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/ DYNASTY WARRIORS 4 /
/ Stage Events Guide /
/ Version 1.4 /
/ June 18, 2003 /
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Created by James Turner (popemobile)
E-mail: zaxon (at) magpage (dot) com
INTRO/PURPOSE:
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The purpose of this FAQ is to compile a list of all known events (things that
trigger special cutscenes, as well as quirky/important non-cutscene ones) with
step-by-step instructions on how to get them.
If you know of any events not listed here, or have corrections/additional
information regarding what's here, you're encouraged to send me an email at
the address above. All help will be credited.
SUBMISSIONS:
If you have some additional info you'd like to submit to this FAQ, please
send it to the address listed above. Also, please include whether you'd like
to be credited by your real name, internet/gameFAQs handle, or both.
UPDATES:
1.4 - Whole lotta misc info and some corrections/confirmations added. I've
been having computer problems so sorry to anyone whose e-mail I didn't reply
to.
1.3 - Lots of corrections and confirmations, and a number of new misc events.
1.2 - Added a few events (Nanman, Ru Nan), made some minor corrections, and
added lots of misc events. Thanks to everyone who's been contributing!
1.1 - Fixed a couple of glaring errors (Wan castle and Zhang Fei's bridge
event), added a couple events I missed, and filled in a number of holes.
KEY:
* - standard event that is very hard to miss
# - not that hard to get, but not as common either
! - unusual event that is easy to miss
----EVENTS BY STAGE AREA----
*Note: These are organized by the area sub-groupings as found on the free
mode select screen.
Also, "Misc Events" are non-cutscene events. They are generally either minor
events like ambushes and such, or Musou-mode only things you can get depending
on what actions you take on prior stages in a specific act.
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YI LING
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Battle of Yi Ling
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Sides available: Wu and Shu
* Shu Camp Engulfed in Flames (Both sides)
This event occurs when Zhu Ran's fire attack is succesful. For Shu side,
simply do not kill Zhu Ran and his task force leaders and the event will
trigger. To get Zhu Ran's task force to appear, you have to go investigate
the area indicated when you recieve a message relaying Zhuge Liang's orders
to tighten security around the watchtower. If you don't go investigate, the
event will occur without Zhu Ran appearing. (Thanks in part to
[email protected])
For Wu side, after Zhu Ran is spotted, you'll get a message from Lu Xun
about the fire attack strategy. Simply protect Zhu Ran untill he gets to
the target location. (Thanks in part to AtomicEntity)
* Zhuge Liang's Arrival (Both sides)
Zhuge Liang arrives and bridges the northern waterway. For both sides, this
will occur a certain amount of time into the battle. If you prevent the fire
attack while playing Shu side, this event doesn't seem to trigger. Clearing
the Stone Sentinal Maze while playing on Wu side also seems to speed up the
event. Note that if you are playing as Zhuge Liang, this event will be
triggered by entering Bai Di castle. In this case, morale will be raised,
but only Yan Yan will cross the bridge and attack the Wu camp. (Thanks
to Vivi Orunitia 72 for this last bit of info.)
* Stone Sentinal Maze (Wu side)
This event shows your character getting lost in the maze. To trigger it, go
run around the Stone Sentinal Maze. It'll happen after enough time is spent
in the maze.
-Misc Events:
(Shu) If you are playing as Zhuge Liang, there will be a conversation early
in the stage involving Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and Zhao Yun involving tighter
security.
(Shu) Defeat Meng Huo 7 times in the Nanman campaign, and he will arrive
with a Nanman unit as reinforcements for Shu.
(Wu) Take all three territories in Race for the Nan Territory, and Guan Yu
will arrive with a reinforcement unit for Shu.
Campaign for Jing
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Sides available: Shu only
* Huang Zhong and Wei Yan
Defeat Huang Zhong without having defeated Wei Yan and Han Xuan. Huang
Zhong will withdraw and the event will trigger shortly thereafter.
(Note: In Musou mode, this is only available before you've unlocked Huang
Zhong and Wei Yan.)
-Misc events:
- If you rescue Pang Tong at the Battle of Luo Castle prior to doing this
stage, Pang Tong will arrive as reinforcements (in addition to the usual
reinforcements you get). (Thanks to David "DaveLikesOldCars" Gabriele for
this one.)
Unification of Jing
---
Sides available: Wu only
* Victory
After defeating all four enemy commanders, you will get a brief cutscene
announcing the victory. Nothing special.
-Misc events:
Enemies join forces -> one trigger is defeating Yan Baihu's sub officer,
Yan Yu. Another is entering Liu Biao's castle.
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WU ZHANG PLAINS
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Battle of Jie Ting
---
Sides available: Shu and Wei
# Burning Gate (Shu side)
This event is triggered if both you and Zhang He get close enough to the
southern gate. He will set the gate on fire, making it unpassable. (You can
still rescue Ma Su, though.)
* Zhang He and his Ballet Troops (Wei side)
Trigger this event by following Sima Yi's instructions and surrounding Ma Su.
This is one of the funnier events in the game, IMO.
! Execution of Ma Su (Shu side)
To view this cutscene, you must lose the level by not rescuing Ma Su.
Basically, don't defeat any enemy officers and let Ma Su be overrun.
-Misc events:
(Shu) If you defeat Xiahou Yuan at Mt. Ding Jun prior to this stage, Xiahou
Yuan will show up as the final general you need to defeat to rescue Ma Su.
He will also make a comment about being late when he arrives. (Thanks to
David "DaveLikesOldCars" Gabriele for this one.)
(Wei) If you don't surround Ma Su in time, he will send smoke signals to the
main Shu forces. After that if you attempt to enter Ma Su's camp you will
trigger ambushes.
(Wei) If you defeat Ma Su early enough in the stage (before he is surrounded or
sends smoke signals to the main force), the stage will end. (Thanks to
AtomicEntity for this one)
Battle of Wu Zhang Plains
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Sides available: Shu and Wei
# Arbalest counter-attack (Shu side)
Approach Zhang He's position in the upper left hand side of the map. This
should trigger an enemy archer ambush. Wait a few moments, and Zhuge Liang
will instruct you to use the arbalest, after which the cutscene will occur.
# Taunting Sima Yi (Shu side)
Approach the main Wei camp before Zhuge Liang's "death" scene.
* Zhuge Liang's "Death" (Both sides)
After a certain amount of time a cutscene will show up where Zhuge Liang
appears to die. I think you can trigger this event to occur while playing
on Wei side by entering the main Shu fort at the bottom center of the map.
* Zhuge Liang Lives (Both sides)
This cutscene is triggered once Sima Yi gets close enough to the main Shu
camp. It's slightly different depending on which side you play.
* Victory at the Supply Depot (Wei side)
Go to the supply depot at the bottom left hand corner of the map, and
defeat Liao Hua.
-Misc events:
(Both) If you kill the enemy hostage on Mt. Ding Jun before he returns to
camp, an enemy general unit will show up during this battle and say a "Revenge
for" whoever line. For Shu side the enemy general will be Xiahou Yuan, while
on Wei side it will be Huang Zhong. (Thanks to AtomicEntity for the specifics)
(Wei) If you surround and defeat Ma Su at Jie Ting, Sima Yi will taunt Ma Su
when his unit appears as reinforcements.
(Both) If you clear Jie Ting before playing this stage, Zhuge Liang's
Wooden Ox supply unit will show up.
(Shu) If a Shu officer approaches Sima Zhao (in the upper right corner)
early on in the stage, Sima Zhao will initiate a fire attack. This "fire"
attack is rather pointless as far as I can tell, and will stop once you
defeat him.
(? ?) I vaguely recall playing this stage once where after the Zhuge Liang
lives event, Sima Yi did NOT retreat, but instead continued to push forward.
Anyone else seen this and know how to cause it? I'm pretty sure it was Shu
side.
