Use Political Tactics before going to battle. Choose suitable proposals based on your officers’ advice. Consider territory and the forces around your territories before you decide your move.

In previous Dynasty Warriors 4 titles, your troops recover automatically every time a battle starts. But in Dynasty Warriors 4 Empires, you need to choose political proposals to restore your troops. Those policies are important until your forces become stronger. Enemy troops are restored by policies as well, so it might be good idea to attack an enemy region where another enemy has just attacked.

To advance your battle, use proposals from “Reinforce Military” and “Battle Construction” categories. Hire “Sorcerers” and “Shamans” or secure your base in advance.

Think about the effect the proposals you choose will have. You can use each item only once in battle and then they will disappear. Therefore, you need to choose proposals that will produce items.

Protect your bases in blue and expand your territories!

You can even choose the policy that recruits enemy officers.

You can increase levels of items and reduce the production time of a product by choosing policies.

The more land you have, the higher your income will be. Implementing policies costs money. Because the strategist’s political proposals cost less than other officer’s proposals, use the policy “Recommend” to name a specific officer as your Strategist.

Hiring officers to serve you will cost a lot. Use policies to search the entire country for officers or hire free officers. You can even hire captured enemy officers. But be aware of hiring great officers when your army is still weak and small. The number of officers you can hire is based on the number of regions under your control.

There are policies in Battle Construction to delay enemy reinforcements and to gain friendly local troops help during battle. Which one to choose Officers, Gold, or Products? Or keep a balance of those three…. You have so many ways to expand your territory!

The Strategist’s political proposal costs less than other officers’. Only one strategist in each force. It is important to choose superior officer as Strategist.

There are 7 categories with 50 types of policies such as Product Development and Military.

Use the policy “Defection” to force the defection of an enemy officer during battle.

A plot starts from your choice of forces. In the beginning of the battle, there are obvious differences in enemy force strength. Consider what is important in order to make the next move. For example, the allocation of officers, the location on the map, and the presence of neighbor forces are important factors. You may not be able to attack to neighboring countries due to geographical problems.
When you increase the number of regions under your control, you will have a defensive battle. If you don’t accept a defensive battle two times in a row, your region will be conquered by the enemy. You might get stuck defending yourself all the time.
Moreover, you need to avoid battle for the sake of battle, or battles you can’t possibly win so you don’t waste your troop resources. If you are in that situation, form an alliance. Choose the policy “Joint Attack” and you will be able to receive ally reinforcements in battle. On the other hand, if you reinforce an allied force, a big bonus will come your way.

After choose either “Historical Mode” or “Fictional Mode”, choose a ruler!

When you make an alliance with another force, you can attack enemies without getting mired in a defense battle.

Use the policy “Joint Attack” to receive an ally reinforcement and to strengthen your troops.

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