The Comprehensive Beginner's Guide to Armored Core 6
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A small correction. Impact dampening does not determine the length of the improved guard window, that is a separate stat that can be seen in the advanced stat screen. Impact dampening is the percent of impact damage/stagger that your shield absorbs.
@@Acheron420you mean a day?
I just pushed at him and killed him with blade
Thanks for the correction.
Yea you gotta just rush the first boss, if you try fighting safe you’ll get gutted quick.
You can get the moonlight great sword in this
Glancing at reviews, seems like a lot of people were getting stuck at the tutorial boss and the last boss of chapter 1. Hopefully this helps a bit.
Oh I see fruit man I like.
Good, one of the things I was worried about is the game being easy.
The tutorial boss was kinda hard if you use the lock on and don't know that you can swing the sword twice.
CalciumMelon another AC6 Video when?
Yeah i died twice then i just used the dash and the sword and made quick work of it
The amount of stress I felt while Vaati stood there tanking damage while calmly explaining how missiles work is honestly hilarious.
His AP showed the bullets were ricocheting, so he wasn't taking any damage from regular bullets despite being hit. Really cool, I didn't know that was a thing until I saw that! :D
@@Trindall91it happens when the target is so far out of the weapons range that the damage is reduced to 0, which you can see when you hit “more details”
He can simply retake the audio
This is a true beginner's guide. Most videos titled as such assume you've played the game extensively. This has actually taught me how to play the game (outside of experience, which is obviously a huge part). You explained each foundation concept before talking about how to use those mechanics. I know you're a lore guy, but you have the talent to do gameplay related videos as well.
I'm a long time series veteran and came to this video AFTER ng++. I still picked up some things from this video.
I love how the game has little display videos for weapons so you can see how they shoot without even buying them
Does it? I really need to start paying attention lol
@@paulhallas9649 bit square while viewing a weapon in shop or garage
@@paulhallas9649always a good idea to look at the key guide on the bottom!
@@ashenphoenix6869*"X" on Xbox Controllers
Holy… thanks for this info, mate! I just bought > Tested > Sold to see what they did
I love how hard Vaati has fallen for Armored Core as a series. As a long time fan, it feels great to see this series get so much love.
100% this. It's finally time for Armored Core to get the recognition it's always deserved and I'm here for it.
This just looks like bootleg gundam
FromSoft community wouldn't be what it is without him, especially live the effort gone to in order to help new players approach the games.
I always appreciated dark souls series from a mechanical pov but my overall enjoyment of the games increased tenfold thanks to vaati videos
Corporation word salad incoming
@@ry4nmaster I love Gundam but the games suck.
43:44 Small sort-of correction here. The closer you are to your max EN load, the lower your EN Supply Efficiency goes. And it's not a minor difference like with your weight to booster power. If you're sitting right near your max, you basically stop regenerating meaningful amounts of energy if you aren't on the ground.
I ran into that problem, where I was using a super fast EN Recharge Delay generator, with a low max load. (Probably the Ling-Tai engine you showing here, actually.) Was ~0.33 second before it'd start to recharge, but with the low load limit and a light core part, I was on such razor thin energy margin, my actual EN Supply Efficiency was like 500-1000 or something, where it barely ticked up while in the air. It was *more* effective to kill my energy entirely, and get a decent chunk back all at once when the energy supply recovered. Eventually had to change engines because of it.
Edit: What I mean to say by all of this is it may be a good idea NOT to try and come as absolutely close as possible to your max EN Load if you want to stay in the air longer.
Or also want to QB more.
I was thinking there was something like that going on.
Lmao the edit summarized 2 paragraphs in a sentence
This. There's a great build bringing lightweight legs and the biggest generator available, because you get so much energy recovery that you can almost infinitely spam dashes all the time. And you can pack low weight high EN energy weapons like crazy. True, your generator is 1/3rd of your total weight budget, but it results in an amazing and fun build if you like mobility.
@@alexlowe2054 oooh i need to try this.
