Armored Core 6 Updates and News

[farmboy28]

"The #ARMOREDCORE servers will undergo maintenance today to deploy patch 1.02. This update contains gameplay & balance adjustments. It will not impact the single player experience. Maintenance begins at 20:00 PDT | 05:00 CEST | 12:00 JST and will last 3 hours on all platforms."

https://twitter.com/armoredcore/status/1...1999621531

Also on a sidenote, would it be better to just have like one general ACVI thread? Feels a bit awkward to keep creating new threads everytime something new comes up...

[NiX]

@farmboy28 We can just repurpose this as AC6 news/updates thread.

[farmboy28]

1.02 Patch notes are out. One thing that isn't noted on the patch notes is that the Coral Missile Launcher now has a Blast Radius stats. Unfortunately I didn't take a view of pre-core and internal parts so I can't cross reference anything other than weapons. 

https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/armo...hNotes_102

A new patch has been distributed to improve gameplay stability and make balance adjustments. Please apply the latest patch before playing the game.

Please note that this patch is focused on balance adjustments that will allow players more build diversity in the early and mid-game when assembling their AC, as well as bug fixes.
PvP oriented balance adjustments will be released at a future date.

Targeted Platforms:

    PlayStation 4
    PlayStation 5
    Xbox One
    Xbox Series X|S
    Steam

Major Items Included in the Latest Update
Balance Adjustments

    Weapon Unit balance adjustments:
        MA-J-200 RANSETSU-RF: Increased attack power/rate of fire, decreased reload time.
        LR-036 CURTIS: Increased attack power, decreased reload time.
        RF-024 TURNER: Increased attack power/projectile speed, decreased reload time.
        RF-025 SCUDDER: Increased attack power/projectile speed, decreased reload time.
        MA-J-201 RANSETSU-AR: Increased attack power/projectile speed, decreased reload time.
        MG-014 LUDLOW: Increased attack power/total rounds/projectile speed, decreased recoil and reload time.
        DF-MG-02 CHANG-CHEN: Increased attack power/total rounds/projectile speed, decreased reload time.
        MA-E-210 ETSUJIN: Increased attack power/total rounds/projectile speed, decreased reload time.
    Adjusted certain attacks performed by the enemy units AAP07: BALTEUS, IA-13: SEA SPIDER and IB-01: CEL240.

Bug Fixes

    Fixed a bug that prevented certain weapons from dealing damage to the boss of the mission “Destroy the Weaponized Mining Ship”.
    Fixed a bug that caused the boss of the mission “Prevent Corporate Salvage of New Tech” to be unable to detect the player.
    Fixed a bug that caused certain enemies to not be displayed correctly during the mission “Survey the Uninhabited Floating City”.
    Fixed a bug that caused certain enemies and background objects to be displayed incorrectly during the mission “Attack the Old Spaceport”.
    Fixed a bug that caused vertical missiles and certain coral weapons to deal unintended amounts of damage.
    Improved camera controls when spectating online arena battles.
    Fixed a bug that caused the punch animation to not be displayed correctly on the opponent’s screen during online arena battles.
    Other bug fixes.
    [Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S / Steam] Fixed a bug that caused the game to enter offline mode and unable to save progress after the device recovers from sleep mode.
    [Steam] Fixed the text displayed onscreen after selecting “Quit Game” from the System Menu on the title screen.
    [Steam] Fixed a bug causing certain bosses to be rendered incorrectly.

The version number of this update shown at the lower right corner of the Title Screen will be as follows:

    App Ver. 22
    Regulation Ver. 1.02.1*

Online play requires the player to apply this update.

We will continue to provide improvement updates in the future to allow players to further enjoy ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON. Please stay tuned for more news by following our social channels.

Notice to PS4, PS5, Xbox One, XSX|S Players

If the game is set to boot to offline mode in the Network Settings inside the System Menu, the latest regulation files will not be downloaded even if the update is applied (the game will remain at Regulation Ver. 1.02). Please ensure the game is set to online mode before attempting to apply this update.

