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ROMANCE OF THE THREE KINGDOMS VI : Awakening of the Dragon FAQ
by: jzdman
jzdman@yahoo.com
jzdman@hotmail.com                                     
v1.2  5/31/01
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   If you have any contributions, please send it to my yahoo email account. 
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2. Help me find corrections! If you ever find any error (grammar, info & spelling) in this FAQ,
   please tell me and I'll fix it ASAP.

3. This FAQ will keep getting bigger and better...menghuo asked me to make this a joint FAQ.
   I will also add more sections in this FAQ.

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!!!Revision History!!!
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Version 1.2 (5/31/01) - added 'Full Scenarios' section
                      - added 'Short Scenarios' section (under construction)
                      - fixed the format of some sections
Version 1.1 (5/29/01) - added 'Your created officers' section
                      - added a new cheat
                      - added some tips
                      - completed the ranks section
                      - completed the titles section
Version 1.0 (5/15/01) - everything is new! 

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============CONTENTS=============
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I. INTRODUCTION
II. CONTROLS
III. THE MENU
IV. FAQ
V. CREATING OFFICERS
VI. YOUR CREATED OFFICERS
VII. WAR
VIII. TITLES
IX. ITEMS
X. RANKS
XI. FULL SCENARIOS
XII. SHORT SCENARIOS
XIII. CHEATS
XIV. TIPS
XV. VISIT THESE ROTK SITES!
XVI. CREDITS

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==========INTRODUCTION===========
=================================
 
ROTK6 is a strategy game mixed with some RPG elements. The setting is 
during the Imperial Han Dynasty, 2nd Century AD. You play as one of the 
Rulers trying to unify China under one rule. You forge alliances, 
battle other rulers for control over a city, recruit officers, find 
items and please or betray the Emperor for your own purposes. ROTK6 
requires a lot of thinking and time. You can't finish a full scenario 
in one day unless you play for about more than 8 hours or so. The game 
is also a bit difficult especially if you're a beginner. Don't worry 
though, this FAQ will help you understand the game better.
 
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============CONTROLS=============
=================================
 
The controls in ROTK6 are simple:
 
X - select item in the menu
O - cancel
L1/R1 - During Civil mode, go to next/previous city
        During battle, go to next/previous officer
 
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============THE MENU=============
=================================
-----------
-MAIN MENU-
-----------
 
I. New Game - Start a new:
                     a. Full Scenario 
                     b. Short Scenario

II. Load Game - If you have previously saved a game, you can load it here
III. New Officer - Create/Modify/Delete Created Officers.
IV. Coming Attraction  view a trailer of KOEI's next game
 
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-IN-GAME MENU-
--------------
 
I. Civil - where you assign civil tasks to your officers:
 
a. Farming
b. Commerce
c. Public Safety
 
II. Army
 
a. War - attempt to occupy a nearby city. If the city is occupied, you 
will battle with the officers who are in the city
 
b. Aid - if you already have a force preparing to attack, you can send 
reinforcements to help them.
 
c. Drft (Draft)- draft troops. The type of troops you draft depends on 
what city you are in. The number of troops you can draft depends on the 
leadership of the officer you assigned to draft. You can only draft in 
a city once a month.
 
d. Raid - don't use this option unless you really need some gold/food. 
This will raid the town and collect food and gold. This will affect 
your PR and PS.
 
e. Trap - set traps in your city so when other rulers attack, they will 
be caught in the trap during the battle.
 
III. Move
 
a. Men - Move officer(s) and let them bring troops with them. You can 
only move to nearby cities.
 
b. Off (Officer) - Unlike Men, this will only allow officer(s) to move 
w/o troops. You can move to any city you own.
 
