SP Mission 03: Ten Million Relief Plan - Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown DLC

This small trilogy of DLC comes to an epic finale - in the classical sense of the word. SP 03 pulls out all the narrative stops: a perfectly set stage, a breathtaking score (even for someone who prefers riffs), arguably the most beautiful scenery in Ace Combat history, and perfect dialogue (by AC's standards) to round it off.
It's worlds apart from the Unexpected Visitor and especially Anchorhead Raid - the boundless freedom had been replaced with an extended set piece, though one spanning large areas of the map rather than minute targets. This provides a fairly unique experience unseen in AC - we'll have to see how it ages. The lengthy inactive sections, long flight times and rigid structure might not bode well for replayability, but it sure as hell is cool on first sight.
Those who know me best will ask: but what about the gameplay? Well, it's there, and mostly of your own making: just like with Scin/Hrimfaxi, you can pick your difficulty by your special weapon. I believe I'll pick A2A weapons in the future, both to better tackle the Rafales and UAVs and to allow the Alicorn to be a far more fearsome foe.
►Twitter: / tugaavenger

[@TugaAvenger]

25:00 - Where were you when the goddamn Libertarian Party straight up ripped David's speech: i.imgur.com/ZqubLWH.png?1

[@reallypants8931]

that's a story I'm gonna have to tell my kid

[@theodorixjohnson4336]

Do you think this mission is easier with or without laser weapons?

[@alexalbuquerquerodriguesal108]

Lol, major lols for this.

[@Magicannon_]

Most spicy reveal: Long Caster eats burgers with knife and fork.

[@phantomwraith1984]

What a barbarian

[@waywardshooter5742]

HERESY

[@silverwolf5643]

Gotta keep those hands clean for work but seriously tho it's heresy to eat a burger like that

[@BuckingBadger]

What a fucking psychopath

[@MyDestroyer66]

"insert mc callsign" + ed

[@forcexjr1566]

Torres: Oh? You're approaching us? Instead of running away you're flying straight to the Alicorn? Trigger: I can't trample on your bed sheets without getting closer.

[@TugaAvenger]

Torres: Come if you dare, Three Strikes Trigger: *goes* Torres: *surprised Pikachu*

[@forcexjr1566]

@@TugaAvenger Was going to use that meme, but decided not to haha

[@kyodarkness9243]

Torres: OH HO!

[@aaronsanceda4085]

*MENACING*

[@Jovian999]

My theory is that Long Caster's knife and fork are for a completely separate steak that he's ben trying to nibble on in secret for the whole mission.

[@Lunk42]

That's quite a dangerous theory you have there. If longcaster eats enough steak he'll be too powerful to stop.

[@enthouendhut]

"STRYPHUR ONE, MISHIR INBOND !!!"

[@Rigel_6]

The hunt for Alicorn is short enought yet at the same intense enough to actually be a viable material for an AC film, to be honest.

[@ArcturusOTE]

This is it, the end of the line And perhaps the end for Ace Combat 7's life cycle If it does, I'm glad we're here for the ride, wasn't a smooth ride I'll admit, but I'm glad this franchise could make one last hurrah before the decade closes

[@TugaAvenger]

There's a few things left - the Mimic and SACS skins are marked in-game as DLC, but they're not available yet. Might come next month, along with the OST.

[@andrewrogers3067]

You mean a part of a free update or DLC?

[@TugaAvenger]

Probably paid, as it is part of the DLC missions.

[@jakubmad3957]

@@TugaAvenger you know the way how to unlock these now? These dlc skins? I have edition with all dlc it possible to unlock them now cheat engine or something? ??

[@TFRLIceman]

I thought Project Aces said there were plans for 3 more DLC missions?

