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FromSoftware’s Armored Core 6 is packed with secrets from start to finish. Among the hidden collectibles are Combat Logs that you can get by defeating tough enemy mechs, some of whom are hiding off the beaten path in hard-to-reach places.

If you’re an eager collector searching for all the Combat Logs in AC6, look no further. This comprehensive guide includes every Combat Log you can find on Rubicon 3.

Like all FromSoftware games, Armored Core 6 is packed with secrets stashed in hard-to-reach places. Some of the best parts in AC6, including weapons, are hidden, and they could give you the edge you need in combat. If you want to know where to find all the secret parts in AC6, look no further than this guide.

Which missions have secrets in AC6?

Only chapters two, three, and four have secrets in Armored Core 6. Importantly, you need to complete the mission after collecting any secret parts, otherwise, they won’t be added to your parts list—so be sure to bring a capable build with you.

Update July 12 8:14AM CT: A Reddit user pointed out how the job listing has been up for over a year, with indications it hasn’t been taken off of FromSoftware’s website since 2018, thus rendering the story false. The original article continues below.

Armored Core 6 wasn’t FromSoftware’s biggest game, but it still managed to snag Best Action Game at last year’s Game Awards. That seems to have been enough to warrant a sequel or DLC, as a job listing suggests the company is working on a new Armored Core project.

Fans of FromSoftware games have even more reason to be excited today, thanks to the return of a prolific member of its modding community.

LukeYui, creator of the popular “Seamless Co-op” mod for Elden Ring, is back and working on a co-op mod for another FromSoft title—one of 2023’s best action games, Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon.

FromSoftware has been on a roll with consecutive successful releases over the past few years. The company’s latest installment, Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, reaffirms the team’s reputation for high production quality and game design. Ever since the first Souls game, FromSoftware has launched groundbreaking video games that reshaped the gaming industry.

Myriad copycats have spawned, trying to capture the essence of the Japanese devs’ creative richness. Even so, only they seem to be able to bring their fans exactly what they want, thus begging the question: what’s next? Following their back-to-back GOTY awards, FromSoftware has become a gaming conglomerate, and with Armored Core 6 making strides, the company is now in everyone’s sights.

One of the biggest achievements a player can get when playing Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is an S-rank rating in missions, but the game didn’t tell you the requirements needed for that rank before Patch 1.04 on Oct. 12.

Now, the explanation of how to earn an S-rank in AC6 is clearer. “To achieve an S-rank rating, you must complete the mission without retrying from a checkpoint, while also destroying a large number of enemy targets and minimizing incoming damage, time taken, and ammunition consumed,” Bandai Namco said in the Patch 1.04 notes.

Armored Core 6 just got another surprise update bringing balance changes to over 100 weapons and parts. Patch 1.03.1, which is live now on all platforms, nerfs powerful weapons and buffs dozens of others, making more loadouts viable than ever before.

The Zimmerman shotgun saw the biggest nerfs of all, with its Attack Power, Impact, Accumulative Impact, and Direct Hit Adjustment stats all being lowered. The Haldeman shotgun was nerfed too, although less harshly, as only its Direct Hit Adjustment stat was lowered.

Last year, I watched Neon Genesis Evangelion—the series and all the films. I was so moved by Hideaka Anno’s mecha anime that I went out and got a tattoo of EVA Unit-01 going berserk. It hurt like hell, but it’s my favorite piece now. Despite my love for the series, I never wanted an Evangelion video game. It’s not a story I thought would translate well to the interactive medium. Simply watching Shinji’s journey as a spectator was more than enough for me. But then I played Armored Core 6, the best Evangelion game a mecha fan could have asked for.

The stories share a lot of similarities. Both protagonists, young Shinji Ikari and augmented human C4-621, also known as Raven, are skilled pilots and unwilling pawns in a game larger than they can comprehend. Shinji is used by his father, Gendo, and 621 is used by his handler, Walter. Both these men throw those in their care to the meat grinder to further their secret goals.

Armored Core 6‘s first patch is here, and it’s made a lot of players very happy indeed. BALTEUS has been nerfed and rifles have been buffed.

The patch dropped earlier today, and the full notes are quite light. Still, the most important point is that BALTEUS has been nerfed. This tricky boss has caused many players to quit the game. It almost made me quit the damn review when I took hours to best it.

Armored Core builds have truly gotten out of hand. But before you detox from the ridiculousness by trying out Starfield, take a look at what might be the most bizarre but awesome AC yet.

Feast your eyes on Steeve, the Minecraft-inspired AC created by one Armored Core 6 player called First-Reason-9977 on Reddit. From its aqua torso and arms to the signature blue pants, this undoubtedly captures the swag Minecraft Steeve is known for.