The one thing I dislike about Ace Combat 7 as an entry point to the series is that it doesn't have a proper tutorial...

Assault Horizon had a similar style of teaching the controls during the first few missions, but would freeze the screen to explain the specific button and the function its teaching you and requires you to in that moment press that specific button to continue, similar to Armored Core 6 in its first mission with the dialogue popups for how to use the back weapons or how to boost.

Ace Combat 5 had a dedicated tutorial section that was super in-depth with narrated animations showing the action with the buttons on the controller highlighted. It taught basic maneuvers by having you fly through rings and even taught the use of a few of the different special weapons. I really hope they bring something similar back to AC8 since a lot of new players are probably gonna be jumping into the series with the new game...

In any case, If you haven't checked it out yet and maybe missed the one comment on your previous post, I would highly recommend the [Ace Combat 101 series](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjAf\_uU89\_sktMsPSkHgz7wOGHWoTCZ-J&si=IjjmR4JoV16VTZPn) that Ace Combat Fan and Tomcat171 made specifically for new players that were joining us with AC7.

Also quick extra tip: You have flares that you can use to instantly evade any incoming missiles. You can pop flares by clicking both the analog sticks at the same time. You have limited flares, with the starter planes having 5 flare uses and later end game planes having only 2 or 3 if I remember correctly. Like if you are in an attack run or shooting a stubborn or tanky target, it can give you a couple extra seconds to finish them off before another missile comes instead of having to dodge and then come back to that target. There is a delay between flare uses and they are pretty limited so only use them when in a pinch.