Ace Combat 7: Skies Restored | SP Mission 02: Anchorhead Raid

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Alright, SP Mission 02! Probably the best mission in the game from an objective standpoint, and one that I had a lot of fun remixing with Restored! Unfortunately, nobody has been able to figure out the necessary bytecode for reactivating the Glasir Unit, which was a group of highly-effective Erusean XSAMs that would fire Faceless Soldier-style missiles at you from the forest. Their associated voice lines have therefore not been restored. However, there are plenty of lines that have been, and I'm pretty happy with how the mission turned out.

There is one bug, unfortunately, but it isn't shown in this playthrough. For some reason, Clemens may sometimes repeat himself at the start of the mission, doing the "Lieutenant General Shepherd, we have a status report, 50% of the enemy forces have been neutralized" line before moving into the variant of that line ("Yes, Lieutenant General Shepherd. Operation Dominoes is going as planned. 50% of the enemy forces have been neutralized.). I haven't found a fix for it, but it's minor enough that it shouldn't affect the experience in any truly meaningful way, and as soon as I find a solution, I'll be pushing a hotfix.

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For those out of the loop, Skies Restored is a large-scale overhaul mod for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown that is currently set to release on January 18th, 2024. The thesis of the mod is to provide a wealth of improvements or alterations to the experience in order to make the game feel fresh and optimized, primarily through the reintegration of some cut content, but also by fixing base game errors and introducing wholly original content, like emblems.

You can follow the development at my Twitter (@itsabigmaze) where I post semi-regular development updates.

Video Chapters:
00:00 Disclaimer and Mission Start
16:59 Mimic Squadron - Rage Ver.
22:00 Mimic Squadron - Scream Ver.
28:16 Mission Ending
28:53 Debriefing

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"Release. Recover. Resolve. Rebirth. The sky is now connected."