover a portion of your Musou Gauge when you defeat an enemy.

Slash - Inflict additional damage against the enemy or even defeat them in a
single blow.

Spurt - Defeated enemies will drop Winged Boots.

Survival - The lower your health is, the more your attack increases.

Thorns - Returns a portion of damage suffered to the enemy.

Thunder - Lightning will shoot out from enemies you attack.

Triumph - Recover a portion of your Rage Gauge when you defeat an enemy.

Uplift - Your Musou Gauge will recover somewhat with each successful attack.

Velocity - Increases your attack speed.

Venom - Inflict poison damage on enemies.

Vigor - A shockwave may be emitted when you take damage from the enemy.

Whirlwind - Enemies knocked back by your attack will suffer additional damage.



Non-Stackable Attributes:
Agility - Unleash your fighting spirit when successfully executing a somersault.

Awareness - Able to guard attacks from behind.

Desperation - Attack doubles when near death and getting up from the ground.

Fury - Able to use a True Musou attack at any time.

Greed - Obtain Gold when landing an attack on enemies who are guarding.

Resolve - Defense doubles when near death and getting up from the ground.

Rigidity - Your guard will become unbreakable.

Swiftness - Speed doubles when near death and getting up from the ground.

In order to maximize your temper abilities, you�ll need to max out the
blacksmith as soon as possible. It�ll cost less weapon materials, and you�ll
have access to better weapons in his shop.  Once you�ve done that, you have to
find the base weapon. What I did (took 10-30 minutes) was pick the character
who�s favorite weapon is the weapon you�re trying to craft and check the
blacksmith�s inventory if he had a suitable weapon. If not, soft reset, start
over. You can also go to story mode, pick a battle that starts off in a camp,
select PLAY ALL so you can save and quit once you buy your weapon, and set the
difficulty to Chaos. Then just select change character if he doesn�t have the
weapon you want, and try again.

Once you find the base weapon, you need to find the attributes. If you don�t
want to search your random drops, go to story mode, pick a battle that starts
off in a camp, select PLAY ALL, and set the difficulty to beginner. You�ll find
more weapons with one or two attributes with the blacksmith. Once you�ve
purchased your attributes, head back to Ambition mode�s blacksmith to start
tempering.

Select the base weapon and then the weapon with the attribute you want to add,
and execute! Your base weapon now has a new attribute. Say your base weapon has
4 attributes and the weapon you�re adding on has 3 different attributes. The
weapon created will have two random attributes from the three. Now if some of
the attributes are the same as the one on your base weapon, the level of the
skill will increase so long as they aren�t unstackable attributes like Fury or
Greed.

Once your weapon has six attributes on it, tempering ANY weapon to it will
increase these skills but to make things go faster, try to add on the same
attributes so you don�t waste any more weapon materials than needed.





Skills:
Ability Augmentation Skills are pretty much the only skills you�ll ever equip.
These skills can be leveled up to 20, and you can have 4 equipped at a time.
Skills level up at random so it�s not guaranteed that you�ll always level up
even when you meet the requirements. Two great levels to boost skills are the
Yellow Turban Rebellion (Zhang Jiao side) where you can easily get 6000+ kills
and Defend Chengdu (Jin) where enemy officers infinite respawn so long as Meng
Huo is alive.

