Unlockable costumes:
Unlock the following male and female costumes by completing the corresponding Mercenary missions in Empire mode. Complete each stage multiple times to unlock all pieces:
COSTUME – HOW TO UNLOCK
Hawk/Owl costumes – “Shao Hua Bandits”, “Ju Zhang Bandits”, and “Hei Shan Bandits”
Imperial/Princess costume – “Guard Lady Cai Wenji”, “Accompany Lady Cai Wenji” and “Defend Lady Cai Wenji”
Knight/Unicorn costumes – Complete Empire mode.
Kung Fu/Summer costumes – “Wu Tai Monk’s Training”, “Wu Tai Monk’s Challenge” and “Wu Tai Final Trial”
Occult/Sage costumes – “Stop Insurrection”, “Suppress Insurrection” and “Crush Insurrection”
Tribal/Wildcat costumes – “Tribal Encounter”, “Tribal Invasion” and “Tribal War”
Water Dragon/Pirate costumes – “Jin Fan Pirates”, “Qian Tang Pirates” and “Bai Bo Pirates”
Unlockable bonus art:
Unlock the following bonus art by performing the corresponding tasks:
ART – HOW TO UNLOCK
Other – Unlock all bonus material for Other officers.
Shu – Unlock all bonus material for Shu officers.
Wei – Unlock all bonus material for Wei officers.
Wu – Unlock all bonus material for Wu officers.
Easy costume pieces:
When you are playing a level that unlocks a costume, save the game on file A just before the level ends. Complete the level to get a costume piece and save the game on file B. Load file A and complete it to get another costume piece; save it on file B. Repeat until you have unlocked all costume pieces.
Weapon upgrade ingredients:
Create the following weapon upgrades by using the corresponding gems:
Imbue
Arrow Sight – 1 Steel; 1 Pure Sapphire
Balance – 1 Amber; 1 Pure Gold
Berserk – 1 Sapphire; 1 Pure Malachite
Concentration – 1 Ruby; 1 Pure Topaz
Fire Seal – 3 Moon Silver; 2 Moon Ruby; 1 Phoenix Feathers; 1 Star Ruby
Flash – 9 Star Topaz; 7 Dragon Scales; 5 Dragon Hair; 3 Dragon Claws
Guardian Spirit – 1 Moon Topaz
Ice Seal – 4 Moon Crystal; 2 Moon Jade; 1 Dragon Beard
Leech – 1 Agate; 1 Jade; 1 Pure Crystal; 1 Pure Ruby
Lightning Seal – 4 Moon Sapphire; 2 Star Diamond; 1 Dragon Liver
Mystic Seal – 2 Gold
Phantom Hand – 1 Ruby; 1 Pure Diamond; 1 Pure Steel
Swift Strike – 2 Moon Amber; 1 Moon Malachite; 1 Tiger Claws; 1 Dragon Jaw
True Musou – 2 Silver; 1 Moon Steel; 1 Moon Diamond
Wind Seal – 2 Moon Agate; 1 Star Malachite; 1 Dragon Heart
Special
Blizzard – 4 Star Jade; 4 Star Topaz; 1 Lion Tail; 1 Dragon Liver
Brace – 1 Ruby; 1 Pure Malachite
Double – 1 Malachite; 1 Pure Ruby
Falcon – 2 Star Crystal; 1 Star Gold; 1 Dragon Hair; 1 Dragon Tail
Fire – 2 Sapphire; 1 Pure Malachite; 1 Star Agate
Flames – 5 Star Steel; 2 Star Silver; 1 Phoenix Feathers; 1 Dragon Eye
Focus – 2 Jade; 1 Pure Gold; 1 Pure Crystal
Hide – 2 Diamond; 1 Pure Gold
Ice – 2 Gold; 1 Amber; 1 Pure Jade
Recover – 2 Star Amber; 2 Star Diamond; 1 Dragon Jaw; 1 Dragon Beard
Rockfall – 2 Ruby; 1 Pure Topaz; 1 Star Sapphire
Steal – 1 Topaz; 1 Pure Agate
Stun – 2 Agate; 1 Pure Ruby; 1 Moon Gold
Taunt – 1 Crystal; 1 Pure Silver
True Speed – 1 Malachite; 1 Pure Amber
Easy gold:
You can get easy funds by equipping the “Steal” feature unto your weapon using “Special” when you go into the forge. First, find a city that has a forge. Make sure you have enough money and the correct type of gems to equip onto your weapon. When “Steal” is equipped onto your weapon, use it to steal gold from your enemies, lieutenants, guard captains, normal enemies, and generals. During battle, wait until you get a horde of enemies surrounding you to get lots of gold. You can do this as many times as desired when you invade other countries.
