Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown (PC) | Mission 15: Battle for Farbanti
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Ace mode, all S ranks, all named aces, and on PC with the best settings I currently have. Nothing but the absolute best for all of you. Please, enjoy.
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I'll admit, I'm pretty proud of this one.
Another nostalgia trip - although unlike at Stonehenge, you don't get one second to take in the scenery. If you thought Fleet Destruction was intense, Farbanti turns it up to 11. Granted, I haven't tried to break it with Su-57/PLSL, but the mission is incredibly well balanced. Multiple operations, not too long flight times, a feeling of progression, and a metric ton of enemies to fight through. Those final squadrons are actually finite, not endlessly respawning - they just added a ton of them, all with different aircraft. The fact they thought of that is fantastic. To me, this is the best mission in the game, period. And I did my absolute best to make both it, and my beloved Gripen, proud.
The second part is less accomplished. Mihaly has a lengthy script harking back to Assault Horizon (not as bad though), and the rest of Sol Squadron is, at best, random.w Somethign I could and should ahve done is his Mihaly first to engage his script while I fought the rest of the Sols, but at the time of recording I didn't know about. Still... being my favorite, I have replayed this mission a couple dozen times, and it probably took me half that to start noticing the script - Mihaly is so agile the plot armor isn't even a factor most of the time, I'm too focused trying to get hits to notice they won't do much. Plus, Sol Squadron is a phenomenal track and my favorite, so any opportunity to listen to it is always a pleasure.
A month after launch, I have to say, they did the Gripen justice. Initially, I wasn't happy to see it, like in ACI, as a mid-early aircraft (despite now being the upgraded E version). But ultimately, that doesn't even matter. I love how it handles regardless of tier, in single player that matters little, in MP it's a beast in 2250 rooms, and its special weapons are all great. They're ironic, even: with the heaviest A2G missile, bomber-slaying 6AAMs and fighter assassin SASMs, the little Gripen specializes in taking out heavy targets. I couldn't ask for me. Thank you, Project Aces.
PS - Also I didn't get credit for the destroyer in the ruins? So I get mission 11's platforms give delayed credit, but not buildings?
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Return to the place where the most important clash took place in AC04, where Mobius 1 in F-22A defeated "Yellow 13" in Su-37.
Saab JAS 39E Gripen - the latest version of the most universal fighter in history. It is bigger and longer than its predecessor, it has a new engine known from Super Hornet and the most modern avionics. For now, Gripen E will go to the air force of Sweden and Brazil, but Switzerland, Croatia, the Philippines, Finland and Poland are also interested in it.
The operation of the Gripen chassis has become an irritation for the cup holder mechanism in Saab cars.
Also the general layout in a Saab, the dashboard and the dials for the climate control. They are great cars, I owned a Saab 9-5 from 1998, suprisingly fast and fun to drift in the snow with ^^
Switzerland rejected the Gripen E during a 2014 people's referendum.
Source: "Eidgenössische Abstimmungen: Das Volk will den Gripen nicht" [Swiss Voters: The people does not want the Gripen]. NZZ (in German). Switzerland. 18 May 2014.
It also didn't participate in 2019 Swiss Procurement Flight Tests.
Source: "Saab not attending Swiss flight tests". Saab. 13 June 2019.
Also Philippine Air Force choose the C/D MS20 variant not the E variant. Just an info
22:00 - Sol 1 is about to show up doing some sick maneuvers and you decide to pull one of your own just to put the fear of death in Mihaly. Awesome job
Gotta love a mission with plenty of air, land and sea targets, all of them close enough to reasonably fight everything in one run, and sufficient numbers to keep even skilled players busy! The quality of the soundtrack helps too.
And of course, the quality of the player flying his favorite plane for his favorite mission!
I see you also like dumbfiring LACMs from close range, such a fun thing to do, why bother with a lock and proper distance when you can just dump your missile on the enemy anyway?
Also, 22:03 was a beautiful action! Shame the missile missed in the end!
One of the best AC missions of all times - and masterful flight skills!
Agreed, and thank you.
The cutscene at the start is the best one in the game.
When it came to playing on this board, I always used the enemy colored SU-47 on it, much like I did on Ace Combat 4! It felt so awesome to come back here to carry on with that tradition!
