Armored Core 5 Walkthrough Part 2: World Map

In between every mission in Armored Core 5, you will be returned to the World Map. This map is made up of a series of territories, each of which contains different missions and is owned by different teams of players. You will have a list of territories on the left side of the screen that you can scroll through. If there is a story-based mission in the selected territory, a blue “Story” icon will appear in the icon representing that territory. If there is a side mission available here, a red “Order” icon will appear in the icon representing that territory. If the territory’s icon is blank, the only mission currently available here is an Invasion Mission.

Invasion Missions occur when you select the little yellow icon inside of a territory. These missions will always be available for you to play. An Invasion Mission is a mission in which you (and by association, your team) invade a territory controlled by another team. If you are successful in your mission, you will take control of the territory. There are four types of Invasion Missions, each of which with its own objectives and twists.

 First, there is the Blitz mission. In a Blitz mission, you must destroy all of the large helicopters within the territory before the mission time expires. This mission time is usually around five minutes, although, as the game will vaguely tell you, this five minutes will be extended during emergencies. The maximum number of party members here is five. Then, there is the Conquest Battle mission type. The objective of this mission type is as follows: Destroy all interception facilities within the territory before mission time expires. Again, mission time is around five minutes, but can be extended during emergencies, and the maximum number of party members is five. After this, there is the Obstructive Tactics mission type. The objective of this mission type is: Destroy interception facilities within the territory to cause the specified amount of damage. The mission time, again, is five minutes, and the damage ranges from 150,000 to 250,000 AU. This amount can differ slightly during an emergency. Finally, there is the Data Recovery mission type. The objective of this mission type is” Steal important data from the specified points within the territory. As usual, you will have five minutes to complete the mission and you will be allowed to bring five party members. The mission will be accomplished when the total amount of data obtained reaches 100%.

If you want help on one of these missions, or on one of the other mission types as well, you can hire mercenary forces to accompany you. Simply enter the menu when you are on the mission screen to search through the different mercenaries available to hire. Each will have different strengths and weaknesses, as well as different skill ratings, so choose carefully. During the early missions, you will definitely not need any help, so save your AU. But later on, a few reinforcements can really come in handy.