SHIN SANGOKU MUSOU 4 (DYNASTY WARRIORS 5) RARE ITEMS FAQ (v1.2, 4-5-05) by Edward Chang (chang dot 459 at osu dot edu) Revision History v1.2 (4-5-04) Some revisions (typos mostly). This FAQ is now also available on the great kongming.net. v1.1 (4-3-05) Added a correction on Bai Hu's Jewel; thanks to Paul Victorey for the info. v1.0 (3-6-05) All items complete. FAQ is now finished barring future revisions or corrections. v0.9 (3-5-05) All items except for three of the orbs completed. v0.7 (3-4-05) Many of the items have been fully verified and written up. Some additional preliminary notes also made. v0.5 (2-24-05) Preliminary version, brief notes and descriptions only. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Rare Items List -Saddles -Orbs -Other Rare Items 3. Frequently Asked Questions 4. Credits 1. INTRODUCTION This is a FAQ for the latest in Koei's Musou action series, Shin Sangoku Musou 4 (which will be released in the US as "Dynasty Warriors 5", odds are). As in previous Musou games, aside from the standard stat bonus items that are picked up randomly as you play stages, there are many rare items with special effects. These rare items require you to play certain stages and fulfill certain conditions. This FAQ will detail what those rare items are and how you can earn them. This FAQ makes use of SJIS encoding in order to display Japanese characters. I included this feature so that if you do not know Japanese, you can easily match up the characters on your TV screen to the characters in this guide. You will need to have support for viewing Japanese characters on your computer, however. Certain versions of Windows should have it built in; otherwise, you'll either need to get a program like NJStar Communicator, or you'll need to get Japanese character support for Internet Explorer and open this file in IE instead of Notepad/Wordpad. The only websites authorized to post this FAQ are www.gamefaqs.com and www.kongming.net. If you see this document elsewhere, not only are they posting without my permission, but they likely do not have the most current version of this FAQ. Emails to me asking questions already answered in the FAQ, even if the answers are not in the version you are reading, will be deleted without response. 2. RARE ITEMS LIST Unlike fourth weapons, Rare Items can be earned on any difficulty, even Easy. The exception are the Orb items, which like fourth weapons require Hard difficulty or above. Unlike previous games, Orb items have no levels and are simply rare items. For items that existed from previous games I've tried to give the translation not as literal from the Japanese name but from what the name used in the previous NA releases was. However my memory may be spotty at parts so bear with me. Upon fulfilling the conditions for getting an item, you'll receive a "Precious Item Report" message, which you can easily tell by its green text. Unlike previous DW games, there are ONLY Precious Item reports; there are no Supply Teams to chase down (hurray!). You can always pause the game and check the Message History to look at where the Precious Item box is located. You can easily tell the Precious Item box when you look at it as it looks much fancier than the regular crates in the game. Simply break it open and take the item inside, then finish the stage. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SADDLES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Red Hare Saddle Τe¨ Start the battle riding Red Hare. Red Hare is the fastest horse. Battle of Mount Chang νRΜν’ Yuan Shao Army The goal here is to defeat Zhang Fei, Guan Yu, and Liu Bei within a minute of each other. Since the first two are Liu Bei's subgenerals, you have to start with them. The easiest way to do this is enter the central castle from the east and take Zhang Fei down to almost dead; then run over to Guan Yu and lure Zhang Fei over. Zhao Yun is also here and is quite a bother, but if you're on Easy and you're relatively buffed you should be just fine. Try to kill Guan Yu and Zhang Fei at around the same time, as the first one to die starts the timer. As soon as you kill them both, run over to Liu Bei as fast as possible and defeat him. Using a Musou Kakusei to take him out quickly is a good idea. The Precious Item report indicates that the item is outside the castle to the northwest. Hex Mark Saddle IαΈ¨ Start the battle riding Hex Mark. Hex Mark raises your luck. Battle of Cheng Du ¬sΜν’ Liu Bei Army Your goal here is to defeat Zhang Ren £C before he can kill Pang Tong in his ambush. As soon as Pang Tong reaches the northern area of the map, Zhang Ren will show up north and fairly far to the west. If you just take a horse and camp out near where he shows up, you can easily take him out before Pang Tong gets killed. Once you do, the Precious Item box will appear in the middle of the bamboo forest (check the Message History option to find out exactly where it is if you get lost). Storm Rider Saddle ςd¨ Start the battle riding Storm Rider. Storm Rider gives you a x1.5 bonus on points earned every stage. Battle of Guan Du ―nΜν’ Cao Cao Army Defeat Yan Liang ηΗ and Wen Chou ΆX. What