[Grim]

Reposting @NiX's post on Discord again here, since visuals may help. Originally from ACD.

[farmboy28]

Patch 1.03 has been released for Armored Core VI. Please note this patch is mainly minor bug fixes. Full patch notes can be viewed here: https://bnent.eu/AC6Patch103

Targeted Platforms:

• PlayStation 4
  
• PlayStation 5
  
• Xbox One
  
• Xbox Series X|S
  
• Steam
  
  

Major Items Included in the Latest Update

Additions

• When spectating an online match, the “QUIT SPECTATE” option has been added to the menu, allowing spectators to return to the multiplayer room.
  
• Added “Chg. Ammo Consumption” parameter to the “IB-C03W3: NGI 006” coral missile part specs shown via “Toggle Display”.
  
• Added “Scan Standby Time” parameter to head part specs shown via “Toggle Display”.
  
  

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused certain enemies or enemy actions to get stuck on terrain during the mission “Intercept the Redguns”.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused enemies to stop appearing when the player stands in a certain spot during the mission “Escort the Weaponized Mining Ship”.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused defeated enemies to remain visible on radar during the mission “Breach the Karman Line”.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the second shot of certain burst fire weapons to veer heavily off target when fired while performing a drift turn on Tank legs.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused boost to disable under certain conditions with Tetrapod legs equipped.
  
• Fixed a bug that occurred with the “VP-66LS” laser shotgun equipped to the left hand, which caused a longer delay than intended between firing a charge shot and being able to fire a normal shot again.
  
• Fixed a bug with the “VP-60LT” laser turret, where it would not respond to the sub-generators during the mission “Destroy the Weaponized Mining Ship”.
  
• Fixed a bug that occurred while reloading the “Vvc-700LD” laser drone, which caused player AC orientation to lock to a target, even with Target Assist disabled.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused incorrect icons to be displayed for intended damage type or reload type in the part specs for certain weapon parts.
  
• Adjusted the timing window of being able to use repair kits while firing certain weapons.
  
• Fixed a bug with certain melee weapons that caused the “Chg. Attack Power” parameter to display an unintended value in the part specs shown via “Toggle Display”.
  
• Fixed a bug that occurred after firing a charge shot during assault boost, which caused a consecutive normal shot to fire unintentionally.
  
• Fixed a bug that prevented damage caused by status effects from being displayed on the HUD.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the game to crash from the “AC Data” menu in certain situations.
  
• Due to behavioural issues in photo mode, removed the “Motion Blur” option and added the “Camera Blur” option.
  • *NB: We plan to restore the Motion Blur option in a future update.
    
• Fixed a bug that prevented Trophies/Achievements from unlocking under certain circumstances if unlock requirements involved acquiring parts.
  • *NB: If any of the following Trophies/Achievements fails to unlock, go to the Shop menu and sell any part from the relevant category. Buying the part back again will trigger the unlock.
    • “Weapon Collector”
      
    • “External Parts Collector”
      
    • “Internal Parts Collector”
      
• Changed behavior in online match rooms, so that players are informed when the match is starting even while they have another menu open (e.g. Assembly).
  
• Fixed a bug that caused screen transitions to behave incorrectly when launching the game by accepting an online match invite.
  
• Other performance improvements and minor bug fixes.
  
  

Steam

• Fixed a bug that occurred when changing screen mode, which caused the HUD to render incorrectly.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused the game to crash when changing graphics settings from the System menu while in a multiplayer room.
  
• Share IDs are now recognized when entered in either upper or lower case.
  
  

Other Changes

• Updated “Data Usage Agreement” text for the Japanese version.
  • *NB: After applying the update, the confirmation screen will appear once more for all players.
    
