OS improvements in Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon and which ones to unlock first

 Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon's OS upgrades allow you to install permanent upgrades and new abilities to your AC. Here we will explain how they are activated and which ones you should prioritize.

Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon includes a role-playing component in OS improvements. Regardless of the parameters you achieve by installing parts and achieving unstoppable builds, OS improvements allow you to unlock skills and install permanent improvements, which will always be active.

In this section, we will explain how to unlock this option, what you must do to get the improvements, and which ones we recommend prioritizing.

How are OS improvements unlocked?

To unlock the OS Tweak menu, all you have to do is win battles in the Arena. Once you have eliminated a couple of rivals, the option will appear in the Garage

How do you get ASO chips?

Once you have activated the upgrades, you will see that each upgrade requires a number of ASO chips. To get them, you simply have to defeat more enemies in the Arena. Keep in mind that chips are only earned the first time you eliminate an opponent from the arena.

Can you unlock all the upgrades?

Yes. When you finish the campaign and move to NG+ and later, new enemies will appear in the Analysis section that will drop ASO chips and you will be able to activate all the upgrades.

What improvements should you prioritize?

From the beginning, Damage Control. They will allow you to reduce the damage suffered by up to 15%, and the other improvement is to recover more AP with the repair kits. Then unlock and equip the Assault Armor, an old acquaintance of NXT pilots from previous games, a wonder to give a good scare to an enemy that harasses us. From there, it's your decision.

All the improvements and costs of ASO chips

These are all the OS improvements and the chip costs they have. Keep in mind that the improvements of what you unlock cost more and more :

System unlock

These upgrades unlock special features on your AC. They will always be available once you have activated them.

• Boost Kick (1 ASO Chip): Unlocks the ability to perform a boost kick. Momentum Kicks hit with great impact by combining the speed of an assault momentum with the weight of an AC.
• Weapon Platform (1 ASO Chip): Unlocks the AC Weapon Platform feature, allowing you to replace shoulder weapons with hand weapons.
• Weight Control (1 ASO chip): Unlocks output capability when AC is overloaded and manual weapon discard. Weapon discard reduces weight and improves speed.
• Manual Aim (1 ASO Chip): Unlocks the ability to manually aim. It allows you to control the scope manually, but practical use of the technique requires a lot of experience.
• Quick Turn (1 ASO chip): Unlocks the Quick Turn feature, which allows you to make sharp turns to the side or backward.

Core expansion

These upgrades unlock skills that must be installed, and you can only carry one at a time. These are skills that allow special defenses, both active and passive.

• Assault Armor (1 ASO chip): Unlocks the Assault Armor core expansion, and allows it to be installed. Assault armor creates an AC-centered pulse blast that nullifies enemy fire and creates a wide shockwave that deals damage. It has 2 improvements.
• Pulse Protection (2 ASO chips): Unlocks the Pulse Protection core expansion and allows it to be installed. Creates a pulse barrier in a fixed position that provides cover from enemy fire until its durability or time limit is exceeded. It has 2 improvements.
• Pulse Shield (3 ASO chips): Unlocks the Pulse Shield core expansion and allows it to be installed. Pulse shielding creates a pulse barrier that follows the AC. Increases defensive performance greatly until durability or time limit is exceeded. It has 1 improvement.
• Terminal Shield (5 ASO chips): Unlocks the terminal shield core expansion and allows it to be installed. Automatically activates a pulse barrier when the AC's AP reaches the limit, which greatly improves defense until its durability or time limit is exceeded.

Attack control

These upgrades unlock passive abilities that increase specific damage of a specific weapon type. They will always be active, and they all remain active once unlocked.

• Kinetic Weapons - Fire Control Adjustment (2 ASO Chips): Optimizes the fire control of AC and weapons to improve all sources of kinetic damage, except melee weapons. It has 4 improvements.
• Explosive Weapons - Fuse Control Adjustment (2 ASO Chips): Optimizes the fuse control of AC and weapons to improve all sources of explosive damage, except melee weapons. It has 4 improvements.
• Energy Weapons - Output Control Adjustment (2 ASO Chips): Optimizes the power output of AC and weapons to improve all energy damage sources except melee weapons. It has 4 improvements.
• Melee Weapons - Handling Control Adjustment (3 ASO Chips): Optimizes AC and weapon handling control to improve all sources of melee damage. It has 2 improvements.
• Direct Hit Modifier - Damage Adjustment (4 ASO Chips): Improves the accuracy of attacks against enemies in a stunned state, increasing the damage of direct hits. It has 2 improvements.
• Access Speed ​​- Optimization (2 ASO chips): Improves object access speed by optimizing hacking and override functionality. It has 1 improvement.

Damage control

With these upgrades, you will activate passive abilities that can greatly reduce the damage suffered and make upgrade kits recover more AP. Prioritize damage reduction.

• SCA - Dynamic Deflection Control Adjustment (2 ASO chips): Improves the attitude control effectiveness of the SCA, reducing damage received from enemy attacks. It has 4 improvements.
• Repair Kits - Optimization (3 ASO Chips): Improves the AC's ability to scan damage, boosting the effectiveness of Repair Kits. It has 3 improvements.