~戦国無双2Empires~ Sengoku Musou 2 Empires Translation Guide by BlackKite/The Giant Hoeruo (blackkite2128 (at) yahoo (dot) co (dot) id) Version: 0.33 =============================================================================== TABLE OF CONTENTS =============================================================================== I. Guide History 1. Version 2. To-Do List II. Introduction III. Translations 1. Main Menu 2. Empire Mode Planning Phase *COMING SOON* 3. Pre-Battle Menu *COMING SOON* 4. Pause Menu *COMING SOON* 5. Free Mode Stage List 6. Regional Empire Mode Region List 7. Policy List IV. Frequently Asked Questions V. Copyright VI. Credits =============================================================================== I. GUIDE HISTORY =============================================================================== +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. Version +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ V 0.25 (January 27 2007) Guide Made V 0.30 (February 25 2007) Policy List added, thanks to Sanze V 0.31 (March 02 2007) Policy List updated with some English names V 0.32 (March 16 2007) Added Remorse (thanks Orochi Iori), and also more introduction things now that the US version is already out for a while V 0.33 (April 07 2007) Remorse has been corrected as Renounce (thank Orochi Iori again) Note: The reason for the long time of update can be summarized in three words: Blame The School. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2. To-Do List +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Some parts of the guide haven't been done yet, thanks to the exams I'm having currently. I hope I'll be able to update them ASAP. This might be ordered by priority, but I cannot guarantee it. -Options Section -Pre-Battle Menu -Pause Menu -Empire Mode Planning Phase =============================================================================== II. INTRODUCTION =============================================================================== This is the Sengoku Musou 2 Empires Translation Guide made by BlackKite aka. The Giant Hoeruo at GameFAQs Boards. This guide is made to help import gamers who play Sengoku Musou 2 Empires, a hack'n'slash game made by KOEI. This guide contains Japanese text which is saved in the Shift-JIS format, so in order to be able to show the Japanese text, you need to change your browser encoding to Japanese (Shift-JIS). The overseas version (Samurai Warriors 2 Empires) is already out, so I might try to change the descriptions to fit the overseas version and ease those who insist to play the Japanese version. Remember that this is just a translation guide, and as the name implies, this guide only provides translations for the JP version, and not in-depth of the game mechanics etc. For the latter, there is already a US FAQ available made by Rampidzier (by the time I wrote this); you should check that for explanation of the game mechanics and such. All names here are written with the surname-firstname order (e.g. Toyotomi Hideyoshi). And even though the overseas version will have the names reversed (e.g. Hideyoshi Toyotomi), I will NOT reverse them under any circumstances, because this order is the correct way to write historical Japanese names (Pre-1868 Meiji Restoration). =============================================================================== III. TRANSLATIONS =============================================================================== First things first, remember the two most basic things in Japanese games: 1. はい (Hai) means Yes, and いいえ (Iie) means No. 2. Circle button is used to confirm things instead of Cross in NA games, and Cross button to cancel things instead of Triangle. