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Recover or correctly diagnose flight-stick/HOTAS input and mapping problems.
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ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE Guide Hub
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Check your flight-stick setup, choose a mission-ready aircraft, or work through Mission 7’s destruction-score objective. Start with the problem holding up your next sortie.
Start with what you are trying to do
Choose aircraft and unlocks
Compare aircraft roles and special weapons before spending MRP for your next sortie.
Open guideClear Mission 7
Clear Mission 7 by converting time, target choice, chain destruction and resupply into enough destruction score.
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ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE is a flight-shooting game from Bandai Namco Aces, released worldwide on October 2, 2026 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam. The Campaign combines mission briefings, aircraft unlocks and customized loadouts. Online has its own progression.
Launch quick answers
Does my flight stick work?
Official patchACE COMBAT 8 has flight-stick support, with launch configuration gaps acknowledged by the team. Match your device edition and platform, then check detection, axes and rebinding separately.
Diagnose your HOTASHow do I unlock aircraft?
Official sourceEarn MRP in missions to unlock aircraft. Use the 29-aircraft official role reference, then check branch connections and prices in your current in-game Aircraft Tree.
Use the aircraft referenceHow do I clear Mission 7?
Official sourceClear A Lifeline in the Desert by turning reachable target clusters into score, conserving ammunition and planning return-line resupply. Follow the score requirement on your current HUD.
Plan your Mission 7 runACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE | Launch Trailer
The privacy-enhanced player loads only after activation and never autoplays.
ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE
A campaign-and-online flight-shooting game built around sortie preparation, aircraft progression, high-speed combat objectives and mission-specific tactical decisions.
- Developer
- Bandai Namco Aces Inc.
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc.
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, Steam
- Release
- Released ·
Guide scope
Use this guide for
- Flight-stick support and safe diagnosis
- Official aircraft roles and MRP progression
- Mission 7 target selection and resupply
Sources and version notes
Official game, systems and launch sources; independent guide paths maintained by Game Onramp.
Sources
- ACE COMBAT 8 official game pageOfficial source
Official identity, global Oct 2 release, platforms and publisher.
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- ACE COMBAT 8 launch announcementOfficial source
Sep 29 early access; Oct 2 worldwide release; separate online progression.
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- Official systems walkthroughOfficial source
Mission-earned MRP unlocks aircraft; mission briefing, special weapons and upgrade parts.
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- Official aircraft rosterOfficial source
29 displayed aircraft and Fighter, Attacker, Multirole, Electronic labels; further aircraft may be added.
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- Flight Stick Support Update — September 30Official patch
Some AC7 device configuration options absent; improvements under review without ETA.
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- Confirming HOTAS Support — player reportsCommunity-reported
T16000M detection with customization limits; VKB Gladiator/STECS non-response for multiple users.
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- PlayStation Blog: Mission 7 Annihilation BattleOfficial source
Timed battle, facility targets, free target order, return-line ammunition and chain destruction.
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- ACE COMBAT 8 campaign walkthroughIndependent reporting
Mission 7 title, sector orientation and ammunition tunnel entrance reported by an independent guide.
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