If we count only the actual Strider model itself, it ends up being a bit shorter, around 4,787m, as the objects attached to it extend out by a decent amount. This puts it just barely under three miles long by itself, and just barely over with the objects. When I first loaded the Strider in Elden Ring, I was surprised to see the deck was completely missing on each segment, which led to the realization they used objects for most of its surfaces.

The perspective swap between Armored Core and Elden Ring is insane

At this point, I expect the Xylem to be bigger than some real-world countries

The atmosphere of this level is so crazy. The way you fly in through the duststorm and see the moving shadows and the eye’s laser charging up through the dust, only to take in the full scale of the thing as you close in

"one of the largest NPCs" my stister in Marika this thing is the size of the Bloodborne map

The problem with *AC6* is that it's very easy to forget the scale. All the enemies you face are equal or larger in size compared to you. There are no people walking about or cars driving around. In the underground mission I stopped in a small cargo room and noticed a staircase that lead up to a walkway and realised how small it was to my AC. I spent the next ten minutes moving around the room and realised that this cargo bay was in fact an Enormous space that would take 20 to 30 mins to walk from one end to another, yet my AC could do it in three seconds.

Seeing the scale of those bosses really makes me want to play the game more and more

The strider once again proves a point From loves to make: No matter how big and intimidating the opponents get , nothing will ever be as terrifying as around ten wheel-based enemies rushing towards you. Heh...

Honestly the thing that surprises me the most about this is how not surprising it is. When you showed the human size comparison at 2:00 my immediate thought was, "Yeah, that seems about what I would have expected it to be." Which is both a testament to From's industrial design but also how deceptively small the Lands Between are.

It makes perfect sense to me why the Strider was used. Giant scaling like this helps set the tone that if you’re fighting a boss of this magnitude early on, it sets the course for just how vicious the rest of the bosses will be later on - even the much smaller ACs. Furthermore, this goes with From Software’s tradition of making enemies bigger than the player to make the former more intimidating in appearance.

It is amazing how huge that mining ship really is when you compare it to other things. I just wish there is a mission it would survive instead of being destroyed.

It's crazy to me that all of Armor Core's models are actually to the scale in the engine that they're described as, instead of being downscaled to save on resources.

Seeing armored core models alongside the world of Elden Ring is very surreal. Another interesting watch, Zullie!

It's always fun drawing comparisons in scale between universes. Even in other Sci-Fi universes this walker would be considered asinine. Compared to something from Star Wars for example, the Imperial class star destroyers are 1,600 meters (1.6 km) in length. Given the estimates here, this means bow to stern you could line up 3 of those sizable vessels over the Strider and still have room to spare. Ultimately, this land locked machine has a comparable size to a small star dreadnought from the Star Wars universe. This means the walkers in Star Wars aren't even worth mention in the presence of this hulking mass, as even the largest are only measured in dozens of meters, not thousands.

I love these "let's use ER for scale" videos. It really hammers home how BIG everything in AC6 is. Please continue as long as you want to do so.

Love these comparisons and seeing these huge Bosses from ACVI in the Lands Between. Armored Core has an amazing way of visualizing and letting you feel the insane scale of everything already, but this makes it so much more interesting!

the Strider was the point in the game that sold me, with how the level was crafted. Starting a ways out with the eye barely visible in the duststorm and acting as a sort of 'set piece' in the background - only to realise no, it's *actually* all there and you have to take it down directly. That was such a mindblowing moment

Armored Core 6: Fires of Megalophobia

3:19 The moment you realize Zullie's AC is a proper cosplay, equipped with moonlight sword, even the coax plasma launchers emulating a witches hat :O

Honestly, I do wish Strider had been given the superweapon treatment like in Ace Combat, where the entire encounter is usually multi-layered, either with support mini-bosses or step by step disabling of the behemoth, like say the Aigaion in AC6 (no, the other AC6) where you not only have to deal with support gunships and ecm platforms, when you try to bite into the main boss you have to strip it's defences layer by layer, first the guns, then engines, finally the cockpit, all while dealing with defending fighters at the same time. Imagine how epic the mission could've been if first phase you had to destroy underbelly weaponry before you can actually try to break one of the legs, would've made a great mid/late game boss

1:54 The Strider here feels oddly not too out of place. Seeing Raya Lucaria with the Strider in the background and the fog in-between makes me wish for FromSoft to make a game with the 40k aesthetic but with a heavier gothic theme.

