Dynasty Warrior 3: Xtreme Legends (version002) Date stamp: Sunday, 08/03/2003 ®© Registered and Copyrighted by Custom Index: ------------ * Intro * Versions * Personal * Strategies * Questions Recieved * Attacks * 5th/4th Weapons * Challenge Mode (XTREME) * Bodyguards * Life +10 and Musou +10 locations * Extra goodies * Credits * Fun/Interest ____________________________________________________________________________________ (Intro:) ________ This guide is done with due respect to the creators/developers/makers of the game: 1) Koei 2) Omega force Its their game after all. This FAQ is based on "Dynasty Warrior 3: Xtreme Legends (U/C)". I will not guarantee that it will work 100% for the JP version or other version. I DO NOT ALLOW THIS FAQ OR PART OF IT TO BE SOLD OR BE PART OF A PRODUCT FOR SALE. This FAQ IS FOR PERSONAL USE. ACTION CAN BE TAKEN AGAINST OFFENDERS. ____________________________________________________________________________________ (Versions:) ___________ Version000 -> The basic. Including: Basic Strategies. Ground attack description. Detailed 5th weapons requisite. Brief 4th weapons requisite. Challenge Mode Strategies. Version001 -> Add Ons. Including: Corrected a errie error on names. ZHEN JI (Wei) Zhen Ji (Wu) Announce the errie "ZHEN JI or Zhen Ji". Explaination on 'Bodyguards' !!Extra Goodies!! Version002 -> Add Ons. Including: Life +10 and Musou +10 locations Corrections for some requirements ____________________________________________________________________________________ (Personal:) ___________ I made this FAQ as I got time to spare and I am training my typing skills. I am a tactican, like Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Pang Tong, etc (Historically.) Doing an FAQ is kinda a second nature to me. Too bad I aint a warrior at games. *sighs* Well... can't have the best of everything. (=^_^=) Another reason is because I prefer to make sure that the things did work, before I write an FAQ. I had tried all the things I put here. The only reasons why it could ever go wrong are these 4 possibility: 1) My fault. (My typo error. Or I may have missed out on some 'do not' cos I was lucky. Luck plays a major factor in many scenarios) 2) You had misinterpreted what I wrote. (I'll try my best not to let this happen) 3) You were just unlucky. (Sometimes you could have missed making the requirements by parts of a second, it does happen. Or some events happened before/after when they should. Or you were just too excited that u killed some generals that u shouldn't. Accident happens.) 4) ARE YOU SURE U READ CAREFULLY AND MET EVERY REQUIREMENT!!!! I do accept questions for the mass. I have a choice of answering or ignoring them. I will try to reply the emails too, time will be the factor. E-Mail: w0_custom@hotmail.com (Its juz a spare account, juz for the questions, requests and such. I will read it when I am free.) A little "scary" fact The "Very Hard" difficulty is hell worse than the "Hard" difficulty. The "Very Hard" difficulty is a truely a little stressful. BUT never fear!! There's a easier way to obtain the 5th weapon for all characters. There is definately no need for gameshark. But I doubt anyone that really PLAY DW3 & DW3:XL would want to do it. For those CHEAPSHOTS, go spend the effort to find out how. Begging me is an option, but it depends on my mood at the time I read your request. *Laughs* U can try E-Mailing: w0_custom@hotmail.com Time taken to get all 5th weapon easily (All characters start at basic stats): ------------------------------------------------------ Stats training time: 2hr ~ 10hr Play time:41 x 20mins = 13hr 40mins (rough estimate) Misc time:40mins (toilet, food, drinks and such) Load time:10mins (all those loading and results displaying) ------------------------------------------------------ Total time: 16hrs 30mins ~ <24hrs The normal way will be anything from >24hrs to days! There are some horrid requirements, such as for SIMA YI's 5th weapon, etc.. You may spend hours to days to try obtaining it. ____________________________________________________________________________________ (Strategies:) _____________ For newbies or beginners: *!!! ARCHERS are the main causes of most deaths. IT is proven that archers are the most hated/dangerous enemies u will face in DW3 or DW3:XL. TAKE them out as soon as you see/discover them. This will save a lot of your life, especially in the 'Very Hard' mode. *!!! REMEMBER to use the block button (L1). It saves a lot of life when u are fighting generals. * Since u aint that great at the game yet. I suggest that you do not attempt the 'Very Hard' mode yet. It is truely hell on a map. * A short/medium musou bar is suggested, a long musou bar takes a little too long to fill. Sometimes you may be killed just because your musou bar did not fill up in time, whereas u could have stayed alive if you had executed that musou move. For novices: *!!! Archers are the main causes of most deaths. IT is proven that archers are the most hated/dangerous enemies u will face in DW3 or DW3:XL. TAKE them out as soon as you see/discover them. This will save a lot of your life, especially in the 'Very Hard' mode. *!!! REMEMBER to use the block button (L1). It saves a lot of life when u are fighting generals. For the experts/professionals: I doubt I got anything to say that you do not know. If I need to teach you strategies, maybe you ain't suppose to be an expert or a professional yet. Some fearful facts on 'Very Hard' difficulty: !!!!!Take great caution when battling GAN NING. NEVER! NEVER! NEVER! get hit by his musou attack. I would rather waste a musou bar to make it a weapon lock than be hit by GAN NING's musou attack. GAN NING's musou attack: ('Very Hard' Difficulty. The CPU using GAN NING. Does damage to a maxed out LU BU) Normal Musou: More than 15% of the life bar for each hit. True Musou: About 40% - 60% of the life bar depending on the numbers of hits struck. !!!!!The death element is also very dangerous. It wipes out your life bar in chunks. Therefore be VERY careful when battling generals with a death element on their 4th weapon, such as CAO CAO, LU XUN, XIAO QIAO, ZHANG HE, WEI YAN. !!!Interestingly, troops NEVER retreat. Not even after the main general is killed. Luckily the sub generals DO retreat once the main general is killed. ____________________________________________________________________________________ (Question Recieved:) ____________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ (Attacks:) __________ Symbols: S = Square Button (normal attack) T = Triangle Button (charged attack) X = X Button (Jump) C = Circle Button (Musou Attack) R1 = R1 (To Bow mode) L1 = L1 (Blocking) (T) = Press Triangle Button Repeatedly __ = a short pause of half a second (Ground) Blocking: L1 Stealth: Hold down L1 while moving. Your character will still be in blocking position. The movement speed is decreased significantly. Your character only can move in straight lines left, right, up and down. Bow Attack: Hold down R1 to switch to bow screen. Press 'S' for normal shot. 'T' for charged shot. 'C' for musou shot. Nornal: 'S' 'SS' 'SSS' 'SSSS' 'SSSS' 'SSSSS' 'SSSSSS' A normal hit or normal chain. 'SSSSSS' will hit the enemy away. Jumping Attack: XS A normal jumping hit. Dashing Attack: While character is running, press S. To run - Hold the direction for about 2 sec. !Some character have multi-hits dash attack. If so press 'S' a few more times. Charge 1: T Effects varies. Needs charge time of abt 1 second. Charge 2: ST Hits opponent up in the air. Charge 3: SST Cause the enemy to be standing dizzy on a successful hit. (A new hit will cause the enemy to fall, therefore a continuous chain of charge 2 attacks is not possible) Charge 4: SSST A rushing attack. Charge 5: SSSSTT 'SSSST' will hit the enemy into the air the following up 'T' will knocks the enemy down from the air. 'SSSSTT__S' is a better variable. After your character hits the enemy down in air, the 'S' will result in a jumping attack to hit any enemy standing nearby. Charge 6: 'SSSSST' 'SSSSS(T)' Special attack. Attack varies for each character. !Some character have multi-hits charge 6 attack. If so press 'T' rapidly. (Mounted on horse) Nornal: 'S' 'SS' 'SSS' 'SSSS' 'SSSS' 'SSSSS' 'SSSSSS' Up to 6 hits in total. For most character, he/she will swing right then left in alternation. Charge: 'T' Effects varies. Needs charge time of abt 1 second. ____________________________________________________________________________________ (5th/4th Weapons) To aquire the 5th weapons, difficulty MUST BE ON 'VERY HARD'. To aquire the 4th weapons, difficulty must be on 'HARD'. On ORIGINAL only!! Infomation: All 3rd, 4th, 5th weapons has 6 hits. The 5th weapons may contain an element such as:Fire, Lightning, Death, Wind. Most 5th weapons do contain an element. The 4th weapons may contain an element such as:Fire, Lightning, Death 4th weapons that do not contain an element, also do not gets an item tag to it. _____________ Comments: !!Choosing which weapon is better (4th/5th) for some is worse than taking an examination!! I still don't know what "charge" does; Eg. PANG TONG's 5th. (Shu)----------------------- ---------------------------- ZHAO YUN: – War Dragon (5th) Basic Attack +43 Lightning Musou Max +78 HP Max +75 Reach +25 Musou Charge +20 Elemental attack on: SSSSTT, SSSSST Stage: The Nanman Campaign, Shu's side Location: Across the river from the Shu base, in the middle area. Requirements: Defeat all the main generals. Hints: You need not beat Meng Huo 6 times. BUT kill him whenever he pose a threat to ZHUGE LIANG or yourself. ---------------------------------------- – Fierce Dragon (4th) Basic Attack +43 Fire HP Max +74 Attack: +25 Defense: +52 Musou Max +80 Elemental attack on: SSSSTT, SSSSS(T) Stage: The Battle At Chang Ban, Shu's side Type: Supply team Location: Entry point near ZHANG HE Direction: Toward the north-east entry point Method: Defeat XIAHOU DUN and ZHANG LIAO, CAO CAO's backup troops appear event, LIU BEI calls for help, ride a horse and go near LIU BEI, ZHAO YUN announces his presence event, defeat ZHANG HE. Comments: 'Fierce Dragon' will be a better choice. The defence and attack boost is a better choice than the reach and musou charge boost. 'War Dragon' is a better choice for novice to normal difficulty, its more of a fun weapon. Personally, I would prefer 'War Dragon' because of the long musou bar caused by either weapon and lightning element is more fun than fire element. GUAN YU: – Divine Dragon (5th) Basic Attack +49 Speed +21 Musou Max +82 Defense +60 Musou Charge +25 Red Hare Saddle Stage: The Battle At Fan Castle, Shu's side Location: Upper right corner of the map. Requirements: Defeat the generals in this order: Pang De, LU XUN, GAN NING, LU MENG. Hints: LU XUN is at the south-east end of the map. GAN NING is behind LU MENG, they are both at the north of the map where Guan Ping is. ---------------------------------------- – Blue Moon Dragon (4th) Basic Attack +49 Lightning HP Max +87 Attack: +28 Defense: +59 Musou Max + 25 Elemental attack on: SSSSTT Stage: Guan Yu's Escape, Guan Yu's side Type: Supply team Location: North of 4th fort Direction: Toward south Method: Pass the 4th gate. Comments: 'Blue Moon Dragon' gives HP boost and the lightning element. 