Bug edition Prev. Mission >>572520927Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-AJ3McrQoE>ACI is playable again!https://youtu.be/Q9wDRE7PszU>AC7/8 on Steamhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/502500 (AC7)https://store.steampowered.com/app/2288340 (AC8)>/aceg/ Emulation Guidehttps://rentry.org/ybyx6>Official /aceg/ multiplayer guidehttps://rentry.org/acegMPguide>/aceg/ livery and emblem packhttps://rentry.org/3tokr>Ace Combat 3: A New Translationhttps://pastebin.com/i6sfa9aK>Encyclopedia Strangerealhttp://www.encycstra.net/>New /aceg/ MEGAhttps://pastebin.com/aYYx2UKm>PA Twitter (JP)https://twitter.com/PROJECT_ACES>AC7Shootout Saturday is back! /aceg/ rooms are open every Sat at 1930 CET/1330 EST, with three rules:>Put /aceg/ in your tag before game for IFF purposes>No EML/QAAM/SASM>In Roca Roja, use ONLY air-to-ground special weapons in the tunnel>Resourceshttps://pastebin.com/Xbb41nvVhttps://rentry.org/ho8mm>OP Templatehttps://pastebin.com/e9PNHDcD>Project Wingmanhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/895870>Skin/Texture Modding Guide for PWhttps://pastebin.com/ykPhc6hnMisc Stuff>/aceg/ Collagehttps://i.imgur.com/wP9NNDv.png>/aceg/ Story Archive 2.0https://pastebin.com/1FLC4YyV>Razgriz Patch Guyhttps://www.strangerealpatches.com/>Ostrich's Modshttps://superostrich.xyz/>/aceg/ Assault Recordshttps://pastebin.com/CjuB314d>ACX / ACJA Online Netplay Guidehttps://pastebin.com/Pk1aJsTx>SPECIAL MESSAGE TO /aceg/ FROM PIXYhttps://www.cameo.com/v/qSL5bOosg>What happened to Sean Ryan (Pixy) after ACZhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qat5kEtrrpk>/aceg/ Permalinkhttp://orph.link/acegFAQ>Has the Project Wingman update dropped yet?Haha...>New Ace Combat trailer? YES! COMING OCTOBER 2 2026https://youtu.be/5i_W3HDZVLA>Has a PS2 trilogy remake been announced yet?No.
>>573475814>PA Twitter (ENG)https://twitter.com/AceCombatGameshttps://nitter.net/AceCombatGames>Kono's Twitterhttps://twitter.com/kazutokihttps://nitter.net/kazutoki
>>573475814
>>573475814Oooh, straight ones.
Still find it funny the cockpit for a Podarge is just a C-5 nose section>You can still load smaller cargo via the nose like normalNew interview with Kono its only 6 mins and subbed.https://nitter.net/AceCombatGames/status/2075218414474322303He answers the biggest question of allWhy he chose to include Zero as the preorder bonus
IS THE MULTIPLAYER IN THIS GAME GOODPLEASE RESPOND
Post your planefu and what your favorite AC game is and /aceg/ guess your irl nationality
I know someone here is going to get the JP super edition.I thought it was just going to be a nice trinket to have no it has things on it we want and now I want it. Baka JP only stuff in 2026>Introducing a USB drive featuring Kosta's personal emblem and loaded with in-game music! It contains a curated selection of 31 tracks from the game. Plus, it’s packed with content for the ultimate *ACE8* experience: karaoke versions of 7 vocal tracks, lyrics for 3 songs, and even newly created vocal scores for 4 tracks! Pilots, this is a must-listen! Piyo!
>>573479918i dunno about 8 because it's not out yetin 7 it's garbage
>>573480773>Seven vocal tracksHuhhhhh
LAMOCope's dogtag says A POS>..........>His dog tag tell you he's a piece of shitI love Japan and its ability to always do the funny with English.
>>573481672>I love Japan and its ability to always do the funny with English.
>>5734799187 literally only has free for all and team deathmatch and only fighters are usuable. Its about as tacked on and darebones as it gets. Infinity's fan revival is fun and good with a lot of content but its already dead.8 isn't out yet.
>>573483485>Already deadI haven't have time to mess with it but what killed it off so soon?