The older model of the strider could very well be the ‘[6060] IA-05: DESERT WEEVIL’ which is in the game text files in the part that displays the names under the bosses’ health bars. The way the old model looks makes it seem like much more advanced tech, like an institute weapon, which would fit the IA letters that are present in the data and in the name of every non ibis series institute craft. The red eyes look like they’re powered by coral, so it might’ve also been a c-weapon

An entire level masquaradeibg as a boss

That would be a terrifying moment to see that emerge from the fog as it approached the land in between. I wonder how the inhabitants would react.

While of course it's gargantuan by the standard of something like Elden Ring, it's also enormous even by the standards set in Armored Core and mecha at large. The Spirit of Motherwill, which was the previous high mark for huge enemies in AC is also dwarfed by this thing, and the SDF-1 Macross, the enormous warship that gives the Macross series its name is shorter in length than even the shortest Strider segment. All of this and it's a relatively easy enemy to kill, and I think it's intentional to drive home the point of the player character's fearsome skills and reputation - it's notable that Motherwill served in much the same role in For Answer.

I love how Elden Ring is a constant measurement system for Armored Core. But besides all of that, this NPC is really huge though, imagine you're just chilling around with the stormveil homies, then you saw this.

The level also does a good job of showcasing why the Strider is a bad idea. It's massive size actively works against it; its slow as shit and while the Eye is an impressive weapons system, it has trouble tracking small, fast moving targets, and the insane bulk of the strider means its covered in blindspots where the Eye cannot acquire targets, at which it has to rely entirely on its aneamic array of point defense weapons, since it has no escort of any kind. Despite being the 'flagship' of the liberation front, its clear even the corps understood how meaningless it was, hence letting some no name merc handle it when freud or rusty could have made quick work of it. It didnt even warrant the attention of a vesper.

I don’t think the eye is a mining laser, isn’t it one of the space defence stations turrets that they’ve attached to the strider and that’s why it’s now a force to be reckoned with?

I don't know who said it but I agree, "Tarnished for scale" is my favorite unit of measurement.

That moment you load it into the ER map is just immaculate. It's both impressive and comical

I loved that mission. Needs a multiplayer version where 1 team attacks and the other defends.

I wish they did more with the Strider or any other Arms Fort-type enemies/entities in the game. I was legit excited for the NG+2 'Escort the Strider' mission because it would've been cool to have to defend different parts of it from various enemy waves, but then the mission was... not that. A really cool design and concept spent in a single mission

I- my brain fails to comprehend the size of that thing. I can't. Me have headache now

Man this just makes me wish for a mod where we can explore the strider as tarnished, it could literally be a whole dlc it is crazy how huge it is. Imagine witnessing this destruction in the perspective of a tarnished... it was already impressive as an armored core xD but this would like the meteorite killing all the dinosaurs...

"It was this big bruv, larger than my land!" "Oh, stop it mate, my strider isn't that huge."

Rubicon is such a massive planet it’s crazy to think about

If its possible I'm interested in seeing size comparisons between the ACFA arms forts, those things where insane

I've been waiting for this, it's even bigger than I thought! I think it's safe to assume it even outsizes the Motherwill

I know that the scale of Armored Core 6 is simply massive compared to previous games, but even aside from the sheer size, having such a huge, moving, climbable NPC with so many "riders" is astounding. Didn't From try and fail to do mounted NPCs before? It makes me wonder what sort of technical feats we'll see from From in the next few releases!

I rlly liked the concept of climbing a huge metalic monster and destroying components to in the end put down the beast and i hope FS does more of it in the future cuz damn theyre good at it

I love how they utilized size in this game to create such a sense of awe.

Makes me wonder how big the Xylem is compared to other things, or the orbital defense platform.

the image of the strider in elden ring, being so large that it just fades into the distance, is hilarious

As you said, is crazy the Strider is one of the first bosses you encounter.

It actually would have been cool to have it in Elden Ring as a massive region size dungeon that you explore the same way a human would if it was real.

Someone really just said "Hey, let's make a boss that is half as big as the entire map from the last game we made."

I'd love to see an Elden Ring character running the length of the strider, just as another way to put its size into perspective.

