Bailing out into a mountain of ice editionPrev. Mission >>576819512Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN4saY54Lb8>ACI is playable again!https://youtu.be/Q9wDRE7PszU [Embed]>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/ykPhc6hn>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.
So they're joking about the game starting with a 30 minute cutscene, right
9th Air and Land Division, 11th Tactical Fighter Squadron
>>577930314>A new game with 30 min cutsceneThat sound oddly familiar somehow
will it be playable?no
>>577934087I like the idea
>>577934087I remember a bit of hoopla over Guns of the Patriots having a 45-minute-long cutscene at some point.I played Xenosaga a few weeks ago and there were a few gameplay gaps over an hour long.
>>577930314I can tell you this, if the 30 minute cutscene is real and also unskippable I'm refunding the game on steam and then pirating it
For what purpose would an Ace Combat game need a 30 minute cutscenes?
>>577942086We're gonna get metal gear style schizokino
>>577942086introduction to the setting, the war, the FCUshit like that probably
>>577934704how come they're never playable despite them having the license and putting it in every game
>>577942992That, plus however long we fuck around as Cope's WSO before getting dunked, fished out, and set up as the new Wings.
>>577943414>never playableThey were playable in years past.
>>577934959>"now go let the Wings of Theve come back to life"
>>577944038never in any of the mainline games
what does /aceg/ think of HAWX?
>>577944856a pale imitation that is worse than even ass horizon
Good thing about getting the game physical I'll have a few days to find out if the OP really is 30 min longs. If so I'll know to get some popcorn ready when I start the game.
I've booked two days off work in October to play Ace Combat 8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di0vqvq7yEUShowing off Zero next time
>>577949270lolget on my level of unlimited free time due to unemployment ;_;
>>577949379NEETYou can't live off your parents forever
>>577943414Their autism would compel them to include full VTOL functionality, but they can't figure out how to actually make that work in a way that's intuitive and engaging.
>>577951126am not, am living off savings from when I did have a job
>>577951593Then keep it like real life and its only available to be used in landing/takeoff & free flight. As trying to use it in a mission would be instant death.
>>577953686Or let it do half-PSM to simulate VIFF. No one but PA's staff themselves can be sure why the Harrier has hardly ever been flyable despite it seeming fairly simple to acknowledge the VTOL capability in-game without having to make a whole new set of physics for it.
>>577955339I think they might just hate it personally is the only reason. You can get the Shiden to almost hover before she stalls out.
Bring it back Kono!!
I want more 60s/70s planesPA loves their Area 88 references but never gives us an F-8 Crusader
>>577966373Haven't even gotten the F-20 since Infinity.
>>577966373What I want is more future plane designs from the 60s to kill
Go take what's yours.
>>577966373Hell yeh
>>577968717What if she betrays us?
>>577968717Bee is better
>>577966373sorry anon, only modern and fuure tech allowed from now onyou will only fly mystery meat F-35 knockoffs and you will enjoy it
>>577968717Tasha is for Noise and I won't hear otherwise.
>>577974498When I was watching gameplay all the characters in the hangar have a little quip when you choose their plane. But Coster is just facing away aura farming yeah he's dead 2/3 of the way through the game.
>>577968717The last thing you see before leaking state secrets
>>577974686It's either Professor or Noise who's going to die, both would lead to maximum Tasha suffering. From the character profiles Baxter's a mentor figure for her and Coster's a good wingman buddy keeping her safe. Bee would die only if PA wanted shock value but weren't committed enough to kill off one of your wingmen. Tasha herself dying would be pure storytelling cocaine as it's maximum suffering for literally everyone, bonus points if it's right as all her hair dye's faded away and at the darkest point of the story.Or maybe Project Aces will remove wingman invincibility in the last act, since we know the player's actions will affect what NPCs will live or die. Would be a real twist if it wasn't just other squadrons who were at risk.
MAGIC: Warwolf 1, multiple bandits inbound on Miami. Stadium is compromised. Engage and destroy.WARWOLF 1: I saw my death in my dreams many times. It always starts with this dogshit Close Range Assault prompt.GUTS: Colonel I’m on your six! Wait no you’re on my six! Wait whose six even is this anymore?! The sky is melting!MAGIC: Bandit at twelve with the shark mouth. It’s Akula. Trinity confirmed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDt54WVIxgkWARWOLF 1: Markov… you and that ugly fish plane… I’m gonna shove that Trinity so far up your---....WARWOLF 1: ...SSSHIT!GUTS: FOX 2! FOX 2! FOX THE ENTIRE CONCEPT OF LINEARITY! My missiles are having an existential crisis!MAGIC: Warwolf 2 is hit! Eject eject eject!GUTS: I can’t eject! The nightmare won’t let me! The clouds are made of unfinished Strangereal lore and my residual trauma from Africa!WARWOLF 1: Looking for action… looking for a refund… looking for any other Ace Combat game…MAGIC: Colonel the President is on the line.PRESIDENT: Warwolf.WARWOLF 1: Wew. Copy that, Mr. President.GUTS: I’M BECOMING THE HORIZONWARWOLF 1: Roger.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht90Qe9La5c
>>577976364I'm not reading too much into the whole thing about our actions affecting NPCs, I feel like it's just setting myself up for disappointment.
>>577949270I got a nice 4 day weekend starting that Friday.
Hmm...somehow these guys feel a little forgettable as the main antagonist. The soundtrack for the bossfight was sick as hell though
>>577982695CHADsternak gets his moment
>>577978382Is this supposed to be funny?
>>577934704Maybe they'll do that thing where they acquire the license, make an in-game model, and then DON'T make a playable version. That's my favorite.
>>577982695Birds
>>577949270I managed to get a week off. Also want to play the new Control which comes out a couple of days earlier
>>577949270congrats, I think I'm probably going to end up playing it on a weekend of my choice, because I'm still catching up on the old games and probably won't make it to the new one in time.Might probably have to avoid the thread for spoilers for a while
>>577976364Tasha is waifu bait she has stronger plot shields than you do and your the MCShe could do a kamikaze run on a land battleship with a plane packed full of explosives with the ejection seat busted and still survive it.She on the same level as this maid is.
>>577978487They're 100% referring to extra lines of dialogue that you can get from random glup shittos if you manage to take out all the targets before they get killed, kind of like how you could "save" Wit in 7s last mission if you shot down the drones quickly enough to prevent his shootdown event. It'll add some replay value
>>577987869Did you know if your fast enough in Pipeline destruction and shoot down enough drones you can also save that random Spare member flying a mook Hornet. Or if your a little slower you can find the drone chasing the Hornet and still save him
What is 8's catchphrase gonna be
>>577982695Everyone in the game was really forgettable.
>>577994543go dance with the wings of theve
>>577994543Cope & Theve
>>577996748
>>577978487>>577987869https://youtu.be/qjoorZo1IlEAC is gonna have it's ME3 moment
>>577994543I thought it was already revealed in the game awards trailer it’s, “Rise Above”.
Just got the achievement for playing Battle Royale 50 times. All that's left is 50 times for Team Death Match, and I never have to touch multi player again.
>>578001853We can host some more TDM cheevo farming lobbies soon
>>578001927That would be helpful. Since I'm getting nothing on steam right now. No one cares about TDM it seems.
>>578001387That is the official one not whatever line sticks with the players and becomes the unofficial official catchphrase.
>>577986943That's why it'd be so effective. No one's expecting the qt3.14 Yuke zoomer to save a football stadium. They don't even play Osean handegg football in Yuktonania!Not that it's at all likely to happen though, like the other anons said it'll probably just be some voice lines and allied planes that may or may not show up.
>>577934704The fact the A10 and Su25 are playable but the Harrier 2 isn't is bullshit.
>>578002503This is Usea. Usea plays soccer. Selatapura and San Salvation dominate the annual league. Erusea are the overfunded jobbers that bribe the refs. FCU are a collection of teams that are all mid.
>>578002503>voice lines and allied planes that may or may not show upIts what I expect honestly is how many and which allied NPC units show up on the last few missions nothing more. Which means free mode will have to have variations to pick from for those levels just like in X to accommodate which NPC units you kept alive in earlier levels. >Tasha's face in the bottom panel If Strangereal had actual WSO and not inflatable dummy WSO with you this would be the constant expression of all 4 of Razgriz WSO's. Both while in the plane and while on the carrier.Also how I picture IT during the entire tunnel run sequence.
Mediafire says that the PS2 BIOS files linked in the emulation guide are a security risk. I'm assuming that that's just because it's a .zip. If anyone knows better, please let me know.
>>578003406worked on my machineif you're scared there's plenty of other places you can grab the files from
>>578003406Womm
>>577974686>>577976364Nah, Noise is gonna look like a traitor but then come back near the end when Shadow22 is on your ass in a superplane and save your ass. You thought he was a Chopper but he's actually a Heartbreak One.
>>577986281Thanks I hate it.
Free lorehttps://x.com/PROJECT_ACES/status/2089910474590527730https://files.catbox.moe/1ymxet.mp4
>>578013270Sotoan capital spotted.
>>578013569The capital is underwater?
>>578013680No, its probably just an artificial island or maybe even a precursor to Megafloat.
>>578013680There’s always a bigger fish young Padwan learner.OOOHHII MOOIE MOOIE MEEsSAA FLY-FLY-JINKS!!! I AM YOUR HUMBLE SOTOAN WSO.
>>577978382For all its faults, you do have to hand it to Ass Horizon for the soundtrack.
>>577944856Okay flight model, good plane roster, extremely forgettable music, genuinely fucking stupid plot that makes Assault Horizon look like a real story.
>>578013267nyooom
>>578013569Ibirsh my teeth before i go to bed
>>578013680The capital is itinerant. After all, Sotoa has a nomadic tradition
>>578026915>Not just Landships but an entire Nomadic City
>>578030617how else will I get good enough to win her hand in marriage
Five threads until release.
>>577976364It's (you) who dies with Tasha taking up the mantle after completing her Gundam protag arc of being civilian ace facing against horrors of war. Last missions(s) you play as her.
>>578032749Honestly? Wouldn't even be opposed to that.
>>577995320I'm still in the middle of playing the series for the first time so my opinion may change with more time to reflect on it, but in the moment wingmen and woman from 5 felt the most memorable, simply because they could riff off each other instead of just throwing lines at your (mostly) mute protagonist.For example I feel like Pixy became quite memorable only after finishing the game, while playing it for the first time I felt pretty whatever about him
You know, it would honestly get a good chuckle out of me if one day we got a mission like this where nothing happens:>mission update: multiple unknown aircraft approaching at low altitude>nevermind it's just gramps flying his Cessna, mission completedWould suck on replay obviously. Also I guess you could even weave it into the story with the corrupt belkan infiltrated high command sending you on this mission so you couldn't stop some fuckshit going on elsewhere or whatever
>>578037339A mission like this is almost guaranteed to happen in 8 with the whole propaganda thing. It would be extremely funny if there isn't a mission update and instead it works like Ring Battle.
