Air (Ace) Combat FAQ/Walkthrough Version 1.0 (02/2?/02) by awbachellor (tnvgfreek@yahoo.com) This document si copywrighted by awbachellor (c) 2002 This is my first FAQ/Walkthrough. I really didn't know how to set it up, so I just tried it like this. If there is any questions about this FAQ, please send me an e-mail witn Air Comabt in the subject line. If you ask me a question that is already covered in this walkthrough, it will be dismissed with no thought to it. I hope you find this helpful and enjoyable, as it was fun to make. Thanks for taking time to read it. Table of Contents 1. Version History 2. Controls 3. Mission Walkthrough 4. Jets 5. Wingmen 6. Codes 7. Gameshark Codes 8. FAQ 9. Legal Info 1. Version History V.1.0 (02/2?/02) Completed everything except for the FAQ section. 2. Controls Main Menu D-Pad Moves To Selection Start Accept Selection Circle Accept Selection X Cancel In Game (Novice) Up Go Down Down Go Up Left Turn Left Right Turn Right Select Change View Start Pause Triangle Next Targer Square View Map Circle Fire Missle X Fire Maching Gun L1 Air Brake R1 Afterburner In Game (Expert) Up Go Down Down Go Up Left Roll Left Right Roll Right Select Change View Start Pause Triangle Next Targer Square View Map Circle Fire Missle X Fire Maching Gun L1 Air Brake L2 Yaw Left R1 Afterburner R2 Yaw Right Mission Select D-Pad Point To Mission or View Aircraft Select Option Screen Circle Accept Selection X Cancel Selection 3. Mission Walkthrough Make sure you save after every mission so that if you crash in the next one, you don't loose your jets. Mission 01 Destroy Enemy Supply Lines Reward: 5,000,000 "This is an evaluation of your operational abalities. Intelegence reports an enemy supply unit moving to resupply their forward posistions. You should have the advantage of suprise. We should have localized air supperority for the duration of the operation. "Target: C-5A Supply Unit "Good luck." Enemies E-767 (2) 300,000 MIG-31 Rookie 50,000 C-5 (4) 70,000 F-4 Rookie 10,000 Tips: Take out the support aircraft before the C-5's. Recomended Jet: F-14 Mission 02 Fighter Superiority! Reward: 1,000,000 "Immediate mobilization required. Our base's posistion has been compromised in the last enemy push. Reports indicate imminate arival of bombers. Scramble and ace those bogeys! "Target: B-52 Bomber Force "Good luck." Enemies TNDF-2(2) Rookie 30,000 B-52(3) 100,000 C-5 70,000 AV-8(2) Rookie 30,000 Tips: Take out the support aircraft before the bombers. Recomended Jet: F-14 Jet Unlocked: TNDF-2 Mission 03 Intercept! Reward: 2,000,000 "AWACS reports and enemy incursionin our sector. We are divirting you from local air support to forward opperations. Neutralize the approaching units. "Target: Enemy Attacking Force. "Formation makeup is unknown. Expect enemy fighter support and a tough dogfight. Good luck." Enemies Unknown (8) Tips: Fly straight throught the pack and make a hard U-turn. Recomended Jet: F-14 Mission 04 Night attack on a costal city! Reward: 7,000,000 "Up till now, our offensive missions have been constrainedby the presence of civilians in Donet City. A recent evazuation of that city permets us to engage hard targets within the city permiter. "Target 1: Computer Communiation Center "Targer 2: Enemy Headquarters Building "Night conditions should neutralize enemy ground fire. However, the city has at least three intercepters available. We haave no intelegence on force composition. From now on you will have a wingman assigned to you. Inform him of the operation before departure. Good luck!" Enemies: TNDF-2(2) Rookie 30,000 F-4(2) Rookie 10,000 MIG-31(2) Rookie 50,000 F-15 Rookie 40,000 Tips: Take out the surface-to-air bunkers before the jets and targets. Recomended Jet: F-15 Mission 05 Destroy pipe-lines! Reward: 12,000,000 "Reconnaissance indicates a weak link in their fuel supply