Dynasty Warriors 3 - Character Guide Lu Meng : Grand Master Pimp of Wu ...okay, maybe not. FAQ Guide by OneWinged-Dragon tamisking@swirve.com This Guide (Copyright 2002) was made entirely on the experiences of OneWinged-Dragon. This Guide may not be altered in any way without my consent, and may not be distributed without my name as author on. This FAQ may be distributed, but not sold. Failure to follow those simple rules will result in something horrible, preferably something bad. Guide best viewed in courier new font. __________________ Contents: 1) Who is Lu Meng? 2) Why Should I Use Him? 3) Moves and Weapons 4) Overview 5) Stage Strategy 6) Questions and Answers __________________ 1) Who is Lu Meng? Style name Ziming. Already an accomplished warrior, he devoted himself to learning and became a paradigm of wisdom and valor after being admonished by Sun Quan. He was greatly admired by his senor, Lu Su as a great servant of the Wu Kingdom. Together with Lu Xun, they retook the Jing Province, capturing the great Guan Yu in the process __________________ 2) Why Should I Use Him? Lu Meng is a great defensive player with powerful attacks. When used correctly, he can be just as excellent as everyone else. __________________ 3) Moves and Weapons Regular Attack: Lu Meng's regular attack consists of two linear strikes in in the beginning, but becomes a series of wide swinging slashes. Good crowd control. T : Swings the hilt of his halberd. Standard crowd clearer, but horrible range. ST : Uppercut with his halberd. Wide range, standard juggler. SST : Overhead slash. Stuns his target, but isn't too good at nailing multiple people. SSST : 360 swing of the halberd. Slight delay, but good knockback and coverage. SSSST(T) : Same as ST, but the enemy is launched higher. Press T for a follow-up attack. SSSSST : Fires a shockwave. A good long distance crowd clearer if you can connect with the narrow blast. Lightning is added to this with Lu Meng's 4th. Mounted Attack: Like every other mounted attack in the game(save for those few good ones). Standard right-to-left swinging. Dash Attack : Slides forward using the pole of the halberd as the means of arse kicking. Short range, but is decent when used effectively. Jump Attack : 180 degree swing. Musou Attack : Swings his halberd, alternating from hilt to blade to deliver the blows. The final hit impales the target on the blade, then knocks them back with the hilt. Great damage! True Musou : Fire element added, plus an extra impale & dispose attack added at the end. Not as good as the regular musou. Weapons: Halberd Attack +15 4 Hits (Varying Stats) Great Halberd Attack +30 5 Hits (Varying Stats) Tiger Hook Attack +45 6 Hits (Varying Stats) White Tiger Attack +45 6 Hits + Lightning Defense +53 Bow Defense +54 Mounted Defense +54 Musou Charge +25 Weapons are obtained randomly in each stage. The later the stage, and harder the difficulty, the better the weapon you will receive. However, 4th weapons must be obtained in a precise manner. Stage: Fan Castle (Wu Side) Requirements: Defeat Guan Ping This is a fairly simple objective to accomplish(although the stage objective and hard difficulty sorta complicates matters. ^_^;). When Guan Ping is defeated, a Precious Item report should occur south of the Wei HQ. It'll be on a middle platform, so don't worry about the flood event. An easy way to complete 4th weapon quests is to have a fresh character(one who is not leveled up) be first player, and a stronger character be second player. It does not matter who the 4th weapon is for, or who kills the supply captain/gets the item. The objective is what's needed to be completed. __________________ 4) Overview If you use Lu Meng as another Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Guan Yu, etc., you will be GREATLY disappointed. Lu Meng is not an offensive powerhouse who can just plow his way through everyone. His musou has a rather short reach every other hit. His 6th charge, unlike most other polearm users, is not some uber killing crowd clearer, and quite awkward. Some people might say Lu Meng is boring. Lu Meng is a character that is to be used defensively, hence all the defense mods on his 4th weapon. With his Musou charge, his effective SSST, and his regular attack moveset, he's great at clearing crowds. With practice, his 6th charge can also be a lethal crowd clearer due to its Lightning element. You just need to land a hit on a person for them to fly up, land down, and make everyone else around you collapse instantly. For those getting acquianted with Lu Meng however, just stick to his Musou, SSST, and regular attack. Dealing with crowds is rather easy. When dueling generals one on one, it's best if Lu Meng