Battle of Tian Shui
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Sides available: Shu only
# Zhuge Liang's Offer to Jiang Wei
Follow Zhuge Liang's directions exactly. First defeat all enemy generals
outside the castles. Then, after Jiang Wei exits his castle, take out his
two sub-generals. Finally, to trigger the cutscene, lead Jiang Wei to Zhuge
Liang.
Also, if you play in Musou mode and have already unlocked Jiang Wei, Cao Ren
will take Jiang Wei's place. If you follow all of Zhuge Liang's instructions,
Cao Ren will simply retreat instead of switching sides. (Thanks to Joe Caputo
and
[email protected] for this)
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HE FEI
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Battle of Hei Fei
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Sides available: Wu and Wei
* Sun Jian Ambushed (Both sides)
Occurs after Sun Jian crosses the bridge.
* Sun Jian Retreats to Safety (Both sides)
Occurs after Li Dian is defeated (Wu side) and Sun Jian gets close enough to
the bridge. For Wei side, it'll occur shortly after Sun Jian's rescue troops
appear. If doesn't seem to be happening, you may need to clear the area around
the bridge of enemies.
* Zhang Liao Arrives to Tear the Heart Out of Wu! (Wu side)
This event will occur a short while after Zhang Liao initially retreats and
the "Sun Jian Ambushed" event occurs.
* Gan Ning's Arrival (Both sides)
Occurs when Gan Ning's reinforcements arrive, a set amount of time into the
stage.
-Misc events:
(Wu) Clear the Siege of Fan Castle stage first, and Sun Shang Xiang will arrive
with a catapult unit to attack He Fei castle's front gate. If you are playing
as SSX, the event will not occur, but you can still get the catapult - just
move to the catapult's arrival area (slightly south and to the left of the main
castle gate) and it will show up.
(Wu) If you do not clear the Siege of Fan Castle prior to this stage,
reinforcements for Wei from Fan Castle will arrive during the battle.
(Wu) Clear both Siege of Fan Castle and Shi Ting and Lu Meng will send a
message warning Sun Jian of the ambush at the bridge. This will negate the
"Sun Jian Retreats to Safety" event listed above, and Sun Jian's rescue troops
will appear early, raising morale.
(Wu) Defeat Cao Xiu at Shi Ting, and he will arrive as reinforcements. If you
don't clear Shi Ting first, the reinforcements will still arrive, but without
Cao Xiu and farther north up the map. (Note - no reinforcements arrived when I
was playing as Lu Xun.)
(Wei) If Wu forces break through one of the side gates, reinforcements will
arrive from Fan Castle with a catapult to attack the main gate. (need to
confirm if clearing Fan Castle is a requirement or not)
(Wei) If you're playing as Zhang Liao, Sima Yi will give you more specific
instructions about luring Sun Jian. Also, Sun Jian may challenge you to a duel
right at the beginning of the stage. If you defeat him before the Sun Jian
Ambush event occurs, Taishi Ci will arrive early and tell Sun Jian to fall
back to safety. A few minutes later, Sun Jian will reappear and tell his
forces to continue their march. Also, if you defeat Sun Jian before the
Ambush, the Ambush will be nullified.
(Thanks to
[email protected] and AtomicEntity)
?(Wei) Rescue Cao Xiu at Shi Ting, and he will arrive as reinforcments.
(need to confirm this one)?
Battle of Shi Ting
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Sides available: Wu and Wei
* Cao Xiu Ambushed (Both sides)
Triggered once Cao Xiu gets close enough to the castle gate to the north
of the map.
To ensure success on Wu side, defeat Jia Kui before he reaches Cao Xiu.
To prevent the event on Wei side, defeat Ding Feng then approach Cao Xiu.
-Misc events:
(Wu) If you defeat Zhou Fang before he returns to Wu's ranks, Lu Xun's plan
will be ruined, and he will unleash the ambush troops early. Also, be careful -
the castle gate will remain CLOSED if you do this, so you won't be able to get
the fairy wine or defeat any of the Wei reinforcement generals. I waited untill
the 10 minute mark to see if the gate would open if Lu Xun was defeated (I was
playing as SSX, so Lu Xun wasn't the commander), but the Wei forces inside the
castle barely went after him. *Shrug*
(Wu) If you clear the Siege of Fan Castle first and defeat Zhen Ji, she will
show up with the Wei reinforcements and give you some sass.
(Wei) Clear the Siege of Fan Castle first, and a catapult unit from Fan castle
will arrive to help attack the main castle gate.
Campaign Against Sun Jian
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Sides available: Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo, Yellow Turbans, Yuan Shao
-Misc events:
(All) Enter the main castle at the north of the map early in the stage to
prevent Sun Jian's plans. All Ambush units will appear.
If you don't enter the castle, your forces will stumble onto a number of
ambush and fire attacks, and your commander will grow impatient and advance.
(Commander advance occurs around 10 minutes in).
(All) If you enter the main castle after the first ambush on the right side
of the map occurs then you'll trigger Sun Jian's arrival, but with a different
message. (Something along the lines of "You're fast, but it's too late now")
(Need to confirm -> after event or a certain amount of time?)
(All) Ambush events:
Gan Ning ambush: Occurs after you defeat his sub-officer, on the left side of
the map. Will also occur if you wait long enough, and then head into the
ambush area.
Sun Shang Xiang ambush: Occurs after the bridge is destroyed and when your
side's troops approach her ambush spot (a little north of the round little
unpassable hill on the right path, I think). The gate from the right path
to the center area will be opened after the fire attack that occurs with
this ambush.
Sun Jian ambush: The "fast" way to trigger this is to simply enter the Wu
castle, after which your character will make a comment about there being
no one there. Sun Jian and Sun Ce will then appear at the bottom of the
map near your commander. The "slow" way is to wait around, let Sun Shang
Xiang's ambush occur, wait for your commander to advance, and then head up
the left path. Right before you trigger Gan Ning's ambush, Sun Jian's
ambush will trigger. If you do it this way, it'll include a fire attack,
and Sun Ce's unit will appear near your Commanding Officer, and Sun Jian
will appear in the same place to the south.
(Note: there's probably other combinations that'll get you the "slow" way
too, this is just one I used last time I did this.)
The Two Qiaos
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Sides available: Wu
# The Eligible Bachelors
Clear the stage with Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, Da Qiao, or Xiao Qiao.
# Captured!
This occurs if any of your allied officers are defeated. If Da Qiao or Sun Ce
is defeated, Da Qiao will be in the cutscene; if it's Xiao Qiao or Zhou Yu,
it'll be Xiao Qiao in the cutscene.
-Misc events:
- After you've met up with all your allies, Dong Zhuo's forces will arrive and
start searching for you. You can either avoid the enemy or get spotted. To
avoid the enemy, hide in either the far left or inner right paths. In the inner
left path, you'll get spotted by Dong Zhuo, and on the outer right path you'll
get spotted by a scout on horseback.
(Thanks to AtomicEntity for info on the previous two events)
-If you successfully avoid being spotted, Xiao Qiao will make a remark about
getting revenge against Dong Zhuo, and your character will say something about
having to make a decision.
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HAN ZHONG
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Battle of Mt. Ding Jun
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Sides available: Wei and Shu
* Hostage exchange (Both sides)
This cutscene starts the stage every time.
* The Old Man of Shu (Wei side)
Approach Huang Zhong to trigger this rather amusing scene.
-Misc events:
(Shu) If you rescue Ma Su in Jie Ting prior to this stage, Ma su will arrive as
reinforcement unit.
(Both) Cao Cao's main force will arrive either a set amount of time into the
stage or after Xiahou Yuan is defeated.
(Both) After Shu takes Mt. Ding Jun, Huang Zhong will charge down and attack.
This'll come with a comment from either Huang Zhong or Xiahou Yuan (depending
on if you're playing as Shu or Wei, respectively) about being able to see the
entire Wei camp from atop Mt. Ding Jun. If you're playing as Shu, you'll also
get a message stating that Huang Zhong has been isolated after he charges down.