>>573483696No grind incentive, probably. You can level up your planes with the save editor and nobody wants to go in with low level planes to get stomped on.
>>573479686bit of new footage from Mission 5 or 6 in here
I WANT OCTOBER TO COME IMMEDIATELYFUCK
>>573493035I thought I saw some new things but wasn't sure as I have avoided a lot of the people posting the missions they played.Along with a very nice shot of F-2 in the hanger
>>573487605>only ten people onlineCome the fuck on man. Maybe right now is dead hours for it. We really need a way to do buddy lobbies on the weekends or something.>No grind incentive, probably.While true you do still have to grind ranks to unlock all of the tech tree. And I think somebody made an addition to the OEL program to permanently enable the boosted XP/Credits events from the end of the game's life too. Personally the first thing I did with the save editor was go buy a bunch of the special planes I was never enough of a whale to get like Cipher's Draken or Reaper's Raptor. Problem is trying to keep regulate how fast you level your stuff is more of a gentleman's agreement and not everyone wants to do that. After all part of the appeal of a revived F2P game is getting all the stuff for free right?
>>573480773I thought about it but paying $250 for 15 pins and a dog tag is hard to justify even for me.
>>573503793Understandable $250 is a bit high for a single.....Wait WHU??? What are they thinking?I haven't looked at the price of the JP super set as I don't live in Japan but still that is outrageous. It was hard enough for me to justify a $120 game set years back but at least it came with a 1/6th figure.
>>573481672I don't think it's a Japanese thing, There's US Army dogtags out there that designate blood types the same way.
Does the battle pass cancer offer anything remotely valuable if I don't plan on touching multiplayer at all
>>573507419It'll give you Morgan which you can also buy as separate DLC at the end of the season. Along with emblems which as far as we know these are FOMO items. BUT no idea if you can still unlock them via SP mode.
>>573507419The current understanding is that all the cosmetic stuff is pass-exclusive (skins, cringey avatar clothing, etc.) while the planes'll be sold as DLC after the fact
>>573507875>>573507952>cosmeticsSo nothing I will ever give a shit about then, thanks for the info
Wait, is the Swich edition of 7 only available as a download in North America? Was looking to gift it for a family member's birthday and it looks like the only gamecarts available are from Euro and other foreign releases.
>>573481672The NFC chip on the dogtag is a neat touch.
>>573512594Yeah digital only for US version. Just go get their switch and buy it for them.
>>573505930It's 23,870 yen more than the base collector's edition, that's 39,600 or around 245 dollars at current exchange rates.I thought about getting the regular collector's edition but the overseas goods looked more interesting and higher quality and the book is less likely to be scanned well now that it's hardback.A limited run vinyl record feels worth the money more than a set of stickers, a USB stick that doesn't even contain the full soundtrack and probably will be sold for download, and a collectible case (that doesn't even contain the game).It's not the 7 collector's edition.
>>573514317I just don't get the current obsession with vinyl they don't sound any better than digital a lot of times worse and that is one part that turned me off from that set. I don't see any point with them or spending money on them.Now if you have an old good stereo from the 60's or 70's with its original vacuum tubes then it will sound really good. However very few people have one of those today.
>>573517605Vinyl is physical, analogue, has great presence on a shelf, and considering recent news about videogames completely transitioning away from discs, no company will ever be able to rescind your ability to listen to a vinyl. And at the end of the day, a collectors edition set is a luxury good, it doesnt need practicality to be a selling point.
>>573517605>I just don't get the current obsession with vinylFor me, I happened to inherit a good chunk of old vinyls, and just decided to extend that collection with some of my own music.I got a record player, I'm gonna use the record player.Also I'm really fond of how vinyls are packaged.
>>573517605i can use it as a frisbee in an emergency, which is more than i can say for a usb stick
>>573518532So are CD's I have plenty of them as well plus they sound better.>no company will ever be able to rescind your ability to listen to a vinylI never trusted those "services" from the start and why I never used them if I don't have a copy of it on my HD as in steam games or a physical version I don't pay for it.>>573518652If you got a record player yeah might as well use it. For me records have always been laying around. So I just look at them as a kind of eh thing
>>573521068To easy to warp to many grooves mess with the airflow. No you really can't use a record for that. Use a CD for that emergency role they are more aerodynamic
Seems F-16 might have bagged herself an Su-35 today.
