[Green Giant]

AXE & HAMMER INDUSTRIES
AC0 - Precision Instrument Industry -



Backgound:
Axe and Hammer industries is a corporation formed before the Belkan War, specializing, or at least having a division in, computer systems. Their largest buyer was the Ustian Air Force, which was made up of mercenary units following the destruction of their Air Force. Although they raked in a lot of money, it is unknown if this company still existed after the Belkan War, or was merged into a larger corporation such as Grunder Industries.

Their most notable system was the data system used by the Ustian Air Force during the Belkan War. The system itself was so versatile that it provided topographal data, targeting data, weather, and even atmospheric systems.




SOURCE:
Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
Official Ace Combat Zero Website
Namco CH Ace Combat Zero Website


ACCREDITATION:


*Original Article by Ribbon-Grey*

[Ribbon-Azure]

Re-written...

[Green Giant]

Updated format and added links to the ACZ sites in the sources section.

If making corrections to the article, DO NOT Change the format.

[Traben]

How involved was Yuktobania with the eastern bloc pre-war?

[FalkenDemon]

Galm FTW!! Axe and Hammer is the best! I would consider working for them!

[Moniushko]

Wasn't A&H a Yuke company, or rather, a product from Yuktobania?

How involved was Yuktobania with the eastern bloc pre-war?

The Yukes mostly contributed to the Belkan War by aiding the Allies with strategic information and equipment such as this data system. So I guess you can say they never "fought" in the war, but they helped the Allies through other means.

[Silber 6]

Eh, I think it's only half true. They did fight in the war, but I believe the forces fighting in Yuktobania were more easily compared to that of an Expeditionary Force, I say about about a good 50,000 to 100,000 men. (At minimum, about a good 25K)

And I believe that it's the case, cause if they didn't fight in thwe war, how does it explain the fact that there were Yuke Aces fighting for AWWNB?

[infernal]

This probably has no use, BUT....

My sooper dooper eyesight can read the fine print at the bottom of the intro sequence.

The NMB desires that all contributors of ideas, code, or documentation to the Ace projects complete, sign, and submit (via snailmail or fax) an Explanation Operation Contents System (EOCS0 (NMB form). The purpose of this agreement is to clearly define the terms under which intellectual property has been contributed to the NMB and thereby allow us to defend the project should there be a legal dispute regarding the software at some future time. A signed EOCS is required to be on file before an individual is given commit rights to an NMB project.

For a corporation that has assigned employees to work on a Zero project, a Corporate NMB (CNMB) is available for contributing intellectual property via the corporation that may have been assigned as part of an employment agreement.

and I thought it was just random text....

[FalkenDemon]

This probably has no use, BUT....

My sooper dooper eyesight can read the fine print at the bottom of the intro sequence.



and I thought it was just random text....

What dose it all mean exactly? Sounds like useless prattle if you ask me.

[Moniushko]

He has it there in a quote...

[Garuda_1]

I think A&H makes a cameo appearance in AC6 during the opening credits when it shows the map of Anea and Estovakia's westward advance. At least that's what I think it is. It was something that my little bro pointed out during a recient playthrough. I don't know if this is true so I need your imput.

[Roaches]

Its MacMillan BCS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SalHyrIPlzo...feature=related @ 5:56

Looks like Axe & Hammer because of the yellow/orange UI theme color in the vid. Then again, it interestingly does show striking resemblance of Axe & Hammer.

[Vector]

How involved was Yuktobania with the eastern bloc pre-war?

In AC5 in the first scenes the characters say that Yuktobania fought along the allies in the Belkan War:

Albert Genette: Who do you think's covering up the battle?
Heartbreak One: Listen, the only thing across that ocean is Murska Air Base. That's Yuktobanian territory.
Albert Genette: But, haven't we been allies with the Yukes since the war fifteen years ago?

(excerpt from Wikiquotes)

[Geopelia]

This probably has no use, BUT....

My sooper dooper eyesight can read the fine print at the bottom of the intro sequence.



and I thought it was just random text....

It ISN'T random text, is a license agreement defines the terms of cooperation between Axe and Hammer and other corporations or individuals. In many areas such as documentation, development, etc.
Apparently applied the same method of development of applications used by many companies like Google, coordinated work with people outside the company. Something like open source.
Open Source software ==> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software

[viperzerof-2]

It ISN'T random text, is a license agreement defines the terms of cooperation between Axe and Hammer and other corporations or individuals. In many areas such as documentation, development, etc.
Apparently applied the same method of development of applications used by many companies like Google, coordinated work with people outside the company. Something like open source.
Open Source software ==> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software

so strangereal copyright works the same as here?

[Shieldheart]

so strangereal copyright works the same as here?

That should be the case.

While many games out there never manage small details like this, Strangereal World has so many details that are, how should I say, very deep & incredible.

The history, the cameos here & there, the connection of one series to the others, etc.
It's really a waste that Strangereal World has to be disappear.

[Roaches]

Strangereal World has so many details that are, how should I say, very deep & incredible.

Its the power of satellite imaging (JSI and GeoEye. the japanese site has an article about Ace Combat somewhere there with developer interviews about geography and techniques.). Other than that, they would have a hard time putting it together by hand i.e. Relief Mapping and etc. through photoshop.

And yes, its a big waste to throw such a great fictional world in the recycle bin.

[Vector]

Maybe Axe and Hammer was a Ustian firm later absorbed by Grunder Industries. Its "commie" appearance may be explained with the fact that Ustio was led by a Left-wing party immediately after it got indipendence from Belka (ruled by that time by an extreme right wing party).

When it comes to make profits, choosing sides ona war it's unrelevant....