'Divine Dragon' gives speed and musou charge. Both are with some plus and minus, I prefer 'Blue Moon Dragon'. ZHANG FEI: – Serpent Blade (5th) Basic Attack +47 Fire Musou Max +83 HP Max +81 Bow Defense +58 Musou Charge +24 Element attack on: SSSSST Stage: The Battle At Mt. Ding Jun, Shu's side. Location: South of the bridge, on the right path. Requirements: At Huang Zhong’s initial position, grab a horse and run down the center of the map. You will get a message saying that the run down hill was successful. Then defeat Cao Hong. Hints: To what I remember, running down the side path does not trigger the 'The run down the hill is sucessful' message. ---------------------------------------- – Viper Blade (4th) Basic Attack +47 Attack +29 Defense +58 Mounted Attack: +56 Mounted Defense: +57 Musou Max +24 Stage: The Battle Of Chang Ban, Shu's side Type: Supply team Location: Entry point near XU ZHU. Direction: Toward Northeast entry point Method: Meet with enemies on the 'chang ban bridge', 'ZHANG FEI yell' event, defeat Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan. Comments: 'Serpent Blade' has HP boost, bow defence, musou charge and the fire element. whereas 'Viper Blade' gives attack, defense and mounted advantage. I prefer 'Serpent Blade' for the HP boost and musou charge. ZHUGE LIANG: – Griffin Feather (5th) Basic Attack +40 Wind Speed +22 HP Max+ 80 Attack +30 Luck +22 Reach +25 Element attack on: SST, SSSSST Stage: The Battle At Chi Bi, Shu's side Location: Near Cao Pi’s initial position. Requirements: Get 1000 kills in the stage. Hints: Don't kill the gate captains first, let the peanuts come running in. After you get 1000 kills, you will be called 'a hero of the three kingdoms', all of your side morale will be full. The item will now appear. !!But remember to keep SUN QUAN alive and safe. ---------------------------------------- – Peacock Feather (4th) Basic Attack +40 Fire Speed +22 Jump +22 Defense +55 Bow Defense +55 Mounted Defense +55 Elemental attack on: SSSST Stage: The Battle At Wu Zhang Plains, Shu's side Type: Precious item Location: East end of ZHUGE LIANG's initial position Method: Wait for the enemy backup troop to appear, defeat Cao Xiu. Comments: 'Griffin Feather' is way easier to get then 'Peacock Feather'. Just compare 'Wu Zhang Plains' to 'Chi Bi', you don't get rocks falling on you at 'Chi Bi' and the soldiers u face aint tough. The difficulty just makes your kill count go up faster only. 'Peacock Feather' is mainly pure defence. Whereas 'Griffin Feather' gives HP boost, attack and reach. To me 'Griffin Feather' looks more attractive with more offence. LIU BEI: – Dragon Star (5th) Basic Attack +40 Lightning Speed +24 Musou +65 Defense +40 Mounted Attack +44 Arrows +27 Element attack on: SSSSTT Stage: The Battle At Jie Ting, Shu's side Location: Near Cao Zhen’s original position. Requirements: Once Ma Su gets surrounded by the enemies, defeat Xing Pi and rescue Ma Su. Hints: Just dont bother about Ma Su's side until you see the 'Ma Su is being surrounded' message, it will take about 2mins before that happens. Then go to save Ma Su and kill Xing Pi. ---------------------------------------- – Gold Moon Dragon (4th) Basic Attack +40 Speed +20 Musou Max +70 Mounted Attack +44 Mounted Defense +52 Luck +22 Stage: The Battle At Yi Ling, Shu's side. Type: Precious item Location: Inside SUN QUAN's camp. Method: Defeat SUN SHANG XIANG. Comments: The only difference: 'Dragon Star' = defense and lightning element, 'Gold Moon Dragon' = mounted defense. Credit goes to 'Dragon Star' MA CHAO: – Lightning Spear (5th) Basic Attack +42 Lightning Jump +21 Musou Max +87 Luck +15 Reach +21 Charge +8 Element attack on: SSST Stage: Assault On Cheng Du, Shu's side Location: Bottom left of map. South of Liu Zhang's initial position. Requirements: Defeat either Liu Han or Liu Xun before Pang Tong is killed. Hints: Kill either Liu Han or Liu Xun. Then go back to clear out the generals near LIU BEI. Suggest that u also clear out most of the enemy troops there. ---------------------------------------- – Steel Dragon (4th) Basic Attack +42 Fire Jump +21 Mounted Attack: +60 Mounted Defense: +60 Reach: +21 Elemental attack on: SSSSST Stage: The Battle At Tong Gate, Shu's side Type: Supply team Location: Right side of the bridge on the north of the map Direction: Toward north-east entry point Method: CAO CAO meet Han Sui event, wait for Han Sui to defect. Comments: I really got nothing to say on this. Both are useless enough. A 3rd weapon with good stats would be a better choice than these. My choice between the two would be 'Steel Dragon'. HUANG ZHONG: – Mystic Blade (5th) Basic Attack +44 Wind Defense +52 Bow Attack +60 Reach +28 Arrow +47 Meat Bun Recovery +10 Elemental attack on: SSSSST Stage: The Battle At Yi Ling, Shu's side Location: South-east of the map. Near MA CHAO's initial position. Requirements:Defeat Zhu Ran before the Wu fire attack event happens, then defeat LU XUN. Hints: ---------------------------------------- – Oracle Sword (4th) Basic Attack +44 Attack +23 Defense +45 Bow Attack: +60 Bow Defense: +58 Reach +26 Stage: The Battle At Mt.Ding Jun, Shu's side Type: Precious item Location: To the west of CAO CAO's initial position Method: Run down the center route, defeat Xiahou Shang. Comments: 'Mystic Blade' makes HUANG ZHONG into a greater archer thats all. But still 'Oracle Sword' will be a better choice for its useful stats. Needless to say, 'Oracle Sword' is better. JIANG WEI: – Starlight Pike (5th) Basic Attack +41 Musou Max +79 Attack +21 Defense +58 Musou Charge +20 Defender Stage: The Battle At Yi Ling, Shu's side Location: North-west of the map. Near a boat. Requirements: Wait for Wu fire attack to happen. !!!DO NOT kill Zhu Huan yet. Liu Bei will escapes into the 'stone warrior formation'. After the ambush party appears near the South-Western part of the map. Defeat Zhu Huan. Hints: Use the waiting time to kill LU MENG. If you are fast enough, go kill the next nearest general. By then the fire attack event should be done. ---------------------------------------- – Blink (4th) Basic Attack +41 Lightning Musou Max +74 Attack: +23 Luck: +25 Elemental attack on: SSSSST Stage: The Battle At Jie Ting, Shu's side. Type: Supply team Location: Entry point to the north-east of SIMA YI. Direction: Toward northwest entry point. Method: Defeat ZHEN JI and Cao Zhen. Comments: At least there's improvement in 'Starlight Pike' over 'Blink', such as defense and musou charge, though the element property was removed. With little consideration, I prefer 'Starlight Pike'. WEI YAN: – Twin Stars (5th) Basic Attack +46 Musou Max +82 HP Max +82 Reach +22 Musou Charge +20 Way of the Musou Stage: The Battle At Yi Ling, Shu's side Location: At the left of the enterance of the WU's base. Requirements: Defeat every main general (The ones that u see in the unit info list) and gate captain. !!!You must personally deal the killing strike to each. Hints: Allow the 'Wu Fire Attack' to happen, Liu Bei will go into the stone warrior formation. He is safer there. At least better than near the center of the map. ---------------------------------------- – Double Comet (4th) Basic Attack +46 Death Jump: +23 Attack: +24 Defense: +56 Reach: +22 Elemental attack on: SSSSTT, SSSSS(T) Stage: The Battle At Jie Ting, Shu's side. Type: Precious item Location: On top of the hill where Ma Su made camp Method: Wait for Ma Su to move up the hill on his own, enemy to surprise attack and surround Ma Su, Defeat the enemy general attacking Ma Su to rescue him, then defeat all enemy generals except SIMA YI. Enter SIMA YI's camp. Comments: 'Double Comet' has attack, defense and the death element. whereas 'Twin Stars' has HP boost, musou charge and 'Way Of The Musou'. I guess 'Double Comet' will be the better choice for its death element and defence. PANG TONG: – Lightning Staff (5th) Basic Attack +38 Lightning Musou Max +80 Defense +56 Bow Defense +50 Musou Charge +30 Charge +5 Elemental attack on: SSSSTT Stage: The Battle At Chi Bi, Shu's side Location: Lower left corner of the map. Requirements: Assist for the fire attack to succeed. Wait for XIAHOU DUN to appear, BUT it takes time, so be patient. Defeat XIAHOU DUN Hints: ---------------------------------------- – Tornado Staff (4th) Basic Attack +38 HP Max +66 Attack: +22 Bow Attack: +46 Reach: +28 Musou Max +29 Stage: Assault On Cheng Du, Shu's side Type: Precious item Location: Northwest of map Method: After 'PANG TONG surrounded by Zhang Ren' message, defeat Zhang Ren. Comments: 'Lightning Staff' gives defense, bow defense and musou charge. 'Tornardo Staff' gives HP boost and reach. I prefer 'Lightning Staff' more for its defenses and charges. (Wei)----------------------- ---------------------------- XIAHOU DUN: – Tempest Sword (5th) Basic Attack +48 Wind HP Max +82 Attack +28 Mounted Attack +55 Reach +25 Elemental attack on: SSSSST Stage: The Battle At Jie Ting, Wei's side Location: Near the center of the map, at the bend of the L-shaped path. Requirements: Ma Su gets surrounded. Then kill WEI YAN, JIANG WEI, MA CHAO. Hints: To get Ma Su is surrounded message. Kill Chen Shi without meeting Ma Su. Just run down and pass WEI YAN, Chen Shi will be found at a short distance behind Ma Su. ---------------------------------------- – Kirin Fang (4th) Basic Attack +48 Fire Attack: +26 Bow Defense: +60 Mounted Defense: +56 Reach: +24 Elemental attack on: ST Stage: Guan Yu's Escape, Wei's side. Type: Precious item Location: Northeast corner of the fort Guan Ping is in Method: Defeat Zhou Can, Chen Zhen, Guan Ping. Comments: A hard choice. 'Tempest Sword' has HP boost and mounted attack, while 'Kirin Fang' has bow defense and mounted defense. Since I dun use horses for other than speed travelling *FEDEX LMAO* 'Tempest Sword' looks more appealing. DIAN WEI: – Beast Axe (5th) Basic Attack +49 HP Max +90 Attack +28 Defense +52 Bow Defense +50 Hex Mark Saddle Stage: The Battle At He Fei, Wei's side Location: North of where GAN NING appear from. Requirements: Wait for the TAISHI CI's death event. Then defeat LU XUN. Kill GAN NING. Hints: GAN NING and his backup army will appear a little later in the game. Just wait for him to appear. He will appear as a surprise attack. ---------------------------------------- – Mad Bull (4th) Basic Attack +49 Lightning HP Max: +84 Attack: +27 Musou Max +28 Elemental attack on: SSSSTT, SSSSST Stage: The Battle At Wan Castle, Wei's side. Type: Supply troop Location: East of Hu Che Er's initial position Direction: Toward entry point guarded by Jia Xu. Method: Defeat Hu Che Er. Comments: Definately 'Beast Axe' is better with defense and bow defense replacing "attack +27" and "Musou Max +28". 'Hex Mark' isnt that bad, just a little slower than 'Red Hare'. The loss of the lightning element is a little sad. XU ZHU: – Earthly Mace (5th) Basic Attack +50 Fire Speed +24 HP Max +82 Defense +55 Bow Defense +50 Meat Bun Recovery +14 Elemental attack on: SSST Stage: The Siege Of He Fei Castle, Wei's side Location: The fence area to the north-east of SUN QUAN's boat. Requirements:Defeat all the enemy generals that are playable characters. Hints: ---------------------------------------- – Stone Crusher (4th) Basic Attack +50 Musou Max +88 HP Max +86 Attack: +28 Defense: +58 Luck: +27 Stage: The Battle At Tong Gate, Wei's side. Type: Precious item Location: Southeast of MA CHAO's fort Method: Defeat Ma Dai and Pang De, then pass through the gate of MA CHAO's fort. Comments: Both 'Stone Crusher' and 'Earthly Mace' are very similar. I prefer 'Earthly Mace' simply because I hate the 'Musou Max +88' which is crap and speed which XU ZHU desperate needed and also gets bow defense and the fire element. The loss of attack and luck is of minimal concern. CAO CAO: – Blue Steel (5th) Basic Attack +45 HP Max +86 Defense +51 Bow Defense +58 Reach +24 Musou Armor Stage: The Battle At Mt. Ding Jun, Wei's side Location: Near the center of the map, at one of the winding paths. Requirements: Kill HUANG ZHONG. Hints: ---------------------------------------- – Wrath Of Heaven (4th) Basic Attack +45 Death Attack +24 Bow Attack +52 Mounted Attack +48 Reach +24 Elemental attack on: SSSSS(T) Stage: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Allied side. Type: Supply troop Location: Entry point ay the northwest of map Direction: Toward center North entry point Method: Defeat Zhang Bao and Zhang Liang without killing any of the enemy entry point captains and not losing any ally entry points. Comments: 'Blue Steel' has HP boost, defense, bow defence and 'Musou Armor'. Whereas 'Wrath Of Heaven' is all attack with the death element which makes it the better weapon. But I would prefer 'Blue Steel'. XIAHOU YUAN: – Mystic Fang (5th) Basic Attack: 45 Death Attack +24 Bow Attack +58 Mounted Attack +58 Reach +21 Elemental attack on: SSSSST Stage: The Battle At Tong Gate, Wei's side Location: Top left corner of MA CHAO's base. Requirements: Let Han Sui meet Cao Cao. Then wait for him to defect. Hints: Do not need to bother about who u kill, just leave Han Sui and MA CHAO alive. Then sit back and wait for Han Sui to defect. It takes time, so be patient. ---------------------------------------- – Demon Fang (4th) Basic Attack +45 Fire Musou Max +84 HP Max +78 Bow Attack: +58 Bow Defense: +59 Elemental attack on: SSSST Stage: The Battle At Mt.Ding Jun, Wei's side Type: Precious item Location: In the alcove west of HUANG ZHONG's initial position. Method: After the 'Huang Zhong run down the hill' event, defeat HUANG ZHONG. Comments: 'Mystic Fang' is all out offensive. 