The game will auto-save once you reach the final boss in the game. Once this auto-save happens, the alternate title screen will appear when you restart the game.
Successfully complete the game and allow the credits to continue until the end to hear extra dialog from various characters.
To receive the upgraded dual sword style Crimson Tears, climb the ranks in the Imperial Arena to the Bronze Division. When Cho comes and asks you to poison Crimson Khana refuse, then find her and tell her about this. Once you defeat her in the ring she will teach you Crimson Tears.
There is a very powerful essence gem that will help when ending the game. In the Imperial City, at the Black Leopard school, you can choose to side with one of the two masters, each following a way. You will be confronted by each of them. They will both tell you to kill the opposite. Either way, you will get a gem labeled "Damage Shield". This surrounds you in a shield that reduces damage significantly.
Deal greater damage quickly with any martial style
Use the following trick to increase the damage you deal for a short period of time. Go into focus mode then power up your martial skills with Chi. The focus will make it harder for your opponents to dodge your attacks and the Chi power up will
make you deal greater damage.
Defeat an enemy without using any Chi
Transform to horse deamon style and start tapping X during the transformantion until you start to throw a fireball. Then quickly switch to a style thats not a transformation and the fireball will continue and hit the enemy without costing any Chi.
Defeating blocking enemies
For enemies who continue to block after every time you break their shield, simply jump behind them and use a normal combo at their back: press A(3). This will send them falling forward. They will start attacking again, but eventually will start blocking. Repeat this as many times as needed.
Before fighting the final battle with the Glorious Strategist on your second trip to the Imperial Palace, check in with the Magical Abacus. He will have three books for sale. One will add +50 Health, another +50 Chi, and the final one will add +50 Focus. Each book costs 50,000 silver, but can provide that extra edge to defeat Sun Li.
Block in front of him by holding B. When you see him turn blue and hold his axes up, quickly roll beside him and attack him with a combo. Then, switch to block and repeat. He should not do the three step combo he has, because every time he sees the shield, he should go for his strong attack which will give you time to perform a combo. He may also try and perform an area attack, which you can block and fit a few hits in before blocking again.
To unlock the dragonfly minigame in the main menu, during the story choose attack instead of evade enemy between each chapters and complete the dragonfly missions.
After talking to Master Li, go into the other room. You will find a chest that has three small statues in it. Take them. Then, go to the large statue of a lion. Approach the altar, and whatever color his palm glows, place the corresponding statue there. After you have placed all three statues you will receive one silver coin. You can do this until you receive 17 silver coins, and you will keep the small statues. If you decide to destroy the alter, you will be given 24 silver coins and will lose the small statues.
To get silver and a item at the start of the game, after you talk to Master Li there is a statue in the room next to the one where you and Li had a discussion. In the room with the statue is a chest with colored lions.Put the lions one by one on the
wooden frame corresponding to the color of the sphere the statue lion holds. For example, blue sphere, blue lion, etc. You can do this seventeen times and get silver coins. With those silver coins, go out in the back of the school (not where
smoky mountain is, but on the other side). There is a path that leads up to a spot where two students are training. Defeat them for easy experience. Then, keep exploring that area. You will see a bridge with a burial memorial. Deposit the
silver coins and you will get the headstone. Take that head stone to the lion statue and put it in place. Three more colors will appear on the sphere. Choose the correct combinations of the lions to get a lion statue that helps with your health
and something else. Note: Do not break the table because you will only get twenty silver coins and it is not worth it. If you break table you will not be able to do this trick.
Instead of getting the maximum number of coins from the altar, get a coin, then explore the tomb of the old master of the school. Put a coin in the bowl. You will then get the symbol from the tomb. Go back to the lion altar, place the symbol in
the lion's mouth, and the test will change. Complete the new test (yellow + blue = green, yellow + red = orange, and red + blue = purple), and you will receive the Gaze of the Lion, which will give you a few bonuses.
If you can win the Imperial Arena flawlessly you will receive a new Technique from Sweet Poison Lyn.
When at the arena, talk to the gambler and play a game. If you manage to win twenty times in a row, he will explode. Also, if you win more than 5,000 silver, he will stop gambling with you and say that you are bad for business.
By saving your game near the end of the quest, you can play the ending and view all three different endings of Jade Empire.
When you are at Tien's Landing and are about to close the dam, there is an orphanage in one of the corners before you enter the quarry. When you get the old caretaker from the tavern to go back and the bury the bones of the children, there will be a ghost in the background as he is speaking. It will be by the back wall. When he finishes speaking, he will disappear. It looks like he is making funny faces and such. This was done while being a follower of the Open Palm Road.
When training to be a Lotus Assassin, talk to the woman that you replaced to be a trainer. See what she has for sale. In her wares, she has the Ice Shard style. Buy it and you can control fire and ice; or if you start with ice then you will get fire from her.
When trying to become part of the Lotus Assassins, feel free to be tough as needed while trying to get in. If you are following the Path Of The Open Palm your behavior will not count against you.
While in Chapter 3, take the side quest from the gravedigger. Kill the elder Fong and talk to his son. After that he starts to walk away. Quickly talk to him before he leaves and keep pressing A. Instead of walking, you will just stand there when you move around.
Paralyzing Palm Support Style
When you visit the Black Leopard School at the Imperial City, you will fight four students. Defeat them and you will talk to the first brother. Agree to join the school and support the Open Palm Master. You will end up fighting the Closed Fist Master. Afterwards, the Open Palm Master will teach you Paralyzing Palm and give you the items that the Closed Fist Master promised you.
If you are running low on health in battle, hold B (block) and hold White (heal) to heal yourself without receiving damage from enemies. This drains Chi energy.
Play as any character following the Path Of The Closed Fist. Stand still for a while and watch your shadow. It will grow tentacles.
Let you character remain still for several seconds and then look at their shadow. It has different reactions based upon your open palm or closed fist status.
After talking to Master Li, go into the other room. You will find a chest that has three small statues in it. Take them. Then, go to the large statue of a lion. Approach the altar, and whatever color his palm glows, place the corresponding statue there. After you have placed all three statues you will receive one silver coin. You can do this until you receive 17 silver coins, and you will keep the small statues. If you decide to destroy the alter, you will be given 24 silver coins and will lose the small statues.
Technique From Sweet Poison Ivy
When you enter the arena fights, do not lose any matches before becoming champion to gain a strong technique.
You can find enhanced weapons when playing as Dawn Star, Silk Fox, or Whirlwind. They appear in chests in their respective levels. For the girls, run down to the fountain in that area and a chest will appear on the far side when you get
close enough. Whirlwind's weapon is near a wall. These upgrades significantly increase your deadliness in those scenarios.
During a battle equip a style that you like and keep it equipped until the end of the battle. After the battle change the quickstyle (un-equip it with a new one). The next fight you start you will have the style automatically and use no chi or focus.
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