Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve comes with 55 achievements to unlock if you’re looking to become a completionist. Some achievements will be unlocked if you simply finish the campaign. For the rest, you’ll need to do extra grind.
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How to unlock all achievements in Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve
The following table has all the required information you’ll need to know to unlock the achievements.
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| Achievement | How to Unlock |
|---|---|
| Inherited Dog Tags | Complete Campaign Mode: Prologue |
| Expulsion | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 01 |
| World Left Behind | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 02 |
| Birth of an Ace | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 03 |
| Relentless | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 04 |
| From the Bring | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 05 |
| Fireworks | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 06 |
| Cutting supply Lines | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 07 |
| Retaking the Capital | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 08 |
| Securing the North | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 09 |
| Rainband Breakthrough | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 10 |
| Downing Giants | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 11 |
| Suspicion | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 12 |
| Split Second | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 13 |
| Vanishing Act | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 14 |
| Downing a Dragon | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 15 |
| Watching Eye | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 16 |
| Armor Penetration | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 17 |
| Sudden Dive | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 18 |
| Light | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 19 |
| The Courier | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 20 |
| On Cloud Nine | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 21 |
| Good News from Space | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 22 |
| The End in the East | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 23 |
| Securing a Beachhead | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 24 |
| Freeing Usea | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 25 |
| Nightmare | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 26 |
| Traap Rallier | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 27 |
| Wings Upon Wings | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 28 |
| The Anemone | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 29 |
| The Real Wings | Complete Campaign Mode: Mission 30 |
| Welcome to Boot Camp | Clear just one mission in Training Mode |
| Like the Wind | Complete a post-stall movement in any Campaign mission (the game will teach you). |
| Yes, Sir! | Command a wingman to destroy an enemy after using the Forward Attack, Dispersed Attack, and Cover commands. |
| All Weapons Free | Help your wingman to destroy an enemy with Special Weapon after allowing its use. |
| Birds of a Feather | Use the Aircraft Tree to purchase the same aircraft twice (once for your wingman). |
| Bolstered Forces | Unlock five aircraft types in the Campaign. |
| Budding Buyer | Unlock combined total of 15 Special Weapons and upgrade parts in Campaign. |
| Air-to-Air Ace | Destroy any 100 enemies with Air-to-Air special weaponry in Campaign. |
| Anti-Ground Ace | Destroy any 100 enemies with Anti-Ground special weaponry in Campaign. |
| Aircraft Inspection | Use the Aircraft Viewer to preview any jet in the Campaign mode. |
| Birdwatching | Use the Replay Viewer to watch a Replay in the Campaign. |
| Plane Coordinator | Customize an aircraft’s look by adding an emblem or altering its skin. |
| By the Book | Complete the Campaign Mode while successfully completing all takeoffs and aerial refuelling. |
| Need a Bigger Bank | Obtain 18 million MRP. |
| Regular Customer | Unlock a combined total of 100 Special Weapons and upgrades from the Aircraft Tree in Campaign. |
| Fully Kitted Out | Obtain 20 different aircraft in Campaign. |
| Aircraft Annihilator | Destroy 3,000 aircraft across multiple missions in the Campaign. |
| Promised Land | Finish the Campaign and all 30 missions. |
| The Ace | Complete all Campaign missions at the Ace difficulty. |
| Meritorious Service | Obtain 10 medals in the Campaign. |
| Patron of the Parts | Unlock every available aircraft, Special Weapons, and parts from the Aircraft Tree. |
| MRP Aplenty | Obtain a total of 25 million MRP. |
| Ace of Aces | Clear every Campaign mission at Ace difficulty with S-rank (includes Free Missions). |
| A Record of Rivalry | Obtain all Assault Records in Campaign. |
Few tasks will be difficult to complete, since you have to unlock aircraft like the Lightning II, which is easier said than done.
