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It's habbening...gradually.

>>23793142
>MT names
Are these datamined or just Fanon names?

>>23793150
Most of those names come from the AC Fan Wiki, gotta call them something than MT-1 or MT-2 etc.

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What is with the jump in difficulty in "defend arterial carpal"? holy shit I cannot imagine how the hard mode will going to be if I fucking struggle at this.

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Daemon X Machina is kinda ass
Glad I only spent two bucks on a key because I woulda refunded it

>>23793263
I played the second game's and while it is a clunky piece of shit too, it feels better to control compared to what little I've played of the first game. Still I hope I enjoy it.

>>23793263
Been playing a bit of Garrison Archangel and that's pretty neat. Higher emphasis on melee combat

>>23793160
Its the only hard mission in the whole game

>>23792854
Before the National Dismantlement War happened, the world was essentially imploding. Governments facing widespread dissent, military groups defecting and becoming rogue armies, old tensions flaring up. That's likely what happened in Africa, with ethnic wars blooming like in the Balkans back in the day.

>>23793368
Sounds like what we're headed to irl

>>23793263
It's ass until "oh this is fucking cool" and then it's ass again. Also depends on what weapons you're using. The sequel has a better cool to ass ratio, though some of the design choices are truly baffling.

>>23793314
Different mission bro
There's attack, defend, and occupy

>>23793291
>Garrison Archangel
Does it have a campaign with missions or something, or is it all just arena battles?

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>>23793430
There's a single player mode you gotta do to unlock more advanced parts and cosmetic item variants, it's basically just you doing missions for corpos + other factions with a reputation system.
And there's also an arcade mode where you can basically use any custom loadout or any presets you got from beating other pilots in the main mission mode

>>23793263
That's what I get the first time I see it on YouTube. But I remember how everyone said DxM is better than AC before 6 came out.
It's literally just god eater but you can fly.

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Playing through the Elden Ring dlc right now and boy, do I want more of that but with something mecha oriented. If only From made the same thing but with a Metal Wolf esque minimecha for the player to control instead of playing as just a dude on or off a horse. A lot of the environments already feel like they'd support that kind of a little bigger scale of action. Come on, it'd probably be little more than an asset flip into maybe a more sci fi/sci fantasy direction but I'd consider exchanging a reasonable amount of legal tender just for that.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZI2Wn7elvc

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>>23793639
Well, if I were to be feel frivolous enough to shell out for a piece of plastic whose only purpose would be decorative, I'd rather go for that Aaliyah clone thing that's yet to be out. Still, even then I'd rather it'd an Alicia clone instead.

>>23793688
That looks cool, I've an eye out for it, but it's 30mm line. Full of weird holes, not my cup of tea.
If you like aaliyah or alicia or gen 4 in general, get kotobukiya's. I heard it's a bit fragile and wasn't as rigid as bandai's. It is also very expensive.
The one you dissed out (30mm ac6) actually gave better cheaper price with decent design. Like hg gundam but ac6.

>>23793386
I got bored around the mission when a bunch of jobbers show up in the underground base that ended on a cutscene with the moon or something
>>23793441
> But I remember how everyone said DxM is better than AC before 6 came out.
Lmao, even gen iv played better plus had good customization
This shit wont let me make a gundam

>>23793720
>I heard it's a bit fragile and wasn't as rigid as bandai's. It is also very expensive.
Yeah, kind of not worth it for me. Not to mention that I don't even have enough workspace available that putting things in need of cementing and painting would require.

>>23793741
I didn't mean to say there's a specific good part but rather that some things in it are cooler than you'd expect from a game that's generally so mediocre.

>>23792891
What is Fromsoft even working on right now?

>>23793823
Their tans over in hawaii

>>23793823
Duskborn and elden ring 2

>>23793823
Duskbloods, AC7, and some mystery Miyazaki project

They need to be working on an AC with actual co op
I hate not having a good game to play with my mechabro

>>23793996
At this point I would welcome a multiplayer focused AC game with open arms

Imagine the possibilities to build a duo with someone else to specialize and cover each others weaknesses. Unviable tactics solo suddenly are an option

>>23793823
ER extraction dodgeroller spin-off.

