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Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires[Note 1] is a singleplayer third-person hack and slash, strategy and open world game developed by Omega Force and published by Koei Tecmo. It is a part of the Dynasty Warriors franchise within the larger Warriors series.
It was first released in East Asia with the available languages of Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean on December 23, 2021, and launched in 2 different edition for purchase: The normal edition and the Deluxe Edition. Deluxe Edition consists of Season Pass DLCs and two pre-order DLCs, one of it which is only available for free within 14 days starting from Asian and Western launch date.
A patch was released on January 14, 2022 to fix a bug in which the game supposed to give out a bonus gem if you have save game of Warriors Orochi 4, Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate, Dynasty Warriors 9 or Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires.
English, French, German, Italian and Spanish languages were added on February 15, 2022 in conjunction of console release in Western hemisphere.[1]
General information
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Monetization
Microtransactions
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Season Pass |
DLC including 14 set of edit parts, 5 set of hideout customization DLCs and 4 additional types of soldiers, part of Deluxe Edition |
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Guard Gem |
Pre-order DLC |
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Scenario/Gems/Ancient Officers Set |
Pre-order DLC, part of Deluxe Edition |
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Male Custom Zhao Yun Set |
Available for free if pre-ordered or claim it within 14 days starting from East Asian launch date (December 23, 2021) and Western launch date (February 15, 2022) |
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Far Eastern Palace |
Hideout customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC |
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Panda Palace |
Hideout customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC |
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School Gymnasium |
Hideout customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC |
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Dream Fortress |
Hideout customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC |
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Idol Stage |
Hideout customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC |
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Unisex Custom Azure Dragon Armor Set |
Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC |
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Unisex Custom White Tiger Armor Set |
Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC |
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Unisex Custom Vermilion Bird Armor Set |
Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC |
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Unisex Custom Black Tortoise Armor Set |
Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC |
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Male Custom Ogre God Set & Female Custom Fu Hao Set |
Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC |
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Male Custom Regal Set & Female Custom Empress Dowager |
Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC |
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Unisex Custom Cunning Concealment Set |
Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC |
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Unisex Custom Fox Costume Set |
Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC |
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Unisex Custom Panda Costume Set |
Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC |
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Unisex Custom Angelic Armor Set |
Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC |
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Unisex Custom Demonic Armor Set |
Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC |
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Male Custom Heretic Set & Female Custom Sage Set |
Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC |
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Unisex Custom Steel Set |
Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC |
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Unisex Custom Dragoon Set |
Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- General settings are stored in registry while keyboard input setting is stored in
%USERPROFILE%\Documents
Save game data location
System |
Native |
Notes |
OneDrive |
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Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. |
Steam Cloud |
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Video
Advanced graphics settings
External graphics settings
External advanced graphics settings
Input
Keyboard and mouse bindings (Action controls)
Keyboard and mouse bindings (Menu controls)
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Sliders for Music, Sound Effects, and Voice. |
Surround sound |
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Option to switch between 5.1 surround sound and stereo available via external settings. |
Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Traditional Chinese |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Spanish |
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Manually change game's language
Registry edit to change game language
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- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\KoeiTecmo\Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires for Steam \Graphic Setting .
- Find the language key and double click it.
- Change the value to the following corresponding list below:
0 for Japanese
1 for English
2 for French
3 for German
4 for Traditional Chinese
5 for Simplified Chinese
6 for Korean
7 for Italian
8 for Spanish
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External language settings
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
11 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Cutscenes |
Windows Media Video |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
8.1, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i5 4460
| Intel Core i7 3770 AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
System memory (RAM) |
6 GB |
8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
50 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon R7 370 NVIDIA - 2 GB, AMD - 4 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT 6 GB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) |
16 bit stereo, 48KHz WAVE compatible |
16 bit 5.1ch surround compatible |
Other |
Broadband Internet connection | |
- Setting the graphics quality to Low from "Graphics Settings (Advanced)" with minimum requirements will automatically adjust the settings @ 1280x720.
- Setting the graphics quality to High from "Graphics Settings (Advanced)" with recommended requirements will automatically adjust the settings @ 1920x1080.
Notes
- ↑ Commonly known as Shin Sangokumusou 8 Empires (Japanese: 真・三國無双8 Empires) in Asia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References
- ↑ Update Information 1.0.1.1(2022/02/15) - last accessed on 2022-02-15
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-02-19
- Tested on a multi-monitor setup.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-02-19
- Tested by attempting to play the game at a 2560x1080 resolution. When it defaulted to a 1920x1080 resolution, I attempted to play the game in borderless windowed mode, which resulted in the game crashing.
- ↑ Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-02-19
- Tested by playing the game at 3840x2160 resolution.