Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends

Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends

Developers
	Omega Force
Publishers
	Koei Tecmo
Release dates
Windows	May 13, 2014
Reception
Metacritic	71
OpenCritic	72
IGDB	70
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
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

Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person hack and slash game in the Dynasty Warriors and Warriors series.

The main game was released in Japan for PlayStation 3 on February 28, 2013. Its expansion pack was released in Japan for PlayStation 3 on November 28, 2013. A bundle of the main game and expansion pack was also released in Japan for PlayStation 3.

The same bundle also released for PC but with extra content such as the collaboration DLCs. Although the PC port was marketed as ported directly from the PlayStation 4 version, users found out that it was based on the PlayStation 3 port with shaders enhancement from the PlayStation 4 port. The game also does not include the online co-op mode which only exists in the console version. It was released in North America and Europe as Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition on May 13, 2014, and in Japan and Taiwan on May 23, 2014.

The game was also released as Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Definitive Edition on Microsoft Store on December 7, 2018.

The Steam version of the game will unlock the counterpart DLC of the Steam version Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires, vice versa and retroactively, if it exists, for purchased DLC. Users reported that the game loading may freeze on Windows 8 and later.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Complete Edition (Japanese version only)
		Complete Edition
Humble Store		Complete Edition
Microsoft Store		Definitive Edition (English, French and German version)
Microsoft Store		Definitive Edition (Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese version)
Microsoft Store		Definitive Edition (Japanese version)
Steam		Complete Edition

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
New Stage & Animal Pack
New Stage & Camp Symbol Pack
Powerful Weapon Pack
Unique Weapon Pack
Weapon System & Upgrade Pack
Weapon System Pack
Base Theme Pack
Special Costume Pack 1 & Special Weapon
Special Costume Pack 2
Old Costume Pack 1
Old Costume Pack 2
Old Costume Pack 3
Old Costume Pack 4
DW7 Original Costume Pack 1
DW7 Original Costume Pack 2
DW7 Original Costume Pack 3
Original Costume Pack
Soldier & Officer Uniform Set
Wallpapers 0	4Gamer limited wallpaper (Only for Japanese version)
BGM Pack
Wallpaper Pack
Japanese Voice Option	Only free for Western languages version

Version differences

The Complete Edition was released in 2014 and is a bundle of the original Dynasty Warriors 8 (never released on PC), its expansion Xtreme Legends, as well as some additional content released since the release of the original game on PlayStation 3.

The Definitive Edition was released in 2018 and contains everything from the Complete Edition as well as all of the DLCs released since 2014 except collaboration DLCs which only available in Complete Edition.

Demos

Benchmark Demo

This benchmark demo is to benchmark whether your computer is capable to run the game normally.

Steam benchmark only available in Japanese.

Microsoft Store benchmark available in Traditional Chinese and Japanese.

Game data

General options menu

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\TecmoKoei\<Localized Dynasty Warriors 8>\*.* %USERPROFILE%\Documents\TecmoKoei\<Localized Dynasty Warriors 8>\inputmap*.dat
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/278080/pfx/

General settings are stored in registry while keyboard input settings are stored in %USERPROFILE%\Documents

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\TecmoKoei\<Localized Dynasty Warriors 8>\Savedata\save.dat
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/278080/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Video options menu

Advance video options menu

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		16:9 (other aspect ratios are pillarboxed).
Multi-monitor		Does not allow resolution greater than 1920x1080.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Force through driver control panel
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Nvidia cards only; see Anti-aliasing (AA).
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.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Set AA with Nvidia Profile Inspector
Download and run Nvidia Profile Inspector. Add a profile for the game. Set Antialiasing compatibility to 0x004412C1 Set the anti-aliasing quality and sampling in the Antialiasing section. Click Apply to save your changes. Recommend 4xMSAA with 4-8x SGSS transparency for reduction of white lines with minimal frame rate hit especially in busy fights (AKA most of the game).

Input

Input general options menu

Input config options menu

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Mouse support unavailable. Keyboard and/or controller only.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput and DirectInput supported. Recommend dual-analog, 11+ button controller with Directional Pad. Pads are not hot-swappable, will not work if removed, and must be inserted well before program startup. No native vibration support for XInput controllers, requires Force Feedback Driver for XInput by Masahiko Morii: http://lavendy.net/special/driver/xi/index.html.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Accept/Musou and Cancel/Jump are bound together, but each joint entry can be assigned to a new button. Those used to more Western style controls will find that comfortable bindings will mean Accept will be on right-most face button (Circle/B) and Cancel on bottom-most (A/X)
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Audio

Audio options menu

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, SFX and Voice.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English				English voices only available natively for Non-Asian version.
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Japanese				Japanese voices available natively for Asian version. Non-Asian version can download Japanese voices as free DLC.
Korean				Translation patch based on Japanese version and doesn't include translation for DLCs

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Co-op Must bind second player's controls prior to play
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Loading freezes on Windows 8 and later

Freezes on loading screens on Windows 8 and later. The workaround for this is running the game in windowed mode and setting the executable to run in Windows 98 compatibility mode so that it only uses a single CPU core.^{[citation needed]} This workaround is reported to not be perfect, though, and may not work for all players.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

Ambient occlusion

Set AO with Nvidia Profile Inspector
Download and run Nvidia Profile Inspector. Add a profile for the game. Change Ambient Occlusion compatibility to 0x0000001F. Set Ambient Occlusion usage and Ambient Occlusion setting to desired setting Apply changes..

System requirements

Steam

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista, 7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz	Intel Core i7-860 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	18 GB
Video card (GPU)	640 x 480 with 16-bit color resolution Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	1280 x 720 with 24-bit color in 16:9 ratio resolution Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 ATI Radeon HD 5800 512 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible
Controller	Gamepad
Other	Broadband Internet connection

Microsoft Store

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10 Version 1709 (build 16299)
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz	Intel Core 2 Quad 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	26 GB
Video card (GPU)	640 x 480 with 16-bit colors resolution Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support	1280 x 720 with 24-bit colors in 16:9 ratio resolution Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 ATI Radeon HD 5800 512 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0c compatible
Controller	Gamepad
Other	Broadband Internet connection