�	Accuracy- increases chance of inflicting a critical hit
o	Defeat an enemy officer with a chain above a certain length
�	Quick Learner-Adds a bonus to the amount of experience earned
o	Defeat an enemy officer that is afflicted with a status ailment
�	Fortune Hunter- Increases luck
o	Defeat an enemy office with a KO count above a certain level
�	Victory Cry-Increases the chances of items appearing in battle
o	Defeat an enemy officer with the same affinity
�	Health Springs- adds a bonus to health recovery
o	Defeat an enemy officer with an advantageous affinity
�	Musou Springs- adds a bonus to musou recovery
o	Defeat an enemy officer with a rage or musou attack
�	Rage Springs- adds a bonus to rage recovery
o	Defeat an enemy officer in a state of rage or with rage attack
�	Burning Spirit- increases power up item duration
o	Defeat an enemy officer with a switch attack.
�	Secret Arts- Increases resistance against ranged attacks
o	Defeat an enemy office while speed is doubled
�	Nullification- Increases resistance against elemental attacks
o	Defeat an enemy officer with a disadvantageous affinity
�	Equestrian- improves equestrian skills
o	Defeat an enemy officer with a mounted attack
�	Havoc- increases attack range
o	Defeat an enemy officer within a set period of time at the start of battle
�	Health Boost- increases the maximum size of the health gauge
o	Defeat an enemy officer when your health is full
�	Attack Boost- increases attack power
o	Defeat an enemy officer when your attack is doubled
�	Defense Boost- increases defense power
o	Defeat an enemy officer when your defense is doubled
�	Mighty Roar- increases the amount of damage inflicted on enemy officers
o	Defeat an enemy officer with a storm rush attack
�	Steely Heart- Decreases the amount of damage received from enemy officers
o	Defeat an enemy officer with a switch counter
�	Determination-Restores a portion of the character�s health when knocked down
o	Defeat an enemy officer when your health is red



Compatibility:
Weapons are classed into 4 different groups. When your character reaches 4
stars in the compatibility rating, you�ll be able to perform special actions
when equipped with the associated weapon. From the instruction booklet�

Dive-  Press X when knocked back to make an emergency escape.

Dash- Prss X while attacking or in the air to move quickly about.

Shadow Sprint- Press SQUARE during a strong attack in order to charge forward
and inflict damage on the enemy.

Whirlwind- Add wind to your normal attacks, inflicting additional damage on
enemies around you.

I�ve never really paid much attention to these skills so I wouldn�t fret if
your favorite character is a Dive character and you use weapons with shadow
sprint. Chances are so long as your weapon has the right attributes and
affinity, you�ll be just fine. Plus, you can eventually earn these as equipable
skills.



Random Tips:

-Pressing Start+Select will soft reset your game sending you back to the title
screen. Most helpful if you interim save during a battle before you attempt an
objective or if you�re looking for weapons from the blacksmith in ambition mode
and want to refresh the list.

-The Three Point system is a new Rock, Paper, Scissors mechanic that allows for
a little more strategy when fighting officers. Each character can equip two
weapons, and ideally each weapon will have a different affinity.
Earth->Man->Heaven->Earth

If your weapon has the stronger affinity, there will be a blue orb above an
enemy officer. Attacking the enemy until the blue orb is gone will initiate a
Storm Rush attack which is basically a baby musou attack. If your weapon has
the weaker affinity indicated by the red triangle with an exclamation point
above them, fear not! When the enemy uses a charge attack (they�ll glow blue),
you can tap the R1 button to perform a switch counter.

-I run the Halberd (Heaven) and Throwing Knives (Man).  Throwing Knives are
definitely one of the best weapons in the game and you�ll be able to pretty
much take down any officer quickly with the C3 or C5 attack (and if you use my
preferred attributes, you�ll take down officers on Chaos like it was on Easy
mode). If you weapon switch to the halberd, you�ll get a speed boost which can
really clear out crowds and officers.

-For grinding money, you can either run the Ambition mode route which is spend
1000 gold at the barracks and send them to Yi province, complete a skirmish
battle, return to camp, check the barracks and hope for a panda, check the
farmer, feed your horses, sell any weapons and saddles and repeat *OR* you can
just go to free mode and run the alternate missions to the missions you�ve
already completed. These are a lot quicker than regular missions, tons of
weapon drops, and you�ll eventually be rewarded a trophy for completing every
mission.

-If you�re trying to collect all of the weapons, SAVE YOUR RARE WEAPONS (the
gold star weapons). You can only have one of each, so this prevents duplicate
drops.

-An infinite amount of officers can respawn on Defend Chengdu (Jin), just don�t
kill Meng Huo.