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I think Allmind is neat

playing around with the shield launcher on a kite, its pretty fun watching zimmerniggers run into it and get stunned like they have no idea what is happening.

>>23794480
Allmind? More like Almond

>>23794813
Kek bodied that clanker

>>23793823
Project FMC is probably gonna be the Dark Souls III 10th anniversary remaster desu, believe me I want more AC games but fromsoft is thinking about the money

>>23793823
duskbloods is handled by the D team (new team made for duskbloods and heavily expended during development, so most likely the reason of most new hires)
C team made the ER spinoff, which i believe isn't supposed to receive new updates? so we don't know what they're working on now but it's early into the dev cycle
and then there's A and B team for which we have no info, respectively free since RE dlc and AC6 releases
but considering FMC is supposed to release late 2026 and the dev cycles, it's most likely to be B team
tl;dr we don't know shit

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I love my wife Allmind and would never cheat on her with independent mercenary Kate Markson

>>23795396
Maybe not you but your wife Allmind would totally be up for some hot sapphic action with independent mercenary Kate Markson. Then they'd both invite you to a threesome where you'd get spitroasted by two gaming laptops with electric strapons strapped on. Enjoy!

>>23795387
See>>23795311
My hopes aren’t up, the 2025 game awards we got a new AC game announced but it was Ace Combat and I remember having my hopes up

I really like the gen 1 design style.

>>23795429
don't See>> me
at this point a DS3 remaster (generally remasters are made by a third party anyway) is as probable as a King's Field revival

>>23795434
Gen 1 is cool, has great missions, and plays well. I'm surprised everytime I come back to it.

>>23795448
How about a third Shadow Tower, just to introduce something completely out of the left field?

>>23793823
Otogi 3

>>23793823
Enchanted Arms 2, perchance?

>>23794813
More like Smallmind.

>>23793823
Eternal Ring 2

>>23795909
>just to introduce something completely out of the left field?
tho shadow tower is a dungeon crawler just like king's field

>>23795448
Chromehounds 2 on the 20th anniversary

>>23796221
Yeah but I can't blow monsters up with a panzerfaust in King's Field.

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is Rusty the only AC6 that kotobukiya is ever going to release

>>23797161
it's not even in the variable infinity line either how the fuck am i supposed to kitbash it

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>>23797179
https://x.com/Kotobukiya_EN/status/2022234307226485119
aw shit

>>23793823
Monster Hunter Diaries: Poka Poka Village 2

>>23797196
>nightfall
FUCK OFF.
Or just give me normal Orbiter head option.

It's really fucking obnoxious that they are pushing some clingy furry homosexual in ugly ass elfslop twig AC and nameless jobber (who only becomes nameless due to jobbing so hard) in starter AC with head swapped for some overdesigned greebled up abomination that does pointless aura farming transformation as the AC6 poster boys.

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>>23797353

>>23797353
wot

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I still have 3 mission that I haven't unlocked on free mode yet I already did pic related. So it's not mandatory?

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>>23797445
see?

Bandai just dropped a new AC video

>>23797459
>[citation needed]

>>23797392
Stell Haze and NIghtfall suck ass and so do their pilots.

>>23797445
>>23797450
Just getting all 3 endings doesn't mean you did all the optional missions. Not sure exactly what those are but they look later down the line, probably after you choose ORCA or League routes.

>>23797526
I believe it's the league route in that we're defending the cradle, since I haven't got that mission yet.
Though I'm contemplating if I should just move on to ACV instead of replaying it again.

>>23797496
OK V.II Chudlet

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>>23797351
Dood it's there.
https://x.com/Kotobukiya_EN/status/2022234540236796139?s=20

>>23797529
Eh I'd just revisit 4/4A later. It's fun to mess around with weak builds too since the games feel so easy compared to most AC games.

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Excuse my autism.
>"Deliver the Tester AC"
>an alternate NG+ mission to "Destroy the Tester AC", and the beginning of an extra Balam route.

