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|4. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS |
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|CHARACTERS |
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Q: How many characters are in the game?
A: 42.

Q: Are Fu Xi and Nu Wa in the game?
A: No, but you can recreate officers with their weapons and moves them in the 
Officer Edit mode.

Q: How do I unlock characters?
A: Most of the characters in the game are unlocked by playing through Musou 
Mode. A few are unlocked by fulfilling certain requirements in the game.

[SHU CHARACTERS]
Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei: Initially available.
Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong: Clear Shu - Act II.
Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Yue Ying: Clear Shu - Act IV.
Ma Chao: In the Battle of Cheng Du defeat Ma Chao when he arrives as 
reinforcements. Ma Chao will surrender in a cut scene. Finish the battle and 
Ma Chao will be unlocked.
Jiang Wei: In the Battle of Tian Shui defeat all the generals outside of the 
fortresses. When Jiang Wei comes out of his fortress defeat both of his sub 
generals. When Zhuge Liang reaches Jiang Wei move near them. Jiang Wei will 
surrender in a cut scene. After the battle Jiang Wei will be unlocked.

[WEI CHARACTERS]
Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan: Initially available.
Xu Huang, Dian Wei: Clear Wei - Act I.
Xu Zhu: Clear Wei - Act II.
Cao Ren, Zhen Ji: Clear Wei - Act III.
Zhang Liao: Either defeat him at the Battle of Si Shui Gate (Shu - Act II) or 
clear the Battle of Xia Pi (Wei - Act III).
Sima Yi: Clear Wei - Act IV.
Zhang He: Clear 11 Wei stages in Musou Mode.

[WU CHARACTERS]
Sun Jian, Huang Gai, Sun Shang Xiang: Initially available.
Lu Meng: Clear Wu - Act I.
Sun Ce, Zhou Yu: Clear Wu - Act II.
Sun Quan, Zhou Tai: Clear Wu - Act III.
Lu Xun: Clear Wu - Act IV.
Da Qiao, Xiao Qiao: Clear Wu - Tales: The Two Qiaos.
Taishi Ci: In the Campaign for the Wu Territory, defeat Taishi Ci. Taishi Ci 
will withdraw after a cut scene. A few minutes later another cut scene will 
play showing Taishi Ci rejoining the battle.
Gan Ning: In the Battle of Xia Kou, defeat Gan Ning. He will be unlocked when 
you clear Act IV.

[OTHER CHARACTERS]
Lu Bu: Clear any Musou Mode once.
Diao Chan: Clear Act I in Lu Bu's Musou Mode.
Dong Zhuo: Clear Lu Bu's Musou Mode.
Yuan Shao: Clear Wei's Musou Mode.
Zhang Jiao: Clear the Musou Modes for Shu, Wei, Wu, Lu Bu, Yuan Shao, and 
Nanman. Kyp Durron writes in to mention that he never cleared Wu's Musou mode 
and still unlocked Zhang Jiao. It may be that you have to clear a certain 
number of Musou Modes before he becomes unlocked.
Meng Huo: In Musou Mode during The Nanman Campaign defeat Meng Huo in a duel. 
You may need to defeat him all seven times as well. Kyp Durron also mentions 
that he fought Meng Huo to a draw and still managed to unlock him.
Zhu Rong: In Musou Mode during The Nanman Campaign defeat Zhu Rong in a duel. 
Note that this must happen after defeating Meng Huo in a duel and Zhu Rong 
announces her attack.

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|WEAPONS |
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Q: What is the maximum level of weapons?
A: Normally the maximum level of weapons is 9. A weapon can gain an 
additional level under certain circumstances in Hard Difficulty (see 10TH 
WEAPONS sections for details).

Q: Do 10th level weapons look different?
A: Yes.

Q: Do 10th level weapons have any special abilities?
A: They allow you to use Orb elemental Charge attacks without having a full 
Musou gauge.

Q: I tried doing the requirements for (name)'s level 10th weapon but it 
didn't work!
A: The exact requirements for the 10th weapons are still unknown. Take them 
with a grain of salt.

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|ITEMS |
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Q: What is the maximum level of Items?
A: Special Items have a maximum level of 20. Orbs have a maximum level of 4.

Q: How can I increase the amount of Items I can equip?
A: Increasing a character's rank increases the number of Special Items they 
can equip (with the exception of Harnesses and Orbs). Most characters gain 
the maximum number of Item slots at Max rank, which is usually four. Some 
characters can have five, and a few even have six. Refer to the Items section 
for more details.