-There�s an experience glitch on Battle of Baidi Castle. You�ll kill the three
officers in front of you when you start, then rush to the Yueying and kill her.
Then just keep destroying the siege weapons with a fast weapon like throwing
knives. Also kill Ma Chao and Ma Dai when they show up and also Guan Yu and
Zhang Fei when the engineers are dispatched.




Movie List:
Movies are pretty easy to get but some movies are easy to miss. If you go down
the hypothetical route and get the hypothetical ending, you�ll have to go back
to the mission where the routes split up NOT THE MISSION AFTER. That�s super
important because I was racking my brain on the movies I was missing. For
example, Shu->Battle of Fan Castle, if you choose Xu Shu, you�ll go down the
hypothetical route. After you beat the hypothetical route go back to Fan Castle
and pick Guan Ping. Don�t start on the Battle of Yiling or else you�ll miss the
Broken Bonds movie. Also, you have to beating Ambition mode nets you another
ending.

Wei:
Strength and Reason
Treasured Strength
For the Next Generation
The End of an Era
A Brilliant New World

Wu:
The Two Kingdoms Plan
A Land Not Yet Realized
Fearsome Tigers
The Birth of the Wu Emperor
The Tiger�s Fangs Live On
Towards a New Land Together

Shu:
A Bride Amongst the Chaos
A Connected Sky
Broken Bonds
The Death of a Virtuous Man
A Land of Benevolence
A World of Light

Jin:
A Brilliant Man Resigns
The Sima�s Radiance
The River�s Reflection
Distant Destiny
Wise Laughter
On to Destiny

Event List:
Events like movies are easy to come by, but you can also get these in Free
mode! Some objectives you�ll have to fail in order to get the event. But if you
play through the story mode, you�ll get a big chunk of events. It just gets
frustrating when you have ??? and don�t know where to get it.

I got super lazy and found this list on some message board. It didn�t have the
event names but I put those in. I don�t remember who wrote it but whoever you
are I hope you don�t mind and if you do, let me know and I�ll take it down. But
thank you!

Wei:
�	Coming Up Short: Start "Escape from Luoyang"
�	In Search of Strength: Start "Battle of Hulao Gate"
�	A Powerful Warrior: At "Battle of Hulao Gate", break through Hulao Gate to
make Lu Bu appear.
�	Newfound Strength: Finish "Battle of Hulao Gate"
�	The Land of Plenty: Finish "Battle of Yan Province"
�	A Single Arrow: At "Battle of Puyang", approach Xun Yu.
�	A New World Order: Start "Imperial Escort".
�	A Devious Banquet: Start "Battle of Wan Castle".
�	The Hero�s Shield: At "Battle of Wan Castle", leave the castle.
�	Elai: Finish "Battle of Wan Castle" after saving Cao Ang & Cao Anmin
�	A Ripple Effect: Start "Battle of Xiapi".
�	Necessary Strength: Finish "Battle of Xiapi".
�	Feint: Start "Battle of Guandu".
�	Towards a New Land: Finish "Battle of Guandu"
�	The Fall of Yuan Family: Finish "Battle of Mt. Bailang" after saving Guo Jia
from the Wuhuan
�	The Stretegist�s Shadow: Start "Battle of Xinye"
�	Genius at the Crossroads: Finish "Battle of Xinye"
�	The Wings of Chibi: Start "Battle of Chibi"
�	The Skies of Victory: Talk to Guo Jia in order to start "Battle of Chibi" and
finish the battle.
�	Darkness in Defeat: Talk to Cao Pi in order to start "Battle of Chibi"
�	The Splendor of Xilang: At "Battle of Tong Gate", return to the main camp
when you're ordered to.
�	Guardian of Hefei: At "Battle of Hefei", enter the garison where Zhang Liao
is ambushed.
�	Strength Combined: Finish "Battle of Hefei".
�	Father and Children: At "Battle of Mt. Dingjun", let Huang Zhong capture Mt.
Tiandang and attack Wei's main camp.
�	A Warrior�s Resolve: Start "Battle of Fan Castle".
�	The End of the God of War: Finish "Battle of Fan Castle"
�	The Blade of Treason: Start "Riot at Xuchang".
�	In the Way of Ambition: At "Riot at Xuchang", defeat Wang Zhong for the
second time.
�	Debating Heroes:  Start "Battle of Baidi Castle".
�	The End of Chaos: Finish "Battle of Baidi Castle"

