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As Armored Core 6 is about the weapons you choose to take with you into battle based on your combative abilities in offense or defense, you should never neglect your armor. But without any indication of where you can get armor, especially when your robot is initially covered in armor, base extensions act as a function to increase your attack or defense stats with a temporary increase in power which can be an absolute game. changer on the battlefield. This is Vincent’s guide to everything you need to know about core expansions in Armored Core 6.
How to Unlock Core Expansions in Armored Core 6
Core Extensions act as a limited use ability in AC6. It can be extremely useful to use in tough times that can normally end the game. Similar to the Ember in Dark Souls in that it temporarily increases your life source for a short duration. In AC6, this duration lasts a total of 10s. There are a total of 4 base expansions in Armored Core 6 – Assault, Pulse, Protection, and Terminal. Each expansion has its own special ability that can be used mid-battle to change the momentum of the battle in your favor. They can help you get out of situations that boosting or dodging can’t. The purpose of the extensions is to provide an offensive or defensive boost for a duration of 10 seconds that helps the AC win the fight.
Core expansions are unlocked through OST chips. However, to get these tokens, you will find them by completing the arena missions. Each expansion requires a different number of chips to unlock and can be upgraded further using a different set of OST chips.
Related: How to use Pulse Armor in Armored Core 6.
Best base expansion in AC6
For those wondering, the best core expansion to use in Armored Core 6 is Assault Armor. This creates a burst of pulses around your AC that does not damage you but damages any enemy near your robot. The Assault offers excellent offensive capabilities, ideal for those using either a defensive build or more balanced gear. It is extremely useful for dealing damage to enemies when reloading and can be used instead of missile launchers, where you can use handguns mounted in your shoulder blades instead of launchers with the weapons bay. In a way, Assault Armor provides the support of Impulse Armor while dealing damage. Since you can’t take damage when the pulse fires during the assault, you can use it to reposition, reload, and attack at the same time.
How to Use Base Extensions in Battle
Core extensions need to be unlocked in the OS setting menu first. Here you can buy the expansion of your choice with the OST tokens you have collected. After unlocking, make sure you have actually equipped it for charging your AC. When you want to use it, you just have to use the left stick simultaneously with Triangle (PlayStation) / Y (Xbox). This will provide you with the expand ability which lasts a total of 10 seconds.
