Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
Region NTSC-U: Serial numbers: SLUS-20152 Release date: October 23, 2001 CRCs: A32F7CD0 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region PAL: Release date: February 6, 2002 Windows Status: ? Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region NTSC-J/C/K: Release date: October 23, 2001 Windows Status: ? Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Namco
Genre: Arcade, combat flight simulator
Wikipedia: Link
Game description: Known in Europe as "Ace Combat: Distant Thunder".

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
PAL	?	Intel Core i7 920 @ 4.0ghz AMD Radeon HD 5770x2 (CrossfireX)	SVN r5051	GSDX D3D11 r5051	SPU2-X r5025	Needs powerful hardware just to go in-game. Needs investigation/optimization to make this game playable.	?
NTSC-U	Windows 7 Professional 64-bit	Intel Core i7 4770K @ 3.50GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 (SLI x2)	1.3.0-20140912204128	GSdx 20140912204128 (MSVC 18.00, SSE41) 0.1.16 [GSdx32-SSE4]OpenGL	SPU2-X 20140912204128 2.0.0	Hardware mode runs fast, but there are too many texture glitches to be enjoyable. Software mode works well, but requires a fast CPU and only Virtual Cockpit view works.	SpeedySPCFan

Known Issues

Graphical issues

• Status: Active
• Type: Serious
• Description: The game still has a lot of graphical issues in hardware mode. The aircraft, the hangar and the in-mission ground surface suffer from the most noticeable glitches. Black lines on screen and textures are incorrect.
• Workaround: Software Mode has no graphical glitches but runs slow on most CPUs and has slow view modes.

Slow View Modes

• Status: Active
• Type: Minor
• Description: In Software Mode, both third person and cockpit views make the game go unplayably slow and lag the audio.
• Workaround: Use Virtual Cockpit mode or play in Hardware Mode.