First of all, make sure that every time you start a scenario set the options so that you win all of a counties territories by conquering the territory with their leader.  This will save time.  I advise using the 'evil' policies (except when attempting to unlock Matsukaze Achievement) as this will make the game much easier.  Also, play on the easiest difficulty setting available every time.  The achievements for this game unlock when you save after meeting the criteria.

 

ACHIEVEMENT GUIDE

Stage: Battle of Kawanakajima - 50 points
In Empire Mode, play the special stage "Battle of Kawanakajima" and save your game.

 

You can select this scenario right from the start.  Choose to be either Kenshin Uesugi or Shingen Takeda.  After the first round a special battle will begin.  It does not matter which side you are playing or the officer you use as long as you participate in the battle.  Continue to conquer Japan to unlock Incident at Honnoji scenario.  You will also gain some more achievements along the way such as...

First Consultation - 50 points
Empire Mode Event: Lord confers with retainer upon taking 3 or more fiefs (Save game to receive)

 

Automatic after obtaining 3 fiefs (or your first victory if you began with 3).

 

Second Consultation - 50 points
Empire Mode Event: Lord confers with retainer upon taking 10 or more fiefs (Save game to receive)

 

Automatic after obtaining 10 fiefs (or your first victory if you began with 10).

Third Consultation - 50 points
Empire Mode Event: Lord confers with retainer upon taking 20 or more fiefs (Save game to receive)

 

Automatic after obtaining 20 fiefs.

Four Guardians - 50 points
Empire Mode Event: 4 retainers are proclaimed the most essential to your clan (Save game to receive)

 

Pick 4 people you really like and make sure they are involved in every attack.  You can use the Station option during your Strategy phase to move any character from any base to another so long as you own all bases connecting them.  I recommend using four people with the same Clan name as they will be easier to track, but it is not required.

 

Most Valuable Warrior - 50 points

Empire Mode Event: A retainer is praised for his or her prowess in battle (Save game to receive)

 

You need 1000 kills in a single battle.  This is easier with two people.  Have the player to earn MVW go directly to the enemies main camp WITHOUT taking a any camps along the way!  This will render it impossible to take the enemy main camp or spawn the enemy lord (if the capital territory) so long as your forces do not link to the main camp.  Make sure you set the Allied AI to Full Defense so they do not attack all the way to you.

Try not to kill enemy generals or guard captains as their presence will cause peons to spawn.  If you are lucky enough to have a Player 2 then they should stay in your main camp to prevent capture in case the enemy becomes too aggressive.  If you are alone then bring along high level generals with an overwhelming force to set to Full Defense.  Also not that you opponent's army should be a decent size as it is possible to run an army out of soldiers between your kills and those of the AI controlled generals.

Level Four Weapon - 50 points
Obtain a level 4 weapon in Empire Mode and save your game.

 

Continue to research a type of weapon technology until it caps at Level 5.  Take a character into battle that uses that type of weapon and score 500 kills.  See "Most Valuable Warrior" for advice on getting a lot of kills in a level.

Moon Child - 50 points
Obtain the mount "Moon Child" in Empire Mode and save your game.

 

There should be a Trading Post in one of the Kyushu or Shikoku territories (the two smaller islands south-west of the mainland).  Having the territory with the Trading Post will allow for a new policy called Western Trade.  Keep using this policy until you obtain Moon Child.  Please note that you can only have 4 horses so you must have an opening available.  You can sell extra horses at a shop to make room.

Persian Mare - 50 points
Obtain the mount "Persian Mare" in Empire Mode and save your game.

 

Take control of a fief that has a Port to open the option of Chinese Trade.  Keep using this policy until you obtain Persian Mare.   Please note that you can only have 4 horses so you must have an opening available.  You can sell extra horses at a shop to make room.

Matsukaze - 50 points
Obtain the mount "Matsukaze" in Empire Mode and save your game.

 

This is a pain since it requires you to be 'nice' to the people.  The best way to do this is to conquer every territory on the map except for one or two.  Then, keep using Inspection, Exemption, and Benefaction until your people award you with the horse.  This could happen quickly or this could take hours.  Adversely, if you play often as a 'good' ruler you will probably get this eventually anyways. Please note that you can only have 4 horses so you must have an opening available.  You can sell extra horses at a shop to make room.

Scenario: Incident at Honnoji - 100 points

Unlock the scenario "Incident at Honnoji" and save your game.

 

Conquer Japan in the Battle of Kawanakajima scenario.

Stage: Incident at Honnoji - 50 points
In Empire Mode, play the special stage "Incident at Honnoji" and save your game.

