Ace Combat 7 Playthrough | Mission 18 | Lost Kingdom (Expert Controls)

[@lunoire67]

This mission is the only one that made me feel bad. Because we've been given context in the form of Mihaly's backstory, I feel terrible everytime I shot down a target or whenever the enemy's radio coming in. They fought hard to restore their lost kingdom, but got defeated and robbed of their supplies because we need them to end the war. That's what made me feel bad. Because even if what we did is justified and we need those supplies more, their reason is just as noble and I admire it very much. "They can take our lives. The young will carry on.", "Don't give up, we will not lose our homeland again" these - these got me chills.

[@princesscadance197]

I felt worse for the soldiers on the ground more than I did for Mihaly. I don’t care if his passion is flying. The soldiers on the ground were fighting to protect their country. Mihaly just wanted to keep flying, but in turn, took the lives of many. I felt joy when the epilogue played and it was revealed he was too weak to fly any longer.

[@lunoire67]

@@princesscadance197 Yeah I don't really feel bad about mihaly, but his subordinates and soldiers who followed him.

[@ThatChester]

This mission is also the only ace combat mission that made me extremely sorry for the enemy ace squadron. In most if not all AC games, the ace squadron you're going up against are douchebags with egos larger than their head going all "Oh hoho, you're gonna go down Leader!" but Sol is a definite exception for it. You can see how human they are. Showing emotions, looking out for their bailed teammates, and just doing whatever they can to protect their own country. It's sad to play this mission without thinking hard on the aftermath from what your squadron did in order to survive.

[@Hall.]

In this mission, I’ve found that you don’t need to destroy any ground targets to actually progress, and all air enemy aircraft have their pilots eject.

[@Pavillionishere6309]

Cant argue, its how war is these days

[@EnnesArms]

Mihaly’s callsign is “archangel”, but on the codec, it only appears as “Archange” why’s that, you may ask? Because Mihaly takes no L’s

[@arsonisprduction]

Lol

[@Shapeshifter-of-Names]

Archange is Mihalys Father,Btw

[@sam_eguene]

Archange is the A. part in Mihaly A. Shilage i guess

[@harbour2118]

It’s the French version of archangel

[@gzer0x]

If you want to feel extra bad, a number of non-TGT trucks and tanks are positioned defensively in front buildings that appear to be churches. It’s your choice not to engage them.

[@teddyobrien4801]

Trigger's an atheist, he didn't care about destroying them lol

[@TheEsdaniel]

​@@teddyobrien4801planes are his god , missiles his angels

[@XCommando55]

Unfortunate that I needed the S rank.

[@4002-n5c]

20:02 The only hit that Mihaly didn't take in a noncritical area.

[@oh-no-its-clara7574]

he eventually just ran out of non-critical areas

[@EruseanPug]

You're wrong. It was a non-critical area. The issue was is that he's taken a lot of non-critical hits to the point where they became critical and forced him to go in flames. Don't worry though, he was only testing Trigger.

[@notaberserkfan5995]

I actually didnt know there would be aircraft on this mission in my first play through so I did this mission with an A-10 on Hard

[@LuizAlexPhoenix]

06:05 Aircraft are our only threat

[@joaogomes9405]

I did it with a berkut with ugbs, regreted that choice pretty quickly

[@Epicboy099]

You poor soul.

[@danielmiller3781]

Done it with A-10C gun only, painful but you feel awesome

[@CompetitiveSmokez]

Brrrrrrrrrrrt

[@gautamalt3263]

In the cutscene, Rosa told harling sacrificed his life and let the missile hit his craft. Just so that ISEV is safe So trigger didnt kill harling

[@bearnaise4206]

yea but that wasnt why he was framed for killing him, a drone shot him down but trigger was framed for the killing of harling

[@pisangngepot12]

@@bearnaise4206 Trigger is the only craft that close to Harling, and the drone move so fast and nobody cant see it, so they jump to conclusion Trigger shot the Missile and he got framed or maybe the one who say "Trigger is shot down the plane" is a Traitor. Sadge Trigger He fly hard on that Mission only to get Framed by his crew

[@Renigen]

@@pisangngepot12 this was a sham. Thhs whole thing, investigation included. Planes have cameras. That's all the proof needed. And it's especially ridiculous when you use your gun instead of missiles. It would have worked so much better, if the player actually shot a missile, but the drone that got locked in used the helicopter as a cover.