>>573526739Doubt it, probably another patriot shot. If the UkrAF is taking responsibility for it, keep in mind they operate the strategic SAM systems of the country, like Patriot and S300.
>>573526739>>573527561I've been following that story since it came out yesterday, the one thing I don't know for sure if is the F-16 launched its own weapons at the SU-35, or if it helped guide a Patriot missile onto the target. The funniest part is accoeding to the Russians, Ukraine baited the Flanker by having one fighter act like it was dropping bombs while two fighters flew top cover and jumped it to force it into range of the Patriot. Regardless of the specifics that's some real pilot shit right there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8IA0tEPJ20
>>573527663>or if it helped guide a Patriot missile onto the target.From what I know their F-16s can't do that. The F-16AM never had any provisions for guiding missiles from another launch platform. They could have been instructing the Patriot crews verbally though. Telling them where to point their radars, etc. Apparently they got their Link-16 back so the Patriot radar could have gotten position information from the F-16 radars too. But the F-16 wouldn't be able to guide a patriot missile.>Ukraine baited the Flanker by having one fighter act like it was dropping bombs while two fighters flew top cover and jumped it to force it into range of the Patriot.That sounds right honestly, Fighting within the SAM net is textbook soviet doctrine and we've seen Ukraine use SAMbush tactics before.
>>573528643Can it be October already bros….
>>573527663Watching the drone videos seeing the flat Su-35 makes me wonder something about 8. Do you think we'll get to see pancake damage models for low flying planes you shoot down?
Kono saying some thingshttps://x.com/BandaiNamcoUS/status/2075219168547295635
>>573531789the patent drawings for their new enhanced collision detection system does show destroyed enemy aircraft damaging buildings...
>>573532141Its got some good stuff in it I like that they went back and played the old games to bring back good features that got lost or forgotten over time.Your about 9 hours late>>573479686
plens
>>573543226why is bro on the left naked
I'm ready to bully Pixy again.
>>573543786That's actually a girl. Much like Peacocks, the Males of the F-15 species are more colourful than the Females.
>>573531470I fixed my sleeping schedule just to make the wait time feel shorter.
I really like the light refraction through the cockpit glass
>>573556172The sheer amount of autistic detail going into this game is ridiculous
>>573556172>>573556301very excited to turn all that shit off so i can play at 60 fps.
>>573556172>>573556301>ace combat frens now finding out about graphics things that have been standard in every other flight game for yearsendearing and cute
>>573532462Well fug, have an old meme instead
>>573566253i preferred just cause 4 ds myself
i still cry every single time i see the final cutscene of zero, buddies
>crashed inside a vtol base with less than 5 minutes left on tango lineim never seeing ac8, im killing myself right fucking now
>>573569214An easy mistake buddy. I’ve done that a couple times, but it mainly happens on whiskey corridor, and invincible fleet. Emulator save states and the fast forward function are your friends.
>>573570843just replaying them for fun, i cheesed megalith with save states so technically i haven't beaten 4 yet, nor 5 because i used them for the 8492nd too
You think we're going to have a mission where the landships transition from sea to land? Even cooler would be it doing something like ignoring a naval blockade by just driving over an island to bypass the defences trying to stop it.
>>573569214fucking hate AC4 for this exact reason
Huh, looks like the Hori flight stick is also coming to Europe. Wonder if Burgerland will also get a release because international shipping is killer these days.
>>573569214>>573585259Take something with rockets or bombs and you can clear out the crater landing pads in one run.
>>573569214Skill issue
>>573593810or just get a real HOTAS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRosMyUkQ3g
Ace Combat Infinity recomp
>>573617095Didn't see the post before making my own.Very nice but I wish he would go back to Ace Combat 6 and stop working on other projects, especially Ace Combat X recompilation.He talked about how he was smashing his head against the wall trying to port AC6's rendering to Vulkan, then pivoted to ACX then a sekrit project which I assume is this.