 

Choose either Nobunaga Oda or Mitsuhide Akechi for this scenario.  After the first round a special battle will begin.  It does not matter which side you are playing or the officer you use as long as you participate in the battle.  Continue to conquer Japan to unlock Battle of Sekigahara scenario.

Scenario: Battle of Sekigahara - 100 points
Unlock the scenario "Battle of Sekigahara" and save your game.

 

Conquer Japan in the Incidentat Honnoji scenario.

Stage: Battle of Sekigahara - 50 points
In Empire Mode, play the special stage "Battle of Sekigahara" and save your game.

 

I do not believe there is a single country that does not participate in the special battle so choose anyone you want, but the main forces are Ieyasu Tokugawa and Mitsunari Ishida.   After the first round a special battle will begin.  It does not matter which side you are playing or the officer you use as long as you participate in the battle.

Scenario: Battle of Anegawa - 100 points
Unlock the scenario "Battle of Anegawa" and save your game.

 

Select any of the regional campaigns and conquer all the given territories.

Stage: Battle of Anegawa - 50 points
In Empire Mode, play the special stage "Battle of Anegawa" and save your game.

 

Select either Oda, Tokugawa, Azai, or Asakura as your country. After the first round a special battle will begin.  It does not matter which side you are playing or the officer you use as long as you participate in the battle.  There is nothing to gain by continuing these scenario so save and quit so we can get the last achievement.

Stage: Osaka Campaign - 50 points

In Empire Mode, play the special stage "Osaka Campaign" and save your game.

 

This is the hardest achievement in the game simply due to annoyance caused by random variables.  First of all, choose the Battle of Sekigahara scenario.  You MUST choose Hideyori Toyotomi and you MUST have Yukimura Sanada in your army.  You can attack the territory that has him and try to capture him in battle, but it is much easier to use the army editor before launching the scenario to simply add him into your army manually.

Secondly, you must control 2 fiefs.  Thirdly, Tokugawa must have at least four fiefs.  Try not to let Tokugawa get more than four fiefs.  This will be difficult given that you cannot exceed two.  Your allies will come into play greatly.  Most of the time they will lost to Tokugawa if you do not assist.  Therefore, you can presumably control Tokugawa's territory growth by choosing when and when not to help your allies (Date is allied with Tokugawa which will help keep Tokugawa from expanding north unchecked).

 

The special battle will trigger between 1615 and 1619.  This is a pain since you start in 1600 and a year is four turns.  Save on multiple slots so you can reload a few turns back if something goes wrong.  Replaying a few years is better than starting from scratch.

 

 

 

Stage: Battle of Kawanakajima - 50 points
In Empire Mode, play the special stage "Battle of Kawanakajima" and save your game.

First Consultation - 50 points
Empire Mode Event: Lord confers with retainer upon taking 3 or more fiefs (Save game to receive)

Second Consultation - 50 points
Empire Mode Event: Lord confers with retainer upon taking 10 or more fiefs (Save game to receive)

Third Consultation - 50 points
Empire Mode Event: Lord confers with retainer upon taking 20 or more fiefs (Save game to receive)

Four Guardians - 50 points
Empire Mode Event: 4 retainers are proclaimed the most essential to your clan (Save game to receive)

Most Valuable Warrior - 50 points
Empire Mode Event: A retainer is praised for his or her prowess in battle (Save game to receive)

Level Four Weapon - 50 points
Obtain a level 4 weapon in Empire Mode and save your game.

Moon Child - 50 points
Obtain the mount "Moon Child" in Empire Mode and save your game.

Persian Mare - 50 points
Obtain the mount "Persian Mare" in Empire Mode and save your game.

Matsukaze - 50 points
Obtain the mount "Matsukaze" in Empire Mode and save your game.

Scenario: Incident at Honnoji - 100 points

Unlock the scenario "Incident at Honnoji" and save your game.

 

Stage: Incident at Honnoji - 50 points
In Empire Mode, play the special stage "Incident at Honnoji" and save your game.

Scenario: Battle of Sekigahara - 100 points
Unlock the scenario "Battle of Sekigahara" and save your game.

Stage: Battle of Sekigahara - 50 points
In Empire Mode, play the special stage "Battle of Sekigahara" and save your game.

Scenario: Battle of Anegawa - 100 points
Unlock the scenario "Battle of Anegawa" and save your game.

Stage: Battle of Anegawa - 50 points
In Empire Mode, play the special stage "Battle of Anegawa" and save your game.

Stage: Osaka Campaign - 50 points
In Empire Mode, play the special stage "Osaka Campaign" and save your game.