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Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

Completionist Checklist

Master Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon with our comprehensive completionist checklist. Track all missions, collectibles, endings, and trophies to achieve 100% game completion.

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Master Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon with our comprehensive completionist checklist. Track all missions, collectibles, endings, and trophies to achieve 100% game completion.

Welcome to Rubicon-3, 621. Take on the Raven callsign and become a mercenary for hire, working for corporations and revolutionary forces. Drawn to the planet by the re-emergence of a mysterious substance known as Coral.

Stage 1: Casual Playthrough

Welcome to Armored Core VI, an approachable, highly polished mech combat game, the main focus being customising and optimising your AC (Armored Core) then taking on various missions. In the beginning, your build options will be more limited, with more varied parts and weapons unlocking throughout the game, allowing for the player to fine-tune and build an AC to their own preference and mission challenges. This section is all about the pure Armored Core VI experience, so immerse yourself without worry and enjoy.

When beginning your journey into Armored Core VI, it is recommended to take your time and enjoy the first playthrough completely blind. This can be done without worry in regards to achieving the platinum trophy. The game is very forgiving and allows access to most completed content in the game at all times, with a single exception that isn't relevant until much deeper into your journey with Armored Core VI. As such, playing freely and experimenting is encouraged.

Following that, it is recommended to take an active part in the 'Arena' throughout the casual playthrough, as it will be the main path to overarching upgrades across all AC setups the player may use. This connects into the biggest recommendation: experiment with your AC and loadout. This is the fastest and most effective way to gain a baseline understanding of what the player may favour in gameplay style, weapons, build, and overall approach to the game, with which, much deeper knowledge and understanding of the game is able to be achieved.

Note: Either of the The Fires of Raven or Liberator of Rubicon endings can be achieved in your first playthrough, so choose whichever, as there is no lasting effect so long as you do the other in the next playthrough.

  1. The Fires of Raven — Reached ending: "The Fires of Raven."
  2. Data Log Collector — Obtained ten data logs.
  3. Testing Complete — Cleared all combat aptitude evaluation programs in the Arena.
  4. Illegal Entry — Cleared mission: "Illegal Entry."
  5. Operation Wallclimber — Cleared mission: "Operation Wallclimber."
  6. Contact — Cleared mission: "Attack the Watchpoint."
  7. Ocean Crossing — Cleared mission: "Ocean Crossing."
  8. A New Threat — Cleared mission: "Attack the Old Spaceport."
  9. Ayre and the Coral — Cleared mission: "Destroy the Ice Worm."
  10. Into Unknown Territory — Cleared mission: "Underground Exploration – Depth 3."
  11. Re-education — Cleared mission: "Reach the Coral Convergence."
  12. The Floating City — Cleared mission: "Take the Uninhabited Floating City."
  13. Training Complete — Cleared all training programs.
  14. Hardware Engineer — Assembled an AC.
  15. Software Engineer — Upgraded your AC's OS.
  16. Graphic Designer — Changed the coloration of your AC.

Stage 2: All Endings and Arena

This stage is focused on finishing 2 main sections, the Arena and the endings. Both of these will require a minimum of 2 more playthroughs. While that may sound daunting, these should both go much quicker than the casual playthrough from the previous stage. This is due to both player power and player knowledge. Decision missions are important here, acting as junctions where the player will choose one mission to complete, with the others becoming unavailable until the next playthrough. Alongside this is the appearance of [ALT] missions. These are remixes of levels, ranging from a few extra enemies, to entire structural differences.

For the second playthrough (NG+), the focus should be on the decision missions. These will have appeared in the first playthrough too, but are important here as the player needs to make sure they choose the opposing choice they made in the first playthrough. The original choice can be checked through the Mission Replay sub-menu. Doing so should reduce the chance of missing missions and earning the correct ending. It is recommended to refer to Stargazer throughout both NG+ and NG++.

For the third playthrough (NG++), new decisions and alternate missions become available. Although special care must be taken, as a lot of these are tied to Alea Iacta Est. This is the final ending, and is the only ending that requires making specific decisions throughout the playthrough. Refer to the trophy description carefully to avoid requiring an extra playthrough. To further avoid added playthroughs, across both playthroughs, further Arena opponents will unlock; the arena opponents unlocked during NG++ need to be completed as soon as they unlock, as they will need to be unlocked again in a subsequent playthrough if they are missed.

  1. Stargazer — Cleared all missions.
  2. Master of Arena — Cleared all Arena programs.
  3. Tuning Expert — Performed all OS upgrades.
  4. Liberator of Rubicon — Reached ending: "Liberator of Rubicon."

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