DoaE 3 Wei Campaign
CHAPTER 6: THE WEI CAMPAIGN
Cao Cao lies dead, but his kingdom remains. Sima Yi assumes command of Wei, but internal strife prevents him from maintaining defense. Zhuge Liang orders the Shu troops to attack Wei while their forces are crippled. As the armies of Shu march on the central plains, the battle for China reaches the climax.The first castle you come to, An Ding, is guarded by Xu Zhu.
Boss: Xu Zhu —————— Not quite as good as Cao Cao was, he is slower and mostly uses physicals. Heal up and attack him with summons and limits. Again, have one person wait on their turn so they can react to any move he might make. This should not be too much trouble. Xu Zhu is no more. Enter the city for new stuff, and rest up. Head west to Tianshui. Jiang Wei and Xiahou Mao are at the gate, and they will slaughter you. Return to An Ding and heal, then MAKE SURE you talk to the man in the lower left house. He will mention that Jiang Wei’s mother is being held captive on the mountain. Head to the mountain.
Ladder Mountain (for lack of a better name) —————————————————- Enemies: Pirate, Axeman,
This place is too frustrating for me to write up where all the paths lead. Here’s the stuff you need to know: 1st ladder pair: Right, then left 2nd ladder pair: Far left At the end, drop to the ledge, open the pot, and go right.
Jiang Wei is here, trying to save his mother, and the party arrives to help him.
Boss: Kidnapper ——————– Blind the boss and attack. Nothing you haven’t seen before. Jiang Wei will thank you for saving his mother and depart. Rest and go back to Tianshui. Xiahou Mao is on the ramparts, but Liu Bei will coax him down for a fight.
Boss: Xiahou Mao ———————
Yet another physical boss, although his strength is worth mentioning. Stick him with Blind and pummel him. Heal when needed, of course. Heal and shop, and go to the gate to the east. Sima Yi meets you here and repels you with a fire tactic. Back at Tianshui, Zhuge plans for the party to ambush Sima Yi. Leave the city. Sima Yi attacks Tianshui, but the party springs the ambush at the gate.
Boss: Sima Yi —————–
Sima Yi will mix his attacks between physicals, which are strong, and spells, which often target the whole party. Keep up your health, use summons and limits, and make sure you have someone wait for his move to react quickly. He will be beaten if you can keep it up. Sima Yi will retreat. Follow him to the gate. There is a small village here, shop if you want and continue south. Enter the small forest to the south. Keep heading east until the party realizes they’re walking endlessly through the same forest. Cui Zhouping will arrive from the village and tell you Sima Yi set up a spell to prevent your passage.
The party will return to his house, where he will mention you need a crystal from the cave to the west to break the spell. Head to the western cave.
Fire Spirit Cave —————-— Enemies: Headless Swordsman, Skull Naga, Imp
This is pretty much a stock RPG dungeon; there’s not much to it. Take either path down, both will split, and you will need to take all four paths. There is a switch at the end of each path; flip them all and go north from the main room. Walk over where the spikes used to be and go north again for the boss.
Boss: Fire Spirit —————-—
This guy should be no problem. He loves to use Blind a lot for some reason, which shouldn’t matter because at this point you probably aren’t using pure physicals that much anymore. Just take him out. Yet another summon is your reward. Grab some crystal and return to Cui Zhouping. He will give you an item that will make the forest normal again. You will probably wish they stayed the way they were, though.
Teleport Forest —————––
This area is filled with warp pads, but they move you all over the place and a good number just send you back to the start. Use trial and error, and save states. Eventually you will make it out to the other side. At Luo castle, you will encounter Zhang Liao yet again, who seeks vengence for Cao Cao’s death.
Boss: Zhang Liao ———————
Zhang Liao will follow his usual strategy: power up and smack down. As always, keep healthy and use summons, especially the new fire spirit summon you got. Take him out and show him the third time’s not always the charm. Zhang Liao will say some last words before he finally dies. Enter the city. Buy as many items as you can afford and head north to the pass.
Hongnong Pass —————-— Enemies: Assassin, Sword Elite, Spear Elite
There are three doors at the start. The left one will lead to a room with two pots, while the right one is a dead end. Inside the middle door, go left to find a pot and right to keep going. Soon you will find three more doors; again, the far right door is a dead end, and the left ends with a pot. Keep following the path, and at the next split go up for a pot. Then continue on until you exit to the world map. This is the final castle, Luo Yang. I hope for your sake you have everything you need. Heal up and storm the gate. Sima Shi and Sima Zhao are waiting to stop you.
Boss: Sima Zhao & Sima Shi ——————————–—
These guys are really tough. Cast blind on them as soon as you can, and keep your health up. Pummel them with summons and limits. These guys are harder than any pair you have fought before, so beware. Once one of them is dead, whittle down the other’s health. When you since the battle is drawing to a close, heal up as much as possible. I would also make a save state here. Sima Yi emerges from the castle. In a last ditch effort to stop you, he transforms into a demon. Get ready for the ultimate battle!
Final Boss: Demonic Sima Yi ———————————– This final boss does insane damage, both physical and magical. In the way of spells, he has the Shinryu and Fire Spirit summons, Blind, Poison, and Mute, and several all-attack spells. Luckily he never heals. You might have a person knocked out every turn if you are unlucky. Throw everything you have at him, but never take chances with healing. I hope you don’t die here, because you have to redo the previous fight if you do (unless you made a save state). After an eternity (and I mean it, he holds out forever) he will finally be killed. Sima Yi dies, and the ending is shown. Liu Bei speaks with his party in the throne room, then he and Zhuge will have a chat at Zhuge’s home near the pond, then the credits roll. Zhou Yu shows up at the end for a few final words. The screen will fade to black after this; the music continues, but I don’t think there is anything more to see. It may not seem like the most exciting ending, but anything is worth it after conquering that last boss. A WINNER IS YOU!