>>578037339I think it'll be better to be something like the scenario from Patlabor 2 - a jamming distraction that's too close for comfort.
>>578013680pretty sure they just messed up the map in that video
>>577949270I only only took the day the early release day specifically, hopefully 30 hours or so is enough to get my fill if I sacrifice sleep.
>>578013270doomerfags really think PA is going to ignore all of AC3 even though they keep mentioning it constantly
>>578039027They're clearly going to readapt it to fit in the current timeline
>>578039081no shit, i'm just claiming they're not going to ignore and retcon it all away like some think
>>578013270I don't understand mandarin
>>578043582It's going to be hard to beat the temptation to play the AC0 port before playing AC8. They should release it a week early if you've already preordered the game.
>>578043884releasing the port early makes too much sensemaybe that’s the plantomorrow’s devstream is going into detail about the ACZ port
So I only now just realized, when watching a gameplay walkthrough of 8, that you can't pick SP weapons for wingmen. Why? I don't get why we wouldn't be able to.
>>577986281DO YOU LIKEMY PLANE
>>578037339>Would suck on replay obviously.Easy, make it an easter egg. Fly close enough to the lettuce fields and you get a mission update about cheeky belkan planes taking off from a barn, except it turns out it's a drunk redneck in his crop duster.
>>578037339Sounds like an AC5 mission
>>578045260>ACZ dev streambit disappointed we're getting a stream for that instead of multiplayer.what can they even talk about for almost an hour? "oh we've upscaled the UI and Cutscenes"
>>578038912Yes, but the real answer is never as much fun as we built our city on inflatable pool toys.
>>578049156We'll watch them play it and talk about old times. It'll be like watching the commentary track you find with some series and occasional movies>>578043884Or you could just play it right now what you play now won't look any different than what you'll get then
>>578038912What if it's a floating city when the tide is high?
>>578038912NICs? What's that?
>>578049156Don't forget CLOUDS.
Any corporate lawyers in here? How do they get past licensing by releasing ports of PS2 games as pre-order bonus downloads?
>>578061853You don't have to be a lawyer to know what a loophole is. If its free you don't have to pay royalties to anyone as you are making no money off it yourself. You are only paying for 8 and any extras connected to it. Zero isn't counted as a connected extra its a "free" addition if you preorder.
Any of you aces willing to help me finish out my 50 Team Death Match torture tonight? I'll be on at steam around 7pm Central United States time. My gamertag on steam is cynocrine
Is this the wrong plane to bring to this mission or do I just need to git gud? It's nice that it can basically outrun SAMs and AAMs but as soon as an AA gun looks at it funny it's like it's made of paper.Also kinda sucks that in these target saturated missions you'll be spending half your approach waiting for the correct target to finally be selected.
>>578077519fly higher retard
>>578045786I thought you could choose their special weapons, but you couldn't give them two like your plane can carry.
>>578072590I think you're gonna have to wait for the weekend shootout.
>>578077519It’s more of a ground attack mission, really, I think I beat it the first time in the F-15E. Or maybe the Rafale? That was a long time ago though. Man, I really need to get around to replaying 6 now that the emulation finally works, seeing anons posting about it is making me miss it badly.
>>578077519I used that plane on my first playthrough a couple months ago. Use ugb and fly high like the other buddy said and make sure to use the allies attack command especially for the annoying air units. Use your bombs to break open the reactor cores and send another bomb a second or two after to hit the exposed cores. Then eventually fly under the barrel and your last objective becomes clear after the cutscene.still couldn’t beat it on normal, had to switch to easy.
>>578072590Make a room and I'll hop on. Easier to hope for 2 randos to join than just one.
>>578079746>>578084402>>578085812I did it, thanks lads. Choosing a plane with better anti ground SP made all the difference.
>>578072590I've already got it but I'm happy to go a few rounds.
>>578090408>>578095484Thanks buddies. I'll see you then hopefully. I had a room open yesterday for 45 minutes. Only the two others joined they both kept asking about Battle Royale, then left. Why do you people prefer that one so much?
>>578098249>Why do you people prefer that one so much?Easier to run because you need a minimum of two people VS TDM's minimum of 4, and you can start a game with an odd amount of people. TDM can also get really no fun allowed if IEWS gets used, Battle Royale less so because the rest of the room will try to shut that player down really quick. Personally I find BR furballs a little more fun because it's easier to break off and reengage when things get too hairy, one of the more stressful moments in TDM is when you're getting chased by most of/the whole enemy team because your buddies are on cooldown or otherwise focused on a single enemy.
>>578077519That mission has no wrong plane with the allied attack gauge so easy to fill up you can fly anything and let everyone else deal with what your plane isn't set up for.
Room's up, if anyone wants to join the TDM grind.
Anyone else going to try and get some enemy planes to crash into the transports to see if its possible to shoot one down via enemy planes?
>>578113160>Anyone else going to try and get some enemy planes to crash into the transports to see if its possible to shoot one down via enemy planes?I believe some of the randoms given an invite to the JP play session events already confirmed that you can.
>>578113249How many Migs did it take? 4? 5? more?
>>578113160There's some footage somewhere of mission 4 where the player kills one of the starting MiG-29s and its wreck smacks into another one and downs it too.
Bulletproof Fuel Tanks my olev
>>578032364sex with Light Hello
>>578113660I'm not asking for fighter on fighter death I've seen that already I know we can do thatWhat I'm asking is I want to shoot down a Podarge by crashing Sota Migs into it.
>>578013569>>578013680>nomadic culture>country undergoing rapid desertification>sotoan pilots and soldiers in the preview missions seem almost desperate in their fanaticism >song on the vinyl that's titled the promised land>they have enough infrastructure on rocky island to assemble land battleships>what's nearby rocky island>megafloat They're going to try to float their capital over to Usea, aren't they?Sotoa isn't Iran, they're Israel
>>578114225Probably aren't enough fighters in the whole mission to kill one even if it is possible, Podarges are big bitches.
>>578114350>Picture it Rex>One missile>Ten million lives>SALVATION!!!!!!!
>>578114350FAN gonna heelturn on Sotoa's portrayal real fast if that's the case.
>>578114460Yeah KM wide just like the AB thus the question can it be done? I know people will try I'll give it a try myself if I can lure enough enemies near one to do it. Might have to soften it up a lot for it to work.
>>578114350the continent of usea was promised to sotoa's chosen 10,000 years ago
>>577930129guys, i have a sneaking suspicion that the su-75 won't be in the game
some faggy serioushat.jpg video essayist with three gajillion subs just made some weepy ace combat/PW video essay
>>578117274damn thats crazy anon why would you think that
>>578118340we should've seen a promotional trailer by now, especially since they are doing one of each individual plane
>>578118798hes being facetious, we basically know the complete base game roster now, barring whatever the sotoan original superplane is(29 confirmed named aircraft, official sony blogpost stating "over 30 different aircraft")
>>578118798I mean, yeah, I thought that was a given. I do not have anything against the Su-75 but it is a bit of a meme plane. The plane roster seems to be just the usual suspects and some aircraft that already appeared in previous games, didn't we already know almost all planes that there will be in the game save for 2 or 3?
>>578119367it could definitely be battlepass fodder THO
>>578119142The only things missing from the base planes set are YF-23 & Su-30s. Its pretty much just a copy n past from 7 with just a couple of planes who haven't been in for a few games.>>578117274Sure it will anonin a future Battle Pass set
When are they showing multiplayer?
>>578119958>Su-30sWe got the -35, only missing the -37 for series staple Flanker rep
>>578110905Good flying out there buddies. Hope you got your TDM medal; I managed to unlock the last Rafale skin with this run, which needs 50 TDM wins. Always a pleasure watching you work Typhoon anon.
To all the aces that participated in cynocrine room, I thank you for sticking with me. I was at 37 TDM when we started. And we worked through it pretty fast. Thank you very much.All that's left is just getting the 76km trophy. I'll just gleefully revisit the campaign with my mods. It's been a pleasure!
>>578119958I'd say the Su-30s are unnecessarily redundant since they basically performed the same as the 35 and 37 with different SPWs in 7 but we've also got two Super Hornets + Growler and two nearly identical F-15Cs in the C and J just so they can give one fancy paint schemes and Japanese-made missiles
>>578121972Already had the 50 sortie cheevo, got the 50 win medal in one of the previous rounds. This one was purely for the love of the game.Here's what I run on the Typhoon these days, if you're curious.>>578122370Happy to help out, buddy.
>>578120852We're probably getting a trailer next week for gamescom or during tgs
>>578122881I really should put more SpW parts on my HCAA/HPAA planes. I'm so used to buffing MSL as my primary weapon that I don't take full advantage of SpW buffs. I'm more in awe of players like yourself and Flanker who make it seem effortless.Sub 2250 builds are my comfort zone, I've only got four loadouts worth more and none >2500. Fuel tanks are a crutch but they turn planes with base 120 HP into absolute tanks only Damage++ HPAA can oneshot. Here's my comfy Mirage build I tend to main, pretty fun in Battle Royale because you just stick to the furball and enjoy the multiplier from fighting planes worth more than you.
>>578120895Thought we had already seen the 37 but guess not. While looking back at screen shots I had already forgot that one of the new parts is SASM area up>>578122445Yeah they are but its how AC works
>>578126369>SASM area upFor Mobius sake, I hope that part doesn't work like I think it does.
>>578126354You get enough HCAAs on most planes that you can get away with just buffing them exclusively and never switching off them, they outclass your normal missiles in every single stat.Most of my stuff is sub-2500 too, to fit with Shootout house rules, the only major exceptions being BVR stealth builds on the YF-23 and FB-22. The LACM Rafale you occasionally see me use is originally a Roca Roja tunnel run special.And I'm honored to be compared to Flanker, but while I can hang with them score-wise in a big free-for-all, the real heavy hitters of this thread would absolutely wipe the floor with me in a 1v1.
>>578127539I'm going to say it will work like you think and they'll have to nerf it in MP in the first month. But it'll be fun to use in SP.
>>578127561I'll give it a go next shootout, just had to get over that mental hurdle. I already have a couple of builds where MSL is the only weapon I care about and if I get lucky my SpW hits, might as well just flip that on its head where I only care about HCAAs and if MSLs do something that's a cool bonus. HCAA focus also let me squeeze an F-18E build right at 2250 for that points tier, so cheers for that.