infastructure. A single pipeline transfers all crude oil from their fields to their refinery. Strike both the pipeline and the refinery. "Target: Oil refinery plant and oil field. "Use the pipeline as a refrence to the refinery. Locate and destroy. Good luck!" Enemies: F-14(2) Veteran 40,000 F-15(2) TNDF-8(2) AV-8(2) Tips: Take out the surface-to-air bunkers first. Recomended Jet: A-10 Mission 06 Destroy production site! Reward: 84,000,000 "The enemy has proved to have siginificiant resounces. The war of Arritrition is not to our advantage. We are now targeting key infastructure sites. "Target: Resources mining system and production plant. "Intelegence reports stealth fighter operating in this theater. Remember, their lack of radar signature makes visual sighting essential. Good luck!" Enemies: F-16(2) Rookie 20,000 SU-27(2) Ace 40,000 F-117(2) Rookie 10,000 MIG-31(2) Veteran 50,000 Recomended Jet: F-15 Mission 07 Supress radar base Reward: 12,000,000 "The enemies ADCRS, Air Defense Command and Radar System, has been identified. We can expect a steep drop in enemy effectiveness if this site is destroyed. The enemy has an effective SAM kill zone around the target. It's one weak point is a narrow ravine leading to the base.This requires percision, nap of the earth flying. "Target: Enemy Radar Site "You have no effective countermeasures to this model of SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile). Exit the ravine and you are toast. Good luck!" Enemies: RAH-66(5) 10,000 Tips: Wait on this mission until you get the R-C01, and don't worry about the helos. Oh, and avoid hitting the walls. Recomended Jet: R-C01 Mission 08 Destroy enemy staging zone! Reward: 12,000,000 "Regaining Donet City is a prome strategic consideration for the enemy. To forestall future opperations we will strike their staging area. "Target: Staging facilities and B-1, B-2 bombers. "Our goal is to hit them before their inscursion begins. Good luck!" Enemies: B-1(2) 150,000 B-2(3) 300,000 MIG-29(2) Veteran 20,000 YF-23(2) Rookie 100,000 Tips: Don't worry too much about the YW-23's, just take out the ground units. Recomended Jet: F-15 Mission 09 Destroy military port facilities! Reward: 8,400,000 "Naval Intelegence Report: A transport heading to Nouikotte Bay. Since it may be a troop transport, we need to sink it before it docks. Wollow up with destruction of the island port facilities. The opposition is expected to consists of an enemy fighter wing of unknown composistion and patroling Aegis warships. The Aegis missile system is highly effective; eliminate the warships quickly. Good luck!" Enemies MIG-29(2) Rookie 20,000 F/A-18(2) Veteran 30,000 R-C01(2) Rookie 30,000 Tips: Take out the jets first, then work on the ships before teh rest of the mission. Recomended Jet: SU-27 Mission 10 VIP recovery mission! Reward: 12,000,000 "Your mercenary unit has proven it's reliability. We request you aid in the extraction of one of our officers from enemy mountain fortress. We can only send one unit without allerting the opposistion. "Target: Cripple enemy air defense. "Only you have the requisite skills. You will be paid handsomley. Good luck!" Enemies: ?(6) ? ? Tips: Protect the plane or you loose. Recomendes Jet: SU-27 Mission 11 Repel enemy from captured port. Reward: 1,200,000 "The captured point has becoma a key resupply facility for our forces. We cannot allow the enemy to cripple or recapture it. Current intel suggests the enemy is preparing a bombing rair utilizing stealth bombers. Even one can devistate the facility. Keep alert! "Target: Enemy bomber force. "Good luck!" Enemies B-2(2) 300,000 B-52 100,000 B-1 150,000 MIG-29(2) Rookie 20,000 R-C01(2) Rookie 30,000 Tips: Destroy the bombers first. Recomended Jet: SU-27 Mission 12 Storm the mother ship! Reward: 9,800,000 "The enemy is commiting it's huge mother ship to