    

App Ver. 30
Regulation Ver. 1.03
This update is required for online play.
We will continue to provide improvement updates in the future to allow players to further enjoy ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON. Thank you all for your support.

[farmboy28]

Patch 1.03.01 is now out. Looks like this one has some fairly substantial changes.

Full update notes can be viewed here: bnent.eu/AC6Update1031



ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON - Patch Notes 1.03.1


A new regulation patch (1.03.1) has been distributed to make gameplay balance adjustments and bug fixes. Please apply the latest patch before playing the game.



Targeted Platforms:

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



MAJOR ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE LATEST REGULATION UPDATE


Balance Adjustments
Weapon Units

EXPLOSIVE THROWER “DF-ET-09 TAI-YANG-SHOU”: increased Effective Range/Total Rounds, decreased Reload Time



LINEAR RIFLE “LR-036 CURTIS”: decreased Recoil/Charge Time



LINEAR RIFLE “LR-037 HARRIS”: increased Chg. Attack Power/Cooling, decreased Charge Time



SHOTGUN “SG-026 HALDEMAN”: decreased Direct Hit Adjustment



SHOTGUN “SG-027 ZIMMERMAN”: decreased Attack Power/Impact/Accumulative Impact/Direct Hit Adjustment



HANDGUN “HG-003 COQUILLETT”: increased Total Rounds



HANDGUN “HG-004 DUCKETT”: increased Total Rounds



BURST HANDGUN “MA-E-211 SAMPU”: increased Total Rounds



NEEDLE GUN “EL-PW-00 VIENTO”: increased Total Rounds



BAZOOKA “DF-BA-06 XUAN-GE”: increased Projectile Speed, decreased Reload Time



BAZOOKA "MAJESTIC”: increased Projectile Speed, decreased Reload Time



BAZOOKA “LITTLE GEM”: increased Projectile Speed, decreased Reload Time



DETONATING BAZOOKA “44-141 JVLN ALPHA”: increased Projectile Speed, decreased Reload Time



GRENADE “DF-GR-07 GOU-CHEN”: increased Total Rounds/Projectile Speed, decreased Reload Time. Rounds now explode upon reaching their Effective Range, even if they don’t make contact



GRENADE “DIZZY”: increased Total Rounds/Projectile Speed, decreased Reload Time. Effective Range also adjusted. Rounds now explode upon reaching their Effective Range, even if they don’t make contact



GRENADE “IRIDIUM”: increased Total Rounds/Projectile Speed, decreased Reload Time. Reduced sway caused by accumulated Recoil. Effective Range also adjusted. Rounds now explode upon reaching their Effective Range, even if they don’t make contact



PLASMA RIFLE “IA-C01W1: NEBULA”: decreased Chg. Attack Power/Chg. Impact/Chg. Accum. Impact, increased Charge Time



SIEGE HAND MISSILE “WS-5000 APERITIF”: increased Reload Time, decreased Guidance



GRENADE CANNON “EARSHOT”: decreased Reload Time. Rounds now explode upon reaching their Effective Range, even if they don’t make contact



GRENADE CANNON ”SONGBIRDS”: decreased Attack Power/Impact/Accumulative Impact. Rounds now explode upon reaching their Effective Range, even if they don’t make contact



STUN NEEDLE LAUNCHER “VE-60SNA”: decreased Impact/Accumulative Impact/Direct Hit Adjustment/Attack Power on consecutive attacks



LASER CANNON “VP-60LCS”: increased Total Rounds



DIFFUSE LASER CANNON “VP-60LCD”: increased Total Rounds



PULSE SHIELD LAUNCHER “EULE/60D”: increased Total Rounds/Pulse Shield Durability, decreased Weight/EN Load



LIGHT WAVE CANNON “IA-C01W3: AURORA”: decreased EN Load. Energy Firearm Spec now applies to this weapon



DUAL MISSILE “BML-G1/P31DUO-02”: increased Attack Power/Impact/Accumulative Impact/Guidance/Projectile Speed