After searching for hours, your video is the only place where I could find out what those 4 little weapon icons mean. Bless you Vaati, you're the real MVP.
But what do they doooo? Timestamp please.
@@SinHurr21:51
there is a key you can press to let you look at the contextual info, at the bottom of the screen...but he already went over that lol.
@@andylastname566it doesnt work on the tiny icons
New players - How are you finding the game so far?
Tutorial boss crushed me 15 times before I figured out it wanted me to be aggressive. Having a blast
Tough as nails. But super enjoyable and I'm eager to continue playing till I dominate it quite good.
I truly want to master this type of game.
I just beat Balteus and I busted to the ost this game is everything I wanted ❤
fire but that street cleaner is tossing me
Pretty easy so far on pc compared to Elden ring and Sekiro.
I think you may have missed another way to get parts. There are crates in various missions with different parts in them. You can find these crates more easily with the scan function.
Say WHAT!?
Thanks. Didn't know this.
what's the earliest mission they show up in?
@@joenoodle6914Earliest place that hidden parts show up is in the first mission of Chapter 2. Don't bother looking for them in Chapter 1.
The game tells you about the scan function in the training simulation and so far a singular mission for use. Wish they’d mention that at any point whatsoever, unless I missed it .
My biggest piece of advice is to expand the details when checking out parts and use the context help to get more info on what each stat actually does.
I got pretty far before i finally expanded the stats while looking at boosters only to realize that id been suffering a QB penalty because my booster wasn't strong enough for my ACs total weight.
Honestly that context help really should have been pointed out to the player the first time they entered assembly. Because it's so much an important tool for learning the stats and symbols that it cleared up a ton of questions I would otherwise have had.
I agree, without Vaati's guide i would never have understood why i was not able to dash consecutively , that really was my main problem with the last Bost in Chapter 4. I really know now to keep a close eye on this metric!
I just want to point out; you say that if a mission’s “Battle Log” reward is either listed as “Pending” or grayed out you should replay that mission to find the battle log. If the “Battle Log” reward does not display anything then there is no battle log to be found in that mission.
Great video, thank you for your in depth tips.
Can’t wait to hear some juicey AC lore from this mad lad
Real schizo hours for AC lore lol
It's a real mess with multiple overlapping and weaving timelines, mostly have to treat the games as separate entities.
Nineball is red, he will test your abilities
"Prepare to Cry AC edition" sounds almost like a joke even tho I'm looking forward to it
AC's lore is convoluted and has a bunch of reboots with the same premises over and over again. I don't think it's even worth going through all of that.
The story is insane💀
I love how the game forces you to think about your approach to each encounter. Balteus was absolutely ruining me, then I took a few minutes to make a build, then absolutely shredded it. This game rules. Hoping for loads of DLC.
This is so true. Bosses only get better with time
Considering every AC game got an expansion, I'd say it's good odds.
seriously?!?!? what did you use?!?!?!? asking for a friend ;n;
@@cowmath77 Personally I used a tank heavy build with dual pulse guns and the pulse shoulder weapons. Aggressive play shreds the guy right.
bosses get better with more money... i dont have unlimited money with which to rebuild my mech everytime i face a difficult boss.
After just watching the section on the basics, I can already tell that Vaati not only understands this game really well, but does a great job showing and explaining how to make use of all the tools you're given
I wasn't sure how I would feel about the game since it's been so long since we've had anything like it, but man it just "clicked" within the first few minutes. It feels like I've been playing the series my entire life and this is my first time. One thing that I noticed is that many of the tactics and thinking learned from the Ace Combat series really translate to this game well.
It's so funny how often these series' get compared. Baring the obvious differences, they have a _lot_ in common
As a Souls player and an AC fan, I'm actually glad to see how different this game is. I had so much trouble with the heli boss at the beginning cuz I didn't understand how it worked lol
Same took me like 5-10 tries.
Yeah, I’m a AC vet and it took me 3 attempts to get the butthead.