>>573617095>>573617430To be frank I think this is absolutely redundant when OEL exists, however this is also a hobby project for the guy doing the work so I don't have to use it if I don't want to, although 60 FPS Infinity would be nice. That said having Infinity preserved in several ways is a good thing no matter what, especially when we all assumed the game was gone for good. 8 really lit a fire under this whole fanbase's ass, didn't it?>>573617739I wish he would too but my copy of the recomp runs pretty alright so I'm not top broken up about it. Also someone else did push a fix for the missile trails recently too.
>>573479686Looks more like an Antonov 124/225 nose section IMO
>>573556463you think a japanese developer will actually let you choose graphics options more complex than screen res?
>>573622063It is possible.
>>573622063It's possible, PC has become a lot more common in Japan as Sony stagnated.
>"Man i love this song, it just calms me down"That's cringe.>Complete AC5. Weeks pass.>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr5emjVn_8Q>picrel>CAN YOU TAKE IT ALL AWAY?
>>573636138You are not immune to 2000's nu metal propaganda.
2000s nu metal was unironically full of soul, we were just not ready to appreciate it then.
>>573580542I can see this being a mission they got ship it would be a waste not to do a beach defense mission. In all the other games we're always the one invading the beach would be a nice change of pace to defend this time.If they don't do it in the main game then we always have a chance in DLC missions.
>>573636138CHOPPER!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is there a real world reason those railguns are shaped like that? Or is it just to make them look like future weapon?
>>573648561hexagons are cooler than circles, simple as
>>573648561LO shaping?
>>573648561More stable magnetic field, and therefore projectile velocity/accuracy, at the expense of much higher power consumption.
>>573650078That might be all it comes down to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPvN90qtQuUI cannot fucking wait to hear the OST in proper quality, this shit sounds so good
>>573654264>I cannot fucking wait to hear the OST in proper qualitywhich is why im not listening to any of the new music until i hear it ingame
>>573648561The sabot is shaped like a hexagon
Good Morning troops!I have an important announcement.In one hour, each one of you will take part in the most important mission in our history- a mission that will result in the defeat of the vile enemy who has brought chaos to our continent.Although we are from different nations, and of different races, we have fought, suffered and died together, fighting for what we believe in- fighting for freedom.Today, we shall gather for our final battle, to liberate our beautiful continent and restore freedom to our people, our friends, and our family.Our victory will herald the beginning of a new era of prosperity for the Usean continent.Victory will be ours! We shall return peace to our people, and win back our freedom, and our future!The skies belong to everyone!Now, let us take back our "Shattered Skies"!
>>573668120B-but muh thunder?
>>573670685Now, let us take back our "Distant Thunder"!
>>573670685>>573672386distant thunder is what ISAF command calls mobius 1's bathroom breaks
Pvre kino, on to AC5 now
Also here's a cool clip
>>573676479It's crazy how good the aircraft model quality was back then.
Real Aces Use Cockpit Camera
>>573686635I would if the fucking FOV could be pulled back without mods. Why do they insist on ramming your face right up to the dash?
>>573687712This FOV is still too wide unless you're like 40cm away from a giant TV. Unfortunately even triples don't solve the issue like they do in racing games because you're operating on 3 dimensions instead of only 2.
>>573687712Don’t make me say it twice
>>573686635
>>573479686>New interview with KonoThe guy needs a comb putting through his hair.
>>573691271Thrustmaster HOTAS, cockpit view, Playstation VR for max "realismtism but not how game was meant to be played" fun.
>>573691271real hotasses don't use thrustmaster
A true classic
Apparently China put out new footage of the J-36 pulling maneuvers. Big fuck off planes look awesome doing that with all the vapor coming off of them.
>>573617095Literally why. Splitting up a player base for an already dead game with no players. Pure clot chasing.
>see news that some airline flight had a problem >one engine broke and bits shooting out of it broke a window, and a dude almost got sucked out said window>tell me it wasn't a 737>read further>of course it was a 737cursed fucking plane lol
Is the VR mode for Project Wingman worth it? I do already have an index but it's not currently setup/connected.
If the Neucom planes somehow show up on 8, I hope the special AC3 HUD returns for them.
Why did they make AC7 so easy, even ace difficulty feels easy
>>573739851because they needed to attract lots of new normie players
>>573722750Yeah, it's pretty cool.