Wu:

�	Like a Stong Gale:  Start "Battle of Xiangyang".
�	The Tiger�s Successor: Finish "Battle of Xiangyang" after defeating Lu Gong
before he retreats
�	The Death of a Tiger: Finish "Battle of Xiangyang" without defeating Lu Gong
�	The Wu Navy Embarks: Finish "Conquest of Wujun"
�	The Path Traversed: Start "Little Conqueror in Peril".
�	Standing with the Conqueror: At "Little Conqueror in Peril", defeat Xu Gong.
�	Things Entrusted: Finish "Little Conqueror in Peril".
�	Lifting the Curse: Finish "Battle against Gan Ji"
�	Everything on the Line: Start "Battle of Chibi".
�	The Spirit of a Commander:  At "Battle of Nanjun", rescue Gan Ning.
�	Passing Along One�s Wish: Finish "Battle of Nanjun".
�	Peace with the God of War: Finish "Battle of Jing Province"
�	The Land in Two: Start "Battle of Hefei"
�	Ambition Passed Down: Talk to Zhou Yu to start "Battle of Hefei" and finish
the battle.
�	Fleeing towards Hope: Talk to Taishi Ci to start "Battle of Hefei" and finish
the battle
�	Interrupting the Raid: Start "Battle of Ruxukou".
�	Friends:  At "Battle of Ruxukou", approach Zhang Liao.
�	Enjoying the Victory: Finish "Battle of Ruxukou".
�	Severing Ties:  Start "Battle of Fan Castle".
�	The God of War Ascends:  Finish "Battle of Fan Castle"
�	Thinking of Ambition: Finish "Battle of Yiling"
�	Challenging Wei: Start "Battle of Hefei Castle".
�	The Tiger�s Resolve:  Finish "Battle of Hefei Castle".
�	The True Intention: Start "Pursuit at Shouchun".
�	The Leader of Wu: Finish "Pursuit at Shouchun".
�	A Third Force: At "Defense of Jiangxia", defeat Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
�	Bonds to Surpass the Chaos:  Finish "Defense of Jiangxia".
�	Women of Action: At "Battle of Runan", approach Zhang Chunhua & Wang Yuanji.
�	Following in One�s Footsteps: Finish "Battle of Runan".
�	Chasing the Land: Start "Attack on Xuchang".
�	A Proud Separation: Finish "Attack on Xuchang".