IV. Dipl (Diplomacy)
 
a. Ally - Forge alliances with other rulers. This is useful at the 
start of the game so you'll have time to manage your cities without 
war.
 
b. Jnt (Joint) - Attack a city together with another ruler. Also useful 
if you're in short of troops.
 
c. Gift - allows you to send gifts to other rulers to keep their ANTI 
low or 0.
 
d. Warn - warn a ruler to surrender. If they do, their cities will 
become your vassal cities and you will become their Overlord.
 
e. Jail - If one of your officers were captured and imprisoned after a 
battle, you can ask the ruler who imprisoned your officer to release 
him/her in exchange for gifts.
 
f. Anul (Annul) - Annul alliances with other rulers.
 
V. HR (Human Relations)
 
a. Find - assign an officer to search for officers who can be 
recruited. This can be short-term or long-term. During long-term 
searches they might meet tigers, yellow turban bandits and other events which 
will increase their MExp.
 
b. Hire - hire an officer from one of the cities. If one of your cities 
has a VO, you can hire them easily. You can also hire officers who are 
already serving other rulers but it will be difficult. To raise the 
chance of success, you can give them gifts such as gold, items or a 
rank.
 
c. Item
    
    c.1. Give - give items to your officers, which will increase their 
                loyalty
    c.2. Take - take items from your officers, which will greatly 
                decrease their loyalty
 
d. Job
 
   d.1. WL (Warleader) - assign a warleader which will advise you in          
                         your actions.
   d.2. PRO (Protector) - assign a protector to your cities
   d.3. Rank - give your officers ranks which will increase the amount  
               of troops they can lead during battles
   d.4. Spy - assign spies to monitor all military movements in your area.
   d.5. Fire - fire officers.

VI. Plot

a. Turn - convinces an officer to join you and turn from their rulers

b. Rvlt (Revolt) - makes an officer revolt against his ruler to become 
another ruler

c. Stir - if you're successful, you can ask the people for help during 
          battles in that city like opening the gates.

d. Rmr (Rumor) - make up rumors about their ruler and spread it in the  
                 city

e. Plnt (Plant) - plant your officer into an enemy's city. The next 
month, he will ask for recruitment and then in battle, if the enemy 
ruler uses him as a general, you can ask him to turn against the enemy 
ruler and join your forces. This will give you more troops and makes it 
easier to acheive victory.

V. MISC

a. Shop
   
   a.1. Buy Food - lets you buy food (duh!)
   a.2. Sell Food - lets you sell food (duh!)

b. Talk - talk to your officers. You should do this every month to keep 
your officers happy. They can also ask for conferences with you. During 
conferences, they will ask you to declare yourself governor, king or 
even emperor. They might also ask you to build palace, move your 
capital, etc.

c. Title - if you control the emperor, you can give titles to rulers 
and order them to attack other rulers. This is helpful if you want to 
weaken an enemy.

d. Aud (Audience) - if you control the emperor, this option will allow 
you to talk to him (emperor). If you do what the emperor tells you, he 
will give your higher titles such as High Lord, King, Commander of Five 
Posts, etc. This will also raise your PR.


e. Move - move your capital to another city.

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-BATTLE MENU-
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To access this menu, choose an officer in the battle field (during 
battle).

I. Order - give orders to the officer and his troops.

a. Policy - what they should do after they have done the commands
   
   a.1. Capture Commander - capture the enemy commander(duh!)
   a.2. Take enemy HQ - occupy/destroy the Headquarters
   a.3. Wipe Out - Wipe out/destroy all enemies
   a.4. Defend - defend the castle
   a.5. Wait - don't do anything, wait for the next orders

b. Command - their first priority
 
   b.1. Move - move to the indicated location.
   b.2. Chase 
     
     b.2.1. Normal - Pursue and attack the indicated enemy
     b.2.2. Charge - Pursue and charge the indicated enemy. This is  
                     more powerful than the normal chase
     b.2.3. Duel   - Duel with the enemy commander
     b.2.4. Deter  - Try to stop the enemy
 
   b.3. Trick
 
     b.3.1. Fire - start a fire in the indicated location which will 
                   greatly decrease the number of troops who will get caught in it.
     b.3.2. Taunt - taunt the enemy.
  
