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Revision as of 03:28, 1 February 2023

Shin Sangokumusou 4 Special
Shin Sangokumusou 4 Special cover
Developers
Omega Force
Publishers
Koei
Simplified Chinese version CNEC
Release dates
Windows June 22, 2006
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Hack and slash
Art styles Realistic
Themes China
Series Dynasty Warriors, Warriors
Shin Sangokumusou 4 Special on IGDB
Shin Sangokumusou 4 Special guide on StrategyWiki
Shin Sangokumusou 4 Special on MobyGames
Shin Sangokumusou 4 Special on Wikipedia
Subseries of Warriors
Dynasty Warriors 4: Hyper 2005
Shin Sangokumusou 4 Special 2006
Dynasty Warriors Online Z 2006
Dynasty Warriors 6 2008
Shin Sangokumusou 6 with Moushouden 2012
Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends 2014
Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires 2015
Dynasty Warriors 9 2018
Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition 2018
Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires 2021

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

Shin Sangokumusou 4 Special[Note 1] is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person hack and slash game developed by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo and CNEC. It is a part of the Dynasty Warriors franchise within the larger Warriors series.

It was released as a combination of the main game with its expansion pack for Xbox 360 in Japan on December 22, 2005, in which it features better graphics and high-definition display. The PC version however, did not featured high-definition display but still retain the graphic quality of Xbox 360 version, was released in Japan and Taiwan region on June 22, 2006,[1] and in China on November 5, 2008.[2] There was no English version released.

The game is not playable due to SafeDisc DRM no longer working unless with patching which might cause the system to be exposed to known security vulnerabilities.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SafeDisc 4.60 DRM[Note 2] disc check
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
Released only in Asia.

Demo/free trial

Benchmark Demo

Available in Traditional Chinese and Japanese

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions No microtransactions are available in this game.


Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\KOEI\<Localized Dynasty Warriors 5 Special>\inputmap*.dat
General settings are stored in save data while keyboard input settings are stored in the above path.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\KOEI\<Localized Dynasty Warriors 5 Special>\Savedata\save.dat

Video

Graphics settings
Graphics settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
It is not possible to directly select a specific resolution without scrolling through the options. To make matters worse, resolution switches happen immediately upon changing the selection.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Maximum resolution is 1280x960.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Known as Texture Filter in-game.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Can only be enabled in full-screen mode.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input bindings
Input bindings

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Only for version published by Koei
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Only available for version published by Koei
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Japanese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
Split-screen.
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Windows Media Video

System requirements

Windows[5]
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) 640 x 480 with 24-bit color resolution
Nvidia GeForce4 Ti 4600
ATI Radeon 9000 Pro
64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0 compatible
Other DVD-ROM drive


Notes

  1. Commonly known as Shin Sangokumusou 4 Special (Japanese: 真・三國無双4 Special) in Asia
  2. SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[3] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[4]

References