The player chooses one from 13 martial arts organisations to play as, and must conquer the others to rule the
wulin (martial artists' community) and win the game. At the start of the game, each organisation controls at least one base out of 20, all located on a map of China. An organisation is conquered when it loses all its bases or when its leader is killed. There are different ways for an organisation to increase its strength and power: • Recruiting and training new members • Taking control of unoccupied bases or conquering bases controlled by other organisations, so as to acquire more resources such as gold, wood and iron ore. • Upgrading its factories to produce weapons, equipment and medicine of better quality • Discovering and learning more powerful skills through studying and gaining experience from battles • Forming alliances with other organisations • Attracting special characters (seven in total) to join the organisation The player can manage members and arrange their daily schedules to determine how much time each member spends on a certain task (e.g. collecting resources, making items, training) and what skill the member will be learning. ==Plot==