Battle of Han Zhong
---
Sides available: Shu
(any?)
Eliminate Zhang Jiao!
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Sides available: Shu, Wei, Wu
* Rockslide (All sides)
Triggered by ally troops approaching the North fortress.
# Wind attack (All sides)
Triggered by ally troops approaching the slope with the stairs before Zhang Lu
either meets with Zhang Jiao or is defeated.
* Zhang Lu and Zhang Jiao
Do not stop Zhang Jiao from joining with Zhang Lu.
Notes on this stage:
If you allow Zhang Lu and Zhang Jiao to join, they will cast a magic spell
that will cause all other ally officers (except for the commander, of course)
and their troops to switch to the Yellow Turban side.
If you defeat Zhang Lu before he reaches Zhang Jiao, only some of the ally
troops will defect. To defeat Zhang Lu you must first defeat all his
soldiers. (Use the two fortresses to stop them long enough to defeat them
all.)
After the spell is cast, you need to destroy the 3 ceremonial implements near
Zhang Jiao's position to end it. If you allowed Zhang Lu and Zhang Jiao to join
up, the spell will only be partially broken after you destroy the ceremonial
implements (the officers who switched sides will not change back.)
(Thanks to
[email protected])
-Misc events:
(All) If you defeat Zhang Lu prior to defeating all his troops, he will
reappear, and your commander will instruct you to go after the troops first. If
you continue to defeat Zhang Lu while he still has troops alive, he will give
you a different taunt after the third time. Once you defeat all Zhang Lu's
troops, the "real" Zhang Lu will be spotted and you can finally finish him off.
(Thanks in part to
[email protected])
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GUAN DU
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Battle of Guan Du
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Sides available: Wei and Yuan Shao
# Lu Bu's Arrival (Wei side)
Skip the Battle of Xia Pi in Musou mode and Lu Bu will show up a certain
amount of time into the level, triggering this cutscene.
# Yuan Shao's Toys (Both sides)
Yuan Shao's siege rams will show up when his main force approaches Guan Du
castle. When playing as Wei side, you need to let Bai Ma and Ya Jin castles
fall to Yuan Shao before he will advance that far.
! Wu Chao in Flames (Both sides)
Occurs when Cao Cao succesfully takes Wu Chao Supply depot. For Yuan Shao's
side, shortly after the ram shows up, a message will pop up stating Cao Cao's
forces are attacking Wu Chao. If you do not go and stop the attack the event
will take place.
For Wei side, you must wait untill the siege ram shows up, then follow Cao
Cao out the side gate of Guan Du and protect him untill he reaches Wu Chao.
Then, defeat the officer guarding Wu Chao (Chunyu Qiong) as well as the
reinforcement officer (Lu Wei Kuang) and the cutscene will be triggered.
# The Walls Come Tumbling Down (Both sides)
If playing as Yuan Shao, protect the ram untill this event occurs. If playing
as Wei, there'll be 4 (or 3? not certain) rams you need to destroy to prevent
this event.
-Misc events:
(Both) Guan Yu and Liu Bei will leave the battle after meeting up.
(Both) If you are playing the stage for the first time or in Free mode, Zhang
He will defect if the supply depot is captured.
(Wei) If you clear the map of all enemy generals and sub-generals except for
Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao will retreat, ending the stage.
(Yuan Shao) Defeat Guan Yu before he slays Wen Chou, and a valuable item report
will show up. If you go to the designated spot (on the circular path south of
Yan Jin castle), you will trigger an ambush. The "valuable item" is nothing
more than a meat bun. (Thanks to Vivi Orunitia 72 for clearing this one up!)
Campaign against Cao Cao
---
Sides available: Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo, Yellow Turbans, Yuan Shao
* Trapped (All sides)
Shortly into the stage you'll get a cutscene where Cao Ren isolates one or
two of your allied officers by destroying the central bridge south of your
starting point. This often occurs on its own, otherwise you can trigger it
by approaching the bridge from the west.
-Misc events:
(All) There are two ambushes, one just under the left castle and the other
at the top of the circular path on the right side of the map. After the
first ambush, you can nullify the second by going to its trigger point from
behind. Your strategist will tell you where the ambush point is, so check
your history if you're having trouble.
(All) After you enter the main Wei castle at the bottom of the map, there
Cao Cao will order the gates closed to divide your side's forces, and an
ambush will appear inside the castle. Shortly thereafter Xiahou Dun will
appear to the north of the map and will head for your main camp.
Yellow Turban Fortress
---
Sides available: Han, Yellow Turbans
* Phantom Army (Han side)
Enter the left fortress to trigger this.
* Magic Winds (Han side)
Approach the circular path on the right of the map to trigger this.
Note: To stop the phantom army, destroy the two ceremonial implements at
the bottom of the fort. To stop the winds, destroy the three windmills
at the bottom of the circular path.
Also, all of these will eventually occur on their own even if you don't
do them yourself... the advance of the Han forces will meet the
requirements. (Thanks to Tenken for this bit of info)
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JI PROVINCE
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Battle of Ji Province
---
Sides available: Wei
* Yuan Shao's Arrival
This event will occur some time after either Yuan Shang or Yuan Tan are
defeated.
-Misc events:
-You can get either Yuan Shang or Yuan Tan to join your side (temporarily,
at least.) To do this, first wait for a conversation among either Yaun Tan
or Yuan Shang's sub-officers (it can be either one's). They will tell their
lord to forsake his brother or somesuch. While you are waiting, do not defeat
any of the Yuan Brothers' sub-officers. Shortly after the conversation, Cao
Cao will make a comment about the rift between the two brothers, and he will
instruct you to take out the third brother, Yuan Xi. Do so, and Cao Cao will
then instruct you to negotiate with either of the remaining Yuan brothers...
you're free to pick either one, just go up to them and they should surrender.
After the either of the two brothers is defeated, the Yuan Shao's arrival
event will occur. If the brother who joined you is still alive, Yuan Shao will
give'im hell, and he'll go back to Yuan Shao's side.
(Thanks to Vivi Orunitia 72 for this one!)
Yellow Turban Rebellion
---
Sides available: Han, Yellow Turbans
* Zhang Jiao (Both sides)
This is the standard stage-opening cutscene.
* Zhang Bao's Power (Han side)
Triggered by entering the left fortress.
* Zhang Liang's Power (Han side)
Triggered by entering the right fortress.
-Misc events:
- If you defeat Zhang Liang and/or Zhang Bao in Fortress/Menace, they
will not be in this stage and thus their cutscenes nullified. Instead,
one of the nearby officers will say something about having revenge, and
that officer will get the blurry "important officer" aura, and become
harder to defeat. (Thanks in part to
[email protected])
- If you defeat both Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao prior to this stage (so
that neither of them shows up in this stage), Zhang Jiao will summon a
rock slide when you approach the hill path leading to his position.
(Thanks to Ryon Levitt for this one)
Dong Zhuo in Ji
---
Sides available: Wei
(Any?)
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XU CHANG
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Guan Yu's Escape
---
Sides available: Wei, Shu
* Guan Yu and Zhang Liao (Both sides)
This is the standard stage-opening cutscene.
* Escape/Reunion (Both sides)
Occurs when both Guan Yu and the Carriage safely reach the escape point.
# Carriage Destroyed (Wei)
To get this, destroy the carriage (Duh). If you defeat the carriage early in
its journey, it will reappear at the escape point, and Liu Bei and Zhang Fei
will arrive as backup units. You will have to go destroy it again to get the
cutscene. If you destroy it later in its journey (right at the fourth gate
did it for me, but I don't know if that's the limit.), that'll be enough to
trigger the cutscene.
-Misc events:
(Shu) Xiahou Dun will begin his pursuit as soon as you clear the fourth gate.