DUAL MISSILE “BML-G1/P32DUO-03”: increased Attack Power/Impact/Accumulative Impact/Guidance/Projectile Speed



DUAL MISSILE “BML-G2/P08DUO-03”: increased Attack Power/Impact/Accumulative Impact/Guidance/Projectile Speed



ACTIVE HOMING MISSILE “BML-G3/P04ACT-01”: increased Guidance/Homing Lock Time/Projectile Speed



ACTIVE HOMING MISSILE “BML-G3/P05ACT-02”: increased Guidance/Homing Lock Time/Projectile Speed



NEEDLE MISSILE “EL-PW-01 TRUENO”: decreased Guidance. Projectiles now follow a stable trajectory



CORAL MISSILE “IB-C03W3: NGI 006”: decreased Chg. Attack Power/Chg. Impact/Chg. Accum. Impact/Direct Hit Adjustment



LASER ORBIT “45-091 ORBT”: increased Attack Power/Direct Hit Adjustment/Ideal Range/Effective Range/Projectile Speed



LASER TURRET “VP-60LT”: increased Projectile Speed/Laser Turret Attack Frequency


Frame Parts

HEAD “AH-J-124 BASHO”: increased System Recovery



HEAD “HD-011 MELANDER”: increased Attitude Stability/System Recovery



HEAD “HD-033M VERRILL”: increased System Recovery



HEAD “HD-012 MELANDER C3”: increased Attitude Stability/System Recovery



HEAD “DF-HD-08 TIAN-QIANG”: increased Attitude Stability/System Recovery



HEAD “VP-44S”: increased Attitude Stability/System Recovery



HEAD “VP-44D”: decreased Attitude Stability



HEAD “VE-44A”: increased Attitude Stability/System Recovery



HEAD “HC-2000 FINDER EYE”: increased System Recovery



HEAD “HC-2000/BC SHADE EYE”: increased System Recovery



HEAD “HC-3000 WRECKER”: increased System Recovery



HEAD “HS-5000 APPETIZER”: increased Attitude Stability/System Recovery



HEAD “EL-TH-10 FIRMEZA”: increased System Recovery



HEAD “EL-PH-00 ALBA”: increased System Recovery



HEAD “20-081 MIND ALPHA”: increased Attitude Stability/System Recovery



HEAD “20-082 MIND BETA”: decreased System Recovery



HEAD “IB-C03H: HAL 826”: increased Attitude Stability



CORE “NACHTREIHER/40E”: increased Attitude Stability/Generator Output Adj.



CORE “IA-C01C: EPHEMERA”: decreased AP/Anti-Energy Defense/Anti-Explosive Defense/Attitude Stability



ARMS “AA-J-123 BASHO”: decreased Anti-Kinetic Defense/Anti-Explosive Defense



ARMS “AA-J-123/RC JAILBREAK”: decreased Anti-Kinetic Defense/Anti-Explosive Defense

ARMS “AR-011 MELANDER”: increased Recoil Control



ARMS “AR-012 MELANDER C3”: increased Recoil Control



ARMS “DF-AR-08 TIAN-QIANG”: increased Recoil Control



ARMS “DF-AR-09 TIAN-LAO”: increased Recoil Control



ARMS “VP-46S”: increased Recoil Control



ARMS “VP-46D”: increased Recoil Control



ARMS “NACHTREIHER/46E”: increased Recoil Control



ARMS “VE-46A”: increased Recoil Control



ARMS “AC-2000 TOOL ARM”: increased Recoil Control



ARMS “AS-5000 SALAD”: increased Recoil Control



ARMS “EL-TA-10 FIRMEZA”: increased Recoil Control



ARMS “EL-PA-00 ALBA”: increased Recoil Control



ARMS “04-101 MIND ALPHA”: increased Recoil Control



ARMS “IA-C01A: EPHEMERA”: increased Recoil Control



ARMS “IB-C03A: HAL 826”: increased Recoil Control



BIPEDAL “AL-J-121 BASHO”: increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance



BIPEDAL “AL-J-121/RC JAILBREAK”: increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance



BIPEDAL “LG-011 MELANDER”: increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance



BIPEDAL “LG-012 MELANDER C3”: increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance



BIPEDAL “DF-LG-08 TIAN-QIANG”: increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance



BIPEDAL “VP-422”: increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance



BIPEDAL “VE-42A”: increased AP/Attitude Stability/Jump Distanc



BIPEDAL “2C-2000 CRAWLER”: increased Attitude Stability/Load Limit/Jump Distance



BIPEDAL “2C-3000 WRECKER”: increased AP/Attitude Stability/Jump Distance



BIPEDAL “2S-5000 DESSERT”: increased AP/Attitude Stability/Jump Distance



BIPEDAL “EL-TL-10 FIRMEZA”: increased Jump Distance



BIPEDAL “EL-PL-00 ALBA”: increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance



BIPEDAL “06-041 MIND ALPHA”: increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance



BIPEDAL “IA-C01L: EPHEMERA”: increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance



BIPEDAL “IB-C03L: HAL 826”: increased Attitude Stability/Jump Distance



REVERSE JOINT “KASUAR/42Z”: increased Attitude Stability



REVERSE JOINT “06-042 MIND BETA”: increased Attitude Stability



REVERSE JOINT “RC-2000 SPRING CHICKEN”: increased Attitude Stability



TETRAPOD “LG-033M VERRILL”: decreased AP



TETRAPOD “VP-424”: decreased AP



TANK “EL-TL-11 FORTALEZA”: decreased Anti-Kinetic Defense/Anti-Energy Defense/Anti-Explosive Defense/Attitude Stability


Inner Parts

BOOSTER “AB-J-137 KIKAKU”: increased Upward Thrust



BOOSTER “BST-G1/P10”: increased Upward Thrust



BOOSTER “BST-G2/P04”: increased Upward Thrust



BOOSTER “BST-G2/P06SPD”: increased Upward Thrust



BOOSTER “ALULA/21E”: increased Upward Thrust



BOOSTER “FLUEGEL/21Z”: increased Upward Thrust



BOOSTER “BC-0600 12345”: increased Upward Thrust



BOOSTER “BC-0400 MULE”: increased Upward Thrust



BOOSTER “IA-C01B: GILLS”: increased Upward Thrust



BOOSTER “IB-C03B: NGI 001”: increased Upward Thrust



FCS “FCS-G2/P05”: decreased Close-Range Assist



FCS “FC-006 ABBOT”: decreased Close-Range Assist



FCS “FC-008 TALBOT”: decreased Close-Range Assist



GENERATOR “AG-J-098 JOSO”: increased EN Capacity/Supply Recovery/Energy Firearm Spec



GENERATOR “AG-E-013 YABA”: increased EN Capacity/Supply Recovery/Energy Firearm Spec



GENERATOR “AG-T-005 HOKUSHI”: increased EN Capacity/Energy Firearm Spec


Expansion

EXPANSION “PULSE PROTECTION”: increased Resilience



EXPANSION “TERMINAL ARMOR”: increased Duration



    Adjusted Attitude Recovery rate according to Total Weight. ACS Strain now dissipates much faster on lighter ACs, and slightly slower on heavier ACs
    Adjusted various Boost Speed rates according to Total Weight
    Decreased top speed during Assault Boost for heavier ACs
    Decreased Boost Kick attack range for Tetrapod legs
    Increased EN Consumption while hovering with Tetrapod legs
    Decreased Impact reduction effect during Assault Boost
    Decreased Impact/Accumulative Impact dealt when colliding with enemies during Assault Boost
    Decreased Impact/Accumulative Impact dealt by Boost Kick from all leg types except Reverse Joint
    Adjusted damage dealt by certain weapons when attacking the pulse shield deployed from PULSE SHIELD LAUNCHER “EULE/60D”