'Demon Fang' has HP boost and bow defence. I choose 'Mystic Fang' for its death element. ZHANG LIAO: – Dragon God (5th) Basic Attack +48 Fire Attack +27 Bow Defense +53 Reach +25 Musou Charge +23 Elemental attack on: SSSSTT Stage: XTREME, The Battle At Guan Du, Dong Zhuo’s side. Location: Top right corner of the inside of the castle. Requirements: Wait for the event where archer towers arrives. Defeat all of the archers in the towers. Hints: The archer towers are all at the west side of the map. Once you cleared all of the archers. You will get a message that the arrow towers have ceased its attacks. ---------------------------------------- – Dragon Breath (4th) Basic Attack +48 HP Max +79 Attack: +25 Mounted Attack: +58 Mounted Defense: +58 Reach: +21 Stage: The Battle At He Fei, Wei's side. Type: Precious item Location: To the north of the broken bridge Method: Defeat Chow Tai. Comments: Both 'Dragon God' and 'Dragon Breath' are equally matched. 'Dragon God' has bow defence, musou charge and the fire element, whereas 'Dragon Breath' has HP boost. I prefer 'Dragon God' as I found the bow defence and musou charge more tempting. SIMA YI: – Raven Feather (5th) Basic Attack +40 HP Max +71 Bow Defense +55 Reach +30 Musou Charge +25 Defender Stage: The Siege Of He Fei Castle, Wei's side. Location: At the south of the 'wind corridor'. Requirements: Defeat Lu Xun, Lu Meng, Sun Shang Xiang, and Gan Ning in that order. It must be before both sides unleash their full attack, which occurs at 9 minutes. Hints: You have less than 9 minutes to complete these requirements. You have to kill those 4 generals by 8'30'00 to be certain to get the item. Which leaves you 2mins per general. ---------------------------------------- – Dark Feather (4th) Basic Attack + 40 Lightning Attack +28 Bow Attack +50 Mounted Attack +55 Reach +29 Musou Charge +26 Elemental attack on: SSST Stage: The Battle At Wu Zhang Plains, Wei's side Type: Supply team & precious item Location: Entry point Southeast of Shu base Method: Defeat Zhang Bao. 20 mins later, a supply team will appear around near Zhang Bao's initial position, defeat the captain to receive a precious item report. Comments: This is possibily the hardest 5th weapon to get in DW3:XL. !SERIOUSLY with such conditions, not many can make it at first try! I was lucky to do so. 'Raven Feather' isnt worth of such a torture. I prefer 'Raven Feather' to 'Dark Feather'. Though 'Dark Feather' increase his offence to decent level, but he is weak in life and defence right from the start. XU HUANG: – Tiger Fang (5th) Basic Attack +46 Fire Speed +23 HP Max +81 Defense +41 Reach +28 Elemental attack on: SSSSST Stage: The Battle At Tong Gate, Wei's side Location: In front of the north-east gate. Requirements: Let Han Sui meet CAO CAO. Then wait for him to defect. Hints: Do not need to bother about who u kill, just leave Han Sui and MA CHAO alive. Then sit back and wait for Han Sui to defect. It takes time, so be patient. ---------------------------------------- – Marauder (4th) Basic Attack +46 Speed: +21 Musou Max +82 Attack +24 Luck +24 Reach +22 Stage: The Battle At Fan Castle, Wei's side Type: Precious item Location: Near the northeast edge of the ground level. Method: Defeat Guan Ping before the flood event. Comments: Obviously 'Tiger Fang' is better; with HP boost, defence and the fire element. 'Marauder' only has speed, attack and reach. ZHANG HE: – Pheonix Talon (5th) Basic Attack +43 HP Max +73 Bow Defense +58 Reach +25 Musou Charge +30 Survival Guide Stage: XTREME, The Battle At Jie Ting, Yuan Shao's side Location: Near XIAHOU YUAN's initial position. Requirements: Defeat in this order; XU ZHU, XIAHOU YUAN, ZHANG LIAO, Cao Zhen, DIAN WEI, XU HUANG. Hints: ---------------------------------------- – Peacock Talon (4th) Basic Attack +43 Death Jump +23 Attack +24 Reach +27 Musou Charge +29 Elemental attack on: SSSSS(T) Stage: The Battle At Guan Du, Wei's side. Type: Precious item Location: Center of map, around the bend of the central river. Method: With Yian Liang and Wen Chou still alive, find and burn the enemy food supply. Comments: The death element in 'Peacock Talon' gave the advantage over 'Phoenix Talon' that have HP boost and bow defence. ZHEN JI: – Half Moon Flute (5th) Basic Attack +37 Fire Speed +21 Musou Max +68 Attack +22 Reach +28 Elemental attack on: SSSSST Stage: The Battle At Guan Du, Wei's side Location: At the outside of the castle. North of the main castle gate. Requirements: Burn down YUAN SHAO's supply depot. !!!BUT it must be the last one you investigate. Hints: You must find the 3 fake depots first, so save the game before you enter any of the 4 camps. If the camp you enter is the real one, load game and enter the other 3 camps first before entering the real one. To burn down the supply depot, kill Chun Yuqiong. ---------------------------------------- – Dark Moon Flute (4th) Basic Attack +37 Speed +23 Defense +52 Bow Attack +50 Mounted Attack +50 Reach +25 Stage: The Battle At Jie Ting, Wei's side Type: Precious item Location: Near ZHUGE LIANG's camp. Method: Defeat JIANG WEI. Comments: Another difficult choice, because both are equally lousy. *LMAO* 'Dark Moon Flute' is better as it has defense which she needs more than attack. (Wu)------------------------ ---------------------------- ZHOU YU: – Elder Moon (5th) Basic Attack +46 Wind Speed +23 HP Max +82 Attack +25 Reach +28 Elemental attack on: SSSSST Stage: Assault On The Wu Territory, Wu's side Location: Near ZHOU YU's initial position. Requirements: Defeat Liu Yong before your forces split up. TAISHI CI will defect. Hints: ---------------------------------------- – Ancient's Sword (4th) Basic Attack +46 Fire Attack +23 Defense +50 Reach +25 Musou Charge +27 Elemental attack on: ST, SSSSTT Stage: The Battle At Chi Bi, Wu's side. Type: Precious item Location: Southwest of CAO CAO's initial position. Method: Defeat XIAHOU DUN and ZHANG HE. Comments: A very hard choice. Defence and musou charge or HP boost and speed. Taking the factors into consideration, I declare a tie. *Lazy to think in deeper detail* Though I usually use 'Ancient Sword'. LU XUN: – Flash Blade (5th) Basic Attack +42 Wind HP Max +80 Attack +24 Bow Defense +55 Reach +30 Elemental attack on: SSSSST Stage: The Battle At You Ting, Wu's side Location: South of the bridge near Zhou Fang's position. Requirements:Wait for Sima Yi to detect Zhou Fang’s fake defection. Cao Xiu and either ZHANG HE or Zhang Pu must still be alive. Hints: The event will occur at around the 10 minutes mark. Kill off all the enemy generals except SIMA YI, Zhou Fang, Cao Xiu and Zhang Pu or ZHANG HE. I suggest that u kill ZHANG HE first. He is annoying. ---------------------------------------- – Falcon (4th) Basic Attack +42 Death Speed +22 Musou Max +75 Defense +43 Reach +29 Elemental attack on: SSST Stage: The Battle At Yi Ling, Wu's side. Type: Precious item Location: Northeast of ZHUGE LIANG's 'stone warrior formation' Method: With either LU MENG or GAN NING still alive, break through the 'stone warrior formation' and defeat ZHUGE LIANG. Comments: Just because of LU XUN's death attack. I look pass that crappy "Musou Max +75" and recognise that 'Falcon' is the better weapon. But I still like 'Flash Blade' better because of the HP boost. Ironical... *Sighs...* TAISHI CI: – Tiger Wolf (5th) Basic Attack +45 Speed +22 Defense +46 Bow Defense +55 Reach +26 Divine Helmet Stage: The Battle At He Fei, Wu's side Location: Top left corner of the map. Within CAO CAO's fort. Requirements: Wait for SUN QUAN jumps across the bridge event. Wait for ZHANG LIAO to attack SUN QUAN. Defeat ZHANG LIAO. Hints: You will need to wait for SUN QUAN to meet you at the broken bridge before the SUN QUAN jumps across the bridge event could take place. When ZHANG LIAO attacks SUN QUAN event takes place. Kill ZHANG LIAO. ---------------------------------------- – Tiger Slayer (4th) Basic Attack +45 Lightning HP Max +81 Attack: +26 Bow Attack: +55 Mounted Attack: +51 Elemental attack on: SSST SSSSTT Stage: Assault On The Wu Territory, Allied side. Type: Precious item Location: Area in front of the center north entry point Method: Defeat all enemy generals except SUN CE. Comments: 'Tiger Slayer' is all attack with the lightning element and HP boost. 'Tiger Wolf' is solid defence with speed, reach and 'Divine Helmet'. I choose 'Tiger wolf', seems what made the break was the 'Divine Helmet'. SUN SHANG XIANG: – Dragon Chakram (5th) Basic Attack +40 Fire HP Max +75 Attack +20 Luck +28 Reach +30 Arrows +30 Elemental attack on: SSSSS(T) Stage: The Battle At Fan Castle, Wu's side Location: South of the map, on the elevated platform. Requirements: Defeat Guan Ping before the flood event. Hints: Guan Ping is at the north of the map. Look at the unit info menu. ---------------------------------------- – Sol Chakram (4th) Basic Attack +40 Speed: +23 Jump: +22 HP Max +66 Luck +23 Reach +30 Stage: The Battle At You Ting, Wu's side. Type: Precious item Location: Near Cao Xiu's initial position Method: Defeat Cao Xiu. Comments: Even though 'Sol Chakram' has speed and jump, whereas 'Dragon Chakram' has attack and reach. I prefer 'Dragon Chakram'. SUN JIAN: – Wolf Blade (5th) Basic Attack +43 Musou Max +82 Defense +42 Bow Attack +55 Reach +26 Buckler Stage: The Siege Of He Fei Castle, Wu's side Location: East of Xu Huang's initial position. Requirements: Go past the Wall of arrow and Wind corridor, then defeat ZHANG HE and XU HUANG. Then wait for one of your troops to enter and open all the gates. Hints: Go into the castle and kill ZHANG HE and XU HUANG as fast as possible. Then go back to clear a way for one of your troops to enter the castle, when they get near the west gate. The 'Wu army open all gates from inside' message will show. !!YOU MUST KEEP AT LEAST 1 OF YOUR TROOPS OTHER THAN SUN QUAN ALIVE, SO THAT THEY CAN OPEN THE GATES. ---------------------------------------- – Savage Wolf (4th) Basic Attack +43 Fire Musou Max +76 HP Max +68 Attack +22 Defense +49 Elemental attack on: SSSST Stage: Surprise Attack On Liu Biao, Wu's side. Type: Precious item Location: To the right of the entrance of the path toward Lu Gong. Method: Defeat Lu Gong. Comments: Definately 'Savage Wolf', it has an element, HP and attack boost. 