[@toastytoaster2797]

Count can tell a con man's routine? Well, I guess it takes one to know one

[@LunaPPK]

i mean he says himself he is one in the main plot

[@user-uv5ld3cx5t]

@@LunaPPK Well that's why he said "takes one to know one", though even Huxian knew it was a lie

[@peepeepoopoo1356]

The moment the Alicorn surfaces I can just hear the “It’s time!” line echo at the back of my head

[@michaelj.caboose3187]

Here's a question for you *Have you found a reason to fight yet...buddy?*

[@jacobridgeway2849]

*Spanish guitar intensifies*

[@andrewrogers3067]

Is it me? Or was Armin Taylor having a blast voicing Torres? XD He sounds like he's enjoying himself a tad too much Go figure, being he's also the voice of Kirei Kotomine in a Fate Extra Last Encore, alongside Greg Chun

[@fulcrum2951]

10 million lives!

[@lackusshock]

Of course he voiced Kirei... The fact that he even says: "So rejoice my fellow subamariners! A single shell will save millions!" The YOROKOBE is real.

[@TugaAvenger]

I know Scream had tons of fun too. And why wouldn't they? Everyone's nuts!

[@silverwolf5643]

It what make this DLC fun

[@adlibbed2138]

@@lackusshock the funny thing is that Chun was also having some company with Crispin Freeman (the og kirei) in Judgement, so there's that :P

[@caboosehelpsu2840]

24:29 Uh...did the men on that AEGIS destroyer just get soaked in a nuclear rain, the likes of which make the ships at Bikini Atoll blush?

[@KiLLkInGLiOn]

Wonder if Jaeger have told his son yet.

[@TugaAvenger]

Man's the most powerful character in all of AC, shrugging off an ungodly amount of death flags.

[@Wyvern1-1]

@@TugaAvenger The thing is, if the man actually doesn't have a son yet, then those aren't death flags!

[@strider117aldo9]

[@skytop082]

@@TugaAvenger I don't know, Grimm's pretty close with mentioning that it's his Birthday and he can't wait to go home to see his Mother and Brother.

[@julianfan5794]

New Ace combat; Jaeger is the new protagonist, Since he has protagonist-level plot armour already

[@zxqwerxz]

The soundtrack that plays in the beginning is called "The UAV Factory" and all the talk of dead heroes is evocative of Mihaly, the drones with his data aren't living, but its like having hundreds of obedient 'heroes' at your disposal.

[@Que_Drum]

That was amazing, especially the speech at the end. It gave me memories of razgriz and the demon lord.

[@bruvaguren494]

"Everyone's is in this mission except me"- Wiseman *Fencer is nowhere to be seen*

[@minus_rrr]

Fencer injured after mission 12

[@noblegrizzlybear5475]

Well Fencer was shot down and wounded during Stonehenge Defensive.

[@Kyubey_UwU]

I wonder why skald is not injured (he also got shot in M12)

[@bruvaguren494]

@@noblegrizzlybear5475 The sentence could've been added. It sorta felt like they forgot about him

[@maleorembrandt8324]

In SP mission 1 unexpected visitor skald talked fencer condition before briefing

[@threeshrikes]

Oh my god. That was one hell of a ride. ... Kono, you madman. You and your team have delivered a masterpiece.

[@lordstingray8341]

So sad they didnt get nomination for the best music of all time in game awards...

[@RileyBlackFox]

@@lordstingray8341 what? So what game won for best music? I wanna hear the music myself from the winner

[@Malick-ix9io]

No nomination? This is ridiculous!

[@lordstingray8341]

@@RileyBlackFox DMC on list with Death Stranding , but no Ace Conbat... No justice in this world ... Project Aces did best job without big money !

[@Malick-ix9io]

Those goddamn idiots!

[@tomlynmathewsjr7514]

I think my favorite thing about Torres is how he just starts his psychotic laughter right before the _Alicorn_ explodes and gets cut off immediately. The man went down laughing like the mad murderous bastard he was. Chills.

[@MrPeanut624]

These DLC missions are exemplary of the best ace combat has to offer. I hope the next iteration carries this momentum.

[@Wolf-Nyan]

Aside from the escort phase being needlessly frustrating, this was an extremely good ending to the SP mission trilogy

[@pap3809]

It feels like this mission is more a cinematic ending for this trilogy

[@acceptablecasualty5319]

12:57 "It'd be so much easier if they'd sing and let us hear them" You're a long way from Tipperary, boy.

