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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Y-You're seeing it too, right??

A major female character leading the Sotoa forces in Ace Combat 8 with Himari's halo from Blue Archive poorly photoshopped behind her

Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

As happy as I am about online mode for Ace Combat 8, it's really painful to see player models continue to vanish in a single explosion like they did in AC7 MP... Stuff breaking apart is my single biggest draw for the series, followed by variety of stuff to break apart.

Three cropped frames arranged vertically from Ace Combat 8 Online 101 Trailer, comparing damage models used by NPC and player aircraft models.

Top image: NPC Su-33 breaking apart after being shot down. The plane spirals and breaks apart with visible smoke and flame trails.

Middle image: Player Su-25 about to be creamed by F-22's missiles.

Bottom image: Player Su-25, shortly after being creamed by F-22's missiles. The Su-25 produces no debris like NPC Su-33 does in the top image.

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I'm ready for the upcoming Ace Combat 8 Online overview

A Windows File Explorer screenshot showing two folders, one named "Memes when AC8 online is goat" containing image previews of Ace Combat 7's jpegdog and a real life photo of a goat, and the other named "Memes when AC8 online is shit" containing image previews of Ace Combat Infinity's gold crate and a drawing of Ace Combat mascot Nugget laying on the ground defeated.

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Nagase just can't catch a break #Ace8

The image shows a meme format of a person sitting on a hospital bed with Nagase's head poorly photoshopped over the original. The nurse is standing besides Nagase saying "You've been on the surface for the last 10 years," and Nagase replies "Oh boy, I can't wait to see my favorite space elevator" while the said space elevator is crumbling in the distance outside the hospital window.

Next to Nagase's bed is a newspaper clipping of jpegdog eating Osean treaty.

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Narty @narty-naz.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Tiny Jellycube gets CRUSHED under Kozma's FAT fucking ASS #SpiralKnights

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Now that #AceINF is a thing again, remember that you can ignore the altitude restriction in Avalon Co-Op by rushing the jammers on mission start. Even non-ABs like Harrier and Intruder can pull it off. Just don't slow down until all missiles despawn, or they'll actually hit!

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

During #AceINF live service days, a user in Japan discovered weird missile pathing where LASM will do insane 180 turn when fired right as you pass the target Works best with big targets like these turrets and ships

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

While I fumble horribly at mixing music for the hangar view collection, here are three textures that went unused in #AceINF Su-33 with Scarface 1 livery Su-24MP with Color 3 from ACAH but with black body Mirage 2000-5 with Estovakian pattern from AC6

Ace Combat Infinity hangar view of Su-33 with Scarface 1 livery.

Ace Combat Infinity hangar view of Su-24MP with Color 3 livery from Assault Horizon but with black main body. The livery appears to be inspired by Su-24MR "Yellow 40" used for air shows.

Ace Combat Infinity hangar view of Mirage 2000-5 with Estovakian color pattern from Ace Combat 6, based on French Air Force Mirage 2000D.

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

So the recent #AceINF news encouraged me to finish putting these together, but I uh, wasn't expecting the total runtime to exceed six hours... I'm gonna have to think about how to arrange these.

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

This calls for a trip to the memory lane, where Infinity role was a thing

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Browsed some old #AceINF recordings while my internet was down few nights ago. This was one of the many clips taken for Area 88 tribute video published back in 2018, where only a split second was used in the final.

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Now that multi Sp.W loadout is a thing, it'd be seriously cool to disperse cloud layer with MPBM and then fire TLS through the opening.

A screenshot from Ace Combat 8 promo video showcasing new cloud engine, depicting a still frame of gap being opened through a cloud layer.

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Flew XFA-27 w/ MSTM few times in AC7. Mashing the button to dump all 6 missiles on one target hits different vs single button to fire multiple shots. I still prefer the 4 standard missile option from AC2&X, but I also liked MSTM being given to other planes in Infinity.

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Still overthinking things

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Attention pilots, we have emergency sortie orders! The Federation is attempting to ferry a certain brand of illegally confiscated chocolate delicacy across the Bering Strait. All allied air power currently available is to scramble immediately and secure air superiority!

Cold War mission thumbnail from the game Project Wingman. Image acquired from projectwingman.wiki.gg.

