 Although the "factual" line adheres more closely to the events, and the personality of Cao Cao in the novel than the "fictional" line, it is, nevertheless, highly inaccurate; also, unlike the game's two predecessor titles, there is no historical "bad" ending in "Sangokushi Sōsōden" and Cao Cao survives the entire game through both story paths.The story will be altered following the Battle of Tong Pass, and depending on the status of the scale, the game will follow the predetermined "factual" or "fictional" storylines, according to Cao Cao's personality.The "factual" arc involves eliminating Liu Bei's Shu Han and Sun Quan's Eastern Wu, thus uniting China under Cao Cao's rule.