[@ReptilianLepton]

Small touch at the very end but it's nice that we get some names, dates, and locations for Osean operations elsewhere in Usea.

[@lackusshock]

"So they murder him." Me: *gulp*! Uh. I sure hope thats not why Cipher suddenly dissapeared...

[@ArcturusOTE]

Oh please, if anything, Cipher is the one who deals with his would be assassins

[@lackusshock]

@@ArcturusOTE You never know. The world's round like a ball, you never know which way it'll roll.

[@Gamer88334]

@@lackusshock If anyone killed him, chances are it was Talisman. An enemy communicated with Cipher in the mission "Chandelier" in Ace Combat 6, saying "Galm 1, do you read me? Shoot down the enemy ace and your reward will be multiplied by ten..." The mission's primary dialogue cuts the rest off.

[@zealy388]

Gamer88 that’s just an easter egg

[@Gamer88334]

@Turtle Pretty sure easter eggs are hidden a bit better than that. That line just requires you to pay attention.

[@LtViper]

I know long- i mean lunch caster needs to keep his hands free and clean for his job but _WHY YOU EATIN A BURGER WITH A KINFE AND FORK_

[@aaronsanceda4085]

Chaoticaly Stylish

[@tieinterceptor7712]

XD, literally everyone got mad at wiseman for saying that their next mission is coming (Ps, torres disliked the vid.)

[@dientesysonrisas5411]

Torres AND scream XD

[@tieinterceptor7712]

XD

[@5olidGold]

Well their next mission was at 2am to raid Cape Rainy...

[@tieinterceptor7712]

That i can understand

[@Gr33nOfGrundleburg]

25:43 This line shows you that it's definitely not an American dev. Eating a burger with a knife and fork, disgraceful.

[@andrewzheng4038]

Heathen

[@Osean_Kitty]

Heresy!

[@jdreyes3745]

I mean, he's on a plane. If he was on the ground, howerver...

[@TugaAvenger]

I... had one with knife and fork just today. In my defense though, it was at a specialty restaurant, thing was massive and very much not meant to be grabbed.

[@ArcturusOTE]

@@TugaAvenger Was it like a steak burger?

[@IzraiasPSilva]

2:40 Oured scene of ace combat 5

[@CamargoGamer]

Alicorn the best way to send Pastel de Belem by railgun for long distances.

[@matsuhikotakagawa8060]

Gotta admit... that 'poetry' at the end sure gave me chill whenever I heard it; countless times I've rewatched it and the final _conclusion_ and still I don't get bored.

[@JazzBoat_]

Damn, was sure one of the twins would turn up in a new super plane

[@theodorixjohnson4336]

Nah we fucking slaughtered them

[@Sp56k]

Welp, nothing left to do but wait until the next installment I guess. aaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@anthonygrande6300]

This series of DLC missions really were fantastic, from new gameplay mechanics to the intense fights with the Mimics and the Alicorn itself. The score was also spot on, especially in Ten Million Relief Plan. Dare I say, Ten Million Relief Plan’s score is just as good as Daredevil. Overall, I had a lot of fun with this DLC content, and while it’s unlikely, I hope for more Ace Combat 7 content in the future.

[@kevinhatcher3765]

Hopefully we will get sp missions for the 444th

[@theodorixjohnson4336]

Still haven’t beat this mission! It’s so amazingly put together but even as someone who S ranked every ace mission even the other special missions up to now..... it’s insane and I love it, a true final test

[@TugaAvenger]

It really is great. As far as beating it goes, I find it's highly dependant on the special weapon. As you see here, I destroyed it very quickly - more than I frankly wanted, this was almost anti-climactic. LACMs are simply outstanding.

[@AftermathRV]

i havent played this dlc yet but you just made me buy it, seems like shit tons of fun. also , man i really enjoyed the cast this time around, especially count, he grew so much over the course of the game, hes best boy confirmed.

[@murican2982]

now that the alicorn is gone, trigger and the squad will head to capture erusean base and prepare there for the assault on farbanti

[@deanofett]

Oh! You used the Gripen the first time too? I love that plane, it is so small and cute. Each of these missions I played first in the Gripen on hard, then went back in with my SU-57 to tear them up on Ace.