(Wei) If you play as Zhang Liao, Guan Yu will make a unique comment when the
two meet. (Thanks to Tenken for this one)
Battle of Xu Chang
---
Sides available: Wu, Shu, Nanman
* Enemy Reinforcements (All)
Some time after the supply depot/siege ramp event described below, a large
Wei force will attack from behind and trigger this cutscene.
* Cao Cao's Final Stand (All)
Triggered by allied forces getting close to Cao Cao.
-Misc events:
(All) Shortly into the stage your side's Siege ramp will arrive. Right after
this, Wei will launch an ambush at your supply depot at the bottom left of the
map. Your strategist will inform you to pick one to protect. (If your character
is strong and you hurry, you can do both - clear the ramp's path, then zip over
to the supply depot and defeat Xu Zhu.)
(All) A Pang De (or Cao Ren - depending on what side you play?) ambush party
lies in wait in the bottom right section of Xu Chang castle. The ambush will
come with a comment from Sima Yi (if he's still alive). (Thanks in part to
Chris Pauliukonis)
(All) There are spike barriers guarding each of the main castle gates. To
destroy the spike barrier you need to defeat the guard captain that is
inside the castle behind the barrier. After you destroy all of them, Sima Yi
will make a comment about the spike barriers having been sabotaged. (Thanks
to
[email protected])
(All) Sima Yi's explosives trap - When you first enter Xu Chang castle (or is
it just when one of the gates open?), you'll get a message about Wei forces
falling back, and your strategist will make a comment about Sima Yi being "up
to something". S/he'll also instruct you to pull back and view the area from
outside the castle. When you head farther into the castle, you'll get a message
that explosives are laid out in the castle, and your strategist will tell
everyone to get out quickly. After you move out of the blast area (leave the
castle courtyard or go up onto the walls), Sima Yi will make a comment and the
explosion will occur, eliminating all troops (enemy and ally alike, but not
officers) in the area. (Thanks in part to
[email protected])
This event is a bit confusing, as you would think there would be some
signifigance to your strategist telling you to scout the area from outside
the castle, but I've found none. If anyone knows anything more about this
event, send it on in!
Battle of Si Shui Gate
---
Sides available: Allied, Dong Zhuo
# Supply Depot (Allied side)
First you must enter the supply depot by jumping over the small wall that
blocks its back road. (Check the map to see where the back road is.) Then,
defeat the officer (Fan Chou) in the supply depot to get this event.
Note: If you capture the supply depot before Hua Xiong charges (see below),
the Hua Xiong's Defeat event will be nullified.
* Hua Xiong's Defeat (Allied side)
To get this, you must wait untill Sun Jian falls back after not getting his
supplies from Yuan Shu. After that you'll get a "Hua Xiong is charging!"
message, and Yuan Shao will say something like "Is there no warrior here
that can defeat Hua Xiong?" Once Yuan Shao says this, go and defeat Hua Xiong
to get this cutscene.
Note: You can get both this and the Supply Depot event... you just need to
wait untill Hua Xiong charges and Yuan Shao says his line before you capture
the depot.
-Misc events:
(Allied) Li Jue will retreat and thus end the stage not long after you defeat
Hua Xiong. If you defeat his two sub-officers before he gets away, you can
delay his retreat, and in the meantime Zhang Liao will arrive with
reinforcements.
(Allied) A certain amount of time into the stage, reinforcements will arrive
for Dong Zhuo's forces (they'll open Si Shui's north gate, too). If Zhang Liao
has not yet been unlocked by Wei or you're in free mode, he will lead the
reinforcements and head for Yuan Shao. Unless victory is imminent, you'll want
to go help! (Thanks to AtomicEntity for this one)
(Dong Zhuo) Early in the stage Sun Jian will send a messenger to Yuan Shu. Li
Jue will instruct you to slay the messenger. If you don't, Li Jue will rant
about the incompetance of his forces, and Hua Xiong will come under heavy
attack (he'll be defeated unless you go help him).
(Dong Zhuo) If Hua Xiong is defeated, Li Jue will begin preparations for a
retreat. He will say lines about retreating 4 times, untill finally saying
"Si Shui gate is lost. Retreat!" and actually retreating. If he retreats
before you clear the stage, you'll lose.
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WU TERRITORY
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Battle of Jian Ye
---
Sides available: Shu, Wei, Nanman
* Multiple Sun Jians (All sides)
Either defeat an enemy sub-officer or wait around a bit and this event will
occur.
* The Sun Family Unites (All sides)
Defeat Huang Gai, Zhou Tai, or Taishi Ci to trigger this.
-Misc events:
(All) After one of the phantom Sun Jians is defeated, another will appear
(along with Zhuge Jin) as an ambush unit behind your main camp. This'll
also happen if you just wait long enough after the phantom Sun Jians appear.
Also, when you defeat the real Sun Jian any remaining phantoms will dissappear,
and if the ambush hasn't occurred yet, it will be nullified. (Thanks in part to
AtomicEntity)
(All) You must defeat the four Suns in order - Jian, Ce, Quan, and Shang
Xiang. Any that you defeat out of order will simply appear again. You will
get a message instructing you to go after the commander if you continue to
defeat the wrong ones. (Thanks in part to
[email protected])
Note:
There was a rumor on the message board a while back about a Sun Shang Xiang
surrender event. From what I can tell, there's been absolutely no confirmation
of this, and general concensus is that it's a hoax.
Unification of Jiang Dong
---
Sides available: Wu
* A Friend in Need (Yuan Shu's Loyalty)
Defeat Liang Gang and open the gate to the central castle to trigger this
event. Yuan Shu will arrive with reinforcements to protect the enemy
commander's retreat.
! Defeat at the Supply Depot
Allow Zhou Yu to be defeated (takes 10 minutes, usually, but I've had it happen
in 5), and this event will be triggered.
-Misc events:
-If you clear the Campaign for the Wu Territory first, there will be an extra
Dim Sum Snack and Fairy Wine located in the supply depot, and Zhou Yu will
mention the supplies taken from that stage being used to lure the enemy in
his opening comments.
Campaign for the Wu Territory
---
Sides available: Wu
* Taishi Ci and Sun Ce's "New World"
This event is triggered by defeating Taishi Ci.
* Taishi Ci's Decision
This will occur some time after the "New World" event listed above.
Note: These previous two events will only occur if you are playing in free mode
or have not yet unlocked Taishi Ci.
-Misc events:
-If you clear Assault on Liu Biao before Yuan Shao shows up as reinforcements in
that stage, then Yuan Shao will arrive as reinforcements in this stage. (Thanks
to AtomicEntity for this one)
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LUO YANG
///////////////
The Imperial Seal
---
Sides available: Wu
# The Enemy Finds the Seal
Search your 70th crate with Dong Zhuo still alive and his forces will find the
seal, triggering this cutscene.
* "Is this... the Imperial seal?" (Victory)
Find the seal to trigger this. You can do this by either searching 100 crates,
(the 99th crate you smash open will reveal the location of the 100th, which has
the seal in it) or defeating Dong Zhuo after the "Enemy Finds the Seal" event
described above (he will begin withdrawing immediately after the cutscene, so
you will have to hurry.) Also, the seal will show up with around 3:00 minutes
remaining in the stage, regardless of how many crates you have searched.
(Thanks to David "DaveLikesOldCars" Gabriele for this last bit of info.)
-Misc events:
You will get several messages from an allied soldier saying a valuable item has
been found and that it may be the imperial seal. None of these crates contains
the seal, but they do count towards the 100 you need to find the seal. Also, if
you search each crate shortly after getting the message, it will contain an
item.
Battle of Hu Lao Gate
---
Sides available: Allied, Dong Zhuo
* Siege Ram (Allied side)
This cutscene will occur once any allied officer breaks through one of the three
initial gates.
* Fall of Hu Lao Gate (Allied side)
Occurs under either of two conditions - you can just wait around long enough
and the gate will eventually fall, or you can take out the two Guard captains
and the gate will fall once the ram reaches the gate (if it hasn't already).
