First up youll need to clear each faction's campaign mode and make sure to finish wei wu shu and jin if available - the timing for unlocking certain scenes can be tricky. When you reach major story battles, watch for specific trigger conditions that branch into hypothetical routes, like keeping key officers alive or achieving objectives within strict time limits usually around 7-8 minutes for critical stages.

The real challenge comes in free mode where you'll need precise positioning and timing to trigger special events. Important to note that certain character interactions only trigger when specific officers meet in battle, so pay attention to deployment positions and which units clash first. For those tricky ambition mode scenes especially in xl make sure you're maintaining good clear speeds around 5 minutes per stage since some unlocks are time-sensitive.

Watch enemy officer patterns closely during key story moments, since their behavior can change based on previous choices - defeating certain generals in specific orders or using particular characters can open up alternate cutscenes. The gallery hints system actually tracks your progress pretty well, when you see those ??? Markers it usually means theres a specific condition you still need to meet timing-wise. Some scenes require you to position allied officers in exact spots during critical moments so keep an eye on their movement patterns and health bars during major battles.

Remember that character-specific scenes often need precise setup like having jiang wei face off against zhuge liang within the first 3 minutes of their encounter battle while maintaining above 80% health. The timing windows can be pretty strict but once you get the patterns down the unlocks come pretty naturally.