[@badasstasticusbadass4908]

Now, THIS!!! is how you should make a DLC, badass content that worths every dollar for these missions.

[@Malick-ix9io]

It could've been great even the main campaign...

[@TheHellleader]

That one amazing moments when you can save all the patrol aircraft, and there's a line for it

[@anonviewerciv]

I don't think antisubmarine warfare techniques have been depicted with this detail in Ace Combat before. (4:20) 11:30 18:08 23:13 F.

[@TheSpeep]

Alright, it took me 4 hours of rage to finally sink the damn thing, cant wait to see you put my performance to shame without even trying.

[@TugaAvenger]

It's all about the special weapons. I'm about to try without A2Gs myself.

[@TheSpeep]

@@TugaAvenger Yeah probably. I started off with PLSL Su-57 since its what I'm most comfortable with, after a while swapped to EML X-02 hoping thatd get me thru it, still took a while but managed to sink it eventually.

[@oh-no-its-clara7574]

26:27 "Alright everyone, say your catchphrases all at the *exact same time.*"

[@eddievhfan1984]

While I can agree that the plot threads are kind all over the place and we won't likely see them resolved without additional DLC, I think with a little imagination and extrapolation, we can see some of the motivations and how they set things up for the future of the Strangereal environment. -Aside from the insanity brought about by two years stuck underwater, we only have intel to go on that suggested that Alicorn was trapped underwater for two years. Even taking the suggestion of user on this comment thread that the crew would've augmented their food stocks with the dead (another possible contribution to the insanity), even that large a submarine with a 300+ crew couldn't have the food stocks available to sustain that presence, even with oxygen cracking from the water and desalination to be submerged that long. This suggests to me the ship wasn't exactly marooned underwater, but was operating independently this whole time, either as an asset to the radical Erusean faction that kicked off the Lighthouse War, or as part of a not-yet-ID'd non-state entity like AC0's A World With No Boundaries. -Even a small-scale nuclear attack, despite the comparatively low death count, would have major socioeconomic consequences for the recipient. IRL, if a Hiroshima-grade nuke was dropped on Washington, DC, the number of estimated severe burn victims would overwhelm every burn unit in every hospital across the United States. Maybe inspired by the example of Belka in AC5, Torres thought a single nuke on Oured would be enough to make the Osean government immediately sue for peace, and in his own warped mind, result in permanent disarmament of all armed forces. -Eliminating or sidelining Trigger at this point in the story also makes sense. His exoneration in the matter of assassinating Harling has not yet been revealed, so it's a political liability that one of the most infamous criminals in the Osean military is now spearheading its push to victory. If Trigger helps take Farbanti, it would be unacceptable in the eyes of some senior military officials, and aside from getting him killed, if it can be demonstrated that he wasn't necessary to the operation's success, they can order him to stand down, and quietly downplay his contributions to the war effort, maybe even get him back in the stockade. Maybe from the moment circumstances pushed him into the LRSSG, Osean military officials were quietly working on a backup plan to bring him down, no matter what. -Related to the above and below points, it is possible that there were those in the Osean military who didn't believe that Trigger actually killed Harling, but to come out and say it would cast severe doubts on the integrity of Osea's fancy satellite-based IFF system, and someone decided that the injustice against one pilot was a lower cost than dismantling/modifying a expensive and essential element of Osean warfare doctrine. Might make some of the attempts to drop him from his own side more sensible, since if he lives for the truth to come out, there's a lot of high-ranking officials who are going to have their crimes revealed. -As far as the Brigadier General being a traitor, it wouldn't be entirely out of the question. AC5 already demonstrated that the Osean military ranks were surprisingly easy to infiltrate for foreign assets-Bartlett and Pops being positive examples, the 8492nd Squadron and the Sand Island adjutant (name escapes me ATM) being negative ones (my money's also on the hardliner Vice-President from the same game, pushing for an escalation of the war). Maybe they were Belkan or pro-War Osean who kept a lower profile after the end of the War, quietly getting into a position of power for the next one. Maybe it'll come out that alongside the 444th for convicts, there was also a black ops squadron whose specialty was weaponizing anime tropes like psychotic close-knit sibling pilots. Either way, I hope the next DLC mission pack extrapolates on that more. It could turn out he was just a patsy whose hunger for glory and clout led him to embrace unreliable intel contacts, plus the Trigger-killer plans. -Related to the above, we see a more blatant attitude on both sides in this game where high-ranking officials are willing to break with their political leaders for their own ends, and that patriotism/nation-state politics are beginning to give way. Maybe between now and 2050, certain large military contractors are going to get these rogue elements under their patronage and potentially redraw the lines of power across the planet? Hmmm... 🤔 -And of course, an apparently Turing-test-capable strong AI with Internet connectivity being used to predict/simulate the outcome of a conflict? Surely that will never happen in Strangereal's future, right? Right? IMO, the main weakness of some of the story beats in AC7 (mainline and DLC) is that unless you've played AC2 and AC3: Electrosphere, it's hard to extrapolate these dangling plot threads and decide what the hell exactly was going on. And even then, Project ACES seem to be trying to promote drawing your own conclusions on the plot, tying in with AC7's overall themes on perspective, the fog of war even in a technological age (or ESPECIALLY because of technology), and the commoditization of elite soldiers/pilots who can singlehandedly influence the battlefield (Mihaly's flying to train Belkan UAV AI was giving me strong Sons of Big Boss/Les Enfant Terribles vibes, to pull from another gaming universe). It's a more ambiguous story than prior AC entries, but I personally believe that if you're willing to use your imagination a bit, there's a lot of richness in there.