16:30 So I'm not going crazy, right? Dropping a building onto the Destroyer awards no points, yet others are reporting otherwise.
I was surprised too, only noticed now. So platforms work but not buildings? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@@TugaAvenger I do think the credit does go, IF you damage the destroyer first before collapsing the building on it.
How was the building dropped?
@@holafceja You shoot the building
@@TugaAvenger I am familiar with that
The fact that you got 67k with the Gripen is insane. I managed to get 73k but that was with the OP SU-57, otherwise my best is a 59500ish with the Rafale and the F-22A.
Damn... that was a massacre, one army man mostly, the JAS 39E Gripen is a serious deal.
I won't lie, I practiced this one a bunch - I didn't want to fail my beloved Gripen. But it's great, specially it's special weapons.
@@TugaAvenger I am seeing all your gameplays on AC7 (still dont have the game thought ;3;) and after seeing others playing this game... i must say that you the best encarnation of Trigger, cuz... jeez... is fun seeing how you wipe out everything with style xD
Shame you couldn't experience it by yourself first-hand. But that's the best compliment you could give me. Thank you.
@@TugaAvenger No worries, i am saving some money in order to buy the Deluxe edition, i have played all the AC games since Ace Combat 3 back in the ps one, so i am not gonna miss this one no matter what ouo ... this game really has a strong nostalgia factor, i mean... Stonehenge, Farbanti, Cap Snow, Harling, Belkan Tecnology, Z.O.E, the ADFs, is the real sequel of all those games.
Yeah the Gripen really take me to the future with this aircraft
One year later and Tuga's flying still doesn't get old. The ruthless efficiency at which you take out targets in turn is beautiful to behold. Simply amazing.
Man I didn't see the surprise squadron appearance at the end of this mission... I had to do the whole thing with 2 slowly refilling missiles... It was grueling!! On a second play through I managed to refill at the base before the last dog fight :)
Farbanti
Snider's Top
Roca Roja
And the Lighthouse
Best mission to just commit mass murder and possible warcrime when youve finished all of it 5 times over and just wanna let loose lmao
In memory of Wiseman
This was super impressive and entertaining. Never noticed how much dialogue I missed when playing.
28:20 even the Satelite was down, he's still shooting Sol 1 out of frustation. LMAO
Kinda lame how X takes an absurd amount of damage purely for story reasons. I'd much prefer if he was weaker but more agile than this.
This Su-30SM could be specially modified to survive any hits with missiles.
@@janusz4156 Sure, but not to this extent. I'm pretty sure I hit this thing with multiple EML's on the X-02 and it still didn't die/trigger the end of the mission.
@I Have no idea of what I'm doing The worst part is I blasted that old bastard out of sky in later mission, yet he is scripted to survive even he didn't eject. I can take Markov and Illich were scripted to be super-solid in Assault Horizon, but at least they got what they deserved.
@@GeneralWildDog He was grounded for the rest of his life. A fate worse than death for Mihaly.
@@arieltimeshrine8137 I think you want to say "Trigger travels back time via Free Mission to beat his entrails out of him again and again and again, a fate even worse than death".
The game movie is awesome! I can’t wait until they come out with another one. Best graphics ever.
16:33
DDG gets squished.
Was Gripen good to use from very beginning to end..? And what would the best upgrade for it to be able to go toe to toe with the High tier planes..?
I use it not because it's good or bad, but because I love it. That said, it is objectively great in both campaign and multiplayer. It handles great for its tier, is pretty fast, and carries some of the best special weapons in the game.
For single player, I suggest the build I use in this mission. For MP, I suggest going all in SASM upgrades to speed/homing/payload/damage.
Farbanti map wipe when?
So I found out that it IS in fact possible to wipe the map. Not by yourself obviously, the allies actually do a pretty decent job at helping you out but I got a max score of 75400 in case you were wondering. I was unable to kill 2 APCs before the Update, but other than that the map was wiped.
I know you were talking about holding back on this mission in other runs as to not ruin it for you, but it can be ruined. Not as easy as Fleet Destruction, but still possible haha
My record is around 82k, with, inevitable, the PLSL Su-57. While you can clear the map, there's certain conditional spawns that make a high score trickier. For example, there a ton of south squadron spawns on the last section, the last one being Su-35s. The docked ships only spawn if you didn't leave the naval battle for last - and if you did, you get F-35s on the final section instead (rather than at the bridge).