>>573475814So I've started Project: Wingman since I'm extremely excited for AC8.While I am enjoying it my friend sold me on it as "it's better than ace combat" and it is fun but currently the quality feels around Ace Combat 4&6. It's definitely impressive for a small group to make but as I'm in 10 missions in I'm feeling "man I wish I was playing Ace Combat'.It's cool how super planes and such are just there as it's a common thing in this universe but I do wish there was more "omf" when they showed up like cinematics and such. Especially for when Ace squadrons show up as for both it's just a quick pop up.
>>573756561the superplanes being all butt-ugly does not help either
>>573756561PW's combat feels 'cheaper' but it's also more satisfying so i prefer it. they're both good in their own wayi think
>>573757265oh don't get me wrong it's a good game. I just came off a replay of Ace Combat 2 on the 3DS and Ace Combat 7 so I miss a lot of gameplay improvements those had over the PS2 trilogy.The crew so far is great but if they make a sequel (which I hope they do) they definitely need to crack down on some of their voice actors. There's a British guy at the end of the first mission who's really obviously using a cheaper microphone than the rest of the cast
>>573756561>quality feels around Ace Combat 4&6Woah never realized it was that bad but makes sense, you get the terrible and boring gameplay from 4 and the shit story from 6.
>>573757662Project Wingman was actually made by like 3 dudes, one /aceg/ poster and two dudes he knew/found online. The /aceg/ australian guy basically coded the entire thing, another did all the music, and the last came up with the plot. Aussie guy and music man don't really communicate and the writer kinda sucks, having failed to deliver an artbook promised when the game went on Kickstarter. Aussie guy has basically disappeared after the Frontline-59 DLC dropped, despite the most recent update of the game breaking some performance things and a few achievements. Music man and Writer teamed up do an audioplay or something but that's currently vaporware.Overall it's kinda impressive what basically a single bogan and two less important yokels did with Kickstarter and Sony money, despite some lingering problems it's more of a success story than a lot of indie games.
>>573758698Oh yeah not downplaying their achievement at all they did great with only 3 dudes. I think honestly it's just been too over hyped for me
>>573758698>having failed to deliver an artbook promisedMy xboxcuck friend told me the other day that they never released frontline 59 on xbox either
>>573758967its fanbase has been taken over by people who think no one ever did wacky scifi vehicles and multi weapon loadouts in an arcade fighter jet game before PW
>>573758698>one /aceg/ posterObligatory /ourplane/ mention
>>573759425ready the mlaj's, we're putting an end to this board
Alright just completed ace combat 4.Why was every mission a ground attack one?Luv me A-10 and stealth bomber cluster bombs.I've already done AC5 so whats next, AC zero? AC3?
>>573764846I'd recommend wrapping up the holy trinity with Zero and then deciding where to go from there.
>>573764846>Why was every mission a ground attack one?4 was a really badly designed game with lots of boring missions
>>573766618you know everyone here is going to kill you for this opinion right?
>>573767289i don't think it's an unpopular opinion that a lot of the missions in 4 sucknote we're not saying a word about anything else except the mission design
>>573768191then let's try this. I don't like AC4 plane controls, it feels sluggish even with F22, especially after AC5
>>573768698i'd agree but its not bad enough that i couldn't get used to it
>>573771910>Perfect landing, Spare 15!
Is nuclear option good?
>>573779089yes
>>573779212sales when?
>>573779339never buy it then
>>573780491so sailing the seas it is?
>>573780871yes, community is full of open troons and lgbtoids who insert how much they love cock into literally everything from the game's discord (obviously) to even hiding lgbt flags on the skins they make and the devs dont bother to do a thing about it
>>573782324I don't care about the community, not like I'm going to engage with them anyway. I just want to buy a job well done, if it's on sale that is.
>>573782324Who the fuck gives a fuck about what trannies are doing in a game's Discord server?
>>573759425As far as I'm concerned, the Chimera is Monarch's canon plane, just gotta pretend it's a two seater. Feels in line with what little lore there about why it exists in-universe and I always start using it a couple missions after Cold War, like Monarch saved up to get out of the F-14.
