Active Protection System?? what is it??

[ElectroD]

Hi guys! I'm really curious what the APS upgrades from the upgrade tree relate to? I am on mission 16, but I never encountered an equipment named APS... is it something included in the base mech? How do I get it? Does it shoot down missiles or what?

Thanks in advance for the help.

[Mix-Master Phil]

Yes it will shoot down certain projectiles (I'm not 100% sure on which but i know its not ALL enemy projectiles) the biggest being the Tracking missiles from those tall hunchback Reds.

You'll eventually start getting Parts for you mech that you can attach to your shoulder equipment (Not Weapon) Slots that will shoot down projectiles for you on that side of your mech that they are attached to.

eventually you'll find a dedicated Torso that mounts them similar to the Gun torso so that your equipment slots are free'd up to use other parts you may want to use.

The Upgrades themselves contribute to how many "Charges" the APS gets before its depleted and how fast it takes for it to recharge since its a Laser-Based APS system and Higher Tier Version of the APS will start with more charges innately before those upgrades are applied.

[ElectroD]

Thanks man

[gintoki_madao]

Hi!
APS are available in Tier 3 parts so in the DLC Missions.
As mentioned they shoot down large incoming projectiles - they wont be able to shoot down the little green projectiles.
You can have 2 APS on shoulders EQ slots, and some T3 torsos have one or two of them integrated on front and/or back of the mech.