>>578128354>F-18F>GPByeah im thinking we can check off the top gun maverick mission square on the bingo card
https://x.com/PROJECT_ACES/status/2090272862506823868Erusea is dead hurray!Also Sotoa lore on the next video
>>578132245can someone translate them?
>>578132245Erusea isn't dead that's just talking about defeating them in the Continental War
>>578138107the shinden is the one ac original i actually just outright hateit look so fucking retarded and the way its wingtips flip up and down is so wimpy
The M61 Vulcan sounds really lame in AC8
>>578140045the gsgh30-1 however sounds nice, another yuke W
>>578141270Agreed
Plen
>>578138941please understand Kawamori needs something to move on his designs even if it's not a mecha and doesn't transform
I'm not really paying attention to the news, since I'm still playing the older games. Are they making a PC port/remake for zero?
>>578155170Port, only with a preorder of 8,
How the fuck do I git gud with the flightstick I posted in the earlier thread, I feel like I turn too hard when I want a more precise angel, or I'm going to fast when I wanna go slowly>>578155170I think they're only porting it for the preorders cause of licensing shit
>>578152101Multi-seat aircraft always feel so funny in Ace Combat. Like sure, here are legendary Belkan War veterans Cipher and Pixy and their two copilots nobody cares about.Even funnier with the Intruder
...and a surprise guest, Maeda Naoto!We dug Maeda-san out from the pit of hell that is [Business Division 6].
My dumbass never connected the decent looking dude with long-ish hair from an Ace Combat Zero dev interviewto the decent looking dude who has long-ish hair in a different way.
playing zero with Japanese VA looks fun, hopefully we get language options
the JP radio comms processing in Zero sounds so goodor is it just some distortion because of their mics picking up in-game audio?
>Zero was planned to be released to fill the time between 5 and 6>it was originally titled 5.5 and may even be a fandisk instead of a game>because most people are working on 6, Zero's dev team was quite small. They got some of the guys from 5 to work on it? Gotta relisten later.>they plan on releasing the game in a year, which means they can't do the whole CG cutscenes in 5 and because the game is shorter, they thought the game should be more replayable>that's how they got the idea of some missions having different objectives and how being a mercenary would fit story wise>the story was done in 3-4 days after thatBonus from the gameplay>Itomi: We had to think about the tunnels because the last one was too hard.>Shimomoto: That was Kono's fault.>Kono: No it wasn't, I just forgot to delete the cranes at the end of it.>Shimomoto: So it WAS your fault!>Pixy's Morgan was intended to look different from the unlockable Morgan (also why it has a different serial number), with armor parts that'll purge at the final phase
They're finally gonna talk about online next month.
>no mention of Gamescon it’s so over
Here we go, finally made it to 7I've played a couple of missions of it way back in 2022 and somehow it didn't stick. In part because I constantly felt like all the plot was nonsense, without having played the previous games. And even though it's true that 7 is a valid enough entry point, playing the previous games still helped since you're no longer being flooded with way too much geopolitical info all at once and also I'm no longer wondering what of this is "new" and what's just catch-up. For instance I assumed the space elevator might have been something from a previous game.Plus there is already some neat details to notice, like the background chatter about "writing the manuals in a language you can understand"... boy I sure wonder which language those drone manual are written in.I'm surprised the squad mechanic seems to be completely gone though. At the very least let me choose a plane for my wingman, so we can fly identical jets.Also it does feel like the flight physics have been dumbed down ever so slightly, but maybe that's just how the F-16 feels, haven't flown it in a bit.Also also, control scheme names changing from Normal/Novice to Expert/Standard got a chuckle out of me
>>578161486game also comes out next month
>>578152101Liberation of Gracemeria is such a good mission (Pasternak notwithstanding) but did they have to make it so fucking... monochromatic?
>>578160802do you know niponese?or what are you using to translate these streams directly?
>>578160802>stands in your path>is a bug that shouldn't be theresorry player looks like you have to restart the level wwww
>>578162386I know a bit of jap
>>578161685By the way, are the Ace Combat 7 DLC missions interspersed in the the campaign or separate. Should I buy them now or can I wait until I'm done with he main game?
>>578162603They’re a separate set of missions on the selector. Chronologically, they take place between Magic Spear and Cape Rainy.
>>577930129Will you preorder 8? What edition will you get?I was thinking of getting the basic version for Zero, how is it from the showcase?
>>578162603technically they take place in the middle of the story and you can play them at any point after buying them, but they're pretty clearly intended for playing them post game difficulty wise
>>578162854It was a wild decision to have the 3 DLC missions take place right in the middle of the main story. The whole thing was far better suited for a post story conflict.
You're telling me they brought back the Kestrel just to sink her off-screen?Also holy shit, I've actually burst out in tears during this mission. Not because I was too attached to what the fuck, her name even slipped my mind? I mean bestbuy Nagase but because for some reason the music just hit me like a truck. That choir out of nowhere really did it for me
>>578165398They did a REALLY good job with that pants-shitting "Fuck fuck fuck they're killing the cute girl to scare you" vibe
Always thought that the camera was too close to the plen in 6 but being able to play in ultra wide was a godsend.
>>578165718you’re gonna hate 8 then >FOV and distance sliders never
>>578162965I preordered the physical standard version
>>578160802>Itomi: We had to think about the tunnels because the last one was too hard.No it really wasn't unless your just a nugget and didn't expect a surprise bitch after doing the cave run with Pops.>Kono: No it wasn't, I just forgot to delete the cranes at the end of it.LAMO>with armor parts that'll purge at the final phaseNGL that would had been really fucking cool with the way everything was already set up.
>>578161685Anon did you repeat Mage 2 back to the screen when the tower ask you to?>>578162065Welcome to mid 00 games it was all the rage back then.>>578165718>camera was too closeI've never had that problem and anytime I did want a full view I just switched to HUD view
If D2 makes a Project Wingman 2 i hope the X-PF is playable.
>>578171183it's literally just P2WMK9000 but shit and low poly?
>>578165646the voice actress did a good job too. It felt a lot less like "The player can't see what's happening and needs to be relayed all the pertinent plot information" and more like an actual person, fighting for their life, desperately trying to throw out any useful information they can while trying to survive.
>>578165398https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgHbdSWB06Aits so goodmiss my mage squadronalso miss brownie ;-; sorry I couldn't save you<< Mage 2! Support! >>
I want that dammed nugget plush
>>578173119Dude I'm so glad about the AC7 soundtrack being such a hit. Maybe I need to relisten to it again because I'm sure I can find some good stuff, but a lot of AC6 felt a little lackluster. Or at least none of the tracks really stuck with me too much. Except maybehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC1EwijD598especially the DnB/Breakbeat part at the end
>>578173692If that had been a preorder bonus I would have gotten one of the better editions
im still holding out hope for F-14E or some similar fictional F-14 end game plane and the F/18 Block III.
>>578171925has a different design and isn't a cordium machine. I like both but i would like a end game plane that isn't a megakill you machine
>>578160802Turns out most of it are things already said in a previous interview and is on wikipedia. Oh well here a few more bits.>Morgan (the track) was ad-libbed by guitarist Gotoh, who also played for the orchestra and 8's OST. His other takes are then used in other tracks. He also damaged his nails.>Kono suggested making the Full Armor Morgan for future content, Itomi then joked that Kanno would object to putting detachable armor on a fighter jet.>Itomi deliberated between making Cipher and Pixy face each other or not during this scene and went with the latter would look cooler
>>578175732B3 will be DLC just like it was in 7Just watch Bamco suits have told PA they are going to resell the same plane packs again for 8 but under the guise of battle pass this time. That said I would enjoy having the Tomcat 21 we already got its livery in 6 now we need the full plane which would also be a convenient stand in for the F-14TGM.
>>578162065Muted color palette hides shitty anti-aliasing of the early HD generation much better. It works, too. compare how good AC6 looks vs. AC Infinity which used a far more saturated color palette on the same engine.
>>578177817Yeah but Gracemeria looked just fine in the first level and the shading there was a lot more natural.
>>578178594I guess it could be the bunch of ships on fire all over the bay but yeah. It does look better at the beggining.
Although there's a bunch of stuff on fire here as well.
>>578179021>>578179215Remember anon Bamco's office building is located in Gracemeria. Once you cross the bridge take a left and you'll find it soon enough.
wonder what that line is supposed to represent
>>578180472Briefing for the influencer demo mission calls it the "Tonitrus Line" so presumably the range of some kind of superweapon/defensive system. Might be the range of that orbital railgun (Terminus Fingers?) but that seems like a late story development.
>>578180768I imagine that'll be something that's sent up with the Space Elevator and why its destroyed.
>>578180472
>>578180995Think we'll see these when we have missions set in Sota? its the kind of megaproject that would seem perfectly normal in Strangereal
>>578180995now that'd be one hell of a tunnel run
I got banned off the ace combat discord because I said retardedNot even to a person, directed it at the usafs silliness with the f-35s engine and radar upgrades nonsenseLmao
>>578185767you got banned from an official corporate discord for saying retard? utter woke nonsense
>>578185767thats pretty retarded
>>578185767That's what you get for not code-switching
>>578185767>Official discordThat was your first mistakeYour second was expecting anything less from a place like that. Just pick some random post on the twitter and look at the comments that alone will tell you the kind of people you'll be dealing with.
>>578182831That would be cool
I had an idea doubt it'll happen even if it would make for a great moment in the games storyWhat if mid(ish) game your GR glowie spends a few minutes to tell you how the rest of the world is helping you while telling Sota to go fuck itself. No part due to the fact of posting your exploits on Strangetwitter for all the world to see.Osea sends a carrier packed full of the X original planes and several cargo ships loaded with weapons, ammo, & parts for the planes along with a fuck ton of drones including PLS podsYuktobania sent a carrier full of Su-75's & B3 Hornets with parts and a crap load of dronesEmmeria sent Hornets of all kinds along with Malebolge that can be equipped on F-18E'sEstovakia wanted to send CFA-44's but got delayed due to Sota simps at home causing issues they will come later but for now they sent the railguns from it which can be equipped on F-18F'sAurelia sends as many XFA-27's & Shinden as they could spare Leasath sends you FB-22's & F-15MTD's to replace all the ones the FCU has lost plus more.The rest of them are just dumping billions of dollars into the FCU's bank account.
>>578198341>What if mid(ish) game your GR glowie spends a few minutes to tell you how the rest of the world is helping you while telling Sota to go fuck itself. No part due to the fact of posting your exploits on Strangetwitter for all the world to see.he's an enso order glowie, actually
>>578162403Not really a bug, right?Kono was just being the usual asshole and now he pretends it wasn't on purpose
>>578180472That would be the bump line.Unrelated,I’m really hoping for 20+ dlc aircraft in addition to the 30ish we are getting out the box.