Diao Chan’s Plan secret event:
When you become a ruler in Empire mode, be wary of the officer Diao Chan. Staying true to her namesake and Story mode, she has only one reason to enter your employ. When obtained, and a message stating, “Hearing of your deeds….” or something to that effect, “…Diao Chan decided to join you”, dismiss her. She will steal some of your officers in this random event you cannot control or stop once in motion, saying “I can finally put my father’s plan into action” or something similar, Note: If it instead states “Diao Chan entered your employ”, the event most likely should not happen.
Mercenary missions:
When you do Mercenary missions that give you a certain amount of money, always go for the highest amount. For example, the “Snow Tigers” mission will give you 1,600 gold. You can get more gold in that mission by helping the other generals that are getting attacked by other armies, but do not attack the Snow Tigers just yet. Have the Snow Tigers be the last thing to fight. You can repeat this mission as many times as desired. Note: When you do these missions repeatedly to get more money, and you have to end your turn, the other generals in the other countries level up more than you do, and you can get defeated easier.
Lu Meng’s Training special event:
When in Ruler mode and you obtain Lu Meng, he asks you to leave on a journey to train and learn. You have no say in the matter, but for a few months, his troop count falls to 1 (as in just himself). You are free to use him, but this is not wise, considering the effects of troop numbers in battles, which is very important compared to Officer mode. When he returns, he obtains a second ability, “Flames” (though it may be random), and his troop count returns to normal.
Trophies:
Bronze trophies
A Challenger Appears – Completed battle as a custom character.
Benevolent Ruler – Completed battle as Liu Bei.
Brains and Beauty – Completed battle as Yue Ying.
Bringer of Peace – Completed battle as Cao Ren.
Cold As Ice – Completed battle as Ling Tong.
Elegant Dancer – Completed battle as Diao Chan.
Enchanting Beauty – Completed battle as Zhen Ji.
Exquisite Flower – Completed battle as Xiao Qiao.
Feared Throughout the Land – Completed battle as Zhang Liao.
Fierce Barbarian – Completed battle as Wei Yan.
God of War – Completed battle as Guan Yu.
Gourmand – Completed battle as Xu Zhu.
Grand Master – Completed battle as Zhang Jiao.
Hot Blooded – Completed battle as Sun Ce.
Jovial Warrior – Completed battle as Zhang Fei.
Little Dragon – Completed battle as Zhao Yun.
Loyal Companion – Completed battle as Zhou Yu.
Man of Vision – Completed battle as Cao Cao.
Master of Intrigue – Completed battle as Sima Yi.
Master of Strategy – Completed battle as Zhuge Liang.
Menace on the Battlefield – Completed battle as Dian Wei.
Mightiest in the Land – Completed battle as Lu Bu.
Mysterious Traveler – Completed battle as Pang Tong.
Nanman King – Completed battle as Meng Huo.
One-Eyed Wolf – Completed battle as Xiahou Dun.
Paradise of Tyranny – Completed battle as Dong Zhuo.
Pillar of Wu – Completed battle as Huang Gai.
Proud Nobleman – Completed battle as Yuan Shao.
Quick as Lightning – Completed battle as Xiahou Yuan.
Refined Warrior – Completed battle as Zhang He.
Righteous Crusader – Completed battle as Ma Chao.
Rising Star of Wu – Completed battle as Lu Xun.
Rough-and-tumble – Completed battle as Gan Ning.
Seasoned Veteran – Completed battle as Huang Zhong.
Silent Warrior – Completed battle as Zhou T.
Son of the God of War – Completed battle as Guan Ping.
The Warrior’s Art – Completed battle as Xu Huang.
Tiger of Jiang Dong – Completed battle as Sun Jian.
Tomboy of Sun – Completed battle as Sun Shang Xiang.
Triumph of Knowledge – Completed battle as Lu Meng.
Unrivaled Ambition – Completed battle as Cao Pi.
Unwavering Honor – Completed battle as Taishi Ci.
Young Tiger – Completed battle as Sun Quan.
Silver trophies
Cleared Battle of Chi Bi – Reached end of Battle of Chi Bi scenario.
Cleared Battle of Guan Du – Reached end of Battle of Guan Du scenario.
Cleared Chaos – Reached end of Chaos scenario.
Cleared The Three Kingdoms – Reached end of The Three Kingdoms scenario.
Cleared Yellow Turban Uprising – Reached end of Yellow Turban Uprising scenario.
Gold trophies
Cleared All Scenarios – Reached end of all scenarios.
Unlocked All Bonuses – Unlocked all bonus material.
Platinum trophy
True Warrior – Earn all Bronze, Silver, and Gold trophies.