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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
Publishers
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Release dates
Windows January 25, 2013
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Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition guide on StrategyWiki
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition on Wikipedia
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Warnings

For Games for Windows - LIVE on Windows 8 or later, install the latest Games for Windows - LIVE software.
Ace Combat
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon 2013
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown 2019

Key points

Using a controller is recommended over keyboard and mouse controls.
Games for Windows - LIVE was removed from the Steam version on April 1, 2014.[1]
Well optimised for PC.
Very limited set of video settings.

General information

Official website
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)
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 Product key can be activated on Steam.[1]
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Windows
Amazon.com
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Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
Steam
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Windows

Essential improvements

Steam keeps doing first installation every time

Pretend dependencies installation[2]
  1. Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Valve\Steam\Apps\228400
  2. Make sure there are three DWORD named directx, live and vcredist
  3. Make also sure they all have 1 as value

Game data

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

Configuration file(s) location

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/228400/pfx/[Note 1]
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

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System Location
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/228400/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video settings

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

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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[3]
  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 settings

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).

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Audio settings

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

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The game always uses Open Mic in multiplayer and there is no option to mute other players.

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

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

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[4]

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[4]

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[5][6]
  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[7]
  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[8]
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[9]
  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

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
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
DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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