>>578185767>ace combat discordsoifaec
>>578156463after testing it with a controller and a stick I have to agree that playing AC7 with a stick is utter dosgshit
>no mention of zeros release dateit's just gonna release alongside 8 as a bonus isn't it...
>>578212151Yeah dumbass
https://x.com/AceCombatGames/status/2090516731923972233They translated the first one
>>578185767Eh, I get it a little bit. The older I get the more I realize that it's totally valid to cut down my usage of words like retard and fagot, especially if it makes other people uncomfortable. I don't mind.But banning someone out of hand without even a warning when it may have just slipped out is kinda retarded.Reminds me of how I got a ban on some server or from, can't remember, for referring to myself as a fag to mean that I really like something, forgetting that it was 4chan lingo
>>577944856>>577947705Ain't no way. I'm betting you never actually sat down and played Assault Horizon. It's ass and full of gimmick missions (like a basic bitch turret section) that all last about four times as long as they should. HAWX on the other hand is a little mid and bland but it's basically fine.
>>578217846H.A.W.X is boring and extremely floaty, its baby's first plane game for all the hand holding it does, comparatively, even ass horizon is enjoyable
>>578199896I'm just surprised people even had a trouble with them. I never really found it a problem no matter how many times I played that mission.
>>578218715>horizon is enjoyableno it's fucking not, only redeeming quality is the OST, that game is such a giant slog to play through
>>578218715Yeah your going to have explain your logic to the class. I couldn't even get past the demo of AH before I gave up in disgust 99% due to DFM 1% due to a chopper mission that made me think why am I playing a CoD demo I booted up an AC demo.
>>578220929I haven't played it, but I can imagine how it could be enjoyable for a quick evening of turning off your brain gaming. The same way playing a Call of Duty game or watching a Michael Bay movie might be entertaining.
i don't see how they can top AC zero, i just don't
>>578220929>>578221412COMPARATIVELY, IN COMPARISON TO H.A.W.X, ASS HORIZON IS ENJOYABLEthis does not imply I think ass horizon is good, only that H.A.W.X is worse
>>578220929>that game is such a giant slog to play throughWhy? i haven't played it
>>578172369>desperately trying to throw out any useful information they can while trying to survive.>the weak get eatenThanks for the tip brownie
>>578224456the game is constantly wrestling control from the player to put them on on rails rollercoaster setpieces, there's barely any agency given to the point each mission forces you into a single aircraft class, and there are multiple enemy units that are egregiously tanky for no real reason (the hind gunships in the attack chopper missions taking a full minute of 30mm gunfire to down)
>>578222668i can think of multiple reasons just based off of gameplay footage
>>578220929>that game is such a giant slog to play throughI mean... for me its glitchy dfm. I wouldn't say its a slog either, just not an AC game. That hurricane duel? That needed to be in a mainline game. fucking based
>>578225808If Belka would just build that dang weather dominator already.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VujSY2a9egA
>>578226136<< MARKOV! >><< BISHOP! >><< ILLICH! >><< GUTS! >><< COLONEL! >><< SHIT! >><<BASTARD! >><< TRINITY ARMED! >><< MR. PRESIDENT!!! >><< WARWOLF ACTUAL! >>...<< DAMN... >>
>>578222668>mfw it's not even my top 3I swear I'm not a contrarian I just enjoyed the others more...
>>578231336What is your top 3 then? Mine’s 04 > 6 > Zero.
>>578218715HAWX isn't that bad IMO.
Plens
41 days.
https://x.com/PROJECT_ACES/status/2090635250636333109This is Nugget.In this installment, we finally turn our attention to the nation that serves as the adversary in *Ace Combat 8*: Sotoa.Sotoa was established as a confederation of various tribes.It is a nation formed through the loose coalition of diverse groups—including nomadic peoples, herders, and oasis communities—and a strong identity as a nomadic people persists there to this day.Although the nation successfully modernized its military following modern warfare, the true adversary Sotoa faced was not a foreign power, but nature itself.It grappled with severe challenges that quietly eroded its territory and social infrastructure.Then came the year 2029: an overwhelming military force launched a massive invasion, seizing control of the majority of Sotoa's territory.Amidst this crisis, can the "Wings of Osea" turn the tide?Next time, I will introduce the *Ace Combat* series' Erusean aircraft carrier *Aigaion*, so stay tuned.
Playing AC4 on emulator and I'm doing through the tut. The issue is when I press X to use my gun it also turns my cam around to look behind me as if I were pressing in R3. I check my emulator controller settings and they aren't fucked up in bindings and I have no macros either. Is that just an issue with the game itself?
>>578246296>Iran>Israel Sotoa is strangereal Mongolia.
>>578246737No that's a controller or emulator problem
>>578246296Another map, looks like Ibirsh is definitely off the coast.
>>578247914There's another city called Birsh, maybe the old capital that they abandoned due to desertification?
>>578247149Alright Ganbaatar, your call sign will be *mongolian throat singing*
>>578246737Aftermarket controller? What kind? The “ace gamer” (lol) brand which is the most popular DualShock 4 aftermarket has many problems and won’t work with Ace combat games.
>>578250017I figured it out. I was reading the macro section wrong. I'm new to the series and not too good at jet games so I'm just playing through the series on normal and vibing in the skies.
>>578250132Turn on the widescreen patch
>Sotoa’s new capital made in response to desertification is a giant oceanstead/megafloat Kono’s really cooking with the antagonists here. All sorts of good aesthetic potential with the central Asian theme.
Also I’ll say it. AC7 Erusea was mid. Undercooked. We barely got to learn anything about them and their motives. Happy to already see more sauce in 8’s factions.
>>578254094the handling of both osea and erusea in 7 felt like "you know who theese people are already"
>>578254094The issue is that a big chunk of 7 Eruseas bg relied on PA assuming the avg player was a series vet who played 4 and also the NEW stuff they created for 7 being stuffed into ancillary material in AAW '19 and the website magazine articles/short stories.
>>578253796I am so looking forward to dogfighting Shadow 22 over a floating ocean arcology city thing
>>578254094>We barely got to learn anything about them and their motivesYoung Erusean Officers went more than a couple of years without a war
They should make it so all warships can shoot down missiles, and not just AA ships
And thats real
>>578158481when Itomi said "now he's far away in Spain" I thought it was something of a joke,but he's unironically at Bamco Mobile in Barcelona.2006 was the last year he had a role directly related to game design; everything afterward is 'business strategy'.
Has the whole being blown off by the wind thing always been in the game? I can't remember it from when I briefly gave this game a shot years ago.Also holy shit the Unsung War reprise in the ending cutscene was cool. And I have to say, it does come off a little goody, when everyone starts accusing the silent protagonist of a warcrime and he doesn't even say anything. It was neat that, from what I understood, the cutscene was set to trigger when you shoot at a drone next to the helicopter, so it's nice that in a way you the player shot him down. I wonder if the cutscene changes if you shoot it with your gun.
>>578285097Being blown around by the wind is more of a factor if you try to thread the needle than if you go around the long way.
>>578285097It doesn't change the cutscene.But it does make it easier to see a missile streaking past your wing right before it triggers
>>578253796I maintain that they're totally trying to tow that shit over to Usea too, which will be hilariously kino
>>578297913>Each engine bank on the Aigaion is larger than the planes that fuel the fuckerThere's no way that thing is running purely on that right
>>577930129Hey, I wanna get into ace combat gamesDo I start with the original, the ps2 teilogy or just play 7?
>>578305793My opinion most of the time is release order, but>4, to 5, to 0Always good, easily emulated>7Most accessible but better with foreknowledge>1,2Easily emulated but not most representative of what follows, short soulful games tho>3 (JP version with fan TL)Great, but not for starting?6 and X absolutely deserve a go, too.
>>578305793Depends on what you want.1 and 2 are very light on story, good if you just want plane shooty bang game.4 introduces the world of Strangereal, start there if you're more after a "Metal Gear in the skies" type experience.7 is a decent entry point if the other options aren't available to you, but you'll miss some references and established lore.
So this dude is a Sotoan agent, right? He’s probably going to end up being a good dude in the end, but he’s even more sus than DD.
>>578305793Unless you're one of those people who really like starting at ground zero for long running franchises, I definitely wouldn't recommend starting with AC1. It's rough, 2 is a better starting point for the PS1 games. Also 4's my favorite game of all time so I'd always recommend it as a first game. X is also a good choice if you have a PSP or emulate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vctsHFL3J9II am going to be listening to the official version of this song so much when it finally comes out
>>578305793start with 4
>>578231336It's ok, I'm probably the only fag here who doesn't regard 4 as the greatest videogame of all time, you'll be fine
>>578305793Whatever's easiest for you, buddy. Play a secondhand version of Assault Horizon Legacy+ on your 3DS or X on your PSP if that floats your goat, Ace Combat as a series has had similar game mechanics for decades now and each game can stand on its own storywise so long as you remember that this is a fictional not!Earth. 7's a decent starting point by itself because it's frequently on sale and it's available on every current platform Literally the only wrong answer is Assault Horizon on a 7th gen console (Steam no longer lists it, although code selling sites still have it). And I guess the GBA Ace Combat.
AAHHHHH PULL UP
I SAID PULL UP
>>578326420Is this the backrooms
According to a transcript translated from a Q&A, from reddit, Ace Combat 8 will have twice as many story missions than 7.
>>578339393give link please
>>57833939340 missions sounds a bit extreme.unless there's a branch in the story somewhere
>>578339393>At first we thought it wouldn't fit on the ROM.Mobius bless Project Aces, pushing the boundaries of the console generation with every release. Also makes sense considering that the Steam edition requires 125 GB of space, and the biggest standard Blu-Rays have a capacity of 128 GB (fucking quadruple layer discs).
>>578339602You got it. https://www.reddit.com/r/acecombat/s/0cyKvGyu1C
>>578339794It's fine by me. I don't mind a long campaign so long as it's fun, which I'm sure it will be. Bring it on.
>>578339794It will probably have several endingsand leave us in the dark of the true canon one until ace combat 9
>>578339393Multiple paths PLEASE
>>578342790okayits the YES/NO "paths" from 5
>>578343515I'll take it
>>578339393>https://www.reddit.com/r/acecombat/s/0cyKvGyu1C MC: Right now the comments — someone earlier said cars are driving on the ground in this game.Kono: Yeah, you noticed. Amazing — you spotted it at the preview event. Getting cars to drive has been a dream since 7, and we're doing it now.Shimomoto: Finally.Kono: Will they be running in the retail version too?Shimomoto: Yes. Cars are running on the ground —Kono: And in a certain mission — on top of buildings in the town —Shimomoto: The air conditioner fans —Kono: The AC fans are spinning.Shimomoto: So we've built it right down to the fine details. Voluntarily. GOTY 2026
>>578342330Not again
>>578339393Oh fuck Bamco gave Kono a blank cheque. Kino alarm!!