[@mauriciotorres3844]

Hey, I destroyed the Alicorn!! *look at my name MATIAS Torres: TRAITOR!!! The damm bastard ruined it. Alicorn Crew(AC): Captain? MATIAS Torres: Dont you see?... HE WALKED ALL OVER WITH HIS DIRTY BOOTS, OVER THE CRISP WHITE SHEETS OF MY BED THAT I JUST MADE!!!

[@michaeldavis29]

Interesting finale Ace 7's SP missions. Alicorn's captain was completely delusional, and his sub went out with with a bang in the water for it. See you in the next Aces.

[@thegardenofesim1174]

It has finally come

[@NotDaender]

Ahem... *

[@Que_Drum]

NotDaEnd bingo

[@thegardenofesim1174]

NotDaEnd Hehehe

[@janusz4156]

It was epic. It is similar to what happened in Ace Combat 5. Using the Gripen E is brillant idea. But that doesn't change the fact that the biggest tragedy in the history of Ace Combat has been prevented. How do you sum up all three missions? In a word: they are interesting. Although it is a bit unsatisfied with the inability to fly EA-18G, MIG-29K or receive new skins for Rafale M and Su-47. Time will show how Project Aces will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Ace Combat series and sustain interest in AC7. You can add CFA-44 or XFA-27, but fighters from our world or Tornado, F-16F, F-16 Block 70/72, Su-27, Su-24, Su-25, the whole family of MiG-29 fighters, Rafale, Gripen (C/D/F/EW/M), Typhoon, F-15SE, F-35A, F-35B as well as unrealized projects in the form of F-15N, FB-22, F-22B and F-22N are the best for the AC world.

[@TugaAvenger]

The Mimic and SACS skins will probably still be released, they're internally labelled as DLC.

[@gustiwidyanta5492]

Bamco pls gib F-15S/MTD

[@bachphan5584]

David North reminds me of Harry-Rainbowsix director smh

[@clausesanta5042]

1. So this is what Trigger and his colleagues did before midnight mission for capturing Erusea's airfield on September 16. 2. Unfortunately, that computer is about to be shut down; due to worldwide telecommunications disruption. 3. Don't you see, Captain Torres? This is the salvation for you!

[@MrLemmy82]

That was quite the conclusion there! I am not without my gripes regarding this mission, especially how... easy it could be (But then again, makes sense LACMs would shit on the Alicorn), but man, that scenery is gorgeous, and the music is great indeed!