   b.4. Gate - destroy a gate
   b.5. Wait - don't do anything and wait for the next command
   b.6. Policy - follow the policy right away

c. Advisor - only accessible if your army has an advisor

   c.1. Turn - if you have planted an officer and the enemy used 
               him/her, use this to turn them from their ruler and join you.
   c.2. Incite - if you have used stir and was successful in that city, 
                 use this command so the people will help you by opening the gates.
   c.3. Fake - send fake commands to confuse the enemy, disabling them 
               from doing anything
   c.4. Trap Search - if you think the enemy has placed traps in their 
                      city, use this so that you'll be able to avoid them.
   c.5. Aid - advise the commander

d. Unit Speed
   
   d.1. Normal - move in normal speed
   d.2. Fierce - move fast
   d.3. Careful - move slowly

e. Arrow Type

   e.1. Normal - normal type arrow
   e.2. Fire - fire-type; can cause fire
   e.3. Heavy - causes heavy damage

II. OFF - gives information about the officer
III. ARMY - gives information about the army

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==============FAQ================
=================================

If you have a question, pls. email it to:
jzdman@yahoo.com or jzdman @hotmail.com

Q: Why can't I use my officer as a ruler?
A: They must be at least 18 yrs. old
(from: omee14@hotmail.com)

Q: How can I get items?
A: You can get items from a captured officer or by doing long-term searches.
(from: deder@pacific.net.ph)

Q: I created an officer with 100 INT but when I used him he only had 92.
A: The officer might still be young. When he grows up to about 40 years 
old, he should have the max stats.
(from: nexon@edsamail.com.ph)

Q: Where can I find an online ROTK book?
A: Threekingdoms.com

Q: How can I have a title higher than Prime Minister?
A: Talk to an officer with an "Empire" dream.

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========CREATING OFFICERS========
=================================
To add more fun, they have included a "New Officer" feature, which is 
also in other ROTK games. 

a. Name  First you'll be asked the name of the officer. Input first 
the family name and then the first name.

b. Face  after entering the name, select a face/portrait for your 
character. This will also change the character's gender. If you want to 
create a female officer, press square and you'll be able to select from 
female faces.

c. Birth  this will affect your age during a certain scenario. If you 
make your officer too young, you may not be able to use him/her in some 
scenarios. Also, if you want to have max stats, make your officer about 
30-35 yrs. Old by the time of the scenario you want to play.

d. Family (optional)  Here, you'll be able to select a parent of your 
new officer.

e. Dream  you'll be able to select your officer's dream. The 
explanation of every dream can be seen in the game when you highlight 
it.

f. Ability  first select the officer type (Warrior, strategist, etc.) 
then you'll be able to distribute points to every stat of your officer.  

...and you're done!

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======YOUR CREATED OFFICERS======
=================================

Do you have any created officers? If you do, please send them to me 
(jzdman@yahoo.com) and I'll post it here. Proper credit will be given. 
You can add more details such as parents, their own bio, and other stuff. I'll also 
post my own created officers here on the next update.

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========WAR========
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A. If you're the Attacker

I. Prepare Your Troops 

If you want to wage a war, you must first have troops. You can draft 
soldiers in a city once a month. Also, your number of troops should not 
exceed 1/4 of your total population. An officer with the highest LS can 
draft the most no. of troops.

II. Generals

Your troops need to be led by generals. Your generals can only command 
50(5000) soldiers unless you give them a rank. The higher their rank, 
the more troops they can lead.

III. Enemies

Of course, you can only attack your enemies you can't attack your 
allies unless you annul your alliance with them. Be careful though, 
they can also attack you if you're not allied with them.

IV. Starting the War

To start a war, select ARMY then WAR. Then choose the city and choose 
the generals who will participate in the war. Then give generals a 
troop for them to command. If you want, you can bring an Army Advisor 
with you and finally input the number of food you want to bring. I 
suggest you bring at least 3000 food.

V. Aid

If the city your are attacking is also adjacent to other cities (which 
is yours), you can send reinforcements to make your force stronger. Do 
this by selecting ARMY and AID. 