has his Musou bar charged up before hand. Block and counter the enemy general's attacks, and try to go for an infinite combo (SSSST repeat). However, if you're surrounded, infinite combos are not a feasible option. Stick to regular attacks. If you're on the defensive, whenever you feel like it, let loose a short musou burst (that is, tap O). Lu Meng's Musou will do extensive damage on the last 2 hits, and you can take the offensive. However, don't do his Musou too long, unless you're good at weapon deadlocks. Recommended Equipment: Speed Scroll/Red Hare Saddle Peacock Urn Wind Scroll/Dragon Amulet Elixir/Buckler Tortoise Amulet __________________ 5) Stage Strategy 1. Pirate Attack on the High Seas Basic beginner stage. Clear out the Lt Commanders on the east side first, then work your way westward to take out the rest and the Commander. Note that there is a Lt Commander and a Gate Captain behind the Commander. 2. The Yellow Turban Rebellion Pretty simple. Take out all officers around your area first, then work counter clockwise to take out the rest. Take the opportunity to kill Zhang Jiao every chance you get before he teleports north, for some decent powerups. 3. The Battle at Hu Lao Gate Defeat the two sub officers outside Fan Shui Gate, then eliminate Hua Xiong, Niou Fu, and Xu Rong. With Liu Bei, Gongzun Zan, Sun Jian, and Cao Cao's forces ready to go, advance southward. By now, Yuan Shu's dead. Either engage Lu Bu, or just avoid him. Take out Li Meng, run through the ambush, then protect the Assault Captain. Sometimes, the game is cheap, and a hor- rendous group of archers appear on the southern wall of Hu Lao Gate. Once the gate is down, standard buttkicking. If Li Jue and Guo Si's forces pop up, ignore them if Yuan Shao's morale is pretty high. 4. The Battle at Chi Bi Kill Xiahou Dun/Dian Wei first off, so you don't have to go through the boats again when Huang Gai's unit is getting in position. Then either work in a clockwise or counter-clockwise position to eliminate the officers. If Huang Gai's unit is in danger, don't worry about it. Just don't get lost on the boats. 5. The Battle at Fan Castle Should I try? Okay, fine. Work your way through the soldiers and archers, and take out Guan Ping. Then take out Guan Yu's Gate Captain, and then finish off Guan Yu. If you took your time, Zhou Cang's unit will show up. Don't bother unless you're going for points though, because Zhou Cang will pretty much be out of the way. 6. The Battle at Yi Ling All you really have to do on this stage is kill Zhang Bao(valley east of Sun Shang Xiang) and Guan Xing(slightly north of the eastern end of the valley), then feel free to screw around on this stage. Kill Zhuge Liang if you feel like rushing in to kill Liu Bei without archer interference. Hard Mode will require more work, so keep that in mind. 7. The Siege of He Fei Castle Take out Xu Zhu on the east side first. Work your way around the east to the center and take out Xu Huang and Zhang He. Avoid the ponds unless you want a quick death. If the stage clock isn't anywhere close to the 75 minute mark, go ahead and clear out the Wall of Arrows trap of all soldiers. Otherwise, run back to Sun Quan. However, if the Wu army reaches the center of the castle before the 75 minute mark, the gates will open up. When Cao Xiu and Man Chong arrive, take out their forces. Once that's done, work on Zhang Liao and Zhen Ji, then finally, take out Sima Yi. __________________ 6) Questions and Answers Q: Lu Meng smells. A: That's not a question. And that's mean. :( Q: I fufilled the requirements for Lu Meng's 4th weapon, but no Precious Item? A: You sure you're playing on Hard? And on Wu side? Q: Are you asking me a question? You're supposed to answer. A: It's, uh, rhetorical. Q: I grabbed the Precious Item, but all I got was this cruddy 1st/2nd/3rd weapon. A: :PpP, you used Gameshark/Sharkport save that has basic 4th Weapons. Start a brand new game file, or use EvilR's Weapon Customizable FAQ on GameFAQ.com to fix the problem. Q: My Lu Meng does no damage! A: 3rd time you didn't ask a question. :p Refer to above and get yourself a +20 Tiger Amulet somehow. Q: Where do I get 2nd/3rd weapons and good items? A: I shop at You Ting Wei side for weapons, Wu side for items. Hard mode for best results. Q: This FAQ is horrible. A: Make a better one then. Q: I just did. A: >_< __________________ 7) Super Duper Secret Stuff There's a reason this wasn't on the contents. This is really really super secret, that I can only tell through snail mail. So, send $1 to Happy Dude at Evergreen Terrace... *windows breaking* hey, what're... *muffled sounds* ack! *broken objects* you can't silence m... *sound of blunt object hitting a person*