Page 2 - Safety Information; Contents
L L 1 Safety Information About Photosensitive Seizures A very small percentage of people may experience a seizure when exposed to certain visual images, including fl ashing lights or patterns that may appear in video games. Even people who have no history of seizures or epilepsy may have an undiagnos...
Page 3 - The History of the Jade Empire
L L L L 2 3 The History of the Jade Empire The Jade Empire. Fashioned from the Void by the will of the Great Dragon and blessed from its creation, the empire stands at the heart of the civilized world—a cultural wellspring in a sea of barbarity. The majesty of the Sun Dynasty has guided our people f...
Page 4 - Combination Moves; Combat Controls
L L L L r Switch targets clockwise X Power attack Y Toggle Focus mode B Block A Attack b Toggle Chi strike b Chi heal R Control camera ? Switch styles/Press and hold to change style mapping (see pg. 17) > Display in-game menu < Pause combat (then press X to display controls) L Move character l...
Page 5 - Combat Screen; Knocking Back Enemies; Status Effect Messages
L L L L Health Chi Focus Follower health Follower portrait Current target Quick Styles (see pg. 17) Enemy health Current target name Special Event indicator (see pg. 10) Status Effect message 6 7 Combat Screen Knocking Back Enemies If you get overwhelmed by sheer numbers, use an area attack ( A + X ...
Page 6 - Exploration Controls
L L L L r Switch targets clockwise/ Cycle through in-game menus Y Toggle run in Focus mode B Tumble A Action (talk, pick up object, etc.) b Chi heal R Control camera (click for 1st-person view) > Display in-game menu L Move character X Toggle mini-map (small/large/off; see pg. 24) l Switch target...
Page 7 - Exploration Screen; Special Event
L L L L Health Chi Focus Follower health Follower portrait Follower name/Selected item Mini-map(press X ; see pg. 24) Special Event indicator 10 11 Exploration Screen Special Event Indicators New journal entry(See pg. 25.) Silver received Level up (See pg. 15.) Open Palm points Closed Fist points
Page 8 - Choose Your Path; Primary Abilities; Secondary Abilities; Using and Increasing Chi
L L L L 12 13 Choose Your Path Before your journey begins, choose a character type from the Character Select screen. Press Y to customize your character’s statistics, or press A to continue with the default stats. Primary Abilities Body, Spirit, and Mind work in harmony to create a unifi ed whole, bu...
Page 9 - Conversation Skills; Leveling Up; Experience Points; Increasing Focus
L L L L 14 15 Conversation Skills Wisdom dictates that force is not always necessary. In some instances, you may be able to defeat an enemy with your words alone. To improve a conversation skill, increase your primary abilities (see pg. 12) or equip special essence gems (see pg. 21).To view your con...
Page 10 - Fighting Styles; Martial Styles; Quick Styles; To assign a style to
L L L L 16 17 Fighting Styles Martial Styles Martial styles are the most practical and useful fi ghting styles. Though all infl ict damage, each varies in speed and damage potential. Strategic note: Golems are immune to martial styles. Magic Styles Using magic styles draws from your pool of Chi. In ad...
Page 12 - Dragon Amulet and Essence Gems; To access your Dragon Amulet
L L L L 20 21 Status Effects Some fi ghting styles include attacks that infl ict damage in special ways. Note that some enemies and fi ghting styles are immune from certain status effects.• Poisoned: Target’s Health decreases until the effect wears off. • Immolated: Target is set on fi re and his or her...
Page 13 - Dawn Star; Foes; Bandits; Combat Encounters
L L L L 22 23 Followers Others will be drawn to you and your search. So it is with a great cause such as yours—even those with little talent for magic instinctively feel the dire nature of your task and long to take part. Be cautious when choosing whom to accept into your circle.Though you will gain...
Page 14 - Area Map; Area Map Icons; Journal and Quests; To access your journal; Saving and Loading Games
L L L L 24 25 Mini-Map To see a mini-map of your immediate area, press X while in Exploration mode (see pg. 10). Repeatedly press X to cycle through a small map, a large one, or none at all.Areas where you have been are shown clearly, while areas you have yet to explore appear dark. After you have v...
Page 15 - Credits
L L L L Credits BioWare Corp. Lead Animator Enrique Deo Perez Game Animation Carman Cheung Chris Hale Mark How Rick Li John Santos Jim Jagger Henrik Vasquez Lead Cinematics Animator Tony de Waal Cutscene Art and Animation Jonathan Cooper Nick DiLiberto Paul Dutton Cristian Enciso Rod Green Joel MacM...
Page 16 - Technical Support
L L L L 28 29 Limited Warranty For Your Copy of Xbox Game Software (“Game”) Acquired in the United States or Canada Warranty Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) warrants to you, the original purchaser of the Game, that this Game will perform substantially as described in the accompanying manual for ...