Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies: Difference between revisions

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies
Game general and emulation properties:
Languages supported:
Region NTSC-U:
Serial numbers:	SLUS-20152; SLUS-20152GH (Greatest Hits)
Release date:	November 1, 2001; October 23, 2004 (Greatest Hits)
CRCs:	A32F7CD0
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	Playable
Mac Status:	?
Region PAL:
Serial numbers:	SCES-50410
Release date:	February 8, 2002
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?
Region NTSC-J/C/K:
Serial numbers:	SLPS-25052; SLPS-73410 (PlayStation 2 the Best); SLPS-73205 (PlayStation 2 The Best); SLPM-60149 (Trial)
Release date:	September 13, 2001; September 16, 2004 (PlayStation 2 the Best)
Windows Status:	Playable
Linux Status:	?
Mac Status:	?

Revision as of 23:32, 21 February 2016

Developer(s): Project Aces
Publisher(s): Namco (JP, US), SCEE (EU)
Genre: Simulation
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: Metacritic: 89/100
Game description: During the course of the game, the player has the opportunity to purchase 21 different planes, from models that actually exist to prototypes or relatively new aircraft that were in development (at the time of game production) and their weaponry. Every plane has two alternate paint schemes, gained by achieving a superior, or S, ranking on a stage in normal difficulty mode, by shooting down the ace pilots on each stage, or by completing the challenge modes.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad	Comments	Tester
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.	?
PAL	Windows	Intel Core i5 2500 @ 3.1 gigahertz Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 (driver 314.22 + GeForce Experience installed)	1.0.0	GSDX	SPU2-X ?	Europe v02.00 (14/06/2004), None, SkipMPEG, - Game launched via a retail copy., - Heavily "garbled" textures in the in-game menus (plane/weapon selection, plane/weapon buying and selling screen) : most of the textures of those menus are hidden by formless black polygons covering a large part of the screen.	Kaarvani
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.4Ghz Nvidia GTX 285 768MB	1.1.0 r5546	GSdx 5542 SSE41	SPU2-X 2.0.0 LilyPad 0.11.0	Runs near full speed.	General-Plot
PAL	Windows 10 Pro 64 bit	Intel Core i7 4790K 4.70GHz 2 x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 (SLI)	1.2.1 r5875	GSdx 0.1.16 (MSVC 18.00, AVX2)	SPU2-X 2.0.0 r5822	Hardware mode has many graphical glitches. Software mode renders the game accurately, but requires a very powerful CPU. I can maintain the target framerate of the PAL version (50fps) even with the view set to external. When using the NTSC-U (60fps) version, the framerate drops to 52 - 55fps, rendering the game sluggish and unplayable.	Zhohner
NTSC-J	Windows	I5 3330 HD radeon 6850	1.3 Git 28 of May	GSDX	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), Little Heavy,can requires MTVU hack., Status	DESTRUIDOR
PAL	Windows	I5 3330 HD radeon 6850	1.3 Git 28 of May	GSDX	SPU2-X ?	USA v02.20(10/02/2006), Hard to believe....but Is fine now,not issues more., Status	DESTRUIDOR
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

Test configurations on Linux:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad	Comments	Tester
NTSC-U	Arch Linux	Intel Core i5 4570 @ 3.20GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770	PCSX2 1.4.0-0-compiled on Jan 9 2016	GSdx 1.0.0 OpenGL	SPU2-X 2.0.0 SDL	Runs stable in hardware mode. Has severe terrain texture glitches that worsen the longer played, and in game player plane renders completely black. Distracting, but playable as they only happen in the distance. Software mode does not experience such issues but is prone to slowdowns.	actioninja

Trivia

Original names: エースコンバット04 シャッタードスカイ (SLPS-25052), エースコンバット04 シャッタードスカイ PlayStation 2 the Best (SLPS-73410)
Also known as Ace Combat: Distant Thunder (EU)

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.

Software mode FPS drop in Third Person or Cockpit view

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

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