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1. Main Menu +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If it is the first time you're playing this game and you have a Sengoku Musou 2 save on your memory card as well as about 700KB free space, the game will ask you if you want to import data from the original save. All 28 unique characters (yes, including Sasaki Kojirou & Shibata Katsuie) will be available by default in Free Mode and Rivalry of Local Warlords scenario, and some pictures at the database are unlocked automatically if you choose to import. After seeing the KOEI logo, Dolby Digital, Omega-Force and either watching or skipping the opening movie, a huge Sengoku Musou 2 Empires logo should appear. Press Start, and you'll enter the main menu. The Menu is listed as below. For more details regarding the modes, please check their respective submenus. 争覇演舞 Struggle for Supremacy aka. Empire Mode 模擬演舞 Simulation Mode aka. Free Mode 戦国図録 Sengoku Picture Book aka. Visual Database *COMING SOON* 新武将　 New Officer aka. Create-a-Warrior (CAW) 戦国事典 Sengoku Encyclopedia *COMING SOON* 各種設定 Options *COMING SOON* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1a. 争覇演舞 Struggle for Supremacy aka. Empire Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As the game title implies, this is the main mode of the game. If this is the first time you're playing this game, the game will guide you to choose the 1561 Kawanakajima scenario and will tutor you on the game basics. If you want, you can select the regional scenarios or the Rivalry of Local Warlords. Though it is not recommended to play the latter unless you've imported SM2 save file, since you probably haven't unlocked officers yet. Here is the list of scenarios available in this mode. Some of them must be unlocked first, though. 川中島の戦い 1561年 Battle of Kawanakajima - 1561 Background: Takeda Shingen & Uesugi Kenshin 姉川の戦い 1570年 Battle of Anegawa - 1570 Background: Oda Nobunaga, Azai Nagamasa & O-Ichi Unlocked by clearing any regional scenarios before 1570 本能寺の変 1582年 The Honnouji Incident - 1582 Background: Oda Nobunaga Unlocked by clearing the Kawanakajima scenario 関ヶ原の戦い 1600年 Battle of Sekigahara - 1600 Background: Tokugawa Ieyasu & Ishida Mitsunari Unlocked by clearing the Honnouji scenario 群雄割拠 1561年 Rivalry of Local Warlords - 1561 Background: Various New Officers aka. the 'Gathering of Heroes' scenario. Here, you can select anyone as daimyo in any places. 東北統一戦 1561年 Touhoku Unification Battle - 1561 Background: Date Masamune 関東統一戦 1561年 Kantou Unification Battle - 1561 Background: Fuuma Kotarou 中部統一戦 1561年 Chuubu Unification Battle - 1561 Background: Sanada Yukimura & Maeda Keiji 近畿統一戦 1561年 Kinki Unification Battle - 1561 Background: Saika Magoichi 中国四国統一戦 1561年 Chugoku-Shikoku Unification Battle - 1561 Background: Miyamoto Musashi 九州統一戦 1561年 Kyushu Unification Battle - 1561 Background: Shimazu Yoshihiro & Tachibana Ginchiyo After choosing the scenario, you will be given five difficulty options. 天国 Heaven, 易しい Easy, 普通 Normal, 難しい Hard, 地獄 Hell Obviously, Heaven is the easiest, while Hell is the hardest. Then a series of more options will appear. 成長データ Growth Data Here, you can choose if you want to 引継ぎ use saved stats or 初期状態 revert to default stats. 統一期限 Unification Limit あり If you set it to Existant, there will be a 50 year (200 turn) limit from the starting year.. If you exceed this limit, it's game over. なし Setting it to None will make the game end at the year 2000, giving you PLENTY of time to max out your characters, no? :) 新武将 New Officers Set whether New Officers you haven't assigned yet will 登場 appear or 未登場 not. Note that if you choose no in Regional scenarios, even if you put in an officer he/she will be guaranteed disappearing when you move on to national mode. 総取りルール Conquering Rule 大名攻略 Attacking Daimyo. Simple enough, just conquer the province the enemy daimyo is in, and all his territories are belong to you. 分断攻略 Divide and Conquer. Similar to above, but you need to isolate the enemy capital first, making sure the daimyo can't retreat to anywhere. なし None. You need to capture every single province by yourself. 登用上限枠 Officer Number 最小 Fewest - You are limited to JUST 6 characters, no more. 少ない Few - You may have 1 additional officer for each province other than your capital. 普通 Normal - You may have 2 additional officer for each province other than your capital. 