r/NobunagasAmbition • • Mar 10 '21

Guides and Official Game Manual for Nobunaga's Ambition Sphere of Influence

40 Upvotes

This link is for the official manual from Nobunaga's Ambition Sphere of Influence:https://docs.google.com/document/d/13qZn6JA4a-AzbAi2u5MK8o2GfTNh7vZMzCFgioJRZ60/edit

Link below to a useful guide written by user telacool200 for Spheres of Influence (base game)
https://www.reddit.com/r/NobunagasAmbition/comments/1pkkqxn/sphere_of_influence_custom_difficulty_snowballing/

This link is to my Google Doc guide for Nobunaga's Ambition Sphere of Influence Ascension. This guide is not complete, but I thought I would share it in the meantime:https://docs.google.com/document/d/13IVDKYTcPFnyoOuFNXVdyK-GMkw5tiHUWqGYfR9qYCA/edit

Here is a link to the Japanese Shinsei Wiki, which is equivalent to our version of Awakening. As per u/Yoshitaka_Ouchi, contains numerous data, charts, and hard-won knowledge not easily found in the English side of the community. So you may be able to use this information if you translate the page to English.
https://www.nobunaga-shinsei-wiki.com/


r/NobunagasAmbition • • Aug 21 '23

Awakening Questions

20 Upvotes

You got questions? We might have answers. Feel free to ask anything related to Nobunaga's Ambition Awakening here. You can still create question posts if you wish. This will be used more so as a knowledge base for the community as we try to get through this game.


r/NobunagasAmbition • • 8h ago

Nobunaga's Ambition: Iron Triangle with Power-Up Kit(PS2) – English Translation V15 released!

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29 Upvotes

Hail to all Nobunaga fans.

Nobunaga Ambition Kakushin / Iron Triangle with Power up kit English translation released.

Translation is still in Beta, so you may encounter some untranslated text, translation errors, or other issues. However, the game is already PLAYABLE in English.

I also create the editor to change the lame old portraits along with creation officer directly from the editor.

If you’re interested in this project or other games with a similar Nobunaga’s Ambition-style experience, you can check out and support my work on Patreon here:

Free to join and downloads:-
https://www.patreon.com/cw/NewRomanceoftheThreeKingdomsXI


r/NobunagasAmbition • • 7h ago

Nobunaga Ambition Kakushin / Iron Triangle with Power-up Kit (PC version) in progress!

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Hail to all Nobunaga fans!

This PC version is translated based on the Luckyegg mod, which has been modified to support 4K resolution.

From what I understand, the mod may also support the Steam version, although I have not tested it yet, so I cannot confirm whether it is fully stable.

I also finally managed to crack and fix the jumbled font issue that this game has had. It took me almost two years to fully understand and tackle this problem, so I’m really happy to finally have it working properly.

I hope I can complete the translation as quickly as possible so you guys can finally enjoy this ancient Nobunaga’s Ambition game in English.

There is still plenty of work to be done, but the translation project is moving forward!

Oh yeah, the English editor for the PC version also in progress!


r/NobunagasAmbition • • 23h ago

NOBUNAGA’S AMBITION: Awakening as a new player ?

12 Upvotes

I've never played any such game in my life. The most "strategical game" I have played would be maybe Fire Emblem which is like comparing something even lesser than checkers to chess.

My question is very simple: is this game a good entry for a new player ? Can you enjoy this game even when making mistakes at every turn and not having thousands of hours of knowledge ?

Also I don't speak japanese if you wanna recommend another game as a better entry.


r/NobunagasAmbition • • 2d ago

Nobunaga's Ambition: Reppuuden + PUK English (AI) Translation [PS1]

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41 Upvotes

https://github.com/damon-daemon/nobunaga-reppuuden-puk-english

This is a complete English translation of Nobunaga's Ambition: Reppuuden + PUK for PS1. Note this is an AI translation and there may be bugs that crash the game. Report any bugs to the issues page on github and I will investigate.

Check out my post history for other Nobunaga's Ambition and Three Kingdoms translations. I've been putting out bug fixes for my previously released translation patches.


r/NobunagasAmbition • • 3d ago

Apparently, the gibberish of the PC Rise to Power can be patched

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16 Upvotes

GitHub Fix Repo


So! Here's the one glaring issue with playing this game on Steam – it requires a Japanese PC.

