# Best Ace Combat 8 mods: the ones players endorse most

> The All in One Cheat Menu is the Ace Combat 8 mod players endorse most, and the AC8 Mod Launcher runs most of the rest. The top mods by endorsements, from missile guidance to new aircraft, and how mods work with the game’s anti-cheat.

By Mercer. Published 4 November 2026, updated 6 November 2026.

> **The mod players endorse most: All in One Cheat Menu.**
>
> It unlocks everything and lets you play the game the way you want. Mods run outside the game’s anti-cheat, so they’re for single player.

Ace Combat 8 had 143 mods by 6 November 2026.[^1] These are the ones players endorse most.

| Mod | What it does | Endorsements | Downloads |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [All in One Cheat Menu](https://www.nexusmods.com/acecombat8wingsoftheve/mods/16) | Unlocks everything and changes how you play. | 129 | 19,336 |
| [ACE8 Mod Launcher and Loader](https://www.nexusmods.com/acecombat8wingsoftheve/mods/64) | Launches the game with mods, with a modded mode that switches the anti-cheat off. | 109 | 12,639 |
| [Proportional Guidance Missiles](https://www.nexusmods.com/acecombat8wingsoftheve/mods/14) | Gives missiles proportional navigation guidance, with settings to tune it. | 96 | 10,253 |
| [Parts Overdrive](https://www.nexusmods.com/acecombat8wingsoftheve/mods/19) | Stronger upgrade parts and more part slots. | 85 | 8,758 |
| [DLSS and FSR3 Frame Generation](https://www.nexusmods.com/acecombat8wingsoftheve/mods/1) | An ini file that turns on the frame generation built into the game. | 80 | 6,204 |
| [FOV Change](https://www.nexusmods.com/acecombat8wingsoftheve/mods/2) | Lets you change the field of view. | 60 | 7,572 |
| [PW-Mk.I addon](https://www.nexusmods.com/acecombat8wingsoftheve/mods/116) | Adds Project Wingman’s PW-Mk.I as a new aircraft with its own cockpit and liveries. | 44 | 5,155 |
| [Special Weapon Customizer](https://www.nexusmods.com/acecombat8wingsoftheve/mods/57) | Swap each aircraft’s special weapons. Needs UE4SS. | 33 | 3,588 |
| [Low-End FPS Boost](https://www.nexusmods.com/acecombat8wingsoftheve/mods/15) | An Engine.ini that raises frame rates on low-end PCs by turning off ray tracing and cutting volumetric clouds. | 26 | 2,604 |

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## How to install them

1. **Use the mod launcher.** It loads mods and starts the game in a modded mode with the anti-cheat off, for single player.[^2]
2. **Then follow each mod’s own steps** on its page.[^1]

## More Ace Combat 8 guides

See [every campaign mission and how many players finish each](https://creativecult.digital/research/ace-combat-8-missions), or [what players say about the game](https://creativecult.digital/games/ace-combat-8).

## Sources

[^1]: Nexus Mods: Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve mods, by endorsements. https://www.nexusmods.com/games/acecombat8wingsoftheve/mods?sort=endorsements
[^2]: Nexus Mods: ACE8 Mod Launcher and Loader. https://www.nexusmods.com/acecombat8wingsoftheve/mods/64

Page: https://creativecult.digital/research/ace-combat-8-mods