>>578339393The filesize suddenly makes a ton of sense.
>>578339393goodgimme an AC game that will take me 50 hours to complete
>>578346651That what I've been thinking lately. Considering the scope of the game, the sheer scale, how beautiful it looks, all the small details. It's quite apparent that Kono knew how to sweet talk the higher ups into a sizeable budget for AC8. The success of 7 also probably contributed a lot too.
>>578348141> The success of 7 also probably contributed a lot too.I think 7's longevity really sold the idea of Ace Combat as a long-legged franchise. The fact that sales kept steady for 7 years, the positive response to DLCs getting released even 3 years into the game's lifetime, and Switch sales helping contribute to total life time sales despite launching 5 years late on that platform all definitely helped when negotiating the next game; if a game can consistently move copies nearly a full decade then it's easy to greenlight more resources for its sequel. I really hope Project Aces can channel some Belkan magic to do a Switch 2 port in the future for 8, that'd be kind of mind blowing.
>>578339393>Clouds with massBut are they newtype clouds?>>578346764Yeah I figure it was all just the plane textures and a shit ton of unique audio being the cause while the rest of the game only takes a small amount of the total size.
>>578246296>Amidst this crisis, can the "Wings of Osea" turn the tide?Nugget just spoiled it for the 2nd half of the game Blaze & Trigger are going to tag team Sota. At least they didn't awaken the dragon named Mobius 1. Sota wouldn't even survive an afternoon with him on duty.> Erusean aircraft carrier *Aigaion*The translator AI just gave up and said fuck it didn't it?
>>578350862>channel some Belkan magic to do a Switch 2 port in the future for 8,If they lock the game to performance mode they might be able to do Belkan redneck coding to make it work.
Piyo!
>>578356168Almost a month away from this.
>>578356168I gotta put in for a week off when this launches. I'll get it on the 29th and I want to start working on 100%'ing it as soon as the download finishes. And probably some online co-op once other buddies start trying to get a room going.
Nice match whoever /aceg/armored something, I was the Su30 SOL that almost won the match had the last QAAM connected lol
well rip AC8 its on UE5 and the best fucking gpu I can afford rn is a RX7600, and that can probably run the game at 900p medium-ish 40 fps on good hope.Fuck YOU timmy
>>578359008breh blame scam altman and jensen for graping hardware prices into infinity just so indians can generate ragebait slop
>>578357074>>57835616838 more days for the paypiggies (me)
>>578359237Well UE4 does support both PS5 and X1 ( and low end hardware like the switch ) just fine, the game doesnt look much different than AC7 so its all for the sake of gay tracing ? Lame
>>578357074This has got me thinking. Fellow buddies what's changed in your life since AC7?I'm still at the same job, girlfriend is now my wife, have two dogs and a cat, moved twice.
>>578359593dropped out of college, got a job, got fired, cut off my family, still no gf, still unemployed
>>578359593I really don't wanna talk about it to be honest.
>>578359593Went from being a neet college dropout to owning a house and two cars. Still forever single and a little over a year away from becoming a wizard but I've accepted it, just not in a proper headspace or heartspace to make room in my life for a nice lady. A bunch of other stuff too but that's basically the big picture.
The Nugget-kun shorts are 9/10 marketing actually.
>>578359593Nothing changed.
>>578367115Going from the mascot of P2W kusoge to the mascot of the franchise as a whole was nice to see.
>>578359593Stopped doing hard drugs alcohol and cannabis. Bought a house, sold my two fast cars, and bought a nice gaming rig. My life is better and mostly healthier, but I have some PTSD and am lonely. Not going to take any meds. Gonna go radio silent once 8 releases. I’ll wait until a sale. I post about once a day here and have been for the last three years or so.
>>578359593autismbux and living in the basement
It’s revealed that the FCU Endurance was commissioned in 1944Much like the Real Hornet (CV-8) who launched the Doolittle Raid on Japan back in WW2, she too was struck by Dive Bombers.However, unlike CV-8, she wasn’t scuttled, instead survives WW2 in strangereal.Endurance is decommissioned in the 1970’s and spends her time retired, living in Theve as a Museum Ship.Following the End of the Lighthouse War, in the 2020’s the IUN pulls out of the Usean Continent.The FCU having to bolster their forces, reactivates the FCU Endurance.#ACE8 #ACECOMBAT
>>578368276>running a modernized Essex in 2029 more over the top than the land battleship
>>578368276Those WW2 120mm turrets are pure sex
><<Blaze... not here...>>
holy storytelling
>>578370023Those better be a girl and a guy plane
>>578359593I just went from being a filthy NEET who dreamed of being a wageslave to a wageslave who dreams of being a filthy NEET.
>>578371132all vehicles are feminine, at least in the english language
>>578359593Graduated collegeGot my first car Moved from homeStarted my careerGot my 2nd career jobStill working on making my own family
>>578368276>IUN pulls out of UseaI bet a lot of Useans were really happy about that
>>578374332Erusea please...
I would rather play AC Zero than 7. Does that make me a bad person?
>>578371170When history witnesses a great change, Anon reveals itself... first, as a wageslave. As a wageslave, he uses its power to rain death upon the job he do, and then he dies. However, after a period of slumber, Anon returns, this time, as a great neet.
>>578342790like Ace Combat X? kino
>Ace Combat X>Ace Combat ZeroAce Combat Battle Network when
>>578359593Went to army (compulsory service here), got back, got into university, dropped out of it, managed to find a semi-decent remote job.
>>578378375No, you’re just based.
>>578077519i just cheesed it with f22 or something. use something manuverable.
>>578371115Konojima...I kneel.....
>>578368276What the hell was happening in Strangereal WW2
>>578410657Osea, Yuktobania and Erusea united against Belka
sleepy saturday
>>578417624
Gamescom soon, nuggets.
My Queen
>>578421767When's it start? Monday?
>>578423289Wednesday to Sunday If its anything like AC7's runup, we should expect a bunch of new stuff.
>>578359558Almost dropped out of college, moved back home, then moved back out and graduated after all, bought a car, got a decent “career” job (still in it though, it’s looking like time to move on), got married, now about to buy our condo from our landlord. I’ll probably have my own kids by the time AC9 comes around. Crazy.
>>578437453>>578359593Replied to the wrong post, lol. My own fault for phoneposting.
With a new Ace Combat, surely THIS TIME we'll get a Yukikaze crossover, right? Right? :(
>>577930129What else do you guys besides AC?I saw a thread about My Time at...games and picked it up, feels like I'm playing an MMO from old flashgame sitesbesides that, phasmophobia, saints row, cyberpunk and X4
What do you think about vr mode?
>>578441665I was gonna say that Yukikaze is dead and has never done a crossover before but I looked it up and the novels are still ongoing... Maybe there's hope
Yup
Your new special weapon
>>578462718it's so fat the f-35 can only fit two inside it
>>578462718I see they hired the same guy who named that operation in Iran
>>578462718This would just be a LAAM. >LAAM for 35Cvery based
>>578462718Oh boy more LAAMs
>>578464208>>578469418Mmmm steamed LAAMs.
>>578462718I guess a DLC Hornet will have LAAMs, since the Walkthrough trailer shows the C with 4AAMs, E with 6AAMs and QAAMs, and F with 4AAMs.
This last one is so frustrating
>>578474192eh, you'll get it in casual-easy, you have to try to get hit in that diff
>>578474192Honestly I think did that achievement on Easy and I did it at the same as the machine gun achievement. You can still get it if you restart from checkpoints I think
>>578474192by the way you can check your progress on the mission result screen, if you get no damage bonus, continue, if not, retry
>>578474192Play like a bitch, use long range weapons whenever possible, for the score attack missions, just meet the limit and then sit in a corner until the time runs out. All Arsenal Bird missions will be the absolute devil, only patience will see you through. Check for a no damage score bonus during debriefs, retry if you don't see it. Restarting from checkpoints mid mission won't disable that bonus, which is good, otherwise Stonehenge Defensive and Lighthouse would be nigh impossible.
>>578474414I don't think I've touched that one, worth a try>>578474639I thought that if I finished the mission and I didn't get it I had to start the whole campaign all over, I thought it had to be one straight run, no replays>>578474850will do
>>578475037don't worry, this isn't a good game like Dark Souls 2
>>578494361The little Nurburgring map is sending me, I never noticed that in this image.
>>578491354she can missile me anytime
How come AC8 isn't on the Switch?
>>578505092Forced ray tracing i guess
>>578507227nintendo's latest gen console has no ray tracing? and everyone is recommending me to get that for duskblood
>>578507227switch 2 has hardware raytracing so not that>>578505092Most likely AC8 will get ported to s2 eventually, i don't see any hard reason it can't run the game. but in general switch 2 is a weaker console so it takes more effort from developers to optimize for that architecture.That's why so many games first release on pc/xbox/ps and after 6-12 months on switch 2.Depending on how much PA cares, we might get a port in 2027 or 2028.
>>578509269I do hope the PC version gets optimized to switch 2 level too
>>578509691if your pc is on par with a ps5 then you'll be fine and can run the game on low settings at least
>>578510549>gaming laptop with 3060I doubt it will be PS5 tier
only three more showers until release day
>>578512131stinky NEET?
Bought a 2007 V8 Vantage yesterday and the waterpump exploded on the way home. How's your weekend been treating you, /aceg/?
>>578514661An Aston? Damn, if only the British Engineering didn't get you, those fuckers are sweet.
>>578514953It's known as a reliable car, generally, but it's been sitting still for almost a year so there's bound to be some issues.
Be honest /aceg/, how many of you could box out Tasha?
>>578522591>looking at the ball the whole timengmi
Do you think they can top the kino that was the Alicorn DLC?
Now that I've finished multiplayer activities on AC7, I've returned to campaign with my favorite weapon mods and infinite ammo. It's so comfy just flying around using all the cool SP weapons not worrying about anything. Last trophy I need is flying 76km. I don't wanna do the rubber band trick. How many playthroughs does it take to get they achievement? Any one ever do the math? I'm at 48km right now.
>>578526132I think they will. The story looks like it'll be a lot more cohesive than AC7's because they didn't have to restart four times.
>>578531210I played campaign 5 times and I'm still missing a few thousand kmsYou got the team death match medal? I'm missing that one
>>578522591Katebros…XObros.... I don’t feel so good….
