ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™ News

A new patch has been distributed to adjust game balance and apply bug fixes.
Please apply the latest patch before playing the game.

Target platforms:
PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S / Steam

MAJOR ITEMS INCLUED IN THIS UPDATE　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Balance adjustments
【WEAPON UNITS】
・MACHINE GUN “MG-014 LUDLOW”: increased Projectile Speed, decreased Weight / Recoil
・BURST MACHINE GUN “MA-E-210 ETSUJIN”: decreased Attack Power / Direct Hit Adjustment
・DETONATING BAZOOKA “44-141 JVLN ALPHA” : increased Projectile Speed, decreased Reload Time
・GRENADE LAUNCHER “DIZZY”: decreased Reload Time
・LASER RIFLE “VE-66LRA”: decreased ATK Heat Buildup
・CORAL RIFLE “IB-C03W1: WLT 011”: increased Cooling / Projectile Speed
: Attack Power, Impact and Accumulative Impact have also been improved for regular fire projectiles, while these same parameters have been reduced for the explosive portion
・SIEGE MISSILE LAUNCHER “WS-5000 APERITIF”: decreased Reload Time
・PULSE SHIELD “VP-61PS”: decreased IG Damage Mitigation
・PULSE SHIELD “SI-27: SU-R8”: increased IG Duration, decreased EN Load
・STUN NEEDLE LAUNCHER “VE-60SNA”: increased Attack Power / Projectile Speed
・LASER CANNON “VE-60LCB”: increased Rapid Fire
・MISSILE LAUNCHER “BML-G1/P20MLT-04”: decreased Reload Time / Weight
・MISSILE LAUNCHER “BML-G2/P03MLT-06”: decreased Reload Time
・DUAL MISSILE LAUNCHER “BML-G1/P31DUO-02”: increased Reload Time
PLASMA MISSILE LAUNHCER “Vvc-703PM” : increased Reload Time

【FRAME PARTS】
・HEAD “NACHTREIHER/44E”: decreased weight
・HEAD “EL-TH-10 FIRMEZA”: increased AP / Attitude Stability
・HEAD “EL-PH-00 ALBA: increased Attitude Stability
・BIPEDAL “2C-3000 WRECKER”: increased Anti-Kinetic Defense / Anti-Energy Defense / Anti-Explosive Defense
・BIPEDAL “IA-C01L: EPHEMERA”: increased Jump Distance, decreased Weight
・BIPEDAL “IB-C03L: HAL 826”: increased AP, decreased Weight / EN Load
・REVERSE-JOINT “RC-2000 SPRING CHICKEN”: increased Attitude Stability / Load Limit
・TETRAPOD “LG-033M VERRILL”: increased AP / Anti-Energy Defense / Anti-Explosive Defense / Movement Speed while hovering
・TETRAPOD “LAMMERGEIER/42F”: decreased Anti-Kinetic Defense / Anti-Energy Defense / Anti-Explosive Defense
・TANK “EL-TL-11 FORTALEZA”: increased Attitude Stability / AB Thrust, decreased QB EN Consumption / Weight

【INNER PARTS】
・BOOSTER “FLUEGEL/21Z”: increased Thrust / AB Thrust
・BOOSTER “IA-C01B: GILLS”: increased Thrust
・GENERATOR “AG-E-013 YABA”: increased EN Recharge / EN Output
・GENERATOR “VP-20D”: increased EN Capacity / EN Recharge

Bug Fixes and Other Improvements　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

【Player AC related fixes】
・Fixed a bug that obstructed Core Expansion functionality if a weapon purge was performed immediately after activating Core Expansion
・Fixed a bug that prevented an attack from being treated as a direct hit, if the attack connected at the moment of Pulse Armor activation against a staggered enemy

【Online match related fixes】
・Fixed a bug that prevented the opponent’s AC from displaying correctly in ranked matches

【Other】
・Fixed a bug with BOOSTER “ALULA/21E” that made the Upward EN Consumption value display incorrectly under parts specs

Once the update file has been applied, the version number at the lower right corner of the title screen will show as follows:

App Ver. 90
Regulation Ver. 1.09.1　※

This update is required for online play.
We hope you continue to enjoy ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON.

※NB: On PS4, PS5, XboxOne and XSX|S, the latest patch will not download if the game is set to boot in offline mode. Please check System Menu > Network Settings to make sure the game will boot in online mode and download the latest patch.

A new patch has been distributed to adjust game balance and apply bug fixes.
Please apply the latest patch before playing the game.

Targeted Platforms
PlayStation 4 / PlayStation 5 / Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S / Steam

[h3]MAJOR ITEMS INCLUDED IN THIS UPDATE[/h3]

Bug Fixes and Other Improvements　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

【Player AC related fixes】
・Hit detection has been improved on ACs with certain Frame Part configurations that made them more difficult to hit. The following adjustments have been made after taking the effects of these improvements into account:
　・CORE “AC-J-120 BASHO”: increased Booster Efficiency Adj.
　・BIPEDAL “NACHTREIHER/42E”: increased AP
　・BIPEDAL “VE-42A”: increased AP

・Adjusted stagger behaviour for enemy ACs when multiple hit detections are registered simultaneously
・Fixed a bug that prevented ACS load buildup under specific circumstances

【System related fixes】
・Fixed a bug in the DECAL menu that allowed images used to exceed the layer limit
・Fixed a bug that caused the game to crash under specific circumstances

【Online match related fixes】
・Fixed a bug that caused the opponent AC not to display correctly

Once the update file has been applied, the version number at the lower right corner of the title screen will show as follows:

App Ver. 80
Regulation Ver. 1.08.1　※See below

This update is required for online play.
We hope you continue to enjoy ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™.

※NB: On PS4, PS5, XboxOne and XSX|S, the latest patch will not download if the game is set to boot in offline mode. Please check System Menu > Network Settings to make sure the game will boot in online mode and download the latest patch.

Armored Core is a FromSoftware series that absolutely rips, and has done since its debut way back on the PS1. Technically us PC players only recently were graced with the ability to play something from the series with the release of Armored Core 6, but soon we'll have a couple more to mess around with. The only caveat is that it would be helpful if you could speak Japanese, as they're not getting an English language release.

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