Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies - Aircraft model rips addon

About:

These models were ripped using PCSX2 and more or less "properly scaled and fixed". They are far from being perfect rips, but at least they will give you a better looking guide/reference when creating liveries for AC04. Still, I highly recommend you to inject the GIM files and check your livery in-game to see if there's any misalignment.

The models were exported to OBJ format with a MTL file included.

Notes:
Since the models were ripped while the game was running you'll find some issues when loading them in your 3D modeling software:

-The most glaring issue is that the models don't use the correct scales and look a bit off. They were resized/scaled until they looked "good enough".

-There might be some faces/normals that still need to be flipped over. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU FIND ANY!

-Due to the methods used to rip the models, some of them are slightly deformed.

-UV mapping is also affected. Parts of the aircraft such as the canopy will have incorrect mapping applied. This is caused due to the model deformation issue mentioned above.

-The models only have the pylons/hardpoints for the first/starting SpW. If you notice an untextured hardpoint/pylon in the model when applying your livery during in-game let me know!.

If I ever figure how to get even cleaner model rips or if someone figures how to convert the model format that AC04 uses I will update this package ASAP.

Special Thanks:

BelkanLoyalist (@ Twitter and ModDB) for further fixing the models, correcting their UV maps and exporting to OBJ with a MTL file included.

Contact:

death_the_d0g @ Twitter and ModDB
Charles Charleston @ Youtube