GameDB: Ace Combat fixes

Hopefully this will be the last time I have to do this but knowing my luck.

bin/resources/GameIndex.yaml

@@ -1377,13 +1377,12 @@ SCAJ-20104:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     halfPixelOffset: 3 # Fixes ghosting in foggy maps.
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes font and HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
-    cpuCLUTRender: 1 # Fixes sun occlusion.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
 SCAJ-20105:
   name: "Armored Core - Nine breaker"
@@ -1582,13 +1581,12 @@ SCAJ-20136:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     halfPixelOffset: 3 # Fixes ghosting in foggy maps.
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes font and HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
-    cpuCLUTRender: 1 # Fixes sun occlusion.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
 SCAJ-20137:
   name: "Musashiden II - Blademaster"
@@ -1804,14 +1802,12 @@ SCAJ-20173:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     halfPixelOffset: 3 # Fixes ghosting in foggy maps.
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Better aligns main menu strips, improving font readability.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes broken terrain rendering (See #10271 for details).
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
   memcardFilters:
     - "SCAJ-20173"
@@ -3367,13 +3363,12 @@ SCED-53081:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     halfPixelOffset: 3 # Fixes ghosting in foggy maps.
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes font and HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
-    cpuCLUTRender: 1 # Fixes sun occlusion.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
 SCED-53115:
   name: "Ace Combat - Squadron Leader [Demo]"
@@ -3381,13 +3376,12 @@ SCED-53115:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     halfPixelOffset: 3 # Fixes ghosting in foggy maps.
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes font and HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
-    cpuCLUTRender: 1 # Fixes sun occlusion.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
 SCED-53116:
   name: "Bonus Demo 9 (You)"
@@ -4096,14 +4090,13 @@ SCES-50410:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes font and HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
-    gpuTargetCLUT: 1 # Fixes broken sun.
+    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 1 # Fixes missing sun sprite.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes broken terrain rendering (See #10271 for details).
+    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 0 # Needed for above.
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
 SCES-50411:
   name: "Vampire Night"
@@ -4869,13 +4862,12 @@ SCES-52424:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     halfPixelOffset: 3 # Fixes ghosting in foggy maps.
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes font and HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
-    cpuCLUTRender: 1 # Fixes sun occlusion.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
   patches:
     1D54FEA9:
@@ -5440,14 +5432,12 @@ SCES-54041:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     halfPixelOffset: 3 # Fixes ghosting in foggy maps.
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Better aligns main menu strips, improving font readability.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes broken terrain rendering (See #10271 for details).
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
   memcardFilters: # Reads AC4 and 5 saves for bonus unlockables.
     - "SCES-54041"
@@ -6453,13 +6443,12 @@ SCKA-20042:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     halfPixelOffset: 3 # Fixes ghosting in foggy maps.
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes font and HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
-    cpuCLUTRender: 1 # Fixes sun occlusion.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
 SCKA-20043:
   name: "Magna Carta"
@@ -6649,14 +6638,12 @@ SCKA-20070:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     halfPixelOffset: 3 # Fixes ghosting in foggy maps.
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Better aligns main menu strips, improving font readability.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes broken terrain rendering (See #10271 for details).
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
   patches:
     2799A4E5:
@@ -6713,13 +6700,12 @@ SCKA-20082:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     halfPixelOffset: 3 # Fixes ghosting in foggy maps.
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes font and HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
-    cpuCLUTRender: 1 # Fixes sun occlusion.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
 SCKA-20084:
   name: "Monster House"
@@ -30237,14 +30223,13 @@ SLPM-60149:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes font and HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
-    gpuTargetCLUT: 1 # Fixes broken sun.
+    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 1 # Fixes missing sun sprite.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes broken terrain rendering (See #10271 for details).
+    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 0 # Needed for above.
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
 SLPM-60150:
   name: "Tamamayu Monogatari 2 - Horobi no Mushi"
@@ -49671,14 +49656,13 @@ SLPS-25052:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes font and HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
-    gpuTargetCLUT: 1 # Fixes broken sun.
+    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 1 # Fixes missing sun sprite.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes broken terrain rendering (See #10271 for details).
+    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 0 # Needed for above.
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
 SLPS-25053:
   name: 栄冠は君に 甲子園の覇者
@@ -51694,13 +51678,12 @@ SLPS-25418:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     halfPixelOffset: 3 # Fixes ghosting in foggy maps.
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes font and HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
-    cpuCLUTRender: 1 # Fixes sun occlusion.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
   patches:
     86089F31:
@@ -52844,14 +52827,12 @@ SLPS-25629:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     halfPixelOffset: 3 # Fixes ghosting in foggy maps.
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Better aligns main menu strips, improving font readability.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes broken terrain rendering (See #10271 for details).
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
   memcardFilters:
     - "SCAJ-20173"
@@ -54899,14 +54880,13 @@ SLPS-73205:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes font and HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
-    gpuTargetCLUT: 1 # Fixes broken sun.
+    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 1 # Fixes missing sun sprite.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes broken terrain rendering (See #10271 for details).
+    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 0 # Needed for above.
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
 SLPS-73206:
   name: 第2次スーパーロボット大戦α PS2 the Best
@@ -54996,13 +54976,12 @@ SLPS-73218:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     halfPixelOffset: 3 # Fixes ghosting in foggy maps.
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes font and HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
-    cpuCLUTRender: 1 # Fixes sun occlusion.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
 SLPS-73219:
   name: テイルズ・オブ・ディスティニー2 PS2 the Best
@@ -55283,14 +55262,12 @@ SLPS-73250:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     halfPixelOffset: 3 # Fixes ghosting in foggy maps.
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Better aligns main menu strips, improving font readability.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes broken terrain rendering (See #10271 for details).
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
   memcardFilters:
     - "SCAJ-20173"
@@ -55459,14 +55436,13 @@ SLPS-73410:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes font and HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
-    gpuTargetCLUT: 1 # Fixes broken sun.
+    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 1 # Fixes missing sun sprite.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes broken terrain rendering (See #10271 for details).
+    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 0 # Needed for above.
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
 SLPS-73411:
   name: "Armored Core 2 - Another Age [PS2 The Best]"
@@ -56164,14 +56140,13 @@ SLUS-20152:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes font and HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
-    gpuTargetCLUT: 1 # Fixes broken sun.
+    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 1 # Fixes missing sun sprite.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes broken terrain rendering (See #10271 for details).
+    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 0 # Needed for above.
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
   patches:
     A32F7CD0:
@@ -59596,13 +59571,12 @@ SLUS-20851:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     halfPixelOffset: 3 # Fixes ghosting in foggy maps.
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes font and HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
-    cpuCLUTRender: 1 # Fixes sun occlusion.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
   patches:
     39B574F0:
@@ -62517,14 +62491,12 @@ SLUS-21346:
   gameFixes:
     - SoftwareRendererFMVHack # Fixes FMVs disabling hash cache.
   gsHWFixes:
-    recommendedBlendingLevel: 3
+    recommendedBlendingLevel: 2 # Helps banding when dithering is enabled.
     mipmap: 1
     halfPixelOffset: 3 # Fixes ghosting in foggy maps.
     roundSprite: 1 # Fixes HUD artifacts.
     alignSprite: 1 # Fixes vertical lines.
     mergeSprite: 1 # Better aligns main menu strips, improving font readability.
-    cpuSpriteRenderBW: 2 # Fixes broken terrain rendering (See #10271 for details).
-    cpuSpriteRenderLevel: 2 # Needed for above.
     estimateTextureRegion: 1 # Improves performance and reduces HC size.
   memcardFilters:
     - "SLUS-21346"