>>578522591>Yukes and Useans playing hoopballOsean cultural dominance sure is stunning.
>>578546986I thought Osea’s national sport was handegg.
>>578526132Maybe? If they would make it so you actually have to engage with the boss that'd be a big improvement.
>>578537018I only got the achievements necessary for for 100%.
Sunday bump-day. What religions are there in Strangereal? We’ve seen crosses, cemeteries, graves, monuments. I think there is a Jesus-cross on the wall in the cafe Sky Kidd. Judeo-Christian for most?
>>578568303Jesus and God are both mentioned in 7 but it could also be a Italian Bistro kind of thing
>>578571418There's also Santa in X
>>578568303Osea=ProtestantErusea=CatholicYuktobania=OrthodoxSotoa=MuslimBelka=Jewish
It's really funny how Belkans ended up being both the Nazis AND the interwar jewish caricature.
>>578537018Buddies tend to be pretty happy to run MP matches to help others grind those cheevos. If you've got time to spare next weekend set up a room and let us know on Friday when you'll be flying.
>>578571418That Italian Bistro is real its just a restaurant chain who's home office is in Ridge State. Its just so popular it has spread across the globe by 2019.
>>578583682>jews are the real nazisWhat did PA mean by this?
plen
>>578583682with a little of gulf war iraqi flavour to spice it up
>>578583682>>578586732>>578594284I think this is what makes Strangereal so interesting to me honestly, instead of being 1 to 1 with a real country or faction they're often a mix of several different references.
>>578586732Current events, I guess.
I did itHomeward was a headacheI feel like I squeezed all the juice out of this game
>>578599665>Homeward was a headacheyeah, the bomber escort AIs seems to be different compared to the others for some reason
>>578599665>I feel like I squeezed all the juice out of this gameThere's a mod that makes the VR missions playable normally.
>>578603584oh shi
the dusk til dawn collection
>>578622190For some reason, Raptors look their best in snow.
Does anyone also have the inkling suspicion that Ace Combat 04 is on track for a remake?>AC7 and AC8 have areas that appear in 04 all across the Usean continent, recreated in HD>AC04 is a landmark game that served as a soft reset of lore after AC8>Per the devs, remasters are off the table which is why AC0 is coming as a port. But remakes…?>I am a huge fucking faggot>Non-AC fans, if nothing else, are familiar with Megalith/Agnus Dei>Ulysses disaster/Continental War is such an important conflict in Strangereal especially since 7 and 8 take place on the same continent>In that same vein, AC8 Mission 4 ||refers to the Ulysses disaster in some respect (i.e. the “history lesson” Professor refers to in his dialogue with Tasha)||What do you guys think? Could we see an AC04 remake? Remaking a landmark game would be an easy layup with already existing assets. From a business perspective, it would make sense. I’m sure the community would have mixed responses.
>>578634173Honestly I’m going to say no, and I’m a 4fag. At most it would be a port of 4, bundled with 9. That’s a long ways away. I believe PA used the term remaster/remake colloquially. Appreciate the bump.
>>578634173I hope not, because Project Aces would rather just make a new game, which means they'd get farmed out to whatever third party dev is the cheapest, or whichever Bamco SEA interns aren't busy with something else.Just play the original games, they still exist.
>>578634173It's more likely they'll just release ports for Steam.
>>578634173Death to remake slop, the game holds up perfectly fine as is.
>>578634173Nah. PA has never had the luxury of spare resources nor the desire to do a full remake. Even the 3DS remake of 2 was a special case done by the Access Games, who had previously done X and JA for the PSP, and it was made while PA themselves were busy with Assault Horizon. Closest we might get is a remake of 3, but my schizo gut is telling me the next game will be set before the current games and the one after that will take place after 3 in the timeline.
>>578568303Pixy cites a goddess of war during his mid-game interview, if memory serves.
aces flying high
>>578622190Me and my son.
>page 10
Wanted to scroll twitter real quick for a bump image, only to find some drama about a game journo shitting on the "nugget takes first flight" marketing videos. In the official Ace Combat dicksword no less. I miss forums and when gaming "journalists" stuck to their fucking lane.Also apparently Max0r's set to release another Ace Combat video in early October, so brace for memes about that.
>>578680368>Also apparently Max0r's set to release another Ace Combat video in early October
>>578680368i'm not reading all of that
>>578680368>Max0r's set to release another Ace Combat videoI'm good man
>>578680368I don't want to know about any of this.
>>578346651that was my impression once I realized Tekken and Ace Combat had a similar trayectory during the 7th generation, both having to prove their demand with free-to-play versions, which in turn funded their next game (tekken 7 and ace combat 7), which in turn convinced the big guys at namco that there is demand for these games, so they went all in.
>>578343984>on top of UE5>on top of Denuvo>on top of all other middleware shit like their cloud systemits going to run like shit, isn't it?
>>578684832Yes, inherently because of UE5 and forced RT, but they'll also have to get it to run on a PS5 somehow.
>>578684832>>578685663people from the private play sessions reported pretty stable 60fps during missions and 30 during hangar mode.
>>578685960>and 30 during hangar mode.how
>>578686067because they deliberately increase model detail and texture res during hangar mode bc the whole point is getting a real close look at the pretty planes.iirc 7's hangar mode has higher quality textures compared to mission gameplay as well
>>578686347makes sense
Cancelled my Amazon pre-order of the deluxe edition, and preordered from a local GameStop. Put down 45 bucks, I just don't trust Amazon to deliver on time. I've had better luck with GameStop.
Reminder that Ace Combat 8 will be showcased at Gamescom tommorow.https://www.gamescom.global/en
>>578688897for some reason i thought it was gonna be on the 26th
>>578688167For as much well-deserved flak as Gamestop gets, at least they're a brick and mortar game store. I hope everything goes smoothly for you buddy.
>>578680368>Max0r's set to release another Ace Combatfuck, I was hoping he died
>>578686347its not just 7 the PS2 games did it as well, Even AC2 has slightly better models in the hanger.
>martin-baker flexing on social media how their seats save the two pilots that crashed the f-35 and gripenthey are the happiest people in the world whenever a multi-million dollar plane facepalms into the ground
>>578696339What I really miss are the canopy/control surface animations, haven't seen a button for that in any of 8's hangar footage so far.
>>578696632I miss it as well sometimes in Zero I just sit in the hanger for a bit pressing the button to watch it or in 5 just switch planes to watch itMaybe we should start bugging PA about this little QoL feature we want back in.
>>578686347>>578696339
>>578702098The eurofighter is so ugly
>>578706354Non factual.
>>578702098>>578706354The scorching from the port on the middle wing surface is unattractive, much like a large mole on the face.I know the picture is from an odd perspective, does the Euro dorito fly with nose up? Higher nose authority? Or is it an illusion? The placement of the missiles and angle of the photo has me perplexed.
>>578707921Never mind actually I’m retarded, I need to go to bed.
>>578707921It's a lot nicer than the stupid non-retractable fuel probe on the Rafale.
Peacetime aviation nonsense
Quick! Amend the plane roster!
>>578716215>Amend the plane rosterThis can be done by adding the F-5 family
Assault Horizon? Should I bother? What's so bad about it?
>>578158298They're just WSOs, they aren't even people.
>>578720169It's Ace of Duty: Assault Russia.Back when every shooter thing had to be brown and bloom, have regenerative health, cover and shoot, on-rail turret segments, Russia bad... AH is project aces betting on that trend. If that sounds fun to you, try it.
>>578724494Actually it's got a surprisingly rosy outlook of Russia, to the point that the majority of your allies for much of the game are them.
>>578716215Why's the filename Subaru when it's a Saab>>578724494>says AH is another Russia bad game>when you spend about half the game helped by Russian loyalists
If the F14A doesn’t get SAAM, LAAM and SFFS like it does in 7 I’ll cry, cum, shit and piss myself.
>>578721371100% disposable too, I mean Heartbreak One just dumped his into the ocean when crashing
AC8 LINE stickers. Or at least Tasha LINE stickers.
I hope the story parts that don't take place in the air are skippable, you know for the sake of future runs.
plene??
>>578716215>2 weeks after launch>Game gets update>Gripen now has a 4th SPW
>>578716215
>>578716215dron
>>578752240Now it just looks like this belongs in Ridge RacerThe driver doesn't sit but is lying down inside a COFFIN
>>578743841Nice, that Tasha one is perfect thumbs up plus that look on her face. Perfect
>>578752240kek
>>578724494>Russia badTurns out it was in more ways than one kek
>Carrier focus game>Start out game in a oh shit we'll take anything that can fly time>Not using more older carrier planes you can get your hands on.If 8 has one big flaw I think this will be it lack of cold war carrier planes.
>>578730890>Why's the filename Subaru when it's a SaabI first saw it from a foreign twitter account. I assume that the automatic translation messed the names up somehow. At the time, though, I was too tired to question it.
>>578760069I want to fly the A-4 again.
>>578685960I pray they simply had the settings cranked to ultra.
>>578760606Would be nice and seemed like an expected plane to show up especially given PA current obsession with Top Gun. You could have a Shadow unit flying F-14's while the rest of the squad are flying F-4's. Heck even let this be the squads intro scene
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDUHBqYWviULAMOAmazon drone saw water....bombs away
Turned on my Bloodborne machine recently forgot I had this kino enabled https://youtu.be/hwJYSu_23bI
>>578765807>>578765958what did he mean by this
>>578768904It was so good, the button sounds and everything were fantastic. PA really knows how to build a menu, immaculate vibes every time, an underappreciated skill desu. I was pretty disappointed they got rid of themes like that for the PS5.
How many sidewinders you wantIf you only select one SPW instead of two do they give you extra?
>>578769967Yep, either one special with more ammo or two with less of each.
any of you niggas read Area 88
>>578770089>pick F-16 with QAAM and 2AAM>get literally TWO 2AAMsWould be hilarious. I wonder how much ammo the F-16 will carry this time around since it won't get hit by the starter plane debuff.
Geoff News: No AC8 trailer yet
>>578688897You lied to me fuck you
>>578777886No, but I watched this, and another one I can't find, but I'm sure it's real too.
>>578780890I'm pretty sure we've seen it before but the gold F-16 is pretty cute. I'm glad 8's skin system appears to be much better than 7's. Was really shitty when you got a new plane and half the skins were "Osean air dominance gray but different plane markings"
>>578777886Read sadly no, to my knowledge the whole run never got fully translated and I am a dirty EOP. I've seen the OVA and some of the TV series though, good shit.Disregard bitches, help out your bros in one last hopeless air battle, hell yeah.
