Shogun Total War ROCKS!

**Xehh II** · 08-18-2007, 11:11

After taking a break from TW games a bit I decided to re-install Shogun and I have to say it's freaking awesome! I'm having heaps of fun playing as Shimazu and the Ninja Assassination movies are cool as well.
I do have some Q's though since it was a long time since I played last.
1. How do I get No-Dachi Samurai? Shimazu is supposed to be famous for them but I can't get them.
2. I read that somewhere that you could convert to christanity(sp?), how would I do this?

Those are the only problems i'm having at the moment, other than that this game is cool, it deserves a sequel.
S2TW! S2TW! S2TW! S2TW! S2TW! S2TW!

**phred** · 08-18-2007, 16:57

1. You can train No-Dachi after you get the Legendary Swordsman event. Basically, one of your warriors in one of your units will gain enough experience to become a Legendary swordsman. Use your Daimyo unit to kill as many enemy units as possible and you should get it fairly quickly. You'll like the video pop-up that goes with the event.

2. To convert to Christianity you have to be visited by the Portugese (~1543) or the Dutch (but the Dutch show up late in the game). Converting to Christianity will give you a lot of unrest until you build churches and convert the masses. You wont be able to build more Buddhist temples* but you will get access to gunpowder units. Skip the arquebusiers and go straight for musketeers (requires a Cathedral).

enjoy!!

*You actually can build more Buddhist temples but that will be counted as a conversion back to Buddhism.

**Xehh II** · 08-18-2007, 17:20

Finally smeone answered! Thank you, but how much experience does a unit need to get the event?

Is converting to get guns worth it? I've done it but i'm getting Ikko-Ikki revolts in Ise every season now and i've already lost Kii and Awaji.

**phred** · 08-18-2007, 20:13

You may try searching the Shogun forum for "Legendary Swordsman." I've gotten the event on my very first battle, so the threshhold isn't unreasonable. The manual says, "A Sword Dojo can only be built when a samurai in the daimyo's army has become a legendary swordsman by killing many opponents in battle. You are notified when one of your units achieves this status." I would guess that once a warrior kills 10 or so soldiers you'll get the event.

As for converting, Muskets are very powerful. If you have 4-5 musketeers in your army in a good defensive position, you can defeat any army that attacks you. It's a little harder to attack with them, but with a good general (lots of stars) you can cheaply load up an army with musketeers and ashigaru and defeat most samurai armies.

You should browse the Shogun forum. There's lots of good advice there.

Also, Frogbeastegg's guide to MTW units has a section on Shogun units.
https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?t=31444