多い Many - You may have 4 additional officer for each province other than your capital. 最大 Most - You may have 6 additional officer for each province other than your capital. Note that if you choose one of the few options while choosing a clan with many officers, some of them will be cut to fit with the officer number you've selected. 武将死亡 Officer Death If you choose あり Existant, then officers can die of old age and you can also execute them. If you choose なし None, then only events will trigger an officer's death, like Nobunaga being killed at Honnouji. To unlock some of those options, you must do some things on Empire mode, including completing the mode once. But for me, it wasn't until completing the mode the second time to have all the options unlocked... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1b. 模擬演舞 Simulation Mode aka. Free Mode ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This mode is self explanatory. You play through a stage with either the preset generals or characters you've played as in Empire Mode. Note that the stats gained after finishing a stage in this mode is saved, and will carry over the next time you choose that character in both Empire and Free Modes. For the list of stages in this mode, please see the "5. Free Mode Stage List" section. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1c. 戦国図録 Sengoku Picture Book aka. Visual Database ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1d. 新武将　 New Officer aka. Create-a-Warrior (CAW) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes, New Officer aka. CAW is back in this game. The system is not as vast as DW5's though, but nevertheless, here are the things you can adjust for your own characters. 姓名 Name Self Explanatory, you input the name of your character here. In the JP version, The top one is surname, while the bottom one is firstname. Moreover, you can only enter up to 3 letters (Be it hiragana, katakana, kanji or alphabet) for each names, so you can't insert 長宗我部 Chousokabe nor 五右衛門 Goemon. :( モデル Model Like the prequel SM1, the models here are predetermined. All of them are based on SM2 bodyguards and generic officers, but since bodyguards are no more in this game, you can consider the former bodyguard models as original models. :p Male Samurai Male Warrior Male Ninja Female Samurai Female Priestess Female Kunoichi Generic General Generic Strategist Generic Warrior Generic Politician Generic Old Man Generic Kyushu General Male Monk Also, you can now change the color of your character's outfit. There are 10 colors to choose from: Red, Blue, Yellow, Crimson, Purple, Aqua, White, Green, Black and Silver (Kyushu Color). モーション Motion/Moveset Choose your officer's moveset here. While you may choose existing characters' movesets, not all of them are available. And some of them are also available only for specific genders. -Male- 刀 Sword 槍 Spear 薙刀 Naginata 真田幸村 Sanada Yukimura's Jumonji Spear 織田信長 Oda Nobunaga's Aura Sword 雑賀孫市 Saika Magoichi's Rifle 伊達政宗 Date Masamune's Sword&Gun 服部半蔵 Hattori Hanzou's Kusarigama 森蘭丸 Mori Ranmaru's Nodachi 豊臣秀吉 Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Sansetsukon 本多忠勝 Honda Tadakatsu's Tonbogiri Spear 石田三成 Ishida Mitsunari's Fan 浅井長政 Azai Nagamasa's Lance 島左近 Shima Sakon's Scimitar 直江兼続 Naoe Kanetsugu's Sword&Cards 宮本武蔵 Miyamoto Musashi's Twin Swords -Female- 刀 Sword 槍 Spear 薙刀 Naginata 織田信長 Oda Nobunaga's Aura Sword 阿国 Okuni's Umbrella 雑賀孫市 Saika Magoichi's Rifle 伊達政宗 Date Masamune's Sword&Gun 濃姫 Nouhime's Claws&Bombs 服部半蔵 Hattori Hanzou's Kusarigama 森蘭丸 Mori Ranmaru's Nodachi 豊臣秀吉 Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Sansetsukon 本多忠勝 Honda Tadakatsu's Tonbogiri Spear 稲姫 Inahime's Bow 浅井長政 Azai Nagamasa's Lance 立花■千代 Tachibana Ginchiyo's Thunderblade 直江兼続 Naoe Kanetsugu's Sword&Cards ねね Nene's Kunais 宮本武蔵 Miyamoto Musashi's Twin Swords So sorry, you can't make a buff man with Ichi's Kendama nor a small girl with Yoshihiro's Hammer. 