>>578760069this was a chance to finally get a proper naval model Phantom and we're still getting just the F-4E again
>>578724494>That doesn't sound that bad, I guess I could try playing i->DFM
>>578785031That just comes down to the same reason it always does they always use the Japanese F-4 for the model reference. Still surely the Hornet had an F-4 on board right? They could have took tons of pics of and gave us both its not like we haven't had more than one F-4 in a game before.
>>578794451yeah but what if we made 1/5th of the plane roster consist of Super Hornets and F-15Cs?
>>578795372I can't explain nor understand PA's logic in planes. These are things we should ask them if they ever do a AMA interview
>>578784784i read on leddit that there's translations of the issues beyond 60 now. especially since jap niggas just sell it to us gaijin ebay and any retard can use AI to translate it now
>>578794451I like how they always use the F-4EJ for modeling but never give it LASMs which is what actually differentiates it from the regular E model
>>578795372i love hornets and eagles so that's based as far as i'm concerned
It better not be the fucking Belkans again
>>578803653don't worry, with Grunder dead and EASA neutered, this time it'll be General Resources Limited
>>578803653Enzo Order is there to fit that role, thankfully.
>>578804103Its just the Grey Men rebranded. After 5 they knew the jig was up and had to undergo a rapid corporate rebrand. So they could do what they do every nightPlot to destroy Osea and take over the world!!
>no Kono, no AC on Gamescon opening night it's so over
>>578806696He's there rn, and the main PA twitter acct hasnt posted anything in days. Wonder if they'll drop more news tomorrow.
>>578806904Every time Kono plane post he's always sitting at the wing seat. First I thought it was just dumb luck now I see he's requesting a seat at that location.
>>578806696>>578806904Definitely tomorrow or even Thursday. Give Kono some time to shake off the jet lag. Remember how bad he looked during the dev stream? Everybody needs sleep, buddy!
>>578770089Does this mean we get 4 gunpods on F-4?
>buddy wants a world without borders>Think about what would happen if my property didn't have a fence>I could just go onto my neighbours land and take/do stuffIt's just communism?
>>578811419worse, anarchism
>>578811308In theory yes, If we can link the 4 pods with the default gun...Then*Ahem*>Time to rip n tear the skies apart buddiesIt'll be the unholy fusion of Darkstars 4 PLS with the fire rate of the Mig-21's gunpods
>>578811419>I could just go onto my neighbours land and take/do stuffcongratulations youve discovered why a world with no boundaries is just a fig leaf for Belkan revanchism
>Goes to check PA twitter>Sees a C&D to nitter from twitterwell fuck
>>578813834Man, fuck, they got Xcancel as well. I guess I've still got an old burner twitter account used just for following people, but that shit still sucks.
>>578813834>>578823781I suppose it's to be expected from Elon "Literally sued companies that didn't want to advertise on his platform" Musk.
>>578823867I wonder what's changed in these last 5 years where it's now very common for social media sites/forums to block viewing without an account. Big names like facebook, linkedin, and twitter didn't require that less than a decade ago, and even old.reddit's started blocking access without logging in. I doubt it's a privacy thing, since these sites and corps will never care about protecting user info, so I'd wager it's to dissuade bots from scraping site data. Just another layer after cloudfare and other services to fight robots which ultimate inconveniences humans.Fuck, give me the Electrosphere or something. Late 90s/Early 00s scifi vision of the internet were way more free this shit now.On a completely different note, Project Aces announced that stock is running low on the Ace of Aces box. That seems like a pretty good sign, they can tell Bamco that they sold out like a month before launch.
>>578824987AI companies mass scraping data, also increasing attempts by various western governments to clamp down on "anonymous" usage of the internet. This year alone the UK, Australia, Canada, and the United States have passed or attempted to pass multiple laws mandating real ID to use social media.
>>578680368Thanks for the reminder, I need to unfollow him on BelkanTube.
>>578806696>>578806904>>578807375They're at the Future Games Show in 12 hours
>>578811308Yeah, it's happening. There's screenshots of the F-4 with them
Need ACO news now....
>>578843002real
>>578830360With 4 gunpods? I've only seen the screenshot of the F-4 with two gunpods, and two regular missiles.
ojisan selfie af gamescom
>>578846170Cute
>>578824987If they had made that set available worldwide instead of just Japan they would have sold out in the first week and had to make a 2nd run from all the people who clicked notify when available.
>>578852258Will there be a panel?
>>578824987I want those stickers for my foreflight Ipad desu.
Guys, someone made an AC6 recomp!
>>578852258He's using eye shadow right?
>>578861426Looks like typical Japanese work way to long look
https://x.com/AceCombatGames/status/2092628134218629491Heh
>>578864748
>>578866404Heartbreak Juan is the goat.
>tfw no FGS trailer it's so over
Just a little bit longer until it's only just a little bit longer.
WaitCan I go in the tunnel on Labarthe escort mission?
>>578875490Funny how the PLSL pods kinda look like drop tanks.
>>578889948I'm pretty sure they are drop tanks in this image.
do we think a basic 9070 will handle ac8 fine at 1440pgpu prices are mental these days man, I could buy something better but it feels unwise
Before I was going to bed last night I watched a trailer for an upcoming movie called Mayday. It looks like a background noise movie, Ryan Reynolds action comedy shit, but the reason I bring it up is because Reynolds plays a Navy pilot who is shot down in an SR-71 over the Soviet Union. How does the Blackbird get shot down you ask? Well, it's intercepted by a MiG-29. At low altitude. With GUNS. And when the pilot ejects, the Fulcrum crashes into the Blackbird. It took me a couple minutes to realize how fucking stupid that was, maybe I was distracted by the horrendous CGI.>>578888361Yes but it's a bit of a challenge to fly through.>>578890025Yeah I know but I just find it funny they look alike.
>>578852258Take a fucking SLEEP my man, the game is 99% done or some shit. Let others handle the rest
New trailer never ever
>AC7 doesn't support ultrawide.Fucking Assault Horizon supported that shit in 2011.
>>578898152works on my machine
>>578898152>fell for the ultrawide memeoh no no
>>578899457Joke's on you, I got it working.
>>578888361Yes you can fly almost anything into the tunnelUse to everyone took Mig-21's and went tunnel racing in 7 MPhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kt-dA8xICoYou might want to mute the audio
>>578902803Looking back at 7 really puts in perspective how pretty 8 is
>>578904741>curent year game looks nicer than almost 8 year old gamesay it ain't so
>>578905323That literally means nothing when there are games from more than a decade ago that are still gorgeous.7's development was a shitshow so it's nice to see them take their sweet time with 8 and the results so far haven't disappointed me at least
>>578905323your interpretation of what he wrote is not semantically equivalent to what he wrote
3x Faster
>>578910229>Viggen is only flyable in the PSP gamesAt least I'll be able tp play around with the Draken again soon enough.
>>578803653We are going to find out that Belka is Sotoa's brother nation
>>578911715>play around with the Draken ?? Going to play Zero?
>>578913568I am the goodest goy where Ace Combat is concerned, yes. I try not to think about how much dosh I dropped on Infinity.
>tfw I'm paypigging for every AC8 DLC jet just to see them in every ingame cutscene no, I am the goodest goy
Buddies a moment one of the greats has left us Tim Curry has died https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1Sq1Nr58hM
>>578914964>Custom AC8 ASUS ROG rigNow ASUS sending Kono a gift a couple of weeks ago makes sense.Looks good but is there a better shot of that contest image?
>>578914964>hey guys what's going on in this thread
https://x.com/PROJECT_ACES/status/2092779133281394776RIDING THE ENDLESS SKYWITH THE SUNRISE CAUGHT IN HIS WINGS
>>578919603https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2L4hJGk4QJI
Playing a bit of ZeroEspada 1 dies almost as soon as he spawnsEspada 2 she won't let off the afterbunner and physics breaking moves took 8 missiles and gunfire to bring her down.On the flip side taking down the XB-0 with rockets was very fun.>>578919764They really went all out on vocal music this time around.
https://youtu.be/hEQTFXMQU7IBamco I better get a funny trailer soon
>>578920216Yeah that’s par for the Espada-course. 1 gets the easier AI. But if you kill Marcela first, 1 then gets the harder AI. He has his own Razgriz Chopper moment of “limiter unlock” or however you would call it.
>>578914964the plen is commin outta da wall
Obscure plane post
>>578927330hell yeah
>>578914665I knew it was gonna be SPEIGHS before even hovering over the linko7
>>578930863I was going to post the ACZ meme image we use with him in it I can't find it so I just went for that vid.
>>578910229
>>578914964>Excuse me? I’m new to this vessel and can’t seem to find my way around. Could you point me in the right direction for the flight deck?
>>578919764Stand up buddies
>>578824987Ace of Aces box is completely sold out now for both versions. I guess the low stock tweets gave fence sitters the final push to clear out the remaining units. Also for fun, here's Kono's tweet in reaction to the Steam version being sold out but PS5 still available.
>>578914964NEW TRAILER WHEN
spoiler alert, but a new fictional plane design from AC8 got leaked
>>578948295Looks very ADFy.
>>578948815looks a lot like a bunch of NGAD/FA-XX concepts mashed together it looks a lot better than the raven imo
>>578948295for a second i thought the new superplane was going to be some sort of giga hornet
I suspect it's going to be like AC7 where there's two distinct superplanes, one 'conventional' and another that is downright sci-fi. The one in that pic? That's the '''normal''' one, just your run of the mill 6th gen.
for any fans of the Sea Harrier (I'm not), the 'Frontline by ITN' YouTube channel has uploaded a six hour-long video compiling ITN's coverage of the Falklands War, during which there is plenty of Sea Harrier footage.Also plenty of ramp (a fucking RAMP) carrier footage.
>>578948295I like it
Fair warning, apparently some intern played a big story spoiler section at the demo booth for a crowd of people so be careful
>>578948295So this player picked the super planes for his wingmen, but not himself and just rolled out an F-18?
>>578958621wtf...
>>578958621be careful how, with what>>578962685that makes him based and soul
>>578948295It's never a tomcat II
>>578966231Yeah I hope we get something F-14 TGM adjacent as upper medium tier. With a special unlock such as complete all story missions with an S rank with the F-14A/D whichever one we get in the base game.
>just a little over a monthCan't believe it's actually happening
>>578967319consider: an ADF-11 without the detaching drone part and just a glass canopy on itthat may be literally it
F-47?
>>578967319>EMLSmoke and mirrors, blatant FCU propaganda just like the Wings of Theve. Every true Sotoan patriot knows they can't afford EMLs, that's obviously a fuel pod in a bodykitdressed up to look like a railgun.