makes this tricky is that Guan Yu will charge for Yan Liang as soon as the stage starts and will beat him up in a matter of seconds. You'll definitely have to be on a horse to beat Guan Yu; as long as you defeat both Yan Liang and Wen Chou yourself, the Precious Item report will trigger. The item is in the northwest of the map, in the corridor leading west towards Yuan Shao's main camp. Shadow Harness βe¨ Start the battle riding Shadow Runner. You cannot be knocked off Shadow Runner. Battle of Liang Zhou ΑBΜν’ Allied Army Your task is to defeat the two generals that Dong Zhuo brings as reinforcements, Hu Zhen Σf and Zhang Ji £Ο within 50 seconds of them showing up. Hu Zhen appears in the far northeast corner and Zhang Ji appears from the far southwest. Obviously this is one of the hardest items to get. You will need to be reasonably buffed, and have Red Hare, before you should even attempt this. As soon as the stage starts, clear out the entire northeast and southwest corners, especially taking the enemy gates first. Then camp out in one corner or the other, right next to the gate. Dong Zhuo will show up about 4 minutes into the stage, and a few seconds later, he'll call in the reinforcements. Immediately dispatch one, jump on Red Hare, and speed towards the other general. Don't even bother picking up any items or killing anybody else from now; you want to get to the other guy as fast as possible. To improve your chances, use a Musou Kakusei to kill the second one as instantly as you can. If you succeed, the item will appear in a box a little bit north of the center of the map; check the message history for the location. If you just can't do it quickly enough and feel like cheating, play with two people and have one sit in the northeast corner and the other in the southwest. Elephant Harness Ϋ¨ Start the battle riding an elephant. Battle of Nan Zhong μΜν’ Nanman Army Here you'll need to take both neutral bases and assist your allies as they get into trouble, all within 5 minutes. You'll definitely want a horse. Charge forward and take the first neutral base in the south of the map, then turn around and defeat Zhang Jiao. Zhang Bao £σ@will do some magic; go up to the northwest corner and defeat him, taking the neutral base along the way. Next Zhang Liang £ΐ will cause some of your troops to defect in the southeast; go and defeat him. Finally Man Cai gΛ will do the same thing just north of the lake; defeat him. If you do all this in five minutes, the Precious Item report will show up and you can pick up the item in the middle of the lake. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORBS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire Orb Κ Causes extra damage while burning. Battle of Si Sui Gate ϊφ ΦΜν’ Allied Army You must defeat 200 enemies within 2 minutes of the stage starting. This is no easy feat, especially on Hard difficulty. Still, as Si Sui Gate is a very early battle, it's not too terrible, even on Hard. You'll want a horse just so you can get to the middle area, which is crawling with enemies, as fast as possible. However, once you're there you'll probably want to be on foot and start taking enemies out. This isn't so bad if you're using Lu Bu's C3 over and over again, though you'll probably have to buff him up to the point where it doesn't take more than a couple of hits to kill a generic enemy. Once you complete this, the Precious Item box will show up in the supply depot to the northeast. Ice Orb XΚ Chance to freeze enemies. Battle of Guan Du ―nΜν’ Yuan Shao Army Your goal here is to defeat Cao Pi quickly. Guan Du is only a 1 star difficulty battle for Yuan Shao, so this isn't too bad. Basically you'll have to defeat Cao Pi before Guan Yu retreats; he'll retreat soon after defeating Yan Liang, when he meets up with Liu Bei. Take a horse and immediately charge down through the enemy defense point to Cao Pi. You shouldn't get mobbed too heavily, so this is relatively easy. Once you defeat Cao Pi, the Precious Item box will appear inside the Wu Cao supply depot in the middle of the map. Pick it up and finish the stage normally. Yin Orb AΚ Consume musou for a chance to insta-kill enemies. Battle of Wu Zhang Plains άδ΄Μν’ Wei Army All you have to do on this stage is defeat Jiang Wei. However, there is sort of a built-in time limit; if you take too long, Zhuge Liang will die from illness, and Jiang Wei will assume command of the Shu army. Once this happens, killing Jiang Wei will end the stage, meaning you can't pick up the item. Thus, you'll have to charge in relatively quickly once the stage starts. As this is a 5-star difficulty battle, if your character is not buffed up, you WILL die on Hard difficulty. I recommend taking out the two enemy bases in the center, then heading down the east side. Seal the gate there and take out the captain that's in charge of the Shu supply route - this will make the battle easier after you actually get the item. Now just charge the enemy main camp. Ignore Yue Ying for now. Once you get near, try to get Jiang Wei's two subgenerals to chase you and take them out; you definitely don't want to have to handle them with