Ace Combat 8 Guide
Answers for ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE: whether your PC can run it, how to stop the crashes, the jets, the missions and difficulty, and the online mode. It is on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC from $69.99. This is an independent fan guide, not Bandai Namco's site.
Will it run on your PC?
Pick your graphics card. Ray-tracing hardware is a hard requirement, even on Low.
Pick your card. The first thing the check answers is the hard requirement: whether the card has ray-tracing hardware.
The hangar
The 23 listed jets by role- F/A-18C HornetMultirole
- F/A-18F Super HornetMultirole
- EA-18G GrowlerElectronic
- EA-6B ProwlerElectronic
- F-14AFighter
- F-14D Super TomcatFighter
- F-35C Lightning IIMultirole
- Rafale MMultirole
- Su-33 Flanker-DMultirole
- F-4E Phantom IIMultirole
- Mirage 2000-5Multirole
- TyphoonFighter
- F-2AAttacker
- A-10C Thunderbolt IIAttacker
- Su-25SM FrogfootAttacker
- Su-34 FullbackAttacker
- MiG-21bis FishbedFighter
- MiG-29A FulcrumFighter
- MiG-31B FoxhoundFighter
- F-15C EagleFighter
- F-15J EagleFighter
- Su-57 FelonFighter
- F-22A RaptorFighter
Jets unlock through the Aircraft Tree with the MRP missions pay; the F-14A comes with every pre-order.
Campaign
30 missions from the carrier Endurance, on four difficulty settings you can change at any time. The first ones:
- —Wings of TheveStraits of Adea
- 01Jokers WildSan Salvacion North Coast
- 02NomadDeltheim Port
- 03Purple Magic Takes FlightWhite Valley Base
- 04The Fall of the Numbered FleetsNewfield Island
Quick answers
- Why won't it start on my GTX card?It needs a card with ray-tracing hardware, even on Low.
- How do I launch Ace Combat Zero on PC?It is a DLC inside Ace Combat 8, started from the same Play button.
- Is Deluxe worth it?Mostly for online play, plus two skins after the campaign.
- Does it work on Steam Deck?Online is blocked on Linux, and the campaign is hit and miss.
- Is there a co-op campaign?Co-op lives in the separate online mode.
- Can I use a flight stick?Some work; there is no custom mapping on PC.