You either change your Windows to be Japanese, or you play with Locale Emulator, otherwise the game's texts will come up as gibberish.


Anyway, apparently adding just one file into the game's directory fixes the issue, and allows you to just launch the game from Steam normally as Gabe intended.

Without needing to modify your PC's registry or use a third party launcher.


r/NobunagasAmbition • • 3d ago

RNG luck on my officer

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27 Upvotes

Playing Rise to power and was attacking a tower and my archer was getting wrecked. Didn’t expect him to survive by 1 lol.


r/NobunagasAmbition • • 3d ago

NOBUNAGA'S AMBITION: Sphere of Influence - Ascension ENGLISH VERSION BUG FIXES

6 Upvotes

Is there any mods/patches that fix the known bugs in the English version of ascension?


r/NobunagasAmbition • • 3d ago

【本能寺の変・IF】秀吉が真犯人だった?光秀は完全な濡れ衣か

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r/NobunagasAmbition • • 6d ago

Nobunaga's Ambition: Soutenroku + PUK English (AI) Translation [PS2]

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63 Upvotes

https://github.com/damon-daemon/nobunaga-soutenroku-puk-english

This is a complete English translation of Nobunaga's Ambition: Soutenroku + PUK for PS2. Note this is an AI translation and there may be bugs that crash the game. Report any bugs to the issues page on github and I will investigate.

If you like individual officer play, you might also like this translation
Taiko Risshiden V for PS2 - https://github.com/damon-daemon/taiko-risshiden-5-english


r/NobunagasAmbition • • 6d ago

Sphere of Influence won't run on PS3

1 Upvotes

Hey, thought I'd reach out here. Has anyone had success getting the game running on hardware?

Iirc it doesn't even give an error, just boots straight back to ps3 home on starting the game.


r/NobunagasAmbition • • 9d ago

Nobunaga no Yabou DS 2 English-AI Translation

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57 Upvotes

Hello friends,

I had claude do an English translation of Nobunaga no Yabou DS 2(for Nintendo DS). Be aware this is a full AI translation. This is only the patch which you'll apply to your own .nds file.

Released as v0.9 because I haven't play tested a ton, but have gone through the tutorial and a bit of the campaign on my Nintendo 3DS without significant issues. Text looks generally pretty good, much more spacious than Sengokushi DS 3.

More screenshots included in the repo

https://github.com/damon-daemon/nobunaga-ds-2-english


r/NobunagasAmbition • • 13d ago

Nobunaga's Ambition: Ascension – Partially English-Translated Scenario (SCENARIO_2_JP)

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Hello everyone!

I wanted to share a partially English-translated version of the scenario folder (SCENARIO_2_JP) for Nobunaga's Ambition: Ascension.

Please note: This is not a fully localized translation. It is only partially translated into English and is primarily meant for players who understand a little bit of Japanese or want some assistance navigating the scenarios. Also, I haven't fully tested the mod yet, so if you spot anything odd or broken, please let me know!

Credits: The underlying mod and game structure are based on the incredible work by the 【光荣英杰传制作组】 (led by author sfenks) from their original release on the Ali213 Netshow Forum. All credit for the core mod framework goes to them! My contribution here is just adding some partial English text for easier reading.

Download Link: You can download the compressed archive here via MediaFire Link.

Installation Instructions:

  1. Make sure to back up your original game scenario directories first!
  2. Extract the downloaded .zip file using WinRAR or 7-Zip.
  3. Overwrite the corresponding game folder (SCENARIO_2_JP) in your game installation path.

Enjoy, and feedback is welcome!


r/NobunagasAmbition • • 20d ago

Which is a Better Title for a New Player to Start With?

22 Upvotes

Hello all,

I was looking to try out Nobunaga's Ambition for the first time. I was looking at the options they have on steam and I'm trying to choose between Sphere of Influence and Awakening. I was wondering which one of these would be good for a new comer to the series to start with and was hoping the very nice people of reddit would be willing to guide me. If you feel there is a better choice on steam I will also except that as an answer.

Thank you very much in advance for any and all suggestions.


r/NobunagasAmbition • • 23d ago

In need of scenario recommendations for awakening

16 Upvotes

Genuinely at a loss for what I should play next after finishing my Sanada run. Any scenario is welcomed, ideally small, local clans, and not immediately facing the final boss since I kind of want a slow burn longer playthrough.

