In NieR: Automata, one of the support plug-in chips is "Taunt Up" which raises your attack power, and your enemies' attack power, by a certain percentage. I've looked through the control schemes and couldn't find a way to taunt. Did I miss the part in the beginning of the game when they introduced this mechanic, or is there something special I have to do to taunt?
How to taunt
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Skins are listed as Key Items. Once you've redeemed the preorder codes for the skins, they will appear in your Key Items and you can simply equip them from there.
From this guide:
First off, bring up the game’s main menu and head over to the Items tab. Look for the Key Items option and select that. Here, you’ll find all the important items you’ve picked up over the course of the game. Select the skin that you want to equip, and then hit the Equip option. Once you do this, your Pod will assume the appearance of whatever you picked for it.
As with many things in the game, this is a mechanic that isn't really explained to you. According to the wiki, there is a Maintenance Shop on the Bunker that will sell you chip storage upgrades. An alternative is the female android in the Resistance Camp who sells Pod Programs. She also sells the storage upgrades. Buying from one seller will cause the other seller to no longer have it in stock, though, so you can't double-dip.
The shop appears to sell 2 +8 storage upgrades for 5,000G each, an additional 2 +8 storage upgrades for 10,000G each, then 2 +16 storage upgrades for 20,000G each, and finally, a single +32 storage upgrade for 30,000G.
Combined with the starting storage of 32, you can have a maximum of 128 storage space for chips.
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Best Answer
Taunting was not a mechanic that was explained in depth at any point, at least not until you start Route C/D and start controlling A2. Taunting as A2 is pretty straightforward, but apparently all characters can taunt.
According to the wiki, anyone can taunt by repeatedly flashing your flashlight in enemies' faces. The flashlight can be toggled on PS4 by pressing the L3 button and 2 on PC.
Additionally, A2 can taunt enemies by holding down the light attack button (this is in lieu of an additional attack that 2B and 9S have). When A2 taunts this way, it affects a larger area than toggling the flashlight.