Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War

El Viento

Pre-crash, someone posted either in an AC thread or a desktop thread a high resolution image of the AC world map in computer graphic style that you get to see in the background of AC5's briefings. Would anyone happen to have that still kicking about?

Sol

In the second Round Table mission, the one near the end. Was I the only thinking "Needs More cowbell"?

Cantido

In the second Round Table mission, the one near the end. Was I the only thinking "Needs More cowbell"?

Well, I wasn't but now you've put that thought in my head.

NickTheNewbie

My trick for manipulating my ace guage at the beginning of the game is to do the first mission, shift my guage, save, then to an SP new game.

It retains the shift you just made, so you can keep moving it until you're ready for the next mission.

Sol

I really like the Assault Records, it's pretty cool reading what these pilots do, like the one that ends up working on Stonehenge or the one that moves and opens a shop in San Salvacion.

What I don't like is the cutting of some planes from AC5, but I'll live with it.

Alucard6986

Well technically didn't some of these planes not even exist in 1995?

Err, besides the concept stuff obviously.

Carol Vorderman

I just got it today, it's rather hard

alot of fun though.

Stigma

I'm rather annoyed with the difficulty in managing my alignment.

Sol

Alucard6986 wrote:

Well technically didn't some of these planes not even exist in 1995?

Err, besides the concept stuff obviously.

Yeah, the F-22 and the F-35 obviously, and I think the Su-37 wasn't the Su-37 yet(no thrust vectoring), and the Su-32 wasn't either, I think they were both shown in 1997.

Chart

I bought this on launch day and haven't played it yet.

I'm going to hell.

Cantido

I'm rather annoyed with the difficulty in managing my alignment.

Hold L2 and R2 for "Autopilot," which levels your plane.

Mmmm... Cocks...

Pssst... guess what guys... 8)

[spoiler:2f07c3a475]My full name? Patrick James Carr.

My lady friend even always calls me Patrick James.[/spoiler:2f07c3a475]

I thought that was all kinds of awesome.

ObstSkwerl

MateriaMaster wrote:

Pssst... guess what guys... 8)

[spoiler:a9f1e11872]My full name? Patrick James Carr.

My lady friend even always calls me Patrick James.[/spoiler:a9f1e11872]

I thought that was all kinds of awesome.

[spoiler:a9f1e11872]He gets laser'ed =\ but I sort of saw that coming... [/spoiler:a9f1e11872]

Drallo

Sol wrote:

Alucard6986 wrote:

Well technically didn't some of these planes not even exist in 1995?

Err, besides the concept stuff obviously.

Yeah, the F-22 and the F-35 obviously, and I think the Su-37 wasn't the Su-37 yet(no thrust vectoring), and the Su-32 wasn't either, I think they were both shown in 1997.

For the sake of fun, I'd rather not have all of my favourite plans taken out for the sake of realism.

Sol

The game is definetaly alot more enjoyable when you're a Mercenary ace...the rival aces are awesome.

PunkBoy

This has probably been asked before, but does anyone still have that world map from Ace Combat 5?

Shadowfire

Just unlocked the [spoiler:cacd2b3c91]Falken and Morgan. The Falken rocks the Morgan's face pretty hard. Carries more ordinance, including double the laser blasts that last longer, and seem to take targets out quicker. It also has a fucking awesome cockpit.[/spoiler:cacd2b3c91]

Recoil42

Drallo wrote:

Sol wrote:

Alucard6986 wrote:

Well technically didn't some of these planes not even exist in 1995?

Err, besides the concept stuff obviously.

Yeah, the F-22 and the F-35 obviously, and I think the Su-37 wasn't the Su-37 yet(no thrust vectoring), and the Su-32 wasn't either, I think they were both shown in 1997.

For the sake of fun, I'd rather not have all of my favourite plans taken out for the sake of realism.

I've got a book on my bookshelf of Millitary Aircraft, and it's from 1995-1996, and it hasthe F-22 listed with a great amount of detail, so.... I think you're wrong on that one.



edit: Wikipedia says you're thinking of the unveiling of the first "production-representative" craft:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-22

VoodooV

so I finally bought a PS2 as a reward for finishing the semester, and the first game I bought was AC5. I've wanted to play this for so long, but I've hesitated since I didn't want to buy a 2nd console (first is xbox..soon to be a 360)

I'm loving the game, I'm curious as to what some of the slang does mean...for example shack on the target. That reminds me. I know the phrase "five by five" means everything is OK...but is there an origin to what five by five means or is it just something made up for Aliens

Shadowfire

Five by Five is actually an old radio term, meaning everything is 'loud and clear.'

Shack on the Target? I think AC made it up. If I had to guess, a confirmed missile hit without a kill.

VoodooV

Shadowfire wrote:

Five by Five is actually an old radio term, meaning everything is 'loud and clear.'

Shack on the Target? I think AC made it up. If I had to guess, a confirmed missile hit without a kill.

thanks...but do you know what the five refers to? Five what by Five what? I've always wondered about that.

Woodtopian

The inclusion of so many historical American and Russian fighter jets kind of makes me wish they'd drop this whole fantasy universe and just go full out with a Cold-War era Earth Ace Combat.

Shadowfire

VoodooV wrote:

Shadowfire wrote:

Five by Five is actually an old radio term, meaning everything is 'loud and clear.'

Shack on the Target? I think AC made it up. If I had to guess, a confirmed missile hit without a kill.

thanks...but do you know what the five refers to? Five what by Five what? I've always wondered about that.

A rating of signal strength and clarity.

