Armored Core 6: How to get OST Chips upgrades

Andrew Highton
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Armored Core 6 OST Chips are a vital resource you use to upgrade your mech and switch-up your playstyle. Here’s what you should know about OST Chips in the game, including where to find them and how to use them.

Piloting a mech in Armored Core 6 requires you to keep many plates spinning. Ensuring your mobility is solid but not clunky, ensuring your weaponry can pulverize and not become the equivalent of a pea shooter, and you also need to make sure you keep your health and armor stocked and souped up.

There’s a lot you can do to your mech to ensure it’s battle-hardened and suits your playstyle. One way you can do this is through the game’s OST Chips. These handy devices offer you a lot of freedom in how your mech develops, so let’s run through them in more detail.

mech in armored core 6 cut scene

What are Operation System Tuning Chips in Armored Core 6?

OST Chips enable players to upgrade various aspects of their mech including new weapon attacks, mobility-enhancing boosts, better armor, and much more.

As with most gaming upgrade systems, the respective amount of OST Chips required will likely vary from upgrade to upgrade. Minor upgrades could require one, whereas a big meaty increase to core stats will require two or more.

How to get OST Chips in Armored Core 6

To get your hands on Armored Core 6’s OST Chips, you need to complete Arena missions.

Missions in the Arena see players take on increasingly more difficult combat scenarios. These extracurricular activities will duly reward the player with OST Chips.

Old-school fans of Armored Core will be instantly at home with them too. In previous games gone by, the Arena would serve as a ground for big-time fights – including 1v1 encounters against tough opposition.

If you’re gearing up for a mech massacre in Armored Core 6, then you might want to check out some more of our guides down below to help you out:

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Andrew Highton is a former Games Writer for Dexerto. He has a Creative Writing degree from Liverpool John Moores University and has previously written for games websites such as Twinfinite and Keengamer. With 13,000+ PlayStation Trophies to his name, Andrew is a fan of a huge variety of video games, his favourites being God of War and Metal Gear Solid. Contact him at andrew.highton@dexerto.com, on Twitter @AndyHighton8 or at www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-highton.