[@ericj6636]

​@pisangngepot1635 the drone was an F-18 with spoofed IFF like you run into later in that radar mission #9 Faceless Soldier

[@Renigen]

Guys I just realized something Trigger did not shoot down the president Because in the list of destroyed targets, the former president was missing. How could he exclude such a valuable target, if he was the one to kill him? It would probably net him a nice 10k points.

[@princesscadance197]

Because the encounter with Mihaly is scripted, and you can’t shoot him down until the dialogue plays out, I’ve started just doing circles in midair at max speed to wait out the dialogue so I’m not wasting time and ammunition fighting a guy who the game makes dodge every missile. Never got hit once while doing circles. And it made me think, ‘Man, Eursea must have really terrible pilots if you’re considered their best, and not even you can land a missile, bullet, or even railgun shot on a pilot doing predictable circles…’

[@BlackwatchCrazySix]

Kind of why Project Wingman has tiered HP for bosses. A boss fight can end quickly if you know your shit.

[@michealmcneil1144]

Strangereal must have really bad missiles

[@FarmYardGaming]

@@michealmcneil1144 Belkan witchcraft

[@anthonysmith3577]

The last time I ran this mission I got the kill shot at a low altitude towards the bottom of one his famous diving maneuvers. Needless to say I watch the plane explode on the terrain. A buddy was watching and was confused why Mihaly was still talking. I told him I broke the game lol

[@jacobnewell7845]

YOU'RE BREAKING THE GAME DUDE!!!

[@wolfvf5722]

Oh by the way... 2021 World mood: 14:02

[@screwmyluckladydianav9600]

2022 World Mood Today As Well.

[@Xxcoil_runxX]

2024 world mood as well

[@nostrodelaantares8416]

Damn Osea commiting war crimes as always

[@juanjocandil4736]

This mission hits different today.

[@sovereigntyofvoyagers7380]

"Let them have our lives! As long as our nation stands, the young will carry on!"

[@gzer0x]

“Don’t give up, we’re not going to lose our country again”

[@nicocathelot1139]

"I expressed my honest opinion and was thrown in jail for it." Sounds like Chinese censorship.

[@edohanma]

Sounds like America if you're right wing.

[@dabigb1243]

​@@edohanma As if conservatives aren't some of the largest media figures. Forget that Fox News exists buddy?

[@Steve_Johnson_]

Da Big B You mean leftists. Forget that CNN exists?

[@dabigb1243]

@@Steve_Johnson_ Brushing aside the bare stupidity it is to compare liberals to leftists, Tucker Carlson is the most watched cable TV news show. Ben Shaprio constantly takes at least three quarters of the top ten facebook posts at any one time. These are conservatives. You are not oppressed.

[@ckotherletters]

@@edohanma Sounds like you're a crybaby that thinks that getting fired for saying racist things in a viral video is just as bad as being in a concentration camp. Quit your crying, snowflake. You are not oppressed.

[@akusen9]

10:54, he looked back and said "fuck these tents in particular"

[@lanswyfte]

I haven't even played any of the ace combat games but damn I love them, mainly this one

[@stargazer4683]

Lol mihaly broke the 3rd wall and it’s so true. 7:16

[@BoredLion99]

I first did this mission with an SU 30 with 4AGMs (the one that Sol 2 - 5 uses, not the one Archange uses) I often go back to this mission fighting Mihaly with just missiles, though this boss fight isn't so difficult with just missiles.