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

unlike tanager, torres didnt order alicorn to evacuate. trigger to mobius 1, we did it... we killed the man you unknowingly failed to kill back in comberth harbor. every aces gangsta till torres goes dont u see

[@ssjn4vegeta]

I have seen a lot of people play these games, but you are by far the best I have ever seen. Have you ever heard of or played a game called HAWX? If you haven't played it, I would love to see you go through that.

[@lordpigster]

Can't wait to see you get the high score on this mission

[@lukeuyehara2582]

Now we gotta pray and wait for next season pass....

[@carmenburgos95]

This game is truly a masterpiece I want those maps for multiplayer I know they have plans for the next title but I honestly want them to expand on this more like new maps preferably the nostalgic maps from the older series and some of the older planes as well I got this game on my birthday back in February. Ace combat 7 and the holy trinity are my favorites of the franchise as well as the others too I hope they expand on this game more I really do

[@matthewmondragon2074]

Fullband said "Stick with Trigger and you'll make it", and damn is true

[@dootdoot6130]

It was tabloid who realized it first.

[@matthewmondragon2074]

@@dootdoot6130 damn i failed remember that, i'm going solitary in my own

[@notaveragecr6041]

@@matthewmondragon2074 You! Solitary, Now!

[@dootdoot6130]

This mission happened on september 14th. In SP1 david north asks "how can we do this without killing three strikes?"... on september 19th. Unless PA simply made a mistake, I feel like we still have more stuff coming.

[@gokufromfortnite5600]

Literally only one thing all the dlc missed imo, I wish we got to alongside Mage and golem on le more time

[@ResidentEddy]

Torres’ voice sounds like an insane Markiplier. Just close your eyes and listen. *DON’T YOU SEE!?*

[@shaftoe195]

*DoN't YoU sEe!?* *HahaAhaHa!!* - famous last words of Capt. M. Torres.

[@marselonmars3777]

Crude, but effective

[@lebah8555]

*everybody gangsta until the sea starts speaking Latin*

[@QAnswer]

I hope there will be another season of DLC ;_;

[@GeneralWildDog]

Ironically, DLC missions are twice ACE Combat 7 than the ACE Combat 7 itself.

[@hydra7427]

I think that's just because they're getting back in the groove.

[@MaximilianoAedo]

I'm having some difficulty doing this mission on Ace.

[@justinjaay7820]

I thought i was the only one

[@Malick-ix9io]

There is! Alicorn! It's time for you to admit you lost!

[@michaellang6627]

I came here after watching Zap's gameplay and he just barely made it, literally had 2 seconds left on the clock when he sunk the Alicorn.

[@Ridiona]

For me I just sunk it immediately with the tls lol

[@michaellang6627]

That's no fun, you don't put any effort into it when you take it so easily. (No pun intended.)

[@Ridiona]

@@michaellang6627 well for some reason the alicorn didn't even launch any ucav at me when I shoot it with tls

[@jordangreen5559]

I have zero patience for this mission I haven't defeated it on any setting

[@magsaysay84]

Follow Tuga and you’ll make it!

[@doggysupper17]

So.... Osea Vs Sub-marine Aircraft carrier... 3:0

[@sebastiannelson6355]

Still no CFA-44 :( it'd be so fun in all three DLC missions

[@secondpath5148]

It's coming. Watch the gamescom trailer tomorrow!

[@notaveragecr6041]

*25th anniversary*

[@plaguey2022]

laugh is the finally word

[@pierremicha2053]

Meanwhile, I tried this mission with PLSL. Alicorn was an absolute nightmare with its railguns, jammer and those bubble shields. Made it tho

[@TugaAvenger]

I'm thinking PLSL is the way to go for high scores, though. You absolutely need a dual-purpose SPW. Tried playing through without any A2G and holy crap, it is something else.

[@michaelweir9666]

I swear, this game cheats something fierce. I've shot those things with the railgun and seen them take no damage, it's maddening.

[@NerfMaster000]

I find the story in the DLC missions arcs to be better than the main game tbh.