* The Mighty Lu Bu (Allied side)
Occurs right after the Fall of Hu Lao Gate event.
* Luo Yang in Flames (Both sides)
For allies, this event is triggered by any allied officer entering Luo Yang
(in other words, pass through the gate Diao Chan is defending). For Dong Zhuo,
this event will only occur if you cleared Si Shui Gate first. To trigger it,
simply approach either Sun Jian, Liu Bei, or Cao Cao.
-Misc events:
(Allied) If you do not defeat Hua Xiong at Si Shui Gate, he will arrive as
reinforcements right near Yuan Shao (Musou mode only).
(Dong Zhuo) If Diao Chan is defeated, Lu Bu will have some angry words for
Dong Zhuo.
(Dong Zhuo) Yuan Shao's arrival - If you cleared Si Shui gate first, Yuan Shao
will arrive as soon as the fire attack is initiated (see Luo Yang in Flames
event listed above). If not, he'll appear once either Cao Cao or Liu Bei is
defeated. If he hasn't arrived after awhile, there are two different messages
Dong Zhuo will say about finding him. (The first comes when you pass Hu Lao
Gate... the second after a while or at a certain point on the map?)
Battle of Tong Gate
---
Sides available: Wei, Shu
* The Ice Castle (Both sides)
This is triggered by any Shu forces approaching the Gate just north of
Cao Ren's position. (Thanks in part to Chris Pauliukonis)
* Cao Cao meets with Han Sui (Both sides)
Wei will bridge the river to the north, and Cao Cao will advance towards
Han Sui. When he gets close enough, this event will take place.
! Lots of Horses (Shu side)
The exact purpose and cause of this event are somewhat of a mystery...
However, some known requirements are that you have to prevent Han Sui from
defecting (see below) and then lower Cao Cao's morale to 2 stars.
-Misc events:
(Both) Han Sui's defection -> For Wei side, your strategist will say something
about Ma Chao and Han Sui being the only enemies who matter, and suggest
driving a wedge between them. Wei will bridge the Wei Shui river, and Cao Cao
will head over and initiate the Cao Cao meets with Han Sui event listed above.
After that, Han Sui will defect if you go and lower his morale by defeating
his soldiers and sub officers. For Shu side, Han Sui will defect unless you
put a stop to it... to do this you need to defeat all the enemy officers down
in the lower left quadrant of the map, then defeat Xu Huang before he gets near
Han Sui.
(Shu) If Han Sui defects to Wei, a short while later Pang Tong and Zhang Fei
will arrive as reinforcements for Shu.
(Shu) If Ma Chao appraoches Cao Cao at any point in the stage, he will yell at
Cao Cao and give Shu a morale boost.
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XU PROVINCE
/////////////////
Battle of Xia Pi
---
Sides available: Wei, Lu Bu
* Xiahou Dun's Eye (Both)
This will happen a random(?) amount of time into the stage.
(Not sure about this - might be triggered by XD approaching enemy forces)
# Chen Gong's Surrender (Wei side)
To get this, first cause Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng to surrender.
(Approach them and give'em a couple whacks and they'll desert Lu Bu). After
this (?also need to defeat the other two officers?), you'll get a message
saying Chen Gong's unit has ceased resistance. Approach Chen Gong and the
event will trigger.
* Xia Pi's Stream (Wei side)
This scene will occur after Wei forces enter the castle. (Thanks to
Steven "Stobot" Osuna for this one).
* Damming the Stream (Wei side)
Shortly after the Xia Pi's Stream event listed above, your strategist will give
you instructions to dam the stream. Go to the designated spot and the event
will trigger.
# Guan Yu's New Steed (Lu Bu side (and Wei w/ Guan Yu?) )
After the stream is dammed (see event above), Red Hare will be spotted on the
little island in the southeast. Guan Yu will soon head after the horse, and
the event will trigger if he reaches it before anyone else.
-Misc events:
(Both) A certain amount of time into the stage, Lu Bu will open one of the
north gates and lead a carriage out. If the carriage succesfully escapes,
Yuan Shu will arrive a little while later with reinforcements.
(Wei) If you defeat Diao Chan, Lu Bu will go berserk, and defeating him will
become much more difficult.
(Wei) If Lu Bu and Diao Chan are the only enemy officers left, they will
retreat and the level will end (in victory) once Lu Bu gets away. If you
didn't destroy the carriage, you'll have to wait for Yuan Shu to arrive and
defeat him as well.
Yellow Turban Menace
---
Sides available: Han, Yellow Turbans
* Rainstorm (Han side)
One trigger is approaching the hill path that leads to Zhang Liang. Another is
if you enter the castle stream in the area of the ambush. Otherwise, I think
it may just be triggered by allied forces advancing into that area?
* Spirits of the Earth (Han side)
Occurs when Han forces get near Zhang Liang's position.
-Misc events:
(Han -> Volunteer Forces) If you are playing under Shu and defeat one of the
officers in Cao Cao's or Sun Jian's area, that commander will thank the
volunteer forces. Note that Edit characters will also be playing under Shu.
(Thanks to
[email protected] and Dane Faith)
(Han) Shortly after the Rainstorm event (see above), Yellow Turban forces will
appear from the mists to ambush Huangfu Song. After this ambush is cleared,
Huangfu Song will exit the fortress from the North and will be ambushed again.
In both these cases you'll want to go help him ASAP.
(Credit to
[email protected])
(Yellow Turbans) Huangfu song will retreat after you have defeated two of the
three main generals outside the walls (Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Jian). (Thanks to
mr_greenturtle for this one)
Campaign Against Liu Bei
---
Sides available: Yellow Turbans, Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao
# Mi Fang's Surrender (All sides)
Defeat Mi Fang three times BEFORE Liu Bei's castle gates open. That means you
have to do it before Zhao Yun (or Jian Yong on Yellow Turbans side) arrives,
and either Zhang Fei or Guan Yu (Guan Yu or Zhao Yun on Yellow Turbans side)
still has to be alive.
-Misc events:
(All) If you defeat both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei (or Guan Yu and Zhao Yun on
Yellow Turbans side), Liu Bei will get angry and charge out of his castle.
(All) After you release Mi Fang for the second time (see Mi Fang's Surrender
event listed above), he will reveal Mi Zhu's ambush party. If you don't
capture and release Mi Fang twice, then the ambush will be sprung later on
and your commander will be in danger.
Lu Bu's Offensive
---
Sides available: Wei
* Lu Bu's Fury
Follow your strategist's instructions and trap Lu Bu in the castle by closing
all the gates. After the fire attack is initiated, you'll get a message from
a confused soldier, all gates will reopen, and the music will stop. After that,
simply reenter the castle to get this scene. If at any point you allow Lu Bu to
leave the castle, this event will be nullified. Also note that if any of Wei's
officers are still in the castle when the fire attack occurs, you'll get a
message saying they've been injured and have withdrawn (with the exception of
Cao Cao, who will be injured but not withdraw).
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CHENG DU
///////////////
Campaign for Cheng Du
---
Sides available: Shu
! Liu Zhang's Surrender
Do the following WITHOUT getting close to Liu Xun. You have a limited amount
of time, so use a horse and don't dally.
Step one: Capture Li Yan by following Zhuge Liang's directions - lead him
to the ambush spot, then after Guan Ping shows up, defeat Li Yan. (Refuse
to duel if he challenges you.)
Step two: Defeat all officers at the bottom of the map. Go back through Luo
castle and head down to the southern pathway. Defeat ALL officers down here -
that includes the sub-generals! Make sure you defeat each of the following:
Deng Xian, Leng Bao, Liu Han, Zhang Yi.
Step three: Defeat northern sub-generals. Go back the way you came and up
through Luo castle and into the forest again. Check the locations on the start
button screen map, and defeat Liu Xun's sub-generals one by one. You'll
probably want to do Yan Yan last as he is the closest to Liu Xun. Make sure you
defeat each of the following: Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Wu Lan, Yan Yan.