this theatre. They are growing desperate. Eliminate their mother ship and their naval capability is crippled. There are no reference points on the ocean. Pay attention to the opperational map. "Target: Mother ship and enemy fleet. "Good luck!" Enemies: F-4(2) Veteran 10,000 EF-2000(2) Rookie 30,000 F-14(3) Veteran 40,000 Tips: This one's hard. I went after the jets first, but don't forget about the ships. They are deadly. Recomended Jet: SU-27 Mission 13 Reconnaissance Reward: 1,400,000 "Despite the elimination of all oil refineries, the enemy continues to conduct operations. You are assigned to recon for undetected fuel refineries. Although this is just recon, engage and eliminate any opposistion patrols. Good hunting!" Tips: Destroy it all and watch your radar. Recomended Jet: SU-27 Mission 14 Destroy refueling center! Reward: 14,000,000 "Our recon work has identified the last fuel depot. Go and bomb it flat. "Target: A group of fuel production bases. "The enemy is using it's top guns in this theater. Keep focused and good hunting!" Enemies: A-10(2) Veteran 10,000 SF-39(2) Veteran 40,000 YF-23(2) Veteran 100,000 SU-27(2) Ace 40,000 Tips: Watch out for ground fire and air assult by both aircraft and helos. Recomended Jet: SU-27 Mission 15 Take a fortress! Reward: 28,500,000 "Our offensive operations are now concentrated on the scorpion island fortress. The base itself is a hard nut to crack, but we will isolate it by eleminating it's bridge and central runway. "Target: Red suspense bridgeto the island and it's air foce base. "There will be plent of Ack-Ack and SAM defense around the runway. Go in for one pass then the break off operations. Good luck!" Enemies: SF-39(2) Ace 40,000 F-14(2) Ace 40,000 F-22(2) Veteran 100,000 F/A-18(2) Ace 30,000 Tips: Watch out. They are shooting from everyehere. Recomended Jet: A-10 Mission 16 Strike Reward: 13,300,000 "The enemy is on his last legs. One more strike should lay him out. Take your unit throught the ravine to the enemy headquarters. Intel is sketchy on force composistionnear the headquarters, so keep on your toes. Fly low on your way in. Everything above the ravine is a SAM kill zone. Good luck!" Enemies: RAH-66(5) 10,000 Tips: Hope you can navigate this good. Recomended Jet: R-C01 Mission 17 Discovery of airborne fortress Reward: 28,500,000 "Urgent message! Enemy giant airborne fortress discovered. This may be your final task. Eliminate it before it reaches our air space. Good luck!" Enemies Giant Fortress. Tips: Launch with support and just concentrate on the fortress guns and engines. Recomended Jet: F-22 4. Jets MIG-29 Fulcrum Starting F-14 Tomact Starting F-4 Phantom Starting F/A-18 Hornet Starting MIG-31 Starting F-117(S) Mission 01 TNDF-2 Mission 02 F-15 Eagle Mission 03 A-10 Thunderbolt Mission 04 YF-23 (S) Mission 05 F-16 Falcon Mission 05 SU-27 Mission 08 R-C01 Mission 08 EF-2000 Mission 09 SF-39 Mission 09 F-22 Raptor(S) Mission 14 5. Wingmen Name Jet Level Wages Unlocked William F-4 Rookie 1,000,000 M.3 Baron F-117 Veteran 1,000,000 M.3 Philip TNDF-2 Rookie 2,000,000 M.3 Sergeo F-14 Rookie 3,000,000 M.3 Yully MIG-31 Veteran 3,000,000 M.3 Riho F/A-18 Veteran 5,000,000 M.4 Timothy MIG-29 Veteran 5,000,000 M.4 Joe F-15 Veteran 7,000,000 M.5 Bill F-16 Veteran 8,000,000 M.5 Sally A-10 Veteran 6,000,000 M.6 Juliette EF-2000 Veteran 9,000,000 M.8 Martin YF-23 Ace 10,000,000 M.8 Ana R-C01 Ace 10,000,000 M.9 Yang SU-27 Ace 11,000,000 M.9 Fritz SF-39 Ace 13,000,000 M.14 6. Codes All of these codes came from Game Winners (www.gamewinners.com). I've tried to give credit to everyone who submitted a code. I will not gaurentee that these codes will work, so if you have any questions, ask Game Winners and not me. Entering Cheat Mode: Hold R1 + Circle before the "bird" logo loading screen appears. A new black screen with the phrase "Now Loading" and bouncing CDs in the background will confirm that cheat mode is active. If the normal "bird" screen appears, then the code was not entered in time. Each time a code is successfully entered, a small Namco character will appear in the lower left corner. 