Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-77.239.150.182-20140729082949/@comment-25074480-20140730015646

As SlyCooperFan1 said, the only way to gain research, is to play online. Both Online Co-op, and the "Limited Time" Team Deathmatch will gain you research. Online Co-op seems to do better for me, since more things research.

If you are sick of the slow production, you can always "Force Sortie". Force Sorties start evey Friday form 4AM, to Monday 4AM, (I think). You can use more fuel to increase production for research for the mission that you play.

Another way to get faster research, is to use the Additional Plant Investment contracts. You can buy them from the Playstation store. $0.99 for 1, or $3.49 for 4. You can get them buy buying the Rookie Pack ($1.99 for the Rookie Pack. Comes with 5 fuel, 1 Elite Mercenary Contract, 1 Additional Plant Investment Contract, and a limited edition emblem.) or the Elite Pack ($14.99, comes with 20 fuel, 4 Elite Mercenary Contracts, 4 Additional Plant Investment Contarcts, and the Project ACES emblem. PLUS, a Project ACES emblem next to your PSN ID when in a online room :) ). You can also get them by completing certain challenges.

Special aircraft, are only busted up versions of the origional, or Project ACES planes. There is really no difference except, they cost less to buy, cost more to upgrade, take longer to repair, have better stats, and some are not real. Other wise, they are the same.

Every plane that you use that gets shot down, or crashed, will subtract credits from your final score, ONLY IN THAT MATCH. Otherwise, if you get shot down in 1 mission, it will NOT affect the amount of credits you obtain next mission (Your score determines that).

No plane has the same stats as any other. You can level up an F-4, which is easily upgraded, and have an OK plane, or you can progress across the aircraft tree, to obtain better aircraft, that may give you a boost in preformance for you. Remember, the better the plane, the more it will cost. I would personally think it is better to obtain new research, and level up better planes, so you have an upper-hand in missons. A fully upgraded F-22 has WAY better stats then a fully upgraded F-4, even though it costs more.

Now, they are trying to convince you NOT to use special aircraft? Now that is messed up. I use special aircraft about 85% of the time (THE ADFX-01!), otherwise, I use an F-22. I think those people are just angry because someone has a really special aircraft, that they want, but don't have, and will do anything for him/her to not advise other people to use. It seems the online community is just getting worse every day, and there is nothing you can do about it.