If you treat the ground as your home, then you’ll be far more vulnerable.

Take to the air and stay there, and you’ll find it much easier to complete your missions.

Get used to the three dimensions of movement and dodging.

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You’ll need it later.

At its default setting, the camera can feel a bit sluggish.

In the screenshot above, I’ve numbered all the elements you should pay particular attention to while fighting.

A player holds an Xbox Controller near a monitor screen playing Armored Core 6.

The best OS upgrade to pick early on is, in my opinion, the Weapon Bay.

Not to mention: melee weapons use no ammo.

Focus on staggering enemies

Staggering larger enemies is the holy grail of efficient mech-killing.

A mech uses an energy shield to block an attack from an enemy mech in Armored Core 6.

To learn how, check out our guide onhow to reload in Armored Core 6!

The basic bang out is Kinetic.

Explosive attacks deal very high impact damage, so they’re brilliant at staggering enemies.

A close-up of the targeting HUD elements in Armored Core 6, with each of the elements highlighted and numbered in yellow.

When you’re affixing weapons to your mech, look at the little icons denoting the weapon bang out.

Use that three-dimensional movement we talked about, and find ways to dodge the most dangerous attacks.

I’m here to tell you: it’s not just for crossing long distances.

An AC slices a mech with an energy sword in Armored Core 6.

Short-lived, high-thrust boosts can give you a huge advantage in battle.

If you feel like your mech needs an upgrade, don’t just look at your weapons.

Consider spending some money on new boosters or a new generator at the Shop.

A huge mech with spider legs looms in the distance, as an AC glides towards it in Armored Core 6.

It saves you a lot of time in the long run, I promise.

To learn more about this, check out our guide onhow to preserve your loadout in Armored Core 6.

A close-up of part of the HUD in Armored Core 6 showing the word “Unaware” over an enemy’s head.

A robot looms in front of a massive explosion in Armored Core 6’s story trailer

An AC dashes out the way of an oncoming, enormous tank in Armored Core 6.

An AC fires a concentrated blue beam at a facility in Armored Core 6.

One AC gets peppered by a large helicopter mech in Armored Core 6.

A mech in Armored Core 6 uses the scanner to highlight three enemy mechs through the floor.

The Booster section of the Shop in Armored Core 6.

Three ACs skid attack a snowy fortress in Armored Core 6.

The stats screen of a weapon in Armored Core 6, with the Ideal range stat highlighted in yellow.

A screenshot of the AC Data screen in Armored Core 6, where the player has saved four mech loadouts.