Felt like the arena was too small for that particular boss, I wanted to jump off the ledge back into the flooded city below to fight that boss, but I couldn’t. 😢
Were you fat rolling? ;)
@@The.Nasty. And the chopper will fly right past the boundaries and shred you from there. Fair, right?
@@BizarreCoyote yeah I noticed that too, wasn’t a huge fan.
I saw someone else do this… my thought was “nah, I’ll figure it out myself.” Then I see VaatiVidya drop this and my thought was, “oh, I get to hear that buttery smooth voice tell me how to play.” Perspectives are a weird thing.
I was kinda the same going into this! I thought initially "eh, i dont need to speed through the game. I can go at my own pace."
But vaatis voice is to pleasent XD
I played enough to get it and at the end all he talks about was something I already knew and really man what is this, he even tell you how the main menu works this is just way to much..
I think that tip about starting your build with the FCS is pure gold. I figured it was best to start with what weight and movement style you wanted, but deciding what range you wanna fight at first really pulls things together and helps you figure out parts and overall build you think would be best for you.
Agreed on this! So many videos/posts have suggested choosing legs first - intuitively this feels good because legs determine how your AC will control (tactics), but it’s actually much more important to establish your overall strategy vis-a-vis engagement range/weapon specialization first, and fill in your tactical options afterwards
FCS is a good starting point but I prefer to start at weapons or start with what I need for the obstacle I'm building for.
Starting with weapons will build the rest of the AC for you, since you need to have a frame and internal parts to effectively use those weapons.
Sometimes I start with a required characteristic or characteristics.
There have been missions where I needed high map traversal with sustained moderate firepower. I built a high EN efficient AC with a balanced generator, Assault Boost optimized boosters, a mixed mid-short FCS and high ammo count energy weapons with sustained fire before over heating, and light weight plasma missiles.
A different mission had a boss fight that is much easier with high boost speed and decent QB, but I also needed enough weight capacity to mount some heavy back weapons. This resulted in a build with light weight parts and the wheelchair legs.
Some missions require a slog of dangerous enemies with no or minimal resupplys. Heavy frame parts for high AP and Defenses may be more useful than high speed.
It's about determining what you need in a build and picking the parts that best fit those needs, while sacrificing what you don't need. My first example had terrible QB capabilities and that was fine. It had no use for them.
It was such a great decision to make it possible to resell the parts at 100% value. You can really tell that they wanted to encourage customization and experimentation. It’s also apparent from the different strategies you can use for different enemies. The wall for example was kind of tough for me until I realized that vertical missiles still hit it even when you’re in front. The game wants you to try different builds and experiment to overcome challenges. It’s really satisfying and fun, and I feel like this will give it a lot of replay value. I’m still on my first playthrough but I could see myself spending quite a bit of time on this game just messing around
I'm loving the game, the customization alone is incredible, gameplay is so good too
I already made a fully white chrome mech, looks disgusting 😂😂😂
Protip: look up RGB codes for your favorite colors online. My favorite color is matte olive/army green with a little wear n tear. I also made a preset for a Warhammer 40k Ultramarine build with gold detail and red weapons.
Careful, you'll make white glint jealous.
I've never played AC before, but like many others, am a huge Souls fan. This game REALLY reminds me of the Ace Combat series which I love, selecting builds before sorties, and replaying missions for alternative objectives - but with huge boss battles and FromSoft DNA. I can't wait to get off work and check this out.
There's kind of been a lot of crossover between both AC fandoms. I got into Ace Combat because of Armored Core.
I mean... Ace Combat is no stranger to huge boss-battles too, even if the gameplay has a totally different feel to it, of course.
yeah it reminds me of Ace Combat as well. I guess that's why I enjoy it
Same here. The moment I realised I'm probably going to enjoy AC6 quite a lot was when I realised how important 3d movement and proper tool selection are. That and the average breakneck speed in combat
@@Lulink013 Sure, but don't be pedantic, man. Don't be that guy.
How I miss single player experiences such as this. Job well done.
