Mission

Missions are one of the key gameplay systems in the Armored Core games. Missions are typically quests that test player skill, reward credits and/or parts, and progress the story campaign.

Games like Armored Core: Nine Breaker and ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON frame some missions as training exercises.

Objectives

Mission objectives are any of the following; frequently combined:

Objective	Examples
Collecting	"Illegal Entry" "Recover Ship Cargo" "Retrieve Combat Logs"
Eliminating all targets	"Defeat The Spirit of Motherwill" "Destroy the Tester AC" "Eliminate Squatters"
Eliminating specific targets amidst nonessentials	"Destroy Artillery Installations" "Destroy Escaping MT" "First Strike"
Performing specific game mechanics	"Beginner Training 1: Basic Controls" "Beginner Training 2: Combat Fundamentals" "Intermediate Support 4: Tank ACs"
Protecting buildings, NPCs, etc.	"Defend Vargas Airport" "Escort Transport" "Swarms of Red Eyes"
Reaching a destination	"Infiltrate Grid 086" "Ocean Crossing" "Story Mission 05"
Surviving a timed trial	"Distract Union Defenses" "Missile Performance Test" "MT Training Exercise"

Subpages

#	Year	Game
01	1997	Armored Core (video game)/Missions
02	1997	Armored Core: Project Phantasma/Missions
03	1999	Armored Core: Master of Arena/Missions
04	2000	Armored Core 2/Missions
05	2001	Armored Core 2: Another Age/Missions
06	2002	Armored Core 3/Missions
07	2003	Silent Line: Armored Core/Missions
08	2004	Armored Core: Nexus/Missions
11	2005	Armored Core: Last Raven/Missions
12	2006	Armored Core 4/Missions
13	2008	Armored Core: For Answer/Missions
14	2012	Armored Core V/Missions
15	2013	Armored Core: Verdict Day/Missions
16	2023	ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON/Missions