Briefing by G6 Red:
>Raven! This request comes from our affiliate, Dafeng.
>The mission is simple- we require a pilot to deliver a sample AC from Dafeng to Balam's Redguns unit.
>It was supposed to be an easy sortie that'd go to our student in training, but we got a lead that Arquebus might be trying to intercept and capture the sample AC in transit, and thus a more experienced pilot would be preferred.
>Unfortunately, all our pilots have their hands full, so we must seek assistance of an independent mercenary. It is not ideal, but you have proven trustworthy so far.
>Remember- the goal of the mission is to deliver the sample AC without letting Arquebus, or anyone else, get their hands on it. Destruction of the AC is a preferrable outcome to it being captured by the third party, so should you try to defect with the machinery, we will have no other choice but to initiate its self-destruction protocol.
>Base pay for the delivery itself will be understandably low, but if our leads were right and you manage to fend off the threat, you will be compensated generously. G6 Red, out.

Mission starts with you in the Tester AC, crucially without the "Main system: activating combat mode" message in the beginning, and thus with weapons locked out. Waypoint is placed at the hut where you ambush the student in the original mission.
>HW: Getting close to the pickup point. It seems that we won't be getting the bonus afterall. But gaining some goodwill with Balam might still be worth it in the long run.
Once you reach the waypoint, a transport helicopter spawns several km away, with a marker placed on it.
>HW: I guess we are early for the rendez-vous. Not much to do but wait. Stay vigilant.

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>>23799836
At this point, if you just wait, you will get ambushed by an AC:
>A.B. "Wrangler": What are you looking at? Look at me!
While if you explore around the hut, you will find the ambusher first but won't be able to attack him with a weapon before your combat mode initiates (you can still kick him though):
>AB: Aah! My ambush's ruined!
The AC that attacks you, [POWER APE], consists of beat up Basho core and arms and shiny new Nacht head and legs, plus a VP-S generator. Baisic but effective weapon set- Etsujin, Pulse blade (fun with Kikaku), missiles, an empty shoulder slot to go easy on the Tester AC. Very aggressive AI.
>HW: It's a local independent, unranked. But that AC... He's clearly got connections. Don't let your guard down.
When/if AB connects his first melee hit:
>AB: Whoo! These new parts are so much fun!
When AB is down a repair kit:
>AB: If that's a student pilot, then he must be a damn prodigy. But doesn't matter. My POWER APE will crush him regardless!
When AB is down to last repair kit, or if the helicopter comes near, AB switches his focus to it:
>AB: Oh, mama's coming to pick you up? Would you mind if I give her a visit first?
>HW: 621, don't let him down the transport!
If the helicopter is destroyed:
>HW: It seems the delivery has been foiled. 621, await further instructions.
>System: Main system: initializing self-destruct sequence
>HW: Wait, 621, no!..
If player is defeated or self-destructs:
>AB: Good job POWER APE! I'll buy you a bigger gun on the way home. Or a new core?
If AB is destroyed:
>AB: No, no no no, it can't be done already... Arquebus, you betrayed me-e!
>HW: Good job 621. Now, board the transport.
Post-mission:
>G1: Well well, if it isn't Handler Walter! Your latest hound's been on fire lately. Mind if I take it to Redguns' little field trip? We'll toast some good s'mores on its back.
>HW: Not at all.
>G1: Then it's a deal! I'll send in Volta and Iguazu, they'll give your hound a proper Redgun welcome.

>>23799836
>>23799837
>Excuse my autism.
Excused. At least it seems to be of fun kind.

HOLY SHIT BANDAI DROPPED A NEW AC VIDEO
https://youtube.com/shorts/JxfKWqzv6eM?si=iqbykVogGqhTJjhW

So why did Otsdarva ratfuck you in ORCA route but not chicken out of being thermidor in the regular League route?

>>23800609
>So why did Otsdarva ratfuck you in ORCA route
I don't remember any of that. Is he the one we fought at cranium?

So was Allmind also in charge of the PCA or was that a different AI?

>>23802110
Diff AI

>>23801544
Yes. In hard mode. He's also incredibly fragile but annoying as fuck if you don't murk him early.