These size comparisons are really fun to watch. Thanks for the video!

Perhaps the most impressive part of all this- is how well the game handles it, like I never noticed any fps or performance drop due to the immense size of the strider.

These are awesome comparisons! You do some dope work showing us these designs. It really helps show the scale of these games.

Im still kinda sad that you can’t actually prevent the strider from getting destroyed, I was so happy that we got hired to defend the strider only to get the sudden shock of the strider getting absolutely obliterated, it was a great mission to introduce how dangerous it will get, but there is still that hope that we could’ve maybe saved it under different circumstances

Such a cool, technical video breaking down some of my favorite games, you honestly add to the FS lore by giving it away in a sense, always love you’re insight. Have a good one!

Part of the reason it has so many objects attached to it may also be for performance. I habe no idea if the game actually does this, but loading only the nearby segments would be help performance when loading such a large model

I will never not be in awe at the sheer scale of Armored Core 6. This thing could cross the entire Lands Between in a couple steps and yet it is STILL dwarfed by the Grid structures dotting the surface of Rubicon like a steel canopy. Also, the Zullie AC is absolutely majestic.

If the strider is this big i want to see how the Xylem compares to the whole Elden Ring map.

Amazing work, Zullie, keep it up! :D

it's probably already been mentioned already, but you can also see the wreckage of a Strider in one of the grid missions. i believe it's Infiltrate Grid 086 but i'd need to double check that

Having you uploading again really is a blessing. Thank you for your work.

I love these size comparison videos, I love seeing the colossal differences!👏🤘

last time i seen this channel you were at about 20k subscribers the growth is insane. hoping for more success in the future 🙏

Good stuff as usual Zullie. I'm a little curious though how the size of the eye itself compares to Elden Ring as it already feels very large in AC. Looking forward to more.

Your videos are always so aesthetic and interesting... Both relaxing and informative. I love your work!!!

These videos just make me wonder so much, Thanks Zullie for amazing content. Please keep on the good work

I'm still sad there wasn't at least one more boss like this. It being so early on in the game sort of set a precedent.

I've killed this thing to farm money so many times that I didn't even realize how utterly gargantuan it is. No wonder it's called the flagship of the resistance!

Armoured Core gives major megalophobia vibes. For a world built by people it sure doesn’t feel like humans belong on Rubicon

I love that a random desert with no lore is bigger than the entirety of elden ring

I would have been neat if in the NG+'s of AC6, the strider maybe could have been the beefier version with 3 eyes on it! Maybe that could be modded in eventually?

This series of comparisons are damn cool! Great work!

These comparison videos are curiosity interesting to watch. Thanks!

how do you even manufacture something like this

I wish they had more Strider type levels.

"We heard you have magical trees here, so we came to harvest them" XD

i really appreciate that your core is also purple with a moonlight sword, this was a nice video!

I'm morbidly curious just how large NPCs slash objects the AC6 engine could actually handle. Like... almost five kilometers? That's almost absurd, and yet From made it look so easy.

The scale in AC6 is what makes every mission so amazing. Even though the levels are so small, the views, environment and machines are insanely huge and it creates this feeling of grand scale. It's an illusion of course but it makes wonders because you never feel like you are in a tiny tight space, and instead you can see all the world beyond your mission goal. It also makes you see that you are just a little spec of dust in this world and how even smaller humans are in these fights of mechanical titans. The myth and magic in the world may be gone, but these machines create their own myths with their size and power. Flying cities, six legged colossi, rocket launcher angels... arms race gone so insane it created it's own monsters.

Excelent music choice, as always. Finding zelda music that fits with the exact tone of the video every time can't be easy.

Love that you are back Zullie, also don't think I didn't notice your AC! I was dying when I realized you made a Zullie AC for the vids. Great job!

I wonder how far does it walk since the beginning of the mission until destroyed

Now do how big is the vascular plant

Zullie this might be my favorite video of yours. i love seeing the scale of these things in elden ring

Strider makes it seem that the largest playable areas in Armored Core are about the same size as entire Elden Ring

Elden Ring: The Erdtrees stand tall and proud over the Lands Betwe- WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT Armored Core: this place looks like a good area to mine resources

The Strider as a level is such a weird yet ambitious play, I should go back an explore the bounds of what makes this level. Because you obviously start off on the ground, and the first objective is to destroy on leg in order to create a foothold to climb it. In a few moments, the Strider will try to escape and move away from its fallen segment. From then onward, it's possible to fall off the Strider completely and fail the mission. But once you deal with the eye, you're expected to fly off the Strider completely to avoid it's explosion.