NickTheNewbie

SHAQ ON THE TARGET

Drallo

Woodtopian wrote:

The inclusion of so many historical American and Russian fighter jets kind of makes me wish they'd drop this whole fantasy universe and just go full out with a Cold-War era Earth Ace Combat.

Eh, it allows them to take liberties with history without actually taking liberties with history.

I have alot more fun when I can believe the countries are actually at war, than if its some conflict in the past that I know never happened.

Sol

Recoil42 wrote:

Drallo wrote:

Sol wrote:

Alucard6986 wrote:

Well technically didn't some of these planes not even exist in 1995?

Err, besides the concept stuff obviously.

Yeah, the F-22 and the F-35 obviously, and I think the Su-37 wasn't the Su-37 yet(no thrust vectoring), and the Su-32 wasn't either, I think they were both shown in 1997.

For the sake of fun, I'd rather not have all of my favourite plans taken out for the sake of realism.

I've got a book on my bookshelf of Millitary Aircraft, and it's from 1995-1996, and it hasthe F-22 listed with a great amount of detail, so.... I think you're wrong on that one.



edit: Wikipedia says you're thinking of the unveiling of the first "production-representative" craft:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-22

The F-22 is not exactly the same as the YF-22.check it
Either way I'm glad the F-22 is in the game.

Mmmm... Cocks...

VoodooV wrote:

so I finally bought a PS2 as a reward for finishing the semester, and the first game I bought was AC5. I've wanted to play this for so long, but I've hesitated since I didn't want to buy a 2nd console (first is xbox..soon to be a 360)

I'm loving the game, I'm curious as to what some of the slang does mean...for example shack on the target. That reminds me. I know the phrase "five by five" means everything is OK...but is there an origin to what five by five means or is it just something made up for Aliens

I posted this earlier.
Alot of chatter was in 4 if I remember.
http://www.tailhook.org/AVSLANG.htm

Stigma

Cantido wrote:

I'm rather annoyed with the difficulty in managing my alignment.

Hold L2 and R2 for "Autopilot," which levels your plane.

By alignment, I meant mercenary/knight... thanks though

Zephos

i was getting pretty heavily into this game, and then i had to let my girlfriend borrow the ps2, so my progress on it has halted! :evil:

Stigma

As a side note. I'm not pleased with AC5's experience system. It moves far too slowly for me to get all of the planes in a reasonable timeframe.

I'm hoping AC4 doesn't have any artificial roadblock BS to deal with, since I'm looking to pick it up.

Cantido

By alignment, I meant mercenary/knight... thanks though

Mercenary = blow up all the Yellow targets.
Knight = ignore all the Yellow targets.
Soldier = blow up half of the Yellow targets.

Predator

Is there a soundtrack out for this game, or a torrent to the soundtrack?
Because the song from the very last mission is stuck in my head.

Gage

Predator wrote:

Is there a soundtrack out for this game, or a torrent to the soundtrack?
Because the song from the very last mission is stuck in my head.

Check the OP.

And is it just me, or are most of the tracks in that link slightly slowed-down versions of the in-game tracks?

Carol Vorderman

Cantido wrote:

By alignment, I meant mercenary/knight... thanks though

Mercenary = blow up all the Yellow targets.
Knight = ignore all the Yellow targets.
Soldier = blow up half of the Yellow targets.

I didn't even know you could ignore any yellow targets

I've been getting Mercenary on every single mission

Gage

d_b wrote:

Cantido wrote:

By alignment, I meant mercenary/knight... thanks though

Mercenary = blow up all the Yellow targets.
Knight = ignore all the Yellow targets.
Soldier = blow up half of the Yellow targets.

I didn't even know you could ignore any yellow targets

I've been getting Mercenary on every single mission

"Low-life mercenaries! Only you would be so cowardly as to shoot down a plane that's out of commission!"

Predator

Gage wrote:

Predator wrote:

Is there a soundtrack out for this game, or a torrent to the soundtrack?
Because the song from the very last mission is stuck in my head.

Check the OP.

the op?

verpa

Predator wrote:

Gage wrote:

Predator wrote:

Is there a soundtrack out for this game, or a torrent to the soundtrack?
Because the song from the very last mission is stuck in my head.

Check the OP.

the op?

Original Post

Erin The Red

ok, this may or may not have been answered already, but what the hell are those little icons under the plane type? Like, first it'll be a bunch of minus signs or something, then they all turn into plus signs, and then diamonds. I'm confused as to their significance.

VoodooV

MateriaMaster wrote:

VoodooV wrote:

so I finally bought a PS2 as a reward for finishing the semester, and the first game I bought was AC5. I've wanted to play this for so long, but I've hesitated since I didn't want to buy a 2nd console (first is xbox..soon to be a 360)

I'm loving the game, I'm curious as to what some of the slang does mean...for example shack on the target. That reminds me. I know the phrase "five by five" means everything is OK...but is there an origin to what five by five means or is it just something made up for Aliens

I posted this earlier.
Alot of chatter was in 4 if I remember.
http://www.tailhook.org/AVSLANG.htm

sweet, thanks and bookmarked...heh..thanks to context, its easy to figure out what Fox One/two means, but its cool to know what it actually refers to

is there a strat guide out there for AC5 besides the intraweb? manual doesn't do shit to explain experience and skill rates and whatever....need INPUT!!

Gage

TheRoadVirus wrote:

ok, this may or may not have been answered already, but what the hell are those little icons under the plane type? Like, first it'll be a bunch of minus signs or something, then they all turn into plus signs, and then diamonds. I'm confused as to their significance.

That shows the number of kills racked up with that craft.

Get enough kills and the icons will turn into Pac-Man and ghosts!