>>23800609
Otsdarva let you take over ORCA because he knew he was compromised by Omer and that they would try to use the closed plan to dominate the other corporations

Thus is clearly fan made, but who made it?
https://streamable.com/xzn64q

>>23802745
aislop

im going to say it again, plasma missiles are cool

>>23803666
They are. I really like the vertical launcher.

>>23802745
Las

>>23803666
Funny technicolour beams of light are always cool and good, Satan

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>>23802745
idk but sex with almond

Anyone else still interested in Project Six?

>>23804960
I'm keeping my interst in it for whenever it is that it comes out.

>>23804960
on my wishlist. That was omega phenex used to be called right?

>>23804960
Yes looks promising, also rig riot looks like it might be fun

>>23805303
I have it sitting in my library but haven't tried the demo yet, I need to. I think a mecha roguelike/lite/whatever the fuck could be fun. I've been playing a lot of Vital Shell recently but that's a Vampire Survivor's clone that doesn't really feel like a mech game. Fun as hell though, I'm hoping the dev is using it as a basis for a more in depth followup because the fantasy mecha aesthetic is cool.

>>23804960
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JlDDLJu3x8
I like the guard(point) and trams am mode. Though your mech is way too fragile

How about weapon arms' gimmick being integrated recoil absorbers or something instead of even more impact/damage, having higher accuracy and allowing you to use high firepower weapons without entering a firing stance while on a biped and completely eliminating recoil while on the specialized legs. That way you still have a reason to use them without having to give them more damage and thus avoiding turning the game into more of a race of who can stagger the enemy the fastest.

>>23805391
You are describing how Weapon Arms from Verdict Day function.

>>23805391
How about all weapons being transforming weapon arms, hands are gay.

>>23805749
I never used weapon arms in V, I didn't like how they looked.

>>23806435
Personally I think weapon arms look better on tank builds and would actually play them if 6 had weapon arms
Tanks with arms look goofy

>>23805391
>>23808070
I always use weapon arms grenade launcher on the old gen since I don't have to kneel to shoot it if I'm using biped. Quadleg for dual back grenade launcher.
I refuse to be human plus, never was despite having played all the gens.

>>23808535
I only played 6, 4 and For Answer. Really wish the armory mod didn’t tweak enemy stats because they’re all squishy and encourage meta fagging your build with OP weapons when all I want is to play with new parts, it had weapon arms that changed your AC to have no elbows so regular guns are weapon arms.
Also DxM is still ass and I dropped it after the mission where I steak the mech.

>>23808569
You really should just play old gen instead of DxM. Whoever said DxM is AC successor were proven speaking out of their anus.

>>23808722
About as much of a successor as 6 is, at least.

>>23808838
nevermind, you're a retard

>>23808855
No, I'm just absolutely correct and not happy about it, not sure who you think you're talking to though.

>>23808722
I will, don’t older titles not have joystick controls or something but PSP/vita ones do?

>>23809171
Nexus and Last Raven did
You can make the face buttons the camera controls in earlier games if you want

>>23809171
>>23809192
For what it's worth, starting with 2AA d-pad was also mirrored to the left stick. Still digital but helps somewhat.

>>23809171
All the ps1 and ps2 titles prior to Nexus have hack versions implementing the right analog camera control lifted straight from it, making the rebinding gymnastics obsolete but still available if you decide that you prefer fully digital controls.

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Here to announce that all parts from AC2 have been uploaded and approved, the parts from AC2:AA have also been uploaded, but are still in pending.
https://models.spriters-resource.com/playstation_2/armoredcore2/

>>23811347
Correction:
All VISIBLE AC parts. Internals like generators, radiators, etc will come later

>>23811347
Thank you very much for your work. Will you do 3rd gen later on?

>>23813872
Maybe, but not for a while. Gen 2 was already quite the endeavor.

>>23814330
Alright. Best to rest. Thank you for your work once again. I have a question though. Have you ever messed with MMD AC assets? There's like a few profiles you could download from first gen all the way to 5th gen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTtCSF_AmyM

>>23814436
Never heard of them until now.

>>23811347
How about the sound effects or weapon sounds?

>>23808866
Not that anon, but you are a retard

>>23814482
Never tried it, PSound.exe might read the game data if you mount the iso. PSound is geared towards getting sounds from PS1 games, but it does work with some PS2 and even Dreamcast games.