The game has been so much fun so far. I remember my first experience fighting the Assault Helicopter at the beginning, I had so much trouble fighting it, but I could tell each try I was getting more familiar with the mechanics and doing better, and I decided to change up my strategy and be more aggressive with the melee attack, and I ended up beating it without using a single repair kit.
What about CEL 240? This boss is harder that all other in the game combined. You can't even use some weapons because you run out of ammo, which is sad. In phase 2 you can't see anything because everything is red. Only 20% of players beat it.
@@TyronomI had a harder time with Sulla than Malenia, all CEL 240 taught me is the supeme nature of the wheelchair
Vaati was huge for getting me into FromSoft games when I first Started so hearing his voice while he is doing in depth tutorials always gives me that feeling of when FromSoft games first clicked for me.
As a veteran to the series, Vaati you have earned the utmost respect. Not only for your dedication but your understanding of the game.
I was impressed he went through the whole catalogue.
Grew up with these games. Literally been playing them longer than I can remember. So glad to see they're making a comeback
I hope you're right and that this is a comeback. I'm worried it's a love letter and a swan song to the series that made From Soft.
For those who never played the original AC games imagine this... PS2 has dual joysticks, BUT this is a brand new feature for video games. Which made it to where your viewpoint was not controlled with the joystick, instead you used L2 and R2 to raise and the lower your field of view as needed. And then turning in your mech would allow you to manipulate the x-axis. Your lock on range and field of view was a square, which grew in size and increased depth if range depending on which head was chosen. So to even achieve lock on in the first place, you would have to come within the range of your target, stay in range, and as you and your opponent are accessing the y-axis with boosters and whatnot, you have to be adjusting your FoV up and down with the triggers accordingly, real time in the heat of battle. Having had to learn to pilot an AC that way has give me an IMMENSE advantage in this new era. I can without a doubt say that this game is AMAZING and FromSoftware has made Magic again. I LOVE this game and recommend it to anyone and everyone who ever thought a mech battle was cool, at ANY point in their lives.... Come Live The Dream, Raven.... And Dont Forget To Smile 😉👍
MNK feels ridiculously good to use for ACVI for anyone who’s been considering it. It took a mission or two but since then I just can’t go back to a controller at all, whatever I’m losing by not being on pad is made up for with the instant camera movement, clean 180 turns with a flick of the arm, and general spacing of inputs.
The default layout is great, but if you do have a mouse like a Deathadder definitely make use of the extra buttons. I set reload and boost on them for cleaner access.
I put every weapon on my mouse so I could focus my right hand on shooting and left on movement.
I was surprised how good the mouse and keyboard controls are. I wish they were this good in souls and elden ring.
I have games way too long on controller. It also feels more natural with triggers
With the imminent launch of AC6, I also wanted to give a shoutout to many Armored Core content creators, because they deserve a lot of love for their efforts after all the years and specially since this franchise will get more popular (of course this includes Iron Pinneapple, Oroboro, Zentreya, Fightincowboy, Rurikhan, and YOU):
- The Lore Hunter
- Silver Glint
- AesirAesthetics
- Armoredcorelore
- Love_Arc
- BlueberrPoot
- Anatolia's Mercenary
- MrHappy1227 (though he is more focused on Final Fantasy)
- Rubicon Dogs
- Zealous (Znote)
- Cleric
- FromCheng
- Writing on Games
- Above Average Gaming}
- Alanah Pearce
Honestly surprised that the Text-to-Speech Vtuber from Vshoujo is actually a veteran Raven
Looks can be deceiving i guess.
I also hope with AC6, we'll get more Vstreamer to join the underrated gem that is Armored Core
Allow me to also shout out "Petra ch." as the current Armored Core Flagbearer for JP Vtuber scene. We Raven's (and Lynx. We don't forget you, AC4FA) trully winning big.
For other VTubers that are playing AC6 are Mori Calliope, Koseki Bijou, Coni Confeti, Echo Sen, Sky Shinryu and others@@hendrihendri3939
As someone who tend to get overhwhelmed by input options but also loves the look of this, and just has a thing for giant mech games, i am really happy to see that passive upgrades are worth it, and not just a waste of chips.
