Like most FromSoftware games, Armored Core 6 has a fully functioning New Game+ mode, which unlocks after you have fully beaten the main campaign.
Once you do, you can access New Game Plus and go through the story again, but with all the gear you had in your previous playthrough.
Of course, there are several differences in completing a New Game Plus campaign. You can continue ranking up your mech, unlock new parts and customization options, and see a new side of the story.
All New Game+ changes in Armored Core 6
The key addition to New Game Plus is Alt Missions. These missions present you with different paths for specific missions of the story, such as Chapter One’s Attack on the Dam Complex.
During these missions, you can make specific choices that alter the story’s outcome slightly. New dialogue and cutscenes could occur depending on what choices you make. This can also lead to different endings in AC6, so your choices matter in New Game Plus.
This will be the first version of New Game Plus you can access. If you beat your first run through New Game Plus, you will be again sent back to Chapter One, but this time, you’ll be on “New Game Plus Plus.” This is the New Game Plus Cycle, and it’s a way to track how many times you’ve beaten the story.
Players will keep all their gear, parts, and customization from their previous playthrough to a New Game Plus run. This doesn’t mean you can’t unlock anything new, though, as plenty of fresh parts are still accessible through the subsequent runs after you beat the campaign for the first time.
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Moreover, your Arena/Hunter ranks will stay the same from one playthrough to the next. However, once you reach the max levels, there won’t be any more to progress through.
Finally, while you might think that the enemies will be more challenging in New Game Plus, this is untrue. No matter what cycle you’re on in New Game Plus, the enemies will remain the same strength and feature their normal attacks.
Aside from the Alt Missions, your New Game Plus runs will resemble your original playthrough, but you will be a very overpowered mech.
How to unlock new game plus for Armored Core 6
Players need to roll credits or beat the game to unlock new game plus. Finish chapter five’s final mission and, in the garage soon after, utilize the sortie to jump into the missions menu.
What happens after new game plus in Armored Core 6
All jokes aside, what comes after New Game Plus is New Game Plus Plus. The second new Game Plus is similar to the first, but like New Game Plus, an additional set of weapons is available via the arena.