'Wolf Blade' seems stumped to me, the buckler doesnt make it much better. SUN QUAN: – Heavenly Wolf (5th) Basic Attack +42 Death Musou Max +68 HP Max +70 Bow Attack +52 Mounted Attack +55 Elemental attack on: SSST Stage: The Battle At He Fei, Wu's Side Defeat Zhang Liao, then defeat Xu Zhu before Taishi Ci’s death event occurs Location: Near LU MENG's and XIAHOU DUN's initial position. Requirements: Defeat ZHANG LIAO before the TAISHI CI's death event occur. Then defeat XU ZHU. Hints: Kill ZHANG LIAO before he meets TAISHI CI to prevent the TAISHI CI's death event from occuring. ---------------------------------------- – Master Wolf (4th) Basic Attack +42 Musou Max +68 Attack: +22 Bow Attack: +49 Bow Defense: +50 Musou Charge +26 Stage: The Siege Of He Fei Castle, Wu's side. Type: Precious item Location: To the east of the pond in the center of the castle. Method: Defeat ZHANG HE. Comments: 'Master Wolf' has bow defence and musou charge. "Heavenly Wolf" has HP boost and the death element. I choose 'Heavenly Wolf' since his musou attack isnt that great. LU MENG: – Fighting Tiger (5th) Basic Attack +45 HP Max +82 Attack +25 Mounted Attack +50 Reach +25 Musou Armor Stage: The Siege Of He Fei Castle, Wu's side Location: West of ZHANG HE's initial position. Requirements: Defeat XU HUANG and ZHANG HE. Then set off the archer ambush. Then defeat XU ZHU and Man Chong. Hints: Go pass the Walls of arrows and Wind corridor. Go directly south to kill XU HUANG and ZHANG HE. Then trigger the archer ambush event by walking near the walkway across the center river. then defeat Xu Zhu and Man Chong who arrives with Cao Rui as Wei's reinforcements. Try to defeat XU HUANG, ZHANG HE, XU ZHU, set off the arrow trap before Wei's reinforcements arrive. ---------------------------------------- – White Tiger (4th) Basic Attack +45 Lightning Defense: +53 Bow Defense: +54 Mounted Defense: +54 Musou Charge +25 Elemental attack on: SSSSST Stage: The battle At Fan Castle, Wu's side. Type: Precious item Location: South-east of the Wei base, on a platform. Method: Defeat Guan Ping. Comments: Real hard choice. 'White Tiger' has all defences, musou charge and the lightning element. 'Fighting Tiger' has 'Musou Armor', HP boost, attack and reach. *brain cells exhausted* Verdict: I GIVE UP!! ITS A TIE. *SIGHS* GAN NING: – Seven Seas Blade (5th) Basic Attack +46 Wind Speed +24 Defense +45 Reach +28 Meat Bun Recovery +12 Elemental attack on: SSSSST Stage: The Battle At Yi Ling, Wu's side Location: North of HUANG ZHONG's initial position. Requirements: Navigate the 'stone warrior formation', then defeat ZHUGE LIANG. Hints: The 'stone warrior formation' is at the south of the map. That 3 x 3 SQ area. Don't fear that your map view gets turned off, you still can view the whole map when you press START. E E = Enterance 1|2|3 X = Exit X4|5|6 7|8|9 How to get pass the SWM = From E, south(2), east(3), south(6), south(9), west(8), west(7), north(4), west(X) ---------------------------------------- – Sea Master (4th) Basic Attack +46 Lightning Speed: +22 Jump: +21 Attack: +25 Luck: +26 Musou Charge +28 Elemental attack on: SSSSST Stage: The Battle At He Fei, Wu's side. Type: Supply team Location: Entry point north-west of map Direction: Toward entry point south-west of map Method: Wait for TAISHI CI's death event. Comments: Tough choice. 'Seven Seas Blade' has defence and reach, while 'Sea Master' has musou charge. Because of GAN NING destructive musou attacks *Laugh out loud* I prefer 'Sea Master'. HUANG GAI – Spiked Mace (5th) Basic Attack +44 Lightning Musou Max +85 Attack +26 Mounted Attack +50 Reach +28 Elemental attack on: SSST Stage: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Wu's side Location: South-east of the map. On a hill. Requirements: Defeat in this order; He Yi, Zhang Bao. !!You cannot kill any other generals in the process. Hints: He Yi is at the north-east corner of the map. Zhang Bao will come down from his initial position after he did the rockfall attack. ---------------------------------------- – Black Shadow (4th) Basic Attack +44 HP Max +82 Defense: +57 Mounted Attack: +52 Reach: +23 Musou Charge +27 Stage: The Battle At Chi Bi, Wu's side. Type: Precious item Location: To the north of ZHUGE LIANG's prayer structure. Method: Defeat ZHANG LIAO. Comments: 'Black Shadow' is way better. It has HP boost, defence and musou charge. 'Spiked Mace' is kinda stumped, you don't get much out of it. SUN CE: – God Of War (5th) Basic Attack + 42 Lightning Speed +22 Bow Defense +50 Reach +30 Musou Charge +23 Elemental attack on: SSSSS(T) Stage: Surprise Attack On Liu Biao, Wu's side. Location: In the left camp, north of SUN CE's initial position. Requirements: After the SUN JIAN dies from rockfall event. Kill Cai Mao. Hints: ---------------------------------------- – Overlord (4th) Basic Attack +42 Fire Speed: +21 Jump: +20 Musou Max +80 HP Max +72 Elemental attack on: SSSSTT, SSSSS(T) Stage: Assault On The Wu Territory, Wu's side. Type: Precious item Location: Southwest of TAISHI CI. Method: Defeat Liu Yong. TAISHI CI will defect. Comments: Easy choice. 'God Of War' is better. Though it missed the HP boost, it has bow defence and musou charge. DA QIAO: – Yellow Beauty (5th) Basic Attack +37 Fire HP Max +65 Attack +26 Reach +22 Meat Bun Recovery +10 Elemental attack on: SSST Stage: Surprise Attack On Liu Biao, Wu's side. Location: In the right camp, north of SUN JIAN's initial position. Requirements: After Sun Jian dies from rockfall event. Defeat Kuai Ling. Hints: ---------------------------------------- – True Beauty (4th) Basic Attack +37 Musou Max +64 HP Max +65 Attack +22 Defense +48 Luck +29 Stage: The Battle At You Ting, Wu's side. Type: Precious item Location: Dead end to the west of the north-west entry point Method: Defeat ZHANG HE. Note: This one cannot be obtained in Musou Mode Comments: 'Yellow Beauty' has useful stats and fire element. 'True Beauty' only has "Defence +48". I prefer 'Blue Beauty', in favor of the element. XIAO QIAO: – Blue Grace (5th) Basic Attack +38 Musou Max +85 Attack +28 Bow Defense +54 Reach +22 Survival Guide Stage: Assault On The Wu Territory, Wu's side Location: Near Liu Yong's initial position. Requirements: Defeat Yen Bai Hu and Wang Lang. Hints: ---------------------------------------- – True Grace (4th) Basic Attack +38 Death Speed: +24 Defense: +47 Luck: +28 Musou Charge +30 Elemental attack on: SSSSS(T) Stage: The Nanman Campaign, Shu's side. Type: Precious item Location: To the east of the bridge at the north-west of map. Method: Defeat ZHU RONG. Comments: Definately 'Blue Grace' is better. The death element, speed and defence. The only things useful in 'True Grace' is the bow defence and reach. There no comparison, 'Blue Grace' is undoubtly better. (Unaligned/Other)(All 5th are on XTREME mode unless otherwise stated) ---------------------------- DIAO CHAN: – Imperial Mace (5th) Basic Attack +40 Fire Jump +21 HP Max +72 Attack +25 Reach +30 Musou Charge +10 Elemental attack on: SSST Stage: Diao Chan’s Escape, Diao Chan’s side Location: Dropped by LU BU. Requirements: Defeat LU BU. Hints: LU BU IS STRONG! Luckily you are faster. LU BU will appear later in the game. The battle with him is UNAVOIDABLE. You have to defeat him for the last gate to open. A very simple requirement, but tough to fufill. ---------------------------------------- – Gold Globe (4th) Basic Attack +40 Musou Max +65 Defense +48 Luck +30 Reach +28 Musou Charge +30 Stage: The Battle At Hu Lao Gate, Dong Zhuo's side. Type: Precious item Location: West of su shui gate. Method: Defeat Yuan Shu. Comments: 'Imperial Mace' is more offensive while 'Gold Globe' is defensive. I prefer 'Imperial Mace', though "Defence +48" is better than "HP Max +72", but the "Musou Max +65" dulls everything, at the same time all the stats of 'Imperial Mace' are of use. LU BU: – Demon Slayer (5th) Basic Attack +50 Fire Musou Max +90 HP Max +90 Attack +30 Reach +30 Red Hare Saddle Elemental attack on: ST, SSST, SSSSS(T) Stage: The battle At Chi Bi, Lu Bu's side. Location: At south-west corner of the map. In the prayer area. Requirements: Wait for LU MENG, TAISHI CI, HUANG GAI, GAN NING to appear. Kill them all. Hints: The WU forces appear at the 10 minutes mark. Be near DIAO CHAN by then or else LU MENG is very likely to kill DIAO CHAN in mere minutes. Kill LU MENG first, then kill TAISHI CI and HUANG GAI as they will soon come towards you. GAN NING is the last one to get to you. Kill him when you finish off the other 3 Wu generals. Read the part in the "Strategies" section on GAN NING. ---------------------------------------- – Sky Scorcher (4th) Basic Attack: +50 Lightning Jump +24 Musou Max +90 HP Max +90 Attack +30 Defense +60 Elemental attack on: SSST, SSSST, SSSSS(T) Stage: The Battle At Hu Lao Gate, Dong Zhuo's side. Type: Supply team Location: Below the entry point at the north-east of map. Direction: Toward entry point behind CAO CAO's initial position. Method: Defeat ZHANG FEI, GUAN YU, LIU BEI. Comments: I DEFINATELY prefer 'Sky Scorcher' to 'Demon Slayer'. I choose the defence boost rather than reach boost or 'red hare saddle'. The reach of LU BU's weapons is long enough. Further more, 'Red Hare' isnt as good as it once was. I still think the "Musou Max +90" is the useless stat, should have been replaced, rather than the "Defence +60". How I wished 'Demon Slayer' had defence instead of musou max. DONG ZHUO: – Black Steel (5th) Basic Attack +41 Death Musou Max +74 Defense +45 Mounted Defense +53 Reach +29 Arrows +30 Elemental attack on: SSST Stage: The Battle At Wu Zhang Plains, Dong Zhuo’s side. Location: Near the center of the map, at the right wing of the ally fort. Requirements: Defeat PANG TONG before the catapult attack event happens. It is ok for the loading catapult event to happen. Fan Chou must survive until reinforcement troops arrive. Hints: If Fan Chou dies, GUAN YU will appear instead of reinforcement troops. So don't let it happen. PANG TONG is the cause of the catapult events, so kill him as soon as possible. PANG TONG is at north-east part of the map, on a hill. ---------------------------------------- – Grand Star (4th) Basic Attack +41 Lightning HP Max + 70 Defense +45 Reach +25 Elemental attack on: SSSSTT Stage: The Battle At Hu Lao Gate, Dong Zhuo's side. Type: Precious item Location: The entry point at west of map Method: Wait until all your generals are defeated except for LU BU and DIAO CHAN. DIAO CHAN will defect to the allied troop side, defeat DIAO CHAN. Comments: I definately prefer 'Grand Star'. The only good in 'Black Steel' is the death element, defence and reach. The arrows and mounted defence are kinda extra, where as the "Musou Max +74" is a waste. The thing missing in both weapons is a speed boost. DONG ZHUO needs speed. YUAN SHAO: – Imperial Saber (5th) Basic Attack + 44 Fire Speed +21 Attack +27 Defense +54 Bow Defense +49 Elemental attack on: SSSST, SSSSST Stage: The battle At Hu Lao Gate, Allied side Location: Near the north-west corner of the map, by the gates. Requirements: LU BU, CAO CAO, SUN JIAN and LIU BEI must be alive. Defeat DIAO CHAN before DONG ZHUO’s backup forces arrive. Hints: you don't have much to fear. Just don't run into LU BU. Run down all the way. Defeat Diao Chan. ---------------------------------------- – Grand Master (4th) Basic Attack: +44 Jump: +20 Musou Max: +78 Defense: +54 Bow Attack: +51 Mounted Attack: +46 Stage: The Battle At Guan Du, Yuan Shao's side. Type: Supply team Location: North of the south-east fort Direction: Toward south-east entry point Method: Keep Wen Chou alive for 10 minutes. Comments: Definately 'Imperial Saber'. 'Grand Master' has nothing of value except defence and bow attack. 'Imperial Saber' made him more durable and faster with the addition of an element. ZHANG JIAO: – Thunder Staff (5th) Basic Attack +37 Lightning HP Max +68 Defense +43 Mounted Defense +55 Luck +18 Meat Bun Recovery +13 Elemental attack on: SSST, SSSSST, Musou Stage: The Nanman Campaign, Yellow Turban side.
 Location: On the path leading to the left forest area
 Requirements: Allow all of the 4 Peasant units to escape safely.
 Hints: Be ahead of all your peasant units and clear the path for them AT ALL 
 TIMES. Killing off the generals and some of the troops will be enough. NEVER 
 let any of your peasant units to be under attack for more than 2 minutes, so 
 as to be certain that all your peasant units will have enough peanuts spare 
 to reach the escape point at the south of the map.

