Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires


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Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires	2021
Dynasty Warriors: Origins	2025

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

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Deluxe Edition also available.

Monetization

Type	Notes
Cross-game bonus	Having a savefile from Warriors Orochi 4, Warriors Orochi 4 Ultimate, Dynasty Warriors 9 or Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires on the PC, will give out additional gems to new games.
DLC	Game is supported with Season Pass which contains certain released DLCs in one package, pre-order DLCs and individual DLCs
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

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

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
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
Guard Gem	Pre-order DLC
Scenario/Gems/Ancient Officers Set	Pre-order DLC, part of Deluxe Edition
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)
Far Eastern Palace	Hideout customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC
Panda Palace	Hideout customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC
School Gymnasium	Hideout customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC
Dream Fortress	Hideout customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC
Idol Stage	Hideout customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC
Unisex Custom Azure Dragon Armor Set	Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC
Unisex Custom White Tiger Armor Set	Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC
Unisex Custom Vermilion Bird Armor Set	Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC
Unisex Custom Black Tortoise Armor Set	Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC
Male Custom Ogre God Set & Female Custom Fu Hao Set	Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC
Male Custom Regal Set & Female Custom Empress Dowager	Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC
Unisex Custom Cunning Concealment Set	Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC
Unisex Custom Fox Costume Set	Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC
Unisex Custom Panda Costume Set	Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC
Unisex Custom Angelic Armor Set	Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC
Unisex Custom Demonic Armor Set	Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC
Male Custom Heretic Set & Female Custom Sage Set	Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC
Unisex Custom Steel Set	Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC
Unisex Custom Dragoon Set	Character customization DLC, part of Season Pass DLC

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\KoeiTecmo\Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires for Steam\ %USERPROFILE%\Documents\KoeiTecmo\Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires\SYSTEMDATA\sinpmap.dat
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1341200/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

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

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\KoeiTecmo\Dynasty Warriors 9 Empires\.
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1341200/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

Graphics settings

Advanced graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		^[2]
Ultra-widescreen		Game only supports 16:9 resolutions. Aspect ratios wider than 16:9 are pillarboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio.^[3]
4K Ultra HD		^[4]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Referred to as "Texture Filter".
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Toggleable on/off.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

General settings
UI settings
External graphics settings
External advanced graphics settings

Input

Keyboard and mouse bindings (Action controls)

Keyboard and mouse bindings (Menu controls)

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		In-game and menu controls can be rebound separately. Gamepad buttons are displayed regardless of the input used.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Separate sliders are available for field exploration and bow aiming.
Mouse input in menus		The menus must be navigated with either a mouse wheel or a keyboard. Left and right click can still be used for confirm and cancel, respectively.
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Separate inversion options are available for field exploration, bow aiming, and photo mode.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Referred to as "Camera Rotation Speed" and "Bow Camera Rotation Speed". Separate sliders are available for each setting.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Separate inversion options are available for field exploration, bow aiming, and photo mode.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

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

Camera settings

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Sliders for Music, Sound Effects, and Voice.
Surround sound		Option to switch between 5.1 surround sound and stereo available via external settings.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Text language settings

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

Manually change game's language

Registry edit to change game language
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

External audio settings
External language settings

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Windows Media Video

System requirements

Windows
	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:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1341200/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1341200) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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.

[Note-1] Commonly known as Shin Sangokumusou 8 Empires (Japanese: 真・三國無双8 Empires) in Asia.

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1341200/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1341200) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1341200/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (1341200) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Update Information 1.0.1.1（2022/02/15） - last accessed on 2022-02-15

[4] Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-02-19
Tested on a multi-monitor setup.

[5] 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.

[6] Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-02-19
Tested by playing the game at 3840x2160 resolution.

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Developers

	Omega Force
Publishers
	Koei Tecmo
Release dates
Windows	December 23, 2021
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	Time-limited
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Hack and slash, Strategy, Open world
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	China
Series	Dynasty Warriors, Warriors