VI. During the Battle

During the battle, you'll see your generals and the enemy generals. If 
you're the attacker, you should always leave one unit (I recommend the 
unit with the least no. of troops) in the camp to avoid the food being 
captured. Give each unit a command and press O to start the turn.

B. If you're the one being attacked

I. Sally

You can only select this option if you have a good I-net. If you choose 
'sally', you won't fight in the castle but in the field instead. If you 
lost in the field battle, the enemies will advance to the castle gates 
and another battle will occur.

II. Fort

Sometimes if you don't have a good I-net, you won't notice the enemy 
movement until they have come to your castle gates. This option will 
allow you to fight in the castle. Do not select this option unless your 
cannot select the 'Sally' option.

III. Retreat

If you cannot defend the city, select this option to retreat to the 
nearest city.

IV. Burn

Just like retreat but this will raze the city and take some gold and 
food away from the people.

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========TITLES========
======================

Titles are given to rulers by the 'real' Emperor. If the Imperial 
Capital (most likely Luo Yang or Xu Chang) is one of your cities, you control the Emperor. 
If you control the emperor, you can talk to him by selecting the MISC -> AUD command. 
If you do what he wants you to do, he will give you a higher title.

Here are the titles which can be given to you by the Emperor and its effects to your PR:

TITLE                       PR

Lieutenant Governor         +1
Governor                    +1
Commander of Royal Guard    +2
Commander of Tiger Escort   +2
Commander of North Corps    +3
Commander of South Corps    +3
Commander of Right Corps    +4
Commander of Left Corps     +4
Commander of Five Posts     +5
Lord of the Perimeter       +6
Lord of the Capital         +6
Minister of the Exterior    +8
Minister of the Interior    +8
Grand Commander             +9
Lord Grand Marshal          +10
Prime Minister              +12
High Lord                   +13
King                        +14
Emperor                     +0

=====================
========ITEMS========
=====================
{{{UNDER CONSTRUCTION}}}

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========RANKS========
=====================

Ranks can be given to officers for them to be able to command more men in battle. 
But before you can give ranks to your officers, you must have a certain title 
(King, High Lord, Emperor, etc.). Some ranks can be given to multiple officers such 
as Horse general and Foot General (you can give these ranks to up to 4 officers.)

These are the ranks which can be given to your officers:

RANK                                       No. of Troops (in hundreds)

None                                        50
Foot General                                90
Foot General                                90
Foot General                                90
Foot General                                90
Horse General                               90
Horse General                               90
Horse General                               90
Horse General                               90
General of North Glory                      95
General of West Glory                       95
General of South Glory                      95
General of East Glory                       95
General of the Army                        100
General of Peace                           100
General of the River                       100
General of the Kingdom                     100
General of Campaigns                       110
General of Literature                      110
General of the Military                    110
General of Foreign Foray                   110
General of Outer Praise                    120
General of Inner Praise                    120
General of Outer Spirit                    120
General of Inner Spirit                    120
General of Outer Vigor                     130
General of Inner Vigor                     130
General of Outer Growth                    130
General of Inner Growth                    130
General of Relief                          140
General of Outer Peace                     140
General of Pacification                    140
General of Barbarians                      140
General of the Rear                        150
General of the Front                       150
General of the Right                       150
General of the Left                        150
4th General of the North                   160
4th General of the West                    160                                 
4th General of the South                   160
4th General of the East                    160
3rd General of the North                   170
3rd General of the West                    170
3rd General of the South                   170
3rd General of the East                    170
2nd General of the North                   180
2nd General of the West                    180
2nd General of the South                   180
2nd General of the East                    180
1st General of the North                   190
1st General of the West                    190
1st General of the South                   190
1st General of the East                    190
General of Defense                         200
General of Chariot                         200
General of Cavalry                         200
Supreme Commander                          200                      

======================
====FULL SCENARIOS====
======================

Here's the Format:

I. Date - Scenario Title

Free Cities: #
 
Rulers:

RULER NAME
 {# of Cities}
 {# of Officers}
 {Amt. of Gold}
 {Amt. of Food}
===========================
List of Scenarios & Rulers:
===========================
I. FEB 184 - The Yellow Turbans

Free Cities : 25

Rulers:

ZHANG JIAO              TAO QIAN
 8                       1
 19                      4
 6020                    3300
 6650                    3080

HE JIN                  QIAO MAO
 3                       1
 22                      2
 6870                    3230
 5410                    3630

SUN JIAN              
 1
 7
 3520
 4210

DING YUAN
 1
 3 
 3450
 3230

LIU YAN
 1
 5
 3400
 3580

DONG ZHUO
 1
 6
 3110
 3060

HAN SUI
 1
 3
 3100
 3000

GONGSUN ZAN
 1
 5
 3090
 3520

KONG ZHOU
 1
 1
 3110
 3860

II. DEC 189 - Dong Zhuo's Ambition

Free Cities: 22

Rulers:

CAO CAO                   LIU BEI
 1                         1
 10                        4
 3490                      3240
 3480                      3660

SUN JIAN                  MA TENG
 1                         1
 7                         2
 3820                      3310
 3890                      3230

LIU YAN                   DONG ZHUO
 3                         2
 12                        26
 4170                      4190
 4850                      3910

LIU BIAO                  YUAN SHAO
 2                         1
 7                         12
 3720                      4520
 3800                      4330

YUAN SHU                  LIU YU
 1                         1
 5                         3
 3410                      3050
 3830                      3250

HAN SUI                   GONGSUN ZAN
 1                         1
 4                         6
 2870                      2890
 3770                      3440

KONG RONG                 TAO QIAN
 1                         2
 2                         8
 3860                      3160
 3750                      3330

KONG ZHOU                 WANG KUANG
 1                         1
 1                         1
 3160                      3280
 3460                      3280

III. OCT 194 - The Warring Lords

Free Cities: 14

Rulers:

CAO CAO                   LIU BEI
 2                         2
 24                        12
 3910                      3310
 4430                      3740

SUN CE                    MA TENG
 1                         2
 12                        9
 2950                      3250
 3590                      3220

LIU ZHANG                 ZHANG LU
 4                         1
 14                        5
 4410                      4560
 5230                      4700

LIU BIAO                  YUAN SHAO
 3                         3
 11                        22
 4790                      4560
 4050                      4900

YUAN SHU                  WANG LANG
 2                         1
 5                         3
 3100                      2780
 3140                      3650

LI JUE                    YANG FENG
 2                         1
 12                        2
 4180                      3060
 3800                      3030

LU BU                     SHI XIE
 1                         1
 10                        2
 2950                      3740
 3360                      3290

IV. FEB 200 - The Fight for He-Bei

Free Cities: 10

Rulers:

CAO CAO                   ZHANG FEI
 6                         1
 47                        7
 8120                      3310
 8300                      3650

SUN CE                    MA TENG
 6                         2
 28                        13
 6420                      3460
 7070                      3430

LIU ZHANG                 ZHANG LU
 4                         1
 15                        5
 5050                      4890
 5980                      4170

LIU BIAO                  YUAN SHAO
 5                         8
 16                        29
 5870                      9360
 6370                      10070
 
SHI XIE                   GONGSUN DU
 1                         1
 2                         2
 3960                      3330
 3650                      3220

V. MAR 207 - The Dragon & The Phoenix 

Free Cities: 8

Rulers:

CAO CAO                    LIU BEI               
 14                         1
 56                         12
 12920                      6450
 13920                      3960

SUN QUAN                   MA TENG
 6                          2
 43                         13
 7440                       3250
 7490                       3800

LIU ZHANG                  ZHANG LU
 4                          1
 21                         5
 5490                       4260
 6660                       4820

LIU BIAO                   SHI XIE
 3                          1
 20                         2
 4780                       4120
 5240                       3970

HAN XUAN                   JIN XUAN
 1                          1
 2                          2
 3060                       3150
 3060                       3800

ZHAO FAN                   LIU DU
 1                          1
 2                          3
 3370                       3150
 3590                       3910