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 – Volcano Staff (4th)
 Basic Attack: +37
 Fire
 Musou Max: +72
 Attack: +43
 Reach: +27
 Elemental attack on: SSSST
 Stage: The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Yellow Turban side.
 Type: Precious item
 Location: Southeast of the river north of map
 Method: Defeat either; Shu forces or Wei Forces or Wu forces
 Shu forces(3) - LIU BEI, GUAN YU, ZHANG FEI
 Wei forces(5) - CAO CAO, XIAHOU DUN, XIAHOU YUAN, Cao Ren, Cao Hong
 Wu forces(4) - SUN JIAN, HUANG GAI, Han Dang, Cheng Pu

 Comments: ZHANG JIAO is originally low on the defence side. 'Volcano Staff'
 may have attack and reach, but the "Musou Max +72" cuts down on your frequency
 of musou attacks. 'Thunder Staff' toughen him with defence and HP boost and 
 the "Meat Bun Recovery +13" is good to have. 



 MENG HUO:
 – Shadow Beast (5th)
 Basic Attack +48 
 Lightning 
 Speed +24 
 Attack +30 
 Mounted Attack +54 
 Luck +13 
 Charge +8
 Elemental attack on: SSST
 Stage: Assault On  The Wu's Territory, Nanman side
 Location: Near MENG HUO's initial position.
 Requirements: Defeat in this order; LU XUN, TAISHI CI, GAN NING, LU MENG.
 Hints: LU XUN has the death element. GAN NING has a dangerous musou attack. 
 Read the part in the "Strategies" section on GAN NING and death element. 
 Time is not a problem here. You yourself is the loss condition *Laughs* 