I have never in my life ever seen a tutorial video this well produced and helpful. Wow.
New AC pilot here! This is my first foray into the Armored Core universe, and by the Throne, it is a phenomenal experience. Beautiful graphics, addicting gameplay loops, an incredible depth of customization and modification. My AC feels like MINE, no one else's, and I know how it performs better than anyone because I'm the one who fit every component in place and tested every last thing.
TLDR; it's like Doom Eternal and Forza Motorsports had a baby - a healthy, bouncing baby that blows tanks up in an instant and bathes in shell casings.
Welcome my brother, I played my first AC on the PS2 😂 it’s always been a favorite of mine.
Seeing it get this much love and notice has been awesome. 🎉
@@jakefoley9539 Not really true. You can get by just fine if you have a build that you can personally pilot well. Most often you just need to swap out weaponry.
From did say that swapping out to different builds is the intended way to play, which is why you can save builds.
This isn't even the first game in the series that challenged the way you play if you were locked into a certain build. See any game where you had to platform with tank legs, or try to survive on water without hover legs, or try to take out a whole squad of ranged enemies with a melee build. It's not like it's a new thing to have suboptimal builds depending on the senario, that isn't new.
@@jakefoley9539I can't say I like it either, but ive come to accept that this is the Armored Core way to play. Thats what people who have been playing the older games tell me at least. And I experienced it myself with the last boss of chapter 1. I died a dozen times to it untill I switched to a full tank setup to absorb the bullet hell chip damage and melt its shields with all out firepower. After that. the game punished me intypical Fromsoft fashion by making the next boss a melee attacker with big range. Swapping to a reverse biped build to dodge those attacks with ease and exploit the weakspot on top of it.
@@jakefoley9539I detect a lot of salt.
@@jakefoley9539 you're telling me you didn't swap builds for Nineball Seraph? What about Ace or Zinaida? How about Occupation of Arteria Carpals in 4a or any of the 1v2 fights in ACV or VD?
I've been playing through the rest of the series in anticipation of ACVI and it seems pretty apparent to me that re-evaluating your AC has been a staple of the series since the very beginning. After all, the shop has allowed full refunds of any part for the entire franchise's existence.
Dawg I never played this series before and I’m already invested. Gameplay feels fluid and combat is satisfying.
It has a Sekiro feel where it needs to "click". Once you get the hang of it. it feels great and watching players play superbly is a sight to behold.
Honestly it reminds me more of FF7 Remake than a souls like.
I wish this series can get more attention that it deserves. It is a PHENOMENAL mecha series, had me hooked, and the characters, sure u don’t see them or have many cutscenes with them, but their dialogue even if it’s small, makes you get so attached to them, especially our buddy, Rusty 🐺
Regarding shields: the portion you described as "impact dampening" is actually the IG (Initial Guard) Mechanic, which has its own stats in the fully expanded menu. Shields have a higher initial value for blocking when they're first deployed, which drops off to their idle active values. Standard shields are mostly meant to be held up to let the AC skirmish at mid-range and more easily trade shots, while bucklers come out fast, absorb a lot of impact and damage with their initial deployment, but have poor coverage and are useless for sustained blocking.
Shields are hard to make use of effectively, but they're still a solid pick in most mid-range setups.
My current loadout (right after clearing wallclimber) uses a pulse shield with the standard assault rifle, energy saber and the dual missile launcher that fires in a V pattern. All of that with reverse jointed legs with an emphasis on rapid movement.
I try throw out the shield to cross through enemy fire and in response to powerful back weapons being deployed. You always want to avoid damage where you can of course, but if you end up having to take a big hit in a more fragile chassis like this, it's a great way to minimize damage and stay on your feet.
Im already in NG++ and even now i dont know shields are worth it. At least in my experience and build. Game gave me really nasty shields that are far superior than any NG shield you would have, and still - i dont really think they are good. imho, ofc.
