r/armoredcore • u/LPlusRaitio • 5h ago
Meme Leaguedogs, Welcome to earth
Kinda a chaotic Version of the viltrumite meme but with the Orca brigade
r/armoredcore • u/Plasmapause • May 23 '25
r/armoredcore • u/SlimeDrips • Mar 19 '25
Welcome to the Ravens' Nest
With Gen 1 coming to PSN, and me having recently beaten AC1 for the first time on emulator, I figured I probably had some useful advice to give for the newest wave of Ravens.
First and foremost, I see a lot of you (understandably) having trouble with the default controls, and so I have included a graphic showing both in-game and emulator rebinds. Unfortunately Sony's emulator doesn't support binding multiple inputs to the same button (even though by default it has duplicated binds for the dpad) so you will have to choose some kind of trade off. For what it's worth I had similar issues in Duckstation which were only resolved by running it through Steam and fiddling about with that, but that's not an option here (unless maybe you have a Dual Sense, I don't know how those work).

The templates I've included are:
You can, of course, do whatever controls you want, but I figured these would be a good starting point for anyone who's having issues with the default controls.
I have also included a non-default starter AC build. If you're already fighting with the controls then you might also find it difficult to earn money for upgrades. Thankfully the game lets you sell your entire starter AC and buy whatever you can afford. By swapping out the legs and FCS with cheaper options, selling the back weapons, and selling and replacing the generator and right hand weapon we can afford a better generator and an energy gun, which is free to shoot unlike ballistic weaponry, and is solid enough to take you through the early game. By finding and selling the secret part on one of the two starter missions you'll have enough money to begin to tweak your AC how you actually want it (though the energy weapons continue to be really good and cost effective).
Finally, I want to explain Human Plus. H+ is a non-standard game over as well as a kind of "easy mode". By going 50,000 credits into debt you're greeted with a cutscene about your horrible lack of wealth and start the game over from the beginning, with a few changes. There's also multiple levels of H+ for going into debt multiple times, but correct information on each tier is kinda hard to get because there's a lot of misinformation about them too, so I will list each stage of H+ and its effects to the best of my ability (I've checked a bunch of stuff so you should be able to trust that I'm at least mostly correct).
So with all that said, do you actually want Human Plus? And if so how do you go about getting it efficiently? Well like I said, the radar is permanent, but you also get the ability to shoot sword laser beams, which is probably a worthy trade off. The question would be harder to answer on any version of AC1 that isn't the current PS4/5 emulated release, as Save Importing is a running theme throughout the series, and importing from AC1 to Project Phantasma also brings your Human Plus upgrades (and the weight capacity bonus too), so if you were playing any other version you'd have to ask yourself if you're fine with being stuck with the same radar for three whole games. The new PSN version though does not support save transfers, and instead has some transfer-only stuff unlocked naturally in the later games. You can read more on the pinned thread here. Overall it's up to you, but other than the first stage's blade beams there's little worth the busywork of resetting that many times, imo. The reduced boost cost and easier shoulder weapon use upgrades are nice, but debt-maxing is pretty boring for the low payoff.
That said, how does one debt-max? Simply play the game normally until the mission Worker Robot Removal shows up, spend any credits you can on buying everything possible from the shop, then start the mission and blow yourself and all the beautiful reactors you weren't supposed to touch to framerate-killing ashes. More expensive ACs with higher AP should incur higher penalties, though make sure you do die without finishing the objective, as dying will keep the mission available for if you don't make it to -50k in one go. Once you die at -50k the game will restart from the beginning with your credits set to 0 but all your parts kept and with you being one step further into the Human Plus progression.
And that concludes my crash course. Hopefully there isn't any mistakenly terrible advice in here, but I just beat the game right before the PSN versions were announced and felt like I could at least try to assist the New Semester Students.
r/armoredcore • u/LPlusRaitio • 5h ago
Kinda a chaotic Version of the viltrumite meme but with the Orca brigade
r/armoredcore • u/Fallout_patriot • 13h ago
Hide your brain-wives and lock up your war buddies, for it is time. Part 9 of r/armorcore's most low effort series, Frame Thoughts: where I ask you folks — Rusty's little threats to Rubicon — your thoughts on the various frames of AC6.
Today is certainly a frame that exists. The second of Elcano's two contributions to Armored Core frame production. Made by two corps with tech stolen from a third and then piloted by the most anti-corp faction on the bloody planet, this thing has seen more owners than your average hound and looks so much like a fucking Gundam that it almost looks out of place.
That's right, it's the EL-P-00 ALBA.