Q: Where can I find (Item) level (number)?
A: The Items you obtain in each stage are completely random, as are the 
levels. In general you can obtain higher level Items by playing the more 
difficult stages at higher difficulty levels, but this isn't always the case. 
Increasing your Luck also seems to help. For the locations of Special Items 
refer to the ITEMS section. From my personal experience I've gotten level 15 
Items and level 3 Orbs just by playing easy difficulty. Josh Lesmeister 
writes in to mention that he received a level 4 Vorpal Orb on easy 
difficulty, but he also had a level 12 Seven Star Sash equipped at the time 
so that might have had something to do with it.

Q: What is the best place for Items/Orbs?
A: There is no one best place for Item/Orbs because they all appear randomly.

Q: How do I get the Red Hare Harness?
A: This seems to be the most popularly requested item, so I'll go into a bit 
more detail here. You will need to play the BATTLE OF XIA PI using LU BU'S 
FORCES. Difficulty doesn't matter, but it's obviously easier to get with the 
difficulty set to easy. DO NOT KILL ANY ENEMY GENERALS OR SUB GENERALS UNITL 
GUAN YU MEETS UP WITH RED HARE. Killing normal enemies is okay and is 
encouraged, as this will improve morale and make it easier for Lu Bu to 
survive. Once Guan Yu meets up with Red Hare it would be a good idea to save 
your game. Defeat Guan Yu (who will be powered up) and the Harness should 
appear on the little island to the southeast of the map. Several people have 
written to me saying that the item won't appear if you defeat any generals 
after the Guan Yu event. While I haven't confirmed this, just to be safe you 
should avoid defeating any generals until you defeat Guan Yu.

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|BODYGUARDS |
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Due to popular demand I've created a new bodyguard section in the FAQ. Please 
refer to that section if you have any questions.

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|MISCELLANEOUS |
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Q: Does this game use any save data from Dynasty Warriors 3/Xtreme Legends?
A: No.

Q: How do I unlock the opening edit?
A: Unlock all 42 characters.

Q: How do I unlock the Nanman Musou Mode?
A: Unlock either Meng Huo or Zhu Rong.

Q: How to I unlock the Yellow Turban Musou Mode?
A: Unlock Zhang Jiao.

Q: How do I make the fire attack succeed at the Battle of Chi Bi?
A: The success (or failure) of the fire attack at the Battle of Chi Bi 
determines which stages you will receive during Act V and the Final Act for 
the Shu, Wei, and Wu Musou Modes.

For the fire attack at the Battle of Chi Bi to be successful:

1. You must ensure that Zhuge Liang survives long enough to make the wind 
blow. He is located at the altar area on the west side of the map. Clear out 
any enemies that are attacking him directly, then defeat all nearby enemy 
generals. This should ensure that he survives long enough to make the wind 
blow.

2. You must ensure that Huang Gai survives long enough to launch the fire 
attack. He will appear near the east side of the central bridge a short 
period of time after the wind blows. Clear the bridge area around him of 
enemies, and defeat any nearby generals. This should ensure that he survives 
long enough to launch the fire attack.

Note that the success of Pang Tong's plot is not necessary for the fire 
attack to succeed, but it will significantly reduce the number of enemies on 
the stage when the fire attack occurs. For Pang Tong's plot to succeed you 
must meet with him in the northwest corner of the map and defeat Xu Shu (not 
Xu Zhu!) before he encounters Pang Tong. Xu Shu should be somewhere northeast 
of Pang Tong's position (he's a sub general under Cao Pi).

For the fire attack at the Battle of Chi Bi to be unsuccessful:

1. Defeat Zhuge Liang.

2. If Zhuge Liang is successful in making the wind blow, you can still 
prevent the fire attack by waiting for the arrival of Huang Gai near the east 
of the central bridge. Defeat Huang Gai when he arrives and the fire attack 
will be prevented.

While stopping Pang Tong's plot is not necessary to stop the fire attack you 
can still discover and foil his plot simply by meeting him in the northwest 
corner of the map.

Note that if you are playing as Shu or Wu forces, you can clear the stage 
before the fire attack occurs and it will count as if the fire attack had 
failed for game purposes. 

Q: How do I get Liu Zhang to surrender?
A: It's rather complicated. See the walkthrough for the Campaign for Cheng 
Du.

Q: Where is the Imperial Seal?
A: See the walkthrough for the Imperial Seal.

Q: How do I unlock the Nanman Musou Mode?
A: You will need to unlock either Meng Huo or Zhu Rong.

Q: How do I unlock the Yellow Turban Musou Mode?
A: You will need to clear all other Musou Modes (Shu, Wei, Wu, Lu Bu, Dong 
Zhuo, Yuan Shao, and Nanman).

Q: My controller keeps vibrating continuously! How do I stop this?
A: Many people have complained about this bug in the game. I myself have 
never had this happen to me during play. If this happens to you the simplest 
solution is to unplug your controller and plug it back in. If this doesn't 
solve the problem you may have to turn the vibration off in the game's option 
menu.