The gameplay and core features of "Three Kingdoms: Ascend to the Throne" can be said to open a door for players to achieve their ambitions of becoming an emperor, and players can also enjoy the fun of fighting on a dynamic large map. The general cultivation system becomes the key to achieving great deeds. The following will gradually introduce the strategies of the game by deeply analyzing multiple daily gameplay elements.
Firstly, in terms of lineup pairing, the cultivation of generals is the core to enhancing combat power. Generals can continuously improve their basic attributes through upgrading, advancing, and star promotion. Therefore, players should prioritize investing resources into main damage-dealing generals. For example, after Ma Chao from Shu reaches three stars, he can unlock a skill that allows him to counterattack and regain rage, significantly boosting his output. Similarly, Xiao Qiao from Wu's rage recovery efficiency improves after she is promoted. Additionally, the divine weapon system can provide extra bonuses to the generals.

For instance, Guan Yu's Green Dragon Crescent Blade has an armor-piercing effect, which greatly helps to increase his damage output. It is recommended that players obtain meteoric iron through peak duels, gradually strengthening the divine weapons to enhance the overall combat power of the generals. It should be noted that the combat power of generals is not only related to their level and star rating but also closely tied to their advancement. As the star rating increases, more skills will be unlocked, and when they reach six stars, all skills will be fully unlocked.

In terms of obtaining generals, players can expand their roster through various means. Taverns and inns are important places to get generals, where players can recruit the generals they desire. At the same time, the search platform within the fief is a hidden way to acquire generals, allowing players to use this feature to find those rare and hard-to-recruit generals. Besides active recruitment, the lord can also send their teams to automatically conquer cities through expeditionary missions, thereby gaining various rewards.

During the expedition, players can choose the preferred type of city targets for automatic expeditions by changing the advanced settings, making it more targeted to acquire resources. However, it should be noted that the team in the expedition state will be considered as participating in city battles and cannot participate in other city battles. Therefore, the lord needs to reasonably allocate the time for expeditions, avoiding situations where the team is occupied and unable to join the battle promptly when the player’s army launches an attack or the city is under attack and needs defense.

When the lord needs to participate in a city battle, they can perform a retreat operation on the team in the expedition state, withdrawing the team from the expedition, so that they can join the siege battle in time and contribute to the victory of the army. By continuously conquering the main storyline and unlocking a certain number of cities, players can also obtain recruitment orders, which can be used to recruit more powerful generals in the tavern. At the same time, mainline conquests can also yield a large amount of lord experience, general experience, and copper coins.

In terms of daily gameplay, dungeons and guild wars are important ways to acquire resources and enhance strength. Hero trials are one of the must-do tasks every day, and challenging the trials can earn lord experience and training materials, which are essential items for promoting generals. By continuously improving the rank of generals, players can unlock more skills and attribute bonuses, making the generals more formidable in battle. Classic guild wars are also activities that should not be missed; participating in them can yield rich rewards such as visitation cards, refining stones, and rice wine. Visitation cards can be used to visit generals at the inn and obtain fragments, which can be combined to form powerful generals.

Refining stones are used to upgrade equipment refinement levels, enhancing the attributes of the equipment. Rice wine can be used to recruit more rare generals in the tavern once the lord reaches level 45. After unlocking the fief, players can cultivate land, build structures, and use the one-click upgrade function to quickly raise the building levels. When constructing buildings, players should plan the layout reasonably based on actual needs, paying attention to changes in resource production to ensure that they meet their development needs. The harem system is another part that should not be overlooked. Interacting with beauties daily can increase their levels, not only providing valuable resources like copper coins as gifts but also unlocking talents that provide bonuses to all generals, aiding in battles. The beauty contest is another way to obtain resources, where players can select unlocked beauties to participate in competitions and win rich rewards such as copper coins, talent pills, and beauty fragments, thus enhancing their strength.

The above is the content of the strategy guide for "Three Kingdoms: Ascend to the Throne." These gameplay elements are all accessible in the game, so there's no need to feel overwhelmed by the variety. Each system provides different aspects of strength enhancement.