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 – King Of Beasts (4th)
 Basic Attack: +48
 Fire
 HP Max: +88
 Attack: +27
 Mounted Attack: +54
 Mounted Defense: +54
 Elemental attack on: SSSSST
 Stage: The Nanman Campaign, Nanman side.
 Type: Precious item
 Location: West of the blocking mountain at the center of the map
 Method: Defeat all enemy generals on the east side or west side.
 East side - MA CHAO, Zhang Yi, Ma Dai.
 West side - ZHANG FEI, Zhang Bao, Guan Xing.

 Comments: A hard choice, 'King Of Beasts' has "HP MAX +88" while 'Shadow Beast'
 has "Speed +24" MENG HUO is desperately in need of speed, whereas extra life 
 never hurts. I hate his slowness enough to forgo the benefits of havng extra 
 life, so I choose 'Shadow Beast'



 ZHU RONG:
 – Tri Blade (5th)
 Basic Attack +42 
 Wind 
 HP Max +78 
 Attack +25 
 Reach +26 
 Arrows +47
 Elemental attack on: SSSSST
 Stage: The Siege Of He Fei Castle, Zhu Rong's side
 Location: In the area south of the 'wind corridor'.
 Requirements: Defeat ZHOU YU, XIAO QIAO, Cao Pi, ZHEN JI amd DIAO CHAN.
 Hints: Zhou Yu is nearest to you, so go kill him first. XIAO QIAO and DIAO 
 CHAN is very near each other, both are fast and XIAO QIAO has the death 
 element on her 4th, so NEVER fight them at the same time. To make matters 
 worse, when enough time passes, LU BU will be near DIAO CHAN and XIAO QIAO. 
 Fighting them 3 at the same time is equal to near sucidal. ZHEN JI just 
 block too often, otherwise she is a breeze. Cao Pi is peanuts. 
 
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 – Magma Wheel (4th)
 Basic Attack +42
 Fire
 Musou Max: +72
 Defense: +52
 Bow Defense: +52
 Reach: +26
 Elemental attack on: SSST, SSSSTT
 Stage: The Nanman Campaign, Nanman side.
 Type: Precious item
 Location: Near the bridge at the center of map.
 Method: Keep Dong Tu Na and A Huei Nan alive for 15 minutes, the two of them 
 will meet and trigger the escape from battlefield event.

 Comments: A very hard choice. 'Magma Wheel' has the benefit of solid defence
 and extra reach with the crap of a "Musou Max +72". While 'Tri Blade' has 
 the benefit of more life and attack. I prefer to suffer the crap of
 "Musou Max +72" for the solid defence.



 FU XI:
 – Dragon Slayer (5th)
 Basic Attack +46 
 Musou Max +86 
 HP Max +80 
 Reach +28 
 Charge +8 
 Art of War
 Stage: ORIGINAL, The Battle At Wan Castle, Zhang Xiu’s side 
 Location: Near FU XI's initial position.
 Requirements: Defeat DIAN WEI, XU HUANG and XU ZHU.
 Hints: XU ZHU is slow, blocks a lot, has a heavy attack and steady defence. 
 Its easier to hit him from behind. 
 
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 – Fu Xi's Sword (4th)
 Basic Attack +46
 Fire
 Attack: +26
 Defense: +51
 Reach: +23
 Musou Charge +24
 Elemental attack on: SSSSTT, SSSSS(T)
 Stage: Surprise Attack on Liu Biao, Liu Biao's side.
 Type: Precious item
 Location: The dead end at the north-west corner of the beach.
 Method: Defeat HUANG GAI.

