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+ | {{DLC/row| F/A-18F Super Hornet Block III Set | Included in 25th Anniversary DLC - Cutting-Edge Aircraft Series Set. | Windows }} | ||
+ | {{DLC/row| F-2A -Super Kai- Set | Included in 25th Anniversary DLC - Cutting-Edge Aircraft Series Set. | Windows }} | ||
+ | {{DLC/row| MiG-35D Super Fulcrum Set | Included in 25th Anniversary DLC - Cutting-Edge Aircraft Series Set. | Windows }} | ||
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Revision as of 04:30, 17 November 2021
Developers | |
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Project Aces | |
Publishers | |
Bandai Namco Entertainment | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 4 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | January 31, 2019 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 78 |
OpenCritic | 81 |
IGDB | 81 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | DLC |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person, Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Vehicle combat |
Vehicles | Flight |
Art styles | Realistic |
Series | Ace Combat |
Ace Combat | |
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Ace Combat: Assault Horizon | 2013 |
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown | 2019 |
Key points
- Using a controller is recommended over keyboard and mouse controls.
- VR mode is exclusive to PlayStation 4.
General information
- Acepedia - A huge wiki for the Ace Combat series
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Publisher website | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
GamersGate | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Deluxe Edition also available. | ||||
Green Man Gaming | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Humble Store | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Steam | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Amazon.com (unavailable) |
- Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed on October 19, 2021.[3]
Version differences
- The Deluxe Edition contains the base game, the Season Pass, and the 8 Popular Squadron Emblems DLC.
- The Launch Edition contains the base game and the F-4E Phantom II + 3 Skins DLC.
- The Deluxe Launch Edition contains the contents of the Launch Edition and the Deluxe Edition.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | ||
8 Popular Squadron Emblems | Can be purchased in Japan. Only available elsewhere by purchasing the Deluxe Edition. |
|
Music Player Mode | Only available by purchasing the Season Pass or Deluxe Edition. | |
F-4E Phantom II + 3 Skins | ||
ADF-11F Raven Set | Included in the Season Pass. | |
ADF-01 FALKEN Set | Included in the Season Pass. | |
ADFX-01 Morgan Set | Included in the Season Pass. | |
Unexpected Visitor | Included in the Season Pass. | |
Anchorhead Raid | Included in the Season Pass. | |
Ten Million Relief Plan | Included in the Season Pass. | |
25th Anniversary DLC - Original Aircraft Series Set | ||
ASF-X Shinden II Set | Included in 25th Anniversary DLC - Original Aircraft Series Set. | |
XFA-27 Set | Included in 25th Anniversary DLC - Original Aircraft Series Set. | |
CFA-44 Nosferatu Set | Included in 25th Anniversary DLC - Original Aircraft Series Set. | |
25th Anniversary DLC - Experimental Aircraft Series Set | ||
F-16XL Set | Included in 25th Anniversary DLC - Experimental Aircraft Series Set. | |
F-15 S/MTD Set | Included in 25th Anniversary DLC - Experimental Aircraft Series Set. | |
FB-22 Strike Raptor Set | Included in 25th Anniversary DLC - Experimental Aircraft Series Set. | |
25th Anniversary DLC - Cutting-Edge Aircraft Series Set | ||
F/A-18F Super Hornet Block III Set | Included in 25th Anniversary DLC - Cutting-Edge Aircraft Series Set. | |
F-2A -Super Kai- Set | Included in 25th Anniversary DLC - Cutting-Edge Aircraft Series Set. | |
MiG-35D Super Fulcrum Set | Included in 25th Anniversary DLC - Cutting-Edge Aircraft Series Set. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment\ACE COMBAT 7\Config\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/502500/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment\ACE COMBAT 7\SaveGames\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/502500/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Anamorphic 16:9 aspect ratio. | ||
Multi-monitor | See the WSGF topic. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See the WSGF topic. Or use this alternative mod | ||
4K Ultra HD | Borderless fullscreen is set to desktop resolution. Option available in fullscreen.[4] | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Use Ace Combat 7 Cheat Engine FOV Table. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Exclusive fullscreen also available. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Controlled by Textures setting. Low is 4x, Medium 8x and High 16x. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | FXAA ("Low" and "High"). Up to 2X SSAA available via Scaling setting.[5] See Anti-aliasing (AA) for TAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | FPS cap can be configured from 60 up to 144 or unlimited in options menu.[5] | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives. |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
- TAA provides much better image stability and quality than FXAA and is cheap to use.
- This may cause the main menu to shake.[6]
Replace FXAA with TAA[7] |
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[SystemSettings] r.PostProcessAAQuality=6 r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=2 r.TemporalAACurrentFrameWeight=0.2 r.TemporalACCatmullRom=1 r.TemporalAAPauseCorrect=1 r.TemporalAASamples=4 r.TemporalAASharpen=0.6 r.TemporalAADynamicSharpen=0.1 |
Chromatic aberration
Disable chromatic aberration[8] |
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[/Script/Engine.RendererSettings] r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0 r.SceneColorFringe.Max=0 |
Draw distance
- Draw distance can be tweaked by adjusting the values of the
r.ViewDistanceScale
parameter.
Increase draw distance[9] |
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[/Script/Engine.RendererSettings] r.ViewDistanceScale=5 r.SkeletalMeshLODBias=-2 r.StaticMeshLODDistanceScale=0.25 |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | The acceleration control (default R2/RZ/RT) is prone to a bug where it doesn't reach full throttle and instead jitters at ~75%. This can presently only be fixed by restarting the game. Disconnecting the controller can make it unable to reconnect to the game while it's running. | |
Controller remapping | Two different presets for acceleration/yaw controls and map/weapon switching. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers | Thrustmaster joysticks only.[10] | |
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | Can be disabled. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | BGM, sound effects, and voiceovers have individual volume levels. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Subtitles are independent of audio language. Radio and cutscene subtitles can be enabled independently.[11] | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Single-player missions pause on focus lost. Main menu and multiplayer do not. |
- There is no native voice chat support.
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
Italian | ||||
German | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Korean | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Simplified Chinese |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | ||||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 8 | Versus |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | Online lobby browser with no indication of player skill. | |
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Issues fixed
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
Shader Model support | 5.0 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 | 8, 8.1, 10 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-7100 | Intel Core i5-7500 |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 60 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB of VRAM |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 11 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/502500/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (502500) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Bandai Namco Press Release: "Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Coming to Xbox One and PC"
- ↑ Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown EULA
- ↑ https://steamdb.info/patchnotes/7451509/
- ↑ https://twitter.com/zetec/status/1091156638818619392
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Combat 7: A Classic Returns With Stunning Visuals - Every Version Tested!
- ↑ FXAA -> TAA config fix causes main menu to shake
- ↑ View topic - HOW-TO: Increase the draw distances | Steam Community
- ↑ View topic - Ace Combat 7 no Ultrawide (Fix !!) | WSGF
- ↑ View topic - Ace Combat 7 no Ultrawide (Fix !!) | WSGF
- ↑ http://www.thrustmaster.com/en_US/ace-combat7-thrustmaster-compatibility
- ↑ Ace Combat PSVR Gameplay Preview - VR Mission #2