Greetings! Are we to address each other as Ravens, or perhaps Machine Terminators? It does have a certain appeal, doesn’t it? Within this Guide, we shall demonstrate the methods to enhance your combat and mobility prowess, preparing you for the forthcoming intense battles within the realm of Armored Core 6. Consider this your comprehensive guide to OS Tuning in Armored Core 6.
What is OS Tuning?
Crafting a formidable mech within Armored Core 6 is a task that demands time and may present challenges as you advance through the game. For Ravens such as yourself, OS Tuning in Armored Core 6 offers a pathway to enhance both the combat and defensive capabilities of your AC. A tuned AC holds significantly greater strength compared to an untuned counterpart. There are different OS Tuning skills and abilities that could massively impact dealing damage against enemies and protecting your AC from ground blasts and air strikes.
How to Unlock OS Tuning
You might be wondering if OS tuning is not appearing in your game menu. Let’s unlock the OS Tuning in Armored Core 6 together. OS Tuning will be unlocked after you have completed either 05-A Retrieve Combat Logs or 05-B Investigate BAWS Arsenal No.2. Wait, You will also unlock the Arena! So go out there and finish your missions!
How to Acquire OST Chips
OST Chips are acquired in Arena. There are various enemies found in the arena that have different COAM and OST Chips rewards! As from the image above, Fighting “Invincible” Rummy will grant you 35,000 COAM and 2 OST Chips! Go out there and show them that you are the true Invincible!
List of OS Tuning in Armored Core 6
System Unlocks
| Name | Effect | OST Chips |
 BOOST KICK | Unlocks the ability to perform a Boost Kick. Boost Kicks hit with heavy impact by combining the speed of an Assault Boost with the sheer weight of the AC. | 1 OST Chip |
 WEAPON BAY | Unlocks the Weapon Bay feature for AC shoulders, allowing shoulder weapons to be replaced with additional hand weapons. | 2 OST Chips |
 WEIGHT CONTROL | Unlocks the ability to sortie when AC is overburdened, and to manually purge weapons. Purging weapons reduces weight load and improves speed. | 3 OST Chips |
 MANUAL AIMING | Unlocks the ability to perform manual aiming. Allows for manual reticle control, but practical usage calls for experienced technique. | 2 OST Chips |
 QUICK TURN | Unlocks the Quick Turn feature, allowing the AC to perform snap turns to side or rear directions. | 1 OST Chip |
Core Expansion
| Name | Effect | OST Chips |
 ASSAULT ARMOR | Unlocks Core Expansion: Assault Armor and allows it to be installed. Assault Armor creates a pulse explosion centered on the AC, cancelling out incoming enemy fire and creating a damaging area-of-effect shockwave. | 1 OST Chip |
 PULSE PROTECTION | Unlocks Core Expansion: Pulse Protection and allows it to be installed. Pulse Protection creates a pulse barrier in a fixed position, providing cover from enemy fire until the barrier reaches its durability or time limit. | 2 OST Chips |
 PULSE ARMOR | Unlocks Core Expansion: Pulse Armor and allows it to be installed. Pulse Armor creates a pulse barrier that trails the AC, dramatically increasing defensive performance until it exceeds its durability or time limit. | 3 OST Chips |
 TERMINAL ARMOR | Unlocks Core Expansions: Terminal Armor and allows it to be installed. Terminal Armor automatically triggers a pulse barrier when the AC’s AP reaches its limit, greatly enhancing defense until the barrier reaches its durability or time limit. | 5 OST Chips |
Attack Control
| Name | Effect | OST Chips |
 KINETIC WEAPONS – FIRE CONTROL TUNING | Optimizes fire control of AC and weapons to enhance all sources of kinetic damage, excluding melee weapons. | 2 OST Chips |
 EXPLOSIVE WEAPONS – FUSE CONTROL TUNING | Optimizes fuse control of AC and weapons to enhance all sources of explosive damage, excluding melee weapons. | 2 OST Chips |
 ENERGY WEAPONS – OUTPUT CONTROL TUNING | Optimizes power output of AC and weapons to enhance all sources of energy damage, excluding melee weapons. | 2 OST Chips |
 MELEE WEAPONS – DRIVE CONTROL TUNING | Optimizes drive control of AC and weapons to enhance all sources of melee damage. | 3 OST Chips |
 DIRECT HIT MODIFIER – DAMAGE TUNING | Improves the precision of attacks against staggered enemies, increasing damage dealt by direct hits. | 4 OST Chips |
 ACCESS SPEED – OPTIMIZATION | Improves object access speed by optimizing hacking and override functionality. | 2 OST Chips |
Damage Control
| Name | Effect | OST Chips |
 ACS – DYNAMIC DEFLECTION CONTROL TUNING | Improves the precision of ACS-based bracing posture control, reducing damage received from enemy attacks. | 2 OST Chips |
 REPAIR KITS – OPTIMIZATION | Improves the AC’s ability to scan for damage. Thus. boosting the effectiveness of Repair Kits. | 3 OST Chips |
Can you Reallocate the OST chips?
Errors in the process of equipping gear are practically unavoidable. it’s possible to reassign OST chips to your AC. But, this is not free. As More OST chips are acquired, the fee increases.
We’ve concluded our Complete Guide: OS Tuning in Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon! With the newfound access to enhanced power and abilities for your combat endeavors, do you sense invincibility or a heightened strength within you? Now’s the time to step onto the battlefield and dismantle your adversaries, Raven! Stick around our website for more Armored Core 06 content such as news, guides, and more. Join our Discord Community! See you out there fellow combatant!