[@ArcturusOTE]

Wait a minute, didn't this vid have a stream chat?

[@RFooonline12]

Trigger is a Ranger cuz Rangers lead the way :))

[@nfdids]

So far I only reached to rank A, wish me luck!

[@sigariousrilgar5436]

This D L C Is definitely something l tell my son about

[@fiorella132]

THIS IS THE BEST WEAPON FOR ALICORN BECOUSE DE NEW DLC WEAPONS FROM AIRCRAFTS ADF 11 AND ADFR RAVEN NO SENSE HERE WHITH ALICORN, BUT LACM IS THE BEST WEAPON FOR ALICORN , WHICH LEVEL YOU COMPLETED? ACE OR HARD?

[@thefirstninja4231]

How do play this spicial mission?I mean we do not have this mission or anothers in our game

[@TugaAvenger]

It's DLC.

[@dientesysonrisas5411]

0:25 does this mean Mobuis 1, Blaze, Cipher, Phoenix, Griphus 1 and all of the heroes (including Matias Torres alias SALVATION man XD) were murdered?

[@anthonygrande6300]

That’s probably unlikely in most cases. In the VR missions, it’s revealed Mobius 1 is still flying missions, although now under the IUN PKF instead of ISAF. Torres is probably dead tho, but Trigger did that deed, not Erusean superiors.

[@TugaAvenger]

No, just making a statement in general. For example, Wardog almost went through the same.

[@dientesysonrisas5411]

So you mean citizens just need to know what that hero did?

[@TFRLIceman]

@@anthonygrande6300 Yep, Operation Katina in AC5 and the AC7 VR missions were Mobius 1's post-Continental War endeavors. @OP, There's a hidden easter egg in AC6's Chandelier mission where the radio chatter of the Estovakians is begging Cipher to shoot down Garuda 1, so he's still alive then. Gryphus 1 probably had no need to fight again because the southern hemisphere hasn't really had a whole lot of conflict. Pretty sure Blaze and Kei Nagase lived happily ever after until she went to space.

[@jivasche3029]

Mobius 1 is in an international peacekeeping force, so politics don't have too much influence Blaze is only around when Harling still alive Cipher and Phoenix are mercenaries Griphus 1... I'm not sure

[@NotDaender]

Just a small request for a future playthrough of this mission: would you please replace the music with the OSTs used in the Hrimfaxi and Scinfaxi missions? Maybe have Trigger cosplay as Blaze too (or Blaze hijacking Trigger's spot to teach the old man (the 'Faxi-class sub) one last lesson)?

[@TugaAvenger]

Rather than thinking of a scenario for this mission, I'll do the opposite - I have one thought out, but I didn't have the perfect mission for it. Until now.

[@NotDaender]

I am excited and heavily interested to see what you have in store for us! Keep up the awesome uploads!

[@phantomwraith1984]

My current best score is 58850, but I imagine that would be child's play for you, right? I mean I could try raise that if I let the timer tick down and just keep shooting the SLUAVs, but I don't do that

[@jacobridgeway2849]

I thought Torres was goes to fire on the 19th not the 14th

[@notaveragecr6041]

Well he wanted to get there early. But he was found out so he fires on the 14th.

[@emu158]

ok can someone tell me why torres wanted to kill 1 million people to save ten million. how does that even work

[@burningtrait]

Same thing V2 was for.

[@LunaPPK]

its called he is fucking crazy lol

[@TFRLIceman]

He spent years at the bottom of the sea until eventually being rescued, so the guy is a little off. However, his twisted thinking is that if you detonate a nuke over Oured killing a million people, Osea would call for peace to end the war. His plan also entailed killing more if that plan failed. Kind of like Capt. Hamilton in AC5:

[@emu158]

ok thanks. so he's just fucking insane

[@stemmarb7r751]

I'm kinda mixed about this mission: the boss fight itself is incredible, one of the best superweapon fights I've ever seen in the series, but everything else around it feels like one of those gimmicky-filler missions from AC5, and that's not exactly a praise from me... Also, is it just me, or are the S-Rank requirements for this one much more strict than usual? I had to try 4-5 times on Ace to finally get it, never happened to me on any other mission in the series. Anyway, after the awesomeness of Anchorhead Raid I was hoping for something more, but I can't really complain: in the end all of the DLC missions are well worthy of their price, and I certainly hope this will be the quality bar PA will keep for their next works.