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Last week I found out Free Flight version of Roca Roja in Ace Combat 7 is missing the cirrus clouds (Thin, wispy clouds waaaaay up in the air).

An ingame screenshot of F/A-18F Super Hornet in General Resources livery flying over Mission 6 in Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.

Similar image, but now taken in Free Flight version of the same mission. Note the missing cirrus cloud formation in the upper half of screen.

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Nearly 10 years later I finally got the joke behind that nickname

A cropped screenshot from Ace Combat Infinity showing A-6E Intruder with Nugget livery. The nickname "These Pilots Aren't Even Human" refers to the aircraft being flown by Nuggets, a type of mascot character of Ace Combat series portrayed as a baby chick.

Ditto, but close-up of the cockpit showing the Nugget pilots.

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

A few years late, but I would have actually used Ace Combat Infinity's ESM if it on activation let you skip datalink standby/cooldown along with receiving linked player's effect on top of your own.

A loading image in Ace Combat Infinity showcasing Su-24MP Fencer. The description reads "An electronic warfare version of the Su-24, a large fighter bomber developed by the old Soviet Union. Can carry an ECM (electronic counter measures) pod that interferes with enemy missile guidance."

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Ace Combat PvP should have friendly fire option

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Don't let the ACZ steamdb revelation distract you from the fact that Bungee Gum contains the properties of both rubber and gum

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Forget which seat you're gonna choose, who's flying the damn plane??

An in-game screenshot of passenger airliner from Ace Combat X2: Joint Assault, referring to a mission where the player had to fly an enormous Boeing 747 through a narrow canyon while being chased by hostile forces.

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Simon S. Andersen @snakepixel.art · 25/01/2026

People keep saying the codenames in Metal Gear Solid sound like Megaman X bosses, so I decided to give them actual designs. Matches the scale of my other X mockups. Something I've been sitting on for several years that I finally decided to wrap up tonight. #megaman #pixelart #ドット絵

Pixel art of various animal themed robot bosses. The tag at the top says MegaGear X

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Been really enjoying #Inari demo! Background walls getting messed up during combat is a nice touch.

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

I hear #AceINF memes are back on the menu

A Photoshop of Mr. Burns from the Simpsons wearing a wry smile, holding Ace Combat Infinity's gold crate.

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Me when I'm using DLC skin in Ace Combat 6 and I can't pull out of fast dive attack due to drastically altered flying stats with extreme acceleration, no brakes, and/or massive inertia No genius part, just straight to oh no

A close up image of Klimton Nicchini from Gundam Reconguista in G anime series, wearing shocked expression while the captions below simply say "Oh no!"

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Me: "It's nice that Ace Combat 6 also has high G turn. This is gonna be really helpful in certain dogfights." Also me: Proceeds to completely forget about it until halfway through the game

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy new year from a certain location in an unspecified country!

A sloppy Photoshop work of smiling Solo Wing Pixy holding a comically large bottle of champagne, with large text saying "Happy New Year" pasted to the lower left corner of the image.

A large volume of fireworks conceals a burning city of Huffnung, and a faint view of falling SOLG can be seen at the right edge of the picture.

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Reminder that you can use , and . to move YT videos by frame

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

My entry for this year's Spiral Knights Secret Santa, for Fighting Polygon! I decided to tie the scene to my previous 2022 entry, with much more... chaotic atmosphere. #DantofuArt #SpiralKnights

A digital drawing showing several Spiral Knight characters enjoying Winterfest (The game's equivalent to Christmas) market activities under daylight with light snowfall, with decorated holiday tree in the distance. At forefront is Fighting Polygon's character holding up a Pit Boss plush with utter excitement.

A small shop stand can be seen to the left with more plushies of mewkat, love puppy sprite, and snipe. A character with orange bombhead mask is manning the stall, and there two characters obscured by the shop engaging in an unknown type of exchange.

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Remembered when I fired up Ace Combat 6 on Xbone after finding out it was backwards compatible, playing one mission, and never touched it again I should finish playing it 😔

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

You knew the upcoming #AceINF update was going to be peak based on how bad the framerate was in its trailer Also really missing the 6/AH replay cameras..

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Dantofu @dantofu.bsky.social · 19/12/2025