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Warnings
- For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
General information
- Acepedia - A huge wiki for the Ace Combat series
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All non-Steam versions require Games for Windows - LIVE DRM.[Note 1]
Essential improvements
Steam keeps doing first installation every time
Pretend dependencies installation[3][4]
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- Go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Valve\Steam\Apps\228400
- Verify that there are three separate REG_DWORD entries named
directx , live and vcredist .
- For any that are missing, right-click an empty area in the right-side panel and select New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value.
- Ensure that all three entries have a Value data of (1).
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Patches
- A title update for the GFWL version is available. The game should automatically prompt for the update when using a LIVE profile; the update can also be downloaded manually (extract the contents and run
setup.exe
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Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
- Folders may not be automatically created, if so manually set them up. The individual files will be created after entering the in-game options menus for graphics and controls.
Save game data location
Video
- Although not selectable in-game, borderless fullscreen windowed mode can be forced by editing the game's configuration files.
Borderless fullscreen windowed via .ini edit[5]
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- Open
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\NAMCO\ACAH\gfx_settings.ini
- Change
fake_fullscreen = false to fake_fullscreen = true
- Save changes and load up the game.
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Input
In-game keyboard/mouse settings.
In-game gamepad settings (for Aircraft).
In-game gamepad settings (for Attack Helicopter).
In-game gamepad settings (for Door Gunner/Gunship).
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, SE (Sound Effects) and VO (Voice Over) sliders. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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- The game always uses Open Mic in multiplayer and there is no option to mute other players.
- Subtitle and audio languages can be selected independently.
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Simplified Chinese |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Polish |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
LAN play |
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Online play |
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Versus, Co-op Co-op supports 3 players and only 8 missions, which must be unlocked in the campaign first. |
Connection types
VR support
3D modes |
State |
Notes |
vorpX |
| G3D User created game profile, see vorpx forum profile introduction. |
Issues fixed
Frequent crashing during missions
- On Windows 10, the game will crash to desktop within a few minutes of starting a mission.
Set Windows 7 compatibility mode[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game> . Right-click Ace Combat_AH.exe and select Properties.
- On the Compatibility tab, check the box next to Run this program in compatibility mode for: and select Windows 7 from the drop-down box.
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Crash to desktop after mission complete
- Game repeatedly crashes to desktop at the end of certain missions before the cutscene is displayed.
Switch to windowed mode[7]
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Switching to windowed mode before the end of the mission and then switching back to fullscreen afterwards appears to resolve this problem.
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Update graphics drivers[7]
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Others have reported that updating graphics drivers to the newest version resolves this issue.
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Title screen control glitch
- Game does not respond past the title screen, merely cycling through all buttons regardless of whether or not a controller or keyboard is used.
- This issue appeared after the Steamworks update.
Disable Bluetooth adapter and not needed input devices[8][9]
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- Disable computer's Bluetooth adaptor (if it possesses one) in the system tray.
- Additionally, go to the device manager and disable Bluetooth adapter in there.
- If this doesn't help, disable other input devices (like drawing tablets and joysticks in it).
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Remove config files[citation needed]
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- Go to
<path-to-game> and delete input.ini .
- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\NAMCO\ACAH\ and delete input_<user-id>.ini .
- Try running a game in Windows XP compatibility mode.
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Control and graphics settings reset between sessions
- On some systems control and graphics settings do not save after making changes.
- For Windows 10, the
gfx_settings.ini
file must also be created manually. Use Notepad to create an empty file in the ACAH
folder.
Create folders for configuration files[10]
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- Go to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\
- Make a folder named
NAMCO
- Go into the
NAMCO folder and make a folder named ACAH
- Launch the game
- Edit the in-game graphics and controls settings to generate the necessary files
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Consistent freezing
- Game plays but freezes for about 20 seconds every few minutes.
Disable multi-GPU mode[11]
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- This solution is only relevant for those running Nvidia graphics cards.
- Open the Nvidia Control Panel.
- Go to "3D Settings" and then "Configure Multi-GPU".
- Disable multi-GPU mode.
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Screen flickering on Windows 8
Start the game in Windows 7 compatibility mode[12]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Right click on
Ace Combat_AH.exe and choose Properties.
- In Compatibility tab check Run this program in compatibility mode with and in the box below choose Windows 7.
- Click OK and launch the game with Steam.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9.0c, 9Ex |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista, 7, 8, 10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz AMD Athlon X2 2.4 GHz |
Intel Core 2 Quad 2.7 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 3 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
2 GB |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
16 GB |
20 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 3850 DirectX 9.0c compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 ATI Radeon HD 6950 |
Notes
References