Jiang Wei around you. It's quite easy to get mobbed, so make sure you have somebody with good 360 coverage. If you're playing a Wei general, I'd suggest somebody like Xu Huang or Zhen Ji, though you could always cheat and use Lu Bu. Once you defeat Jiang Wei, the Precious Item box will show up in the central plain slightly to the west. By now your army is probably getting mobbed by the Shu army, so head back there post haste, pick up the box, and beat up the generals advancing on your camp. Now just finish the stage normally (Zhuge Liang never passes away if Jiang Wei is already dead... that cheater). Yang Orb zΚ Break enemy guard with charge attacks. Battle of Wu Zhang Plains άδ΄Μν’ Shu Army Like the Yin orb, this item is found at the Battle of Wu Zhang Plains, a 5-star difficulty battle. If your general is not nearly maxed out, you will die. The time limit for this is somewhat stricter than the Yin orb as well. Your goal is to defeat Xu Zhu, Cao Ren, and Zhen Ji all within 5 minutes of the stage starting. You'll definitely need a horse. Immediately charge up the west side of the map towards Xu Zhu. Try to ignore all the other generals, though if you're unlucky they'll just follow you and beat you up while you're trying to get your targets. Use Musou Kakusei (if you're lucky enough to get it, or every 100 kills if you have your 4th weapon) to speed things up. Again, use a general with good 360 coverage, or you'll just keep getting interrupted. Once you defeat all three, the Precious Item box will appear in the dead-end area on the west side of the map. You have to go up and around from the Wei side and through a base to even get to the area, but if you managed to get it to appear in the first place, the hardest part is already done. Go and beat up Sima Yi and finish the stage normally. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER RARE ITEMS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Art of War ·qΊ@ Items last 1.5x longer. Battle of Chi Bi ΤΗΜν’ Cao Cao Army The basic goal is to defeat Zhuge Liang while he's retreating. Two different things can trigger his retreat; either if he's successful in causing the wind to blow, or if he's no longer needed since the fire attack fails. Obviously it's better for your army if the second case occurs. Defeat generals normally; once Huang Gai appears, defeat him. Now immediately speed over to Zhuge Liang's location. He won't begin retreating until after a bunch of messages have passed, so if you have a horse you should be able to reach him in time. Once you defeat him, the Precious Item box will appear in the center of the map, on the Wu side of the boats, slightly to the west. Book of Destruction j` Grants Attack x2 when rising from near death. Battle of Hu Lao Gate ΥSΦΜν’ Dong Zhuo Army Defeat Liu Bei, Sun Jian, Cao Cao, and Gongsun Zhan φ·]. The Precious Item box will appear in the path midway between where Liu Bei and Sun Jian started. Bodyguard Scroll μqSΎ Bodyguard becomes stronger. Guan Yu's Thousand Li Journey ΦHη’s Guan Yu Army You must defeat each general and seal every gate up to and including Xu Huang. Once you do so, the Precious Item box will appear back near your starting location. Other than using a horse to make the trip as fast as possible, this is pretty straightforward. Godly Ring _CΒ Lengthens Musou Kakusei time. Battle of Xi Jing ΌΑΜν’ Yellow Turban Army First save the isolated Zhang Liang in the northwest by clearing out the generals and bases in his area. Then simply defeat Ma Chao, who shows up as a reinforcement in the northeast. The Precious Item box will appear near your starting position, on the altar. Way of Musou ^ Can always perform True Musou regardless of health. Battle of Mt. Ding Jun θRRΜν’ Shu Army This item is pretty easy to get. All you have to do is defeat Xiahou Yuan before Cao Cao arrives as a reinforcement. You should have plenty of time to take out the mountain base first, but if you're worried, you can always just run straight for Xiahou Yuan. Once you defeat him you'll get a Precious Item report, and a box will appear near the northwest gate. Now it's just a matter of waiting for Cao Cao to show up and defeating him to end the stage. Wind Scroll ^σ Raises attack radius. Battle of New He Fei Castle μVιΜν’ Wu Army Your goal is to defeat Cao Ren within 5 minutes. Cao Ren's camped out in the middle of the castle. Don't go in from the south; even if you defeat Xu Huang the door will not open. Head in through the west gate and go up and around to Cao Ren's position. Other than the generals guarding the doors, just ignore everybody you meet to get to Cao Ren as fast as possible. After you defeat him you'll get a Precious Item report. Continue north and defeat Xu Zhu; the item is to his northeast, along the wall. Now just continue north and defeat Cao Pi to finish the stage. Fire Arrows ΔΞξ Allows firing of fire arrows. Battle of Ji Zhou bBΜν’ Yuan Shao Army Defeat He Yi ½V, Zhang Bao £σ, Zhang Liang £ΐ, and Pei Yuan Shao εθ³Π in order. The Precious Item box will show up in the southeast corner, near the enemy defense point. Charge Bracer Sbθ Withstand hits during charge attacks. Battle