>>23814495
Just tried it out. Can't get anything from AC2 and all I could get from AC2:AA is the mission brief dialogue. Oh well.

>>23814495
>>23814505
GOOD NEWS! I've scanned the 2000-08-29 Prototype build of AC2 and I can get sfx from it! Will sort through it and upload em ' at some point.

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I think I'm gonna, just skip gen V altogether. Not because it's bad, but because it's impossible to run smoothly.

>>23815519
>mac
sorry dude

>>23814483
High quality debate right here.
It's pretty much factual no matter how mad it makes you. You just don't want to view it objectively due to bias, but this is the one comparison where they're definitely about on par overall unless you just don't give a shit about the gameplay at all. Even then, oldgens' signature barebones storytelling died with Nexus, so nobody gets any bonus points until that's brought back.

>I'll always be here to support you, Raven
>now aim your coral rifle at the children's hospital...

>>23815699
not that anon, but he's right. You're retarded.

>>23815709
It must be nice being able to so confidently call others retarded while acting like a retard. A solid confirmation that this community is as good as dead, for sure.
inb4 same shit again
But no more (You)s.

>>23815714
I'm still the same anon as before, but yes you are a retard.

>>23815519
It is bad anyway. I'm thankful that fromsoft left AC to die after dropping this abomination first, I was fine with the series dying if they really thought anything about gen V was a good idea.

>>23815859
it's really not that bad.

V has a great campaign
VD has great multiplayer

I dont know what you retards are complaining about unless you just missed out and have sour grapes a decade after the fact

>>23815896
>I dont know what you retards are complaining about
Literally read, nigger. There’s only one anon who’s complaining. You’re just reinforcing the stigma that gen5 fags are easily triggered retard, moron.

>4FAgs getting uppity again

>>23802745
I hate how good this look, is videogen really this good now

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I never realized how cool the 002-Bs looked

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>>23816217
Now you do.

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For me, it's the Big White
>still no two-handed weapons for players

>>23816217
Cut dialogue implies the 002-B you fight in The Womb are not controlled by the LYNX inside. Given what we know about the psychic stress created by the AMS when a NEXT is piloted by a LYNX without sufficient AMS aptitude, there is a non-zero chance that the 002-B's Anatolia's Mercenary fights are controlled by the psychic echoes of the poor souls that got in and were fried alive by the AMS, like it does to CUBE in For Answer. Essentially zombie Armored Cores, piloted by the last, agonized moments of test pilots who can only find release from their torment in the destruction of the machine endlessly replaying them.

Is there a mod for AC6 that adds a ton of parts like armory does, but isn't total fucking dogshit? I just want to pimp mechs.

>23816870
i would never treat my ac like a whore
>mech
>not mecha
typical of your type

>>23817449
you're retarded

Mecha? More like glorified forklifts

one piece of ac6 critique i dont get is that the game punishes you for not using stagger heavy builds
it feels like the opposite, the game is basically beatable with every single weapon and i dont think any builds really struggle

>>23817932
Mmm, some bosses do very much encourage staggering them though, like with the Sea Spider and Ibis
You can beat the game with just about any loadout, but stagger is encouraged somewhat heavily for more erratic or bulky bosses since otherwise you have to do a lot of chasing/bullet hell evading.

>>23817932
>the game is basically beatable with every single weapon and i dont think any builds really struggle
yea but that only works for anyone who knows what they're doing. Most newfags don't know what they're doing.

>>23817932
There's a couple of builds that do not engage with stagger at all (I built a nacht with two laser rifles and the EN Spec meme generators and it melts health faster than it melts stagger.)

That being said, it does not feel intended whatsoever. Like, voicelines break, encounters feel weird and cheesy, the flow of combat is just strafing and backpedaling, certain encounters just feel like mashing buttons until one guy or the other runs out of AP, as bosses rarely pause or falter in any way outside of the stagger meter.
It isn't so much you're punished for *not* going for stagger, it's that the game itself doesn't feel like it supports staggerless gameplay at all. It feels more like an exploit than a mechanic which is really weird for an Armored Core game.