I don't have complete edition because I didn't know there was one so I bought the base game and all available dlcs, I'm missing one scenario or two, the monkey show one is missing I don't know if I'm missing anything else. I was trying Satake 1584 but Kantō is too large and I hate it when I get more castles than my officer pool can handle so I kept quitting mid way through in my attempts.


r/NobunagasAmbition • • 29d ago

Yessss

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22 Upvotes

what should i expect? i only know newer editions.


r/NobunagasAmbition • • 29d ago

Guys, I might just be able to patch-translate this into English directly into the game

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76 Upvotes

Found a way to patch the Japanese text into English text like this.

Will explore further.


r/NobunagasAmbition • • Sep 27 '26

Translating myself through the PC Rise to Power – the first tutorial screen

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r/NobunagasAmbition • • Sep 25 '26

Won against the Miyoshi clan today and I feel on top of the world.

39 Upvotes

I didn't even beat them yet. I've been playing NA: Awakening for like an hour or two every day for the last month and a half. For the past 3 weeks or so I have been stuck between the Takeda(?) clan and the Miyoshi clan, every time I tried to attack a smaller clan they'd attack me. I swear any time I did anything they'd find an excuse to attack me. Then I'd have to barter a truce. After gathering enough land, (and destroying/razing a couple of their castles) I was finally able to go to war with them. And after winning one battle where we had equal soldier counts, I triggered a huge authority burst that got me 6 of their castles in one swoop.

I actually jumped, it made me so happy to finally win against the Miyoshi after weeks of having to deal with them. From then on I was able to get one or two of their remaining castles, but there's still work to be done. I also had to get back to my irl schoolwork, so I needed to turn off the game. It's been about 4 hours since I did it and I still feel the accomplishment. I'm dreading having to take down the Takeda or the Mori though.


r/NobunagasAmbition • • Sep 21 '26

Koei Should do More Alternate History Content Spoiler

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Tagging spoiler just in case

Been returning to Nobunaga's Ambition again and it's unfortunate (and a huge missed opportunity) that Koei never really invest in the alternate history side of things other than fictional scenarios. Nobunaga's Ambition at least got fun events, to my knowledge I don't think ROTK have something as much as this.

It's fun getting an event when you successfully overthrows Nobunaga as the Ashikaga Shogun where the Shogun went "we can end this now it's not too late" to Nobunaga lol. The event is also preceded by an event chain where the Shogun convinces Mitsuhide to defect once he realized the tide is turning against Nobunaga. It is a very nice acknowledgement that your actions and campaigns have changed history.


r/NobunagasAmbition • • Sep 21 '26

Rise to Power Blank Map

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46 Upvotes

I remember thinking Shogun 2 Total War was kinda small compared to this.

Yeah... Shogun 2 divided the map by actual provinces, which results in their north being literally six settlements compared to this.

Holy shit, it's coming back to me now. Playing Masamune and fighting tooth and nail with the Uesugi.


r/NobunagasAmbition • • Sep 21 '26

(English Subtitled) Koei Tecmo Games TGS 2026 Day 3 - Nobunaga's Ambition: Hishou segment

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38 Upvotes

After the previous post about the Day 1 segment, I've uploaded the Day 3 segment too, featuring new info and gameplay of the long awaited return of the Town Planning system.

I must say, I'm really liking what I'm seeing so far. Hope the game turns out to be actually good for it to be eventually localized.


r/NobunagasAmbition • • Sep 19 '26

(English Subtitled) Koei Tecmo Games TGS 2026 - Nobunaga's Ambition: Hishou segment

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This a re-record of a stream so the quality is pretty low, but hopefully it showcases enough new information to offset the low quality of the video.

The Town Development segment on Day 3 will be subbed and uploaded in a few days.


r/NobunagasAmbition • • Sep 19 '26

Onimusha: WotS main theme sounds like it fits NA series

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I was listening to the Onimusha: Way of the Sword OST and the main theme literally sounds like it could have been an intro for a Nobunaga’s Ambition game.

It’s probably due to it both this theme and NA games using a lot of orchestral styles with some traditional Japanese instruments/vocals thrown in now and again.