of Si Sui Gate ϊφ ΦΜν’ Dong Zhuo Army Defeat Sun Jian without letting the supply depot fall. Just charge south when the stage starts and take him out. The Precious Item box appears in the northern corridor east of your own base. Tiger Collar ΥΦ Start the stage with a companion tiger. Conquering of Nan Zhong μeν Meng Huo Army You must defeat the three tiger trainers under King Mulu Ψε€ within a minute of the stage starting. Equip a horse and dash straight for his location as soon as the stage starts. Luckily, the tiger trainers are easy to spot, as they have their name and health displayed as if they were an enemy general, though they go down quite easily. The only annoying thing is all the people on elephants running around. If you get unlucky, you'll be hit repeatedly by elephants and time will run out. Once you defeat all three, the Precious Item box will appear back inside your camp, towards the east. Power Rune w μ Raises attack and lowers defense. Battle of Jie Ting XΰΜν’ Shu Army You must protect Ma Su and defend your own home base from Xu Zhu. Once you approach the center of the stage, Sima Yi's troops will drop the bridge to the mountain, isolating Ma Su. Once this happens, defeat Cao Xin ^, Sima Shao inΊ, and Zhang He to save Ma Su. By this time Xu Zhu will probably have shown up. Defeat him; now defeat Sima Yi, who has probably headed to the center of the stage trying to retake the gate. Once you do, the Precious Item box will show up in the southern plain. Musou Armor ³oZ Eliminates stagger from bow attacks. Pacification of Nan Zhong μ½θν Nanman Army Destroy all juggernauts in the northern central area. By my count, there were 7 of them. The Precious Item box will appear in the western area where the exploding jars are, south of the enemy base. Panacea SΫ Heals self every 100 kills. Battle of New He Fei Castle μVιΜν’ Wei Army Once the stage begins, destroy the siege machine that is attacking the front door of the castle. The siege machine appears from the gate point left of Lu Xun's position and heads straight for the front door; you should be able to get to it before it even reaches the door. About five minutes in, Lu Xun will call in a second one, this one appearing from the boats to the east. Head over that way and defeat Jiang Qin ΣΤ while you're at it. Destroy the second siege machine, then head north and defeat Pan Zhang ΰNΰφ. Now head back into the castle and up north to defeat the final reinforcement, Sun Shao ·θξ. Once you finish all of this, the Precious Item box appears on top of the outer castle gates, next to some catapults. Climb the stairs up to the top of the wall from the inside of the gates and pick up the item. Bai Hu's Jewel ΥιΞ Attack up +2 every 100 kills. Battle of He Fei μΜν’ Wu Army Thanks goes to Paul Victorey for the corrections on this item. Your end goal is to defeat all Wei reinforcements, finishing with Xiahou Dun, in one minute. There's quite a lot you have to do to get to this point. When the stage begins, proceed westward and defeat Pang De and Cao Zhang ². Head southwards and through the enemy base; this will trigger Xu Huang as a reinforcement. Go through and defeat him. Now return to the center area and go southwards. Zhang Liao should show up and surprise attack Sun Quan. Defeat him. Head up to the north area and attack the enemy base there; this will prompt Yu Jin °Φ to show up as a replacement. Defeat him. Hang out in the north for awhile, and defeat Zhang Liao when he shows up as a reinforcement for the second time. Now head to the northeast corner's gate and sit tight. Xiahou Dun will show up eventually and charge southwards at Sun Quan. He'll even ignore you so make sure you're ready to knock him off his horse and take him down. Once you do, the Precious Item box will appear in the central island (use the Message History for a more precise location). 3. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Q. I can't get any of the orbs! A. The orbs require Hard ο΅’ diffculty or above. Make sure your settings are correct. Q. Do I have to be in Musou mode to earn these items? A. No, most are earnable on Free mode as well. There may be exceptions, but none I am aware of. Q. Bai Hu's Jewel kind of sucks, doesn't it? It doesn't give me much attack. A. It doesn't suck, because the effect is permanent. If you stick it constantly on a new general, they will gain attack ridiculously fast. Now if only there were a similar item for defense. Q. I never got the Precious Item report! A. Don't panic yet. Sometimes, if there are a lot of messages in the buffer, the Precious Item report doesn't show up on-screen. However, if you check your message history, it should still show up in that (if you indeed triggered the proper conditions). It'll be easy to see since it'll have green text. Highlighting that message will show you where the item is, so check it frequently if you get lost. 4. CREDITS Thanks go to: Koei as usual. All contributors to Shin Sangoku Musou 4 Wiki (http://musou4.s114.xrea.com) The only websites authorized to post this FAQ are www.gamefaqs.com and www.kongming.net. 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