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A large-scale gameplay modification for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown that provides a wealth of improvements & alterations to the game. Its end goal is creating a fresh, optimized, and overall richer, more enjoyable experience. Each part of the mod can be installed independently.

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“Release. Recover. Resolve. Rebirth.”



Skies Restored is a large-scale gameplay modification for Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown which provides a wealth of improvements & alterations to the game. It has the end goal of creating a fresh, optimized, and overall richer, more enjoyable experience.

This mod contains features like new dialogue, fixes for issues with the base game’s in-engine cutscenes, new HUD tags, and entirely new radio portraits for both the base game and DLC casts of characters. The goal is to provide a richer, improved experience for old and new players alike.

Each part of the mod (referred to henceforth as ‘modules’) can be installed independently of one another. Users are free to install what they want and skip what they don't want. Several modules have additional options as well.

Further information on which modules contain which changes can be found in the mod’s readme file after downloading.

THIS MOD IS CURRENTLY ONLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE ENGLISH AND JAPANESE LANGUAGES. If you would like to help out with localizing Restored into another language, please contact me on the r/AceCombat or Get Home, Be Home, Stay Home Discord servers!

REGARDLESS OF LANGUAGE CHOICE, YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR GAME'S LANGUAGE TO JAPANESE IF USING THE LOCALIZATION FIXES, OR ELSE THE MOD WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY.


Features

Further information on each module and its contents can be found in the project's megadoc, which I highly recommend reading - or at the very least skimming - along with the included readme file, but here is a very basic feature list for the mod’s full package.

  • New dialogue scripting and voice lines in all 23 missions (20 base + 3 DLC)
  • Fixes for the English version’s typos and mistakes, along with other various changes to in-game text.
  • Fixes for various errors and oddities in the game’s real-time cutscenes.
  • New HUD labels, including named ships, enemy squadrons, and allied units.
  • Full HD remasters for all existing Ace Combat emblems, along with 41 brand new emblems.
  • Full HD remasters for all existing radio portraits, along with five brand new portraits, including AWACS ones.
  • Credits that credit the English voice actors, along with collaborators for the project.


Compatibility

Restored is compatible with:
All skin mods
All plane mods
My Better Assault Records mod
Sincerity's Additional Skin Slots mod
Sincerity's Add-On Planes Compatibility Patch mod

Restored is NOT compatible with:
xBlazedEdge's I Would Have Been Your Buddy (IWHBYB) mod
pipibearFreddie's Ultimate AWACS Portraits mod
Maria's Female Pronouns for Trigger mod
A compatibility patch for this mod may be available in the future.

Restored is PARTIALLY compatible with:
Sincerity's Additional Emblem Slots mod
Restored's New Emblems module is not compatible with AES. However, all other modules are fully compatible.
ElectronicOldMen's Enhanced Gunplay mod
Restored is fully compatible with all changes except for the Gauntlet files, which are incompatible.


Installation

To install Restored, first locate your ~mods folder, which should be located at steamapps\common\ACE COMBAT 7\Game\Content\Paks\~mods. 

  • If you installed both Steam and the game in the default location, it will be located at C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ACE COMBAT 7\Game\Content\Paks\~mods.

  • If this is your first time modding Ace Combat 7, you will not have a ~mods folder. If this is the case, simply create one! 

  • Note: If you are creating this folder, make sure to name it “~mods”. Do NOT name it “mods”, as this will make your mod files have a lower load priority than those of the base game, thereby causing your mods to not function.

Then, move the Skies Restored files that you wish to use into your ~mods folder. Be sure to read the readme file or Vortex instructions to make sure you understand which files you want to use!

Next, if using Improved Localization, change your game language to Japanese. This is done because certain aspects of the mod only apply to the Japanese language version, such as mission sub-headings. Don’t worry, the game will still be displayed in English.

  • To do this, first go to your Steam library. Right click on Ace Combat 7 on the left sidebar, then select “Properties.” From there, in General Properties, change the Language to Japanese.



  • Next, open up Ace Combat 7.  You’ll know if you did the above step correctly if it says MAIN MENU (SKIES RESTORED vX.Y) at the top, as shown below in an example from using Version 1.0.



  • Then, go to Options, then Language, and finally change Subtitles to Japanese. I know this step seems counter-intuitive if you play in English, but trust me on this. Unless you play with Japanese voices, there is no need to change the voice-over option. Also, make sure you do not change the language to Chinese, but instead to Japanese. They're very easy to get confused.



After that, you're done! Enjoy playing with Skies Restored!


“The sky is now connected.”