R.Leonhardt has offcially finished Armored Core: For Answer 100%. Rank-S'd all missions in Normal and Hard modes, beat all Collared and Orca ranks, finished all 4 endings and completed all the FRS (points used to tune the AC).
I only finished 1 ending, when you team up with the NEXT Reiter Pallasch (LINX is Wynne D. Fanchon [or Windy, as I like to call her]) to take on Orca members ShinKai and the new NEXT of Maximillian Thermidore (not sure about his name or spelling. All I know is that it looks like Supplice of AC4).
First off, some minor stuff. You can now change the color of your cockpit, much like the PS2 AC games. Now, you can also change the way your radar looks, from the standard and more detailed AC4-style radar, to the classic radar style from the PS1 games (with the colored triangles that indicate altitude)
About Assault Armor: As explained in the post above, Assault Armor, or AA, can be achieved by equipping an AA-capable overbooster. The AA-capable ones have slightly lower OB power compared to pure OB ones, but make up for it with AA's extreme damage. Each AA-capable overbooster has different AA power. However, AA is not without a drawback. Upon using AA, your Primal Armor is depleted and it takes longer for it to recover. On the plus side, every NEXT near the blast also gets their PA depleted whether it gets hit or not (normal PA recovery in their case). This actually opens up new tactics to be used by solid-round users, force-depleting the opponent's PA, then pummeling them with rifles and machine/gatling guns. With the basic overbooster KRB-Pallas, I was able to do 25,000+ damage to a middleweight NEXT in 1 blast. You can activate AA by holdling down both change weapon buttons and pressing the overboost button, exactly the same command style as dropping your weapons. There is a shoulder weapon classified as an Assault Amplifier which increases the range, or rather, the blast radius of AA. For those that know the mech Cybuster, think of it as Cyflash.
There are some seriously cheap weapons, such as the missles used by the new White Glint from the intro movie. While they are slow, their speed is redeemed by their tracking ability and the fact that the smaller missles that launch from within also have their own tracking. Very, VERY powerful with NO lock time (at least in Regulations 1.00). As of now, its basically "point and fire, no need to aim". Remember its name: SALINE05. Last I saw, it did 16,000++ worth of damage to a NEXT that lost its Primal Armor from the previously launched missles and dual-rifle shots.
That large cannon is definitely a Grenade Cannon. While extremely heavy (4000+ wgt) and taking up both back weapon spaces, it is extremely accurate and has the highest attack power among all the grenade cannons. According to R.Leonhardt, some people actually use this as their primary weapon in place of the normal weapons. And while we're at it, there is a Grenade Cannon that's actually LIGHTER THAN A RIFLE without missing out on power! 1000+ weight with 18 ammo, lightweight DUAL grenade cannon users are now a reality.
Oh, and the "Finger" is back in the form of back-mounted quad-barreled Chain Guns. They're the default weapons used by the Linx named CUBE and his NEXT, Fragile. Fragile is as its name implies, with only 17,000+ AP (practically the lowest I've seen), but makes up for it with its extreme speed.
You can actually meet with your old character in AC4. I won't spoil the details, but I can tell you, he's a monster of an opponent. You actually have an ally in that mission, but its still extremely difficult (took me 4 tries). He's definitely going on my hardest NEXTs list.
Feel free to ask me or R.Leonhardt about the details for Armored Core: For Answer (I get my info from him, by the way).
PS: For those who know the mech Alteisen, it is now a reality with single-point blade Kiku and the arm-mounted gatling gun and the proper spread missles.
I only finished 1 ending, when you team up with the NEXT Reiter Pallasch (LINX is Wynne D. Fanchon [or Windy, as I like to call her]) to take on Orca members ShinKai and the new NEXT of Maximillian Thermidore (not sure about his name or spelling. All I know is that it looks like Supplice of AC4).
First off, some minor stuff. You can now change the color of your cockpit, much like the PS2 AC games. Now, you can also change the way your radar looks, from the standard and more detailed AC4-style radar, to the classic radar style from the PS1 games (with the colored triangles that indicate altitude)
About Assault Armor: As explained in the post above, Assault Armor, or AA, can be achieved by equipping an AA-capable overbooster. The AA-capable ones have slightly lower OB power compared to pure OB ones, but make up for it with AA's extreme damage. Each AA-capable overbooster has different AA power. However, AA is not without a drawback. Upon using AA, your Primal Armor is depleted and it takes longer for it to recover. On the plus side, every NEXT near the blast also gets their PA depleted whether it gets hit or not (normal PA recovery in their case). This actually opens up new tactics to be used by solid-round users, force-depleting the opponent's PA, then pummeling them with rifles and machine/gatling guns. With the basic overbooster KRB-Pallas, I was able to do 25,000+ damage to a middleweight NEXT in 1 blast. You can activate AA by holdling down both change weapon buttons and pressing the overboost button, exactly the same command style as dropping your weapons. There is a shoulder weapon classified as an Assault Amplifier which increases the range, or rather, the blast radius of AA. For those that know the mech Cybuster, think of it as Cyflash.
There are some seriously cheap weapons, such as the missles used by the new White Glint from the intro movie. While they are slow, their speed is redeemed by their tracking ability and the fact that the smaller missles that launch from within also have their own tracking. Very, VERY powerful with NO lock time (at least in Regulations 1.00). As of now, its basically "point and fire, no need to aim". Remember its name: SALINE05. Last I saw, it did 16,000++ worth of damage to a NEXT that lost its Primal Armor from the previously launched missles and dual-rifle shots.
That large cannon is definitely a Grenade Cannon. While extremely heavy (4000+ wgt) and taking up both back weapon spaces, it is extremely accurate and has the highest attack power among all the grenade cannons. According to R.Leonhardt, some people actually use this as their primary weapon in place of the normal weapons. And while we're at it, there is a Grenade Cannon that's actually LIGHTER THAN A RIFLE without missing out on power! 1000+ weight with 18 ammo, lightweight DUAL grenade cannon users are now a reality.
Oh, and the "Finger" is back in the form of back-mounted quad-barreled Chain Guns. They're the default weapons used by the Linx named CUBE and his NEXT, Fragile. Fragile is as its name implies, with only 17,000+ AP (practically the lowest I've seen), but makes up for it with its extreme speed.
You can actually meet with your old character in AC4. I won't spoil the details, but I can tell you, he's a monster of an opponent. You actually have an ally in that mission, but its still extremely difficult (took me 4 tries). He's definitely going on my hardest NEXTs list.
Feel free to ask me or R.Leonhardt about the details for Armored Core: For Answer (I get my info from him, by the way).
PS: For those who know the mech Alteisen, it is now a reality with single-point blade Kiku and the arm-mounted gatling gun and the proper spread missles.
[All systems online. Kojima output normal. Synchronizing AMS Compatibility... Done. Engaging Primal Armor... Done. All systems green. Firing main boosters.]
"Blackwing, let's fly!!"
"Blackwing, let's fly!!"