After you complete these steps, Liu Xun will be the only enemy officer on the
map. If you've done it right so far, at this point you'll get a message saying
Liu Zhang is considering surrender... at that point you can attack Liu Xun.
Shortly after you attack him, Liu Zhang's reinforcements will arrive - Pang De
(or Ma Chao if you haven't unlocked him yet) will attack from the west and
Ma Dai and (?) will strike Liu Bei's position at Luo castle. If you defeat all
these officers (and Liu Xun if you didn't finish him off already), Liu Zhang
will surrender without ever leaving his castle.
A couple things to beware of - Liu Bei will be in danger from the
reinforcements, so he'll need your help quickly. If you can take Pang De out
fast enough, you can get him done before heading back to the castle.
Otherwise, if he's taking too long, leave him and get back to Liu Bei. If you
leave him, beware, though... if left unchecked, Pang De might defeat Guan Ping,
and that seems to trigger Liu Zhang leaving his castle and cancelling the event
(need to confirm this).
-Misc events:
- If you rescue Pang Tong at the Battle of Luo Castle, Pang Tong will warn
Zhang Fei of ambushes right after Zhang Fei makes his comment about the forest.
- If you clear the Battle of Luo Castle after the Campaign for Jing, morale
boosting supplies will arrive during this battle. (Thanks to David
"DaveLikesOldCars" Gabriele for this one)
Battle of Cheng Du
---
Sides available: Wu, Wei, Nanman
* Zhang Bao's Stand (Nanman, Wei sides)
Shortly into the stage Zhang Bao (Zhang Fei's son, not the Yellow Turban) will
appear at Jin Yan Bridge, triggering this event.
* Zhang Fei Destroys Jin Yan Bridge (Wu side)
Zhang Fei will taunt the Wu forces and destroy Jin Yan Bridge early in the
stage.
# Secret Path (Wei)
If you get Wei Yan to betray Shu and join Wei (see Misc event below), this
event will occur when Wei Yan gets close to the path.
* Arbalest (All sides)
Approach Luo Castle and Zhuge Liang will order the arbalest to begin its
attack, triggering this event.
* Siege Rams (Wei side)
If playing as Wei, your siege rams will arrive shortly after the Arbalest
event.
# Walls Destroyed (Wei side)
If your rams aren't destroyed, after enough time they will start breaking down
Luo Castle's walls, and you'll get this scene each time one falls.
* Catapults (Wu side)
If playing as Wu, your catapults will arrive shortly after the Arbalest event.
* Juggernauts (All sides)
This event is triggered by approaching the southernmost path on the left side
of the map.
* Mines (All sides)
This event is triggered by allied forces entering the mined path. The mined
path is the middle one of the paths that branch upwards from the southernmost
path on the left side of the map.
* Liu Bei's Loyal Subjects (All sides)
When you get near Liu Bei, you will get a message saying Cheng Du's gates have
opened, and this event will trigger.
-Misc events:
(Wu) Some time after Zhang Fei destroys Jin Yan bridge, Lu Xun will replace
it with a bridgelayer.
(Wei) You can get Wei Yan to join your side. To do this, do NOT go near Wei
Yan. Wait untill Yue Ying and Zhuge Liang scold Wei Yan for not following
orders, then take Luo Castle.
(Nanman) You can get Zhu Bao to join your side. To do this, defeat either of
his sub officers Yong Kai or Gao Ding (the other will join along with Zhu Bao).
If Zhu Bao is freed from the enclosure, you can still get him to switch sides
by defeating either sub-officer.
(All) If you take Luo Castle, Ma Chao will appear inside it some time after you
do so.
(Wu) Cheng Pu and Zhu Ran will show up as reinforcments for Wu around the
middle south area of the map sometime during the battle. Don't know what
the exact trigger for this is.
(All) Liu Bei will make a comment about living up to the prayers of his
subjects some time after the peasants emerge from Cheng Du (see Liu Bei's
Loyal Subjects event listed above).
(Wu) If your catapults (see event above) are not destroyed, you will get
messages saying Luo castle's arbalest unit has been partially destroyed each
time the catapults take out an arbalest. The first time you destroy an arbalest
Shu will open the gates and charge out to attack.
(All) If you take too long defeating Ma Su after the assault on Luo Castle
begins, he will start launching ambushes in the Luo Castle area.
(All?) If you approach Shu's main camp from the south without having taken Luo
Castle, you'll get a message that all of Cheng Du's gates have closed. I'm not
exactly sure what the point of this is. Perhaps a requirement for another
event?
Battle of Luo Castle
---
Sides available: Shu
* Luo Feng Po (Pang Tong Ambushed)
This scene will occur right at the beginning of the stage. After Pang Tong is
ambushed, he will be defeated very quickly unless you go and help him.
* The Renowned Strategist Feigns Defeat
After either Zhang Yi or (?name?) is defeated, your strategist will begin a
plan to capture Zhang Ren. Your strategist will first taunt Zhang Ren into
leaving Luo Castle's walls; a short while later you will get this event.
Note: If you rescued Pang Tong from the ambush, he will be the strategist.
Otherwise Zhuge Liang will take over when he arrives as reinforcements.
* Zhang Ren Isolated
After your strategist leads Zhang Ren South past the bridge, you will get a
message that preparations are complete to destroy the bridge. Simply head
over near the bridge and it will be destroyed as part of this event.
-Misc events:
- You'll get a message that Luo Castle is not opening its gates if you approach
the gates before Zhang Ren has charged out.
- If you clear the Campaign for Jing first, you will recieve extra
reinforcements (need more details) (Thanks to David "DaveLikesOldCars"
Gabriele)
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CHI BI
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Battle of Xia Kou
---
Sides available: Wu
! Gan Ning's Advocate
Defeat Gan Ning with Su Fei still alive, and you will get this event (after
which Gan Ning will surrender and Su Fei will withdraw).
* Ships Collide
Shortly after Huang Zu's flagship lands near the Wu camp, Zhou Yu will say
something about gunpowder on the ship still to the north. Smash the gunpowder
and the ship will begin to move. After a few minutes, the ships will colilde
and this scene will be triggered.
-Misc events:
-If you clear the Defense of Nanman stage prior to playing Xia Kou, when Ling
Tong arrives as reinforcements (see below) his unit will include elephant troops
and he will make an announcement as such. (Thanks to David "DaveLikesOldCars"
Gabriele for this one.)
-After Huang Zu retreats early on in the stage, you'll get a message saying Ling
Cao has begun a solitary pursuit. If Ling Cao takes enough damage (or maybe if
you just don't go help him? not completely sure about this), after a while Ling
Tong will arrive as reinforcements and say "Father! I'm coming" or somesuch.
Battle of Chi Bi
---
Sides available: Allied (Wu and Shu), Wei
* "Hero of Chaos indeed..." - Prayer Failure (Allied side)
This scene occurs if Zhuge Liang's prayer is a failure. When playing Shu side
this will occur if Zhuge Liang is defeated. When playing Wu side this will
occur if Wei troops get past the torches near the altar.
* "There is no magic here..." - Prayer Success (All sides)
This scene occurs if Zhuge Liang's prayer is a success. If playing as Zhuge
Liang, you will get a message after (requirements?) saying preparations are
complete and instructing you to head for the altar.
* "BURN!" (All sides)
This scene will occur if Huang Gai succesfully carries out the fire attack.
To ensure this, go and clear out the area (and defeat Zhen Ji in the process)
where Huang Gai will be arriving. To prevent it while playing as Wei, simply
defeat Huang Gai when his ship arrives.
-Misc events:
(Allied) To ensure Pang Tong's ploy is a success, defeat Xu Shu.
(Wei) To cause Pang Tong's ploy to fail, simply get near him and he will
retreat.
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that battle and be very easy to beat.
(Wei) If you clear Chang Ban first, Zhuge Liang will make a comment about not
being able to replace the troops Shu lost at that battle in time.