Bug fixes

    Fixed a bug with CORAL OSCILLATOR “IB-C03W2: WLT 101” where charged attacks would have stronger tracking than intended when using Tetrapod legs
    Fixed a bug where the attack warning marker would not display for an enemy AC firing DETONATING MISSILE “45-091 JVLN BETA” equipped to the left back slot
    Fixed a bug where the attack warning sound would not play correctly for an enemy firing GRENADE “IRIDIUM”
    Fixed a bug where charged attacks from LIGHT WAVE BLADE “IA-C01W2: MOONLIGHT” and CORAL OSCILLATOR “IA-C01W7: ML-REDSHIFT” would clip through certain structures/objects
    Fixed a bug where reloading with a full magazine would cause certain weapons to fire unintentionally
    Other bug fixes





The version number of this update shown at the lower right corner of the Title Screen will be as follows:

App Ver. 30

Regulation Ver. 1.03.1 *



This regulation update is required for online play.



We will continue to provide improvement updates in the future to allow players to further enjoy ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON.

Thank you all for your support.



*Notice to PS4, PS5, XboxOne and XSX|S players:

If the game is set to boot to offline mode in the Network Settings inside the System Menu, the latest regulation files will not be downloaded. Please ensure the game is set to online mode before attempting to apply this update.

[farmboy28]

Patch 1.04 is out. This one is mainly for bugs.

https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/armored-cor...-notes-104

ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON - Patch Notes 1.04



A new patch has been distributed to improve gameplay stability 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


MAJOR ITEMS INCLUDED IN THE LATEST REGULATION UPDATE:
Improvements and Bug Fixes

    Fixed a bug that was preventing AC Data from being loaded when it was using a decal whose image had been deleted from the game server

*Note: now when loading such AC Data, the corresponding decal will be removed

    Fixed a bug with FLAMETHROWER “WB-0000 BAD COOK” when equipped to the right hand, where firing the weapon while hovering with Tetrapod legs temporarily disabled effects and hit boxes
    Fixed a bug with CORAL OSCILLATOR “IB-CO3W2: WLT 101” where charged attacks had less range when certain parts were equipped
    Fixed a bug with CORAL RIFLE “IB-C03W1: WLT 011” where fully charged attacks would cancel if the attack button was held continuously
    Mitigated issues where frame rate changes would affect the player AC’s firing accuracy and the rapid fire performance of some weapons
    Fixed a bug where using a weapon immediately after switching to it with Weapon Bay caused attack animations and weapon animations to play incorrectly
    Fixed a bug with online matches where an opponent AC would not render if decals were applied to it
    Fixed a bug in the mission “Escape” where some events failed to trigger under certain circumstances
    Fixed a bug in the mission “Ocean Crossing” where the player could get soft-locked under certain circumstances
    Made corrections to the REPLAY MISSION tutorial text, which did not sufficiently explain the actual conditions for achieving an S-Rank rating

The text now reads as follows:

“To achieve an S-Rank rating, you must complete the mission without retrying from a checkpoint, while also destroying a large number of enemy targets and minimizing incoming damage, time taken, and ammunition consumed.”

    Fixed a bug where the game would fail to load after selecting CONTINUE from the Title Screen under certain circumstances
    Fixed a bug where the game would crash after changing parts in the ASSEMBLY menu during AC TEST
    Other bug fixes and performance improvements



【Steam】

    Changed Title Screen behavior so that control guide device settings do not change according to the device used to “PRESS ANY BUTTON”



The version number of this update shown at the lower right corner of the Title Screen will be as follows:

App Ver. 40

Regulation Ver. 1.04



This regulation update is required for online play. We will continue to provide improvement updates in the future to allow players to further enjoy ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON. Thank you all for your support.