[@rubenlopez3364]

I beat him with Mig29 Su33 and Su37 on Ace

[@weelieutenant]

how do i play on ace difficulty? I have always been trying to know how

[@order66pizzas]

@@weelieutenant finish story on hard

[@weelieutenant]

@@order66pizzas ah ok thx

[@ickthedick]

Brownies death made me upset so I killed him with a A-10

[@loboradioativo4497]

8:05 "I told them to identify themselves. So Anyway, I started blasting"

[@wolfvf5722]

13:40 uhhh what a nice kill.....

[@shadow_crne1030]

Locks like the one Mihaly pulled on Champ. (first contact)

[@potato88872]

the king return

[@raf9826]

What a sad mission, Trigger has blood on his hands for blowing up those war refugee tents and SPC(infantry with MANPADS) units😿

[@_NardoDalisay_]

Now do it with an a-10 if possible.

[@fruitwagon9275]

Bernard_ Mark I did it with a SU-34

[@boomzanightcore7080]

I did with F-15C

[@Harder258]

Me with f35 non upgraded

[@rubenlopez3364]

Mig 21 and 29

[@outrundoubtrun-lemonadeart682]

pathetic. f-4e phantom.

[@EruseanPug]

5:50 Trigger: **Offended silence**

[@khaisinclair2798]

I've never played Ace Combat; only found the soundtrack and vibed to it. I only started watching the missions play on KZbin today, and I came across this after 5 missions, including the ones with the Princess of Erusia. But the story writing and dialog makes you really feel the moral struggle here. Are the Player and his wingmen the good guys? It was sad. It had enough going on that it was fun to look at, but enough desperate measures that it was a train wreck you couldn't look away from. ... Then Archange popped up after mentions of "King". Me: Archange? I heard that song before... this is a boss, right? *music begins to crescendo and get more serious* Me: wait... that's MIHALY! Everything fell away from me, and I watched as the moral Grey was kept in, and all I'm watching is two starved wolves locked in an epic dogfight for survival. One watching his country die in his arms while the future spreads wings to leave him behind, and the other fighting to just keep his friends alive. Each opponent pushing their aircraft to its limits, both clawing at the walls to retain the advantage, it was both awe-inspiring and bewildering. I wanted it to stop, but I knew it could only end one way... And then Mihaly was shot down by Trigger. His last words, not even acknowledging his own contributions, but barely saying what needed to be said. My first and last look at Mihaly in the air left me with thoughts that would keep me up at night. Sorry I missed out... this is a damn good game. Damn powerful story.

[@michaelkennpeduhan9635]

love how this gamer is matching mihaly move for move while i a pc ac7 player is struggling so hard well im using keyboard and mouse figures ahaha

[@princesscadance197]

Keyboard and mouse is suffering. I often forget that WASD controls movement, but also the mouse, accidentally move the mouse a bit, and crash.

[@theregalproletariat]

​@@princesscadance197Just pretend the mouse is a joystick. To be honest, I like the precision that tapping WASD gives you.

[@princesscadance197]

Does anyone know if it’s possible to down three Sol fighters in this? I know four Sols appear, once you down two, Mihaly appears, and the game expects you to turn to your attention to him. I’ve tried pursuing the third Sol fighter, even after Mihaly appears. I know the game removes your ability to lock onto the last two with missiles and they flee. I’ve tried stabilizing behind them and using the gun, but I think it beefs up their HP, or just outright makes them invincible.

[@nickfury1279]

The remaining two members of Sol Squadron join you in the last two missions so that’s why you can’t shoot them down here

[@denbaker7358]

Is there a way to take down sol squadron before they take off

[@TheFuryKnight]

Mihaye cool jet... 18:07 "there are piolets like you in every generation. And I felled every last one of them."- Gramps still got it. pretty cool and terrifying line.

[@TrulyAreTheCereal]

Gotta love when you beat wll the sol squadron in mission 15 just for their plane to miracously have belkan witchcraft healing in mission 18 just for them to be destroyed (most of them to say the least)

[@k3tara178]

14:57

[@shadow_crne1030]

When I started playing the game; I never lost to Mr. X ............. I almost had my 2nd loss 15 minutes ago!!