特殊技 Special Techniques If you choose one of the 3 normal movesets, you can choose one of the following special sets for your character. If you choose a unique moveset though, that character will have the same special moves of the original user. Set 1 R1+S: Calls a projectile assist R1+T: Generates a barrier Set 2 R1+S: Refills Musou R1+T: Calls a projectile assist Set 3 R1+S: Adds element to normal attack R1+T: Transformation Jutsu Set 4 R1+S: Unleashes Ninjutsus R1+T: Generates a barrier Set 5 R1+S: Grapples and throws enemy R1+T: Bunshin no Jutsu (Duplication Jutsu) Set 6 R1+S: Unleashes exploding doll R1+T: Counterattack stance Set 7 R1+S: Issen Move R1+T: Elemental area attack Set 8 R1+S: Summons Bishamonten R1+T: Calls your horse Set 9 R1+S: Randomly boosts a stat R1+T: Increases attack but decreases defense セリフ Voice Choose a voice for your character. There are 4 different voices for each gender so there are 8 voices in total. -Male- 勇将 Soldier 豪将 Warrior 智将 Strategist 公家 Noble (Yoshimoto-ish) -Female- 快活 Cheerful 淑女 Calm 妖艶 Alluring 少女 Little Girl 固有技能 Personal Skill Choose one of the 13 personal skills that were only available to a couple of unique characters. 能力タイプ Growth Type Choose the growth type of your character. This affects the starting stats as well as final stats of your character without having Limit Break. 標準型 Standard 突撃型 Assault 堅守型 Defense 知略型 Ingenuine (High Musou) 俊足型 Swift (High Speed) 重量型 Heavyweight (High Stats but Low Speed) 凡庸型 Mediocre (Low Stats but High Luck) 戦闘技能 Battle Skill Choose the skill you want your character to use during battle. As a CPU general during battles, your created character may use the skills you've chosen to give advantage to his/her troops. 奮迅 Brandish (Sword): Increases Attack 鉄壁 Ironwall (Helmet): Increases Defense 神速 Godspeed (Sandals): Increases Speed 挑発 Provoke (Man): Allows Character to Taunt Enemies 家紋 Clan Crest Choose your character's crest here. It will play a part if you put him/her as a daimyo. 1st row: Date, Ashina, Mogami, Satake, Hojo, Uesugi, Hatakeyama, Asakura, Takeda, Imagawa, Tokugawa, Oda, Saitou, Azai 2nd row: Ashikaga, Miyoshi, Suzuki/Saika, Ukita, Mouri, Kouno, Chousokabe, Ootomo, Ryuuzouji, Aso, Shimazu, Maeda, Ootani, Sanada 3rd row: Ikeda, Fukushima, Ishida, Hosokawa, Toyotomi, Matsunaga, Kobayakawa, Tachibana, Katou, Gamou, Asano, Shimizu, Yamanouchi, Kuroda 4th row: Shibata, Akechi, Tsugaru, Nanbu, Antou, Akamatsu, Yuuki, Satomi, Hatano, Tsutsui, Yamana, Amago, Oouchi, Sagara 5th row: Itou, Honda, Hattori, Mori, Shima, Naoe, Okuni (Fic), Nene (Fic), Fuuma (Fic), Miyamoto (Fic), Original 奥義文字 Musou Kanji You can now modify the kanji that will appear when your character uses his/her Musou attack. You can set the kanji for Musou Ougi (Normal) and Musou Hiougi (True) separately. Unfortunately for this game, not all of those thousands of kanjis can be attached for Musou; only a number of them is selectable. Note that after you have done making your character, when you want to modify him/her again, you can only change the following aspects: Name, Voice, Battle Skill, Clan Crest and Musou Kanji If you made a wrong choice on the other aspects, you have to re-do your character from scratch again. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1e. 戦国事典 Sengoku Encyclopedia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1f. 各種設定 Options ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2. Empire Mode Planning Phase +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 3. Pre-Battle Menu +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4. Pause Menu +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 5. Free Mode Stage List +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For those who are confused about which one is which stage, I have made this stage list, complete with the Kanji texts, so you can match it with the one on your TV screen. It is sorted in the same way as the game's default sorting order. Note that the offensive side is mentioned first, and then followed by the defensive side. All the provincial battles are available by default, while for the featured battles, you need to play them in Empire Mode first. 