@vitaz145 All depends on the build, really. Quad leg zoners do well with standard/heavy shields, lightweights and frontliners can use bucklers to quickly parry dangerous hits and keep on the offensive.
I prefer heavy armor and resistance to take hits and not stagger, so i could get a clear shot with needleguns. What my build should be called? Artillery brawler, lmao?@@Morveyn
@@vitaz145 I'll be honest, since I made that post I've started to play around more with the shoulder-mounted arm weapon slot option and have pretty much dropped shields entirely since.
My current build is somehow even lighter and more fragile than it was before and being able to dual trigger a weapon that can stagger easily like the handcannon and than swap it for one with huge direct hit potential (like melee or shotgun) basically gives me the best of both worlds. And with how vulnerable my build is, shields aren't really making enough of a difference to make up for that loss of potential with handheld power weapons.
Watching streamers like Asmongold trying to caveman their way through, while refusing to slow down to actually calmly learn the mechanics, has been +hilarious+.
Edit: Ok just because I was poking fun doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy the man’s content, none of this is in bad spirit or malice.
Streamers and their adhd. No offence.
It's especially funny because the game does not give you any quarter, like older AC games. You have to adapt to the situation, either by changing your AC or how you pilot it. And the game gives you more options than ever to do that
i really like asmon but watching him play new games is just painful.
I mean, that's how Asmon plays new games lol
@@oddlang687 Objectively one of the worst ways to play a game. And it's a way I almost exclusively see from people who don't stop playing MMOs or casual slop like Diablo 4. Brains polished to a *sheen*.
This is an incredible and comprehensive guide that not only goes over the tutorials in-game, but enhances them with real would application and use. Very well done. I learned a lot even after finishing chapter 1. Thank you!
Oh wow, what a great guide. From visual appearance through substance to presentation, this is great. Especially how well you speak, how easy and clearly you are to understand is very impressive. Thanks!
The amount of detail & information in the hud is overwhelming yet strategically so poignant & truly helpful once I begun to grasp the lesser obvious bits of info on the screen that I initially ignored for the sake of just wanting to murder some coral thirsty mercenaries. As usual, Vati setting the bar for chrome shine finish in quality of video presentation & cutthroat delivery of what is truly vital & necessary to being a skilled metallic assassin
As someone who has been playing ACVI as their first Armored Core, I’ve definitely gotten stuck at a couple moments (mostly chapter bosses, Balteus was my longest hangup, moving into chapter 4 now) and the one piece of advice I can give to fellow new Ravens is to absolutely be willing to buy and sell parts if something is giving you a challenge and remain persistent; ex. I swapped to have a Pulse gun in my left to assist in depleting it’s pulse shield faster as it does more to it. You have four slots for weapons- make good use of each and find what’s comfortable for you but be willing to swap parts and weapons at a whim if something has you stuck. Also melee is WAY better than you think, and always prioritize new Arena missions as they become accessible as OST mods are great.
exactly, in the total opposite I played double pulse gun with laser canons on a quad build and batheus disappeard before his second phase on my first encounter. HE spent his time staggered and only found out about is fire blades on youtube vidéos because so many people were complaining about him !
This is an amazing tutorial. I'm 3 hours into the game but felt like I glanced over many of the mechanics that you covered. Thank you on behalf of all us beginners!
There are things here that i feel like are REALLY important to AC builds the game fails to tell you, like thrusters having a recommended weight limit.
Vaati back at it again with amazing videos this has helped me so much keep it up! I just bought armored core 6 yesterday and I’m loving it
19:10 is the best tip for beginners
As an old mech enthusiast and Armored Core fan, I love the attention, praise, and love 6 has been getting
Tbh i wish it was more middle ground between the slow pace Mech Warrior and the Fast pace Gundam stuff, though i am enjoying AC6.
technically it is a middleground, but between the more slow-paced AC3 and the extremely breakneck speed of AC4/4A @@andylastname566
Excellent guide. I was really stuggling and your guide clarified alot of things and Ive been having a lot more fun.
