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Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition

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Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon cover
Developers
Project Aces
Windows QLOC
Publishers
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Release dates
Windows January 25, 2013
Reception
Metacritic 77
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
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
Themes Historical
Series Ace Combat
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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

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
CD key
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Product key can be activated on Steam.[1]
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Windows
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)
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[2]
Windows
Steam (unavailable)
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Games for Windows - LIVE was removed from the Steam version on April 1, 2014.[1]
Windows
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]
  1. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Valve\Steam\Apps\228400
  2. Verify that there are three separate REG_DWORD entries named directx, live and vcredist.
  3. For any that are missing, right-click an empty area in the right-side panel and select New -> DWORD (32-bit) Value.
  4. Ensure that all three entries have a Value data of (1).

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).

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\NAMCO\ACAH\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/228400/pfx/[Note 2]
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

System Location
Windows
Steam <Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\228400\remote\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/228400/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Added in the ACAH 2.0 update.[1]

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Use this Cheat Engine table.
Windowed
Windowed mode is not scalable using the mouse and is not full-size.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Some post-processing AA is always enabled, regardless of on/off toggle
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
No frame rate or refresh rate cap.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

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]
  1. Open %USERPROFILE%\Documents\NAMCO\ACAH\gfx_settings.ini
  2. Change fake_fullscreen = false to fake_fullscreen = true
  3. Save changes and load up the game.

Input

In-game keyboard/mouse settings.
In-game keyboard/mouse settings.
In-game gamepad settings (for Aircraft).
In-game gamepad settings (for Aircraft).
In-game gamepad settings (for Attack Helicopter).
In-game gamepad settings (for Attack Helicopter).
In-game gamepad settings (for Door Gunner/Gunship).
In-game gamepad settings (for Door Gunner/Gunship).

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Independent remapping for aircraft, gunships and gunner positions.
Mouse acceleration
Negative mouse acceleration present for both helicopter and gunner sections. No option to disable it.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
No pointer
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Just presets or simple toggles for some commands.
DirectInput controllers might be possibly adjusted from default_input.ini[6]
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, SE (Sound Effects) and VO (Voice Over) sliders.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio
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
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
16 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]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>. Right-click Ace Combat_AH.exe and select Properties.
  2. 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.

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]

Switching to windowed mode before the end of the mission and then switching back to fullscreen afterwards appears to resolve this problem.

Update graphics drivers[7]

Others have reported that updating graphics drivers to the newest version resolves this issue.

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]
  1. Disable computer's Bluetooth adaptor (if it possesses one) in the system tray.
  2. Additionally, go to the device manager and disable Bluetooth adapter in there.
  3. If this doesn't help, disable other input devices (like drawing tablets and joysticks in it).
Remove config files[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game> and delete input.ini.
  2. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\NAMCO\ACAH\ and delete input_<user-id>.ini.
  3. Try running a game in Windows XP compatibility mode.

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]
  1. Go to %USERPROFILE%\Documents\
  2. Make a folder named NAMCO
  3. Go into the NAMCO folder and make a folder named ACAH
  4. Launch the game
  5. Edit the in-game graphics and controls settings to generate the necessary files

Consistent freezing

Game plays but freezes for about 20 seconds every few minutes.
Disable multi-GPU mode[11]
This solution is only relevant for those running Nvidia graphics cards.
  1. Open the Nvidia Control Panel.
  2. Go to "3D Settings" and then "Configure Multi-GPU".
  3. Disable multi-GPU mode.

Screen flickering on Windows 8

Start the game in Windows 7 compatibility mode[12]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Right click on Ace Combat_AH.exe and choose Properties.
  3. In Compatibility tab check Run this program in compatibility mode with and in the box below choose Windows 7.
  4. Click OK and launch the game with Steam.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c, 9Ex
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 16 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT
ATI Radeon HD 3850
DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. Games for Windows - LIVE DRM features: SSA activation, supports local profiles.
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/228400/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (228400) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References