r/acecombat • u/ceasarscloak • 10h ago

Ace Combat 8 Air Collisions AC8

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Are the mid air collisions in AC8 scripted events or just a natural occurrence that’s possible to happen due to the games physics?

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u/ausvenator_enjoyer Glory to Osea and absolutely nobody else 10h ago

It's a new feature. The debris of crashing aircraft can hit and destroy other aircraft or ground targets

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u/Material-Rice-8682 9h ago

I really noticed this feature kicking in during 28 sometimes bombers will multi collateral kill each other which is honestly really cool

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u/Working-Difference47 9h ago

I think its kinda scripted?

Im not sure this one is, but its clear they often set up formations in a 'convenient' way lets say to make this likely to happen.

But in theory, completely accidentaly collisions can happen, we've seen some examples of it, like a shadow flying into a podarge. The engine now just supports generic collisions, so its all possible.

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u/warriorxx7_ 8h ago

Some mad lads I think took out 22 by making him crash into another plane.

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u/GenZ0-234X 8h ago

It's not scripted in that if you take one of the formation it will hit a certain other for sure, but there seems to be magnetism/guidance or some sort that makes it more likely to happen than not.

In your example, you shot down one and somehow it zooms ahead and hit the lead

Sometimes I shoot down a bomber, and instead of continuing its momentum, it floats in place or just drift slowly, then veer off to the side to hit another bomber.

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u/XRynerX 5h ago

Not scripted but convenietly placed for the most part, you can make some unconventional accidents happen, although I have yet to see one myself besides this sub.