{"id":26226,"date":"2026-11-02T10:09:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T10:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/?p=26226"},"modified":"2026-11-02T10:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T10:09:47","slug":"ace-combat-8-crashing-pc-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/en-gb\/ace-combat-8-crashing-pc-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"ACE COMBAT 8 Crashing on PC? Bandai Namco&#8217;s Official Fixes: Turn Off Async Compute and Raise Virtual Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail aligncenter wp-image-26214\" src=\"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-aircraft-select-800x450.webp\" alt=\"Fighter jets lined up on a snowy airfield on the aircraft select screen in ACE COMBAT 8\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-aircraft-select-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-aircraft-select-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-aircraft-select-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-aircraft-select-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-aircraft-select.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If <strong>ACE COMBAT 8 crashing<\/strong> on PC is ruining your sorties, Bandai Namco has now shared two official fixes. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/2288340\/view\/1847920302247260\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">product notice on 2 November<\/a>, it said patch Ver. 1.01.002 added an <strong>Async Compute<\/strong> setting, and that turning it <strong>OFF<\/strong> may stop crashes on some graphics cards. An earlier notice found that <strong>raising Windows virtual memory<\/strong> reduces memory-related crashes. Neither is a permanent cure, and Bandai Namco says it&#8217;s still working on other causes.<\/p>\n<h2>ACE COMBAT 8 crash fixes at a glance<\/h2>\n<table><tbody>\n<tr><td><strong>Fix 1<\/strong><\/td><td>SYSTEM menu: set Async Compute to OFF (Steam version, supported GPUs only)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Fix 2<\/strong><\/td><td>Raise Windows virtual memory (16 GB+ with 32 GB RAM; 32 GB+ with 16 GB RAM)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Patch needed<\/strong><\/td><td>Ver. 1.01.002 or later<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Fewer crashes with<\/strong><\/td><td>About 48 GB or more of RAM + virtual memory combined (Bandai Namco&#8217;s testing)<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>Permanent fix<\/strong><\/td><td>Not yet; Bandai Namco is investigating multiple causes<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<h2>How do I stop ACE COMBAT 8 crashing on PC?<\/h2>\n<p>Try Bandai Namco&#8217;s two official workarounds, in this order.<\/p>\n<h3>1. Turn off Async Compute<\/h3>\n<p>Bandai Namco found that asynchronous computation can affect stability on certain GPU configurations. Patch <strong>Ver. 1.01.002<\/strong> added an option on the Steam version: open the <strong>SYSTEM<\/strong> menu and set <strong>Async Compute<\/strong> to <strong>OFF<\/strong>. If the option is greyed out, your graphics card isn&#8217;t suited to Async Compute in the first place, so this fix doesn&#8217;t apply to you.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Raise your Windows virtual memory<\/h3>\n<p>In its <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/2288340\/view\/1846651706681017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">16 October notice<\/a>, Bandai Namco said more total available memory (RAM plus Windows virtual memory) reduces certain memory-related crashes. In its testing, PCs with roughly <strong>48 GB or more in total<\/strong> crashed less. Its recommended settings:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>32 GB of RAM:<\/strong> set virtual memory to <strong>16 GB or more<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>16 GB of RAM:<\/strong> set virtual memory to <strong>32 GB or more<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail aligncenter wp-image-26216\" src=\"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-hangar-pilot-800x450.webp\" alt=\"A pilot in a flight suit stands in a hangar beside a fighter jet in ACE COMBAT 8\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-hangar-pilot-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-hangar-pilot-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-hangar-pilot-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-hangar-pilot-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-hangar-pilot.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How do you change virtual memory in Windows 11?<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Press the <strong>Windows key<\/strong>, type <strong>&#8220;View advanced system settings&#8221;<\/strong> and open it.<\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Performance<\/strong>, click <strong>Settings<\/strong>, then the <strong>Advanced<\/strong> tab.<\/li>\n<li>Under <strong>Virtual memory<\/strong>, click <strong>Change<\/strong> and untick <strong>Automatically manage paging file size<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Pick your fastest drive (ideally the SSD with the game), choose <strong>Custom size<\/strong> and enter the amount in MB (16 GB = 16384 MB, 32 GB = 32768 MB) for both initial and maximum size.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Set<\/strong>, then <strong>OK<\/strong>, and restart your PC.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>These steps are the standard Windows 11 settings; the amounts are Bandai Namco&#8217;s. Make sure the drive has enough free space for the page file.<\/p>\n<h2>Is Bandai Namco fixing the ACE COMBAT 8 crashes?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes. Both notices say the team is investigating &#8220;multiple potential causes&#8221; and working towards a permanent resolution. Bandai Namco also calls the game&#8217;s current memory usage &#8220;a significant issue&#8221; and says it&#8217;s working to reduce it. It apologised for &#8220;the prolonged inconvenience&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2>What did ACE COMBAT 8 patch 1.01.002 fix?