Dynasty Warriors 4: Hyper

Dynasty Warriors 4: Hyper

Developers
	Omega Force
Publishers
	Koei
Simplified Chinese version	Beijing Entertainment All Technology
Russian version	Noviy Disk
Release dates
Windows	March 30, 2005
Reception
Metacritic	65
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

Warnings

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

Dynasty Warriors 4: Hyper is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person hack and slash game developed by Omega Force and published by Koei, Beijing Entertainment All Technology and Noviy Disk. It is a part of the Dynasty Warriors franchise within the larger Warriors series.

The game was first released on PlayStation 2 in Japan on February 27, 2003 before porting to PC. PC port, which comes with higher resolution, better shading and adjustable graphic options compared to PlayStation 2 version, was first released on March 30, 2005 in Japan while Traditional Chinese version and Korean version were released on July 15, 2005 in Asia and South Korea. English version was released on December 9, 2005 for North America and Europe region, and Simplified Chinese version was released on August 8, 2007 in China followed by Russian version which was released on February 12, 2009.

The Japanese version which required to use GameCity ID to login for online verification is no longer playable due to the server which handles the verification was announced to be shut down on March 30, 2018. For Europe and Traditional Chinese version, 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.

General information

Official Japanese site and Traditional Chinese site.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		KoeiTecmo's MyGamecity ID authentication required (Japanese version)
Retail		SafeDisc 3.20.022 DRM disc check
Retail		SecuROM 7.33.0012 DRM disc check (Simplified Chinese version)
Retail		StarForce 5.70 DRM disc check (Russian version)

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

Demo/free trial

Benchmark Demo

Available in Traditional Chinese and Japanese

Playable 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.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions[citation needed]
Download these files and drop them into <path-to-game>/media/data/movie.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\KOEI\<Localized Dynasty Warriors 4 Hyper>\*.*

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\KOEI\<Localized Dynasty Warriors 4 Hyper>\Savedata\*.dat

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		It is not possible to directly select a specific resolution without scrolling through the options.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Maximum resolution is 1600x1200.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Known as Texture Filter in-game, up to 16x.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to 8x MSAA, can only be enabled in full-screen mode.
High-fidelity upscaling
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		120 fps only in real time rendered opening and ending, may cause display problem if not cap to 60 fps
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

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  External graphics settings

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  General settings

Input

Input bindings

External input bindings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Mouse not included
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Recognizes DInput Controllers
Full controller support		Does not recognize XInput Controllers. May work with 3rd party controller programs, but doesn't work with JoyToKey or XInputPlus
Controller remapping		Bindings remapable via in-game options and accompanying configurator
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		For Bow use Only

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio		Ending theme is not royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Russian
Spanish

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
Shader Model support	3.0

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Windows Media Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2000, XP
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.6 GHz	Intel Pentium 4 2.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1.7 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 3 ATI Radeon 8500 640 x 480 with 24-bit color resolution, hardware shader function compatible 64 MB of VRAM DirectX 8 compatible	Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX SLI ATI Radeon X800 1024 x 768 with 24-bit color resolution 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 9.0 compatible
Other	DVD-ROM drive