999,999,000 credits: Enter cheat mode and press Down, Circle, Triangle(3), Circle, Triangle, Circle, Triangle, Circle+Triangle, then press and hold Circle+Triangle again at the bouncing CD screen. Begin the game and enter the fighter selection screen. The amount of credits available will be set to the maximum. Change plane's color: Enter cheat mode and press Up, Down, Left, Right, Up, Down, Left, Right, then hold R1 at the bouncing CD screen. For two player mode, replace the controller actions with Left, Right, Left, Right, Down, Up, Down, Up, Circle(2), Triangle(2), then press and hold Triangle again. Change wingman plane's color: Enter cheat mode and press R1 + Start (10). Hidden mini-game: Enter cheat mode and press Up, Left, Down, Right. Begin game play, then return to the title screen. A mini-game lasting approximately six seconds will begin while the main game loads again. The Ace Combat icon can be controlled with Left or L2, and Circle or R2. Press R1 to switch between three control options. Destroy as many of the ships and missiles as possible before the small bird walks from the left to right side of the screen. Extra fighters: Complete the game under the easy difficulty level. Allow the credits to complete after the Boss is defeated. The phrase "Extra 10" will appear on the top right corner of the title screen after it reappears. Use the plane select option to access the extra fighters. Skip mission overview (Japanese version): Press Triangle + Start. Remove captions (Japanese version): Pause game play, press L1 or R1, and resume the game. The Japanese text on the right side of the screen will disappear. Hints: Wingmen: Wingmen can draw enemy fire and planes during a mission. Choose a veteran wingman in a fast plane. Rhio in the F/A-18 is a good combination. 7. Gameshark Codes All gameshark codes are from the Code Makers Game Shark Code Creators Club (www.cmgsccc.com). Again, I will not gaurentee these codes work and if you have any questions about them, please send them to CMGSCCC, 01 Unlimited Missiles 800EEB0C 0040 02 Unlimited Guns 300EEB10 0027 03 Unlimited Fuel 800EEB00 8FFF 04 Invinicible 800EEA2C 00C8 05 Max Money 8001013C 967F 8001013E 0098 06 Infinite Money 8001013C FFFF Level Status Modifier Codes 07 Level 01 30096E29 00?? 08 Level 02 30096E2A 00?? 09 Level 03 30096E2B 00?? 10 Level 04 30096E2C 00?? 11 Level 05 30096E2D 00?? 12 Level 06 30096E2E 00?? 13 Level 07 30096E2F 00?? 14 Level 08 30096E30 00?? 15 Level 09 30096E31 00?? 16 Level 10 30096E32 00?? 17 Level 11 30096E33 00?? 18 Level 12 30096E34 00?? 19 Level 13 30096E35 00?? 20 Level 14 30096E36 00?? 21 Level 15 30096E37 00?? 22 Level 16 30096E38 00?? 23 Level 17 30096E39 00?? 24 All Levels 50001101 0000 30096E29 00?? Quantity Digits to Accompany Level Status Modifier Codes 00 Unfinished/Locked 04 Opens The Level 05 Level Beat With An X Through It 06 Level Beat With Your Base On It 8. FAQ No Questions at this time. 9. Legal Information This walkthrough was created by awbachellor(tnvgfreek@yahoo.com). It is not to be used for profit. It is not allowed on any web site except for GameFAQ's(www.gamefaqs.com). If if you see this on any site other than GameFAQ's, please e-mail me to let me know. Stealing any part of this walkthrough to be used in another without permission is prohibited. If there is a part of this FAQ you would like to use in your own, please e-mail me for permission. Using this document and passing it off as your own is plagerisim and prohibited by law. awbachellor (c) 2002 Air Combat has it's own copyrights which, if infringed upon, are punnishabel by law.