>>573784113I really don't like it, it's way too slow and I ate shit whenever I'm in it, never happened when I'm in F-15S though
>>573783861just saying the devs dont deserve your money especially when youre not allowed to swear yet erp is happening in every channel at all times
>>573782324So in non-tard speak>They have coloured flags and this makes me think about cocks
>>573765056How does zero compare in story to 4 and 5? I really like the ace combat stories excluding 7 (dunno what was going on).
>>573791586Zero is presented in a really interesting way where much of the story is actually after the fact, being a number of video interviews with veterans of the war.
I wonder how they'll shoehorn Nagase into 8
>>573767289nah the narrative shifted to 5 now, it is the overrated ac game when taking this thread in context
>>573791586you probably didn't understand what was going on in 7 since it was your first and you hadn't played 5 or 3JP
>>573792287Could be a new Nagase this time. AC2 Nagase might have retired from civilian flying and become an air controller or something, and AC5 Nagase could give some sad astronaut interview if the space elevator gets fucked up like it looks like in the trailers. Maybe Ridge Racer Nagase is an easter egg as a fast driver on the map since they render pedestrian vehicles now in the missions.
>>573771910I’ve never seen it that up close before.
>>573783861What are trannies doing in a game's discord...?
>>573805548??? Autistic dudes love video games
>>573808248Autistic dudes is one thingAutistic dudes who want you to go along with their delusion that they're actually a woman or else is quite anotherQuite another
>>573808494Wrong board tourist
>>573808494>trannies in a discord serverfork found in kitchen
>we will never have anything new like AC3 ever again
>>573805548>>573808494Trannies live on/are groomed by Discord, like neckbeards gravitate towards becoming Reddit moderators, "nerdy" internet women all flock to Tumblr, and old school forums are mostly populated by boomers/elder millenials. Every net platform has its stereotypes, they always have.
>>573811695they tried something new with Ass Horizon, so play that, if you want to.
>>573818505that's not exactly like AC3...
>>573810090>the degenerate woke resorts to the tourist meme as he lacks the mental capacity to respond to a factual statement
>>573791586zero is better than 4, about tied with 5 (both are orders of magnitude better than 4)
Is this accurate, /aceg/?
>>573836762This doesn't apply to AC, but I really don't like how the hornet is fat and slow
the first half of 7 feels like such a slogthere's so many gimmick missions
stop hating the f-18cunts
Ive actually come around on the hornet in the years ive been interested in jets. I always thought it was basic soulless "designed by committee"esque, probably because it was the first jet most people play dcs for Unlike me, im an ebin chad who started with the fishbed
Playing AC5 for the first time and I keep crashing into other aircraft
>>573849767For me at some point both the F/A-18 and the F-16 became An Plane. Like the platonic ideal of what a fighter jet looks like.
>>573852757Probably has to do with the fact that a squadron of F-16s used to be part of the "Welcome to NATO" starter pack, and the Hornet being less immediately recognisable compared to the Tomcat.
>>573852757To me that's the F-15, it's just the epitome of "an fighter jet"
>>573836762I made this image, which means it is 100% accurate.
>>573851126Very easy to do in many of the early missions. Some of the middle missions, …and some of the ending missions. Rule of thumb is that if its an enemy fighter jet you are good. But anything larger than that enemy or ally, use caution. There is also a mission where enemy helicopters have collision too.
>>573852757I've always seen it as the F-16 or the F-5. Probably because those two are the only fighters my country has.
>>573859657The F-5 is kinda like a kid drew a fighter jet in the margins of his notebook in class but someone made it real, yeah. Speaking of, some F-5's got to do a flyover in DC for the 250th.
>>573859657>because those two are the only fighters my country hasMine still only has F-5s
Hopefully the next big info drop will be about Ace Combat Online. It kinda sounds like it might have some form of narrative as well.
>>573757662Obligatory reminder of that time Prez's VA did the recording of Prez being unhinged baying for the blood of your enemies.
>>573868983idc about aco
>>573868983Can't wait to pay for the 20 dollars F-5E/F-20/X-29 battlepass
>>573868983Honestly, yeah. Having an actual fleshed-out multiplayer to play with the buddies was always a dream.
>>573828626Would adopt en masse for my small country's air force.
>>573888117It's alright but it's not Habitch.
