FromSoftware has announced that the 1.02 update for Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is currently available to download on all platforms. Patch notes detailing the changes made to the game were also provided. To continue playing the game online, it is required that players download update 1.02 for Armored Core 6.
This update targets balancing issues that affect the early and middle portions of the game. In addition, there are some bug fixes to improve the overall stability of the game. A balance patch that addresses the PvP aspect of the game will be released at a later date.
Armored Core 6 Update 1.02 Patch Notes
For balancing, update 1.02 increases the attack power and decreases the reload times for several weapons. Some weapons also have increased projectile speed, rate of fire, and total rounds. In addition, the bosses Balteus, Sea Spider, and IB-01: CEL240 have seen some tweaks in regards to their attacks.
Here is a full list of the affected weapons according to the game’s patch notes:
- MA-J-200 RANSETSU-RF: Increased attack power/rate of fire, decreased reload time.
- LR-036 CURTIS: Increased attack power, decreased reload time.
- RF-024 TURNER: Increased attack power/projectile speed, decreased reload time.
- RF-025 SCUDDER: Increased attack power/projectile speed, decreased reload time.
- MA-J-201 RANSETSU-AR: Increased attack power/projectile speed, decreased reload time.
- MG-014 LUDLOW: Increased attack power/total rounds/projectile speed, decreased recoil and reload time.
- DF-MG-02 CHANG-CHEN: Increased attack power/total rounds/projectile speed, decreased reload time.
- MA-E-210 ETSUJIN: Increased attack power/total rounds/projectile speed, decreased reload time.
Bug Fixes
This update also includes several bug fixes. Most of these apply to all platforms, but there are a few that are specific to certain platforms. Here’s a full list of the bug fixes from the game’s patch notes:
- Fixed a bug that prevented certain weapons from dealing damage to the boss of the mission “Destroy the Weaponized Mining Ship”.
- Fixed a bug that caused the boss of the mission “Prevent Corporate Salvage of New Tech” to be unable to detect the player.
- Fixed a bug that caused certain enemies to not be displayed correctly during the mission “Survey the Uninhabited Floating City”.
- Fixed a bug that caused certain enemies and background objects to be displayed incorrectly during the mission “Attack the Old Spaceport”.
- Fixed a bug that caused vertical missiles and certain coral weapons to deal unintended amounts of damage.
- Improved camera controls when spectating online arena battles.
- Fixed a bug that caused the punch animation to not be displayed correctly on the opponent’s screen during online arena battles.
- Other bug fixes.
- [Xbox One / Xbox Series X|S / Steam] Fixed a bug that caused the game to enter offline mode and unable to save progress after the device recovers from sleep mode.
- [Steam] Fixed the text displayed onscreen after selecting “Quit Game” from the System Menu on the title screen.
- [Steam] Fixed a bug causing certain bosses to be rendered incorrectly.
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is currently available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. For more coverage regarding the game, be sure to check Final Weapon.