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>Armored core 6: Fags of Rubicon
KEKYPOO!

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Super Earth could liberate Rubicon III probably taking out Arquebus and the PCA or at least deporting them off planet
>but their mechs are shit
Sure but they only need to take one or two ACs out, Once reverse engineered they would be put under mass production
Doesn’t matter if the EXO-49/45 is MT tier when they utilize coral they win

>>23820412
No wonder it's the worst game in the franchise

>>23820412
>game lets you kill faggots
based franchise, will never skip the detour to dunk on him ever again

>>23821051
What even is super earth
Is AC6 supposed to be after 4/5 in the timeline?

>>23816870
You seem to be in luck. Haven't tried it yet but maybe I'll squeeze in another playthrough sometime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO-pdrkRhZU

>>23822072
>What even is super earth
It's Earth but Super. Thanks for asking.

>>23822072
No, AC6 is in a different continuity.

>>23822331
It's set so far into the future that's become a Turn-A Gundam Dark History-style situation.

>>23822168
Well now this all depends upon your definition of the word "super"!

>>23822332
Stop.

>>23820412
>Ring Worm Freddie
Ya I always kill this guy. The liberation front is a bunch of degenerate flags and drug addicts. Rusty is wasted on them

Anyone got some cool 1080p wallpapers? Any gen preferably old gen AC wallpapers.

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>>23822072
The good guys from Helldivers like the fascist government from Starship Troopers but way higher on the power scaling
They control over 261 planets but have primitive mecha due to being a western IP, their exo suits are only MT tier until they get access to coral

What if Satisfactory but Armored Core?
>you are a megacorp employee sent to mine space rocks on a remote planet
>to do this you have been given an expandable modular factory mech
>use your mech to mine resources and manufacture components to upgrade your mech to mine more resources and manufacture more components
>your mech starts out about the size of a house but you gradually build it up into a full size arms fort big enough for its own internal train network
>the locals don't like you and other megacorps also want the space rocks, so your employers have given you a variety of weapon blueprints and told you to shoot to kill if anything gets in your way

>>23824186
>mine resources
>to mine more resources
I don't yearn for mines.

>>23824200
We do not yearn for mines. This body of ours yearns for war.

First time playing AC4 I can see why it flopped, they made AC building unnecessarily more confusing, bland and blurry graphics making small or distant targets hard to see, targeting is annoying especially against multiple targets I keep firing on wrong enemies, white combat UI making it harder to read them, no briefing before accepting mission, etc.
People are saying FA is one of the best in the series so I'm looking forward to see all the improvements once I'm done with this.

>>23824636
It's a whole lot different experience if you goes to FA from 4, you'll appreciate FA more. I'd say it is worth it.
though it was probably just because I'm using shit controller on 4.

>>23824636
4 is rough around the edges to say the least, but it was a completely new spin on the series and they were pretty ambitious with it so it's no wonder why
and 4A was such an overwhelming "comeback" of sorts, I'll always love 4 but 4A really is so much better, it's insanely well polished and the gameplay itself is improved a lot
But I think I still like 4s soundtrack more and something about its general vibe is pretty nice but 4A knocks it out of the park anyway

>>23824726
4 soundtrack just remind me of demon souls for some reason. And I have never play demon souls. Dunno if that makes sense.

>>23824636
the way 4 handles AC building is actuallyh pretty good beacause it lets you know the final performance stats of your AC before you buy the several parts you have equipped, but yea its a bit unintuitive to first time players.
your aiming problem is solved by pressing the left stick for target camera, a feature i wished was still in FA.
>>23824741
only in the sense thats very conceptual and aligned with the games design rather than just being a pleasant soundtrack, but AC4 ost goes hard as fuck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVg_fc8ljTc

>>23824726
FA is more polished in gameplay terms but i felt some 4s missions were more unique in design.
the warships in the water gliding mission can fuck your shit up and the quad legged triple barrel mt things are genuine threats compared to their versions in FA.
i think its also because 4s NEXTs are somewhat slower, not in raw speed in some cases but how they respond to your inputs, it doesnt feel as snappy as FA.
still i like both games the same, fighting motherwill and taking over bald dore is equally exhilarating.
both marche au sipplice and occupation of ateria carpals are pure bullshit.