 Comments: Speed is still missing. 'Dragon Slayer' has more life, but without
 a decent musou charge boost, the "Musou Max +86" is causing you a burden by
 making it harder to cancel enemy attacks with musou moves. Since 'Dragon Slayer'
 doesnt have speed, 'Fu Xi's Sword' will be a better choice.



 NU WA:
 – Dragon Rapier (5th)
 Basic Attack +39 
 Attack +23 
 Defense +41 
 Reach +30 
 Musou Charge +20 
 Defender
 Stage: ORIGINAL, The Yellow Turban Rebellion, Yellow Turban side.
 Location: At the south-west area of the castle. 
 Requirements: Zhang Bao must be alive. Defeat GUAN YU, ZHANG FEI, LIU BEI.
	!DO NOT defeat LIU BEI first, else GUAN YU and ZHANG FEI will escape.
	Wait for Zhang Bao to do his stone attack event.
 Hints: Just run down south from your initial position. You will meet LIU BEI 
 and GUAN YU, kill GUAN YU. Then run further south, you will see ZHANG FEI, 
 kill him and go back up north and take out LIU BEI. 
 
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 – Nu Wa's Rapier (4th)
 Basic Attack +39
 Death
 Musou Max +62
 HP Max: +62
 Attack: +21
 Defense: +46
 Elemental attack on: SSSSS(T)
 Stage: The Battle At Wan Castle, Zhang Xiu's side.
 Type: Precious item
 Location: North of DIAN WEI's initial location
 Method: Defeat DIAN WEI.

 Comments: Tough choice. 'Nu Wa's Rapier' has more HP and death element. 
 'Dragon Rapier' has reach and musou charge. Since her death element misses
 frequently, I prefer 'Dragon Rapier' for the reach and musou charge. 



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 (Challenge Mode: XTREME)
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 (Speed Demon:)
 (Gives: Beast Harness - Shows the position of the last horse you rode.)
 Preferable ZHOU YU or LU XUN. 
 Any fast character will also be fine.

 Part1> Steal "Red Hare" from LU BU and mount it and run off by 12sec
 Take left path. 
 Keep on the right side till u pass the 1 archer group.
 After that always keep left till u pass all the archer groups.
 Cut to the right juz when u are abt to meet YUAN SHAO group.
 Do it in under 1mins02sec. Don't get knocked off "Red Hare"

 Part2> Take center path. 
 start by moving to the right side, cut to the left or right to avoid all the 
 spear barriers. U will need a little practice at timing to avoid the first 
 volley of arrows. TRY your BEST not to get knocked off "Red Hare".
 Rush your way pass the finish line.
 Do it under 1min30sec in total.

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 (Balancing Act:)
 (Gives: Master’s Cloak - Automatically perform the mid-air evade and land
 on your feet)

 Simpily use LU BU, His 'T' attack will easily get u pass 
 the 100 mark.

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 (Combo Mania:)
 (Gives: Seven Stars Blade - Makes it easier to receive high scores on your 
 combos by extending the time for the combo points to disappear.)

 Suggest= ZHOU YU
 Don't really need to use 'SST' attack (only abt 10pts diff)
 By the way, 'SSSSTT__S'(30pts+)brings in more pts than 'SSSSSTT' (26pts+)

 Attack 1(46pts to 80pts):
 SSSTT ( do 1 or 2 flying slash NOT more)
 -> SST (Not really required, may omit)
 -> SSSSTT__S (missing the 2nd jump slash is ok)(42pts~60pts till here)
 -> Musou (If possible)

 Attack2(50pts to 72pts):
 SSSTT ( do 1 or 2 flying slash NOT more)
 -> SST (Not really required, may omit)
 -> SSSSST (do not wait for the projectile slash)
 -> Musou (DO before the slash projectile of the 'SSSSST')

 * !LAST THING! DO NOT RUSH DOING COMBOS, Its very likely that u will juz
 waste time gaining no extra points. 
 WAIT TILL THE POINTS DISPLAY DISAPPEAR BEFORE STARTING A NEW COMBO. 
 Getting pass 1000pts is easy, juz rake:
 >400pts in 1st min   ///   >750pts by 2nd min   ///   >1000pts by end.

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 (Ironman:)
 (Gives: BG Healing Scroll)

 Suggested> ZHOU YU

  Clear it in under 1min28sec 
 (1'30'00 will give u 100pts, 1'26'65 gives ~142pts)
 DONT get knocked off "Red Hare". 
 REPLAY IF U DON'T GET >100pts for this stage.

 (1 person = 1pt)
 Knock off at least 70 persons. (juz to be safe)
 TRY to get more than 50pts for this stage.

 
 ZHOU YU's favourite stage, LoL.
 Nuff said. (=^_^=)
 Get more than 900 combo points. (~180pts)
 1000 combo points = ~200pts
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 (Bodyguards:)
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 (Normal Bodyguards:)---------
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 Hints: Set the growth to 'Custom' so that you can choose how to distribute
 the points. It takes a little trial and error to find out the best 
 combination that suits your style of play.
 
 The 'BG Healing Scroll' can only be obtained thru 'Ironman' in the
 Challenge mode.
 The 'Nanman male outfit' is unlocked by clearing MENG HUO's Musou Mode.
 The 'Nanman female outfit' is unlocked by clearing ZHU RONG's Musou Mode.
 The 'Pink uniform color' is unlocked by clearing DIAO CHAN's Musou Mode.
 The 'Yellow uniform color' is unlocked by clearing ZHANG JIAO's Musou Mode.
 The 'Black uniform color' is unlocked by clearing DONG ZHUO's Musou Mode.
 The 'White uniform color' is unlocked by clearing the special 'Chi Bi' Stage.
 
 The 'BG Wind Scroll' is a rare item. I havent seen more than 2 occurance
 so far. It a good item, but the item slot is reserved for better items such
 as 'BG Tortoise Amulet', 'BG Tiger Amulet' or 'BG Peacock Urn'.
 
 
 Bodyguard Advancements List:
 Experience      Advancement
   25000         Increase to 4 bodyguards
   30000         "Fighter" Title
   50000         Increase to 6 bodyguards
   60000         "Warrior" Title
   75000         Increase to 8 bodyguards
   90000         "Elite" Title
 
 You will get a total of 25 points to distribute. Use them wisely. Increasing
 the rank of your bodyguards is a MUST!!. So u are left with 22 points.
 
 (Warrior Bodyguard:)---------
 -----------------------------
 Warrior bodyguard just give you an extra character that is controlled by the
 CPU. It function on an AI basis, you do not get to give commands to it.
 He/She does not follow you closely. You will not be able to play 2 players
 with this choice. The only benefit you get from it that the normal bodyguards
 cannot give is the 'double musou attack'. U do not get to equipt any weapon
 or items on him/her. When he/she dies, thats that, no more bodyguard. Trust
 me, he/she will die real fast on 'Hard' or 'Very Hard' difficulty.
 
 (The verdict:)---------------
 -----------------------------
 Warrior Bodyguard: This is just for fun. NO REAL USE. Don't provide any 
 	substancial help at all.
 
 Normal Bodyguards: The support team, at least this bunch of fries last way
 	longer and does more carnage/damage than a 'Warrior Bodyguard'. They
 	will work under all situations.
 	Minimal Specs to be able to last thru 1 stage >
 	On 'Novice' & 'Easy': 4 bodyguards, Rank = Guard, EXP=25000. 
 	On 'Normal': 4 bodyguards, Rank = Guard, Title = Fighter, EXP=35000
 	On 'Hard': 6 bodyguards, Rank = Guard, Title = Warrior, EXP=60000
 	On 'Very Hard': 8 bodyguards, Rank = Guard, Title = Elite
 
 Definately, 'Normal Bodyguards' is the better choice. At the very least, you
 have a use for them and they are more efficient than a CPU controlled 
 character that is as weak as paper. *Laughs*
 
 
 
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 (Life +10 and Musou +10 Location:)
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 The Yellow Turban Rebellion:
 ----------------------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack1 - At the first protrusion North of the enterance at the East castle wall.
 Snack2 - In a pot near the river outside the North castle wall.
 Wine1 - At the first protrusion South of the enterance of the West castle wall.
 Wine2 - Left of the map, in a pot slightly below center of the map.
 
 (XTREME)(Stage name changed to "Battle At Ru Nan")
 Snack1 - (same as in the original Yellow Turban stage)
 Snack2 - Inside the castle, below the North-West right stairway.
 Wine1 - (same as in the original Yellow Turban stage)
 Wine2 - inside the castle, above the South-East stairway.

 
 The Battle At Hu Lao Gate:
 --------------------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack - On the 'Hu Lao Gate'. Near the stairs.
 Wine - On the 'Fan Shui Gate'. Near the stairs.
 
 (XTREME)
 Snack : South-East of map, drectly above the lower entry point.
 ( A short distance away)
 Wine : West of map, directly in front of the upper entry point.
 ( A short distance away)
 
 
 Surprise Attack On Liu Biao:
 ----------------------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack - The 3 pots in a row, near Zhang Hu's initial position.
 Wine - Group of tents by the beach, near the furthest left tent.
 
 (XTREME)
 Snack - Along the East path from the beach.
 Wine - North-West of the castle, to the East of the entry point.
 
