Armored Core

First person view
While playing a game, hold Triangle + Square + Start. The game will pause. Press Start to resume the game with the new camera view. For the Japanese version of the game, hold Triangle + Square + Select.

Fixed camera view
While playing a game, hold Circle + X + Start. The game will pause. Press Start to resume the game with the camera fixed at the pre-location. For the Japanese version of the game, hold Circle + X + Select.

Return to default view
To return to the default view, pause the game, then press Start to resume the game. For the Japanese version of the game, press Select instead of Start.

Alternate emblem backgrounds
Highlight an emblem and enter the edit screen. Then, hold L1 + L2 + R1 + R2 and press Select.

Change pilot name
Enter the garage and highlight the "Change AC Name" option. Now hold L2 + R2 + Right, then hold X and quickly hold Square.

No limit bonus
Complete over 100 sorties with a greater than 90% win record and an over all rating of 98% or more. Then, unlimited leg weight points, core weight points, and generator output points will be allowed. Note: Ignore the overweight warning.

Death bonuses Intentionally die with less than -50,000 credits. Then, the game will restart from the first level with all items gained in the previous game. If done correctly, your pilot name will change to "Rebel" followed by three random numbers. The first time this is done, the radar will become a grid system and will detect incoming missiles. The fourth time this is done, the rear weapon may be fired while in motion. The sixth time that this is done, available energy will be doubled. Additionally, a ball may be fired from the lazerblade by firing the blade, then pressing Jump.

Fire the Lazer Blade:
You can fire a beam of light from your lazerblade. To do this, hit O to use the lazerblade, then as the arm comes down hit X. It has no lock so you really need to have good aim. If done correctly it will fire a crescent shaped beam. This cheat only works after you have enabled the 4th death advantage, firing back weapon while moving (see below).

Unlimited EP, Leg WP and Core WP:
Once you complete 100 missions, the game will automatically give you unlimited leg weight points, core weight points, and generator output points. So now the only limit will be your cash.

Cockpit Mode
When playing, press Star + Square + Triangle to switch to cockpit mode.

Camera Mode
While playing press Start + Circle + X at the same time. The camera will stay where it is while you move. Hard to play like this, but fun

Free Money
First find a mission that pays you in advance. Then go into the mission but quit right after the mission starts. If you did it right you get the advance money without doing anything

Advantages of Death
If your debt falls below 50,000 you start the game over with all your items and a special ability...
1st time: grid radar
2nd time: nothing
3rd time: radar missile display
4th time: fire back weapon while moving
5th time: nothing
6th time: double booster power

Secret weapons and parts can be found in certain stages:

Large rocket launcher
Found on the "Eliminate Strikers" stage that takes place on the bridge. At the start of the mission turn directly around and there are 3 vehicles and a makeshift roadblock. Destroy the vehicle in the middle to obtain the next to worse weapon in the game.

Head
Found in "Guard Train" stage that takes place in the desert. Found in the gray box lying close to the tracks. If you can't find it just blow up all the boxes. It's not worth having and you will probably feel stupid for wasting ammo finding it.

Radar
Found in "Guard Wharf Warehouse" stage that takes place conveniently at a wharf. The building directly behind your starting point contains the radar. Blow open the doors and take it. You will lose the mission but the radar is pretty good.

Laser sword
Found in the "Kill Struggle Leader" stage in the wannabe ancient aztec temple. The second hallway you come across that flings those flaming bowling balls at you has a hollow floor. If you check your map you can see it. Shoot up the floor and fall all the way to the bottom. It's at one end or the other. Enjoy getting out of the hole. The laser sword is far better than the other three. A must have if you use laser swords.

FCS:
Found in "Exterminate Organisms" set in the caves. When you get to the queen's chamber the FCS is a little odd colored spec on the ground next to the wall opposite the entrance. It may take a while to pick it up so for stress sake don't take a laser sword with you on this mission. It is the better of the "Wide and Shallow" series of FCS's. Can achieve one more lock on. Hey, take what you can get.

Flamethrower
Found in "Destroy intruders" stage set in the blast furnace. Drop down about three or four levels and underneath one of the centered bridges will be a niche in the wall containing the flamethrower. The niche itself does not show up on the map but the box shows up enough to where it looks like a pixellation problem on the map. This is the worse weapon in the game.

Boosters
Found in "Guard Secret Entrance" stage set in the open at night. In the northeast corner of the mission area their is a box just over a hill. Its at the very edge... don't go to far. Very nice boosters with extremely low weight, good boost, and average energy consumption.

Small missile launcher
Found in "Secret Factory Recon" stage set in the aforementioned open night. In the very southwest corner of the mission area just over a hill is another box on the very edge containing a very nice small missile launcher. This one is great. It fires up to four missiles at a time and fires straight for use in tight quarters instead of at an angle like the six shooter pod.

Laser Rifle:
Found in "Destroy Fuel Depot" stage set in the... well, fuel depot. In the very back room on top of the ledge on the left hand side. It's a huge laser rifle that has great range and does awesome damage. It only has fifty shots though. This is the premier anti AC weapon to own (unless you can't seem to hit anything).

Dual missile launcher
Found in "Retake Aircleaner" stage set in well... uhhh, a really big air cleaner. Found in one of the passages in the ceiling of the main chamber. This is the mother of all missile launchers. The name is certainly misleading. Dual implies two while this demonic contraption launches 6 missiles. Kills damn near everything in one volley. It works best if you are in the air when you fire it, or if the target is in the air.

Generator
Did you not go on the "Kill plus escapee" stage? Wasn't good enough money? Think again... the best generator in the game is located in this mission. It's a small mission board - Ray Charles could find this one

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