>>23824809
Oh totally, I think 4s mission design is actually pretty good on average, 4A is a lot more generic in general, go here and kill everything type missions
I think 4 gets too much hate which is largely just parroted, I'd rather play it than a lot of other AC games which is saying a lot since I FUCKING LOVE ARMORED CORE!

>>23824809
>FA is more polished in gameplay terms but i felt some 4s missions were more unique in design.
aye, I can vouch for this.
I blamed armed forts.

>>23824819
honestly i think the hate train is mostly because 4 isnt as easy on newcomers as FA

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i really need this design on a shirt

I just want Armored Core but it's 32v32 PvP CTF on a massive map with big bases

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anyone else really enjoy this mod? It's a gameplay mod but it doesn't make it super stupid fast like all the NEXT/4A mods and it doesn't make it super annoying/stupidly difficult like rubicon's inferno. I really like it and the cinematic camera is fun too

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>>23825851
it plays very similar to vanilla but is a little bit faster. I really like it

here's some terrible gameplay I just recorded

>>23826208
huuuuh
the differences aren't really apparent besides the camera lean angle thing if i'm gonna be honest
the angling could have more legs if it was combined with the first person mod
what are some of the balance changes? i run a fairly similar build to yours

>>23824636 (me)
finished the game yesterday, did... did we just elope with the operator chick at the end? if yes, then kino lol
the final boss is kinda disappointing, joseph just randomly appear to attack our base after the war ended, he was set up as some kind of rival but only appear on late game, I guess he's kinda like prototype Rusty?
also what do I get for clearing hard mode? I played several missions and it's mostly just adding more enemies, if there's nothing significant I think I'll just move on to FA

>>23828201
The english localization infamously left a lot out of 4's story

>>23828201
>did... did we just elope with the operator chick at the end? if yes, then kino lol
Might as well have, Fiona shows outright romantic interest in Raven/Anatolia's Mercenary. She's the inspiration behind Ayre.

>joseph just randomly appear to attack our base after the war ended
Not randomly. He was given an ultimatum by the Companies - attack Anatolia or his home, Aspina, would be destroyed instead. And yes, he's the inspiration behind Rusty.

>also what do I get for clearing hard mode?
Technically some story revelations that explain the gaps.

>>23822565
Their entire planet got turned into Escape From New York and the only things left on the surface are killer AIs, nuclear fallout and self-replicating fentanyl. To be honest it's amazing any of them aren't junkies.

>>23828456
They are junkies, of a sort. They're Coral Warriors, they declare themselves - so they likely Dose, just not anywhere near as badly as the Doser gangs. I mean, their founder himself was a psycho Doser back in his day, Dosing so badly he made Contact.

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Been playing through AC1 for the first time, I suck dick but it's fun, and suddenly had the idea to try a HOSAS setup like how different mech anime/manga control mechs. Works way better than I thought it would. Going to try and complete the game with this setup and future installments too. Left stick is an old Logitech Attack 3 and right is a newish Thrustmaster 16000m.
Is doing a HOSAS setup somewhat common for AC games? I've seen posts talking about it with AC6 but not much else.

>>23828784
>I suck dick but it's fun
Yeah but what about the game, Anon?
>had the idea to try a HOSAS setup like how different mech anime/manga control mechs. Works way better than I thought it would.
How did you set it up? Do emulators even recognize two separate input devices simultaneously?

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>>23828784

>>23828884
>How did you set it up? Do emulators even recognize two separate input devices simultaneously?
I just had both sticks plugged in and Duckstation recognized them as 2 separate devices. For the controller setup it allowed inputs from either for any virtual button/gamepad stick.
>>23828939
Really wish I didn't put off buying one of these a few years ago, they were half the price. Just the whole setup itself is kickass.

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>>23828939
>GET READY

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>>23795448
I want a remake or sequel to Murakumo. The Cloud Breaker designs are too sweet to be left rotting in that game. Metal Wolf Chaos got a really good port at least but that it was great from the start. Although at this point I'd be happy even if someone ripped the models and added them in parts to 6, like the Armoury mod did with a lot of older gen stuff.