 
 The Battle At Wan Castle:
 -------------------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack - From the gate of Hu Che Er's castle, go right along the wall until
 	you reach the pot.
 Wine - From the South-East castle gate, go left and up, beside a house.
  
 (XTREME)
 Snack - North of ZHAO YUN's initial position. North end of the map.
 Wine - At the right side of South gate stairs of the castle.
 
 
 Assault On The Wu Territory:
 ----------------------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack - Near the troop entry point at the North end of the map.
 Wine - North of Yian Bai Hu's initial position, to the West of the two towers.
 
 (XTREME)
 Snack - In front West entry point on the map.
 Wine - In front of the gate firsty to close.
 
 
 The Battle At Guan Du:
 ----------------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack - Near the center of the map, where the 2 rivers joins.
 Wine - Around the center of CAO CAO's fortress, along the North, 
 	in a pot along the waterway.
  
 (XTREME)
 Snack - West of the map, at the furtherest north entry point
 Wine - Pass the main castle wall, outside the inner fort, at the bottom right.
  
 
 Guan Yu's Escape:
 -----------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack - Directly South of the first gate. Between the 2 houses.
 Wine - Behind the second gate at the right side.
   
 (XTREME)(Stage name changed to "Diao Chan's Escape")
 Snack - In front of the 4th gate
 Wine - Directly South of the first gate. In front of a house.
 
 
 The Battle At Chong Ban:
 ------------------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack - South of ZHANG HE's initial position.
 Wine - Along the shore of LIU BEI's escape route.
   
 (XTREME)
 Snack - From North-East plain, go West thru the narrow forest path to a small
 square area, South-West of that area.
 Wine - In the vertical path between Mi Fang and Chen Zhen.
 
 
 The Battle At Chi Bi:
 ---------------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack - Between the two troop entry points at the North-West end of the map.
 Wine - From the entry point at the South-East part of the map, go directly North
 to a boat.
   
 (XTREME)
 Snack - South of the map, at the North of the rightmost ship of the 3 ships.
 Wine - North-West of the map, on a small ship between 2 entry points.
 
 
 Assault On Cheng Du:
 --------------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack - Near the exit of the forest, South-West of ZHAO YUN's initial position.
 Wine - At the side of LIU BEI's initial position.
   
 (XTREME)
 Snack - At the lower passage of the highest mountain path.
 Wine - Center forest exit, at the corner where the forest meets the mountain.
 
 
 The Battle At Tong Gate:
 ------------------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack - North-West of the map, at the end of a narrow path.
 Wine - North-East of the map, before entering a narrow path, near a troop
 entry point.
   
 (XTREME)
 Snack - South-East of the map, top left corner.
 Wine - West of the map. Above the bridge, beside civilian house.
 
 
 The Battle At He Fei:
 ---------------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack - North-West end of the map, near a gate.
 Wine - North-East end of the map, near ZHOU YU's initial position.
 
 (XTREME)
 Snack - South-West part of the forest area, at the top right corner.
 Wine - Center of the map, along the path at the top right corner.
  
 
 The Battle At Fan Castle:
 -------------------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack - Southern edge from the high tower where SIMA YI is positioned
 Wine - North-West of the map, to the North corner of the Shu troop entry point.
 
 (XTREME)
 Snack - Southern end of the platform of Guan Ping's initial position.
 Wine - North-West corner of the lower land area.

 
 The Battle At Mt. Ding Jun:
 ---------------------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack - Further West from CAO CAO's initial position.
 Wine - At the East fork of the downhill run. Near a tower.
   
 (XTREME)
 Snack - West of LIU BEI's HQ
 Wine - South of the bridge, near the left path.
 
 
 The Battle At Yi Ling:
 ----------------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack - In the 'stone warrior formation'. East cell.
 Wine - In the 'stone warrior formation'. South-West cell.
 
 (XTREME)
 Snack - East of the map, at the North entry point.
 Wine - In the 'stone warrior formation', North-West cell.
 
 
 The Nanman Campaign:
 --------------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack - Center chunk of land, West piece. South-East part of that piece. 
 Near a river. (2 ways ot get it)
 1)Use an elephant to break a wall near there to gain access. 
 2)From the Shu/Wu base. Go directly West and pass a bridge. Then go South 
 till the end. Finally, go East till u see the pot.
 Wine - From the Shu/Wu base. Go drectly West. Once u cross a bridge, go
 directly North.
 
 (XTREME)
 Snack - West of the map, second entry point from the top.
 Wine - Center of the map, the right side entry point.
 
 
 The Battle At Jie Ting:
 -----------------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack - On top of the mountain where Ma Sui set up base
 Wine - Near a house; North-West of WEI YAN's initial position.
   
 (XTREME)
 Snack - North-West entry point
 Wine - North-East entry point
 
 
 The Battle At You Ting:
 -----------------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack - Center of the map, in the maze area North of SUN SHANG XIANG's initial
 position. *Note: Not Cao Xiu's Fort.
 Wine - In Cao Xiu's fortress. North-East corner. At the right corner of the
 wooden shelter
 
 (XTREME)
 Snack - In the middle fort, North-West area.
 Wine - In the South fort, around the center.
 
 
 The Siege At He Fei Castle:
 ---------------------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack - North wall of the Wind Corridor.
 Wine - In the area directly North of the broken bridge (East side of castle).
 
 (XTREME)
 Snack - Top of the castle within the castle, North-East of DIAO CHAN/ZHU RONG's
 initial positioned.
 Wine - Thru the East enterance of the castle, past 2 gates, at the North-West
 corner of the area.
 
 
 The Battle At Wu Zhang Plains:
 ------------------------------
 (ORIGINAL)
 Snack - Near the troop entry point to the South of SIMA YI's initial position
 Wine - West of ZHUGE LIANG initial position. At the dead-end path to the left
 of a tower.
   
 (XTREME)
 Snack - North end of the middle piece of highland.
 Wine - North end of the 'catapult' highland.
 
 
 The Mountain Bandit Campaign:
 -----------------------------
 (ORIGINAL)(Only in 'Musou Mode')
 Snack - North-East of the map, beside a house. (Need not cross the bridge)
 Wine - North-West area of the map, near a house.
  
 (XTREME)
 Snack - The entry point near the South of the map.
 Wine - Directly North from your starting position.
 
 
 Raid Of The Rogue Fortress:
 ---------------------------
 (ORIGINAL)(Only in 'Musou Mode')
 Snack - Pass the 1st wall, at the North, only accessible by jumping from the
 top of the 2nd wall.
 Wine - Pass the 2nd wall, at the East, near a Lt. Commander.
   
 (XTREME)
 Snack & Wine - In the center of the map.The area where when you enter and the
 bandit leader appear in "ORIGINAL".
 
 
 Wu Navy Skirmish:
 -----------------
 (ORIGINAL)(Only in 'Musou Mode')
 Snack - On the boat at the South West end of the map.
 Wine - Near the troop entry point on the right.
 
 (XTREME)
 Snack - 3rd right boat from the center of the map, top of boat.
 Wine - 3rd left boat from the center of the map, bottom of boat.
 
 
 
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 (Extra Goodies:)
 ________________
 
 Special 'The Battle At Chi Bi' stage, White bodyguard uniform color and
 LU BU's 3rd Costume:
 ----------------------------
 
 Requirements>
 1> An original 'Dynasty Warrior 3' scenario load is required. 
 2> All 7 unaligned(Other) characters have cleared their Musou Mode.
 
 To unlock the special Chi Bi stage and LU BU's 3rd costume: 
 Difficulty = 'Very Hard'.
 Free Mode, XTREME, Normal bodyguards, The Battle At Chi Bi, Dong Zhuo's Side.
 Use any character other than LU BU. 
 You will notice that the normal LU BU is replaced by the silver armored LU BU.
 LU BU's troops are in white uniform. The music played is different from the 
 usual one. There isnt any other changes to the stage.
 The instrumental piece played in this stage will be added to sound test as "37. Special Stage".
 You will get the white bodyguard uniform colour after you clear the stage.
 
 After you cleared the special Chi Bi stage:
 (Any difficulty level is alright)
 1> To Select the special stage: 
 only on XTREME. Select 'The Battle At Chi Bi'. Highlight 'Dong Zhuo's side',
 hold down L2 and R2, select by pressing X. 
 (If successful, the cursor will be on ZHAO YUN at the start, LU BU will be
 missing from the character selection screen)
 
 2> To select LU BU in silver armor (3rd costume):
 On LU BU, press L2 or R2 once. you will now see the grey LU BU, then press 
 left or right once, LU BU in silver armor will appear. Select by pressing X.
 (Actually, after you press L2 or R2, whenever you pass the grey LU BU, 
 the silver armored LU BU will appear)
 You can bring a warrior(musou) bodyguard with you while you are using the silver armored LU BU.




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 (Credits:)
 __________

 Thanks to:
 
 Tina Chan: Notifcation of the error with wine location at Hu Lao Gate, XTREME.


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 (Fun/Interest:)
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 TO THE GREAT/INTRERSTING PEOPLES OUT THERE!! (=^_^=)

 Z-Force: Your FAQ was great. But the DW3:XL part was a little sloopy. The DW3 
	part was nearly flawless. Overall a well done masterpiece.

 Muni Shinobu: U are interesting... doing FAQ with JIS included. Kinda makes
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