I've watched several AC6 but this is a very useful one. It consolidated already known information and helped me a lot with what I've been struggling with (how to chose arms/head/body mainly). The video is long but the pacing perfect so it really helps understanding without being overwhelmed. Thanks a lot :)
The game feels amazing! And the amount of aesthetic design you can do on the mechs has always been one of my favorite parts of Armored Core especially with the cool Photo mode :)
I wasn't going to buy this game, because it just has never been my type of jam... but watching this, I feel like theres definitely a lot here to unpack, and am now itching to dive in. Great video!
You make some of the most useful and easy to digest content out there! I really enjoy your game guides. I definitely understand the core elements of the game where the game itself didn't explain much at all. I get they want you to figure it out on your own but the game has so much going on so this makes it more enjoyable as a noob to the AC series! Keep up the good work!
Ive watched a few beginner guides now, this ones been the most informative so far, good job
This guide was absolutely wonderful. I only recently started playing and was wanting to see if there's anything that I wasn't paying attention to that I should have been.
This guide is an absolute joy to watch. I really appreciate all the information that you put in here in the way that you described everything.
There is one downside. I am now way too hyped to go play again.
Yo. Buddy. Want to say I live and appreciate all the effort you have put into this classic series. Thanks for helping all our friends and new players.
Good fortune and blessings upon your house, sir.
Your content is so eloquently presented & of highest quality!! Thank you!⚡️
glad you are doing more content on this, i remember watching your ac content from ps1 to ps3 and i cant wait for the new lore updates
I really appreciate all the work you do on your videos. I’ve been watching UA-cam forever, but this is my first ever comment. This goes out to you, a tip of the hat for another fantastic video. This is sure to make my learning of Armored Core 6 much more seamless.
Honestly i love how this game in the series is both easy to pick up and hard to master. As an older fan who hasnt played in a long time it feels almost like riding a bike again. It just feels right. Although im learning this game has more secrets and thats very exciting.
Fantastic beginners guide Vaati, thanks for all the work that went into it👌
Thank you so much for this video, I knew this game would time for me to learn. I like to describe each fight as a dance and I just need to learn the moves! Once I started figuring out builds I got passed the chapter 1 boss and started flying through missions! It's such a fun process to overcome challenges in this game. Don't give up! Take a break, chill, look over your loadout and think about the fight you're struggling with, it's helped me so much!
The missile number is the number of cells locked on. some launcher have like 2 targetable cells of 4 missiles each for example. Rebinding quickboost to clicking a stick is also prudent.
Loving the game so far. Very fun to play stoned
Awesome video!! Thank you! Trying out some ac combinations and felt overwhelmed by the stats but this really helped!!
Finished chapter 2 before viewing this, and now that I have I feel like I have a good understanding of how to build my AC. I was just like ‘this is new, that must mean it’s better’ but now I have a good build working off of reverse join legs, with all the weapons that I want while staying within the ideal QB weight!
Hey how did you get past the flying meatball missile ac. The end boss of chapter 1
I hope I'm not getting too old. The particle effects from the helicopter was practically sensory overload
Lol you can turn them down in graphics settings
an fov setting would help but there isnt one :(
No you're correct. Devs are blasting way too much particle effects which blind you.
the hard lock isn't always good for evading attacks btw, it limits your movement to more 2d-ish. sometimes you need to use soft lock movement to evade late game enemies. It's kinda hard to explain the feeling but you know it
Awesome guide. Thanks for putting this together.
Such a great guide, thank you. Really enjoying the game so far, but a bit overwhelmed by the numbers and choices. This video will help that. Thank you!
Man, I've been trying to lock on every enemy when firing my missiles (as in manually moving my camera so the reticle will register) knowing that you can just hold it and it will auto lock in to every enemy in sight is pretty convenient.
Me having to decide between Armored Core VI and Baldur's Gate 3 is just cruel 😭
Considering how differant they are id say pick whichever seems more like your style
Por que no los dos?
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thanx for the awesome and very well explained Guide!! As a longtime Souls Fan, this is my first AC game and im loving it...Im really impressed, how deep and complex the customization system is.
