DW5XL Recomp · Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends
Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends
OriginPlayStation 2
TechnologyStatic recompilation (native C/C++)
Available forWindows, Linux
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Official project information
A native PC port of Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends for the PlayStation 2, built with PS2Recomp: the game's code is translated into C++ and runs natively, with graphics on Vulkan through paraLLEl-GS. Windows and Linux releases build the game on your PC from your own disc.
[!IMPORTANT] You need your own legal copy of Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends (English PAL,
SLES_538.60). Nothing from the game is in this repository or in its releases: no disc images, game executables, IRX modules, game assets or translated game code.
Status
Beta: all modes work — boot, menus, Legend/Musou/Free modes, the opening and event movies, music, voices and sound effects, saving and loading, and Load Original. We are still testing for bugs and performance, so expect rough edges: report them in Issues.
Known issues: in busy battles the frame rate on Windows is lower than on Linux and the picture can jump; higher resolutions cost more on Windows.
What you need
- Dynasty Warriors 5: Xtreme Legends, English PAL (
SLES_538.60), as an.iso. Required. - Optional: Dynasty Warriors 5, English PAL (
SLES_533.39), to unlock the original game's Musou and Free modes through Load Original in the game. - A 64-bit CPU with AVX2 (Intel since 2013, AMD Ryzen) and a graphics card with a current Vulkan driver; about 10 GB of free space.
- Windows 10 (1903 or newer) / 11, or Linux with glibc 2.31 or newer.
Other regions and revisions are not supported (every file is checked against known checksums).
Playing
Download the latest release from the Releases page. It contains our program, the source code, a compiler and the tools; nothing else needs to be installed and nothing is downloaded while it builds.
- Windows: unzip
DW5XL-<version>-windows-x64.zipclose to the drive root, e.g.C:\Games\(deep paths trip up Windows), and startDW5XL.exe. It is not signed: if Windows says "Windows protected your PC", choose More info → Run anyway. - Linux: make
DW5XL-RECOMP-<version>-x86_64.AppImageexecutable and open it. AppImage update tools such as AppImageUpdate can update it to the newest release.
First start: choose your XL disc image (and optionally the DW5 one) and press Start. The disc is checked, and the game is translated and compiled for your PC — about 10 minutes, once. Every later start opens the game directly; a new release rebuilds once without asking for the disc again.
Load Original: when the game asks for the Dynasty Warriors 5 disc, a window opens over the game: choose that disc image and press Install. You can also add or repair discs any time with F10. Once your DW5 disc is installed, the game starts with Musou and Free Mode already unlocked.
Saves, settings and logs are kept in %LOCALAPPDATA%\DW5XL (Windows) or ~/.local/share/dw5xl (Linux), so updating the release keeps them. If something goes wrong, please attach the files from its logs folder to an issue.
Controls
| Keyboard | PS2 input |
|---|---|
| Arrow keys or WASD | D-pad |
| X or Space / C | Cross / Circle |
| Z / V | Square / Triangle |
| Q / E | L1 / R1 |
| Left Shift / Right Shift | L2 / R2 |
| Enter / Tab | Start / Select |
| Esc | PC SETTINGS |
Gamepads work too. Holding the gamepad's Back (Select) button for ¾ of a second opens PC SETTINGS; a short press is still Select in the game.
PC SETTINGS
PC SETTINGS is in the game's Options menu (where the PS2's SCREEN ADJUST was), in the game's own style. It is also in the in-play menu (below).
In-play menu
Esc or holding Back opens the in-play menu at any time: RESUME, SAVE STATE, LOAD STATE and PC SETTINGS. The game pauses until you close it with Esc, Triangle or Back (from a list, Back returns to the menu).
- SAVE STATE saves the game exactly as it is, while it stays paused, to QUICK (the F5 slot) or SLOT 1–5. Each slot shows when it was made and a picture of that moment; replacing a used slot asks for a second Cross.
- LOAD STATE goes back to a saved moment and closes the menu. UNDO LAST LOAD goes back to where you were before the last load (like Shift+F9).
- A state made before your last in-game save is marked with !: loading it brings back the older save the game had then (see below).
| Setting | Values |
|---|---|
| GRAPHICS | |
| RENDER SCALE | 1×, 2×, 4×: how much detail the game draws |
| ANTI-ALIASING | Off, 2×, 4×, 8×, 16× |
| SHARPEN | On / Off (above 1×): crisper edges, with some grain |
| FIELD OF VIEW | 80–130 %. How far you see in battle. |
| DEFAULT | Restores this page's settings |
| DISPLAY | |
| DISPLAY | Window / Fullscreen |
| ASPECT RATIO | 4:3, 16:9, 21:9. The shape of the whole game; in battle, wide shapes show more. |
| VSYNC | On / Off |
| SHOW FPS | On / Off |
| DEFAULT | Restores this page's settings |
Cross opens a page, Back returns from it. Up/Down picks a setting, Left/Right changes it, and Cross on DEFAULT resets that page. Changes apply right away and are remembered.
Function keys
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
| F1 | Runtime debugger (developer builds only). |
| F2 | Show or hide the frame rate (same as SHOW FPS). |
| F3 | Cycle anti-aliasing (1× → 2× → 4× → 8× → 16×). |
| F4 | Cycle the resolution (1× → 2× → 4×). |
| F5 | Save state: saves the game as it is right now to the quick slot. Not possible while a movie plays or the memory card is in use. |
| F8 | Show the build ID and game tick (for bug reports). |
| F9 | Load state: goes back to the moment of the last F5. |
| Shift+F9 | Undo the last load: goes back to where you were before pressing F9. |
| F10 | Discs window: see the installed discs, add or repair the DW5 disc, check the files. |
Save states (the quick slot, SLOT 1–5, and the state before the last load, each with its picture) are kept in the states folder next to the game files and keep working after updates; a state is only refused when an update changed what a state holds.
Save states and memory-card saves are separate: a state does not change your memory card. When you load a state made before your last in-game save, the game shows the save it had at that moment; the newer save is still on the card and the game reads it the next time it starts. Saving in the game after such a load replaces the newer save.
Building from source
See BUILDING.md for building on Linux from source, the developer tools and making a release.
License and attribution
The port's own source and tools are licensed under GPL-3.0; see LICENSE. This license grants no rights to the original games or their assets.
The vendored PS2Recomp runtime and recompiler are modified versions of the upstream project by ran-j and contributors. Revision and maintenance details are in DW5XL_VENDORED.md. Third-party code retains its applicable licenses; see THIRD_PARTY.md and the accompanying notices.
Dynasty Warriors is a trademark of KOEI TECMO. This project is not affiliated with or endorsed by KOEI TECMO.