>>578971795Fuck around, find out
>>578967319Is Fenrir confirmed? I haven't been following up.
>>578975623No other fictional aircraft besides the Morgan, and this new one, have been confirmed yet. They'll all probably be DLC and or season pass stuff. There's just no way Bandai isn't gonna monetize the aircraft we all want. Be ready.
>>578958621I wonder if it's the mission 5 stuff that streamers from LA aren't allowed to talk about.
>>578975623>ACX contentyou know PA hates it right?
>>578976556>>ACX content>you know PA hates it right?Why? I also didn't follow up on that.
>>578976556What?
Super huge wingspan taking up all the real estate on your screen like the ADF-11F
>>578976556nigga explain
any new trailer or material from gamescom?
>>578976624>>578976784>>578980220i don't know if PA "hate" ACX, but it wasn't actually made by project aces so maybe they don't consider it official or canon or whatever
>>578982590I dont know where this retarded reddit myth that PA "hates ACX and considers it non-canon" started from, considering they have it up on their official website chronological strangereal timeline page alongside 0, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 3
>>578982993Ah. So it's just bullshit. Got it. C'mon buddies.
>>578982993It's people overreacting to the fact that the X original planes never show up anywhere else but JA and the Fenrir in Infinity. Hell you could say PA hates JA as well since the Varcolac also only came back for Infinity. I do find it odd and I'd love the Apalis to come back but that's just silly.Kono does hate the F-5 though, someone suggested they put it in 7 for the Top Gun DLC and Kono just removed him. Not from the company but reality. This was revealed to me in a dream.
>>578986820>Kono does hate the F-5 thoughfucking faggot cunt I'll kill him
the actually good F-5 is already in game its called the hornet
>>578986820I cannot dispute something revealed to someone in a dream.I will now disseminate this newly-learned 100% true fact regarding the F-5 and Kono to the masses.
Anyone who hates the F-5 is not and never will be my buddy.
>>578948295German subtitles and the player picked wunderwaffen planes for wingmenLAMO,
>Golem 1What did they mean by this?
>>578992848Drive! Drive! Drive!
>>578982165lol no
>>578987761Press X to doubt.>>578989814Based buddy.
>>578994138What do you think each player's canon car is?
>>578995813They all start with a Prius then works their way up to supercars by driving well.
CERTEPER CAELUM VOLA
>>578999476ESTO LIBERESTO LIBERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOjAO1qMBy0
>>578962685they gotta keep up somehow
>>578999476>>579000364VOTE RELICTA IN POSTERUM SERITO
>>578939794kek
>>578995813>Mobius 1Honda NSX.>BlazeC5 Corvette.>CipherOne of those late-80s BMW M3s.>Garuda 1I feel like he drives something weirdly normal… some kind of nice but sensible Euro sedan, Audi A4 or similar. I haven’t played this one in a while though, I’ll have to get the recomp working before 8 comes out.>TriggerHonestly? C7 Corvette.
>be Kono>fly to Frankfurt>set up the life size Hornet replica >shoot an intern behind the venue >post no trailer>hosts no panels >sleeps 10hr every night in the hotel>leaves sasuga Konojima
>>579011432I'm in a discord with a lot of people that went thereThey didn't do the panel but they did play the gameThey all say that the hype went through the roof tho
>>579011432Hey, he also posted a pretty sunrise picture and some thankful tweets about the Ace of Aces box selling out.
>>578995813Trigger really does have a canon car, Looks like something Kamata would make
>>579015026>getting your tailsign as a paintjob for your cheap-looking coupe>going on a date with your crew chief in matching his and hers starfightersSometimes I forget how much of a DORK Trigger is.
How high the chance we'll have another mission set at Stongehenge???
>>579019285lowFCU scrapped all the guns and turned it into strangereal's largest NASCAR track
>>579019285Fairly low given none of the guns are operational and any effort spent trying to get them back online would be better spent building other weapons. Not to mention it's in the western half of Usea, and thus fairly far from where the Sotoans are coming from. Could be cool if San Salvacion turned it into a big open-air museum that we could explore in first person, but I'm not gonna get my hopes up for anything like that.
>>579015026Given there's a billboard with a Terrazi car in 7 that might just be it. I'd love a new Ridge Racer honestly, the games are fun and it's real fake cars are well designed without being too close to an IRL equivalent.
>>579019285The guns probably got dismantled after the lighthouse war ended
>>579020913Would they? Everything was left as is for 15 years why would they suddenly decide to dismantle the place now?
>>579012281Hey look it’s Directus.>>579023310inb4 the FCU used the materials from Stonehenge to repair and upgrade the Endurance
>>579019285Zero. AC7's entire point was destroying every possible callback to the old games, stopping just short of razing all belligerent nations to the ground.
>>579023874The sun is setting those bells are ringing and I see a plane in the sky. Its Cipher on his way back to base.>FCU They also secretly repaired the guns and before they are blown up form orbit they will rain hell down on a group of landships
>>579025097>AC7's entire point was destroying every possible callback to the old games>Newfield Island in Mission 4 i dunno anon
Last chance to get caught up on ALL the Aces games before AC8 comes out. You did play ALL of them right?
>>579025474>it's a mission where you're the aggressor It's different.
>>579026527I don't know buddy, did YOU play Xi or Northern Wings?
>>579025097https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk417Yz9ViEretard
>>579026527That reminds me, I still need an AC2 disc and a JA UMD. I've got physicals of everything else besides 3 but I'll pick that up when I visit Japan next year. I could just buy them through ebay or something but it's fun finding them in used game stores.
>>579032358Good luck with that trying to find games that old even in a used game store is going to be very hard if not an impossible task.
can someone explain why there wasn't a gamescom trailer, the game comes out in a month and we have 3 total trailers
>>5790351143 trailers before a final launch-day trailer is plenty
>>579035360im dying to see more, especially coop. probably just used to the AC7 cycle where we got a million trailers because it took forever
>>579035114One was planned but thanks to an intern playing a level he was told not to and showed off a new original plane. Plans changed and Kono had to deal with the intern instead.
>>579032539Yeah, it's a crapshoot.I've bumped into copies of US AC3 once or twice that I chose not to buy, and while I've seen AC2 online I haven't found one in a store. JP AC3 I'm not worried about because my younger cousins want to visit Akihabara and I know a bookoff or surugaya or something will have a copy. JA will a huge pain in the ass since that was apparently the third worst selling game in the franchise. AC Advance and AHL sold worse but I've found those in person, I think the PSP curse just hits JA hard.
How do i switch to metric units in Zero?
>>579035360Video game marketing has evolved. No need for game show trailers nowadays.
AC8 plastic models announced.
>>579042294Oh shit who's making them?
>>579042648hasegawa
>>579035518qrd on this? that leak of the new plane was from an intern?
All planes are beautiful bumpy dreams
Ace Combat Online reveal soon.
>>579051104Imagine equipping your entire squadron with Prowlers, that's 3 extra crew members for every pilot. It's weird enough already having a nameless WSO, now you can have 16 people in your squadron and 13 of them are mute.
>>579052268we're far enough in the strangereal future, they're all AIs like Mihaly had
>>579052519I think the pod that Mihaly had was just for gathering his combat data, if it was an active participant it would affect the data that's being collected. It would be sensible if we got AI pods as WSOs though, kinda eerie.
>>579052519>>579055150A long time ago when the general was running a little mercneary pilot RPG, that was the excuse we used for multiseat planes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6osq65tyIVAme in the back
>>579051104FUCK YESLink?
>>579061538Can you not read?
>>579061704I'm fat as fuck so I'm not gonna say no to getting spoonfed
>>579061279Same vibes.
>>579061871video still private>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNwLuGDynPMannouncement>https://x.com/mamorx93/status/2093207843952566646?utm_source=chatgpt.com
>>579062546Thanks, buddyHave some really old thread OC
>>579062449If they have a unit system in ACO, we have GOT to establish the 404th.
>>579061279Kitten and Mouse in peacetime
I'm honestly noticing more graphical issues with the recompile for 6 then just playing Xenia with the ground fix, but this game still fucks.
>>579042294>44th unit also called Lux LunaeBoo I thought these little units have different names.
>>579061009I wonder who this tired, handsome man could be?
Ace combat 3 just doesnt feel that good to play.Its too dated, too slow, and the graphics kinda do matter because the UI and everything is pixelly and not in a charming PS1 way.
>>579069918
>>579061009I too, am in this commercial
I can only guess.Is this Ryo Watanabe?
new GMV just dropped.NGL this shit got me hyped>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYTyB4RSc-c
>>579051104>they’re keeping AC7’s coal livery system where any custom/non-canon skin comes without codes, numbers or emblems Can’t wait to put a single sticker in 3 hard locked zones again. Meanwhile in Zero, every single skin has correct Ustio Air Force/Cipher coding, even the ones you steal from enemy aces.
>>579080562holy shit the Bamco in-house event stage is inside of a Yodobashi CameraI fuggin knewwww it
>>579061279sooovl
>>579077591>Meanwhile in Zero, every single skin has correct Ustio Air Force/Cipher coding, even the ones you steal from enemy aces.5 did this as well, no idea why it was dropped later on. I basically never used the unlockable skins in 7’s campaign because it just looks so weird having a blank plane without proper roundels, much less your character’s markings. Fingers crossed that it will at least work this way in single player, with all the effort they’re putting into plane models and immersive visuals, you’d think they could do it… a toggle option would be even better, but we’ll see I guess.
>>579069918>>579070064that's what i call SOVL
Time of the planes soon>>579094118Umaphone is the best thing from that thingy
>>579077591If I can't make my own liveries I'm gonna V2 myself
We're now a month away from being able to play Ace Combat 8.
>>579105000
>>579105000Digits!Then it will be another short 7 years for the next one, if it ever happens
>>579077591>>579086491Honestly if we can put separate emblems in each spot I can live with thay because then I could have a tailcode, roundels, and a personal emblem. Now I'd love if we could make our own tailcodes and aircraft numbers so I can rock something stupid like XD-420 but there was always going to be some kind of limitation to this. Also it's possible things like the Joker Squadron livery will be something can slap on top of any livery.
>>579104281I'm gonna make my own skins once people figue out how to make skin mods
>>579086491Unfortunately, like last time, SP skins are probably going to be nerfed again to facilitate MP stuff. The MP preview image with a bare, saturated skins kind of confirms this. >>579111260Slapping the Joker flight tail on any base livery is such an elegant solution. Doubt they’ll do it.
>>579061279we need more funny japanese spots
>>579105000Saw a release note saying that the early access goes live at midnight CEST. Very nice it's mid afternoon in America
>>5791213813pm pacific according to steam
