As you collect Battle Logs in Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, you can use them to unlock new gear. In this guide you will find out where you can find the different protocols and what rewards the respective hunter classes bring you.

What do combat protocols do in Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon?

Battle logs are information about various enemies that you may encounter in the respective missions. They are identified by the icon of a small folder. You will come across some protocols in the course of the missions, but others you have to look for.

Every combat protocol increases your Loghunt program progress. Once this is full, you will reach a new hunter class and receive a piece of equipment as a reward. Depending on the rarity, the protocols give different amounts of progress. The four rarity levels are:

• Bronze
• Silver
• Gold
• platinum

In the You can use the mission selection to see which protocols you are still missing. Each mission with a combat log is identified by a folder in the Replay Mission menu. If there’s a catch, then you’ve got all the combat logs for the mission. The mission description also states whether there are combat logs, including “pending” or “completed”. But this only applies to missions that you repeat. When you start an active story mission, you will not receive any information about existing protocols.

Reward for the different hunter classes

Each hunter class brings you a unique reward in the form of a component for your mech. You need it depending on the level more protocols the higher your hunter class is. You will receive the following rewards:

• Hunter class 1: Arms 04-101 MIND ALPHA
• Hunter class 2: Explosive bazooka 44-141 JVLN ALPHA
• Hunter class 3: Two-legged legs 06-041 MIND ALPHA
• Hunter class 4: Explosive rocket launcher 45-091 JVLN BETA
• Hunter class 5: Core 07-061 MIND ALPHA
• Hunter class 6: Plasma thrower 44-143 HMMR (close combat)
• Hunter class 7: Rear joint legs 06-042 MIND BETA
• Hunter class 8: Generator IB-C03G: NGI 000
• Hunter class 9: Laser Orbit 45-091 ORBT (drone)
• Hunter class 10: Head 20-081 MIND ALPHA
• Hunter class 11: FLS IB-C03F: WLT 001
• Hunter class 12: Multi-energy rifle 44-142 KRSV
• Hunter class 13: Booster IB-C03B: NGI 001
• Hunter Class 14: Heads 20-082 MIND BETA
• Hunter class 15: Coral oscillator IB-C03W2: WLT 101

Below we will explain where you can find the battle logs in each chapter. However, some missions can only be found in the New Game +.

All combat protocols in Chapter 1

• Destroy Transport Helicopter: At the last helicopters a quadruped stands in your way. Defeat him and you will receive a silver protocol.
• Destroy tester AC: The AC in the mission will give you a silver log.
• Attack dam complex: After completing the second task, you will meet a quadruped with a silver log on the frozen lake. In New Game + you also receive a golden protocol if you stab your allies in the back.
• Operation Wall Climber: On the left side of the city at the beginning of the mission, three bots with bronze protocols are waiting for you.
• Retrieve battle logs: At the start of the mission, move towards 230° and enter the abyss. At the wreck you will be attacked by a mech that has a golden protocol with it.
• Attack observation point: Defeating Sulla will give you a Golden Protocol.

All combat protocols in Chapter 2

• Infiltrate Grid 086: Here you can collect a lot of protocols: You will automatically receive a silver protocol from Rummy. After defeating him, you can turn left in the next area and find two bronze logs behind the building after making your way back. In the area in front of the door 1800 m away you will find two quadrupeds with silver battle protocols. In the building, a golden log is waiting for you behind the pipe from which liquid metal flows. After you leave this building, you can bag three more bronzes on the left.
• Ocean crossing: Under the bridge with the lasers you can turn back and eliminate two drones with Bronze Protocols. There are two more such drones waiting nearby.

All combat protocols in Chapter 3

• Stealing survey data: Between the second and third data packets you will find a quadruped with a silver protocol.
• Attack fuel base: In the valley under the large bridge you will find an enemy with a laser rifle directly under the bridge who will give you a Bronze Protocol. Follow the valley and at the small bridges there is another enemy with a bronze protocol.
• Turn off V.VII: Stay left until you can move freely to the first target point. In this area you will find a quadruped with a silver log. You will also receive a golden protocol if you take out Swinburne and one if you spare him.
• Underground sabotage: When you reach the tunnel area with the tubes, you go up instead of down. An opponent with a Bronze Protocol is waiting for you there.
• Surveying uninhabited floating city: After turning off the second fogger, follow the red lights until they turn right. Here you continue straight ahead and you will find an enemy with a silver protocol.
• Eliminate enforcement groups: From the start, go to the right and you will meet “Ring” Freddie. He gives you another protocol.
• Attack on the Old Spaceport: Head 90° from the start and you will find an LC with a Silver Protocol on the second level. On the individual ship you can see several fuel tanks. Two more LCs with silver protocols are waiting there.
• Turn off “Honest” Brute: There are some protocols here again: Behind the pillar on the first platform with lasers is a bronze protocol. In this area you will also find two more bronze logs. The bot with the shield also has a bronze log. And you get a silver log from the quadruped on the large platform. You will also receive a Platinum Protocol from Brute.
• Defend Old Spaceport: If you take out Raven, you will automatically receive a Platinum Protocol.

All combat protocols in Chapter 4

• Underground Exploration – Abyss 2: Defeating Iguazu will give you a Gold Protocol. As soon as you stand in front of a locked door, you can find two bronze protocols in the adjacent room.
• Underground Exploration – Abyss 3: Behind the large building in the center you will find several silver logs. The battle within provides you with a golden protocol.
• Intercept Redguns: For defeating G1 Michigan in this mission you will receive a Platinum Protocol.
• Surprise attack on the Vespers: Hawkins and Pater each give a golden protocol.
• Surveying unknown territory: Defeating Rusty will give you a Platinum Protocol. In the New Game + he gets help, which also provides a golden protocol.
• Reach Coral Confluence: The two mechs that you have to defeat at the beginning each provide a golden protocol. The Rad-Bot on the bridge also gives you a Bronze Protocol.

All combat protocols in Chapter 5

• Intercept corporate forces: Defeating Freud will automatically give you a Platinum Protocol.
• Turn off “Cinder” Carla: You will receive the two platinum and gold protocols automatically during the mission.

All combat logs from missions in New Game + and New Game ++

• Defend the dam complex: You will receive these Platinum Protocols automatically.
• Prisoner rescue: If you defeat G2 Nile, you will receive this Platinum Protocol.
• Surveying uninhabited floating city: Defeat the alternate boss Dolmayan and you will receive a Platinum Protocol.
• Underground Exploration – Abyss 2: Defeat the alternative boss Deadsled and you will receive a Platinum Protocol.
• Defeat V.III: Here too you will automatically receive a platinum protocol.

If you collect these logs, you will reach Hunter Class 15 and also get the Battle Log Collector trophy.