北陸奥の戦い Battle of Northern Mutsu Date vs. Mogami Accuracy: Fictional Map Used: Mikatagahara Winter 南陸奥の戦い Battle of Southern Mutsu Date vs. Ashina Accuracy: Historical? Historically, the Date fought and decimated Ashina on the plains of Suriagehara. Map Used: Edo Castle 出羽の戦い Battle of Dewa Date vs. Uesugi Accuracy: Historical 長谷道の戦い Battle of Hasedou Map Used: Hasedou 常陸下野の戦い Battle of Hitachi-Shimotsuke Uesugi vs. Tokugawa Accuracy: Fictional Map Used: Kuzegawa 相模武蔵の戦い Battle of Sagami-Musashi Toyotomi vs. Hojo Accuracy: Historical 小田原征伐 Odawara Conquest. Hideyoshi's final battle before he unified Japan. Map Used: Odawara Castle - East 越後上野の戦い Battle of Echigo-Kozuke Uesugi vs. Hojo Accuracy: Fictional Map Used: Kawanakajima 越中加賀の戦い Battle of Etchu-Kaga Shibata vs. Uesugi Accuracy: Historical Shibata Katsuie was fending off the Uesugi army when the Honnouji Incident occured. Map Used: Tedorigawa 越前若狭の戦い Battle of Echizen-Wakasa Oda vs. Asakura Accuracy: Historical The Oda decimated the Asakura here in 1573. Map Used: Kanegasaki 甲斐信濃の戦い Battle of Kai-Shinano Tokugawa vs. Sanada Accuracy: Historical 第二次上田城合戦 Second Battle of Ueda Castle. Tokugawa Hidetada sieged Sanada's Ueda Castle during the Sekigahara campaign. Map Used: Ueda Castle 駿河遠江の戦い Battle of Suruga-Totomi Takeda vs. Tokugawa Accuracy: Historical 三方ヶ原合戦 Battle of Mikatagahara. Map Used: Mikatagahara Summer 三河の戦い Battle of Mikawa Takeda vs. Oda(-Tokugawa) Accuracy: Historical 長篠の戦い Battle of Nagashino. Map Used: Nagashino 尾張伊勢の戦い Battle of Owari-Ise Toyotomi vs. Tokugawa Accuracy: Historical 小牧長久手の戦い Battle of Komaki-Nagakute. Map Used: Komaki-Nagakute 美濃飛騨の戦い Battle of Mino-Hida Tokugawa vs. Oda Accuracy: Historical 岐阜城攻防戦 Offense and Defense at Gifu Castle. Before the Sekigahara Campaign, the Tokugawa intended to subjugate Oda Nobuhide's Gifu Castle. Map Used: Odawara Castle - West 近江伊賀の戦い Battle of Oumi-Iga Oda vs. Azai Accuracy: Historical 小谷城攻略戦 Siege of Odani Castle. Map Used: Odani Castle 山城丹波の戦い Battle of Yamashiro-Tanba Toyotomi vs. Akechi Accuracy: Historical 山崎の戦い Battle of Yamazaki. Map Used: Yamazaki 摂津大和の戦い Battle of Settsu-Yamato Mouri vs. Oda Accuracy: Historical 木津川口の戦い Battle of Kizugawaguchi. There was a naval battle between the Oda and the Mouri who was aiding Honganji. Map Used: Osaka Bay (with Tekkousen) 紀伊の戦い Battle of Kii Oda vs. Saika Accuracy: Historical 紀伊征伐 Kii Conquest. This is Nobunaga's campaign to subjugate the Saika-Shu. Map Used: Saika Village 播磨備前の戦い Battle of Harima-Bizen Oda vs. Ukita(-Mouri) Accuracy: Fictional Map Used: Osaka Castle 安芸周防の戦い Battle of Aki-Suou Toyotomi vs. Mouri Accuracy: Historical Hideyoshi was fending off the Mouri army when the Honnouji Incident occured. Map Used: Sekigahara 伊予の戦い Battle of Iyo Chousokabe vs. Kouno Accuracy: Historical 伊予征伐 Iyo Conquest. This is part of the Chousokabe's Shikoku Unification Campaign. Map Used: Osaka Bay (without Tekkousen) 土佐阿波の戦い Battle of Tosa-Awa Toyotomi vs. Chousokabe Accuracy: Historical 四国征伐 Shikoku Conquest. This is where the Toyotomi launched a massive army to subjugate Shikoku. Map Used: Shizugatake 筑前豊後の戦い Battle of Chikuzen-Bungo Ootomo vs. Ryuuzouji Accuracy: Historical 今山合戦 Battle of Imayama. Map Used: Anegawa 肥前筑後の戦い Battle of Hizen-Chikugo Ryuuzouji vs. Shimazu Accuracy: Historical Map Used: Kawanakajima 肥後の戦い Battle of Higo Shimazu vs. Sagara Accuracy: Historical Map Used: Kanegasaki 薩摩日向の戦い Battle of Satsuma-Hyuuga Toyotomi vs. Shimazu Accuracy: Historical 九州征伐 Kyushu Conquest. Map Used: Kyushu 川中島の戦い Battle of Kawanakajima Takeda vs. Uesugi This special battle becomes available in Free Mode after unlocking it in Empire Mode. Just play through a turn/season as Takeda or Uesugi in the 1561 Kawanakajima scenario. 姉川の戦い Battle of Anegawa Oda(-Tokugawa) vs. Azai(-Asakura) This special battle becomes available in Free Mode after unlocking it in Empire Mode. Just play through a turn/season as Oda, Tokugawa, Azai or Asakura in the 1570 Anegawa scenario. 