(Wei) If you defeat Zhou Yu, Wei's forces will begin to advance.
(Allied) If all three of the Allied special attacks (Wind, Pang Tong, and Fire
attack) fail, Wei will launch a counter fire attack. (Thanks to
[email protected] for this one)
(Wu) If you do not clear the Defense of Nanman stage first, Zhou Yu will make
a comment about having to allocate extra troops to handle that.
(Shu) If you don't clear Bo Wang Po first, Wei will receive supplies from Bo
Wang Po about 5 minutes in and will get a morale boost.
(Shu) If you clear the Battle of Chang Ban first, Zhao Yun will make a comment
about that battle when he arrives (very early in the battle).
(Shu) Approaching Pang Tong's position from the South will cause Pang Tong to
make a comment about defeating Xu Shu first for his ploy to work. If you are
playing as Pang Tong, you will also get a message after you defeat Xu Shu
telling you where you need to go to enact the ploy.
FIRE EVENTS - (all sides)
These are the various possible outcomes after Huang Gai succeeds.
- If Pang Tong's ploy is successful, a Wei soldier will report that the flames
cannot be contained and are spreading to all ships.
- If Zhuge Liang's prayer is successful, Cao Cao will comment that the winds
are feeding the flames
- If both succeed, you will get the above two, as well as a message that Cao
Cao's unit is falling back.
- If Zhuge Liang's prayer is a failure, the winds will blow the flames back
onto the Allied fleet.
Battle of Chang Jiang
---
Sides available: Wu
* Meng Huo and Zhu Rong
This scene will occur after Meng Huo and Zhu Rong arrive as reinforcements, a
set amount of time into the stage.
-Misc events:
Reinforcements will arrive for Dong Zhuo if you defeat one of his officers or
a set amount of time into the stage.
Note: If you want to hear Meng Huo's second Duel quote (In musou mode, all
characters say something different when they challenge you a second time after
being defeated once), you have to duel him in this stage. I got it by doing
this stage first, then the Nanman campaign in the next act... I haven't
confirmed it the other way around. (You can also duel Zhu Rong in Defense of
Nanman, so this does not apply to her.)
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XIANG YANG
////////////////
Siege of Fan Castle
---
Sides available: Wu, Wei
-Misc events:
(Wu) If you protect your siege weapons long enough, Lu Meng will advance when
any of the Siege Ramps finish setting up, and Wu morale will rise. If enough of
the siege weapons get wiped out, he will advance earlier on.
(Wu) At about 10:20 into the stage, a Wei Supply Captain will appear on the
map. If you take him out, Wei morale will fall... otherwise it'll trigger more
Cao Ren troops inside the castle.
(Wu) If you play Shi Ting first and successfully ambush and defeat Cao Xiu in
that stage, then Zhou Fang will arrive as reinforcements in this stage.
(Thanks to David "DaveLikesOldCars" Gabriele for this one)
(Wei) If the Wu general at the east gate (is it always Taishi Ci?) is still
alive after the castle gates open, Sima Yi will say something about a fire
attack. Just follow the directions to initiate the fire attack.
(Wei) At some point you may get a message about Wu's supply route having been
spotted. The supply gate is down in the lower right hand corner... if you go
and defeat the captain, it'll lower Wu's morale. There's also a roaming supply
captain wandering about that you can defeat, though I'm not sure if defeating
him has any effect. (Not sure what triggers the supply route being spotted.)
Battle of Fan Castle
---
Sides available: Shu
* "God of war, my foot!"
After the first Wu reinforcement officer (Jiang Qin, I believe) arrives, two
Shu officers (Fu Shi Ren and Mi Fang) will desert to Wu and take some troops
with'em. You'll get the cutscene when this occurs. Also note that troops will
steadily continue to defect untill you defeat Mi Fang and Fu Shi Ren.
(Thanks to AtomicEntity for pointing out that I hadn't mentioned the troop
defections)
* Wu's Arrival
Occurs a set amount of time into the stage. After the cutscene, Lu Meng, Lu
Xun, and Zhou Tai will appear and join the enemy forces.
-Misc events:
-When Guan Yu approaches the castle, there will be a message from the enemy
officer (Pang De?) about starting an archery assault. If you've cleared the
Nanman campaign prior to this stage, Guan Yu will respond by ordering
Nanman armor troops to the front. (Thanks to Vivi Orunitia 72.)
Possible outcomes after Fu Shi Ren and Mi Fang defect:
-If you defeat Fu Shi Ren and Mi Fang within a certain amount of time, you will
get a message from Guan Yu saying the traitors have been punished and to
reassemble the unit.
-If you defeat Fu Shi Ren and Mi Fang before the Wu's Arrival event listed
above, you will get Guan Yu's message (see previous entry) and when Wu
arrives, Lu Meng will make a disparaging comment about the reliability of
the Shu traitors.
-If you do not defeat Fu Shi Ren and Mi Fang in time, you'll get a different
message from Guan Yu where he says he's been surrounded. (Thanks in part to
Vivi Orunitia 72.)
Assault on Liu Biao
---
Sides available: Wu
* Liu Biao Demands an Explanation
You'll get this scene when you approach Liu Biao.
-Misc events:
Sun Jian will immediately head right into an ambush. To rescue you him, you
need to break through the gate as quickly as possible and get to his side.
Otherwise he'll die pretty quick, especially on Hard.
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RU NAN
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Battle of Bo Wang Po
---
Sides available: Shu, Wei
* Fire Attack (Both sides)
Occurs after Zhuge Liang's first special attack. For Shu, just follow his
directions and lead Xiahou Dun to the ambush spot. For Wei, it seems to
happen regardless of what you do. If you're playing as Xiahou Dun, for
example, Dian Wei will rush into the ambush instead. (Thanks in part to
AtomicEntity)
# Prelude to the Three Kingdoms - Zhuge Liang and Cao Cao (Both sides)
After successfully initiating all ambush/special attacks (follow Zhuge Liang's
instructions to get these - the fire attack, two ambushes, and Zhang Fei's
appearance at the supply depot), this event will occur when/if Zhuge Liang gets
close to Cao Cao. To get this with Wei, you have to be playing as Cao Cao.
After Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei appear behind the main Wei camp, move Cao Cao
close to Zhuge Liang to trigger the same event, only with Cao Cao speaking
instead of Zhuge Liang.
-Misc events:
(Wei) Your strategist will tell you to defeat the enemy officers one by one
to foil the enemy ploys. In other words, defeat the enemy officers fast enough
and the ambushes and such will be nullified. There doesn't seem to be any way
to stop the final ambush/supply depot fire attack, however. (Thanks in part to
AtomicEntity)
(Wei) If you clear the Battle of Chang Ban first and get the Zhang Fei's
Valor event, a scared Wei soldier will say something about "that monster from
Chang Ban" when Zhang Fei shows up to burn the supply depot.
(Shu) If you fail to follow Zhuge Liang's instructions for any of the special
attacks, the whole plan will unravel and any remaining ambush events will be
nullified. If you take too long to initiate one of the attacks, or simply kill
the officer you're supposed to bait before that ambush has occurred, Zhang Fei
and/or Guan Yu will appear and start to recklessly charge towards the Wei
forces. (Thanks in part to AtomicEntity)
(Shu) If you rescue Liu Bei's son at Chang Ban prior to doing this level, Liu
Bei will start the level by thanking you for doing so and asking for your
continued support.
Battle of Ru Nan
---
Sides available: Shu
* Zhao Yun's New Lord
This event occurs when Zhao Yun gets close to Liu Bei. (Zhao Yun appears a few
minutes into the stage with no announcement)
(Thanks to
[email protected] for reminding me of this one)
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NAN YANG
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Battle of Wan Castle
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Sides available: Wei
* Dian Wei's Stand
Occurs when Cao Cao and Dian Wei meet.
