Armored Core 6is, in true FromSoftware fashion, a challenging game with a ton of obstacles to overcome and secrets to uncover. This is especially true for players who want to get every last trophy/achievement and get the Platinum Trophy. Players will have to collect everything, uncover every ending, and reach a high level of skill piloting their AC in order to complete all these achievements.
Armored Core 6doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to the difficulty of its trophy list, requiring players to take on every challenge the game has to offer to clean out the list. This includes achieving an S-Rank on every single mission, meaning players will need to play every mission at least twice and most missions at least four times (due to the need to get all three endings.) This guide will break down the process of getting each achievement step by step.
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Step 1: Endings and Arenas
In order to get every trophy, players will need to start with the endings. Playing through the game normally will cause players to reach several “Decision” missions that are mutually exclusive. Players hoping to get all the trophies in the lowest number of playthroughs should pick all the topmost decision missions on a first playthrough and then do all the decision missions they didn’t choose on their second playthrough (or vice-versa.) This will allow players to reach the “Fires of Raven” ending and the “Liberator of Rubicon” ending.
After that is done, players will be able to access the final ending by choosing the new decision mission “Defend the Weaponized Mining Rig” and then choosing all the decision missions that didn’t appear in the first two playthroughs. This will lead to the ending “Alea Iacta Est.” (This translates to something like: “The Die is Cast”)
Players should ensure to complete every single arena battle that becomes available throughout the three playthroughs, especially the three that become available during NG++ on the way to the final ending (since they are re-locked after reaching the ending and can only be re-unlocked by playing through the game again).This will allow players to unlock all of the OS Upgradesand acquire some very important AC parts.
For further information on endings and how to find themsee the guide here.
Step 2: Combat Logs, Data Logs, and Hidden Parts
After completing the game three times, assuming the method above was used, players can then access every single mission from the replay menu. This allows players to easily re-access any missions where they are missing combat logs and search for them. The replay menu indicates what missions contain combat logs and whether the player has found them all, but offers no further guidance on the subject.
Data Logs are found by scanning broken ACs found throughout the game and provide lore and information about the game’s world. Only ten are needed to get the achievement, and they can be found in the following missions:
Since only ten are needed to get the trophy, players will obtain all the data logs they need just by doing the main story.
As for Hidden Parts, these can be found in a selection of missions throughout the game andcan be found using this guide.
Step 3: Buying out the Shop and Hunting S-Ranks
Once players have gotten all three endings, grabbed all the combat logs, and collected all the hidden parts, it’s time for the hardest part of the entire trophy/achievement list. Players will need to acquire S-Ranks on every single mission, including alternate versions of missions that appear during NG+ and NG++. Players will also need to buy every part from the shop.Luckily there are tons of ways to make money, especially now that all the missions are available to replay.
Achieving the S-Rank in a missionrequires players to complete it without reloading from any checkpoints, at a decent speed, with good ammo/cost efficiency, and without taking too much damage. This can be really difficult to pull off, but persistence and experimentation with the full array of parts available in the game will help immensely here.
Master of the Arena
Obtain Ten Data Logs.
Testing Complete
Complete all Combat Aptitude Evaluation Programs in the Arena. (Some of these are only unlocked during NG++)
Complete the mission “Operation Wallclimber.”
Complete the mission “Attack the Watchpoint.”
Complete the mission “Attack the Old Spaceport”
Ayre and the Coral
Complete the mission “Destroy the Ice Worm.”
Complete the mission “Underground Exploration - Depth 3.”
Complete the mission “Take the Uninhabited Floating City”
Complete the Mission “MIA.”
Graphic Designer
Change the Coloration of your AC.
Armored Core 6is available for PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Nintendo Switch.