[@CommunistHydra]

I was kinda hoping that the shot actually hit the city. It would make the story so much more interesting.

[@TugaAvenger]

I feel it's a bit overlooked that nuclear shell will hit *something*, if not Oured.

[@dreadnought-ai]

The Hit knocked it down a good couple degrees, considering the position the alicorn was in I think the idea was it was going to land a few thousand miles short in in the sea. That doesn't mean it's completely safe, sucks for some poor cruiser/tanker/trawler/ferry/tug/row boat/etc. ship lol

[@ikhsanmajidmuhammad8428]

That searcher similar in Ace Combat 5

[@dulanjala]

100 lives just lost...

[@ResidentEddy]

Dulanjala007 300, actually. Torrez was right about one thing: We killed 300 to save a million. But we had a good reason, which is the one thing Torres didn’t have.

[@Knight6831]

i'm waiting till my birthday to play this

[@nahmad7080]

Is it you,re birthday yet?

[@Knight6831]

@@nahmad7080 It already has been you're months late

[@nahmad7080]

@@Knight6831 sorry

[@acynicalasian]

Wait a minute, is this mission meant to be speedrun (and grab as many enemies as you can while you're at it of course) rather than high scored? I know I'm not AS good as Tuga but geez, 90k and still no S? And this was on Normal difficulty. Oof. Edit: As Yayo mentioned, this is "perhaps the end for AC7's life cycle", give or take the extra few skins coming out. If that's the case, I hope enough of us bought the game to warrant an AC8. And I can dream of having co-op multi in AC8 like in Infinity, right?...

[@TugaAvenger]

Yeah, very much so. The SLUAVs and Rafale are infinite in any case, so it really drags on otherwise. I believe you need >110k to score an S without a time bonus.

[@acynicalasian]

@@TugaAvenger 110k? Yikes, that's going to take way too much memorization and absolute optimization for me to bother with. Knowing the madlads in the community, I assume there's already a few that have broken 110k. Thought I saw a vid on my thumbnail about one, but didn't watch it at the time since I hadn't played the DLC yet. Speedrun it is then for me. Thanks boss.

[@TugaAvenger]

Nah, in this case it's just killing drones and Rafales forever. It's quite boring, frankly.

[@diasulhaqisya954]

just like the hrimfaxi

[@Lulu-ex7fc]

Missing all those juicy dialogue lines by using cruise missiles. You disgust me, you speedrunner. :P

[@TugaAvenger]

It wasn't intentional! I know LACMs pack a bunch, but I didn't quite calculate how devastating they'd be...

[@ArcturusOTE]

Is it me or parts of the bgm of TMRP phase 1 reminds me of AC04's Blockade

[@aleseaux]

Same time signature. Similar to Archange.

[@skeletonwguitar4383]

Aaaaahhhh fhooie, ya killed it too quickly Ya didnt get to enjoy the fight, unless you did this on a replay

[@MIXDJ3000]

Nothing showing up for the PS4 for some reason

[@inedibledelicacy]

Hehehe.

[@SteelxWolf]

Mission 2 was better. Mission 3 throws all the interesting stuff about Osea trying to backstab trigger out of the window. Wiseman doesn’t fly any of these missions which makes me wonder if he was kinda in on that as not to become collateral. Because after this is capturing the airport to attack farbanti with where he gets killed by Mihlay.

[@TugaAvenger]

The backstab arc was finished in M2 - the conspirators concluded it wasn't worth it, probably by reaching the same conclusions Alex did - , and that was that. It just wasn't very explicit, aside from Clemens being the fall guy because Mimic still showed up.

[@TheEzyGuy00]

Everyone commenting on Torres but we forgot that Long Caster was being an absolute barbarian to eat burgers with fork and knife

[@arpadpinter6050]

So hyped

[@ghaalii6776]

Nice