* Rescue
Occurs shortly after Cao Cao gets trapped (Due to the "flames preventing
further advance"). If you have not gotten the Dian Wei's Stand event listed
above yet, then Xu Zhu will rescue Cao Cao, otherwise it'll be Dian Wei.
-Misc events:
If you let Lu Bu escape at the Battle fo Xia Pi prior to playing this stage,
Lu Bu will arrive shortly after Zhang Xiu reappears. It'll come with a message
saying something about Lu Bu being spotted in the area escaping from Xia Pi.
(Thanks to Nik Evans for this one)
Lu Bu's Revolt
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Sides available: Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu
* Two Ambitions Collide (Lu Bu side)
This scene occurs when Lu Bu approaches Dong Zhuo.
(any way to get it on Dong Zhuo side?)
-Misc events:
(Dong Zhuo) If you defeat all enemies on the map except Lu Bu, Lu Bu will
make a comment about being all alone.
(Dong Zhuo) If Diao Chan is defeated, Lu Bu will make several angry comments
placing the blame on Dong Zhuo.
(Lu Bu) If Diao Chan is defeated, Lu Bu will become enraged. (Thanks to Tenken
for these last two.)
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NAN ZHONG
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Nanman Campaign
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Sides available: Wu, Shu, Nanman
* "Monsters!" (All sides)
This scene occurs as soon as any allied forces come into contact with Nanman
elephant troops. If you're playing as Wu and have already seen the same
cutscene in Defense of Nanman, then the event will not trigger here. (Thanks
to David "DaveLikesOldCars" Gabriele for this last bit of info)
# Fire attack (All sides)
For Shu and Wu side, you need to first approach Wu Tugu, and you will get a
message from your strategist about the Nanman armor and having a plan. After
you get that message, simply "stall" Wu Tugu, just like your strategist said.
Basically, go to his position so he'll start coming after you, then just wait
several minutes and the event will happen.
(Thanks to
[email protected] and Vivi Orunitia 72 for this one)
For Nanman side, do not defeat Ma Su and the event will occur (You'll get a
number of messages leading up to the event).
! Meng Huo Submits (Wu and Shu)
To get this, you must defeat Meng Huo all seven times (including the duel),
AND get the Fire Attack event listed above.
(Thanks to
[email protected] for this one)
-Misc events:
(All?) For Wu/Shu, if Yong Kai and his sub-officers are defeated within a
certain amount of time, Ahui Nan and Dong Tu Nu will defect. (?Not sure if
this occurs on Nanman side?) (Thanks to
[email protected])
(All?) For Wu/Shu, if Yang Feng is still alive after you defeat Meng Huo for
the fourth time, he will defect to your side. (Thanks to
[email protected])
(Nanman) If you defeat all enemy generals except Zhuge Liang, he will retreat
to end the stage.
(Nanman) Enemy troops fall back from marsh - need more info
(Wu and Shu) Zhu Rong's unit will mobilize if you approach her, along with a
little comment about the uselessness of men. Will also occur a certain amount
of time into the stage or after enough Meng Huo defeats (5, I think).
Defense of Nanman
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Sides available: Wu
* "Monsters!"
This scene occurs as soon as any allied forces come into contact with Nanman
elephant troops. (Same as the one in the Nanman campaign.)
# Elephant/Bulldozer
Knock over the main tower (the one with archers in it) with an elephant and
you'll see this cutscene.
* Zhu Rong's Fire Attack
Don't defeat Zhu Rong after she arrives (around 52:00) and she'll eventually
launch a fire attack, triggering this cutscene. This event will also cause Sun
Jian to evacuate Wu's camp, so make sure you go and help him out. I believe the
exact trigger for the event is Zhu Rong defeating Zhuge Jin.
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NAN TERRITORY
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Battle of Chang Ban
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Sides available: Shu, Wei
# Zhang Fei's Valor at Chang Ban Bridge (Both sides)
For Wei, head straight down the rightmost path, where Zhang Fei and Liu Bei
are escaping. After Liu Bei passes the bridge, go down and meet Zhang Fei,
and this scene will be triggered. For Shu, first defeat Xiahou Dun so that
Liu Bei will start moving down the right path. After he gets past the bridge,
you can trigger the event by getting on the bridge with enemies in the
vicinity. When playing as Shu, the character defending the bridge in the
event will be whatever character you are playing as.
* Liu Bei's Fleet (Both sides)
When Liu Bei or his forces pass one of the gates, or a certain amount of time
passes, this event will happen.
* Bridge Destroyed (Shu)
After Liu Bei gets past the bridges to the south, he'll instruct you to
destroy the two in the center in order to slow the enemy down. Simply head to
the trigger point (the south end of each bridge), and destroy either/both of
them to get this scene.
# Liu Bei's Infant Son (Shu)
After you get past one of the bridges to the south, you'll get a message saying
Liu Bei's infant son has been left behind in the castle. Go to the spot
indicated (check the History listing on your map if you missed it), and break
open the crate WHILE RIDING ON A HORSE. You'll get the cutscene as well as the
child, which gives you 60 seconds of unlimited musou!
* Liu Bei's Escape (Both sides)
Occurs when Liu Bei successfully escapes, ending the stage.
-Misc events:
(Wei) If you enter the center castle, Zhuge Liang will shut the gates on you,
and you'll have to defeat him and/or his sub officer to be able to get out.
Race for the Nan Territory
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Sides available: Wu
* Zhou Yu Takes One for the Team
Defeat the officer guarding the main castle (Wang Lang), and after Zhou Yu
enters the castle this scene will be triggered. Afterwards, Zhou Yu will fall
back and lure Cao Ren into advancing. If you are playing as Zhou Yu, you'll get
an extra description of the ploy, and you'll have to move to the spot indicated
to trigger Cao Ren's advance.
! Zhou Yu's Frustration
Allow the Shu forces to take all three territories, and you'll get this scene.
(You'll also lose the level.)
-Misc events:
If you clear the Nanman Campaign prior to this stage, Zhang Fei will withdraw
early in the stage to go handle an attack from the Nanman.
Battle of Mai Castle
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Sides available: Wu
* Guan Yu's Retreat
Occurs after you defeat two Shu officers within the castle.
* Guan Yu's Defeat
This event ends the stage after you defeat Guan Yu.
-Misc events:
- After Guan Yu's Retreat event, he will attempt to head for the map gate to
the north to escape. Go and defeat the Gate captain to stop him, and he will
head to the south gate... defeat the Gate captain down there too. If you do
this, Guan Yu's will no longer be able to retreat and will instead launch a
full attack.
- After the Misc event listed above, you can head back inside Mai castle to
trigger Zhang Fei's reinforcements. Also, if the gates close (they will do
so if you are in the castle and Guan Yu is not), Guan Suo and Jian Yong will
also appear as reinforcements.
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** THANKS / CREDITS **
-Extra special thanks to:
Muni Shinobu for his tireless effort in making the best damn Dynasty Warriors
FAQs around. Several of these events I found thanks to his guides.
CJayC, for creating and maintaining gamefaqs.com. 'Nuff said.
-Thanks to the following contributors:
- David Gabriele (DaveLikesOldCars) for lots of misc events and confirmation
of assorted stuff.
- AtomicEntity for sending in lots of info on many stages.
-
[email protected] for the Meng Huo surrender event as well as tons of
other tidbits!
- Vivi Orunitia 72 for clearing up the Guan Du (not campaign against Cao Cao!)
ambush event, as well as a number of other misc events.
- Nik Evans for the Lu Bu appearing at Wan Castle event.
- Tenken for several misc events.
- Steven "Stobot" Osuna for info on the trigger for the Xia Pi's stream event.
- Joe Caputo for information on Cao Ren at Tian Shui.
- Dane Faith for confirming Yellow Turban Menace info.
- Chris Pauliukonis for info on Xu Chang and Tong Gate
- Ryon Levitt for the rockslide event in Yellow Turban Rebellion.
** LEGAL INFO **
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