Man, I have to stop playing Armored Core so I can do an interview with Microsoft for an engineer role. I almost missed it because I was too busy playing.
Hope you get the job player.
@@EK-xs7feYeah, that shit was way more brutal than anything the Fromsoftware could throw at me.
@@EK-xs7feThanks, much appreciated.
Remember if you can dodge a rench you can maby dodge these bullits and lazer beems.
chapter 1 boss says otherwise 😂
I really like how clear and concise you are I've been waiting for a good AC game and I think this is it thank you
Fantastic video! Really helped me to know which stats on which parts to pay most attention to!
As a Titanfall 2 Vet with 0 AC experience the mech combat felt oddly familiar. I've only dipped my toes in so far just beat the tutorial and 1 mission but fighting that first boss felt like I was channeling the mindset of my Ronin with the mobility of Northstar and the firepower of 3 or 4 titans at once.
man, i wished the video was a tad bit longer, maybe 3 hours lmao
Learning the ideal and effective range is going to make my builds so much better. Always so glad to see these videos
Hands down, big respect to you and love this tutorial. As someone who on many occasions struggles with games of this type, with their hugely challenging boss fights primarily, it has on more than one occasion made me give up on past games. I find the advice you presented very helpful in changing both my tactics, overall mindset, and approach to this game in such a way that i hope to be playing this game for a long time to come, thank you!
All the negative reviews of this game reek of Armored Cope
They're probably RLF members
For real.
I just bought it but haven't played it yet. Why are people saying bad stuff??
Game is so good❤
@kodypolitza8844 there will always be haters just know the game is amazing and have fun❤
YESSS I'M IN LOVE WITH GAMES AGAIN!!🤣🤣😭
Im really glad you made this video since this is is my first armoured core game.
Im only a few levels in so far and i havent had too much trouble yet but there was a random heavy tetrapod i stumbled upon a few levels in that gave me a bit of a hard time so i know there are going to be things I need to improve
Long and detailed guide! I enjoyed every second of it. Great work! Thank you.
Please never stop making Elden Ring content. You are amazing
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Dude.....this was INCREDIBLY Helpful. You have no idea. I knew I was missing a ton of stuff and this (For)answered every single question I had!!!!!
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Great video! I'm almost done with my NG+ playthrough and there were still a few things I hadn't picked up on that you mentioned. For instance, I have never noticed the ricochet warning, and I wasn't thinking so much about my ideal range values. I wish I was blessed with your powers of observation.
This helped me out so much! I’m going to go and reevaluate my concept of heavy armament only ideas. Chapter 1 boss is a beast and gets me every time.
It's my 1st AC and your guide is so useful. Thks a lot
Just got the game after watching the vid! It’s been a refreshing and you’ve helped me understand a ton
Great video. You have a very clinical approach to how you share information, and I find it rather helpful.
Thank you very much for this video. Lots of information presented without being overwhelming.
Awesome video! Certainly the best informative UA-cam vid I've watched for this game imo, and i feel it should be at the top of the list when searching for beginners tips or tips n tricks, etc. Really goes into detail that's easy to understand about all the important aspects of tackling this masterpiece of a game, and I highly recommend to beginners or even players returning to the series when playing for the first time. Great job man, thank you!
Thank you for what you do. Got this game not knowing much about it. I love it and you’ve been a wonderful help. Thank you.
Awesome vidya. I couldn't get past the first boss. Now I have some confidence knowing what I was doing wrong.
This was SO helpful for a newbie. Thank you!
Just downloaded and about to jump on and play my first AC game it looks so good!!
just got to chapter 2 but this was still such a great guide for me, i def learned som new things. thanks for putting this together!
This is by far one of the best explained game guides i have ever watched. Spot on man great job. Keep up the good work
Amazingly useful. I had been playing for weeks and didn't know half the stuff explained here.
Thank you for this, it's an amazing guide. New player to the series here, and I'm currently trying to configure a load for Baetulus!