本能寺の変 The Honnouji Incident Oda vs. Akechi This special battle becomes available in Free Mode after unlocking it in Empire Mode. Just play through a turn/season as Oda or Akechi in the 1582 Honnouji scenario. 関ヶ原の戦い Battle of Sekigahara Tokugawa (East) vs. Toyotomi (West) This special battle becomes available in Free Mode after unlocking it in Empire Mode. Just play through a turn/season as Tokugawa, Toyotomi or any of their underling clans (meaning everyone except Kobayakawa, CMIIW) in the 1600 Sekigahara scenario. 大阪の陣 The Osaka Campaign Tokugawa vs. Toyotomi This special battle becomes available in Free Mode after unlocking it in Empire Mode. This one is a bit trickier to unlock, as there is no 1615 Osaka scenario. This stage becomes available in Empire Mode between 1615-1619 if you're playing as Tokugawa or Toyotomi. The Tokugawa must have Ieyasu as ruler, and the Toyotomi must have 豊臣秀頼 Toyotomi Hideyori as ruler and Yukimura under him as well as ONLY 2 fiefs including 摂津大和 Settsu-Yamato. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 6. Regional Empire Mode Province List +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ These are lists of provinces in the Regional Empire Mode scenarios since they are different from what they are in the real Empire Mode. After unifying the region, you will be asked if you want to continue to national mode or not. Note that if you choose to continue, your province number will be reduced to fit the regions in the national mode... Unless if you're playing in Chuubu, where all the provinces are featured in national mode. The template is like this: Province name [Owner clan] 東北 Touhoku There are 6 provinces here. 陸奥 Mutsu [津軽 Tsugaru] 陸中 Rikuchu [南部 Nanbu] 陸前 Rikuzen [伊達 Date] 羽後 Ugo [安東 Antou] 羽前 Uzen [最上 Mogami] 磐木岩城 Iwaki-Iwashiro [芦名 Ashina] Once you move to national mode, they will be reduced to 3 provinces. 北陸奥 North Mutsu, 南陸奥 South Mutsu, 出羽 Dewa 関東 Kantou There are 6 provinces here. 下野 Shimotsuke [宇都宮 Utsunomiya] 常陸 Hitachi [佐竹 Satake] 下総 Shimousa [結城 Yuuki] 上総安房 Kazusa-Awa [里見 Satomi] 武蔵 Musashi [北条 Hojo] 相模伊豆 Sagami-Izu [北条 Hojo] Kantou is the most neglected region here, because it has ONLY 2 provinces in national mode.. 常陸下野 Hitachi-Shimotsuke, 相模武蔵 Sagami-Musashi 中部 Chuubu There are 8 provinces here. 越後上野 Echigo-Kouzuke [上杉 Uesugi] 甲斐信濃 Kai-Shinano [武田 Takeda] 駿河遠江 Suruga-Totomi [今川 Imagawa] 越中加賀 Etchu-Kaga [畠山 Hatakeyama] 越前若狭 Echizen-Wakasa [朝倉 Asakura] 美濃飛騨 Mino-Hida [斎藤 Saitou] 三河 Mikawa [徳川 Tokugawa] 尾張伊勢 Owari-Ise [織田 Oda] Luckily, all of them are kept in national mode. Hence SM's focus on Central Honshu... 近畿 Kinki There are 6 provinces here. 丹波丹後 Tanba-Tango [波多野 Hatano] 近江伊賀 Oumi-Iga [浅井 Azai] 山城 Yamashiro [足利 Ashikaga] 摂津河内 Settsu-Kawachi [三好 Miyoshi] 大和 Yamato [筒井 Tsutsui] 紀伊 Kii [鈴木 Suzuki] They are reduced to 4 provinces in national mode. 近江伊賀 Oumi-Iga, 山城丹波 Yamashiro-Tanba, 摂津大和 Settsu-Yamato, 紀伊 Kii 中国四国 Chugoku-Shikoku There are 8 provinces here. 播磨田島 Harima-Tajima [赤松 Akamatsu] 出雲放棄 Izumo-Houki [尼子 Amago] 備前 Bizen [宇喜多 Ukita] 安芸備後 Aki-Bingo [毛利 Mouri] 周防長門 Suou-Nagato [毛利 Mouri] 阿波讃岐 Awa-Sanuki [三好 Miyoshi] 伊予 Iyo [河野 Kouno] 土佐 Tosa [長宗我部 Chousokabe] They get shafted to 4 provinces in national mode. 播磨備前 Harima-Bizen, 安芸周防 Aki-Suou, 土佐阿波 Tosa-Awa, 伊予 Iyo 九州 Kyushu There are 6 provinces here. 豊前豊後 Buzen-Bungo [大友 Ootomo] 筑前 Chikuzen [大友 Ootomo] 肥前筑後 Hizen-Chikugo [竜造寺 Ryuuzouji] 肥後 Higo [相良 Sagara] 日向 Hyuuga [伊東 Itou] 薩摩大隈 Satsuma-Oosumi [島津 Shimazu] They get compressed to 4 provinces in national mode. 筑前豊後 Chikuzen-Bungo, 肥前筑後 Hizen-Chikugo, 肥後 Higo, 薩摩日向 Satsuma-Hyuuga +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 7. Policy List +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ This is the list of policies found in SM2E. Thanks to Sanze for helping out with this list. :) 内政 Domestic Affairs 楽市楽座・小 Develop (cost 0) - Receive 300 gold 楽市楽座・大 Develop x2 (cost 0) - Receive more gold than the Develop; the amount of which depends on civilian trust 金山発掘 Mine (cost 500) - Receive a huge amount of gold. there's a chance that you'll receive less than what you pay, so be careful when using this policy 開墾・小 