[@princesscadance197]

Mihaly has never killed me. Every single one of my deaths in this game came from styling too hard by flying close to the ground and crashing.

[@KateOfFate]

@@princesscadance197 Same

[@kaana8421]

When Mihaly says "I unleashed pure chaos" he doesn't mean how many did he kill but his cooperation with the drome program

[@Someaceguy1937]

9:12 …Alejandro? That you?

[@Mobius118]

“MoViNg iN a wAy ThAt MiNimiZeS tHe DaMaGe” Yellow 14 >>> Mihaly

[@TheIzester]

you realize yellow squadron was mentored by mihaly right

[@Mobius118]

@@TheIzester Yes, that is true. And you might realize that while in training, Yellow 13 MATCHED mihaly... that's in training, so Yellow 13's prowess equaled Mihaly's at the beginning of his piloting experiences. He still had to finish training, which would make him even better. Beyond that, any war experience he gained would only serve to boost his capability as the top Erusian ace. The details of this can be found in the "Aces at War" book by the Project Aces team. Since Yellow 13 was equal to mihaly while Yellow 13 was training, and Mihaly had already had years and years of experience, then it makes logical sense that Yellow 13 only became better. Yellow squadron is the top Erusian squadron as well, further solidifying the argument (Found on the Ace Combat 04 website when it was up). Therefore, Yellow 13 >>> mihaly

[@Wuuff]

@@Mobius118 Seeing as it was during training, instead of an actual dogfight, its somewhat difficult to tell if Mihaly was even going all out when Yellow 13 hit him. Plus, Mihaly was still improving constantly even as he got older, so in terms of skill, they're probably still fairly even (though I agree that 13 would probably be a bit better) but seeing as Mihaly had the X-02 at this point, he would probably win in an actual dogfight against 13 because of the technological advantage.

[@whonextinhiphop]

How do you make that abrupt turn?

[@GoredonTheDestroyer]

Hold the throttle and brake at the same time.

[@theregalproletariat]

Post-Stall Maneuvers (PSM) There's plenty of guides on it, including one from this guy!

[@assaulthorizon2618]

セミアクティブレーダー誘導方式であるはずの AIM-7M に、何故かファイア・アンド・フォーゲット能力が付加されている・・・⁉

[@Apollowan]

I felt bad for them

[@GustavoHermano505]

When I play this level it takes forever to ID whether enemy or ally. Wtf.

[@theregalproletariat]

? It should ID them all at the start? Try verifying the game cache.

[@jackanoryboy93]

Why can’t I kill Mr. X? He dodges everything and blows up my plane in 1 - 2 hits???

[@theregalproletariat]

Watch out for his EML - the firing line shows on your radar. Remember you can't fully shoot him down til he's says he's going to test you. That and git gud

[@natashabinford6536]

I got the Mihaly skin for my Su-30

[@Skazi-mt9ns]

Geht es eigentlich nur mir so in diesem Spiel oder ist es grundsätzlich immer so das alle Gegnerischen Flugzeuge und SAM‘s immer auf den Spieler rotzen?🤣 hin und wieder ist es fast unspielbar weil die Kollegen Wochenend-Flüge machen und sich das schöne Paradies ansehen während man gegen gefühlt 20 Migs/F?!? Und die 10 SAM am Boden kämpft hahaha

[@theregalproletariat]

They target you because you're the biggest threat

[@vornamenachname7419]

I don´t know why but even if I complete the mission in under 3 minutes I don´t get the medal for it (and yes I didn´t use special weapons)

[@Cooliealot]

Is this a war crime?

[@AndresMartinez-nn3xm]

Very

[@EverSoSlightlySolidSnake]

The victor does not commit war crimes.

[@DaveandhisDeathbeanie]

Nah fuck them Roozies

[@funnybunny230]

Princess is cute