ACX + ACJA Multiplayer Setup

<< Listen up nuggets, I'm going to teach you how to play Ace Combat X and JA through multiplayer, using PPSSPP and Radmin. >>
<< This mainly applies to Windows. I have no idea if this will work with other Operating Systems. >>

--- TABLE OF CONTENTS ---
(Use Ctrl+F to navigate if you're lazy)
[a01] : Getting the Games
[a02] : Getting Radmin
[a03] : Getting PPSSPP
[a04] : Configuring Radmin
[a05] : Joining Radmin Networks
[a06] : Networks To Join
[a07] : Configuring PPSSPP's Multiplayer
[a08] : Game Fixes
[a09] : Notes/Extras



[a01] --- Getting the Games ---
If you already have the games, great!
If not, I have uploaded the following to my Google Drive here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1sokHgkmWt20U34nO6SVCH534lgK3JWLe
(They're in a compressed .cso format instead of .iso now, to save storage. This has no impact on their performance.)
	● Ace Combat X (American copy)
	● Ace Combat X (European copy)
	● Ace Combat X (Japanese copy) - For those fucking weebs out there.
	● Ace Combat JA (American copy)
	● Ace Combat JA (European copy)
	● Ace Combat JA (Japanese copy) - For those fucking weebs out there.
PLEASE NOTICE: Everyone needs to have the same region copy to play together.


[a02] --- Getting Radmin ---
Get Radmin VPN from here: https://www.radmin-vpn.com/
This is the program that will let you do online multiplayer with PPSSPP.
It also works with any other PC game/app that has LAN play.


[a03] --- Getting PPSSPP ---
Obviously, get PPSSPP itself from here: https://www.ppsspp.org/downloads.html
I recommend clicking the link at the very top to get the latest development build, they're always ahead of the stable releases and 99% of the time have no issues.


[a04] --- Configuring Radmin ---
1.) Click the orange power button to make it blue, which will "turn on" Radmin.
2.) At the top, click System > Change Name to customize your name. By default it uses your computer's name.


[a05] --- Joining Radmin Networks ---
1.) At the top, click Network > Join an Existing Network
	1a.) Use the Private Network tab, ignore the Gaming Network tab


[a06] --- Networks To Join ---
I have pre-made six different Radmin networks for everyone to use, one for each Game and Game Region. With unlimited user capacity!
NETWORK NAMES: (without quotations, case sensitive)
	● "Ace Combat X - America"
	● "Ace Combat X - Europe"
	● "Ace Combat X - Japan"
	● "Ace Combat JA - America"
	● "Ace Combat JA - Europe"
	● "Ace Combat JA - Japan"
PASSWORDS: (without quotations, case sensitive)
	● "Gryphus" for X lobbies
	● "Antares" for JA lobbies
NOTICE: If you right-click another user in the same lobby and "Ping" them, getting a response means the connection is stable and working! But if it times out, that means there's something wrong on either your end or theirs. Figure it out!
                                                             !!! [[[WARNING]]] !!!
Both AC:X and AC:JA have difficulties when dealing with Ping above 100-150, because they were built with actual local wireless in mind.
High ping will result in disconnections, errors, and all sorts of problems!


[a07] --- Configuring PPSSPP's Multiplayer ---
1.) Launch PPSSPP, on the right, click Settings.
2.) On the left, click Networking.
3.) CHECK/ENABLE the "Networking/WLAN" setting.
4.) In the "PRO Ad Hoc server IP address" field, paste the IP of the person who will be hosting the game session.
	4a.) You can get this by right-clicking the user in Radmin and clicking "copy IP address".
5.) CHECK/ENABLE the "built-in PRO Ad Hoc server" setting.
6.) On the left, click System.
7.) UNCHECK/DISABLE the "Fast Memory" setting. (This step is crucial!)
8.) Exit PPSSPP entirely after applying these Networking changes, and then re-launch it. (This seems to solve some issues!)
NOTICE: If you want additional help with PPSSPP's other settings, consult the /aceg/ Emulation Guide found in the OP.


[a08] --- Game Fixes ---
There is an existing bug in PPSSPP when emulating X and JA, where the game will "freeze" when trying to play FMV cutscenes between missions.
Thankfully, this is very easy to fix:
1.) In PPSSPP, go to Settings
2.) On the right, click System
3.) Change the "I/O Timing Method" option to "Host (bugs, less lag)"
NOTICE: Not everyone will experience this bug, but you may as well follow these steps anyhow just in case.


[a09] --- Notes/Extras ---
Makes the skies beautiful, nuggets!
Use Ostrich's HD texture packs for X and JA!
Links and instructions can be found here: https://superostrich.xyz/