Cultivate (cost 300) - Raise a region stipend by 5 開墾・大 Cultivate x2 (cost 700) - Raise a region stipend by 10 全領開墾 Entire Area Cultivate (cost 1500) - Raise all controlled regions stipend by 5 領内視察 Inspection (cost 300) - Good Policy Lv1 臨時徴税 Emergency Tax (cost 0) - Bad Policy Lv1. Receive 500 gold 徳政令 Benefaction (cost 2000) - Good Policy Lv3. Only available if civilian trust is very high 大徴発 Confiscation (cost 0) - Bad Policy Lv3. Receive a HUGE amount of gold. Only available if civilian trust is very low 軍備 Armanents 刀剣鍛冶 Sword Smith (cost 500) - Raise clan's sword tech level Exp 長柄鍛冶 Spear Smith (cost 500) - Raise clan's spear tech level Exp 特殊鍛冶 Special Smith (cost 500) - Raise clan's other weapon tech level Exp 総合鍛冶 All Smith (2000) - Raise clan's all weapons tech level Exp 普請・小 Fortify (cost 300) - Raise a region defense by 1 普請・大 Fortify x2 (cost 700) - Raise a region defense by 2 全領普請 Entire Area Fortify (cost 1500) - Raise all controlled regions defense by 1 馬狩り Find Mount (cost 0) - Capture a wild horse 軍馬鍛錬 Train Mount (cost 500) - Raise a horse's level Exp 徴兵 Conscription 単将徴兵・小 Recruit - Some (cost 200) - Restore 1000 soldiers for one officer 単将徴兵・大 Recruit - Many (cost 500) - Restore 2000 soldiers for one officer 単将徴兵・全 Recruit - All (cost 1000) - Restore all soldiers for one officer 全将徴兵・微 Draft - Few (cost 500) - Restore 500 soldiers for all officers 全将徴兵・小 Draft - Some (cost 1000) - Restore 1000 soldiers for all officers 全将徴兵・大 Draft - Many (cost 2000) - Restore 2000 soldiers for all officers 一領具足 Ichiryo Gusoku (cost ?0) - Restore a number of soldiers for all officers 軍役免除 Exemption (cost ?0) - Good Policy Lv2. Release 20% of all officers soldiers. Available if civilian trust is high 臨時徴兵 Conscript (cost ?0) - Bad Policy Lv2. Restore all soldiers for all officers. Available if civilian trust is low 人事 Personnel Affairs 領内人材捜索 Search - Local (cost 200) - Search for a free officer in your area 全国人材捜索 Search - Wide (cost 400) - Search for a free officer in entire Japan 近隣人材登用 Hire - Local (cost 600) - Select 1 free officer in your area as well as areas surrounding your territory 全国人材登用 Hire - Wide (cost 800) - Select 1 free officer in entire Japan 家臣募集 Retainer Recruit (cost ?0) - Recruit a retainer 赤心勧誘 Sincere Solicitation (cost ?0) - Persuade an officer in your area or areas surrounding your territory to join you 教育 Education 武将鍛錬 Train (cost 600) - Raises an officer's Exp 講義・茶道 Tea Ceremony (cost 300) - have 2 of your officers compete in a tea ceremony. The winner gets a skill or stat bonus 講義・問答 Debate (cost 300) - have 2 of your officers compete in a debate. The winner gets a skill or stat bonus 講義・剣術 Duel (cost 300) - have 2 of your officers compete in a duel. The winner gets a skill or stat bonus 披露・茶道 Tea Gathering (cost 800) - have 8 of your officers compete in a tea gathering. The finalists get a skill or stat bonus 披露・問答 Conference (cost 800) - have 8 of your officers compete in a debate conference. The finalists get a skill or stat bonus 披露・剣術 Tournament (cost 800) - have 8 of your officers compete in a duel tournament. The finalists get a skill or stat bonus 交渉 Negotiations 短期同盟 Short Alliance (cost 400) - Form an alliance with another clan for 1 year (4 turns) 長期同盟 Long Alliance (cost 1000) - Form an alliance with another clan for 3 years (12 turns) 共闘依頼 Request (cost 500) - Request an ally to help in this turn's battle 勧告 Threaten (cost 400) - Ask a clan to surrender. Using this command on a dependant clan will ask them to give their territories to you 手切 Annul Alliance (cost 300) - Immediately end an alliance with a clan 官位奏請 Request Rank (cost 500) - Ask the Emperor to increase your rank よろず屋 Shop (cost 100) - Send one of your officer to the shop 勘合貿易 Chinese Trade (cost 1000) - Execute trade with the Chinese. If successful, there is a chance of getting a rare skill/horse 南蛮貿易 Western Trade (cost 1000) - Execute a foreign trade. If successful, there is a chance of getting a rare skill/horse 調略 Scheme 寝返り工作 Entice Enemy (cost ?0) - Ask an enemy officer to betray in the turn's battle 煽動 Cause Uprising (cost ?0) - Cause a revolt in another clan's area 謀反 Cause Revolt (cost ?0) - Cause an officer in another clan to rebel and form his own clan 誘引 Invite Attack (cost ?0) - Make another clan attack you in this turn 強行軍 Hard March (cost ?0) - Enable invasion of territories not adjacent to your area 出奔工作 Abscondence Work (cost ?0) - Cause an officer in another clan to retire and become a free officer 流言 Renounce (cost 600) - Convince a rival clan to renounce an alliance with another clan =============================================================================== V. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS =============================================================================== Q: Is this game available for two players? A: Yes. You can have a second player help you on battles. Q: Does this game have online feature? A: No it doesn't. Q: Is there CAW in this game? A: Yes. CAW aka New Officer is in this game. Q: Do Ishikawa Goemon, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Honganji Kennyo and Kunoichi return? A: No. Yoshimoto's already dead one year before the first year of this game (1561); In command of his clan is his son 今川氏真 Imagawa Ujizane. They somehow just ignore the Honganji clan. Goemon doesn't return either, and I could care less about the fictional kunoichi. But I can tell you that they're coming back in Musou Orochi, the crossover of Shin Sangoku Musou & Sengoku Musou released in Japan on March 21 2007. Q: Can you import save file from SW2? If you can, what will be imported? A: Look at the "1. Main Menu" section. Q: Will this game be released on the US? A: This game is already out in the US. Remember that this guide is only for translating things on the JP version. There should be FAQs dedicated to the US version up soon. Q: Will this game be released on XBox360? A: I'm not sure, but since DW5E has been released on 360, there's a good chance this game will as well. =============================================================================== VI. COPYRIGHT =============================================================================== Sengoku Musou 2 Empires is a trademark of KOEI and Copyright 2006-2007 KOEI. This Sengoku Musou 2 Empires Translation Guide is Copyright 2007 BlackKite (The Giant Hoeruo at GameFAQs Boards). Feel free to distribute this guide as long as: 1. No parts of the guide are altered 2. Proper credit is given 3. This guide is shared for free (no money involved at all) However, I will only post up-to-date versions on GameFAQs (http://www.gamefaqs.com) If you have any questions about this guide or the game, you can contact me by either: 1. E-mailing me (E-mail address provided at the top of the guide); or 2. Posting at the GameFAQs Sengoku Musou 2 Empires Board. However, I do not recommend contacting with e-mail, as I don't open my e-mail often. So please use the latter method. :) =============================================================================== VI. CREDITS =============================================================================== Thanks to: God, for creating me My Parents, for conceiving me Me, for creating this guide. :p KOEI, for creating the amazing Sengoku Musou series CJayC, for putting this guide at his site, GameFAQs Guys at 2ch Historical Game BBS (http://game10.2ch.net/gamehis/), for being the fastest source of SM2E information Guys at GameFAQs & KOEI Warriors (http://koeiwarriors.simgames.net) forums, for sharing SM2E tidbits DarkPriest, for helping out with the English Policy names DDT213, for helping out on the CAW special movesets Kuroitatsunoshi, for being an avid SM2E fan and confirming many things Orochi Iori, for the Renounce information Rigochu, for helping out on the clan crest list saitou1024, for helping out on the CAW movesets Sanze, for helping out on the policy list Sugand, for being the first person in GF boards who gets the game and gives numerous information xXTactXx, for helping out with the English Policy names And last but not least, You, for reading this guide. :)