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There's also a sixth one that looks sort of like a proto Aaliyah with Aretha style oversized guns but since I haven't beaten the game and probably never will, I haven't unlocked it. Easily the best looking one, from what I remember seeing it for a few seconds in some cutscene early in the game.

>>23829009
murakumo is a cool game but its unbalanced as fuck as to which cloud breakers are most effective at certain missions, alos the guns not having leading within autoaim range is frustrating as fuck.
but the biggest flaw of this game is not having diagonal movement.
like what the fuck? why does my flying robot only move in 4 directions instead of 8? this shit sucks ass.
i have beaten both main and extra missions on normal and currently going through the main missions on hard, i like the art design and gameplay, its unique take on rail shooters but it has major flaws which should have been addressed during development.
>>23829039
the 6th is the boss cloud breaker adapted to human use, the geo-sweeper.
its pretty powerful but tricky to use.
but not as tricky and powerful as the blade cloud breaker.
uhh anyway back to armored core, yea these are the direct ancestors to nexts in concept. the 03-aaliyah shares plenty of desing cues with the cloud breakers, not to mention the focus on speed.

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>>23792891
Hoping to add this raven to my collection soon

>>23828201 (me)
bwos, I think I like AC4 more than FA...
Maybe I just need more time to adapt, but I don't like the QB centric playstyle, almost every map is big empty space so you can spam dodge against literal bullet hell from swarm of mooks you ignore, fighting mid-close range against next is super annoying since they keep going off screen giving me nausea. The missions are more epic yeah, but they feel monotonous. Lastly the operator, she sounds like a fucking Karen and I hate her, I should check out the JP version to see if she's more tolerable...

>>23832352
>I should check out the JP version to see if she's more tolerable...
You should've do that the first time, anon. All the JP VA were an all star.
You do play 4 in JP voice right?

>>23832373
eh, AC EN dub is never offensively bad (maybe 1st gen, a bit) that I feel the need to play it in JP, plus mid game transmission is kinda important for 1st playthrough, not needing to read subs for them is a nice qol.

>>23832469
I'm talking exclusively from 4 onwards. Well, Probably from Nexus actually. If you're into JP voice you're missing out on a lot of high grade voices, and I mean by a fucking lot.
But if you're not into that, then fuck off. Stop complaining about the en dub.

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>>23821051
super earth wouldn't even exist in ac6's world due to the corpo shenanigans. And the last thread with zeon vs super earth ended with one guy constantly spamming cyberstan fail, just to rub how fucking imcompetent super earth is. And no they can't reverse engineer shit, that's full on propaganda.

How is it that everyone knew about Walter except for the PCA? Their entire job was to know what's happening on Rubicon and it wasn't even the first time he tried it.

How the fuck do I proceed in 2 without farming in the arena.

>>23832797
have you seen their warships? the PCA is retarded

>>23833004
just survive bruh lmao. I remembered I also stucked on the swamp area, that was fucking crazy. But I managed.

>>23832797
pca was prolly too focused on the branch to realize there was a third party sniffing around rubicon.

>Raven gets hyped up as this ultra-competent mastermind in AC6
>his operator has an entire speech about how important his title is
>exploits consist of getting raped before the game starts, sending a bunch of corporations against insect-munchers and getting raped again by the dude who stole his callsign
what was his deal?

>>23833198
Branch call themselves a "hacktivist collective" and you're surprised that they turned out to be a bunch of ineffective fart-sniffers?

>>23833198
He's the white glint of 6

So, is C4-621 a factory designation from whatever facility he was augmented in or merely a stock product number the guy selling icicle pilots gave him?

>>23833043
What's so bad about their warships? Isn't it kind of a thing for spaceships in mecha media to be made out of explodium?

>>23833312
Coral Augmented, Gen 4, Number 621

Ayre won

I don't come from /m/ and so I don't want to delete a thread here for this, but Project Six/Omega Phenex just dropped a beta. I figured you guys in the AC general would be the most interested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmRRmO8h5g4