The result: that 82k wasn't a wipe, but I've had 60k games that were.
@@TugaAvenger so how do you usually go about it? I got my 75k map wipe by: Aerial Battle --> Ground Battle ---> Naval Battle ---> Aerial Battle ---> Enemy GHQ ---> South Spawns and then mop up what I could of the ground and ships in the flooded city.
I was nowhere near wiping the map by doing Ground Battle, Naval Battle, Ground Battle, Aerial Battle, GHQ and then the spawns. Is that the path that you got your 82k in?
Hey what upgrades do you use on your plane for these missions?
I always show them in the hangar.
I'm surprised why you didn't go after the ace because one of them flees the area F-2A. Second part is actually going after yellow 13's flight instructor Mihaly
I did get the F-2 ace - went after him right as he spawned, before he turned back.
Any advice for a new Ace Combat fan? How would you rank the standard missile parts (for the story, I'm not brave enough to try MP yet :p)? I try to equip them with this priority from most to least: reload time -> lock on range -> homing capabilities -> flight speed -> flight distance -> lock on speed -> load limit -> power
For single player, reload and homing are universal for standard missiles. For specials it varies, but reload is less necessary - homing for A2A, and load limit if necessary.
The rest are situational. Lock-on range is negligible and only useful for no damage runs, flight speed is neutral because it naturally decreases homing (higher speed = higher turn radius), load for standards is only required for low tier planes in certain maps, flight distance is useless in SP, and lock on speed is useless anywhere.
Finally, power is useful in SP, but unreliable. Some targets that take two missiles will only take one, others will still take two, and can screw with your muscle memory. I recommend against it for standards - for specials, it's a case by case basis, it's worth it for some A2G missiles.
TugaAvenger thanks SO much for this! It really helped a lot :) I tried what you recommended and the the difference was pretty noticeable with the flight speed part disabled. Im going to try out your precious Gripen next! As an F-35 fanboy I must I admit the Gripen is a sweet looking plane - it has such an aggressive and shark like look!
Glad I could help. I would add there's merit to speed against hyper mobile targets (Sol/drones) because homing can't keep up anyway and you want to take advantage of the openings, but like with power, it can mess with your muscle memory. Best to keep those parts stable and always know how your missiles will behave, and correct for the situation.
Funny you should call it shark like... seems you're alone in thinking that: www.nexusmods.com/acecombat7skiesunknown/mods/161
TugaAvenger hahaha wow that’s amazing, I’m going to have to try that skin sometime 😂
And thanks again for the solid feedback! You’re a pro!! I think it’ll help new players looking through your videos 😊
Last question - why did you say flight distance is useless in SP? Do they behave differently in MP? I think I agree because I tried testing this out in SP by shooting off into the distance on free flight mode but couldn’t tell a difference between the missile behaviors with flight distance enabled/disabled - they all seemed to end around the same spot... I ended up giving up on the SP tests and trusted your judgement 😉
I got to the 19k score mark for normal mode, got to 26k or somewhere along there, and then died when i think i got hit by a missile that a f14d shot just before i took it down
Doesn't SASM kill fighters with a single shot? Also is the Return Line still available by the Sols' sequence?
Yes and no. The proximity fuze does less damage than standard missiles; but if they do direct impact, they do more damage. Nit sure if enough for a one shot though. And never noticed if the pine was still there.
I wonder when are we going to see an innovation or something totally new in this series.
Tbh The issue I have with this Mission and the whole game in general is that I never once feared getting shot down by the Sols. I understand that they couldn’t make the AI too difficult for newbies to the franchise but it’s more of a chase “x” plane/drone/guy around then it is dueling with a sense that you could be shot down at any time. This coupled with the lack of insta death by missile on Ace really emphasises this.
Not to mention the amount of times plot just stops you from having a good duel
I just played that mission and got my personal highscore up to 64.8k withj Pulse Laser SU57, now i see you with the Gripen and SAMS getting 67k....i feel bad lol
Is a joy stick much better than a controller?
Not for Ace Combat. Always played with a controller myself.