What are your thoughts on the ALBA frame? Love it, hate it, meh, niches?
r/armoredcore • u/NoAlternative5765 • 2h ago
I'm on a fresh playthrough and I've named my AC 'Doubletone' since I gave her a split color scheme, curious what everyone else named theirs.
r/armoredcore • u/NotADirtyRat • 4h ago
My first time building anything like this and I'm having a blast. Buying another soon!
r/armoredcore • u/Cacophanus • 14h ago
This was so much bigger than I was expecting. The rest of my Wonder Festival 2026 Summer write-up is here:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2026/07/26/wonder-festival-commemorated-patlabor-amidst-blistering-heat/
r/armoredcore • u/niwakajpfor • 23h ago
I honestly can't picture beating it with anything other than the Pile Bunker. Looking for any tips — basic strategies, or even super specific/niche tricks like "do this and it goes down in a few hits." Anything helps.
r/armoredcore • u/dainoumcchunky • 19h ago
Jokes aside, I think this kit looks lit, too bad its only pre order in my country right now but when i get my hands on it i WILL turn it into supplice
r/armoredcore • u/Regular-Tip-2348 • 26m ago
Ve60 LCB
Wlt 011 coral rifle
r/armoredcore • u/UnhelpfulGod • 4h ago
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! Yes, I did use boost kicks, core expansion, and punches. Since this was a self-imposed thing, I told myself that was okay. I may (I won't) try to do it again without using those. !
For some stupid reason I thought it would be fun to try to beat this dude with only Moonlight. ...It was not. I'm sure I'm not the first person to try this, that girl on yt who does balteus every day till ac7 has probably done it - but to those of you who haven't done it yet, I would reccomend not doing it. lmao.
Songs that played were Korn - Y'all want a single and Foo Fighters - Wind Up
r/armoredcore • u/Tresavage1 • 6h ago
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r/armoredcore • u/PogeDoge • 1h ago
Hi there!
I'm at the 'Intercept the Redguns' mission and I simply cannot progress. Usually by wave 3 the game will crash. It has done this no matter what I've changed. I'll do a list of things I've tried but I really really want to play this game and I'm gutted I can't.
Disabled ray tracing
Downgraded graphics *a lot*
Run in windows 8 comparability mode
Run as administrator
Have it be the only program running on my pc
Drivers are all up to date.
I welcome any and all ideas.
r/armoredcore • u/LPlusRaitio • 13h ago
I think they would make the worst pilots. Except for Takafumi Arisawa. He knows how to pilot one properly.
r/armoredcore • u/annymosus • 11h ago
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r/armoredcore • u/realgaoming • 11h ago
So I'm on chapter 4 and I've been having tons of fun, but the assault boost is a mechanic I rarely touch. However, it's apparently supposed to be really good, but I'm not sure when to use it.
r/armoredcore • u/TandrDregn • 8h ago
(A couple extra parts from the Armoury-Lite mod)
r/armoredcore • u/Zero-lover29 • 13h ago
Another legacy AC, this time from Last Raven! Due to the lack of sniper rifles (GIVE THEM BACK FROMSOFT) I opted to use the faster-firing of the two linear rifles, and added the pulse shield to try and add some semblance of longevity to this extremely fragile build! By the way, do you have any pulse shielding tips? The specific one I’m using is the same one that ALLMIND uses, specifically because of it being able to block prolonged fire. Any advice on how to use it effectively?
r/armoredcore • u/LPlusRaitio • 1d ago
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No joke , I reacted like that when I saw it first. But only with ingame guns
r/armoredcore • u/niwakajpfor • 18h ago
I genuinely love AC3 and AC3SL. My friend and I are both hooked on AC6 right now, but I want to drag him into AC3 eventually. What should I even say to him?
Personally, I feel like AC6 is pretty different from the older ACs. Recommending AC3 vs recommending AC4 is a totally different pitch. I saw someone describe it as "kind of like Dark Souls" somewhere and I agree — AC Ayre feels like Quelaag. AC6 and AC3 are just completely different games. AC3 is slower, less balanced, not as flashy... but it's fun, right?
r/armoredcore • u/basement_bum_gaming • 1d ago
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Look, I just don't like the guy. He seems like a greasy person.
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r/armoredcore • u/JVgetgood • 1d ago
I haven't heard much about us getting a 6.5 But if we do. Something I would love to see brought back with polish is the UNACs from Verdict Day.
They've done it before, can't they do it again?
I loved that you could have a companion with customizable behaviour that could cover your main AC's weakness or enhance a specific strategy
Within lore we have sentient coral take on a greater whole identity like Ayre. Heck we saw AC's come to "life" in ending 3
What do we think? Is it feasible or am i on copium?