<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/2288340\/view\/1846651706694645\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ver. 1.01.002<\/a>, released for the Steam version on 23 October, fixed missions that couldn&#8217;t progress (including Missions 6, 10, 13, 18, 25, 28 and 30), a crash in Mission 11 during Podarge&#8217;s chain explosion, crashes when sorting aircraft by a role you don&#8217;t own and on first opening the Aircraft Tree, adjusted Ladon on Elite difficulty in Mission 15, and added the Async Compute option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail aligncenter wp-image-26218\" src=\"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-lux-lunae-800x450.webp\" alt=\"Two jets fly above the clouds next to the Lux Lunae 55th Unit emblem in ACE COMBAT 8\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-lux-lunae-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-lux-lunae-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-lux-lunae-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-lux-lunae-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-lux-lunae.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What are the ACE COMBAT 8 PC requirements?<\/h2>\n<p>They&#8217;re high, which may be part of the problem. Every PC needs Windows 11, an SSD, a graphics card with <strong>hardware ray tracing<\/strong> and DirectX 12 with Shader Model 6.6, and <strong>150 GB<\/strong> of space.<\/p>\n<table><tbody>\n<tr><td><strong><\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Minimum (1080p upscaled, 30 fps, Low)<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Recommended (1080p upscaled, 60 fps, Medium)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>CPU<\/strong><\/td><td>Intel Core i7-10700K \/ AMD Ryzen 5 3600X<\/td><td>Intel Core i7-12700K \/ AMD Ryzen 5 5600X<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>RAM<\/strong><\/td><td>16 GB<\/td><td>32 GB<\/td><\/tr>\n<tr><td><strong>GPU<\/strong><\/td><td>RTX 2060 \/ RX 6600 XT<\/td><td>RTX 3070 \/ RX 6800<\/td><\/tr>\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n<p>ACE COMBAT 8 costs \u00a354.99 \/ $69.99 \/ \u20ac69.99 on Steam. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/en-gb\/ace-combat-8-review-roundup\/\">ACE COMBAT 8 review roundup<\/a> covers what critics think.<\/p>\n<h2>Watch the ACE COMBAT 8 launch trailer<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2288340\/ACE_COMBAT_8_WINGS_OF_THEVE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail aligncenter wp-image-26220\" src=\"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-trailer-800x450.webp\" alt=\"Watch the official ACE COMBAT 8 launch trailer on Steam\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-trailer-800x450.webp 800w, https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-trailer-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-trailer-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-trailer-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/igamemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/ace-combat-8-trailer.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The official launch trailer plays at the top of the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2288340\/ACE_COMBAT_8_WINGS_OF_THEVE\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACE COMBAT 8 Steam page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>More on iGame Magazine<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/igamemag.com\/en-gb\/ace-combat-8-review-roundup\/\">Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Review Roundup: What the Critics Say<\/a>: what critics think of ACE COMBAT 8<\/li><\/ul><h2>FAQ<\/h2>\n<h4>Why does ACE COMBAT 8 keep crashing on PC?<\/h4>\n<p>Bandai Namco is investigating several causes. It has identified Async Compute on certain GPUs and high memory use as two of them.<\/p>\n<h4>How do I fix ACE COMBAT 8 crashes?<\/h4>\n<p>Set Async Compute to OFF in the SYSTEM menu (patch 1.01.002 or later), and raise Windows virtual memory: 16 GB+ if you have 32 GB of RAM, 32 GB+ if you have 16 GB.<\/p>\n<h4>Why is Async Compute greyed out in ACE COMBAT 8?<\/h4>\n<p>Your graphics card isn&#8217;t suited to Async Compute, so the option can&#8217;t be changed and this fix doesn&#8217;t apply.<\/p>\n<h4>How much RAM does ACE COMBAT 8 need?<\/h4>\n<p>16 GB minimum and 32 GB recommended. Bandai Namco found fewer crashes with about 48 GB or more of RAM plus virtual memory combined.<\/p>\n<h4>Is there a permanent fix for ACE COMBAT 8 crashes?<\/h4>\n<p>Not yet. Bandai Namco says it&#8217;s still working on a permanent resolution and on reducing memory use.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If ACE COMBAT 8 crashing on PC is ruining your sorties, Bandai Namco has now shared two official fixes. In a product notice on 2 November, it said patch Ver. 1.01.002 added an Async Compute setting, and that turning it OFF may stop crashes on some graphics cards. An earlier notice found that raising Windows&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26212,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"igame_game_name":"","igame_release_date":"","igame_platforms":"","igame_release_time":"","igame_release_delay":"","igame_links":"Product Notice 3 (Async Compute) | https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/2288340\/view\/1847920302247260 | Bandai Namco, 2 November\nProduct Notice 2 (virtual memory) | https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/2288340\/view\/1846651706681017 | Bandai Namco, 16 October\nVer. 1.01.002 patch notes | https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/news\/app\/2288340\/view\/1846651706694645 | Bandai Namco\nACE COMBAT 8 on Steam | https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2288340\/ACE_COMBAT_8_WINGS_OF_THEVE\/ | PC","igame_related":"24196 | What critics think of ACE COMBAT 8","footnotes":""},"categories":[329,338],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news-en-gb","category-guides-en-gb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>ACE COMBAT 8 Crashing on PC: Official Fixes That Help<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ACE COMBAT 8 crashing on PC? 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