r/armoredcore

With my series Frame Thoughts coming to an end, I've decided to start a new little thing I'm titling Core Theory. In these posts, I'd like to both share my own thoughts, and collect you guys' opinions, nitpicks and profanities on the various NPC presets of AC6. Is this an original idea? No, but what under the sun is?

And for part 1... who else could start us off? Who else but The Man?... okay it's mostly because I'm going lowest-highest in arena order, but still.

It's MAD STOMP: the AC of RaD's very own Dubiously-Vincible Rummy. Calling it an Armored Core — rather than a meth-head's design blueprint for a bipedal demolition vehicle — feels like a borderline lie by omission. It isn't particularly fast, it isn't tough enough to compensate for that speed, it has two weapons and the worst arms possible for one of them, and it has these huge Yowie feet yet somehow still looks top-heavy. So in short, tens across the board, the ace of aces, best thing ever built, RUMMY SWEEP

What are your thoughts on MAD STOMP? Love it? Hate it? Meh?

I actually can't put in words how much I love this Fucking glory of a mech!!!

I'll say, I'm not the best player at this, but I've managed by modifying my ACs and using different equipment depending on the opponents, but these guys were the worst, especially because it seemed like the flatwell was only dying out.

This was the first time I used the flamethrowers. I remembered that the enemy who used them could easily throw me off balance if I wasn't careful, so I decided to use them against Pater, who doesn't have the best balance.I succeeded on my first try using both the flamethrower and the quadrupedal legs.

Additional note: I probably misspelled some names, I don't know the correct English names, and others I just forgot.

First time doing proper mecha weapon design.

So, as I mentioned before, Xyrable is supposed to be bulky, and since it has some elements taken from post-USSR countries I will give it homage on AK-47 but weirder. And what is weird? Right. AC2 weapons design. I always through for some reason what EWG-GSH8 had 3 barrels while currently I suspect what lower "barrel" is most likely a shell pump or gas tube, eigher way it's BULKY and at same time kind of SLEEK so Xyrable weapons will follow this design philosophy to contrast a little with mechs which are bulky AND more cubic.

So, this what are different from AK? As you can see it's generally shorter in question of proportions (obviously it will be sized up on mecha level), second is lack of wooden part on top side of AK muzzle which now replaced with more sharper and flatter part. Next is removal of rifle butt as mechs arms grip is good enough to minimise recoil with just weapon handle. The weirdest part I really liked is huge as fuck magazine which extends to and replaces lower part of AK wooden frame (or how do we call this thing?) since again mecha doesn't need to hold this weapon in 2 hands. Oh, and obvious visual sensor under barrel because why not?

I did small break from a 3D modeling but returning to it. I tried my sister tablet for drawing textures for hands so I will have to redo them since I didn't expected digital pen to have in-build opacity and messed up some textures because of this.

Whaltherh when I forgor to equip the right launcher (the worm and the snail are angy)

Running double zimmerman shotgun with plasma ad grenade launchers for shoulders

Just a thought I've had since eternal came out. Wondered if anyone felt the same or had any other games that give them that itch in the back of their head that armored core does.