Shu:
�	One Ambition: Start "Yellow Turban Rebellion".
�	An Illuminated Path: Finish "Yellow Turban Rebellion" after rescuing the
peasants
�	A Journey without Light: Finish "Yellow Turban Rebellion" without rescuing
the peasants
�	Rise of Tyranny: At "Battle of Hulao Gate", break through Hulao Gate to make
Lu Bu appear.
�	A Brief Separation: Finish "Defense of Xu Province" after letting the enemy
officers retreat (fail star objective).
�	The Spear the Supports Ambition:  Finish "Confusion at Guandu".
�	The Path to the Sleeping Dragon: Start "Battle of Xinye".
�	The Path to Virtue: Finish "Battle of Xinye".
�	Behind the Alliance: Start "Battle of Chibi".
�	Bonfire: Finish "Battle of Chibi"
�	Indignation:  At "Battle of Chengdu", approach Chengdu castle.
�	The Face of Benevolence:  Finish "Battle of Chengdu"
�	The Prodigy�s Plan: Finish "Battle of Mt. Dingjun" with Pang Tong alive.
�	The Children of the God of War: Start "Battle of Fan Castle"
�	A Song to Reach the Heavens: Talk to Xu Shu to start "Battle of Fan Castle"
and finish the battle.
�	As a General and a Father: Talk to Guan Ping to start "Battle of Fan Castle"
and finish the battle.
�	Childhood Friends:  Start "Battle of Yiling".
�	The Prodigy of Tianshui: At "Battle of Tianshui", approach Jiang Wei.
�	A Melted Heart:  Finish "Battle of Tianshui".
�	Reward and Punishment: Finish "Battle of Jieting"
�	Sword Brothers: Finish "Battle of Chencang" after Zhang Bao gets ambushed
�	A Battle for the Next Generation: Start "Battle of Wuzhang Plains".
�	Wishing on a Shooting Star: Finish "Battle of Wuzhang Plains"
�	Emerging Youth:  Start "Battle of Lukou".
�	Bonds Reformed: Finish "Battle of Lukou".
�	The Prodigy Resurrected:  At "Ambush at Chang'an", defeat Jiang Wei.
�	Someone to Believe In:  At "Invasion of Luoyang", approach Guan Xing after
the ambush.
�	Reciprocating Trust: Finish "Invasion of Luoyang".
�	Bonds to Overcome Turmoil: Start "Conquest of Wei".
�	Benevolence and Reason: Finish "Conquest of Wei".

Jin:
�	Meeting with a Shooting Star:  Start "Pursuit at Wuzhang Plains".
�	A Talented Generation:  Finish "Pursuit at Wuzhang Plains".
�	A Devoted Friend: Start "Battle of Xingshi".
�	Slaying Imbeciles:  Start "Coup d'Etat".
�	The Makings of a Leader: Finish "Xiahou Ba's Journey" after defeating Jiang
Wei before Xiahou Ba meets him
�	The Man of Virtue�s Path: Start "Battle of East Gates".
�	Narrow Ideals: Finish "Battle of East Gates" after letting at least one ally
die
�	A Bloodline Curse: Finish "Battle of Hefei Castle" after keeping the gates
safe
�	The End of the Journey: Finish "Battle of Mt. Tielong"
�	Wen Yang on the Rampage: At "Guanqiu Jian & Wen Qin's Rebellion", approach
Wen Yang
�	Measuring Worth: Finish "Guanqiu Jian & Wen Qin's Rebellion"
�	Sudden Changes: Start "Battle of Xuchang"
�	Proceeding towards the Mandate: Talk to Wen Yang to start "Battle of Xuchang"
and finish the battle.
�	Entrusted with the Mandate: Talk to the soldier to start "Battle of Xuchang"
and finish the battle.
�	Rebellion for Justice: Start "Zhuge Dan's Rebellion".
�	Heartless Judgment: Finish "Zhuge Dan's Rebellion".
�	The Wei Emperor Moves: Start "The Last Battle of the Emperor of Wei".
�	An End to the Disturbance: Finish "The Last Battle of the Emperor of Wei".
�	Choices and Separation: Finish "Battle of Taoyang".
�	Thinking of Distant Skies: Start "Battle of Jiange".
�	Decisive Action: Start "Battle of Chengdu".
�	Next in Line: At "Battle of Chengdu", approach Liu Shan.
�	The Surrender of Shu: Finish "Battle of Chengdu".
�	Unable to Retire: Start "Defeat the Rebels".
�	Experienced Talent: Finish "Defeat the Rebels".
�	Behind the Sudden Change: Start "Battle of Jianye".
�	The End is Near: Start "Defense of Chengdu".
�	Pursuing the Mandate Together: Start "Final Conflict at Chibi".
�	Another Life to the Heavens: Finish "Final Conflict at Chibi".


Acknowledgements:
I mainly used Gamefaqs message boards, YouTube, and the Dynasty Warriors 8
guides on feoh.wikidot.com when I played through the game.  I don�t want to
offend anyone if I forget a name so I won�t even attempt it.  Just thank you
community for putting all your great advice out there.

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