GONGSUN KANG
 1 
 2
 3030
 3540

VI. JUL 219 - Liu Bei, King of Han-Zhong

Free Cities: 7

Rulers:

CAO CAO                    LIU BEI
 21                         8
 62                         78
 20660                      12380
 23100                      14430

SUN QUAN
 9
 50
 13280
 14170

VII. SEP 234 - A Fallen Star; End of an Era

Free Cities: 3

Rulers:

CAO RUI                    LIU CHAN
 23                         7
 65                         48
 26760                      13790
 30580                      16430

SUN QUAN
 12
 38
 13640
 22670       

======================
========CHEATS========
======================

Here are the cheats I know:

-ALL TYPES OF UNITS-
If you want to draft all types of units in a city, go to ARMY -> DRAFT 
and highlight TYPE then press SELECT three times.

-CONTROL ENEMY DURING WAR-
To control the enemy and give orders to them during war, press [] 
(Square) to see a menu of the generals participating in the war and 
then select the one of the enemy generals and press O quickly before 
the next screen comes up. This will enable you to give orders to the 
enemy.
Note: The enemy generals will follow your orders ONLY if you are the 
one being attacked.

-WEALTHY START-
This isn't really a cheat but a strategy. When you start the game, 
select more than one ruler (8 is the max no.). Make sure you select the 
ruler you really want to play. And when the game starts, give all the 
other rulers' money, food, items to the real ruler you want to play. 

Ex: In the scenario: Liu Bei - King of Han-Zhong
You want to play as Liu Bei. But instead of selecting just Liu Bei, 
also select Cao Cao and Sun Quan. Then when the game starts, give all 
Cao Cao and Sun Quan's gold, money & items to Liu Bei!

-SPLIT UP COUNTRY-
Again, this isn't really a cheat. If you want more rulers in the last two scenarios, 
first select all three rulers when starting the game and make sure that the rulers die 
(ex: Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Liu Chan, Cao Rui or Sun Quan dies). To do this, you can challenge 
them in a duelNow when you're prompted to select the new ruler, select the last one in 
the list.

Ex: Liu Bei dies and you're prompted to select the new ruler. Instead of selecting Liu Chan, 
select the last officer in the WHOLE list (not just the page). When you do, your 
officers' loyalty should drop greatly and will revolt. Based on experience, at least 
two officers will succeed in revolting. Now you got new rulers! (I did this to Liu Bei 
and I didn't select Liu Chan instead, I selected the last officer in the list and Guan Yu, 
Zhang Fei, and other protectors of cities of Shu revolted against the new ruler. Now the 
Shu emperor has only 4 cities left!

======================
=========TIPS=========
======================

1. Use the ability to control more than one ruler to your advantage. Use the "Wealthy Start" 
cheat found in the cheats section.

2. Always have at least one officer go on a long-term search. He might find new items, 
officers, Yellow Turban bandit or even a tiger which will increase both his Military Exp 
and your Prestige (PR).

3. If you control the Emperor, talk to him. He might ask you to ally with another ruler, 
contribute some food or gold, fire officers or ask you to give another ruler a title. If he does,
accept it (I always do what he tells me to do except fire officers) and he will grant you titles.
Only stop accepting his requests if you already have the highest title that can be given to 
you (Prime Minister) because he can't give you a title, higher than that.

4. If it's your first time playing this game (or haven't read the book), watch the opening sce-
nes. This way, you'll be able to familiarize yourself with the names of the characters and 
the story.

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=====VISIT THESE ROTK SITES!=====
=================================

www.rotk6.cjb.net - my own ROTK site especially made for this game.
www.quantumirc.net/rttk - Marcus Dion's ROTK site
www.3kingdoms.net - the best ROTK site!
www.Threekingdoms.com - online ROTK book

=======================
========CREDITS========
=======================

* GameFAQs.com
* KOEI  for creating this game
* Neoseeker.com
* omee14@hotmail.com
* deder@pacific.net.ph
* nexon@edsamail.com.ph