_Godfrey crushed under the Strider's leg_ > Thy -strength- weight befits a crown

I am so happy you included the Tarnished for scale. 😂❤ Thank you as always Zullie!!

Hey Zullie, big fan of your work! I was wondering if you've ever pondered how the Elden Ring lesser giants(trolls) might've had their mid-sectional face amputated to be replaced with the tombstone? Perhaps the oath they swore to Caria involved their reluctance to house the Flame of Frenzy within them any longer, and so their midsection was removed and the tombstone inserted, as a way to keep the trolls from wilting/drying up/perishing without the FoF's 'spark of life'? And as a way to make sure their oath to fight for the Carians was honoured. Since the tombstone is, oddly enough, coded as a mount-anchor, perhaps it's a nod to how it's keeping them alive and anchored to this world? I know it's a bit of a stretch, but the proboscis/node at the base of their ribcage does rather resemble a vestigial nose. All the best, and keep up the amazing work!

The very first time I fought it I didn't know what I was doing and I missed my chance to get on the still moving bit after they separated from that damaged segment. That was a good way for them to show the massive scale of the Strider. I didn't have much good stuff at that point and hadn't settled into a build that felt right to me. My 2nd run was much better, obviously. I still didn't use tetrapod legs for it, because I greatly dislike tetrapod legs and have never used them or any tank treads to complete any mission. I'm finally on my 3rd run of the game and obviously opted for the "escort" version. Yeah, escort mission, my ass. I want the Alea Iacta Est ending, but I'm also highly annoyed at what they did for that "escort" mission. I'm not surprised by it, because I figured they'd throw a wrench in the works, but I didn't expect the wrench be crap from the end of chapter 4. Speaking of chapter 4, them throwing a 2nd phase in for Ibis was so mean. Not the meanest thing they've done; those 2 Sulyvahn's Beasts down in that reservoir in DS3 are pretty high up on the list of meanest things FromSoftware has done, imo. Them letting an AC boss have a completely new 2nd phase was not expected and really threw me. Ooh, I'd be interested in a vid of the Helianthus wheels. I was looking up their name last night and it's part of the scientific name for sunflowers. I guess they look like sunflowers. I'd been calling them buzzsaws from hell, lol.

Liked and subbed. Good content, will watch more.

Can't wait to fly around the world of Elden Ring in my AC someday.

I like how they reduced its weakpoints to one eye. I’m sick of those BotW/TotK type bosses where there is one big entity with several obvious weakpoints over its body you have to destroy. Just let me fight the enemy normals instead of making me battle an uninspired 2005 video game boss.

Wish we could see the Spirit of Motherwill or Great Wall or something on in there..

I don't know whether I'm more shocked by the scale of this thing, or the fact that from Castle Morne to the Erdtree is only ~5km. I can't believe this huge adventure that took me like a month to get through on horseback would be a casual day hike.

Awesome video as always, thank you. Entertaining and Interesting 👍

I swear things just look cooler when put into Elden Ring

Can you compare it to those big skeletons that we based off those skulls in the ground? Cus those are also suppose to be very large

It'd be cool to be able to compare the Strider's and Spirit of Motherwill's size.

One foot is almost the size of the arena you face Ornstein and Smough in. Big boi!

For any of you nerds who are trying to understand and rationalise how the fuck this would even work I've got a theory. Considering this is a mining vessel, in the same way that people have work uniforms you probably navigated all of this in an MT or AC. There probably were living quarters hidden away somewhere but I imagine most of your interactions with this would have been meched up, hence the unfathomably large scale. It's cool to think about how this was built and repaired. It's likely all considerations of this were designed with MTs and ACs in mind and humanity as an afterthought.

Its absolutely astonishing that From spent all the time creating such a massive thing only for it to appear in a single mission, one that you can complete fairly rapidly at that if you're decent with your movement. Even moreso how much detail appears on things that you barely see, or would have to fly in an awkward manner to get much of a glimpse at. That's dedication to their craft.