The modder who added seamless co-op to Elden Ring just launched an Armored Core 6 co-op mod for up to 6 players, and it even adds PvP invasions

GamesActionArmored Core 6: Fires of RubiconThe modder who added seamless co-op to Elden Ring just launched an Armored Core 6 co-op mod for up to 6 players, and it even adds PvP invasionsWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

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Armored Core 6

Extremely cool not-an-April-Fool’s-joke news alert: Armored Core 6 is co-op now.

I loved the mech combat in Armored Core 6 whenI reviewed itlast year, and it was a strong enough singleplayer action game to run away with ourbest action game of the year award, just likeSekiro: Shadows Die Twice in 2019. It was just abitdisappointing, though, that I couldn’t play Armored Core in co-op, the way I’d battled through all ofFromSoftware’s Dark Souls games and big chunks of Elden Ring. If only there was a modder out there who could make such a thing possible—maybe even a modder who already had experience with turning Elden Ring into a proper front-to-back co-op experience?

Yes, dreams do come true—afterteasingArmored Core 6 co-op back in November, modder LukeYui launchedan alpha version of the modon Sunday, enabling co-op play for up to six total players in a match. The mod also enables classic Souls-style PvP invasions, so while you’re cruising through missions with your co-op crew up to two invading ACs may arrive to try to slow you down.

Some other details from the mod page:

Installing the mod is as simple as unzipping a file in Armored Core 6’s Steam install folder. It adds a new “Squad” menu to the garage, as well as a “Break in Mission” menu option for invasions. To use an existing save file, however, you’ll need to do the following before starting up the mod’s dedicated executable:

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I installed the mod and gave it a shot with associate editor Tyler Colp, and it worked impressively well for an alpha. You can use your Steam friends list to invite someone to your party, then launch a campaign mission or pick any previously finished mission from the replay menu, and it just works. We ran into one bug where a mission objective failed to advance, but after a quick restart of the mission it worked fine the second time—I’m not even entirely sure that was the fault of the mod, since I hit the rare bug in AC6 back in my solo playthrough.

We were immediately invaded as soon as we started our first mission, implying there are some mod players out there hungry for PvP action. After disabling PvP for the sake of capturing a few minutes of video, we took on AC6’s first big boss in co-op. Here’s how the mission played out.

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